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Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
- Year of foundation: 1974
- Club status: ceased (Played in WHA from 1974 to 1977. The organization folded for financial reasons )
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All time leagues: CHL | PHL | WHA | WHL (1952-74)
Season 1975-1976
Club teams
This club in 1975-1976: WHA
Current rosterseason 1975-1976
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Clay Hebenton |  | 20.02.1953 | 176 cm | 90 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| 19 | D | Pekka Rautakallio |  | 25.07.1953 | 190 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» |
| C | Jim Boyd | | 04.06.1949 | 176 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Robbie Ftorek |  | 02.01.1952 | 178 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Lauri Mononen | | 22.03.1950 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
The franchise originally competed in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 1967 to 1974 after being moved from Victoria, British Columbia, where they had played for the three previous seasons as the Maple Leafs.
In 1974, the Roadrunners joined the WHA with their roster mostly intact when the WHL ceased operations. The Roadrunners achieved relative success during their first two WHA seasons, but lack of financial success resulted in the removal of local favorite Sandy Hucul as coach and his replacement with Al Rollins, who was disliked by Phoenix hockey fans. Rollins did not succeed in improving the team's fortunes. At one point, the team was forced to sell players just to pay the bills. The Roadrunners finally gave up and folded at the end of its third season.
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Fast factsseason 1975-1976
- Youngest player: Pekka Rautakallio (22 years)
- Oldest player: Jim Boyd (27 years)
- Shortest player: Jim Boyd (176 cm)
- Tallest player: Pekka Rautakallio (190 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (2), Finland (2), USA (1)
Leagues
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) participates in season 1975-1976: WHA
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