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List Of Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) Players
This is a list of players who played at least one game for the Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association from 1974–75 to 1976–77. __NOTOC__ B Bob Barlow, Serge Beaudoin, Wendell Bennett, Don Borgeson, Jim Boyd, Duane Bray, C Jim Clarke, Cam Connor, Michel Cormier, D Blair Davidson, Barry Dean, E Grant Erickson, F Robbie Ftorek, G Dave Gorman, John Gray, H Del Hall, Hugh Harris, Clay Hebenton, Andre Hinse, Mike Hobin, Frank Hughes, John Hughes, Ron Huston, K Murray Keogan, Gary Kurt, L Garry Lariviere, Bob Liddington, M Al McLeod, Peter McNamee, John Migneault, Lauri Mononen, Bob Mowat, N Rick Newell, Jim Niekamp, Jack Norris, O Gerry Odrowski, P Jan Popiel, R Pekka Rautakallio, Seppo Repo, Jerry Rollins, S Mike Sleep, Dennis Sobchuk, Gene Sobchuk, Mike Stevens, T Juhani Tamminen, V Gary Veneruzzo, Z Howie Young Howard John Edward "Cowboy" Young (August 2, 1937 – November 24, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
The Phoenix Roadrunners were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974–75 WHA season, 1974 to 1976–77 WHA season, 1977. They played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. The organization folded for financial reasons before the remaining teams in the WHA NHL–WHA merger, merged with the NHL in 1979. The colors of the team were blue and gold. In 1996 the Winnipeg Jets, a former WHA franchise, moved to Phoenix and became the Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes). In 2016, the Coyotes purchased their AHL affiliate (the Springfield Falcons), and moved them to Tucson. The Tucson Roadrunners use a logo very similar to the WHA Roadrunners. History The franchise originally competed in the Western Hockey League (minor pro), Western Hockey League (WHL) from 1967 to 1974 after being moved from Victoria, British Columbia, where they had played for the three previous seasons as the Victoria Maple Leafs, Maple Leafs. In 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Gorman (ice Hockey)
David Peter Gorman (born April 8, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 260 games in the World Hockey Association and three games in the National Hockey League between 1975 and 1980. Career As a youth, Gorman played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team. He later played for the Birmingham Bulls, Atlanta Flames The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta from 1972 until 1980. They played home games in the Omni Coliseum and were members of the West and later Patrick divisions of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with t ..., and Phoenix Roadrunners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1955 births Living people Atlanta Flames players Birmingham Bulls (CHL) players Birmingham Bulls players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers GCK Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Liddington
Robert Allen Liddington (born September 15, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League and 348 games in the World Hockey Association between 1970 and 1977. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Cougars, Houston Aeros, Denver Spurs, Ottawa Civics The Ottawa Civics was a professional ice hockey team based out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association. The team, which hastily adopted its identity in midseason when the Denver Spurs announced plans to sell the team and relocate t ..., and Phoenix Roadrunners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1948 births Living people Binghamton Dusters players Calgary Buffaloes players Calgary Centennials players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Cougars players Denver Spurs (WHA) players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Ice hockey people fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Lariviere
Garry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers. He left the NHL after the 1983 season. He played 3 more years in the AHL for the St. Catharines Saints before retiring as a player. Coaching career * He was an assistant coach for the St. Catharines Saints in 1985, and 1986. * He was an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1987 - 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Kurt
Gary David Kurt (born March 9, 1947, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career Kurt played Junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey Association's Kitchener Rangers, at the time owned by the New York Rangers. Later he played two seasons for the Rangers' affiliate in the Central Hockey League, the Omaha Knights. After the 1968–69 season he was acquired by the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. After another two seasons in the AHL he broke into the NHL with the California Golden Seals, who acquired his rights from the Barons prior to the 1971–72 NHL season. He spent the first half of the season playing for the Golden Seals' affiliate Baltimore Clippers, but was called up to the Seals in January 1972 to replace Lyle Carter as Gilles Meloche's back-up. In February he was chosen by the new World Hockey Association's New York Raiders in their player draft. After completing his season with California he defected to the new lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Keogan
Murray Edward Keogan (born January 14, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He would play 124 games in the World Hockey Association with the Phoenix Roadrunners and Calgary Cowboys The Calgary Cowboys were an ice hockey team that played two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1975–1977. The Cowboys played at the Stampede Corral in Calgary. The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Miami Screaming Eagles, t .... Career statistics Awards and honours External links * 1950 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Calgary Cowboys players Canadian ice hockey forwards Denver Spurs (WHL) players Kansas City Blades players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players St. Louis Blues draft picks Springfield Indians players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States AHCA Division I men's ice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Huston
Ronald Earle Huston (born April 8, 1945 in Manitou, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 79 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals. He would also play 159 games in the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ... for the Phoenix Roadrunners. Huston returned to the Western International Hockey League for the start of the 1977-78 season as a member of the Spokane Flyers and led the league in scoring with 119 points. He followed the Spokane Flyers to the Pacific Hockey League the following season. When the Pacific Hockey League folded at the end of the 1978-79 season, he once again returned to the WIHL for the 1979-80 season, this time as a player-coach of the Cranbrook Royals, a team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (ice Hockey, Born 1954)
John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Career The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, and Edmonton Oilers. When the WHA folded in 1979, Hughes moved to the National Hockey League (NHL), briefly playing for the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers (who joined the NHL), and New York Rangers. He retired in 1982. Hughes had 18 goals, 130 assists, 148 points and 778 penalty minutes in 372 regular season games in the WHA and two goals, 14 assists, 16 points and 211 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games in the NHL. Personal life Hughes died on April 8, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hughes (ice Hockey)
Frank Hughes (born October 1, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 392 games in the World Hockey Association and five games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He was a member of the Houston Aeros (WHA), Houston Aeros, California Golden Seals, and Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), Phoenix Roadrunners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1949 births Living people California Golden Seals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Ice hockey people from British Columbia People from Fernie, British Columbia Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Tucson Rustlers players Western International Hockey League players {{canada-icehockey-winger-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hobin
Michael Patrick Hobin (born February 21, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft by the Montreal Canadiens, Hobin opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Vancouver Blazers in the seventh round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft The 1974 WHA Amateur Draft was the second amateur draft held by the World Hockey Association. The first two rounds of the draft were conducted in secret in February and only graduating junior players (born in 1954) were eligible for selection. The .... He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Phoenix Roadrunners. Awards *1974–75 SHL Rookie of the Year References External links * 1954 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Charlotte Checkers (SHL) players EC VSV players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Sarnia Montreal Canadiens draft picks Nova Scotia Voyageurs players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Hinse
Joseph Charles André Hinse (born April 19, 1945) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League and 256 games in the World Hockey Association between 1968 and 1977. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ..., Phoenix Roadrunners and Houston Aeros. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1945 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers Charlotte Checkers (EHL) players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Ice hockey people from Trois-Rivières Toronto Maple Leafs players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players {{ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Hebenton
Clayton Andrew Hebenton (born February 20, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Hebenton was drafted 99th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the National Hockey League. He played two seasons in the World Hockey Association with the Phoenix Roadrunners. He is the son of Andy Hebenton Andrew Alexander "Spuds" Hebenton (October 3, 1929 – January 29, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, and holds the record for the longest streak without missing a game in professional hockey history. Playing career Af ..., who played 630 consecutive games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hebenton, Clay 1953 births Living people Albuquerque Six-Guns players Baltimore Clippers (1979–81) players Binghamton Dusters players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Houston Apollos pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |