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Tiger Fan · 08-14-2023, 08:23 PM

MARCH 8, 1948

TWO PLAYOFF BERTHS VERY MUCH UP FOR GRABS WITH TWO WEEKS REMAINING

The final two weeks of the season should provide plenty of playoff excitement as there are four teams separated by just 4 points in the race for the final two playoff berths. If the season was to end today the Toronto Dukes would claim third place and face the Boston Bees in the opening round of the playoffs. The Dukes are a single point ahead of the New York Shamrocks, who would meet first place Chicago.

However there are two weeks remaining in the season and the Montreal Valiants are just a point back of New York while the Detroit Motors are not out of the race either with the Motors 3 behind the fourth place Shamrocks. Detroit and New York each have six games remaining while the two Canadian entries have 5 games apiece.

Among the key upcoming contests are two between Montreal and New York next weekend while Toronto visits Montreal this week and finishes off the season with a home and home series against the Motors. The Shamrocks might have the toughest road to travel as four of their final six games are with either Boston or Chicago.

Code:

   NAHC Standings
TEAM      GP  W  L  T PTS   GF  GA
Chicago   54 30 18  6  66  198 141
Boston    54 25 20  9  59  172 149
Toronto   55 24 27  4  52  155 177
New York  54 23 26  5  51  175 171
Montreal  55 22 27  6  50  160 181
Detroit   54 21 27  6  48  146 187
 
     SCORING LEADERS
NAME           GP  G  A PTS
T Burns, Chi   48 45 24  69
Cabbell, NY    53 40 19  59
Albers, NY     54 20 35  55
W Burns, Chi   52 12 41  53
Chandler, Bos  49 25 25  50
Mahoney, Chi   40 16 34  50
Hart, Bos      53 24 24  48
Pollack, Tor   51 25 22  47
Skinner, Mon   55 24 22  46
Sauer, Tor     49 18 26  44
Gregg, NY      48 19 24  43
Lanceleve, Mon 52 13 30  43
     GOALIE LEADERS
NAME           GP  W  L  T  ShO GAA
Hanson, Chi    47 23 18  6   3  2.65
Brockers, Bos  34 15 12  7   2  2.71
James, Bos     20 10  8  2   1  2.80
Tremblay, NY   42 19 17  4   4  2.87
Broadway, Tor  47 20 22  3   1  3.04
Touhey, Mon    46 20 23  2   2  3.27
Chasse, Det    44 19 19  5   2  3.46

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

TUESDAY MARCH 2

Toronto 0 at 3 New York : The surging Shamrocks stretch their unbeaten streak to 7 games as Etienne Tremblay notches his league leading 4th shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over Toronto. Laurel Albers scored twice while Tommy Brescia had a pair of assists as New York moved to within a point of the Dukes for third place.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 3

Chicago 2 at 5 Boston : The Bees moved to within 9 points of the first place Packers with a 5-2 victory. It was Boston's third straight victory, including back to back wins over the slumping Packers who have lost 5 in a row. Joe Morey scored twice to lead the Boston attack while Tommy Burns had his league leading 45th goal for the Packers.

New York 3 at 5 Detroit : The Motors slowed down the Shamrocks, handing New York's its first loss in 8 games while Detroit has lost just once in its last eight outings. The victory moves the Motors back to within 1 point of New York for the final playoff spot. Rookie Ben Witt had a goal and two assists while Arnold Singleton scored twice to lead the Motors attack in a game Detroit won despite being outshot 53-34.

Montreal 6 at 2 Toronto : A big win for the Valiants as it keeps them tied with Detroit and more importantly just one poing behind New York for the fourth and final playoff spot. Adam Sandford had 3 assists to lead the Montreal offense while Clarence Skinner scored a pair of goals.

THURSDAY MARCH 4

Boston 2 at 1 Montreal : All the scoring came in the opening twenty minutes as goals by Garrett Kuaffeldt and Waldemar Rupp lifted Boston to victory. Glen Whitley had the long Montreal marker.

