PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 7, NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 6 (OT) (BEST OF 7)

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

NEW 1 - 2 - 3 - 0 = 6
PHX 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 = 7

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Michel Cormier 3 (Dennis Sobchuk, John Gray), 7:19.
2. PHX Jim Niekamp 1 (Dave Gorman, John Hughes), 10:19.
3. NEW Larry Pleau 6 (Wayne Carleton, Brad Selwood), 14:48.
4. PHX Don Borgeson 3 (Robbie Ftorek, Al McLeod), 18:01 (SH).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. PHX Peter McNamee 1 (Don Borgeson, Jim Niekamp), 6:47.
6. NEW Terry Caffery 1 (John French, Paul Hurley), 7:42.
7. NEW Fred O'Donnell 8 (Paul Hurley, Al Karlander), 13:53.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

8. PHX Jim Boyd 4 (Don Borgeson), 4:23.
9. NEW Fred O'Donnell 9 (Al Karlander, Terry Caffery), 6:27.
10. NEW Don Blackburn 2 (Thommy Abrahamsson, Ron Climie), 10:59.
11. NEW Tom Webster 5 (Brad Selwood, John French), 13:37.
12. PHX Don Borgeson 4 (Bob Barlow, Robbie Ftorek), 18:38.

OVERTIME SCORING:

13. PHX John Gray 3 (Michel Cormier, Jim Boyd), 5:15.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NEW 11 - 12 - 12 - 4 = 39
PHX 13 - 9 - 13 - 1 = 36

POWER PLAYS:

NEW 0 for 1
PHX 0 for 0

GOALIES:

NEW Al Smith 4-4 (36 Shots - 29 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 5-2 (39 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wayne Mundey
Linesman: Paul Corcoran
Linesman: Gene Kusy

(PHOENIX LEADS SERIES 1-0)

4/24/1975 Schedule

New England Whalers at Phoenix Roadrunners

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 4, NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 2 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

NEW 2 - 0 - 0 = 2
PHX 2 - 0 - 2 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Dennis Sobchuk 3 (John Gray), 3:40.
2. PHX Bob Mowat 1 (Murray Keogan), 7:07.
3. NEW Tom Webster 6 (Terry Caffery, Al Karlander), 16:33.
4. NEW Terry Caffery 2 (Mike Byers, Tom Webster), 19:52.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

None.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. PHX Murray Keogan 5 (Bob Barlow, Don Borgeson), 5:30 (PP).
6. PHX Bob Barlow 1 (Robbie Ftorek), 10:24.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NEW 14 - 12 - 12 = 38
PHX 11 - 9 - 12 = 32

POWER PLAYS:

NEW 0 for 5
PHX 1 for 3

GOALIES:

NEW Al Smith 4-5 (32 Shots - 28 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 6-2 (38 Shots - 36 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Alan Glaspell
Linesman: Gordon Cresswell
Linesman: Pierre Belanger

(PHOENIX LEADS SERIES 2-0)

4/25/1975 Schedule

Toronto Toros at Houston Aeros

TORONTO TOROS 5, HOUSTON AEROS 4 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

TOR 2 - 2 - 1 = 5
HOU 2 - 1 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Don Larway 3 (Ted Taylor, Mark Howe), 6:11.
2. HOU Mark Howe 5 (Glen Irwin), 7:51.
3. TOR Jim Dorey 1 (Tony Featherstone), 15:32 (PP).
4. TOR Paul Henderson 3 (Frank Mahovlich, Gord Titcomb ), 17:50.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. TOR Frank Mahovlich 3 (Paul Henderson), 4:39 (PP).
6. HOU Don Larway 4 (Jim Sherrit, Rich Preston), 13:18.
7. TOR Tom Simpson 3 (Frank Mahovlich), 19:53 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

8. TOR Pat Hickey 2 (Steve Cuddie, Vaclav Nedomansky), 2:28.
9. HOU Mark Howe 6 (Larry Lund), 12:59.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

TOR 14 - 16 - 9 = 39
HOU 11 - 9 - 13 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

TOR 3 for 4
HOU 0 for 3

GOALIES:

TOR Gilles Gratton 5-2 (33 Shots - 29 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 4-1 (39 Shots - 34 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesman: Graham Hern
Linesman: Gene Kusy

(TORONTO LEADS SERIES 1-0)

4/26/1975 Schedule

Phoenix Roadrunners at New England Whalers

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 4, NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

