Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 13, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba 70 Winnipeg free press thursday june 13. 1974 Denver and Seattle next stops for nil by Al Mcnell Montreal up the National hockey league announced wednesday that Den ver and Seattle have been granted conditional franchises in the league with the two new entries scheduled to begin play nil in the 1976-77 season., Clarence Campbell president made the announce ment minutes before the league went into its expansion draft to Stock Kansas City scouts and Washington capitals two teams scheduled to join the league for the coming season. The decision to add two new members was taken at a morn ing meeting of the league s Board of governors. The Gover nors had been their Long Range expansions select two of three bids that faced them. The other City bidding to join the league was san Diego but a recent decision by that City to lease its municipal owned Arena to the rival world hoc key association entry All but torpedoed any Chance the Cali fornia cily might have had. Cost of each new franchise was million with a Down payment of an estimated required from each City with its conditional acceptance. It was Learned that a further payment of must be made by each of the new members by the time their teams Are ready to operate. The granting of the f ran j today my dream came to Ujj Chisca was also contingent on both successful bidders having buildings that meet nil requirements. Seattle Denver and san Diego were All members of the Western hockey league in past seasons. And the selection of the first two for nil membership plus the loss of Arena space by the latter forced dras tic action on the minor league. Both Ivan Mullenix the Denver representative along with Vincent Abbey of Seattle operated who teams in their respective cities. Denver Salt Lake City and Phoenix will leave the who to join the Central hockey league for the coming season. This decision followed a meeting by the who directors where it was decided to sus Pend who operations for the 1974-75 season. The Portland franchise o p e r a t e d by the who becomes inactive while san Diego remains in limbo. Mullenix 37, is a St. Louis apartment Developer he be came president of the who Denver spurs after purchasing the team Lale in 1972. The nil franchise in Denver will be held by Denver sports inc., of which Mullenix is the Ilief stockholder. I have always wanted to own a major league sports Mullenix a graduate of the University of Iowa said. Schmidt s Happy with discards by Glenn Cole Montreal up Milt Schmidt says he is Happy with what he managed to grab in wednesday s National hockey league draft but it is difficult to imagine Why. Schmidt general manager of Washington capitals and Sid Abel his counterpart with Kansas City scouts selected two goalkeepers and 22 players each in the two hour session which stocked their teams for the 1974-75 season. I am very pleased with eve Schmidt said after spending million for the privilege of drafting the discards of the existing 16 nil teams. Many other clubs had to go through the same thing we Are going through. They had to Start from scratch and so do we. But if they want to protect 15 players maybe they should t be allowed to fill. But then the draft Laws should t be changed for the benefits of two teams when the other clubs had to go through the same thing. We went for what we Felt were the Best players regard less of the scouts had first pick in the proceedings and As expected took goalie Michel Plasse third siring Nel minder with Montreal canadians this sea son. This allowed Montreal to put defence Man John Van Box Meer Back on their protected list. Each duh was allowed to add a player to its protected list after a claim had been made against it. No club could lose More than three players. The souls also drafted goal Lender Peter Mcduffe. From new York rangers while the capitals net minding choices were Ron Low from Toronto Maple Leafs and Michel Belau Niemur from Philadelphia flyers. Belhumeur s Scle Clion allowed the flyers to put defence Man Joe Watson Back on their list. Kansas City s first pick in the second portion of the proceed Ings was Forward Simon Nolet who saw spot duty with the flyers last year. Washington when took left Winger Dave Kryskow a seven goal Man for Chicago Black Hawks last sea son. Some Veteran nil players were passed up by the two new clubs in favor of younger minor leagues. Goaltenders Jacques Caron left off Vancouver can Marv Edwards news dropped by California and Roger crazier Cut by Buffalo sabres were not drafted. Expansion choices by Kansas City Gaul Michel Plasse Peter Mcduffe new York skaters Simon Nolet Philadel Bitch dead Marsh Brent Hughes Paul Ter Benche Gary Coallar Cali Gary Croteau Randy Rota los Lynn Powis John Wright St. Ted Snell Chris Evans Bryan Lelley new York Robin Burns Pitts Tony Peluso Kerry Keller Normand Dube los Richard Lemieux Van Dave Hudson Ken Murray Dennis Patterson de Gilbert Doug Hohul by Washington goal Ron Low Michel Belhumeur skaters Dave Kryskow Yvon Labre Peter la framboise Bob Gryp bos Gord Smith los slave Atkinson Bruce Cowick Phi Denus Dupere Joe