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April 18, 1964
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Playoff Ouster Stuns Amerks New Faces For Next Season
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Joe Szura, a natural let-down and the pressure of the tight race. That about explains the Rochester Americans’ sudden and shocking elmination from the American Hockey League playoffs. The Amerks, sizzling finishers in the regular season, exited in two straight games to the Cleveland Barons—suffering a 6-3 whipping here and then bowing out 4-1 in Cleveland. Joe Szura, lanky Baron centerman who finished his fifth season in pro hockey with a not-too-impressive 23 goals in 72 games, was the magician who caused the Amerks to vanish so quickly. Big Joe, with nary a three-goal single game performance in his personal record, hardly endeared himself to red-hot Amerk goalie Gerry Cheevers. All Szura did was to score the three-goal hat trick and assist on two other tallies in the 6-3 victory, then…
AHL Executive Jim Ellery Dies After Lengthy Illness
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.- Professional hockey in general and the American League in particular lost a great friend and devoted worker when James H. (Jim) Ellery, died after a long illness here on April 9. The 49-year-old Ellery had been both publicity director and secretary-treasurer for the AHL since 1947 and had carried out his dual hockey duties with the highest efficiency before being struck down by his illness. In recent years, Ellery served as custodian of the penalty box and later as a timer for all New York Rangers’ home games in Madison Square Garden. Despite his failing health, he attended many Ranger games in a wheel chair during the recent NHL season. Ellery got his start in hockey as a figure filbert for the Rangers before World War II. He later joined the American…
Omaha Takes Stranglehold On Title
OMAHA, Neb., — The Omaha Knights won two of the first three games for the Jack Adams Cup and recognition as the playoff champion of the infant Central Professional Hockey League. The Knights lost the final series opener 2-1 then roared back to win 11-0 and 3-0 with Ernie Wakeley getting the shutouts. The Knights gained the final best four-of-seven round by beating the Minneapolis Bruins, third place finishers in regular play, four games to one in the semi-finals. The Rangers were carried to six games before beating fourth place finisher St. Louis four games to two. Both series produced dramatic moments for players on the four clubs and for the thousands of fans who watched each tense, exciting moment of the fastest game on earth. Examples: Minneapolis Bruin Moe Bartoli was felled by a puck,…
Plante Becomes Playoff ‘Spectator’, Sees Game As Slower From Rinkside
MONTREAL, Que. For the first time since coming into the NHL, Jacques Plante watched a semi-final playoff from the stands. The loquacious netminder, who broke in with Canadiens in 1953, was sitting it out after having failed to lead the Rangers to glory, this season. And. where was Mons. Jacques sitting for his first look at a semi-final round. In the Forum Press Box, surrounded by an unsympathetic group of Montreal and Toronto writers. Their unconcern for his plight didn’t daunt Jacques, however. “Yes Sir!” He barked, “Here I am, missing the playoffs for the first time in my life. What do you think of that, eh?” The scribes obviously thought little of it, but Plante wasn’t going to be sidetracked. “Oh, you can say I’ve missed the finals a few times,” noted Jacques,…
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