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June 1, 1972
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Denver’s Huck Named MVP; Hebenton Wins 4th Award
DENVER— The magic names in the Western Hockey League awards selections this season included Fran Huck. Bob Whitlock, Sandy Hucul and Andy Hebenton—all pretty good choices. The dynamic little Huck, 5’7” and only 165, did it all for the title-bound Spurs. He killed penalties, skated on the power play, played his regular shift, was a top scorer and became the prime candidate for the Al Leader Cup as the WHL’s most valuable player, an award he won easily. Huck polled 287 points in the all-opponent player balloting to 198 for Portland’s Art Jones. Five points are awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third. The Phoenix Roadrunners, second place finishers this season, claimed three of the top six players in the balloting. Larry Lund, runnerup to Jones in the scoring,…
Nova Scotia Wins Calder Cup At Home After Six-Game Final With Baltimore
HALIFAX— The Nova Scotia Voyageurs returned home to win their first Calder Cup as the Vees trounced the Baltimore Clippers 4-1 in the sixth game of their best-of-seven final series. Coach Al MacNeil, who can now boast of two cup winners in two years—last season he won the Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens—completed his title slam against the Clippers, who started out in the series like they really mean’t business only to drop four straight to the onrushing Voyageurs. Mike Laughton led the way to the cup for the Nova Scotians with two goals while Randy Rota and Murray Wilson each added singles as the Vees dominated the windup game in much the same manner they did the other three victories in the final. The Clippers opened the series like a team in a…
Hawks’ Smith Heads List As Wings Shop For Goaler
DETROIT— The Detroit Red Wings have been interested onlookers of the World Hockey Association’s attempts to organize itself and stock its teams. Now the Red Wings are more than mere observers—they’re unwilling participants in the WHA’s maneuvers. Left Wings Tom Gilmore, judged by some hockey men to be the best prospect the Red Wings had in their extensive farm system this past season, signed with Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA. And then defenseman Jim Niekamp, sent to Vancouver as payment for center Ralph Stewart, signed with L.A. for three years. With the NHL summer draft sessions on the boards, the Wings were turning their attention to what the club considers a vital need—a top ranking big league goaltender. The rumor mill had the Wings ogling big Gary Smith of the Chicago Black Hawks with…
New Coach Priority With Glover Out; Kings Eye Trades
LOS ANGELES— Although manager Larry Regan anticipated a flurry of trade activity that would revise his roster just prior to submission of protected lists to the expansion and equalization drafts at the post-season meetings, it was not clear what might happen. It wasn’t even clear Regan would return as manager for next season. He said he felt he would remain in the post he has occupied since the Kings’ franchise was formed, but on the same day he also said he had no idea as to the fate of coach Fred Glover and the very next day Glover was fired. So, now, the Kings’ are seeking their sixth coach in just five years and one would like to think the new man would have some say in trades and forming of the…
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