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List Of Toronto Toros Players
This is a list of players who played at least one game for the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association from 1973–74 to 1975–76. __NOTOC__ A Mike Amodeo, Steve Atkinson, B Gilles Bilodeau, Les Binkley, Frank Blum, Carl Brewer, C Wayne Carleton, Paul Crowley, Steve Cuddie, Rick Cunningham, D Bob D'Alvise, Wayne Dillon, Jim Dorey, Rich Dupras, F Richard Farda, Tony Featherstone, Peter Folco, Rick Foley, G John Garrett, Brian Gibbons, Gerard Gibbons, Jack Gibson, Gilles Gratton, H Paul Heaver, Paul Henderson, Pat Hickey, Bill Holden, J Jeff Jacques, K Steve King, Gavin Kirk, George Kuzmicz, L Bob Leduc, M Frank Mahovlich, Peter Marrin, Tom Martin, Larry Mavety, N Mark Napier, Vaclav Nedomansky, Greg Neeld, Lou Nistico, O Billy Orr, P Jean-Luc Phaneuf, R Jerry Rollins, S Brit Selby, Rick Sentes, Jim Shaw, Tom Simpson, Dave Syvret, T Dave Tataryn, Gord Titcomb, Guy Trottier, Jim Turkiewicz, V John Van Horlick, Mario Viens, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Toros
The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. History The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 for $25,000 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season. Harold Ballard, owner of Maple Leaf Gardens and the Toronto Maple Leafs, offered to rent the arena to the team if it was located in Toronto, but Michel found the rent excessive. He then tried to base the team in Hamilton, but the city did not have an appropriate venue. Michel settled on Ottawa and the team became the Ottawa Nationals. Nick Trbovich became majority owner in May 1972. The team was a flop at the box office, averaging about 3,000 fans a game, and in March 1973 — just before the end of the season — the City of Ottawa demanded payment of $100,000 to guarantee the club dates at the Ottawa Civic Centre. The team decided to leave Ottawa and played their home playoff games at Maple Leaf Gardens, attracting crowds of 5,000 and 4,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Dupras
Richard Dupras (born January 1, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During the 1973–74 season, Dupras played two games in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros. As a youth, he played in the 1961 and 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...s with LaSalle. References External links * 1950 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Montreal Maine Nordiques players Mohawk Valley Comets players Toronto Toros players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Holden (ice Hockey)
William Holden (born July 23, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Holden played two games for the Toronto Toros and Winnipeg Jets during the 1973–74 WHA season The 1973–74 WHA season was the second season of the World Hockey Association. Twelve teams each played 78 games. The Philadelphia Blazers relocated to Vancouver, becoming the Vancouver Blazers. They were moved to the Western Division and Chicago .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Toronto Toronto Toros players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hickey (ice Hockey)
Patrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 2 seasons in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros and then 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues between 1973 and 1985. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Playing career Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed "Hitch", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros, for whom he played his first two professional seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Joining the Rangers for the 1975–76 NHL season, Hickey went on to play 646 career NHL games, scoring 192 goals and 212 assists for 404 points. A popular player during his time with the Rangers, Hickey played on a line with Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson, in part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Henderson
Paul Garnet Henderson, (born January 28, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames and five in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls. He played over 1,000 games between the two major leagues, scoring 376 goals and 758 points. Henderson played in two NHL All-Star Games and was a member of the 1962 Memorial Cup-winning Hamilton Red Wings team as a junior. Henderson is best known for playing for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. Played during the Cold War, the series was viewed as a battle for both hockey and cultural supremacy. Henderson scored the game-winning goal in the sixth, seventh and eighth games, the last of which has become legendary in Canada and made him a national hero: it was voted the "sports moment of the century" by The Canadian Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Heaver
Paul Gerhard Heaver (born February 15, 1955) is a British-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the sixth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, Heaver opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the third round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft The 1975 WHA Amateur Draft was the third draft held by the World Hockey Association. __NOTOC__ Selections by Round Below are listed the selections in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 .... He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros and Birmingham Bulls. Heaver was born in Paddington, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team. References External links * 1955 births Living people Atlanta Flames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Gratton
Gilles Gratton (born July 28, 1952 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career As a youth, Gratton played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from LaSalle, Quebec. Gratton began his junior hockey career in 1969 with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association; after three years in Oshawa, Gratton was drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Instead of signing with Buffalo (where his brother, Norm Gratton, would soon be playing after his acquisition from the Atlanta Flames), Gilles jumped to the new World Hockey Association, inking a deal with the Ottawa Nationals; in 1973, Gratton would move with the team to Toronto, as the franchise became the Toronto Toros. At the 1974 Summit Series, Gratton was selected as Team Canada's number three goaltender, seeing action in warm-up games against Finland and Czechoslovakia, and very briefly in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Gibson (ice Hockey B
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Jack Gibson may refer to: * Jack Gibson (rugby league) (1929–2008), Australian player and coach * Jack Stanley Gibson (1909–2005), Irish physician * Jack Gibson (ice hockey, born 1880) (1880–1955), ice hockey player and executive * Jack Gibson (ice hockey, born 1948), ice hockey player * Jack Gibson, musician with American band Exodus * Jack Gibson (schoolmaster) (1908–1994), English schoolmaster, scholar, academic and British Himalayan mountaineer * Joseph Deighton Gibson Jr. (1920–2001), actor, disc jockey, MC, father of Black Appeal radio, Jack the Rapper Radio Convention See also * John Gibson (other) John Gibson may refer to: Sports *John Gibson (Nottingham cricketer), English cricketer *John Gibson (cricketer, born 1833) (1833–1892), English priest and cricketer *John Gibson (footballer, born 1967), Scottish football player *John Gibson (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Gibbons
Gerard Gibbons (born January 7, 1953) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the fifth round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, Gibbons opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the seventh round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft The 1973 WHA Amateur Draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association. __NOTOC__ Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 R .... He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros. His older brother, Brian Gibbons, also played in the WHA. References External links * 1953 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Charlotte Checkers (SHL) players Jacksonville Barons players Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Ice hockey people from St. John's, Newfoundland and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gibbons (ice Hockey, Born 1947)
Brian Gibbons (born July 7, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in 226 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) .... External links * 1947 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Denver Spurs (WHA) players Denver Spurs (WHL) players Fort Worth Wings players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ottawa Civics players Ottawa Nationals players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Ice hockey people from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Springfield Kings players Toronto Toros players Tucson Mavericks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Garrett (ice Hockey)
John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1979 and then in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1985. After retiring from playing he turned to broadcasting. Biography Garrett was born in Trenton, Ontario. Playing career Originally selected in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Garrett played one year for the Blues' Central Hockey League affiliate before joining the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for half a season and then moving on to the Richmond Robins of the American Hockey League. He signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association in 1973-74. He would play with the Fighting Saints until leaving the team Feb. 25, 1976. He then signed with the Toronto Toros, and would follow the Toros franchise when it relocated to Birmingham. In the final WHA season, Garrett was traded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Foley
Gilbert Anthony "Rick" Foley (September 22, 1945 — September 29, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1971 and 1973 and 11 games in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. History The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 for $25,000 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season. Haro ... in 1975 and 1976. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1966 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues. Playing career During the game of December 15, 1971, Foley simultaneously fought both Jim Neilson and Glen Sather. The fight lasted about 30 seconds and was one of the rare times one player fought two. Foley was given a decision against both by those who witnessed the event. The two Ranger players r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |