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March 22, 1974
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Aeros’ Success Highlight Of Second WHA Season
HOUSTON— The Houston Aeros. of course. The Aeros were 13 points behind Edmonton Oilers at one stage early this season. Since the New Year they have been so consistently brilliant they left Edmonton — and most other West Division clubs — in a cloud of Texas dust. The Aeros have been able to coast to the pennant in the West. This has been a bonus to aging star Gordie Howe, who should be rested for the playoffs, barring unforseen injury. The Aeros success since Christmas has been reflected in fan support. “It’s been great since then,” says coach Bill Dineen. The average since Christmas has been about 7.500, up considerably from last season. The Houston fans are also the noisiest in the league. “They carry noise makers and horns and blow on them all…
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Stint In The Minors Helps Put Ferguson Into Leafs’ Lineup
TORONTO— George Ferguson, who won’t be 22 until August, ranks as the Maple Leafs’ foremost expert on the subject of” going to the minors for further seasoning. “The phrase itself is one of those choice bitsof hockey language which can mean any of a dozen things. Joe Schluk is going to the minors for further seasoning, says the coach, meaning Joe has been keeping his daughter out too many nights and he wants him out of town. Or. Joe convinced the coach to invest heavily in some stocks which have just plunged in value s and presto. Joe’s gone for further seasoning. Fergy was assigned to Oklahoma City Blazers this season for more mundane reasons. Plain and simple, he was a disappointment in 1972-73 as a rookie, and he wasn’t good enough to…
Hockey Ad Lib
A Major Leaguer… ON THE 22ND OF MARCH, 1949, 24-year-old Maxwell Douglas McNab of the Detroit Red Wings scored agoal at 44 minutes and 52 seconds of overtime to beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, in a semi-final game in the Stanley Cup championship playoffs of the National Hockey League. He admits he could not sleep much that night for his pappiness, especially wondering how the folks back in his hometown of Watson. Saskatchewan, would react when they got the news of his heroism. It was the highlight of his 24 years of life to that point. He awoke and rushed to get a newspaper to read of his stardom. He found the story headlined,” l000-to one shot Wins For Wings.” There was a picture of the goal with an arrow drawn…
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