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| Connie Madigan, Defense #
2/26, 1964-1974 |
 Connie Madigan must have doubted that he would ever play in the NHL. After playing junior hockey with his home town Port Arthur Bruins, he embarked on a hockey Odyssey that took him to Penticton, Vernon, Nelson, Spokane, Fort Wayne, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Providence, Portland, and Dallas before he got his big break in 1973 at the age of 38. Connie was
the oldest rookie ever to play in the NHL with St. Louis.
In fact, his coach, Jean-Guy Talbot, was only two years older
than Madigan and had been retired for two seasons after a 16-year
career. Some of his St.Louis Blues team mates had not been born
when Madigan began his professional hockey career. Nonetheless,
he was ecstatic to get the opportunity to play.
It is important to remember that St.Louis had entered the NHL in
1967 using the last legs of veteran stars like Glen Hall, Doug
Harvey, and Dickie Moore to build a foundation. But how about a
38-year old rookie....The Blues had defensemen Brent Hughes and
Bob McCord out with injuries, and the veteran Madigan's
experience couldn't hurt the team. He played in 20 NHL games
during 1972-73, providing solid if unspectacular defense, but by
September 1973, Connie Madigan was sold to Portland of the
Western Hockey League. Madigan had played nine seasons with
Portland's Buckaroos, and he finished his career playing parts of
two more seasons in Oregon.
Connie, like many other Portland Buckaroos settled in Portland
after his playing days were over.
| Connie Madigan |
|
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1958-59 |
Spokane Spokes |
WHL |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 1959-60 |
Fort Wayne Komets |
IHL |
66 |
7 |
50 |
57 |
272 |
| 1960-61 |
Fort Wayne Komets |
IHL |
57 |
9 |
28 |
37 |
231 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
| 1960-61 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
8 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
| 1961-62 |
Fort Wayne Komets |
IHL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| 1961-62 |
Spokane Comets |
WHL |
63 |
9 |
28 |
37 |
171 |
16 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
| 1962-63 |
Spokane Comets |
WHL |
48 |
7 |
15 |
22 |
115 |
| 1963-64 |
Denver-Los Angeles |
WHL |
68 |
10 |
27 |
37 |
120 |
| 1963-64 |
Los-Angeles Blades |
WHL |
12 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
49 |
| 1964-65 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
60 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
158 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
| 1964-65 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
10 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
| 1965-66 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
13 |
31 |
44 |
159 |
14 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
| 1966-67 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
9 |
42 |
51 |
147 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| 1967-68 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
59 |
7 |
25 |
32 |
105 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
| 1968-69 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
71 |
3 |
25 |
28 |
175 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
22 |
| 1969-70 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
60 |
5 |
28 |
33 |
101 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
59 |
| 1969-70 |
Dallas Black Hawks |
CHL |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
| 1970-71 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
8 |
59 |
67 |
175 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
38 |
| 1971-72 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
61 |
8 |
48 |
56 |
170 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
44 |
| 1972-73 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
42 |
3 |
26 |
29 |
146 |
| 1972-73 |
St. Louis Blues |
NHL |
20 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 1973-74 |
San Diego Gulls |
WHL |
39 |
3 |
19 |
22 |
88 |
| 1973-74 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
16 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
40 |
| 1974-75 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WIHL |
0 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
20 |
|
NHL Totals |
|
20 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
WHL Awards:
First Team All Star - 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Second Team All Star - 1965, 1971, 1972
Hal Laycoe Cup (WHL Top Defenseman) - 1966
WIHL Awards:
First Team All Star - 1959
IHL Awards:
Second Team All Star - 1960
(If you want to know more about Connie Madigan go to the News
articles page to read more.)
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| Don Head, Goaltender #1,
1960-1967 & 1971-1972 |
 Goaltender Don Head
was a highly decorated, multiple All-Star in the Western Hockey
League but he also spent a single season in the National Hockey
League. Head played Senior hockey in Stratford and Windsor, then moved on
to the Northern Ontario Hockey Association for two years before
rejoining Windsor for another season of Senior play. That season
he also joined Team Canada for the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in
Squaw Valley, California.
Head's solid play back stopped the Canadiens to a 5-1 record and
a silver medal. His rock solid netminding earned him a contract
offer from the WHL's Portland Buckaroos for the 1960-61
campaign. Head enjoyed a banner year his first season in Portland by
leading the league in games played, wins, shutouts and goals
against average. He was named rookie of the year, goaltender of
the year and First Team All-Star for efforts. He then capped his
amazing season by winning ten more games in the playoffs and
adding two more shutouts en route to leading his team to a
championship title.
