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April 7, 1972
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Bears’ Hot Veteran Gil Gilbert Nears 200-Goal Mark
HERSHEY— Veteran center Jeannot (Gil) Gilbert with a personal nine-game scoring streak has taken over as the Hershey Bears top scorer. The 31-year-old forward, who has played with an assortment of wingers, showed 55 points at the 65-game mark. Gilbert, who now has Robin Burns and Ted Snell as his wingmen, showed 22 goals and 33 assists for the lead among the club’s pointmen. In one nine-game span—Feb. 25 to Mar. 15—Gilbert racked up 13 points, scoring at least a point in every match for his top effort of the season. He needs only eight more goals in the remaining 11 games to crack the 200 goal level. Gilbert and his wingers, Burns and Snell combined for 23 points on ten goals and 13 assists in his nine-game scoring binge. Meanwhile, the Bears, caught in the thick…
Dionne Becomes NHL’s Highest Scoring Rookie
DETROIT— Young Marcel Dionne has already become the highest scoring rookie in the history of the National Hockey League. The 20-year-old Dionne set a record for points in one season by a rookie when he scored twice—his 27th and 28th of the year—and added two assists for a four-point night in Detroit’s vital 6-3 victory over Los Angeles. Dionne pushed his total to 75 points, three more than Gilbert Perreault of Buffalo Sabres, who established the mark last year. Enjoying a fantastic freshman year, Dionne also has set his sights on Jude Drouin’s rookie year mark of 52 assists. With 47 heading into the final week of the schedule, the hustling little Red Wing could come up a double record holder in his first year under the big top. Dionne was remiscing about his…
Car Crash Jolts Flint’s Playoff Chances; Komets Knocked Dayton Out Of Title Race
FLINT— It appeared the Flint Generals would move into the International League playoffs from a position of strength. The Generals had struggled through the middle portions of the schedule. hut finally put together a three-game win streak in the next-to-last week of the regular-season. It was their longest run of victories since november. Then disaster struck. Winger Bill Pettinger and defenseman Barry Graham were lost to the team when a late-model sports car Graham was driving went out of control and crashed into two other cars, injuring both seriously. Pettinger suffered a broken hip, punctured lung, and internal injuries in addition to having his spleen removed. Graham suffered a broken jaw, broken ribs, plus head and internal injuries. Firemen had to use torches to cut the pair out of the mangled auto. Left wing Pettinger,…
Ford Grabs Second IHL Point Title
MUSKEGON— With 109 points, Gary Ford of Muskegon Mohawks won his second IHL scoring championship. He previously won the honor in the 1967-68 season notching 115 points. League record for most points in a single season was set by Len Thomson of Fort Wayne Komets when he notched 139 in the 1966-67 campaign. Bryan McLay of Muskegon was the top goal-getter of the season with 48, his best output since entering the league in the 1957-58 season with Cincinnati. FINAL SCORING LEADERS…
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