SATURDAY MARCH 6

Montreal 6 at 2 Detroit : The Motors have only lost twice in their last 9 games, but both were to Montreal after absorbing a 6-2 defeat at the Thompson Palladium. The win allows the Valiants to move a point ahead of the New York Shamrocks for fourth place. Clarence Skinner paced the Montreal attack with 2 goals and an assist in a game that the Valiants outshot Detroit 45-23.

New York 1 at 3 Toronto : A big win for Toronto to keep the Dukes in third place while the Shamrocks loss drops them behind Montreal in the battle for fourth. A pair of third period goals by Herb Burdette -the second one into an empty net- proved the difference in the contest.

SUNDAY MARCH 7

Toronto 3 at 5 Boston : The Bees stretched their winning streak to 5 games and seem to be peaking at the right time with the playoffs fast approaching. The game was tied at 1 after two periods but the teams combined for 6 goals in the final 14 minutes of a wild third period.

Montreal 2 at 3 Chicago : The Packers snapped a 6-game losing streak by beating Montreal 3-2 and knocking the Valiants out of the final playoff spot. Ed Delarue's unassisted third period goal proved the difference in a game in which the Packers big line of the Burns brothers and Marty Mahoney was held off the scoresheet.

Detroit 3 at 5 New York : The Shamrocks ended their two game losing skid with a 5-3 win on home ice over Detroit. The win, coupled with Montreal's loss in Chicago, moves New York back into fourth place a point ahead of the Valiants and 3 up on the Motors in the battle for the final playoff spot. Laurel Albers led the way for the Shamrocks with a goal and two assists while Joe Martin chipped in with 3 helpers.

UPCOMING REGULAR SEASON GAMES
TUESDAY MARCH 9
Detroit at Chicago

WEDNESDAY MARCH 10
New York at Boston
Chicago at Detroit

THURSDAY MARCH 11
Toronto at Montreal

SATURDAY MARCH 13
New York at Montreal
Boston at Toronto

SUNDAY MARCH 14
Toronto at Chicago
Boston at Detroit
Montreal at New York

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Brett Bing of the Toronto Mail & Empire notes that the Dukes are hanging on to a playoff spot by the skin of their teeth. Five games left Shamrocks are a point behind with a game in hand, Valiants. Motors just behind NY. Last two weeks will be full of drama. Dukes season may come down to a home and home with Detroit the last weekend of the regular schedule.
Chicago's 3-2 win over Montreal yesterday ended Tommy Burns 12 game point scoring streak. Both Burns brothers and Marty Mahoney were held off the scoresheet. Might just be the first time the Packers won this season without any of the big three contributing a point.
Montreal will be without Nick Haines the rest of this season and perhaps even some of next season after the 26-year-old suffered a serious back injury against Boston this week. Haines had 11 goals and 33 points in 49 games for the Valiants this season, his 5th in the NAHC.
Sam Fincher of the New York World-Telegram: "Shamrocks hanging on to that last playoff spot, but a tough closing schedule, with 4 of last 6 against the top 2 teams. Hopefully we can get our Captain back soon."
New York captain Bert McCalley has not patrolled the Shamrocks blueline since February 25 as he is battling a wrist injury. The 30-year-old has 24 points and 102 penalty minutes in 49 games this season.

OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK

FABL's 16 major league clubs begin their spring slate of games in Florida starting later today. The Great Western League opened it's tune-up contests in Arizona and Mexico last week.
It has been confirmed that June 12 at Gothams Stadium in New York will be the site of Hector Sawyer's next title defense. He will be heavily favoured against challenger Steve Case.
Chairman Vandenberg of the Senate Foreign Relations committee opened Senate debate on the European Recovery Program with a call to stop World War III before it can start and protect the United States, noting that "Aggressive communism threatens all freedom and security in the Old World or the New when it puts free people anywhere in chains." The Senate ignored standard protocols against demonstrations and rose to give Vanderberg a standing ovation at the completion of his speech.
Secretary of State Marshall told Congress there is "grave danger" Greece and Turkey cannot remain free unless they get more military aid from the United States.
Lt. General Albert Wedemyer warned that China is also in need of military aid, stating "We are going to pay in blood" if proper steps are not taken by America to stop the spread of Communism.
Five nations -Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg- are meeting in Brussels to discuss plans for a Western European union to stem Communist expansion.

