The Albuquerque Six-Guns were a professional

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team playing in

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, USA. They were in the

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in the 1973-74 season only. They played in the

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. They were set up as a farm team of the

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but that team did not enter the

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until the following season. The Six-Guns were forced to look to other National Hockey League teams for players. Coached by

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,The Deseret News - Oct 4, 1973 - Page 2D - Tucson ties Eagles in hockey tilt
/ref> they finished the 1973-74 season with a record of 16-54-16-48 189-263. They finished in 6th place and were out of playoffs.

Player roster

''Note: No. = Jersey Number; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

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