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Jiggs McGee · 05-13-2023, 04:45 PM

We have a rare Saturday sim for our online hockey league -normal sims in all sports are daily Monday to Friday- but we are still working on catching up to the rest of the Figment Universe after the restart in the hockey league. We are a both behind as the rest of Figment is ringing in the New Year on the weekend with the first sim of January 1947 set for Monday.

DECEMBER 2, 1946

BEES BUZZ TO TOP OF NAHC

The Boston Bees are no strangers to the top of the NAHC standings. With 4 Challenge Cup wins in the past six seasons including last year's title over Montreal, the Bees are used to winning and so far this season has been no different. Boston dropped it's season opener to Montreal by a 4-3 score on November 3 but then went on a 6 game winning streak before the Valiants improved to 2-0 on the season against Boston with a 3-1 win last Tuesday. The Bees rebounded yesterday with a 4-3 win over Brooklyn that improved their record to 7-2-0 and good for a 2 point lead on a trio of teams in Chicago, Detroit and of course the Valiants.

The Boston offense has been solid, led once again by the top line of Tommy Hart (8-7-15), Wilbur Chandler (4-7-11) and young Jacob Gron (2-9-10), but that comes as no surprise. What has been a pleasant surprise is the showing of 20 year old Pierre Melancon in net. Melancon played 40 games for Boston a year ago and was very strong between the pipes in their Cup run but still there was some worry about his abilities. A strong defense led by Len Bentley, Willis Beane and Conn Cundiff certainly doesn't hurt but plenty of the credit for Boston's hot start must go to the young goaltender, who is 6-2-0 and sports an impressive 2.51 goals against average -best in the league among goalies with at least 4 games played.

Even before the season started, it was widely assumed that Tommy Burns was the best player in the NAHC. A month in, and he's shown nothing to prove otherwise. The Chicago Packers 26-year-old superstar was named Skater of the Month, producing 17 points in 9 November games. Those seven goals ranked 3rd while his ten assists and 17 points were best in the league.

Burns production has been big for the Packers, as they currently sit in 2nd place with 12 points (5-3-2). Burns' first line has been crucial to the teams' success, as brother Wes has 13 points, Marty Mahoney 12, and Tommy himself added an 18th point in the Packers 4-3 win over the Shamrocks to start December. The trio ranks 1st, 4th, and 5th in points, with third line center Ed Delarue 6th with 11. No other team has more then one player in the top 8, as the Packers have scored 9 more goals then the two next best teams, the first place Bees (14 PTS) and the Motors (12 PTS), who are tied with the Packers and reigning champion Montreal Valiants for second.

Code:

 NAHC  STANINGS
TEAM                  GP  W  L  T PTS
Boston Bees            9  7  2  0  14
Chicago Packers       10  5  3  2  12
Detroit Motors        10  5  3  2  12
Montreal Valiants     10  5  3  2  12
Brooklyn Eagles       11  3  6  2   8
New York Shamrocks     9  3  6  0   6
Toronto Dukes         11  2  7  2   6
     SCORING LEADERS 
NAME             TEAM  GP  G  A  PTS
Tommy Burns      CHI   10  7 11   18
Tommy Hart       BOS    8  8  7   15
Quiton Pollack   BKN   11  9  5   14
Wes Burns        CHI   10  7  6   13
Bobbie Sauer     TOR   11  6  6   12
Marty Mahoney    CHI   10  3  9   12
Ed Delarue       CHI    9  5  6   11
Graham Comeau    DET   10  5  6   11
Wilbur Chandler  BOS    9  4  7   11
Sam Coates       BKN   11  4  7   11
Mahlon Klein     TOR   10  2  9   11

     GOALIE LEADERS
NAME             TEAM  W L T  ShO  GAA
Pierre Melancon  BOS   6-2-0   0   2.51
Norm Hanson      CHI   5-3-0   1   2.68
Tom Brockers     BKN   3-5-2   0   2.71
Henri Chasse     DET   5-3-2   1   2.81
Millard Touhey   MON   4-2-2   0   3.29