Lundrigan Randy Wyro Zub Mike Bloom Gord Brooks St. Bob Collyard St. Bill Mikkelson Ron Anderson Mike lamp Man Lew Morrison at Steve West Larry Bolo Chuck Murray an Derson Larry Fullan Jack Egers cougars sign 100-goal Centre compiled from Cap Chicago cougars of the world hockey association wednesday signed 19-year-old Centre Gary Macgregor who scored 100 goals for Cornwall royals of the Quebec major Junior league. It was also Learned wednes Day that Mike Pulyk of Toronto Maple Leafs of the National hockey league will sign a con tract with the Cincinnati entry of the wha. Pelyok will play with Phoenix or Vancouver until Cincinnati begins play in 1976. Detroit red wings have signed Bill Lockhead. The 20 year old left Winger was their first Choice in last month s Amateur draft. Montreal canadians signed defence Man r i e k Chartraw one of five first round picks the club had to a Multi year con tract. The canadians also signed defence Man Pierre Bou Chard ending speculation he was to jump to the wha. New York islanders signed left Winger. Clark Gillies their first pick in the Amateur draft and two goaltenders Bill Hughes and Don Cults. Central soccer Gerry Wilson scored both goals As fort Rouge United shut out Weston United 2-b in a Manitoba Central soccer let Guc third division game last night at Weston Community club. Richard Sloboda got the shutout. They la regret says Turk Walt Mckechnie the Denver nil team will play in a municipal Arena which is now under construction. Abbey a Seattle lawyer has a Long hockey history. He and Lis Eldred Barnes of Hillsborough calif., Are principal shareholders he who Seattle totems. Abbey Las been connected with that club for some 15 years. Abbey said the Seattle Centre coliseum owned by the City and used by the totems will seating capacity of sometime this year and Likely will have the same number of seats for its nil debut. He said that with a Long term lease in hand from the City the Seattle rink will have the roof if led off within the next four years to increase seating capacity in the building to and make it the biggest Arena in the nil. The building also houses seat lie supersonics of the National basketball association. Nor Mally the nil requires a mini mum seats of All new earns. Campbell while taking Noth ing away from the successful Seattle and Denver bids said Derek Sanderson Sar. Diego had been a victim of circumstances. The san Diego building had Een declared to the nil but hat declaration was not Hon Campbell said. I do not now the consequence of that jut i want to say in the Stron Gest terms that san Diego was a first class applicant. A Quality Lockey he added. Campbell said it still was too Early to determine which Divi Sion the two new clubs will join when Seattle and Denver join the Piej it will become a balanced 20-team, four division entity in 1976. With the addition of washing ton and Kansas City for1 the coming season the league will operate with four divisions but on an unbalanced basis existing let Ween the four groupings. Trade bait wednes Day was Waif Mckechnie to allow new yorkers to acquire Derek Sanderson from Boston Bruins. By Glenn Cole Montreal As cd p e c t c d controversial Centre Derek Sanderson was traded to new York hangers by Boston Bruins wednesday in Exchange Lor Centre Walt Mckechnie. The Deal was announced by Banger general manager Emile Francis just after the National hockey league had completed ils expansion draft to Stock Washington capitals and Kansas City scouts who will join the league for the 1974-75 season. I feel Good said san Derson. I wish i was playing in the Stanley cup tomorrow i am sort of disappointed Boston gave up on me. Now i want to go Back into Boston and play As Well As i can and help our team win there. They la re Gret they traded me. They la re Gret it More than any other move they be made it the past 10 Sanderson who jumped to Philadelphia blazers of the rival world hockey association in 1972 and jumped Back to the Bruins in the latter half of the 1972-73 nil season had his troubles this year getting along with Bep Guidolin who recently resigned As Boston coach. Gui Dolin now is with the scouts. Sanderson s season with the Bruins ended March 10 after lie and Terry o Reilly staged two fights in the Boston dressing room while the Bruins were in Oakland. After the altercation the Bruins announced they had sus Pended Sanderson who took off for Hawaii after the fights. I read in the papers in Hono Lulu where they said they sus Pended Sanderson said. I quit before they suspended me. I was unhappy with the Bruins. I was t playing and 1 wanted to play. I Don t like sit ing on the Bench. I asked them to Trade me but both Bep and Harry Bruins managing director Harry Schden said they supercharged fuel burning dragsters mid West All stars Bison drag ways sunday june 16th could t get anything for me. I like Harry As a Man to have a drink with and to play Golf with but work for Well it did t work Sanderson said he thought the Boston management had suffered since Slorer broadcasting had taken Over the club. It s not Harry s fault. I think it s the fact Slorer owns the club. 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