Blackhawks Protest Overtime Goal And Manager Gorman Takes Team Off Ice—Score 1-0

15 Mar 1933 The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Bruins 1, Chicago Blackhawks 0

This is the official score of the National League hockey game at Boston Garden last night.

The score on the actual play with both teams in action was Bruins 3, Blackhawks 2, and with only the home team on the ice Boston 4, Chicago, 2.

Sounds rather weird and so it is, quite in keeping with the entire game.

Boston won by forfeit on the decision of William Stewart, the referee, because the Blackhawks refused to continue play after their protest of a goal scored by the Bruins in the fourth minute of the overtime period.

Shore Loses Four Points

It was most unfortunate that the game should have had such an ending. Disregarding the angle of sportsmanship of the Chicago man, coach or manager, which of course is his own personal affair, it takes from Eddie Shore idol of Boston hockey followers, four points for the two goals he scored.

Eddie saved the Bruins from defeat with only two seconds to play in the third period. This goal was received with more acclaim by spectators than any ever scored at the Garden.

For 59 minutes and 58 seconds, the Bruins had trailed the crippled Hawks. Then with Tiny Thompson pulled out of goal by manager Ross the wizard of far-away Edmonton sent the game into an overtime.

Eddie was in on the Chicago defense almost from the faceoff of the extra period. Twice he gave Jackson sizzling drives to handle. Barry it was, however, who scored the point that decided the game, with Beattie and Clapper assisting.

Jackson made a save of one of the Bruins' shots, but could not clear. He dropped to cover the puck with his body, and his two outer defensemen, crawling around in an effort to get hold of the puck. Marty was too quick for the trio and the red light flashed.

Jackson came out to protest to the referee, while Coulter rushed to the net protecting the goal umpire's box and poked his stick through in an effort to Jab the official.

Exchange Punches

The Hawks game manager called referee Stewart over and at once handed a healthy punch. Stewart returned in kind. There was a rapid exchange of blows and only the strength of Alex Smith who teams with Shore kept Stewart from climbing over the boards.

The Blackhawks despite the pleadings of their marvelous goal guardian Chuck Gardiner left the ice. The referee under the rules had to order a faceoff even with the Bruins without opponents. Shore and Chapman as a matter of form took the puck slowly to the empty cage, Chapman poking the disc in.

Most Exciting Game

A. most unsatisfactory ending to one of the most exciting games of the Winter. There was action galore, with the Blackhawk's, despite the absence of its first-string outer defensemen “Taffy” Abel and “Teddy” Graham, standing the Bruin offense off so effectively it was amazing.

Equally surprising was the fact that Chicago earned a goal in the first period and another in the third, besides giving “Tiny” Thompson a dozen opportunities to show why he ranks as one of the really great goalies. McKenzie, taking a pass from Jenkins, made the spectators gasp at 6m 26s after the opening bell.

Gottselig scored with McKenzie assisting, while Shore was in the penalty box at quarter-time in the third session.

Remarkable Stops

The Boston men were more often down around the Hawk cage but when they foxed the outer defense there was Gardner to kill off their shots. “Chuck” had 49 official saves and a majority were the work of a master.

A game that the Bruins “could not lose'- looked lost until at half-time in the third period Shore scored on a sparkling solo. Eddie let go his first drive just after getting over the Hawks blue line, followed it and as Gardner knocked the puck to the ice was in a position for a shot that could not be handled.

This raised hopes that were realized just before the bell. Thompson all alone, was taken out of his net. Shore came on in his place and the six-man offense finally broke through. Clapper stopping a rebound with his hand knocked the puck into the Chicago cage but it was no goal. Then With six Bruins getting their sticks on the puck in the play Shore sent the game into the overtime.