Hockey Programs

1973-74 Regular Season--Musketeers vs. Chicago Warriors      Sioux City, Iowa, a town of approximately 86,000, has been home to the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) since 1951. After a single season in 1951-52, the Musketeers returned to Iowa in 1972-73 and have remained in town ever since.      At the time of this program (1973-74), the USHL was a semi-pro circuit, a notch below the International Hockey League. It contained nine teams, mostly west of the Great Lakes and one team, Thunder Bay, in Canada. The Musketeers played their home games at the Sioux City Auditorium, which sat about 3,500.      This was the second season of Musketeers hockey, and the team was coached by John Saville. Sioux City finished the year with a 23-24-1, missing the postseason. The Musketeers were m iddle-of-the-pack on offense, scoring 215 goals. Leading goal-scorer that year was Dave Kartio, who had 34 goals and 58 points.       On defense, Sioux City was fourth-wo

1968-69 WHL Playoffs--Buckaroos vs. San Diego Gulls      The Portland Buckaroos were members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), a six-team minor-pro circuit based along the West Coast of the US and Canada. The Buckaroos were two-time Patrick Cup Champions (1961 and 1965) and played their home games at the 10,128-seat Memorial Coliseum.      Led by former NHLer Hal Laycoe, the Buckaroos had a fine season in 1968-69. Portland won the regular season title that year, with a 40-18-16 record, 10 points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks. Despite the strong showing on the ice, attendance dipped below 6,000 per game for the first time, as the Buckaroos drew 5,655 per game to the Coliseum. 1968-69 Team Photo      The Buckaroos topped the WHL in both offense and defense that season. Portland scored 291 goals in 1968-69. Longtime center Art Jones led the team in scoring, with 38 goals and 114 points. Bill Saunders, with the Buckaroos since 1961, had a career season, scoring 53 goals and 11

1985-86 Regular Season--Wings vs. Flint Spirits      The Kalamazoo Wings were in their eleventh season of existence in 1985-86. Owned by Ted and Martha Parfet, the K-Wings were members of the International Hockey League (IHL) and affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. They played their home games at the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium.      Bill Inglis returned as Head Coach and General Manager of the K-Wings that season. Prior to arriving in Kalamazoo, Inglis was head coach of the Toledo Goaldiggers from 1980-84, winning two Turner Cup titles in the process. In 1984-85, Kalamazoo finished with a 40-35-7 record (4th place in the Eastern Division). They knocked off the defending champion Flint Generals in 7 games in Round One, but were swept aside by the Muskegon Lumberjacks.      The K-Wings improved on that season in 1986, jumping to second place in the Eastern Division with a stellar 47-29-6 record. Their 100 points were just five behind the