ing . ▁Detroit ▁general ▁manager ▁Jack ▁Adams ▁called ▁the ▁ri ot ▁the ▁most ▁dis gra ce ful ▁thing ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁years ▁of ▁hockey . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁( GM ) ▁CE O ▁Har low ▁Curt ice ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁Bank ing ▁Committee ▁that ▁the ▁autom obile ▁industry ▁was ▁as ▁compet itive ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁ever ▁seen ▁it ▁and ▁that ▁G M ▁had ▁no ▁chance ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁mon opol y . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁After ▁Michigan ▁State ▁College ▁submitted ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁seeking ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁opposed ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁on ▁grounds ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁create ▁confusion ▁and ▁" d il ute ▁the ▁prest ige ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ." ▁Inform al ▁meet ings ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁university ▁gover ning ▁bo ards ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁resolution . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ob jections ▁from ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Senate ▁approved ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁and ▁G ov . ▁Williams ▁later ▁signed ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 0 ▁- ▁The ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁defeated ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens , ▁ 7 - 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁W ings ▁won ▁their ▁sevent h ▁consecutive ▁regular ▁season ▁N HL ▁title . ▁▁ ▁March ▁ 2 1 ▁- ▁D ear