Albuquerque Six Guns
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The Albuquerque Six-Guns were a professional ice hockey
team playing in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, USA. They were in the Central Hockey League in the 1973-74 season only. They played in the Ripley Coliseum.
They were set up as a farm team of the Kansas City Scouts
but that team did not enter the National Hockey League
until the following season. The Six-Guns were forced to look to other National Hockey League teams for players.
Coached by John Choyce
, 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team playing in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, USA. They were in the Central Hockey League in the 1973-74 season only. They played in the Ripley Coliseum.
They were set up as a farm team of the Kansas City Scouts
Kansas City Scouts
The Kansas City Scouts was a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League from 1974–76. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver, Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies...
but that team did not enter the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
until the following season. The Six-Guns were forced to look to other National Hockey League teams for players.
Coached by John Choyce
John Choyce
John Leslie Choyce was a Canadian ice hockey coach. For seven seasons he was a head coach in the Central Hockey League ....
, 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| Regular season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | No. | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Ken Ireland | C | 8 | 65 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 56 | ||
| Ken Davidson | R | 9 | 65 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 59 | ||
| Chris Hayes Chris Hayes (ice hockey) Christopher Joseph Hayes was a professional ice hockey player who played left wing shooting left.Hayes spent three years playing junior hockey for Oshawa 1965-68. He left hockey for two years, but returned in the 1970-71 season to play for Loyola College in Montreal... |
L | 18 | 71 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 118 | ||
| Steve Langdon Steve Langdon Stephen Murray Langdon is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the fourth round, 63rd overall, of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played seven regular-season National Hockey League games with the Bruins, recording one assist... |
R | 17 | 67 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 16 | ||
| Paul Raymer | F | 12 | 69 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 57 | ||
| Alex Kogler | L | 7 | 62 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 23 | ||
| Dale Yutsyk | L | 14 | 56 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 76 | ||
| Morris Stefaniw Morris Stefaniw Morris Alexander Stefaniw is a retired professional ice hockey centreman. During the 1972–73 season, he appeared in 13 games for the NHL's Atlanta Flames.-External links:... |
C | 19 | 41 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 24 | ||
| Bob LePage Bob LePage Bob LePage is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was a member of the Canada men's national ice hockey team during the 1969-70 season.... |
D | 4 | 60 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 50 | ||
| Ron Homenuke Ron Homenuke Ronald Wayne Homenuke is a former NHL player. He played in only one NHL game for the Vancouver Canucks, who had drafted him with the 51st pick in the 1972 Draft. He retired in 1976.-External links:... |
F | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 39 | ||
| Barry Boughner Barry Boughner Barry Michael Boughner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 20 National Hockey League games with the Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals, going scoreless with 11 penalty minutes.... |
R | 10 | 62 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 19 | ||
| Larry O'Connor | D | 2 | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 167 | ||
| Dwayne Pentland Dwayne Pentland Dwayne Pentland is a retired ice hockey player. He played in the World Hockey Association for the Houston Aeros.-External links:... |
D | 20 | 63 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 57 | ||
| Gary Gresdal Gary Gresdal Gary Gresdal is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played two regular-season World Hockey Association games and one playoff game with the Quebec Nordiques in the 1975–76 season, record one assist and five penalty minutes in the regular season and 14 penalty minutes in the... |
C | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 52 | |||
| Nick Polano Nick Polano Nick Polano was the Detroit Red Wings' head coach when owner Mike Ilitch first bought the team in 1982. He later served as the team's GM.... |
D | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 52 | |||
| Rene Levasseur | D | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | ||
| Alain LeBrecque | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Jeff Hunt Jeff Hunt Jeff Hunt is a Canadian businessman who currently owns the Ottawa 67's hockey club of the Ontario Hockey League. He started a carpet-cleaning firm called Canway. His firm was in the Profit Magazine 100 seven times in the 1990s.-OHL Hockey:... |
L | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Brian Molvik | D | 6 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 122 | ||
| Terry Clancy Terry Clancy Terrance John Clancy is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 93 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the California Golden Seals and the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as with an independent professional hockey team, the London Lions, during the 1973–74 season... |
R | 16 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | ||
| Wayne Elder | D | 5 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | ||
| Scott Smith | L | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |||
| Bob Craig Bob Craig (ice hockey) Bob Craig is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. Craig played 178 games in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans , Providence Reds , and Baltimore Clippers .... |
D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |||
| Ray Reeson | G | 1 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Dave Hainsworth | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clay Hebenton Clay Hebenton Clayton Andrew Hebenton is a retired ice hockey goaltender.Hebenton was drafted 99th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the National Hockey League... |
G | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Vroman | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rene Villemure | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Pat McCool | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Trooien | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 2 | |||
| Wayne Wood Wayne Wood Wayne Wood is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played 104 games in the World Hockey Association with the Vancouver Blazers, Toronto Toros, Calgary Cowboys, and Birmingham Bulls.- External links :... |
G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||