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April 13, 1968
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Hottest Team At Windup, Penguins Missed Playoffs Despite Driving Finish
PITTSBURGH, Pa.— No matter what anyone says about the Pittsburgh Penguins of 1967-68 — and there is much to be said — no one can ever accuse them of quitting. For almost the entire last month of the regular season the Penguins appeared completely out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. But when the season ended on March 31, they were the hottest team in the NHL’s western division — unbeaten in their last five games. And their stretch drive placed them just two points from a playoff spot and only six points out of first place in what was one of the tightest NHL races in years. “Anytime you finish six points out of first place and can’t make the playoffs it’s pretty hard to take,” said a dejected Coach Red Sullivan after…
Bruins Climax Best Year In Nine By Setting Rash Of Team Records
The most Important happening for the Bruins this season was their battling third place finish in the National Hockey League’s Eastern Division to gain a playoff spot for the first time since the 1958-59 season. But along the way they did a commendable job of rewriting the Individual and team record books. Although Phil Esposito fell short In his bid to overhaul Chicago’s Stan Miklta for the league scoring lead, the classy center who came from Chicago In General Manager Milt Schmidt’s first major move wiped out Herb Cain’s record of 82 points that had stood since the 1943-44 season. While Cain established his mark over 50 games, Esposito’s 35 goals and 49 assists still ranks as the highest total in history. And at the same time he wiped out Bronco Horvath’s…
Rangers Set Crowd Mark By Selling Out 22 Times
NEW YORK, N.Y.— The smash finish of the Rangers which gave them their best finish, second place, since the 1957-58 season also was their most successful in history in so far as records were concerned. The Blue Bombers won the most games in New York history with 39, they notched 90 points, again the most ever, scored the most ever goals with 226 and racked up the most ever home wins with a sensational 22. Eddie Giacomin nosed out the Montreal tandem of Gump Worsley and Rogatien Vachon for the NHL’s second half goaltender award and will be the recipient of the league bonus of $250. And Jean Ratelie won $500 as the League’s top point producer in the second half of the campaign. Ratty was tied with Detroit’s fantastic forty year old,…
Crowds Highest In History; San Diego Tops With 337,336
SAN DIEGO, Calif.— When the major leagues expand, the minor leagues just curl up and die. Right? Well, someone forgot to tell the Western Hockey League where attendance records tripped over one another this season. Unofficially, 220 games drew 1,168,247 fans for an average of 6,490 a contest, highest in the history of the 20-year-old professional circuit. And except for a slow start in Phoenix and for Vancouver playing its early games in the Canucks’ battered old little Forum, that average would have soared well over the 7,000 mark. The hockey fanatics of San Diego wrote the biggest headlines by turning out 337,336 strong — an average of 9,370 a game — for a new all-time season record in the Western League. The old record was 291,786, set just last season in San Diego. The growth of the…
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