LAST WEEK'S GAME RECAPS

TUESDAY NOVEMEBER 19
A pair of games each ended in identical 4-2 scores with Boston doubling Detroit and the New York Shamrocks prevailing in Brooklyn. Willis Beane was the star of the show for the Bees in the Motor City, scoring twice and adding an assist to key the victory as Boston scored two answered markers in the third period. In Brooklyn, Shamrocks rookie Joe Martin scored twice in the third period, including an empty-netter to seal the win and ruin a fine effort from Eagles netminder Tom Brockers, who had a 34 save performance.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21
A busy Thursday evening with 3 games on the slate. Boston won for the third straight game as Tommy Hart, with a goal and an assist, led the Bees to a 4-2 win at Denny Arena over the visiting Chicago Packers, who suffered their second consecutive loss. Shel Herron's 3rd goal of the season, early in the third period, earned Detroit a 2-2 tie on the road in Montreal while in Toronto Larry Albers had two assists and Gordie Broadway made 22 saves as the Dukes beat Brooklyn 3-1.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
Tommy Hart had a goal and 2 helpers while defenseman Elmer Jernigan had a 2 point night as Boston beat New York 4-2 for the Bees fourth win in a row. In Chicago, Norm Hanson turned aside 31 shots while Marty Mahoney and Wes Burns each scored once and added an assist to pace Chicago to a 4-1 win over struggling Toronto. The third game was a display of strong goaltending from both Millard Touhey and Tom Brockers as Montreal and Brooklyn skated to a 1-1 draw.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24
Another win for Boston as the Bees down Detroit 3-1 behind a pair of Wilbur Chandler goals and a 30 save effort from backup goaltender Francis Landry in his first start of the season. Ed Delarue had both Chicago goals in a 2-2 tie for the Packers in Toronto and Glen Whitley enjoyed a 3-point night to lead Montreal to a 5-3 win over Brooklyn in the back half of their home-and-home over the weekend.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26
There were worries in Montreal early in the season after goaltender Millard Touhey reported to camp out of shape. Touhey was in peak form on this night as the Valiants ended Boston's 5 game winning streak with a 3-1 victory at the Montreal Arena. Touhey made 30 saves in the win as the Bees outshot Montreal 31-25. The other game saw the New York Shamrocks shade Toronto 3-2 at the Dominion Gardens.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
The battle of New York had the NAHC spotlight as the lone game saw the visiting Brooklyn Eagles drop the Shamrocks 4-2 at Bigsby Garden. Quinton Pollack, the Eagles 24-year old rookie signee who dominated the coast league last year, scored his league leading 7th goal in the game.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29
Ed Delarue scored with 28 seconds remaining in the game to give the Chicago Packers a 3-3 tie with visiting Detroit in the only game on the schedule. Tommy Burns, who leads the league in points and was the league's most valuable player a year ago, scored once and assisted on the other two Chicago markers.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
Millard Touhey had another strong game in the Montreal crease, making 36 saves as the Valiants dumped New York 4-1. An Eddie Dallas powerplay goal 7 minutes into the third period secured a point for Brooklyn at home as the Eagles skated to a 2-2 tie with Toronto. Quinton Pollack had his 8th goal of the season and assited on Dallas' tying marker.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 1
A 3-goal outburst in the third period allowed the Detroit Motors to snap a 5-game winless streak with a 6-4 victory over the Dukes in Toronto. Garrett Ferrar scored two of the Motors third period goals with Miles Barfield adding the final one. Boston's big line of Wilbur Chandler, Tommy Hart and Jacob Gron combined for six points to lead the Bees to a 4-3 win over Brooklyn while in New York, the visitng Chicago Packers extended their unbeaten streak to 4 games with a 4-3 win over the Shamrocks. It looked like the Packers were headed to a 3rd straight tie before Moose Vezina got the game winner -his first of the season- with 3:58 remaining in the contest.

OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK

The Dallas Centurions of the Great Western Baseball League signed FABL castoff Ken Mayhugh to a GWL record $35,000 contract for next season.
A big final weekend of AFA action ahead as both division races remain up for grabs. The Washington Wasps, New York Stars and defending champion Boston Americans all have a chance to represent the East in the championship game while the West winner will be the Chicago Wildcats if they beat winless Pittsburgh next week, or the Cleveland Finches if the Wildcats lose.
Kansas City outgunned San Francisco 31-27 in a battle of the top two teams in the Continental Football Conference.
There long winning streak may be over but Rome State did win its annual challenge with Annapolis Maritime, blanking the Navigators 20-0 at Philadelphia's Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Stadium.
It will be CC Los Angeles and Detroit City College in the annual New Years showdown in Santa Ana, the East-West Classic committee confirmed last week.
In national news, union boss John J Lewis has been ordered to stand trial for contempt of court after failing to call off the nationwide coal strike, which is on the verge of starting its third week.

