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April 20, 1973
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Minnesota Wins Extra Playoff As Jets Favored To Take West
WINNIPEG— Interest in the World Hockey Association’s first-ever playoffs is excellent throughout North America. It comes on the heels of a highly successful regular schedule in which the image of the new league improved with every game as crowds grew, the hockey got better and competition was un believably close, Some people felt the image was tarnished when league president Gary Davidson’s directive which gave Alberta Oilers fourth place in the West over Minnesota Fighting Saints on the basis of their superior record against teams in their own division (the two clubs were tied everywhere else) was overruled by the league governors. It went contrary to the league by-laws, which ironically was the work of the two teams involved (Minnesota’s Glen Sonmor moved it and Alberta’s Bill Hunter seconded the motion last summer). However,…
Top WCHL Performers
Goal: JOHN DAVIDSON, Calgary. Defense: GEORGE PESUT, Saskatoon. Defense: GREG JOLY, Regina. Center: TOM LYSIAK, Medicine Hat. R. Wing: LANNY McDONALD, Medicine Hat. L. Wing: DARCY ROTA, Edmonton. Top defenseman: GEORGE PESUT, Calgary Saskatoon. Top goalkeeper: ED HUMPHREYS, Saskatoon. Most Valuable player: DENNIS SOBCHUK, Regina. Most Gentlemany player: RON CHIPPERFIELD, Brandon. Rookie of the year: RICK BLIGHT, Brandon.…
Bruins, Sabres Fighting Elimination As Black Hawks Near Clincher West
BUFFALO — It all depends where you sit in on the Stanley Cup playoffs whether the Rangers or the Sabres have caused the biggest surprise in the quarter-finals. Considering how Montreal ran away with the East Division championship while Buffalo barely struggled past Detroit for the fourth play-off spot, there’s Lan element of surprise that the Sabres won a game from the Canadiens. But, considering how New York faded so badly in the stretch while Boston came on strong to take second place, it’s also startling the Rangers took a commanding 3-1 lead in their quarter-final against the Bruins. The young Sahres, whose fans hoped more for a respectable showing than victory in their first taste of Stanley Cup action, gave it everything they had in the opening contests at Montreal. But in each…
Voyageurs’ Hot Line Sweeps AHL Laurels With 308 Points
ROCHESTER — No matter what fate befalts Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League playoffs their fans had enough good news at the end of the regular schedule to keep them satisfied and looking forward to next season all summer. The Cinderella Amerks first surprised everybody by clinching third place in the Eastern Division on the next-to-last night of the season. And they did it by winning back-to-back road games in New Haven and Springfield. Providence, waiting here for Rochester and looking for a head-to-head battle on the final night for third place, instead was relegated to fourth before that game. Although the game meant nothing, a standing-room only crowd of 7,295 showed up for the finale, pushing the total attendance for 38 home games to 206,505. But even better news for the fans was…
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