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Jiggs McGee · 05-02-2023, 09:38 PM

NOVEMBER 11, 1946

NAHA PRESEASON UNDERWAY

The 1946-47 North American Hockey Confederation got underway with a number of preseason tilts and it comes as little surprise that the Toronto Dukes opened the exhibition slate with a pair of victories. The Dukes are clearly on a mission this season after being unceremoniously swept in 3 straight games in last year's semi-finals by a Montreal Valiants club that finished the regular season with 19 points less than the front-running Toronto squad. It also ended Toronto's two year run as Challenge Cup winners.

The Dukes took out their frustrations on Detroit and New York, beating each by identical 4-1 scores last week. Friday night in Toronto Laurel Albers had a goal and an assist while Gordie Broadway made 24 saves in the win over the Motors. Last night after the train ride Saturday to New York the Dukes proved bad luck for the Shamrocks in a 4-1 win led by a pair ofBobbie Sauer goals and three helpers from Syl Beam.

New York, Brooklyn, Chicago and Montreal each finished the opening weekend 1-1 with only the Detroit Motors dropping a pair of games. After falling to Toronto on Friday the Motors were upended by lowly Brooklyn at the Thompson Arena by a 3-1 count. Eagles rookie Val Mangione, who spent the past 7 seasons in the minor league Hockey Association of America, recently joined the Eagles on a tryout and had a goal and an assist in his NAHL preseason debut. The Eagles were woeful a year ago, winning just twice and tying 5 of their 48 games.

NAHC PRESEASON RESULTS
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8
Detroit 1 at Toronto 4
New York 1 at Brooklyn 0
Chicago 2 at Montreal 1
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10
Toronto 4 at New York 1
Montreal 2 at Chicago 1
Brooklyn 3 at Detroit 1

The only team not to see action yet is the defending champion Boston Bees who will play the first of their three preseason contests tonight at Denny Arena against the visiting Brooklyn Eagles. Boston ended the Toronto Dukes two year hold on the Challenge Cup by claiming the chalice for the fourth time in the past six years. Last season ended in bitter disappointment for the Dukes after they finished with the league's best record only to be swept three-straight by the Montreal Valiants in the opening round of the playoffs. The Valiants would fall in the best-of-seven final 4 games to two to Boston after the Bees had little trouble disposing of the third place Chicago Packers in the other semi-final.

Here is a quick look back at the final standings from last season

Code:

 NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY CONFEDERATION STANINGS
TEAM                  W  L  T PTS
Toronto Dukes        31  9  8  70
Boston Bees          29 15  4  62
Chicago Packers      24 20  4  52
Montreal Valiants    23 20  5  51
Detroit Motors       21 19  8  50
New York Shamrocks   16 22 10  42
Brooklyn Eagles       2 41  5   9
PLAYOFFS
Montreal over Toronto 3 games to 0
Boston over Chicago 3 games to 0
FINALS -Boston over Montreal 4 games to 2

     1945-46 SCORING LEADERS 
NAME            TEAM  GP  G  A  PTS
Joe Morey        BOS  48 27 34  61
Tommy Burns      CHI  48 28 29  57
Bobbie Sauer     TOR  42 22 30  52
Clarence Skinner MON  43 23 27  50
Wes Burns        CHI  43 18 32  50
Les Carlson      TOR  48 17 30  47
Doug Lynch       MON  48 16 24  40
Laurel Albers    TOR  42 15 25  40
Tommy Hart       BOS  45 10 30  40
Jacob Gron       BOS  43 15 24  39 
Marty Mahoney    CHI  43 12 23  35
Orval Cabbell    NY   47 10 25  35
Doug Yeadon      DET  38 11 23  34

   1945-46 TOP GOALTENDERS (min 24 games)
NAME            TEAM  GP  W-L-T   GAA
Gordie Broadway  TOR  46 30-8-7   1.44
Pierre Melancon  BOS  40 25-11-4  2.03
Henri Chasse     DET  41 20-15-5  2.27
Millard Touhey   MON  45 22-19-4  2.29
Etienne Tremblay NY   47 15-22-8  2.33
Tom Brockers     BKN  43  2-33-4  3.60

OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK

The top two college grid teams in the nation, Rome State and St Blane, battle to a 20-20 tie in what was billed as the game of the century. It marked the end of the Centurions 25 game winning streak dating back to the final game of the 1943 season.
The Cleveland Finches thumped the Detroit Maroons 34-7 to take over top spot in the American Football Association's West Division. Meanwhile in the new Continental Football Conference the New York Gothams upset San Francisco 14-10 on a last second touchdown run by Dean Kirkpatrick. The Wings drop to 8-2 and are a game behind the front-running Kansas City Cowboys (9-1) in the CFC West.
FABL unveils details on a new Cuban Winter League to showcase talented young prospects on the verge of cracking big league lineups.
Rainier College won the Tournament of Champions in the annual preseason tournament to tip-off the collegiate cage season.
World Welterweight Champion Mark Westlake has announced he will make his first title defense February 22 in St Louis against Harold Stephens, the number 3 ranked contender. Westlake dethroned Dennis O'Keefe in September to claim the title and run his record to 20-2-1.
In non-sports news the Republicans clinched control of the Senate after taking the House in a landslide in last Tuesday's elections.

