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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.)

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

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

Roger Bellerive, Left-Wing # 22, 1968-1971

Roger Bellerive official team photo, WHL

Roger "The Rocket" Bellerive broke into professional hockey player with the St. Louis Braves of the "old" C.H.L. in 1964. Roger would play for the Braves for the next three seasons before moving on to the Dallas Black Hawks in 1967, where he would play for one year, before joining the Portland Buckaroos in 1968. He would play for the Buckaroos from 1968 thru 1971, helping them win the Lester Patrick Cup in 1971 before going to the Salt Lake Eagles where he would remain until the Western Hockey League folded after the close of the 1974 season.
Roger was one of the fastest skaters in pro hockey. While Roger's playing statistics may not be indicative of a hockey superstar, or big goal scorer, his teammates and coaches valued his contributions to the teams he played for over the years. He probably received one of the highest compliments one could get as a player from "The Professor", Hal Laycoe. Hal Laycoe described Roger as a very sensible player who played an intelligent game. Anybody who knew Hal Laycoe could tell you that "The Professor" was not one to praise players, unless he truly felt it was warranted. This compliment was most likely related to the fact that Roger was often tasked with checking top players on the opposing teams, like Willie O'Ree, Norm Johnson and Guyle Fielder. Had Roger not been utilized, and as effective as he was as a checking forward during his career, then it is safe to say that he would have scored many more goals over the course of his career in the Western Hockey League.
During his time with the Buckaroos Roger scored a career high in goals during the 1968-69 season, with twenty-seven (27), which tied him for fourth with Cliff Schmautz, behind Art Jones, Norm Johnson and Bill Saunders. Roger's greatest achievement though as a Buckaroo was being a big part of the 1970-71 Buckaroo team that shattered all Western Hockey League records by winning 48 game over the course of the season and then winning the Lester Patrick Cup as champions of the WHL!
Roger, like many other Portland Buckaroo players settled in Portland after his playing days were over. He had a long and successful career working in the beverage distribution industry. On a personal note, when I asked Roger what he enjoyed most about his time with the Buckaroos, he stated that his fondest memory was being embraced by the city of Portland and the fans.

Roger Bellerive
			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1962-63	Moose Jaw Canucks	WHL	53	16	18	34	57
1963-64	Moose Jaw Canucks	WHL	58	31	43	74	67
1964-65	St. Louis Braves	CPHL	59	6	15	21	30
1965-66	St. Louis Braves	CPHL	64	10	10	20	24	5	0	0	0	7
1966-67	St. Louis Braves	CPHL	58	26	10	36	51
1967-68	Dallas Black Hawks	CPHL	59	19	21	40	25	5	1	1	2	2
1968-69	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	73	27	15	42	17	11	2	1	3	6
1969-70	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	67	14	15	29	12	11	1	0	1	0
1970-71	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	71	16	16	32	14	11	0	1	1	2
1971-72	Salt Lake Eagles	WHL	65	17	25	42	22
1972-73	Salt Lake Eagles	WHL	55	19	28	47	16	8	2	4	6	0
1973-74	Salt lake Eagles	WHL	39	3	19	22	88
1974-75	Portland Buckaroos	WIHL	0	16	16	32	2
1974-75	Portland Buckaroos	NWHL	0	2	11	13	20
1975-76	Portland Buckaroos	NWHL	0	0	0	0	0

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

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	4
1969-70	Salt-Lake Golden Eagles	WHL	55	8	58	66	20
1970-71	Salt-Lake Golden Eagles	WHL	64	15	46	61	22
1971-72	Salt-Lake Golden Eagles	WHL	30	5	22	27	4
1971-72	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	40	9	40	49	10	11	0	10	10	2
1972-73	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	70	11	47	58	4
	NHL Totals		9	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	2

WHL Awards:
Leader Cup (MVP) - 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 (tied w/Hank Bassen), 1964, 1967
Fred J. Hume Cup (WHL Most Gentlemanly Player) (1966, 1967, 1969)
First Team All Star - 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967
Second Team All Star - 1961, 1965, 1966, 1968