The Bruins, who were using Portland as a farm team, decided they
liked what they saw in the young goaltender and made a deal to
bring him to Beantown.The 1961-62 season saw Head become a starter in the National
Hockey League, though the lowly Bruins weren't the ideal
franchise to break in with. While Head stole the starting job
from incumbent Bruce Gamble, he wasn't able to do much with the
role posting just nine victories in his 38 starts. At the end of
the season, the Bruins dealt Head back to the Buckaroos and his
NHL career was over.
Back in Portland Head picked up exactly where he left off. He
better his win total from his rookie year when he once again led
the league with 43 victories. Once again he was a First Team
All-Star and he repeated as the league's top netminder. For the
next four years Head was a star for the Buckaroos before he left
the team to join the Seattle Totems in 1967.
Head was very successful during his first year with the Totems
earning his third and final First All-Star berth, though the
1967-68 season would prove to be his last hurrah. Though he had
one more solid year with Seattle, his numbers began to slip.
During his final two years with the club he was relegated to a
back-up role and managed just 12 wins over his final two seasons
before hanging up his goal pads following the 1970-71
campaign.
Don as so many of the other Buckaroos settled in Portland after
his playing days were over.
| Don Head |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
PIM |
Min |
GA |
EN |
SO |
GAA |
W |
L |
T |
Svs |
Pct |
GP |
G |
A |
PIM |
| 1956-57 |
Windsor Bulldogs |
OHASr |
50 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
0 |
6 |
2.88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 1960-61 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
70 |
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| 1961-62 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1961-62 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
38 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1962-63 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
70 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1963-64 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
15 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1964-65 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
50 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1965-66 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
35 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1966-67 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
44 |
49 |
0 |
120 |
3 |
3 |
2.73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1967-68 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
0 |
0 |
2717 |
114 |
0 |
3 |
2.52 |
23 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
0.000 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 1968-69 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
43 |
42 |
2377 |
120 |
1 |
1 |
3.03 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1969-70 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
20 |
16 |
1200 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
3.55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
| 1970-71 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
16 |
2 |
769 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
3.51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
| 1971-72 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
| 1974-75 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WIHL |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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WHL Awards:
First Team All Star - 1961, 1963, 1968
Second Team All Star - 1965, 1966
WHL Rookie of the Year Award - 1961
WHL Leading Goaltender Award - 1961, 1963, 1966 (shared w/Dave
Kelly)
NOHA Awards:
First Team All Star - 1959
|
| Larry Leach, Center # 19/6,
1960-61 & 1964-1973 |
Centre Larry Leach spent parts of three years with the Boston Bruins in the 50's and 60's. He was a
solid worker who could check and create scoring opportunities especially during a productive career in the Western Hockey
League. Born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Leach was a junior standout with the Humboldt Indians of the SJHL.
He began his pro career with the WHL's Victoria Cougars and later spent a year with the Springfield Indians of the AHL before scoring 16 points
in 29 games for Boston in 1958-59. The next year he recorded 19 points and was a useful checker on a line with Dick Meissner and
Fleming Mackell.
In 1961-62 Leach split his playing time between Boston and the Providence Reds of the AHL before he was relegated to the minors
for the remainder of his career. The solid forward was a regular on the WHL's Portland Buckaroos between 1964-65 and 1972-73. He
helped the club win league championships in 1965 and 1971 while hitting double figures in goals four times. After retiring in
