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April 26, 1974
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JUNIOR JOTTINGS
Centennial Cup West Upsets were not in the making this spring as all regular season pennant winners survived early playoff action to move into quarter-final play. In Manitoba, division leaders Selkirk and West Kildonan were tied at one game apiece with the winner travelling to Saskatchewan to open a series with the winner of the Prince Albert-Estevan series. Prince Albert, northern division crownholder, leads the southern champion Estevan Bruins three games to one. Also the other semi-final will open in Alberta where first place Red Deer has a 2-1 playoff edge over The Pass Red Devils. The opposition will be supplied by British Columbia where division leaders Kelowna and Langley are all even after two games The West Canada finals for the Abbott Cup are scheduled to begin best-of seven action…
Lysiak, Ververgaert, Potvin Leaders As NHL’s Crop Of Rookies Impresses
MONTREAL— While there weren’t any 30-goal scorers such as Steve Vickers and Bill Barber in this season’s rookie crop, there were probably more capable rookies than in any other previous season. Three teams used rookie goaltenders as regulars and rookies led two teams in scoring. Center Tom Lysiak was the best of the point-scorers amongst rookies, scoring 19goals and adding 45 assists for 64 points to lead the Atlanta Flames in scoring. Rookie defenseman Denis Potvin led the New York Islanders in scoring and also set a record for most goals by a rookie defenseman. Potvin had I7goals and 37 assist for 54 points. Top goal-scorer amongst rookies was Vancouver’s brilliant right winger Dennis Ververgaert. who beat opposiiton netminder 26 times. All three of the aforementioned rookies jumped directly from junior hockey to…
WHA Expansion Draft Set For Toronto In May
INDIANAPOLIS— Tentative plans call for the World Hockey Association expansion draft to be held at Toronto in May. The Indianapolis Racers, under the guidance of coach Johnny Wilson, and the Phoenix Roadrunners, headed up by general manager Jim Wells, will draft 20 and 15 players respectively in accordance with the terms by which they came into the league. Each existing WHA club will be permitted to protect I4 skaters and two goaltenders. Filling for a drafted player will not be permitted. In the case of Indianapolis, they will not be allowed to take more than three players from any one WHA club, and for Phoenix the limit is four. The WHA’s draft committee is made upon Vern Buffey (chairman). Bill Hunter of Edmonton, Terry Slater of Los Angeles, Jacques Plante of Quebec and Jack Kelley…
Isles Made Great Strides In Year Two
LONG ISLAND— For a while it appeared that the N.Y. Islanders might escape the cellar this season. With the team in its best form in February, the club once led the Vancouver Canucks by as many as seven points. But the Isles hit one bad stretch, and coupled with a Vancouver hot streak, finally landed in the basement in the final two weeks of the season. This year it was different, however. Instead of finishing miles behind the nearest trailer as was the case last season, the Islanders were in striking distance of the competition this time out. After as dismal a season as 1972-1973. Long Islands first in the NHL. almost anything would have to be considered an improvement. The Islanders made more than a token improvement though: they achieved a certain…
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