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April 11, 1975
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Gears Pry Attendance Title From Komets; Capitols Nail Down Final Playoff Spot
SAGINAW— The Saginaw Gears should be leading the push to renew the accent on intra-division play when the International Hockey League plans its 1975-76 schedule. Fattened by three capacity crowds of 5,465 against arch-rival Flint and another against Toledo, the Gears pried away the attendance championship from long-reigning Fort Wayne. Recession? Depression? There wasn’t a sign of poor economic conditions as Commissioner Bill Beagan’s circuit set an attendance record of 1,264,426 for 398 regular-season games. The IHL hasn’t revealed attendance figures since the 1969-70 season but unofficial totals kept by THE HOCKEY NEWS showed Saginaw with 165,645 for 38 home games during the regular season, an average of 4,359. Fort Wayne, hampered by a lastplace club for the second straight year, saw its attendance tumble by 12.8 percent to a final figure of 143,099. The…
Minor League Affiliations
NHL: 1—Montreal. 2—Detroit. 3—Boston. 4—N.Y. Rangers. 5—Chicago. 6—Toronto, 7—Los Angeles. 8—Pittsburgh. 9—California. 10—Philadelphia. 11—Minnesota. 12—St. Louis. 13—Vancouver. 14—Buffalo. 15—N.Y. Islanders. 16—Atlanta. 17—Kansas City. 18—Washington. WHA: 19—Cleveland. 20—San Diego. 21- -Vancouver. 22—Baltimore. 23—Toronto. 24—Quebec. 25—Edmonton. 26—Houston. 27—Chicago. 28—Winnipeg. 29—Minnesota. 30—New En-I gland. 31—Indianapolis. 32—Phoenix. 33—Cincinnati. Inter-League: 34—Phoenix (WHA) & Vancouver (NHL). 37—Minnesota (NHL) & Ntislanders (NHL) 39—St. Louis (NHL). Montreal (NHL) & N.Y Rangers (NHL). 40—Pittsburgh (NHL) & Buffalo (NHL). 41—Boston (NHL) & Washington (NHL). 42—New England (WHA) & Cleveland (WHA).48—N.Y. Rangers (NHL)—Kansas City (NHL). 49—Chicago (NHL)—Edmonton (WHA). 50—Vancouver (NHL). Philadelphia (NHL)—Atlanta (NHL). 51—Indianapolis (WHA)—St. Louis (NHL). 54—Indianapolis (WHA)—Toronto (WHA). 55—Buffalo (NHL). California (NHL)—Vancouver (WHA). 56—Winnipeg (WHA). Houston (WHA), Cleveland (WHA). Indianapolis (WHA)—Phoenix (WHA). 57—Baltimore (WHA). Quebec (WHA)—N.Y. Islanders (NHL). 58—Edmonton (WHA) & N.Y. Rangers (NHL) 59—Minnesota (WHA) & Pittsburgh (NHL).…
LOOKING AT THE NHL SCOREBOARD
(Standings on Tue. April 1) NORRIS DIVISION ADAMS DIVISION PATRICK DIVISION SMYTHE DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Mon, March 24 California 3 at Toronto 5. Tue, March 25 Montreal 3 at N.Y. Islanders 3; Philadelphia 5 at Vancouver 3; Kansas City 1 at Minnesota 2. Wed, March 26 Minnesota 4 at N.Y. Rangers 2; Philadelphia 6 at California 2; Detroit 3 at Atlanta 5; Montreal 4 at Pittsburgh 6; Washington 1 at Los Angeles 5; Buffalo 1 at Chicago 5; Boston 1 at St. Louis 3; Toronto 2 at Kansas City 2. Fri, March 28 Buffalo 2 at Atlanta 3; Washington 5 at California 3; Los Angeles 2 at Vancouver 4. Sat, March 29 N.Y. Rangers 4 at N.Y. Islanders 6; Philadelphia 5 at Chicago 2; Kansas City 1 at Montreal 4; Pittsburgh 4 at Detroit 2; Vancouver 3 at Los Angeles 3; Minnesota 1 at St.…
Indians Continue Spell Over Amerks
NEW HAVEN— Most if not all National Hockey League teams will be trimming their squads of pro players under contract before next season because of economic problems. Dave Cressman is well prepared in case, as he’s afraid, he’ll be one of the players in the Minnesota North Stars organization to be cut loose. He’ll be disappointed, of! course. Who wouldn’t be? But he’s accepting what may be hisfate and instead of whimpering about not being given a chance, he’s making plans to deal with the future. The New Haven Nighthawk forward probably will be back in college next fall instead of playing pro hockey. Cressman has a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Guelph University. Before you get the idea it’s just another phys ed deal to get through school easily, he…
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