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May 3, 1974
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Few Shots, Few Goals Enough To Get Chicago Past L.A.
—CHICAGO Yes. that was the economy plan the Chicago Black Hawks used in the Stanley Cup quarterfinal dismissal of Los Angeles’ hard-working King. And no. that wasn’t a typographical error in your morning newspaper Easter Sunday. The Black Hawks really and truly took only 10 shots in 60 minutes of hockey, and only three shots in the last 40 minutes and truly did win anyway. 1-0. “That was the turning point of the series.” said Los Angeles Coach Bob Pulford, “to outshoot them 32-10 like that, yet still get beat.” The triumph, one you didn’t have to believe if you saw it. that the Chicagoans into a grandiose 3-0 lead in games. The fourth game, the Kings arose to romp 5-1 — the most lopsided defeat this season for the Hawks. Two evenings later,…
Runners’ Overtime Magic Continues As Phoenix Ousts Gulls From Series
PHOENIX— The Phoenix Roadrunners had no doubts that they’d win when the fourth game of their Lester Patrick Cup semifinals went into overtime. What’s to doubt? The 5-4 victory, nailed down by Murray Keogan’s second goal of the night, was the Road runners’ 18th overtime game this season. They’ve lost only once (14-1-3). The San Diego Gulls, losers of three straight games in overtime to the Roadrunners and in the series, have not won in 15 (0-10-5). Sweeping the best-of-seven Lester Patrick Cup semi-finals in four straight games tied Western Hockey League record. Only twice before has a WHL club swept back-to-back series. By defeating the Eagles 4-0 in last year’s finals and the Gulls 4-0 in this year’s finals, the Roadrunners matched the Seattle Totems who defeated Vancouver in four games of the 1967 finals and…
Minnesota GM To Hunt For Best Possible Players
ST. PAUL — Word out of Minnesota is that Fighting Saints’ new ownership has promised general manager Glen Sonmor a blank check in his quest for the best possible players. Topping Sonmor’s list is Boston’s Bobby Orr. Two giants of the music industry, Henry Mancini and Andy Williams, are investors in the group, which was to assume control of the Fighting Saints May 1. Giving Sonmor carte blanche to go after the best possible talent doesn’t mean the Saints management was unhappy with this year second-place club. On a given night. Saints were capable of blowing any team out of the rink. Only problem was Saints often gave up when things started going badly. If an opponent bottled them up early in the game, they tended to get frustrated and collapse. “But if they…
New Haven Comeback Ousts Amerks As Hawks Win Without Top Scorer
NEW HAVEN — You’ve got to hand it to the New Haven Nighthawks — they just wouldn’t quit. Down two games to none in their quarter-final playoff showdown against North Division champion Rochester, team which had captured seven out of eight regular seasons contests between the clubs, the Hawks stormed back to take four straight and advance to the semi-finals against potent Providence. “We certainly never had a feeling of being out of it,” observed coach Charlie Bums. “Sure, we were disappointed to come back from Rochester 0-2 after playing well enough to win either or both games, but the guys refused to let it get them down. “If anything. I feel those games (both overtime losses) gave us confidence that we could beat them. We realized that beating them four out of five…
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