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April 6, 1968
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PASSING THE PUCK
• THE NATIONAL Hockey League race wound up amid mixed feelings of joy and disappointment. There was jubilation in Boston with the Bruins catching their first playoff berth in 10 years. New Yorkers were ectstatic at the second-place finish of their Rangers—the highest a Blue shirt team has scaled since 1958-58. Now if the Blues could win the Stanley Cup things would be really jumping around Gotham City. The last time a New York team sipped the sweet wine of victory from the old mug was back in 1939-40 nearly 20 years ago. Toronto’s surprise elimination from the playoffs after winning the cup is certain to ignite brisk off-season player movements among the Leafs. Manager-coach Punch Imlach vows he’ll make big changes in his team. Imlach has listed five players…
Quebec Aces Players Rate In Voting For AHL Awards
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - During the past week, the sports casters and writers around the American Hockey League, were called on to vote for the various individual awards, as well as for the All-Star teams. As it has been the case in recent years, the Quebec Aces, who have played real “razzle dazzle” hockey under Vic Stasiuk, this season will have serious candidates in all departments. The Aces deserve consideration at nearly every position, on either the first or second all-star team. In goal, rookie Fernand Rivard was trailing Rochester’s Bobby Perreault by only a few goals in the goalkeeping race when this was written. Rivard’s average was 3.08. On defense, Jimmy Morrison, the oldest player on the team, is still regarded as one of the best rearguards in the league and he…
Selby Scoffs L.A. Haircut Started Him Scoring Again
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - If the Flyers prove to be the surprise team of this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, some credit will have to go to Brit Selby’s barber. That’s because, unlike Sampson of Biblical times whose strength was in his long growth of hair, Selby’s performance on the ice seems best just after he has gotten a short haircut. “Naw, that’s silly, there’s nothing to it,” smiled Brit, the Flyers talented forward who just turned 23 last week. “If the puck is going to hit the net, it’s going to do it no matter how long or short a guy wears his hair.” You’d never prove it by the way Selby found new life on offense just a few hours after getting a haircut in Los Angeles the other afternoon. Brit was in the throes…
Oklahoma Carries Impressive Record Into First Round Of CPHL Playdowns
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla - “We finished with 88 points, best of all the teams in the league and I’m proud of the way my boys came through. Last season, we grabbed 85, good enough for first. It’s only coincidence I guess but we have the same number of wins in 70 games as we did last season, 38. Only difference this year is we tied three more games Last year we had dropped 23, this year 20,” said playing-coach Murray Davison of the Oklahoma City Blazers at the end of the regular Central Pro Hockey League schedule. The Tulsa Oilers finished atop the Northern Division, with 85 points. Over the 70 games, rookie Jim Lorentz sparkled ending up with 33 goals and 50 assists for 83 points. Ron Buchanan suffered a leg injury in…
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