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

08-14-2023, 08:23 PM	#72
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,740	March 8, 1948 MARCH 8, 1948 TWO PLAYOFF BERTHS VERY MUCH UP FOR GRABS WITH TWO WEEKS REMAINING The final two weeks of the season should provide plenty of playoff excitement as there are four teams separated by just 4 points in the race for the final two playoff berths. If the season was to end today the Toronto Dukes would claim third place and face the Boston Bees in the opening round of the playoffs. The Dukes are a single point ahead of the New York Shamrocks, who would meet first place Chicago. However there are two weeks remaining in the season and the Montreal Valiants are just a point back of New York while the Detroit Motors are not out of the race either with the Motors 3 behind the fourth place Shamrocks. Detroit and New York each have six games remaining while the two Canadian entries have 5 games apiece. Among the key upcoming contests are two between Montreal and New York next weekend while Toronto visits Montreal this week and finishes off the season with a home and home series against the Motors. The Shamrocks might have the toughest road to travel as four of their final six games are with either Boston or Chicago. Code: NAHC Standings TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA Chicago 54 30 18 6 66 198 141 Boston 54 25 20 9 59 172 149 Toronto 55 24 27 4 52 155 177 New York 54 23 26 5 51 175 171 Montreal 55 22 27 6 50 160 181 Detroit 54 21 27 6 48 146 187 SCORING LEADERS NAME GP G A PTS T Burns, Chi 48 45 24 69 Cabbell, NY 53 40 19 59 Albers, NY 54 20 35 55 W Burns, Chi 52 12 41 53 Chandler, Bos 49 25 25 50 Mahoney, Chi 40 16 34 50 Hart, Bos 53 24 24 48 Pollack, Tor 51 25 22 47 Skinner, Mon 55 24 22 46 Sauer, Tor 49 18 26 44 Gregg, NY 48 19 24 43 Lanceleve, Mon 52 13 30 43 GOALIE LEADERS NAME GP W L T ShO GAA Hanson, Chi 47 23 18 6 3 2.65 Brockers, Bos 34 15 12 7 2 2.71 James, Bos 20 10 8 2 1 2.80 Tremblay, NY 42 19 17 4 4 2.87 Broadway, Tor 47 20 22 3 1 3.04 Touhey, Mon 46 20 23 2 2 3.27 Chasse, Det 44 19 19 5 2 3.46 LAST WEEK'S RESULTS TUESDAY MARCH 2 Toronto 0 at 3 New York : The surging Shamrocks stretch their unbeaten streak to 7 games as Etienne Tremblay notches his league leading 4th shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over Toronto. Laurel Albers scored twice while Tommy Brescia had a pair of assists as New York moved to within a point of the Dukes for third place. WEDNESDAY MARCH 3 Chicago 2 at 5 Boston : The Bees moved to within 9 points of the first place Packers with a 5-2 victory. It was Boston's third straight victory, including back to back wins over the slumping Packers who have lost 5 in a row. Joe Morey scored twice to lead the Boston attack while Tommy Burns had his league leading 45th goal for the Packers. New York 3 at 5 Detroit : The Motors slowed down the Shamrocks, handing New York's its first loss in 8 games while Detroit has lost just once in its last eight outings. The victory moves the Motors back to within 1 point of New York for the final playoff spot. Rookie Ben Witt had a goal and two assists while Arnold Singleton scored twice to lead the Motors attack in a game Detroit won despite being outshot 53-34. Montreal 6 at 2 Toronto : A big win for the Valiants as it keeps them tied with Detroit and more importantly just one poing behind New York for the fourth and final playoff spot. Adam Sandford had 3 assists to lead the Montreal offense while Clarence Skinner scored a pair of goals. THURSDAY MARCH 4 Boston 2 at 1 Montreal : All the scoring came in the opening twenty minutes as goals by Garrett Kuaffeldt and Waldemar Rupp lifted Boston to victory. Glen Whitley had the long Montreal marker. SATURDAY MARCH 6 Montreal 6 at 2 Detroit : The Motors have only lost twice in their last 9 games, but both were to Montreal after absorbing a 6-2 defeat at the Thompson Palladium. The win allows the Valiants to move a point ahead of the New York Shamrocks for fourth place. Clarence Skinner paced the Montreal attack with 2 goals and an assist in a game that the Valiants outshot Detroit 45-23. New York 1 at 3 Toronto : A big win for Toronto to keep the Dukes in third place while the Shamrocks loss drops them behind Montreal in the battle for fourth. A pair of third period goals by