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November 28, 1975
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Around The USHL
SIOUX CITY— United States Hockey League fans are still talking about the early-season scoring exploits of Dave Kartio. The Sioux City veteran shot five goals in one game to establish a new team record for the Musketeers. Kartio, playing his fourth season with the Iowa club, counted five times as Sioux City whomped Marquette 10-3. It was the single season high for any USHL scorer. Kartio’s productivity has contributed greatly to the Musketeers’ first-place showing in the Southern Division of the league race. The Sioux squad is running ahead of Milwaukee in the tight division struggle to be No. 1. In the Northern Division race, it’s Traverse City in a class by itself with an imposing 9-1 record giving the TC’s a commanding 11-point lead in first place. With most of the USHL firepower…
Parise’s Hat Trick Puts Vet Back On Scoring Track
LONG ISLAND— The opening weeks of the 197576 season were not the best of times for Islander left winger, J.P. Parise. After leading the youthful squad to and through the playoffs following his trade to Long Island last season, Parise was not particularly pleased with his scoring figures in the early going. “I looked at the statistics and I got sick to my stomach,” was his way of putting it. “Jeep” had managed only one goal over the first seven games, and it was an empty-net tally at that. Then it was four more games before he lit the lamp again. Finally on Nov. 4, hockey became fun again. Reunited with old linemates Jude Drouin and Eddie Westfall, Parise notched his first National Hockey League hat trick against the California Seals at the Coliseum.…
Plante Helps Birds Get Off The Ground
The Philadelphia Firebirds were considered to be a contender before the start of 1975-76 off their strong second place finish last year and the return of many of their 1974-75 stars. Yet after 10 games the Birds were grounded with but two wins and a last place standing in the NAHL’s Western Division. Last week the Birds took off winning three in a row and center Michel Plante was instrumental in the turnaround. Plante contributed five goals and six assists to the Philly surge. Four of his five goals came on power plays giving him a total of seven power-play goals in only 13 games this season. That equeals the season team mark set by Bob Collyard last year. For his top-notch performance during the week of Nov. 3 thru Nov. 9,…
Expansion Norsemen Look Like Strong Contender
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaciburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada BUFFALO— Philadelphia Flyers…Buffalo Sabres…Vancouver Canucks. It hardly seems possible that less than a decade has passed since the beginning of the expansion era in hockey especially when you consider that three of the four divisional races in the NHL last year were won by those three teams, expansion teams all. The NHL claims an excellent achievement in parity to have created competitive expansion teams so soon. But the North American League will take second seat to none when it comes to successful expansion teams. They too have produced winners from new clubs, but will a difference. The NAHL has the knack for doing it instantaneously. In 1974-75 the NAHL introduced the Philadelphia Firebirds,…
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