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April 14, 1972
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CENTRAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada HOW THEY STAND CENTRAL LEAGUE (Final Standings) GAMES COMPLETED Tue. March 28 Oklahoma City 4 at Fori Worth 6 Wed. March 29 Dallas 4 at Omaha 4 Kansas City 2 at Oklahoma City 6 Fri. March 31 Dallas 4 at Kansas City 7 Omaha 1 at Fort Whorth 7 Tulsa 5 at Oklahoma City 5 Sat. April I Fort Worth 10 at Dallas 4 Kansas City 3 at Tulsa 1 Omaha 3 at Oklahoma City 8 Sun. April 2 Dallas 1 at Tulsa 8 Oklahoma City 3 at Fort Worth 4 LEADING SCORERS (Including Games of Sun. March 26) GOALKEEPERS RECORDS…
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OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1st, 1947 Published weekly except monthly June through September byKen-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 St. Catherine Street WestMontreal 107, Canada. U.S. Office: 16 Maple Street, Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979 Kenneth William McKenziePresident and Publisher Charlie HalpinEditorial Director Lyndon LittleAssistant To Editor Yearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00 in Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A, and $9.00 in Foreign Countries. Postpage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979. Send address changes to 1434 St. Catherine Street West. Suite 212. Montreal. 107, P.Q. Second class mail Registration No. 1327 Printed in Canada Vol. 25 MONTREAL, APRIL 14, 1972 No 28…
Unsung Habs’ Defense Plays Key Role In Playoff Hopes
MONTREAL— Dick Duff, the old left-winger, once summed up hockey and its practioners in the proverbial nutshell. “Scoring goals is the positive side of the game,” Duff said. “Preventing them is the negative side.” Most of the ink goes to the positive types, the scorers, but with playoffs staring them in the face, the Montreal Canadiens will be paying some attention to the men whose job it is to keep the opposition from getting on the scoresheet. Heading the list, of course is Ken Dryden who emerged as the undisputed hero of last year’s playoffs. But, defensemen like J.C. Tremblay, Jacques Laperriere, Guy Lapointe and Serge Savard are also vital figures. “I’ve been stressing the importance of keeping the goals against figure down, all season long,” said Scotty Bowman. “In playoffs, it’s even more…
Inexperience Plays Big Part In Seals Missing Playoffs
OAKLAND— Holding down third place most of the season in the National Hockey League’s West Division, the California Golden Seals went into the last week of the schedule a longshot to make the playoffs. As it turned out they didn’t make it. The odds on the Seals making it at the start of the season were roughly 200 tc 1. But at the windup the picture had changed drastically. The improved Goldens were on their own and if they were going to make it they’d have to do it themselves in the three cornered stretch struggle involving Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and the Seals. The Seals were faced with winning their last three games and hoping Philadelphia could be restrained to two points in its final three starts. But the Seals did themselves in when…
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