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08-23-2018, 06:01 AM #1Assistant General Manager
Coast Guard Cutters made waves on ice during World War II
The U.S. armed forces during World War II included plenty of hockey's top stars. But only one branch of the service was able to deploy a championship team.
No, it wasn't the Army. Nor was it the Navy. The Air Force? It didn't even exist as a separate entity yet. But the U.S. Coast Guard put together a team that won the National Senior Open Championship of the Amateur Hockey Association twice in their two seasons of play (1942-43 and 1943-44), as well as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League title in 1942-43.
How could tiny Curtis Bay Yard in Baltimore woo such enlistees as future Hockey Hall of Famers Frankie Brimsek and Art Coulter, as well as former NHL forwards Oscar Asmundson and Bud Cook, kid brother of Hall of Famers Bill Cook and Bun Cook of the Rangers? Not to mention a host of other talented players, including Ed Barry, a forward who went on to play with the Boston Bruins, defenseman John Mariucci of the Chicago Black Hawks (then two words), plus many top minor pro stars such as Joe Kucler and Manny Cotlow. Successful minor leaguers such as forwards Ed Olson and Bob Gilray also contributed offensively, and goaltenders Muzz Murray and Hub Nelson shared the net with Brimsek.
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08-23-2018, 07:26 AM #2
What a story. Stan Fischler is a gem.
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08-23-2018, 07:31 AM #3Assistant General Manager
Very true!
Don
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