1967-68

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1967-68 began the way way most PHL seasons began in the late 60s, with several teams lamenting the loss of star players to the rival GHL. Bruce Walker left Ottawa to sign with the San Francisco Nuggets while the Chicago Shamrocks were dealt a devestating blow when Bjorn Rasmussen left to join the Vancouver Bighorns. Rasmussen's departure was only a small factor in a season full of change in Chicago. 76-year-old owner Fred Garfield officially handed the reins over to his son, Fred Jr. In the Chicago net, Bobby Sorel suffered from the sophomore curse, losing 34 of his 51 starts before being benched in February as the Shamrocks dropped out of the playoff picture. Minnesota's second season was a huge success. The Lumberjacks managed to win 41 games, good enough to secure their first-ever playoff berth in only their second season. In Boston, defenseman Johnny Bedford had a major breakout year, finishing number 1 among defensemen and 5th overall in the scoring race as Boston took first place. Montreal enjoyed a big year from Gilbert Houle as the Royale finished first in the Canadian Division, while Hamilton once again finished last in the division, missing the playoffs for the eighth straight year, but securing the third overall draft pick. Buffalo finished dead last in the league once again to claim the first pick.

The playoffs proved to be very eventful. In the first round, Toronto blew a 3-1 series lead against Nova Scotia before salvaging the series win in game 7, Philadelphia pulled off a rather surprising upset over Detroit, while Minnesota came very close to upsetting Boston. In the second round, Montreal would take out Toronto in a hard-fought 6-game series, While momentum swung back and forth in a tough series between Philadelphia and Boston before the Redshirts finally completed their second upset of the year thanks to a two goal night from David Johnson. In the finals, the home team won every game as Montreal took the Lewis Cup in 7 games thanks in large part to 5 goals in the series from Gilbert Houle.

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