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April 5, 1969
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How They Picked Them
FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM COACH-OF-THE-YEAR — Jack Gordon, Cleveland. ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR — Gary Croteau, Springfield. MOST VALUABLE — Gil Villemure, Buffalo. BEST DEFENSEMAN — Bob Blackburn, Buffalo.…
Footloose
WHILE THE STANLEY CLIP ROAR reverberates around the nation as the annual warfare for Lord Stanley’s old basin undergoes its preliminary throes. I’d like to take a time out her and talk about the Vezina Trophy, which, to the fans, must be the most confusing of all player awards … Perhaps one of these days the NHL governors will change the Vezina Trophy regulations because, while it is supposed to be a goalkeeper’s award, it really isn’t … It’s a team award and the regulation reads: “An annual award to the goalkeeper(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it” … The Vezina Trophy was donated by Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of Montreal Canadiens, in memory…
Blues ’ 26 Garden Sellouts Lift Crowds Over 600,000
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Rangers drew the usual 17,250 sellout versus Bruins. This gave them 26 sellouts and a total of 603,294 paid for 37 home games. One still to go with Toronto on March 30 could be for third place, but more likely will mean nothing… On March 30, New York will try to match the record of the 1939-40 Stanley Cup winners who went 18 straight unbeaten at home. Present club has 17 (14-0-3)… Jim Neilson with 9 goals and 34 assists for 43 points is the second highest scoring defenseman in Ranger history. Bill Gadsby twice racked up 51 points… Blueshirts are one away from team record for most wins and within shooting distance of team record for points. The 1967-68 club set both marks with 39 wins and…
Bucks’ Win Top Beating Vancouver
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS (Formerly Wally) Hillerich & Bradsby Co., Limited Wallaceburg, Ontario LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS (Formerly Wally) Hillerich & Bradsby Co., limited Wallaceburg, Ontario PORTLAND, Ore. — On paper, the Portland Buck-aroos were the least improved team in the Western. Hockey League this season. The addtions from last season were center Gerry Goyer, back with Portland after a season of watching National Legaue games with Chicago; goalie Dave Kelly, back with the Buckaroos after campaigns in San Diego and Los Angeles; Roger Bellerive, a 19 goal scorer in the Central League last season, and Kenny campbell, fine prospect from Tulsa but out of action for a long spell with a shoulder separation. The losses were goalie Marv Edwards, whose 2.36 average last year set an all-time WHL record; Arnie Schmautz and Arlo Goodwin, two of the best penalty…