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April 3, 1970
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Schock Claims Pens Don’t Need Superstar To Get Ahead In NHL
PITTSBURGH— Does a winning team need a superstar? Non superstar Ron Schock of the Pittsburgh Penguins believes not—and envy has nothing to do with it. “It takes 18 guys to make a team,” Schock says. “This is a happy team and a happy team ususally is a good team. It just isn’t always necessary to have a superstar.” The Penguins have proved they’re a happy team if results do prove that. They’re—at this writing—in second place, have a three-point jump on the Philadelphia Flyers and have played one less game. The playoffs are virtually a certainity. Second place, however, worth $2,500, five hundred dollars more than a third place finish to each player, is still really up for grabs. “A team comes to depend on a Bobby Orr,” Schock said after the Penguins defeated Montreal, 2-1, in…
Flyers’ Average Hits 13,000
PHILADELPHIA— The Flyers have really taken the town by storm. Ten consecutive sellouts of 14,406 fans have helped the Flyers’ average home attendance soar well over the 13,000 mark. “It’s unbelievable,” said majority owner Ed Snider. ‘The other night we had a sellout and I swear, if we had three times as many seats, we would have been able to get rid of them. It’s absolutely fantastic.” The Flyers have drawn 435,102 fans in 33 home games, an average, of 13,184 per contest.…
MacMillan To Pass Point High
SAN DIEGO— Johnny MacMillan is headed for the greatest season in his pro carrer. The San Diego Gulls’ team captain needs just three points in the last nine games to match his previous high of 60, scored last season on 22 goals and 38 assists. MacMillan Warren Hynes and Fred Hilts formed the Western Hockey League’s most productive line last season. Hynes is slightly behind last season’s pace (36-52—88) with 2047—67 but Hilts is not putting together the big games that have spotlighted his career and has only 24 goals so far. Last year the “Garbageman” scored 44 goals and had 35 and 45 in the two previous seasons. Their slump hasn’t affected Johnny Mac who has scored 16 times and added a personal high of 41 assists for 57 points. MacMillan’s scoring contributions are still…
Sparkling Defense Picks Bears Up In Final Drive To Land 2nd Place
HERSHEY— One of the brightest spots for the Hershey Bears in their closing drive for second place in the American League’s Western Division has been the sparkling play of the defense. The blueline brigade, now in a healthy state, has begun to lend a helping hand in the club’s attack, especially in a seven-game run from Feb. 25 to Mar. 11. In the short span, Bob Barber, Larry McNabb, Barry Ashbee, Ralph Keller and Mike Mahoney, contributed 18 points on five goals and 13 assists. Keller, who had been sidelined with assorted injuries for nine games in January and part of February, returned to action Feb. 25 and suddenly the defense began to click. Keller, averaging better than a point a game, connected for two goals and a half-dozen assists to help spark the…
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