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April 21, 1972
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EHL PLAYOFFS
League finals SYRACUSE vs CHARLOTTE Tue. April 11 Syracuse at Charlotte Fri. April 14 Syracuse at Charlotte Sun. April 16 Charlotte at Syracuse Tue. April 18 Charlotte at Syracuse Wed. April 19 Syracuse at Charlotte (if necessary) Fri. April 21 Charlotte at Syracuse (if necessary) Mon. April 24 Syracuse at Charlotte (if necessary) (Best-of-seven series) NORTHERN DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Thur. March 23 Johnstown I at Syracuse 7 Fri. March 24 Johnstown 2 of Syracuse 8 Sat. March 25 Syracuse 2 at Johnstown 9 Tue. March 2 Syracuse 5 of Johnstown 7 Thur. March 30 Johnstown 0 at Syracuse 4 Sat. April 1 Syracuse 5 at Johnstown GAMES COMPLETED Thur. March 9 New Hoven 1 at Syracuse 5 Sun. March 12 New Haven 2 at Syracuse 5 Tue. March 14 Syracuse 5 at New Hawn 3 Thur. March 16 Syracuse 4 at New Haven 8 Fri. March 17 New Haven 3 at Syracuse 4 Sun. March 19 Syracuse 3 at New Hoven 4 Tue. March 21 New Haven 2 at Syracuse 5 GAMES COMPLETED Wed March 8 Clinton 0…
First-place Finishers Victimized Six Times In Last 10 Years Bidding For Stanley Cup
MONTREAL— You’ve often heard it said that the playoffs represent a brand new season. Believe it. More often than not—in fact, in six of the last 10 years—the team that finished first during the regular season failed to win the Stanley Cup. Upsets have been the order of the day, and never was that more clearly demonstrated than during last spring’s playoffs when the mighty Boston Bruins were ousted by the Montreal Canadiens. After having swept through the opposition during the regular schedule, Boston was regarded as a cinch to take the Stanley Cup. Instead, they were belted out of contention in the quarter-finals by a team which had finished 24 points behind them in regular season play. Or, how about the playoffs following the 1966-67 season? Chicago Black Hawks were the big guns…
HAWKS SWEEP PENGUINS OUT—Page 14
REAY OPTIMISTIC HAWKS CAN WIN CUP—Page 2 THE NHL PLAYOFFS A WHOLE NEW SEASON—Page 3 Turned Hot Scorer For N.Y. In Playoffs…
HOCKEY CROSSWORD
SOLUTION IN APRIL 28 ISSUE ACROSS 1—Pictured player. 8—Either. 9—A Pittsburgh defenseman. 11—Fifty-five. (Rom. num.) 12—Statisticians do this. 13—First name of 16 across. 15—Initials of a Ranger forward. 16—A former NHL defenseman. 17—Nickname of a former Montreal coach. 18—Initials of ex-NHL linesman Atanas. 19—Denotes scoreless tie. 21—A Pittsburgh forward. 22—Initials of one of the Flyers. 23—Winter sport. 25—Selby answers to this. 28—Number worn by former Hab Beliveau. (Rom. num.) 29—Initials of an NHL coach. 30—A Toronto right winger (init.) 32—An NHL general manager. 34—First name of a Ranger veteran. 36—Native country of Ken Hodge, (abbr.) 37—First name of a Black Hawk veteran. DOWN 1—High-scoring West Division forward. 2—Former pro Tessier answers to this. 3—Initials of Heiskala of San Diego. 4—First name of an NHL goaltender. 5—Initials of one of the North Stars. 6—Estimated time or arrival, (abbr.) 7—A Buffalo farmhand. 10—A St. Louis veteran. 14—A cereal plant. 20—An NHL captain. 21—Initials of a Ranger defenseman. 25—Wears No. 21 for Toronto. 26—Nine across used to play for this…
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