ATD 2024 championship final: Trois Rivieres AC vs. Windsor Spitfires

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I said it in one of these posts, he strikes me as a near copy of Rod Langway, w/a stronger playoff resume.

ATD 2011 Draft Thread II

Detroit Riots select Jack Stewart You know there's a run on defensemen when....

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Also, of interest for those enjoying historical comparison in print, I don't recall sharing this piece by Gorde Hunter from the Calgary Herald in 1959.

Hunter talking about a young Frank Mahovlich comparing in playing style to our Sweeney Schriner. Schriner played and won titles under Hap Day in Toronto and Frank Mahovlich won 4 SC w/Imlach as coach in Toronto.

 

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This is going in the bio for Imlach, but here he is, in 1962, saying that "defence is our strength. It's the difference between us and other teams in the NHL."

Here is another fantastic piece I found regarding Imlach's reliance on King Clancy as his assistant. This has already been added to the bio I'm working on in the 2024 thread.

The Standard​

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada · Tuesday, April 24, 1962

“As far as I’m concerned, the first, and most important thing I had to do was get King back for next year. He’s a remarkable fellow and we’ve got to keep him in this business. We are partners and we’re not going to break up a winning combination.”
-Punch Imlach (on retaining King Clancy as his assistant)

"Clancy took on quite a share of Imlach’s load in the Stanley Cup march, first when Punch was hit by an ulcer and later when he got the flu."

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