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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

This club in 1975-1976: WHA

* no longer in the club

History

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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