Herb Burdette -the second one into an empty net- proved the difference in the contest. SUNDAY MARCH 7 Toronto 3 at 5 Boston : The Bees stretched their winning streak to 5 games and seem to be peaking at the right time with the playoffs fast approaching. The game was tied at 1 after two periods but the teams combined for 6 goals in the final 14 minutes of a wild third period. Montreal 2 at 3 Chicago : The Packers snapped a 6-game losing streak by beating Montreal 3-2 and knocking the Valiants out of the final playoff spot. Ed Delarue's unassisted third period goal proved the difference in a game in which the Packers big line of the Burns brothers and Marty Mahoney was held off the scoresheet. Detroit 3 at 5 New York : The Shamrocks ended their two game losing skid with a 5-3 win on home ice over Detroit. The win, coupled with Montreal's loss in Chicago, moves New York back into fourth place a point ahead of the Valiants and 3 up on the Motors in the battle for the final playoff spot. Laurel Albers led the way for the Shamrocks with a goal and two assists while Joe Martin chipped in with 3 helpers. UPCOMING REGULAR SEASON GAMES TUESDAY MARCH 9 Detroit at Chicago WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 New York at Boston Chicago at Detroit THURSDAY MARCH 11 Toronto at Montreal SATURDAY MARCH 13 New York at Montreal Boston at Toronto SUNDAY MARCH 14 Toronto at Chicago Boston at Detroit Montreal at New York AROUND THE LEAGUE Brett Bing of the Toronto Mail & Empire notes that the Dukes are hanging on to a playoff spot by the skin of their teeth. Five games left Shamrocks are a point behind with a game in hand, Valiants. Motors just behind NY. Last two weeks will be full of drama. Dukes season may come down to a home and home with Detroit the last weekend of the regular schedule. Chicago's 3-2 win over Montreal yesterday ended Tommy Burns 12 game point scoring streak. Both Burns brothers and Marty Mahoney were held off the scoresheet. Might just be the first time the Packers won this season without any of the big three contributing a point. Montreal will be without Nick Haines the rest of this season and perhaps even some of next season after the 26-year-old suffered a serious back injury against Boston this week. Haines had 11 goals and 33 points in 49 games for the Valiants this season, his 5th in the NAHC. Sam Fincher of the New York World-Telegram: "Shamrocks hanging on to that last playoff spot, but a tough closing schedule, with 4 of last 6 against the top 2 teams. Hopefully we can get our Captain back soon." New York captain Bert McCalley has not patrolled the Shamrocks blueline since February 25 as he is battling a wrist injury. The 30-year-old has 24 points and 102 penalty minutes in 49 games this season. OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK FABL's 16 major league clubs begin their spring slate of games in Florida starting later today. The Great Western League opened it's tune-up contests in Arizona and Mexico last week. It has been confirmed that June 12 at Gothams Stadium in New York will be the site of Hector Sawyer's next title defense. He will be heavily favoured against challenger Steve Case. Chairman Vandenberg of the Senate Foreign Relations committee opened Senate debate on the European Recovery Program with a call to stop World War III before it can start and protect the United States, noting that "Aggressive communism threatens all freedom and security in the Old World or the New when it puts free people anywhere in chains." The Senate ignored standard protocols against demonstrations and rose to give Vanderberg a standing ovation at the completion of his speech. Secretary of State Marshall told Congress there is "grave danger" Greece and Turkey cannot remain free unless they get more military aid from the United States. Lt. General Albert Wedemyer warned that China is also in need of military aid, stating "We are going to pay in blood" if proper steps are not taken by America to stop the spread of Communism. Five nations -Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg- are meeting in Brussels to discuss plans for a Western European union to stem Communist expansion. Full national sports coverage is available in this week's edition of THIS WEEK IN FIGMENT BASEBALL. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles