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Front row: Al Smith, Keith McCreary, Duane Rupp, Jack Riley (General Manager), Jack McGregor (President), Red Kelly (Head Coach), Bob Woytowich, Ken Schinkel & Les Binkley
Middle row: Jim MacKenzie (Asst. Trainer), Nick Harbaruk, Jim Morrison, Dean Prentice, Ron Schock, Mike McMahon, Bryan Hextall, Tracy Pratt & Ken Carson (Trainer)
Back row: Val Fonteyne, Wally Boyer, Glen Sather, Bob Blackburn, Michel Briere & Jean Pronovost |
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
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• Leonard "Red" Kelley is named Penguins coach on July 2, 1969.
• Bob Woytowich and Dean Prentice are named to Western Division All-Star Team.
• Dean Prentice leads Penguins in scoring with 51 points (26 goals and 25 assists).
• Penguins make playoffs for the first time, sweeping Oakland, 4-0, in the Quarterfinals. Michel Briere scores the Penguins' first overtime goal on April 12, 1970.
• Pittsburgh loses four games to two in the semi-finals to the St. Louis Blues, led by Coach Scotty Bowman.
• Red Kelley is named Hockey News' "Coach of the Year." Kelley replaced Jack Riley as General Manager on May 15, 1970.
• Val Fonteyne is named the team's first "Unsung Hero"
• Michel Briere is critically injured in a car accident after returning home to Malartic, Quebec leaving the rising star in a coma. |
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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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20
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Dean Prentice |
75
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26
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25
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51
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14
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10
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2
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5
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7
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8
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12
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Ken Schinkel |
72
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20
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25
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45
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19
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10
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4
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1
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5
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4
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21
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Michel Briere |
76
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12
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32
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44
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20
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10
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5
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3
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8
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17
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19
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Jean Pronovost |
72
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20
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21
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41
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45
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10
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3
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4
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7
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2
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3
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Bob Woytowich |
68
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8
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25
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33
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49
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10
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1
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2
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3
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2
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7
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Bryan Hextall |
66
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12
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19
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31
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87
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10
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0
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1
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1
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34
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17
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Ron Schock |
76
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8
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21
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29
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40
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10
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1
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6
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7
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7
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8
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Val Fonteyne |
68
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11
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15
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26
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2
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10
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0
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2
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2
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0
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10
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Keith McCreary |
60
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18
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8
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26
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67
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10
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0
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4
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4
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4
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16
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Glen Sather |
76
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12
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14
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26
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114
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10
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0
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2
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2
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17
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18
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Wally Boyer |
72
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11
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12
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23
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34
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10
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1
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2
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3
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0
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11
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Nick Harbaruk |
74
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5
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17
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22
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56
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10
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3
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0
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3
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20
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27
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Jim Morrison |
59
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5
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15
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20
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40
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8
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0
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3
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3
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10
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2
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Duane Rupp |
64
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2
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14
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16
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18
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6
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2
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2
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4
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2
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6
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Tracy Pratt |
65
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5
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7
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12
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124
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10
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0
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1
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1
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51
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4
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Bob Blackburn |
60
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4
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7
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11
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51
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6
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0
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0
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0
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4
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5
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Bryan Watson |
61
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1
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9
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10
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189
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10
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0
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0
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0
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17
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26
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Mike McMahon |
12
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1
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3
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4
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19
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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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Rick Kessell |
8
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1
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2
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3
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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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14
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Ron Snell |
3
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0
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1
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1
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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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10, 15,
20, 23
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George Swarbrick |
12
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0
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1
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1
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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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-
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26
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Dunc McCallum |
14
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0
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0
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0
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16
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10
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1
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2
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3
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12
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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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30
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Les Binkley |
27
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1477
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79
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3.21
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3
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0
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.000
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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5
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2
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-
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428
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15
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2.00
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0
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29
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Al Smith |
46
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0
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0
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0
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20
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0
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0
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0
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2555
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129
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3.03
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2
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0
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.000
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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-
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180
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10
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3.33
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0
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1
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Joe Daley |
9
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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528
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26
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2.95
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0
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0
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.000
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