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March 22, 1969
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Omaha Rookie Don Luce CHL’s ‘player-of-week’ With 7-Goal Outburst
OMAHA, Neb.— While Omaha stormed back into the No. 1 spot in the Northern Division of the Central Hockey League last week, Knights’ rookie Don Luce was named the league’s “Plaver of the Week.” In four outings last week, Luce fired seven goals and four assists for 11 points as Omaha grabbed a three-point lead over Tulsa, 65-62 in the North. Luce, third highest scorer last year for the Ontario Hockey Association while playing for the champion Kitchener club, now has scored 22 goals and 23 assists for 55 points in his first pro season. Omaha General Manager Jake Milford praised Luce as one of the most steady-players in the CHL. “He doesn’t have a bad game,” says Milford. And, he’s been able to play every game in sport that usually keeps a guy…
NHL POINT SCORING RACE
INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS (Including Games of Sunday, Mar. 16) EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION…
Esposito, Grant, Hull Lead Assault On Records
MONTREAL, Que. — National Hockey League records were falling like tenpins in a bowling alley. With Phil Esposito, Danny Grant and Bobby Hull leading the onslaught, some two dozen records have either gone or are going into the NHL books. Led by center Phil Esposito as usual, the Bruins scored 19 goals in four games to increase their goal total 276 for the season, 12 more than the old mark set by Chicago in 1966-67. They also have a record 456 assists — the old one was 439 by Montreal in 1958-59 — and a record 732 points, which eclipsed Chicago’s 701 of 1966-67. And, with 94 penalty minutes during the week, Bruins ran their total to 1,160 for the season, breaking the record of 1,121 by Detroit in 1964-65. Canadiens, however, are still…
Ranger Chattel Hamilton Good Enough For NHL
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Allan Hamilton is once again the prize prospect he was when the New York Rangers signed him to a pro contract and sent him to Omaha of the Central Pro League three years ago. Some of the original lustre and polish wore off, but it won’t be long before Hamilton is a highly valued player again if he can maintain his present standard of play. The 22-year-old Hamilton anchored the Buffalo Bisons’ defense; originated a series of dangerous rushes and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 triumph over the Baltimore Clippers. It was his best game in two seasons with the Herd. “Al has been playing well for six weeks … like the plaver we thought he would be when he first came to our club in Omaha three years…