1946-47 Cohoes Mastadons (NYSL)

1946-47 COHOES MASTADONS
NEW YORK STATE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
Finished: 17-8 .680 (25-8 .758*), 1st place

Divisional  Semi-finals - Defeated Albany, 3-2
League Finals - Lost to Utica, 3-0

Loaded with talent and coached by Tubby Raskin, the Mastadons won their first five games and seven of their first eight. In early January, Raskin missed a couple games to tend to his sick mother. Kapust filled in awaiting for Raskin's return. However, Raskin decided to resign totally, thus making Kapust the full-time head coach as well as averaging around 10 points per game. Their fortunes continued to improve when they pciked up Paul Kartiluke from the dissolved Gloversville team.

On January 23, the owners of the club, Kenneth Gregory and Ted Carr, sold the team to John A. Brady and William G. Virgil, a Cohoes lawyer and druggist, respectively. On March 2, they returned owner ship and control to Gregory and Carr. They finished the season in first place, and rallied to defeat Albany in the divisional semi-finals after losing the first two games. They squared off against Utica for the League Championship where they were swept in three straight.

 * Eight forfeit wins: three from Gloversville, five from Troy


Head Coaches: 

• Morris "Tubby" Raskin (January 8, 1902 - September 9, 1981) 7-3
• Herb Kapust (November 10, 1920 - 2013) 10-5 (18-5)  Also played. See below.

Pat Bishop

PLAYERS:

• Pat Bishop (April 11, 1921 - July 27, 2005)

• Red Blumenthal (May 30, 1924 - March 18, 1969)

• Kelly Brofman (June 15, 1923 - July 25, 2011)

• Paul Cooney

• Ray Duval (June 7, 1920 - July 18, 1994)

• Bobby Fisher (October 20, 1919 - March 24, 1992)

• Oscar Grossman (June 26, 1923 - September 22, 1993)

• Joe Hirsch

• Red Hume (February 28, 1924 - September 23, 2013)

• Herb Kapust (November 10, 1920 - 2013)

• Paul Kartluke (February 15, 1918 - June 11, 1985)

• Ed Kassler (July 21, 1923 - March 7, 2011)

• Johnny Myrczkowski (May 25, 1918 - July 29, 1994)

• Walt Mysyk (February 24, 1921 - June 23, 1976)

• Willard Rice (July 4, 1919 - October 7, 1992)

• Bob Shaddock (November 15, 1920 - April 22, 1991)

• Nat Silverberg (September 6, 1922 - October 8, 1993)