Dennis Kearns, Defense # 5, 1967-1970

Dennis Kearns was an excellent puck-moving defensemen with a good shot from the point who spent his entire ten-year NHL career with the Vancouver Canucks. He was useful on the power-play and with the team's transition game but he needed to be paired with someone who would stay back when Kearns embarked on one of his rushes or was pinching in at the blueline.
Kearns played junior with the home town Kingston Canadiens of the OHA in 1965-66 then spent a year with the city's senior Aces. Originally property of the Chicago Black Hawks, Kearns was a stalwart in WHL with the Portland Buckaroos from 1967 to 1970. He scored 117 points in three years and was voted on to the league's second all-star team 1969 and the first all-star squad in 1970. Kearns then spent the 1970-71 season with the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks where he scored 52 points and was named to the league's first all-star team.
Around this time Chicago was deep on defence and decided to expose Kearns in the Intra-League Draft. He was claimed by Vancouver on June 8, 1971 and embarked on a successful 677-game career. The young blueliner scored 29 points for the Canucks as a rookie in 1971-72 and became a fixture on the team's defense. During this period he was often paired with Dale Tallon or John Schella. Offensively Kearns put up his most impressive numbers between 1975 and 1978 when he recorded 158 points in those three years. He registered 60 points in 1976-77, a team record until Doug Lidster broke it with a 63-point effort in 1986-87.
Kearns mobility and offensive savvy were sought by Team Canada at the 1977 and 1978 World Championships. By the 1979-80 season, Kearns was slowing down and the team was giving Lars Lindgren and Kevin McCarthy more ice time and power play work. The veteran rear guard retired after playing 46 games in 1980-81.

Dennis Kearns
			Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	68	5	15	20	62	12	2	4	6	2
1968-69	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	74	2	42	44	81	11	2	6	8	13
1969-70	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	72	11	42	53	67	8	1	6	7	9
1970-71	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL	65	8	44	52	65	10	2	5	7	14
1971-72	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	73	3	26	29	59
1972-73	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	72	4	33	37	51
1973-74	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	52	4	13	17	30
1974-75	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	49	1	11	12	31	4	0	0	0	4
1975-76	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	80	5	46	51	48	2	0	1	1	0
1976-77	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	80	5	55	60	60
1977-78	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	80	4	43	47	27
1978-79	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	78	3	31	34	28	3	1	1	2	2
1979-80	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	67	1	18	19	24	2	0	0	0	2
1980-81	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	46	1	14	15	28
	NHL Totals		677	31	290	321	386	11	1	2	3	8

WHL Awards:
First Team All Star - 1970
Second Team All Star - 1969

CHL Awards:
First Team All Star - 1971

Doug "Andy" Anderson, Center # 9, 1961-1963

His only two NHL games were in the 1953 playoffs, neither in the finals, but his name is on the Stanley Cup. Anderson's first outing came March 26 and a 4-3 victory over Chicago in a semi-finals Montreal won in seven games.
He had been called up by the Habs as a precautionary measure for the playoffs after an excellent year in Victoria in the WHL, but after his brief stint with the Canadiens he spent the next decade in the WHL, playing almost 700 games in that minor-pro league.
Anderson began his career in his home town, Edmonton, making it to the Memorial Cup his first year (and losing, in 1945-46) and winning the Allan Cup with the Edmonton Flyers in 1947-48. He moved to Victoria in 1951, and from there he made the big show before retreating to the WHL for the rest of his playing days.

Doug Anderson
			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1947-48	Edmonton Flyers	WCSHL
1948-49	Edmonton Flyers	WCSHL
1949-50	Edmonton Flyers	WCSHL	45	18	44	62	28
1950-51	Edmonton Flyers	WCSHL
1951-52	Victoria Cougars	PCHL	67	14	33	47	10
1952-53	Victoria Cougars	WHL	70	18	50	68	14
1952-53	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	2	0	0	0	0
1953-54	Victoria Cougars	WHL	60	7	15	22	10	5	1	3	4	0
1953-54	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	7	0	2	2	4
1954-55	Victoria Cougars	WHL	51	15	28	43	4	3	0	0	0	0
1955-56	Victoria Cougars	WHL	62	23	40	63	24	9	3	2	5	4
1956-57	Victoria Cougars	WHL	70	22	42	64	22	3	1	0	1	0
1957-58	Victoria Cougars	WHL	26	4	9	13	2
1958-59	Victoria Cougars	WHL	67	16	32	48	12	3	0	2	2	0
1959-60	Victoria Cougars	WHL	70	10	22	32	2	11	2	2	4	0
1960-61	Victoria Cougars	WHL	70	6	30	36	12	5	1	4	5	0
1961-62	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	54	4	22	26	2	7	1	2	3	7
1962-63	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	60	5	6	11	0
	NHL Totals	2	0	0	0	0

