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1935-36
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Cover of Shamrocks
Hockey Program
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LEADING SCORER
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Bill Hudson led the Shamrocks on the score sheet finishing with 20 goals and 23 assists
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1935-36 Pittsburgh Shamrocks (IHL) Season Capsule
(18-27-1) Finished 4th in West Division
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February 4, 1936 - Members of the Pittsburgh Shamrocks (from left): Nick Wasnie, Billy Hudson, Scotty Martin, Conrad Bourcier, Henri Goulet and Jean Bourcier.
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
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• The Pittsburgh Shamrocks played in the International Hockey League in 1935-36.
• The Shamrocks finished in fourth place in the West Division behind The Detroit Olympics, Cleveland Falcons and Windsor Bulldogs.
• The Shamrocks were coached by Sprague Cleghorn who was regarded as one of the dirtiest players in the NHL. Cleghorn led the NHL in penalty minutes for nine of the NHL's first ten years. Cleghorn won the Stanley Cup twice with the Ottawa Senators in 1920 and 1921, and one with Montreal Candiens in 1924.
• Cleghorn's brother, Odie, was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates when the Pirates became the city's first NHL team in 1925.
• Harold Darragh and Gord Fraser played in the NHL with the Pirates.
• Rookies Jean and Conrad Bourcier became the first siblings to play professional hockey on the same Pittsburgh team when they joined the Shamrocks in late January.
• The Shamrocks played all of their home games at the Duquesne Gardens.
• Contrary to local legend, the Shamrocks did not evolve into the Pittsburgh Hornets. After winning the IHL championship in 1936, the Detroit Olympics moved to Pittsburgh to become the Hornets. Only two players from the Shamrocks (Bill Anderson and Bill Hudson) were on the Hornets roster to start the 1936-37 season.
• The Shamrocks scored 137 goals and allowed 170.
LEFT: Nick Wasnie's uniform courtesy of International Hockey Archives. MOUSE OVER TO SEE BACK
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UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
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REGULAR SEASON
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PLAYOFFS |
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#
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Player |
GP
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G
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A
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PTS
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PIM
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GP
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G
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A
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PTS
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PIM
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8
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Bill "Ace" Hudson |
46
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20
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23
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43
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16
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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9
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Nick Wasnie |
35
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14
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22
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36
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58
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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10
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Scotty "Flash" Martin |
46
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20
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19
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39
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33
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4
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Dick Benson |
41
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14
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20
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34
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12
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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11
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Stanley McCabe |
44
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7
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17
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24
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15
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Earl Roche |
28
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12
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11
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23
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30
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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18
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Harold "Howl" Darragh |
41
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7
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14
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21
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4
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Eddie Owens |
43
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5
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13
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18
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62
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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5, 6
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Melville "Sparky" Vail |
45
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5
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12
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17
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52
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Desmond Roche |
25
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7
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7
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14
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26
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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16
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Jean Bourcier |
18
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8
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5
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13
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4
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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12
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Henri Goulet |
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7
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5
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12
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22
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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14
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Phil Piche |
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1
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6
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7
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Gord Fraser |
15
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4
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2
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6
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14
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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19
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Albert "Rusty" Hughes |
32
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1
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5
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6
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64
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2 , 3
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Bill Holmes |
21
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1
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4
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5
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8
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Bill "Red" Anderson |
15
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2
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1
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3
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13
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-
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-
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-
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-
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15
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Conrad Bourcier |
9
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2
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2
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4
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Norm Walker |
8
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0
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1
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1
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Ludger 'Demmy" Desmarais |
4
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0
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0
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0
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Art Lilly |
5
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0
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0
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0
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Wilf "Biff" Ranger |
4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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#
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Goalie |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
W |
L |
T |
MIN |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SV |
PCT |
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1
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Paul Gauthier
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16
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-
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-
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-
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-
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7
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9
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990
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56
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3.39
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0
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1
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Joe Starke
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