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June 1, 1973
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Don Caley Goes Out Winner After Runners Capture Cup
PHOENIX— Captain Adam Keller said it for everyone. “This is by far the most gratifying victory.” There had been other championships in this and other leagues for many of the Phoenix Rad runners, but none to match their victory in the Lester Patrick Cup finals, emblematic of the Western Hockey League playoff championship. “I guess it’s because we kept coming back all season,” said Keller “and we played for such a great guy. What a coach Sandy Hucul has become!” “We came back to win the Coleman Hall Cup,” pointed out Keller, “We even had to come back tonight to win it.” The Roadrunners had been 10 points behind the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in mid-January and overtook them to finish first by four points to win the WHL’s regular-season crown. The Eagles jumped into…
Stanley Cup Scoreboard
SERIES ‘A’ GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Apr. 4 Buffalo 1 at Montreal 2 Thur. Apr. 5 Buffalo 3 at Montreal 7 Sat. Apr. 7 Montreal 5 at Buffalo 2 Sun. Apr. 8 Montreal 1 at Buffalo 5 Tue. Apr. 10 Buffalo 3 at Montreal 2 Thur. Apr. 12 Montreal 4 at Buffalo 2 SERIES ‘B’ GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Apr. 4 New York 6 at Boston 2 Thur. Apr. 5 New York 4 at Boston 2 Sat. Apr. 7 Boston 4 at New York 2 Sun. Apr. 8 Boston Oat New York 4 Tue. Apr. 10 New York 6 at Boston 3 SERIES ‘C’ GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Apr. 4 St. Louis 1 at Chicago 7 Thur. Apr. 5 St. Louis 0 at Chicago 1 Sat. Apr. 7 Chicago 5 at St. Louis 2 Sun. Apr. 8 Chicago 3 at St. Louis 5 Tue. Apr. 10 St. Louis 1 at Chicago 6 SERIES ‘D’ GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Apr. 4 Minnesota 3 at Philadelphia 0 Thur. Apr. 5 Minnesota 1 at Philadelphia 4 Sat. Apr. 7 Philadelphia 0 at…
NHL Teams Virtually ‘Safe’ With 18 Players Protected
MONTREAL— Unless an outbreak of pre-draft trading develops in the interim, the National Hockey League’s summer ’73 intra-league player picking session could conceivably become an uneventful affair. All signs point to a lean draft for only one reason. There’s hardly any worthwhile players available to the 16 NHL teams. This is the year the clubs are permitted to protect their best 18 skaters without fear of losing anyone of any consequence. Not only are first-year pros and college players still exempt from drafting but as an added bonus for what they’ll lose in the 1974 expansion draft all big league goalkeepers are in the deep freeze for this one. In other words there will be no drafting of netminders this year. It all adds up to a skimpy draft sitting for the current NHL…
Blair Coaxes Veteran Worsley Back For Spot Duty
TWIN CITIES— Now that Wren Blair has Jack Gordon’s name on a new two-year coaching contract, the Minnesota general manager went after another major cog in the golden years of the North Stars. Blair, believe it or not, coaxed goalie Gump Worsley to come out of his brief retirement and put on the pads for one last season in the Minnesota nets. Worsley quit hockey last January after appearing in 12 games for the North Stars, posting a 6-2-3 record with a 2.88 goals-against average. He had trouble regaining his edge after sitting out six weeks with a pulled hamstring muscle, and finally decided to give it up. The Minnesota goaltending was handled adequately enough for the balance of the season by Cesare Maniago and Gilles Gilbert, but Blair felt the North Stars missed…
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