Full national sports coverage is available in this week's edition of THIS WEEK IN FIGMENT BASEBALL

05-13-2023, 04:45 PM	#10
Jiggs McGee All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 677	December 2, 1946 We have a rare Saturday sim for our online hockey league -normal sims in all sports are daily Monday to Friday- but we are still working on catching up to the rest of the Figment Universe after the restart in the hockey league. We are a both behind as the rest of Figment is ringing in the New Year on the weekend with the first sim of January 1947 set for Monday. DECEMBER 2, 1946 BEES BUZZ TO TOP OF NAHC The Boston Bees are no strangers to the top of the NAHC standings. With 4 Challenge Cup wins in the past six seasons including last year's title over Montreal, the Bees are used to winning and so far this season has been no different. Boston dropped it's season opener to Montreal by a 4-3 score on November 3 but then went on a 6 game winning streak before the Valiants improved to 2-0 on the season against Boston with a 3-1 win last Tuesday. The Bees rebounded yesterday with a 4-3 win over Brooklyn that improved their record to 7-2-0 and good for a 2 point lead on a trio of teams in Chicago, Detroit and of course the Valiants. The Boston offense has been solid, led once again by the top line of Tommy Hart (8-7-15), Wilbur Chandler (4-7-11) and young Jacob Gron (2-9-10), but that comes as no surprise. What has been a pleasant surprise is the showing of 20 year old Pierre Melancon in net. Melancon played 40 games for Boston a year ago and was very strong between the pipes in their Cup run but still there was some worry about his abilities. A strong defense led by Len Bentley, Willis Beane and Conn Cundiff certainly doesn't hurt but plenty of the credit for Boston's hot start must go to the young goaltender, who is 6-2-0 and sports an impressive 2.51 goals against average -best in the league among goalies with at least 4 games played. Even before the season started, it was widely assumed that Tommy Burns was the best player in the NAHC. A month in, and he's shown nothing to prove otherwise. The Chicago Packers 26-year-old superstar was named Skater of the Month, producing 17 points in 9 November games. Those seven goals ranked 3rd while his ten assists and 17 points were best in the league. Burns production has been big for the Packers, as they currently sit in 2nd place with 12 points (5-3-2). Burns' first line has been crucial to the teams' success, as brother Wes has 13 points, Marty Mahoney 12, and Tommy himself added an 18th point in the Packers 4-3 win over the Shamrocks to start December. The trio ranks 1st, 4th, and 5th in points, with third line center Ed Delarue 6th with 11. No other team has more then one player in the top 8, as the Packers have scored 9 more goals then the two next best teams, the first place Bees (14 PTS) and the Motors (12 PTS), who are tied with the Packers and reigning champion Montreal Valiants for second. Code: NAHC STANINGS TEAM GP W L T PTS Boston Bees 9 7 2 0 14 Chicago Packers 10 5 3 2 12 Detroit Motors 10 5 3 2 12 Montreal Valiants 10 5 3 2 12 Brooklyn Eagles 11 3 6 2 8 New York Shamrocks 9 3 6 0 6 Toronto Dukes 11 2 7 2 6 SCORING LEADERS NAME TEAM GP G A PTS Tommy Burns CHI 10 7 11 18 Tommy Hart BOS 8 8 7 15 Quiton Pollack BKN 11 9 5 14 Wes Burns CHI 10 7 6 13 Bobbie Sauer TOR 11 6 6 12 Marty Mahoney CHI 10 3 9 12 Ed Delarue CHI 9 5 6 11 Graham Comeau DET 10 5 6 11 Wilbur Chandler BOS 9 4 7 11 Sam Coates BKN 11 4 7 11 Mahlon Klein TOR 10 2 9 11 GOALIE LEADERS NAME TEAM W L T ShO GAA Pierre Melancon BOS 6-2-0 0 2.51 Norm Hanson CHI 5-3-0 1 2.68 Tom Brockers BKN 3-5-2 0 2.71 Henri Chasse DET 5-3-2 1 2.81 Millard Touhey MON 4-2-2 0 3.29 LAST WEEK'S GAME RECAPS TUESDAY NOVEMEBER 19 A pair of games each ended in identical 4-2 scores with Boston doubling Detroit and the New York Shamrocks prevailing in Brooklyn. Willis Beane was the star of the show for the Bees in the Motor City, scoring twice and adding an assist to key the victory as Boston scored two answered markers in the third period. In Brooklyn, Shamrocks rookie Joe Martin scored twice in the third period, including an empty-netter to seal the win and ruin a fine effort from Eagles netminder Tom Brockers, who had a 34 save performance. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21 A busy Thursday evening with 3 games on the slate. Boston won for the third straight game as Tommy Hart, with a goal and an assist, led the Bees to a 4-2 win at Denny Arena over the visiting Chicago Packers, who suffered their second consecutive loss. Shel Herron's 3rd goal of the season, early in the third period, earned Detroit a 2-2 tie on the road in Montreal while in Toronto Larry Albers had two assists and Gordie Broadway made 22 saves as the Dukes beat Brooklyn 3-1. