DETROIT (AP) —Gordie Howe, the Detroit Red Wing’s legendary No. 9, says he just might be back on the ice next season along with his two sons, playing for the World Hockey Association’s Houston Aeros. “I have always said I would like to play at least one year with my boys,” Howe. 45. said today …
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By TOM HINE WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The big, burly Texan leaned back in his chair and let out a big, brassy Texan roar.He kicked the heels of his cowboy boots on the floor and slapped his dungaree-clad knees. “Can you believe it?” he laughed. “The Houston Aeros have drafted Bobby Orr. We’ve drafted THE Bobby …
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QUEBEC (CP) – Winnipeg Jets have been given until July 1 to raise $1 million as down payment for entry into the National Hockey League, says Bob Graham, chairman of the board of the community-owned World Hockey Association club. Graham said the Jets were given the time after the midweek meeting in New York between …
By BARRY WILNER AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) – The Colorado Rockies were sold Thursday to a group headed by John McMullen, principal owner of baseball’s Houston Astros, and the National Hockey League Board of Governors granted McMullen permission to move the team from Denver to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Arena. McMullen’s group, which includes Brendan …
Carnival begins in Quebec capital QUEBEC CITY (UPI) — Rio’s Carnivale and New Orlean’s Mardi Gras were rivaled by the celebrations which erupted in this historic provincial capital today for the new World Hockey Association champions — the Quebec Nordiques. WHA scoring champ Real Cloutier scored one goal and assisted on three others to lead …
NEW YORK (CP) — New York Raiders of the fledgling World Hockey Association yesterday introduced at a press conference six players, all with varying amounts of National Hockey League experience, whom they described as the nucleus of the team that will take the ice this fall. The players with major league experience are goalkeeper Gary …
NEW YORK (CP) — Robbie Ftorek was named winner of the Gordie Howe Trophy as the most valuable player in the World Hockey Association for the 1976-77 season Sunday, marking the first time in hockey history that an American-born player has ever won a major league MVP award. The Howe award, chosen by a vote …
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WINNIPEG (CP) – Winnipeg Jets survived their worst period of hockey in four games and went on to defeat New England Whalers 5-3 last night to win their second World Hockey Association championship in three years. The victory, before a jubilant capacity crowd of 10,348, many of them drinking wine or champagne in the final …
BY HOWARD ERICKSON Free Press Sports Writer After seven weeks of haggling and painstaking delays, Johnny Wilson was finally announced Monday as coach of the Michigan Stags. And in the same quick breath, the Stags’ owners revealed that they had signed goaltender Gerry Desjardins … and that they were now accepting season-ticket requests. The biggest …
HOUSTON (CP)— Gordie Howe, playing in a style helving his 46 years, was at his best Sunday night as Houston Aeros beat Chicago Cougars 6-2 to win the World Hockey Association championship. ”1 said before we went out there that a winner can take a lot of crap and be a winner by taking advantage,” …