1973 Leach spent a year coaching SJHL's Lloydminster Blazers.
| Larry Leach |
|
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1955-56 |
Victoria Cougars |
WHL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1956-57 |
Victoria Cougars |
WHL |
66 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
72 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1957-58 |
Victoria Cougars |
WHL |
33 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
23 |
| 1957-58 |
Springfield Indians |
AHL |
35 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
| 1958-59 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
37 |
12 |
17 |
29 |
24 |
| 1958-59 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
29 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
26 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| 1959-60 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
69 |
7 |
12 |
19 |
47 |
| 1960-61 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
64 |
13 |
16 |
29 |
80 |
14 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
22 |
| 1961-62 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
25 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
33 |
| 1961-62 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
28 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
| 1962-63 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
52 |
22 |
24 |
46 |
56 |
| 1963-64 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
60 |
12 |
30 |
42 |
43 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
| 1964-65 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
52 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
48 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| 1965-66 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
18 |
23 |
41 |
57 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 1966-67 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
60 |
18 |
17 |
35 |
43 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1967-68 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
21 |
20 |
41 |
48 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| 1968-69 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
50 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1969-70 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
44 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
| 1970-71 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
60 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
28 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| 1971-72 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
54 |
15 |
21 |
36 |
32 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 1972-73 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
71 |
5 |
14 |
19 |
42 |
|
NHL Totals |
|
126 |
13 |
29 |
42 |
91 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
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| Jim McLeod, Goaltender # 1,
1967-1972 |
Goaltender Jim McLeod broke into the Western
Hockey League in 1960 playing 7 games for the Seattle Totems due to their regular
goalie, Bev Bentley being injured. The amazing thing is that Jimmy
(as they call him) wasn’t even a professional hockey player …yet. Jim was
brought in under an emergency ruling due to the need for an immediate
replacement for Bev Bentley. When Bentley returned to action, Jim McLeod
was sent to the Omaha Knights of the IHL to attain professional status since
he was still an amateur at the time of his call-up to the Totems.
Jim then replaced the Totems goalie in October, 1961 and the critics at that
time thought the coach of the Totems may have been flirting with disaster
by trusting a netminder that only had seven games under his belt in the
WHL. However, Jim would prove them wrong in his first game as he sparked
Seattle to a 2-2 tie again the Portland Buckaroos. He would even stop the
great Gordon Fashoway on a break-away that preserved the tie for the Totems.
The article in the paper the next day states that “McLeod did almost
everything but stop the pucks with his teeth”. This statement would
hold true throughout Jim’s career as his unorthodox, yet effective
style made him one of the best goaltenders ever in the Western
Hockey League. Jim would play 12 games in 1961-62 for the Seattle
Totems and then finish out the season with the Muskegon Zephyrs of the IHL. He would then be traded to the San Francisco Seals in October 1962 for Barney Krake.
For the 1962-63 season Jim posted a record of 43 wins, 23 losses, 1 tie and a 3.01 goals against average while leading his team to the Play-Offs were they would beat the Portland Buckaroos and claim the Lester Patrick Cup, as champions of the WHL. Jim shared with me that his biggest thrill or memory as a player was winning the Lester Patrick
Cup that year and then getting kissed by Kim Novak at the presentation ceremony!
In September 1963 the Los Angeles Blades would acquire the services of McLeod and he would finish the season with 18 wins, 15 losses and 6 ties while posting a 3.26 GAA.
In August 1964 it was the Seattle Totems that would come calling and Jim would remain with them through the 1966-67 season. Jim’s performance with the Totems was spectacular and he would establish himself as one of the best goalies in the WHL. He did so by winning the WHL’s leading goaltender (fewest goals against) in 1965 and 1967 with a 2.74 and 2.40 GAA, being named a First Team All-Star in 1965 and winning the Lester Patrick Cup in 1967.
However, on September 12, 1967 the Portland Buckaroos acquired
Jim McLeod, by trading Don Head to the Totems. The trade for McLeod gave the Buckaroos a goalie that was four years younger than Head and by then well established as a premier goalie. He had just lead the Totems to the Lester Patrick Cup and had posted a 1.88 average as the Totems swept the playoffs in eight straight games. In addition, Jim had finished the regular season with a 2.44 average, flirting with the WHL all-time record of 2.40. When informed of the trade at his home in Port Arthur, Ontario, McLeod
said, "I'm very pleased to be going to Portland, I'll be on my way tomorrow."
As with all the other teams Jimmy played for he was a stellar performer in Portland. During his time with the Bucks, Jim won the WHL Leading Goaltender Award in 1968 (sharing it with Marv Edwards), 1969 and 1971 (sharing it with Dave Kelly). He was also a WHL First All-Star in 1969 and a WHL Second All-Star in 1968 and 1971). Jim also set the WHL all time record for goals against average at 2.29 in 42 games in 1968-69. Jim McLeod also was a member of the 1971 Lester Patrick Cup Championship while sharing
the goaltending duties with Dave Kelly.
In June, 1971 the St. Louis Blues claimed McLeod in the
Inter-League Draft and he appeared in the only 16 games of his
NHL career with the Blues in 1971-72, posting an official 6-6-4
record. The Blues seemed uncertain as to who their top goalie was
to be that year, rotating no less than five goalies, including
McLeod. The others were; Ernie Wakely, Jacques Caron, Peter
McDuffe and Wayne Stephenson.