Full national sports coverage is available in this weeks edition of THIS WEEK IN FIGMENT BASEBALL

05-02-2023, 09:38 PM	#4
Jiggs McGee All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 677	November 11, 1946 NAHC preseason begins NOVEMBER 11, 1946 NAHA PRESEASON UNDERWAY The 1946-47 North American Hockey Confederation got underway with a number of preseason tilts and it comes as little surprise that the Toronto Dukes opened the exhibition slate with a pair of victories. The Dukes are clearly on a mission this season after being unceremoniously swept in 3 straight games in last year's semi-finals by a Montreal Valiants club that finished the regular season with 19 points less than the front-running Toronto squad. It also ended Toronto's two year run as Challenge Cup winners. The Dukes took out their frustrations on Detroit and New York, beating each by identical 4-1 scores last week. Friday night in Toronto Laurel Albers had a goal and an assist while Gordie Broadway made 24 saves in the win over the Motors. Last night after the train ride Saturday to New York the Dukes proved bad luck for the Shamrocks in a 4-1 win led by a pair ofBobbie Sauer goals and three helpers from Syl Beam. New York, Brooklyn, Chicago and Montreal each finished the opening weekend 1-1 with only the Detroit Motors dropping a pair of games. After falling to Toronto on Friday the Motors were upended by lowly Brooklyn at the Thompson Arena by a 3-1 count. Eagles rookie Val Mangione, who spent the past 7 seasons in the minor league Hockey Association of America, recently joined the Eagles on a tryout and had a goal and an assist in his NAHL preseason debut. The Eagles were woeful a year ago, winning just twice and tying 5 of their 48 games. NAHC PRESEASON RESULTS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8 Detroit 1 at Toronto 4 New York 1 at Brooklyn 0 Chicago 2 at Montreal 1 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10 Toronto 4 at New York 1 Montreal 2 at Chicago 1 Brooklyn 3 at Detroit 1 The only team not to see action yet is the defending champion Boston Bees who will play the first of their three preseason contests tonight at Denny Arena against the visiting Brooklyn Eagles. Boston ended the Toronto Dukes two year hold on the Challenge Cup by claiming the chalice for the fourth time in the past six years. Last season ended in bitter disappointment for the Dukes after they finished with the league's best record only to be swept three-straight by the Montreal Valiants in the opening round of the playoffs. The Valiants would fall in the best-of-seven final 4 games to two to Boston after the Bees had little trouble disposing of the third place Chicago Packers in the other semi-final. Here is a quick look back at the final standings from last season Code: NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY CONFEDERATION STANINGS TEAM W L T PTS Toronto Dukes 31 9 8 70 Boston Bees 29 15 4 62 Chicago Packers 24 20 4 52 Montreal Valiants 23 20 5 51 Detroit Motors 21 19 8 50 New York Shamrocks 16 22 10 42 Brooklyn Eagles 2 41 5 9 PLAYOFFS Montreal over Toronto 3 games to 0 Boston over Chicago 3 games to 0 FINALS -Boston over Montreal 4 games to 2 1945-46 SCORING LEADERS NAME TEAM GP G A PTS Joe Morey BOS 48 27 34 61 Tommy Burns CHI 48 28 29 57 Bobbie Sauer TOR 42 22 30 52 Clarence Skinner MON 43 23 27 50 Wes Burns CHI 43 18 32 50 Les Carlson TOR 48 17 30 47 Doug Lynch MON 48 16 24 40 Laurel Albers TOR 42 15 25 40 Tommy Hart BOS 45 10 30 40 Jacob Gron BOS 43 15 24 39 Marty Mahoney CHI 43 12 23 35 Orval Cabbell NY 47 10 25 35 Doug Yeadon DET 38 11 23 34 1945-46 TOP GOALTENDERS (min 24 games) NAME TEAM GP W-L-T GAA Gordie Broadway TOR 46 30-8-7 1.44 Pierre Melancon BOS 40 25-11-4 2.03 Henri Chasse DET 41 20-15-5 2.27 Millard Touhey MON 45 22-19-4 2.29 Etienne Tremblay NY 47 15-22-8 2.33 Tom Brockers BKN 43 2-33-4 3.60 OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK The top two college grid teams in the nation, Rome State and St Blane, battle to a 20-20 tie in what was billed as the game of the century. It marked the end of the Centurions 25 game winning streak dating back to the final game of the 1943 season. The Cleveland Finches thumped the Detroit Maroons 34-7 to take over top spot in the American Football Association's West Division. Meanwhile in the new Continental Football Conference the New York Gothams upset San Francisco 14-10 on a last second touchdown run by Dean Kirkpatrick. The Wings drop to 8-2 and are a game behind the front-running Kansas City Cowboys (9-1) in the CFC West. FABL unveils details on a new Cuban Winter League to showcase talented young prospects on the verge of cracking big league lineups. Rainier College won the Tournament of Champions in the annual preseason tournament to tip-off the collegiate cage season. World Welterweight Champion Mark Westlake has announced he will make his first title defense February 22 in St Louis against Harold Stephens, the number 3 ranked contender. Westlake dethroned Dennis O'Keefe in September to claim the title and run his record to 20-2-1. In non-sports news the Republicans clinched control of the Senate after taking the House in a landslide in last Tuesday's elections. Full national sports coverage is available in this weeks edition of THIS WEEK IN FIGMENT BASEBALL __________________ Lead Columnist of The Figment Sporting Journal The Scripture of Sports Last edited by Jiggs McGee; 05-02-2023 at 09:53 PM.