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Tiger Fan · 10-03-2023, 01:26 PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 1948

LIMERICK IS POETRY TO NAHC SCOUTS EARS

The OSA, the league scouting agency for the North American Hockey Conference, has unveiled its list of 5 young players to watch in the junior league structure. The 12-team junior loop, formed by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association with support from the NAHC, will draft and sign top teenage talent with an eye towards developing them for a future career in professional hockey.

It will mean the NAHC's annual rookie draft will no longer include underage players signed by minor pro teams as they will be required to play junior hockey going forward. The 12 team league with teams based in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, will commence play in the fall.

According to OSA the top draft eligible forward in the junior league will be Justin Limerick. The youngster was born in the United States and played his youth hockey in Massachusetts. He will play for the Saint John Saints and is the early favourite to be the first pick in next year's draft.

Rounding out the top five are a quartet of young defenseman including Limerick's Saint John teammate Olivier St-Armand, a Montreal native. The others are Toronto born defenseman Paul Reddington of the Halifax Mariners, Sudbury's Mike Cotey who will suit up for the Windsor Dominions and Dave Molitor, an Alberta-born boy who has moved east to play for the Brantford Blue Legs.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

The Montreal Valiants made move to address their extreme shortage of talent in net by acquiring 27-year-old Brad Carter for the Detroit Motors in exchange for a fifth-round pick in next year's draft. Carter, who appeared in 19 games for Detroit last season, was deemed expendable and likely to be released by Detroit after the Motors signed former Montreal netminder Millard Touhey to compete with returnee Henri Chasse for the starting job in the Detroit crease.

Originally a New York Shamrocks fourth round pick in the 1941 draft, Carter joined the Shamrocks two years later and played in 16 games for the club over a three year stint. New York released after in the spring of 1946 and Detroit signed him to back up Chasse. The Saskatoon native appeared in just 1 game for the Motors his first season with the club but with an expanded schedule coupled with Chasse's struggles Carter set a career high for NAHC games last season with 19. Now 27, he heads to Montreal with more NAHC experience than any other goalie presently under contract to the Vals.

The Detroit Motors have released veteran forward Mike Narand. The 28-year-old began his career with the Chicago Packers before joining the Motors in 1944. He has 63 goals and 164 points in 341 career NAHC games but scored just 4 goals in 30 games for Detroit last season. The move was made to clear contract space to allow the Motors to sign 22-year-old defenseman Dixon Butler, who had spent the last 4 seasons in the Great Western Hockey League. The Whitby, Ontario native played for the Tacoma Lions last season after being the Montreal Valiants second round choice in the 1945 draft. Detroit acquired his rights from the Vals in a trade last December that saw defenseman Bryant Williams and Shel Herron head to Quebec while Detroit added youngsters Francis McKenzie and Spencer Larocque in addition to Butler.

The Valiants have resigned defenseman John McDonald. The 21-year-old had split the past two seasons between Montreal and its minor league affiliate in Syracuse but was allowed to sign with the Rochester Robins of the HAA over the summer before the Valiants had a change of heart and reacquired the Halifax native. McDonald suited up for 47 games for the Valiants a year ago, scoring 5 goals and adding 7 helpers.

Chicago and Toronto also elected to bring young defenseman under contract. The Packers selected 23-year-old Joe Fleming in round four of the 1944 draft and after 5 seasons to develop with the Pittsburgh Rovers of the HAA the Oshawa native is expected to crack the Packers blueline. Toronto is hopeful 21-year-old Charlie Brown is also ready to make the jump from the minors. Brown was the Dukes second round choice in 1946 and patrolled the blueline for the Vancouver Bears of the GWHL last season. The New York Shamrocks also signed a player from the Pittsburgh Rovers, bringing Alfie Dennis to the Big Apple. Dennis, who had 27 points last season for the Rovers, is a 23-year-old right winger originally from Calgary that the Shamrocks selected 3rd overall in the 1944 NAHC draft.

OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK

The St Louis Pioneers and Philadelphia Sailors inched closer to a rematch of last season's World Championship Series. With two weeks remaining the Pioneers lead Washington by 4.5 games in the Federal Association while the Sailors are 5 games up on both the Stars and Cougars in the Continental Association.
The Cincinnati Tigers rallied with 17 fourth quarter points to beat Detroit 24-16 in the lone game on the opening week schedule for the American Football Association.
The Kansas City Cowboys are 3-0 after beating the Comets in Chicago by the largest margin in Continental Football Conference history, 70-7. The two clubs meet again next week at Packer Park in Kansas City. New Orleans is also 3-0 after the Crescents nipped New York 17-14.
Travis College crushed Bayou State 45-6 in the first big week of college football. The other big game had Penn Catholic down Darnell State 28-10 in Philadelphia.
Count Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator in Jerusalem was assassinated in the Jewish-held part of the city by "men in Jewish Army uniforms."
A liberal democratic newspaper in Berlin says the Communists have plans to seize the city on a predetermined date shortly after the November US Presidential elections. The government says the Sternists, a Jewish extremist group, is responsible.
The British Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons that the Communists are following a plan aimed at seizing control of Southeast Asia.
Gov. Dewey met with all his top advisors for a final review of the foreign situation and some domestic problems before starting his campaign for the Presidency yesterday.
President Truman confidently began his campaign in a 17-car special train on a Western tour by predicting he will be victorious and stating "I am going to fight hard and I'm going to give them hell."