The arrival of the WHA in 1972-73 presented an alternative for
players like McLeod, who was drafted by the Chicago Cougars. It
was the chance to finally make the kind of money which, until
then had exclusively been reserved for those good enough to play
in the NHL. He was installed as Chicago's number-one netminder,
playing 54 games. In the offseason he was traded to the New York
Raiders, but after starting just ten games was traded again to
the Los Angeles Sharks. He posted a combined record of seven wins
and 20 losses.
McLeod followed the Sharks franchise when it relocated to
Michigan for the 1974-75 season and was renamed the Stags but
again posted a losing record of 3-6-1. After playing a handful of
games in the minors, he retired at the age of 38.
| Jim McLeod |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
PIM |
Min |
GA |
EN |
SO |
GAA |
W |
L |
T |
Svs |
Pct |
GP |
G |
A |
PIM |
| 1960-61 |
Muskegon Zephyrs |
IHL |
62 |
16 |
0 |
269 |
0 |
1 |
4.34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
| 1960-61 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
7 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1961-62 |
Johnstown Jets |
EHL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1961-62 |
Muskegon Zephyrs |
IHL |
47 |
18 |
0 |
157 |
0 |
1 |
3.34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1544 |
0.908 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 1961-62 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
12 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1962-63 |
San-Francisco Seals |
WHL |
67 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1963-64 |
Los-Angeles Blades |
WHL |
39 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 1964-65 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
65 |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1965-66 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
45 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1966-67 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
41 |
8 |
0 |
101 |
4 |
4 |
2.44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1967-68 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
0 |
0 |
1961 |
73 |
0 |
4 |
2.23 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0.000 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 1968-69 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
42 |
8 |
2363 |
90 |
1 |
3 |
2.29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| 1969-70 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
30 |
2 |
1794 |
103 |
1 |
0 |
3.45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 1970-71 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
47 |
31 |
2710 |
122 |
0 |
5 |
2.70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| 1971-72 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
13 |
4 |
735 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
2.78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| 1971-72 |
St. Louis Blues |
NHL |
16 |
0 |
880 |
44 |
1 |
0 |
3.00 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0.000 |
| 1972-73 |
Chicago Cougars |
WHA |
54 |
2 |
2996 |
166 |
4 |
1 |
3.32 |
22 |
25 |
2 |
1576 |
0.905 |
| 1973-74 |
New-York Golden Blades |
WHA |
10 |
2 |
516 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
4.18 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
260 |
0.878 |
| 1973-74 |
Los-Angeles Sharks |
WHA |
17 |
0 |
969 |
69 |
1 |
1 |
4.27 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
412 |
0.857 |
| 1974-75 |
Greensboro Generals |
SHL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1974-75 |
Syracuse Blazers |
NAHL |
3 |
0 |
180 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1.67 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
| 1974-75 |
Michigan - Baltimore |
WHA |
16 |
0 |
694 |
53 |
1 |
0 |
4.58 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
368 |
0.874 |
WHL Awards:
WHL All-Star First Team, 1964-65, 1968-69,
WHL All-Star Second Team, 1967-68, 1970-71
WHL Leading Goaltender Award, 1964-65, 1966-67 (shared w/Marv
Edwards),
1967-68 (shared w/Dave Kelly), 1968-69, 1970-71.
|
| Jim "Red-Eye" Hay, Defense # 23,
1964-1970 |
Defensemen Jim Hay spent parts of
three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings in the early 50s. He was
a punishing hitter in his own zone and could move the puck up ice
with efficiency. The majority of his long pro career was spent in
the minors, particularly the Western League.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Hay played junior with the OHA's
Windsor Spitfires. He spent the early part of his pro career
jumping from the IHL to the USHL then the AHL. He scored 24 goals
for the Omaha Knights in 1950-51 and was voted on to the USHL
second all-star team. In 1952-53 he was a solid addition to the
Detroit Red Wings' blueline and was on hand when the club lost to
the Boston Bruins in the semifinals. Over the next two seasons he
was a utility player on the club and played more games in the
minors. Hay was recalled in time for the 1955 post-season and
scored a goal while helping the Motowners win the Stanley
Cup.
Beginning in 1955-56, Hay spent 14 of the next 15 seasons in the
WHL and helped the Portland Buckaroos win a league championship
in 1965. In the early 70's he joined the Jersey Devils for parts
of two seasons before retiring in 1972. Hay then stepped behind
the club's bench as a head coach in 1972-73 before stepping away
from the game.
