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If you ask the players who played from the late 1930s through the early 1950s to name the top pitcher in the province during that period, Lou Lucki usually was the first man mentioned. A product of the North End diamonds, Lucki pitched for the 1938 Grey Goose and the 1950 and 1951 Northern Hotel provincial championship teams. In 1952, when Ukrainian Legion Branch 141 beat Edmonton in best-of-five series for the Western Canadian championship, Lucki won all three games for Legion including a 17-inning 2-0 victory in game two, a no-hitter in game four and a third shutout in the rubber game. Lucki’s arm also helped the team win the province and reach the Western final the following season.