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

10-03-2023, 01:26 PM	#90
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,742	September 20, 1948 SEPTEMBER 20, 1948 LIMERICK IS POETRY TO NAHC SCOUTS EARS The OSA, the league scouting agency for the North American Hockey Conference, has unveiled its list of 5 young players to watch in the junior league structure. The 12-team junior loop, formed by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association with support from the NAHC, will draft and sign top teenage talent with an eye towards developing them for a future career in professional hockey. It will mean the NAHC's annual rookie draft will no longer include underage players signed by minor pro teams as they will be required to play junior hockey going forward. The 12 team league with teams based in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, will commence play in the fall. According to OSA the top draft eligible forward in the junior league will be Justin Limerick. The youngster was born in the United States and played his youth hockey in Massachusetts. He will play for the Saint John Saints and is the early favourite to be the first pick in next year's draft. Rounding out the top five are a quartet of young defenseman including Limerick's Saint John teammate Olivier St-Armand, a Montreal native. The others are Toronto born defenseman Paul Reddington of the Halifax Mariners, Sudbury's Mike Cotey who will suit up for the Windsor Dominions and Dave Molitor, an Alberta-born boy who has moved east to play for the Brantford Blue Legs. AROUND THE LEAGUE The Montreal Valiants made move to address their extreme shortage of talent in net by acquiring 27-year-old Brad Carter for the Detroit Motors in exchange for a fifth-round pick in next year's draft. Carter, who appeared in 19 games for Detroit last season, was deemed expendable and likely to be released by Detroit after the Motors signed former Montreal netminder Millard Touhey to compete with returnee Henri Chasse for the starting job in the Detroit crease. Originally a New York Shamrocks fourth round pick in the 1941 draft, Carter joined the Shamrocks two years later and played in 16 games for the club over a three year stint. New York released after in the spring of 1946 and Detroit signed him to back up Chasse. The Saskatoon native appeared in just 1 game for the Motors his first season with the club but with an expanded schedule coupled with Chasse's struggles Carter set a career high for NAHC games last season with 19. Now 27, he heads to Montreal with more NAHC experience than any other goalie presently under contract to the Vals. The Detroit Motors have released veteran forward Mike Narand. The 28-year-old began his career with the Chicago Packers before joining the Motors in 1944. He has 63 goals and 164 points in 341 career NAHC games but scored just 4 goals in 30 games for Detroit last season. The move was made to clear contract space to allow the Motors to sign 22-year-old defenseman Dixon Butler, who had spent the last 4 seasons in the Great Western Hockey League. The Whitby, Ontario native played for the Tacoma Lions last season after being the Montreal Valiants second round choice in the 1945 draft. Detroit acquired his rights from the Vals in a trade last December that saw defenseman Bryant Williams and Shel Herron head to Quebec while Detroit added youngsters Francis McKenzie and Spencer Larocque in addition to Butler. The Valiants have resigned defenseman John McDonald. The 21-year-old had split the past two seasons between Montreal and its minor league affiliate in Syracuse but was allowed to sign with the Rochester Robins of the HAA over the summer before the Valiants had a change of heart and reacquired the Halifax native. McDonald suited up for 47 games for the Valiants a year ago, scoring 5 goals and adding 7 helpers. Chicago and Toronto also elected to bring young defenseman under contract. The Packers selected 23-year-old Joe Fleming in round four of the 1944 draft and after 5 seasons to develop with the Pittsburgh Rovers of the HAA the Oshawa native is expected to crack the Packers blueline. Toronto is hopeful 21-year-old Charlie Brown is also ready to make the jump from the minors. Brown was the Dukes second round choice in 1946 and patrolled the blueline for the Vancouver Bears of the GWHL last season. The New York Shamrocks also signed a player from the Pittsburgh Rovers, bringing Alfie Dennis to the Big Apple. Dennis, who had 27 points last season for the Rovers, is a 23-year-old right winger originally from Calgary that the Shamrocks selected 3rd overall in the 1944 NAHC draft. OTHER HEADLINES THIS WEEK The St Louis Pioneers and Philadelphia Sailors inched closer to a rematch of last season's World Championship Series. With two weeks remaining the Pioneers lead Washington by 4.5 games in the Federal Association while the Sailors are 5 games up on both the Stars and Cougars in the Continental Association. The Cincinnati Tigers rallied with 17 fourth quarter points to beat Detroit 24-16 in the lone game on the opening week schedule for the American Football Association. The Kansas City Cowboys are 3-0 after beating the Comets in Chicago by the largest margin in Continental Football Conference history, 70-7. The two clubs meet again next week at Packer Park in Kansas City. New Orleans is also 3-0 after the Crescents nipped New York 17-14. Travis College crushed Bayou State 45-6 in the first big week of college football. The other big game had Penn Catholic down Darnell State 28-10 in Philadelphia. Count Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator in Jerusalem was assassinated in the Jewish-held part of the city by "men in Jewish Army uniforms." A liberal democratic newspaper in Berlin says the Communists have plans to seize the city on a predetermined date shortly after the November US Presidential elections. The government says the Sternists, a Jewish extremist group, is responsible. The British Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons that the Communists are following a plan aimed at seizing control of Southeast Asia. Gov. Dewey met with all his top advisors for a final review of the foreign situation and some domestic problems before starting his campaign for the Presidency yesterday. President Truman confidently began his campaign in a 17-car special train on a Western tour by predicting he will be victorious and stating "I am going to fight hard and I'm going to give them hell." 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 Last edited by Tiger Fan; 10-03-2023 at 01:29 PM.