Jim also settled in Portland like so many of the other Buckaroos
did.
| Jim Hay |
|
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1947-48 |
Detroit Auto Club |
IHL |
25 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
37 |
| 1948-49 |
Detroit Auto Club |
IHL |
10 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
| 1950-51 |
Omaha Knights |
USHL |
64 |
24 |
22 |
46 |
150 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 1951-52 |
Indianapolis Capitals |
AHL |
68 |
7 |
15 |
22 |
129 |
| 1952-53 |
Edmonton Flyers |
WHL |
26 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
49 |
| 1952-53 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
42 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1953-54 |
Sherbrooke Saints |
QHL |
54 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
98 |
| 1953-54 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1954-55 |
Quebec Aces |
QHL |
38 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
107 |
| 1954-55 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1955-56 |
Regina/Brandon Regals |
WHL |
70 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
158 |
| 1956-57 |
Edmonton Flyers |
WHL |
52 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
120 |
| 1957-58 |
Troy Bruins |
IHL |
64 |
14 |
29 |
43 |
125 |
| 1958-59 |
Victoria Cougars |
WHL |
67 |
5 |
23 |
28 |
110 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1959-60 |
Victoria Cougars |
WHL |
70 |
4 |
19 |
23 |
118 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
| 1960-61 |
Victoria Cougars |
WHL |
70 |
7 |
21 |
28 |
88 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1961-62 |
Los-Angeles Blades |
WHL |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1961-62 |
San-Francisco Seals |
WHL |
57 |
4 |
15 |
19 |
101 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1962-63 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
70 |
9 |
21 |
30 |
109 |
17 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
| 1963-64 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
70 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
65 |
| 1964-65 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
64 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
115 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
| 1965-66 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
3 |
20 |
23 |
115 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| 1966-67 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
51 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
49 |
| 1967-68 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
72 |
5 |
18 |
23 |
75 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
| 1968-69 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
74 |
0 |
23 |
23 |
71 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
| 1969-70 |
SLC-Portland |
WHL |
61 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
105 |
| 1969-70 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 1970-71 |
Jersey Devils |
EHL |
18 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
37 |
| 1970-71 |
Salt-Lake Golden Eagles |
WHL |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
| 1971-72 |
Jersey Devils |
EHL |
74 |
2 |
18 |
20 |
134 |
|
NHL Totals |
|
74 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
USHL Awards:
Second Team All Star - 1951
|
| Rick Foley, Defense # 3,
1968-1971 |
Rick Foley was a huge defensemen
who played in the NHL and WHA in the early 1970s. The 6'4"
223-pounder was a force in the minors where he played an
intimidating physical role and also displayed some offensive
ability.
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Foley played Junior B with the
St. Thomas Barons and skated in the OHA with the Toronto
Marlboros and Oshawa Generals. During the late 1960s he was
dominant player in the EHL with the Charlotte Checkers and Jersey
Knights. After scoring 175 points in 1968 and 1969, he was named
to the EHL south first all-star team both years.
In 1970-71 he played two games with the Chicago Black Hawks but
spent most of his time in the WHL with the Portland Buckaroos. He
scored 71 points for Portland and led the league with 306 penalty
minutes. Prior to the 1972-72, Foley was traded to the
Philadelphia Flyers and seemed to find an NHL home with 36
points. His success in Philly was short-lived and he was
relegated to the minors in 1972-73 then traded to the Detroit Red
Wings. The hulking blueliner played seven games for the Wings in
1973-74 then went to the AHL where he continued to rack up points
and penalties.
Foley signed with the WHA's Toronto Toros in June 1975 then
played a few games for them the following season. After several
years of running into opponents, Foley's body was worn out. He
played two years of senior hockey with the Brantford Alexanders
then retired in 1978.