Dave Kelly, Goaltender # 1/30, 1963-1966 & 1968-1974

DAVE KELLY came to the Portland Buckaroos training camp in the summer of 1963 from the Knob Hill Farms of the Toronto Metro Junior "A" League. As Coach Laycoe put it, "known only as a kid with a mask." Dave was brought to Portland, frankly, simply as a practice goalie until he could be placed with an amateur team for the season. The Bucks tried to place him but by the time they got around to it, there wasn't an amateur club that wanted a goalie. So, Dave had to fight for a spot with Rick Charron since Don Head was the undisputed # 1 goalie for the Buckaroos. However all that changed on Oct. 30, 1963 when Dave replaced Don Head in the Portland Buckaroos net against the San Francisco Seals and promptly shut them out. Don Head needed surgery on his knee and suddenly the 20-year-old was a pro. At the time Dave started his first game in net for the Buckaroos, he was the youngest goalie in professional hockey at age 20. He was so nervous after his first game that a cold shower wouldn't stop the flow of perspiration from his forehead. Yet, he was so cocky that he flatly predicted on a southern swing: " In L.A., I'll lead the way, with a shutout every day." And then he blanked the Blades 1-0 in his next game. After that the writer for the Oregonian, John White would refer to Dave in his "Buck Shots" articles as Dave (Cassius) Kelly from then on.
Kelly by then had already been the subject of a full-length feature in the Toronto Star in which he was mentioned as the possible future goalie of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Laycoe agreed with the possibility by saying - "judging him against other 20-year olds". How many goalies have made it in pro hockey at the age of 20?" Dave would rise to the challenge as he would finish the 1963-64 season with the second lowest goals-against average in the Western Hockey League. He also rewrote the WHL record books by posting a shutout streak of 225 minutes and 22 seconds that came to an end on March 15, 1964. Dave was also chosen the WHL Rookie of the Year for 1964.
In 1964-65 Dave posted a 3.21 goals-against average and in 1965-66 he had a 3.19 average and shared the leading WHL goal keeper award with teammate Don Head.
However, in 1966 he was traded with Tommy McVie to the L.A. Blades for Right-Winger, Willie O'Ree. Laycoe's reasoning for trading Dave was that Kelly's NHL rights were owned by the Toronto Maple Leafs and there was a good chance that the Bucks would lose him in the expansion draft. Dave once again was up to the challenge and played solid in L.A. posting a 4.00 goals-against average with 2 shutouts for the Blades.
The Buckaroos then sold Dave to the San Diego Gulls in 1968 and Dave played in 41 games and had his best ever goals-against average of 2.88 along with 2 shutouts. However, at the start of the following season the Gulls drafted Jack McCartan and the Buckaroos once again came calling. Dave Kelly was once again a Portland Buckaroo.
To be continued........

Dave Kelly
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	G	A	PIM
1963-64	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	54	0	0	21											5	0	0	0
1964-65	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	19	0	0	15											1	0	0	2
1965-66	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	37	0	1	6											6	0	0	2
1966-67	Los-Angeles Blades	WHL	37	0	1	4	0	150	4	2	4.00	0	0	0	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
1967-68	San Diego Gulls	WHL	40	0	0	0	2357	115	0	2	2.88	16	20	3	1117	0.907	2	0	0	0
1968-69	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	34	0	2	0	1994	103	0	3	3.10	0	0	0	0	0.000	5	0	0	0
1969-70	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	43	0	4	4	2523	137	0	2	3.26	0	0	0	0	0.000	2	0	0	0
1970-71	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	30	0	0	4	1608	87	0	0	3.25	0	0	0	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
1971-72	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	53	0	0	13	2978	184	1	3	3.71	0	0	0	0	0.000	2	0	0	0
1972-73	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	24	0	1	4	1389	100	2	0	4.32	4	16	3	760	0.884	-	-	-	-
1973-74	Portland Buckaroos	WHL	25	0	0	2	1467	96	2	0	3.93	0	0	0	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
1973-74	San Diego Gulls	WHL	1	0	0	0											-	-	-	-
1974-75	Portland Buckaroos	WIHL	0	0	0	0
1975-76	Portland Buckaroos	NWHL	0	0	0	0

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