MONTREAL -(AP)- Bobby Orr, Boston’s peerless defenseman, won the National Hockey League’s Norris Trophy for a record seventh straight time Tuesday, while his teammates Phil Esposito and Johnny Bucyk, plus Henri Richard of Montreal and Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders, also received honors for the 1973-74 season. The 26-year-old Orr’s selection made him …
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MONTREAL (CP) – For the first time in the National Hockey League, a New York team has won three individual awards in one season. Results of the voting for five-player awards were announced today. Bryan Trottier of New York Islanders became the youngest forward and second-youngest player Io win the Hart Trophy as the most …
Bv AL COLLETTI PHILADELPHIA (CP) – A couple of controversial goals, including the winner by Bobby Clarke, raised bitter feelings as Philadelphia Flyers scored their second victory over New York Islanders, 5-4 in overtime Thursday night. Clarke, the star centre of the Flyers, went for Ross Lonsberry’s rebound and the puck slid under Islanders goalie …
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New York Islanders winger Mike Bossy set a new record as he became the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in each of his first five seasons. Bossy’s third-period hat trick earned him his 49th, 50th and 51st goals of the season. Islanders’ 10-1 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Nassau Coliseum. The …
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Denis Potvin scored his 24th goal of the season to give the Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs before a crowd of 15,317 at Nassau Coliseum. Bobby Bourne, Bobby Nystrom, and Wayne Merrick also scored for the Islanders. The Leafs Ron Ellis had two goals, with another added by Ray Boulette . …