| Rick Foley |
|
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1963-64 |
Oshawa Generals |
OHA |
8 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| 1966-67 |
Jersey-Charlotte |
EHL |
68 |
5 |
42 |
47 |
222 |
| 1967-68 |
Charlotte Checkers |
EHL |
71 |
17 |
78 |
95 |
192 |
| 1968-69 |
Charlotte Checkers |
EHL |
66 |
22 |
58 |
80 |
216 |
| 1968-69 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| 1968-69 |
Dallas Black Hawks |
CHL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 1969-70 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
71 |
7 |
38 |
45 |
227 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
65 |
| 1970-71 |
Portland Buckaroos |
WHL |
66 |
17 |
54 |
71 |
306 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
44 |
| 1970-71 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
NHL |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1971-72 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL |
58 |
11 |
25 |
36 |
168 |
| 1972-73 |
San Diego Gulls |
WHL |
31 |
5 |
14 |
19 |
110 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
32 |
| 1972-73 |
Richmond Robins |
AHL |
26 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
69 |
| 1973-74 |
Baltimore Clippers |
AHL |
65 |
14 |
56 |
70 |
164 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
| 1973-74 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 1974-75 |
Syracuse Eagles |
AHL |
69 |
13 |
40 |
53 |
306 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1975-76 |
Baltimore Clippers |
AHL |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
| 1975-76 |
Toronto Toros |
WHA |
11 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| 1976-77 |
Brantford Alexanders |
OHASr |
17 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
76 |
| 1977-78 |
Brantford Alexanders |
OHASr |
6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
|
WHA Totals |
|
11 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
NHL Totals |
|
67 |
11 |
26 |
37 |
180 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Guyle Fielder, Center # 11,
1971-1973 |
Born in Potlach, Idaho on November
21, 1930 Guyle "Guy" Fielder spent parts of four seasons in the
NHL during his twenty-year hockey career. He played three years
of junior hockey in Canada and made his NHL debut during his
fourth. While with the Lethbridge Native Sons, Fielder suited up
with the Chicago Black Hawks for four games.
The next season, Fielder joined the New Westminster Royals of the
Pacific Hockey League and was named the Rookie of the Year. In
September 1952, the Black Hawks traded Fielder to the Detroit Red
Wings, and though he spent the entire regular season in the
minors (where he won Rookie of the Year in the American Hockey
League), the Wings summoned him for a four game stint during the
playoffs.
Almost exactly a year to the day that Red Wings acquired Fielder
he was on the move again, this time off to the Boston Bruins.
Again, he didn't see any regular season action, but come playoff
time the Bruins gave him the call and he played in two contests
for them.
For the next three years, Fielder lit up the Western Hockey
League, collecting All-Star accolades and piling up points. His
hard work in minor pro paid off and he was given another chance
at the big leagues. On June 15, 1957 the Bruins dealt Fielder
back to the Detroit Red Wings where he played six games that
season on a line with Gordie Howe. With him and Howe both being
the type of player that wants to control and carry the puck, the
chemistry wasn't right. Fielder was released.
They would end up being the last games he'd play as an NHL
player. Fielder didn't register a point in the nine regular
season and six playoff games he played in the NHL, but he was
very prolific in his minor pro career, which continued for many
years after his second Red Wing stint was over.
Fielder played 15 more seasons, almost exclusively in the Western
Hockey League, seven of those years he led the league in points
and ten of those campaigns he was the top assist man in the
league. By the time he retired in 1973 at age 42, he had multiple
MVPs, Most Gentlemanly Player awards, and All-Star selections to
show for his highly successful WHL career.
| Guyle Fielder |
|
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1950-51 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
NHL |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1951-52 |
New Westminster Royals |
PCHL |
57 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
10 |
| 1952-53 |
Edmonton Flyers |
WHL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1952-53 |
St. Louis Flyers |
AHL |
62 |
22 |
61 |
83 |
12 |
| 1952-53 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1953-54 |
Seattle Bombers |
WHL |
68 |
24 |
64 |
88 |
20 |
|
| 1953-54 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1954-55 |
New Westminster Royals |
WHL |
70 |
20 |
67 |
87 |
37 |
| 1955-56 |
Seattle Americans |
WHL |
70 |
18 |
61 |
79 |
42 |
| 1956-57 |
Seattle Americans |
WHL |
69 |
33 |
89 |
122 |
30 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
| 1957-58 |
Seattle Americans |
WHL |
62 |
26 |
85 |
111 |
22 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
| 1957-58 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1958-59 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
69 |
24 |
95 |
119 |
18 |
12 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
4 |
| 1959-60 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
69 |
31 |
64 |
95 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 1960-61 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
69 |
24 |
71 |
95 |
32 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
| 1961-62 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
69 |
21 |
52 |
73 |
46 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1962-63 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
69 |
17 |
80 |
97 |
20 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
22 |
6 |
| 1963-64 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
66 |
17 |
85 |
102 |
34 |
| 1963-64 |
Quebec Aces |
AHL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1964-65 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
70 |
14 |
78 |
92 |
38 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
| 1965-66 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
70 |
19 |
75 |
94 |
10 |
| 1966-67 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
72 |
20 |
71 |
91 |
22 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
| 1967-68 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
70 |
15 |
55 |
70 |
26 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
| 1968-69 |
Seattle Totems |
WHL |
74 |
20 |
74 |
94 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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