Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
II Takes Him
Seasons
BY LEWIS III. WALTER

Ever since last Jan. q, when
the Red Wings rewrote the hockey
scoring record book With a l55A
victory over the New 70;
Rangers. Capt. Bill (F'lash) Hor
lett has been looking hungrily at
the New Workers. net every time
the two teams played
In the back OF his mind. the 81
year-old defenseman nursed an
ambition. He wanted 10 get three
goals in one game-the hat trick
feat which had eluded him
through the II National Hockey
League campaigns in which he
served successfully with Toronto
Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and
Red Wings. ---
Today. Hollett enjoys the real
ity. The rosy-cheeked Charleston
-tOnt-t chicken raiser and apple
knnckcr has =eashed IN on the
leagues soft touch.
SCORES THREE
He drove the puck into the
the Wings walloped the New
Workers. la, before a crowd OF
1888 at Olympia last night
Not only did Hollett get three
goals, he picked up two assists
10 lead the scoring by one point
over the veteran Mud Bruneteau.
Hollett gained his one-point
margin over BfHheteau hy his
ability 10 wiring an assist from a
reluctant official scorer
After Steve Wochy had given
Detroit q 81 lead on a pass from
Byron (Butch) Mcdonald in the
second period. the reSOurCefu
Hollett elbow-locked Kilby Mac
Donald OF the Rangers on the
boards in front of the press row.
DEMANDS ASSIST
While the two were struggling
and the crowd roaring. Hollett
leaned over and demanded an as
sist for starting the play in midice.
He made two more trips back
before Doug Young. former VIVA
who was subbing for the ahse
official scorer. Paul A q rf,
granted the point
Even at that Brunetrau would
have been credited with three
goals had not the goal Judge been
late reaching for the red light
/ button in the last second Of play.
Mud raced in and put a pass
from sgd Howe behind goalie Ken
McAuley ef the Rangers az the
last flick Of the second hand.
GOAL DIsALLOWED
All officials. including referee
Bill Chadwick. agreed the puck
was in the net before the green
light went on. automatically sig
mailing the end of the game.
But the goal light is manually
Operated and, since the red light
signaling the score flashed after
the one ending the game. Chad
wick disallowed the goal. Brune-
teau wound up with two goals and
an assist.
/ Had the Wings been granted the
! goal they would have achieved a
league season record. They equaled
the previous high scored by To-
ronto in beating Chicago. lis.
Oct %.
Detroit picked up a handy two
points, increasing their lead over
Toronto for second place TO three.
That safeguards the Wings in the
game with the Leafs at Toronto
Saturday.
IL WINGS SCORE
I Eleven Detroiters shared in the
scoring, with seven of them get
ting goals as they skated through
the worst looking hockey team
that has ever appeared here. The
score was l0-1 in the third before
Rangers replied.
Coach Frank Boucher of the
Rangers put part of the blaK
on the Rangers game of the ~
vious night, when they went az,
out TO beat Chicago, a team that
has beaten Detroit twice in a row.
That's another Of Jockeys mys.
teries.
Goalie Harry Lumley kicked the
first New York goal into the Wing
net and the last one, by DeMarco
bounced off Flash Hollett
Wen keep LIInley in the
nets" said manager Adams
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