Johnstown floods Buffalo net, transcribed article (The Buffalo News, 1976-03-23).pdf
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Johnstown floods Buffalo net, transcribed article (The Buffalo News, 1976-03-23).pdf
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Johnstown Floods Buffalo Net
Special to Buffalo Evening News
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., March 23
— The defending-champion Johnstown Jets re-emerged as the physical team they were throughout the North American Hockey League season and the results were the same.
The Jets battered the Buffalo Norsemen, survived numerous shorthanded situations and scored a 6-4 Lockhart Cup quarter-final playoff victory here Monday evening before 2364 in the Cambria County War Memorial.
The outcome evens the best-of-five series at one game each. The two teams clash here again tomorrow evening, with a fourth game set for the Tonawanda Sports Center Thursday at 7:45 PM.
The Jets, listless in their opening-game loss to Buffalo Sunday, punished the Norsemen and outshot them, 47-30, despite being called for 55 minutes in penalties. The Norsemen were called for only 14 minutes.
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BRUCE BOUDREAU scored the only first-period goal on a breakaway to give Johnstown the lead, but Dave Peace tied the game early in the second on a controversial goal which the Jets claimed was batted in with a high stick.
The Jets then ran up four goals in a 10-minute stretch. Boudreau scored his second, Henry Taylor tallied, and both assisted on a goal by Dave Birch. John Gofton netted the first of his two goals for a 5-1 lead.
Charlie Labelle and Larry Gould brought the Norsemen within range with single goals, but Gofton’s second score on a power play at the 15:11 mark iced it.
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GREG NEELD scored Buffalo’s final goal while the Jets were two men short. But the young defenseman disqualified himself for tomorrow evening’s game when he threw his stick into the stands in anger at the end of the game.
He received a game misconduct from Referee Gene Kusy after the game which carries an automatic one-game suspension.
Mario Vien replaced Jim Makey in goal for Buffalo in the midst of the Jets’ four-goal surge. Each gave up three goals, with Vien making 24 saves. Makey 15.
Special to Buffalo Evening News
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., March 23
— The defending-champion Johnstown Jets re-emerged as the physical team they were throughout the North American Hockey League season and the results were the same.
The Jets battered the Buffalo Norsemen, survived numerous shorthanded situations and scored a 6-4 Lockhart Cup quarter-final playoff victory here Monday evening before 2364 in the Cambria County War Memorial.
The outcome evens the best-of-five series at one game each. The two teams clash here again tomorrow evening, with a fourth game set for the Tonawanda Sports Center Thursday at 7:45 PM.
The Jets, listless in their opening-game loss to Buffalo Sunday, punished the Norsemen and outshot them, 47-30, despite being called for 55 minutes in penalties. The Norsemen were called for only 14 minutes.
---
BRUCE BOUDREAU scored the only first-period goal on a breakaway to give Johnstown the lead, but Dave Peace tied the game early in the second on a controversial goal which the Jets claimed was batted in with a high stick.
The Jets then ran up four goals in a 10-minute stretch. Boudreau scored his second, Henry Taylor tallied, and both assisted on a goal by Dave Birch. John Gofton netted the first of his two goals for a 5-1 lead.
Charlie Labelle and Larry Gould brought the Norsemen within range with single goals, but Gofton’s second score on a power play at the 15:11 mark iced it.
---
GREG NEELD scored Buffalo’s final goal while the Jets were two men short. But the young defenseman disqualified himself for tomorrow evening’s game when he threw his stick into the stands in anger at the end of the game.
He received a game misconduct from Referee Gene Kusy after the game which carries an automatic one-game suspension.
Mario Vien replaced Jim Makey in goal for Buffalo in the midst of the Jets’ four-goal surge. Each gave up three goals, with Vien making 24 saves. Makey 15.
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1976-03-23
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“Johnstown floods Buffalo net, transcribed article (The Buffalo News, 1976-03-23).pdf,” North Tonawanda History, accessed April 5, 2026, https://nthistory.com/items/show/4876.