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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
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• Max Kaminsky became the third coach of the Hornets.
The Hornets got off to their best start in franchise history, going 7-2-1 in their first ten games of the season.
• Bob Gracie became the first Hornets player to score 40 goals in one season.
• Bob Gracie & Bobby Walton were the AHL's top scorers - each recorded 95 points in the season. The 95-point mark was the highest team total to date and the team finished first in the AHL for goal scoring with 267.
• Two AHL records were set on March 17, 1945: Pittsburgh & Cleveland set the mark for most goals scored in one period by netting a combined 12 goals in the third period (Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 5). The total goals scored in the game - 22 - is also a one-game record – the seventh highest scoring game in league history.
• Walton and Roger Bessette were selected to the AHL All-Star team.
• Bob Gracie tied an AHL record for most unassisted goals in one season (7).
• John Mahaffy scored goals in six consecutive games, an AHL season-high, 7G/2A
November 4, 1944 - Bob Gracie scored his 100th AHL goal.
November 8, 1944 - Pittsburgh was shut out by the Hershey Bears 11-0 to set an AHL mark for the highest scoring shutout.
December 2, 1944 - The Pittsburgh Hornets defeated the Providence Reds, 10-5.
The Hornets set an AHL record for most goals in three consecutive games:
February 23 v. St. Louis (10)
February 24 v. Indianapolis (11)
February 28 v. St. Louis (10)
February 24, 1945 - Bobby Walton and Bob Gracie set an AHL record for most points in a game with eight each. Walton had two goals and six assists. Gracie had three goals and five assists.
February 25, 1945 Gracie & Walton set an AHL record for points scored in one game with eight apiece.
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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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9
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Bob Gracie |
58
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40
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55
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95
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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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14
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Bobby Walton |
58
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37
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58
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95
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27
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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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Lloyd Klein |
56
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30
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36
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66
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27
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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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Tony Hemmerling |
57
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31
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33
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64
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6
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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6
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Wendell Jamieson |
53
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22
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35
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57
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34
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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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Roland Rossignol |
38
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19
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24
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43
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29
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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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John Mahaffy |
37
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17
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23
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40
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10
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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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Marcel Bessette |
31
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13
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25
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38
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30
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8
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Lloyd Roubell |
51
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12
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26
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38
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31
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-
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-
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-
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12
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Art Giroux* |
44
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18
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17
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35
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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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7
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Max Kaminsky |
54
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5
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28
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33
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17
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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20
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Howard Mackie |
40
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9
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21
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30
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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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17, 18
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Ken Schultz |
30
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6
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20
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26
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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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Fred Robertson* |
38
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3
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20
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23
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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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4
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Ross Knipfel |
42
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1
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17
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18
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53
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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17, 18
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Eric Prentice |
33
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9
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7
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16
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10
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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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Max Bennett |
21
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4
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11
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15
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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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3
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Rudy Brodeur |
20
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2
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8
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10
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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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21
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William Gauf |
20
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5
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3
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8
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7
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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
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John Howard |
26
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1
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6
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7
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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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3
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Chuck Shannon |
23
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1
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4
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5
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10
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-
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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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Tommy Campbell |
22
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0
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5
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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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15
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Gerry Plamondon |
4
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2
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2
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4
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10
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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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Tod Campeau |
6
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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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Joseph Campbell |
7
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0
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3
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3
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5
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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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Roger Bessette |
60
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0
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0
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0
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-
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26
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27
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7
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3,606
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247
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4.11
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0
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-
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-
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Jack Mason |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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