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 Tommy Hart had a goal and 2 helpers while defenseman Elmer Jernigan had a 2 point night as Boston beat New York 4-2 for the Bees fourth win in a row. In Chicago, Norm Hanson turned aside 31 shots while Marty Mahoney and Wes Burns each scored once and added an assist to pace Chicago to a 4-1 win over struggling Toronto. The third game was a display of strong goaltending from both Millard Touhey and Tom Brockers as Montreal and Brooklyn skated to a 1-1 draw. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24 Another win for Boston as the Bees down Detroit 3-1 behind a pair of Wilbur Chandler goals and a 30 save effort from backup goaltender Francis Landry in his first start of the season. Ed Delarue had both Chicago goals in a 2-2 tie for the Packers in Toronto and Glen Whitley enjoyed a 3-point night to lead Montreal to a 5-3 win over Brooklyn in the back half of their home-and-home over the weekend. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26 There were worries in Montreal early in the season after goaltender Millard Touhey reported to camp out of shape. Touhey was in peak form on this night as the Valiants ended Boston's 5 game winning streak with a 3-1 victory at the Montreal Arena. Touhey made 30 saves in the win as the Bees outshot Montreal 31-25. The other game saw the New York Shamrocks shade Toronto 3-2 at the Dominion Gardens. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 The battle of New York had the NAHC spotlight as the lone game saw the visiting Brooklyn Eagles drop the Shamrocks 4-2 at Bigsby Garden. Quinton Pollack, the Eagles 24-year old rookie signee who dominated the coast league last year, scored his league leading 7th goal in the game. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 Ed Delarue scored with 28 seconds remaining in the game to give the Chicago Packers a 3-3 tie with visiting Detroit in the only game on the schedule. Tommy Burns, who leads the league in points and was the league's most valuable player a year ago, scored once and assisted on the other two Chicago markers. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 Millard Touhey had another strong game in the Montreal crease, making 36 saves as the Valiants dumped New York 4-1. An Eddie Dallas powerplay goal 7 minutes into the third period secured a point for Brooklyn at home as the Eagles skated to a 2-2 tie with Toronto. Quinton Pollack had his 8th goal of the season and assited on Dallas' tying marker. SUNDAY DECEMBER 1 A 3-goal outburst in the third period allowed the Detroit Motors to snap a 5-game winless streak with a 6-4 victory over the Dukes in Toronto. Garrett Ferrar scored two of the Motors third period goals with Miles Barfield adding the final one. Boston's big line of Wilbur Chandler, Tommy Hart and Jacob Gron combined for six points to lead the Bees to a 4-3 win over Brooklyn while in New York, the visitng Chicago Packers extended their unbeaten streak to 4 games with a 4-3 win over the Shamrocks. It looked like the Packers were headed to a 3rd straight tie before Moose Vezina got the game winner -his first of the season- with 3:58 remaining in the contest. OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK The Dallas Centurions of the Great Western Baseball League signed FABL castoff Ken Mayhugh to a GWL record $35,000 contract for next season. A big final weekend of AFA action ahead as both division races remain up for grabs. The Washington Wasps, New York Stars and defending champion Boston Americans all have a chance to represent the East in the championship game while the West winner will be the Chicago Wildcats if they beat winless Pittsburgh next week, or the Cleveland Finches if the Wildcats lose. Kansas City outgunned San Francisco 31-27 in a battle of the top two teams in the Continental Football Conference. There long winning streak may be over but Rome State did win its annual challenge with Annapolis Maritime, blanking the Navigators 20-0 at Philadelphia's Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Stadium. It will be CC Los Angeles and Detroit City College in the annual New Years showdown in Santa Ana, the East-West Classic committee confirmed last week. In national news, union boss John J Lewis has been ordered to stand trial for contempt of court after failing to call off the nationwide coal strike, which is on the verge of starting its third week. Full national sports coverage is available in this week's edition of THIS WEEK IN FIGMENT BASEBALL __________________ Lead Columnist of The Figment Sporting Journal The Scripture of Sports Last edited by Jiggs McGee; 05-13-2023 at 04:46 PM.