PHX 2 - 0 - 2 = 4
NEW 1 - 2 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Cam Connor 3 (Jim Boyd), 4:41.
2. NEW Fred O'Donnell 10 (Paul Hurley, Thommy Abrahamsson), 9:14.
3. PHX Robbie Ftorek 6 (Garry Lariviere, Gary Kurt), 10:29.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. NEW Wayne Carleton 2 (Tom Webster), 10:44.
5. NEW Larry Pleau 7 (Terry Caffery, Tom Webster), 17:26.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. PHX Murray Keogan 6 (Gerry Odrowski, Cam Connor), 12:33 (PP).
7. PHX Jim Boyd 5 (Don Borgeson, Michel Cormier), 16:43.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHX 11 - 9 - 13 = 33
NEW 11 - 11 - 10 = 32

POWER PLAYS:

PHX 1 for 3
NEW 0 for 1

GOALIES:

PHX Gary Kurt 7-2 (32 Shots - 29 Saves).
NEW Al Smith 4-6 (33 Shots - 29 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Ross Keenan
Linesman: Darryl Havrelock

(PHOENIX LEADS SERIES 3-0)

4/27/1975 Schedule

Toronto Toros at Houston Aeros
Phoenix Roadrunners at New England Whalers

HOUSTON AEROS 4, TORONTO TOROS 2 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

TOR 2 - 0 - 0 = 2
HOU 0 - 2 - 2 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. TOR Jim Dorey 2 (Frank Mahovlich, Wayne Dillon), 8:52 (PP).
2. TOR Wayne Dillon 3 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Lou Nistico), 13:23.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. HOU Terry Ruskowski 2 (Gord Labossiere), 6:04.
4. HOU Mark Howe 7 (Gord Labossiere, Terry Ruskowski), 17:47.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. HOU Gord Labossiere 2 (Andre Hinse, Larry Lund), 0:35.
6. HOU Gord Labossiere 3 (Terry Ruskowski, Don Larway), 19:29 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

TOR 13 - 10 - 12 = 35
HOU 9 - 15 - 10 = 34

POWER PLAYS:

TOR 1 for 5
HOU 0 for 5

GOALIES:

TOR Gilles Gratton 5-3 (33 Shots - 30 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 5-1 (35 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Frank Larochelle
Linesman: Dave Madsen

(SERIES TIED 1-1)

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 6, NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

PHX 3 - 1 - 2 = 6
NEW 1 - 1 - 1 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Don Borgeson 5 (Jim Boyd), 10:12.
2. PHX Cam Connor 4 (Robbie Ftorek, Wendell Bennett), 11:42.
3. NEW Don Blackburn 3 (Wayne Carleton), 15:34 (PP).
4. PHX Wendell Bennett 1 (John Hughes), 17:56.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. PHX Gerry Odrowski 2 (Wendell Bennett), 11:16.
6. NEW Mike Byers 4 (Al Karlander, Nick Fotiu), 18:16.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

7. NEW Mike Byers 5 (Terry Caffery, John French), 3:54.
8. PHX Jim Boyd 6 (Don Borgeson, Peter McNamee), 17:12.
9. PHX John Gray 4 (Dennis Sobchuk, Don Borgeson), 19:48 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHX 16 - 7 - 11 = 34
NEW 10 - 10 - 10 = 30

POWER PLAYS:

PHX 0 for 4
NEW 1 for 1

GOALIES:

PHX Gary Kurt 8-2 (30 Shots - 27 Saves).
NEW Al Smith 4-7 (33 Shots - 28 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Alan Glaspell
Linesman: Gordon Cresswell
Linesman: Pierre Belanger

(PHOENIX WINS SERIES 4-0)

4/29/1975 Schedule

Houston Aeros at Toronto Toros

TORONTO TOROS 4, HOUSTON AEROS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

HOU 1 - 1 - 1 = 3
TOR 0 - 3 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Jim Sherrit 1 (Terry Ruskowski, Andre Hinse), 2:58.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. TOR Vaclav Nedomansky 4 (Wayne Dillon, Brian Gibbons), 2:00.
3. TOR Tony Featherstone 4 (Paul Henderson, Richard Farda), 3:48.
4. HOU Gord Labossiere 4 (Andre Hinse, Murray Hall), 8:15 (PP).
5. TOR Jim Dorey 3 (Tony Featherstone, Frank Mahovlich), 13:26 (SH).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. TOR Tony Featherstone 5 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Paul Henderson), 3:50.
7. HOU Andre Hinse 6 (Larry Lund), 13:18.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 10 - 8 - 9 = 27
TOR 10 - 12 - 11 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 1 for 5
TOR 0 for 1

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 5-2 (33 Shots - 29 Saves).
TOR Gilles Gratton 6-3 (27 Shots - 24 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wayne Mundey
Linesman: Joe Dame
Linesman: Wayne Bonney

(TORONTO LEADS SERIES 2-1)

5/1/1975 Schedule

Houston Aeros at Toronto Toros

HOUSTON AEROS 6, TORONTO TOROS 2 (BEST OF 7)

AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

HOU 2 - 1 - 3 = 6
TOR 1 - 0 - 1 = 2

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Gordie Howe 1 (Andre Hinse, Gord Labossiere), 7:30.
2. HOU Andre Hinse 7 (Gord Labossiere), 12:07.
3. TOR Wayne Dillon 4 (Paul Henderson), 16:15.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. HOU Jim Sherrit 2 (Mark Howe), 6:33.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. TOR Pat Hickey 3 (Wayne Dillon, Lou Nistico), 0:59.
6. HOU Jim Sherrit 3 (Poul Popiel, Mark Howe), 7:46 (PP).
7. HOU Terry Ruskowski 3 (Don Larway), 11:02.
8. HOU Terry Ruskowski 4 (Mark Howe), 17:00.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 13 - 12 - 14 = 39
TOR 10 - 8 - 10 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 1 for 3
TOR 0 for 2

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 6-2 (28 Shots - 26 Saves).
TOR Gilles Gratton 6-4 (39 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Tom Marek
Linesman: Dave Madsen

(SERIES TIED 2-2)

5/3/1975 Schedule

Toronto Toros at Houston Aeros

HOUSTON AEROS 4, TORONTO TOROS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

TOR 0 - 2 - 1 = 3
HOU 1 - 2 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Murray Hall 4 (Marty Howe), 16:26.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. TOR Pat Hickey 4 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 3:44.
3. HOU Frank Hughes 2 (Gord Labossiere, Andre Hinse), 6:00.
4. TOR Vaclav Nedomansky 5 (Tony Featherstone), 14:34 (PP).
5. HOU Larry Lund 3 (Andre Hinse, Gordie Howe), 15:56.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. TOR Jeff Jacques 3 (Gavin Kirk, Bob Leduc), 8:54 (PP).
7. HOU Mark Howe 8 (Don Larway, Terry Ruskowski), 16:16.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

TOR 11 - 13 - 11 = 35
HOU 8 - 9 - 16 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

TOR 2 for 2
HOU 0 for 3

GOALIES:

TOR Gilles Gratton 6-5 (33 Shots - 29 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 7-2 (35 Shots - 32 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Harris
Linesman: Steve Barry
Linesman: Michel Chartre

(HOUSTON LEADS SERIES 3-2)

5/5/1975 Schedule

Houston Aeros at Toronto Toros

HOUSTON AEROS 9, TORONTO TOROS 4 (BEST OF 7)

AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

HOU 2 - 5 - 2 = 9
TOR 1 - 2 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. TOR Gavin Kirk 1 (Tom Simpson, Pat Hickey), 2:39.
2. HOU Poul Popiel 2 (Glen Irwin), 7:25.
3. HOU Poul Popiel 3 (Gord Labossiere, Andre Hinse), 14:57.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. HOU Frank Hughes 3 (Gord Labossiere, Poul Popiel), 0:57 (PP).
5. HOU Andre Hinse 8 (Larry Lund), 4:21 (PP).
6. TOR Gavin Kirk 2 (Lou Nistico), 7:55 (SH).
7. HOU Jim Sherrit 4 (Ted Taylor), 10:29.
8. HOU Don Larway 5 (Terry Ruskowski), 12:00.
9. HOU Jim Sherrit 5 (Murray Hall, Ted Taylor), 17:32.
10. TOR Pat Hickey 5 (Gavin Kirk, Richard Farda), 18:53.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

11. HOU Frank Hughes 4 (Marty Howe, Gord Labossiere), 5:04.
12. HOU John Schella 1 (Poul Popiel, Frank Hughes), 9:55.
13. TOR Vaclav Nedomansky 6 (Wayne Dillon, Pat Hickey), 15:40.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 14 - 14 - 11 = 39
TOR 8 - 14 - 17 = 39

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 2 for 3
TOR 0 for 4

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 8-2 (39 Shots - 35 Saves).
TOR Gilles Gratton 6-6 (39 Shots - 30 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesman: Glen Sherwood
Linesman: Dan Stone

(HOUSTON WINS SERIES 4-2)

SEMIFINAL ROUND RESULTS


HOUSTON AEROS vs. TORONTO TOROS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Friday, April 25, 1975 - Toronto 5 at Houston 4 (Toronto Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Sunday, April 27, 1975 - Toronto 2 at Houston 4 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Tuesday, April 29, 1975 - Houston 3 at Toronto 4 (Toronto Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Thursday, May 1, 1975 - Houston 6 at Toronto 2 (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5 - Saturday, May 3, 1975 - Toronto 3 at Houston 4 (Houston Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Monday, May 5, 1975 - Houston 9 at Toronto 4 (Houston Wins Series 4-2)


PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS vs. NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Wednesday, April 23, 1975 - New England 6 at Phoenix 7 (OT) (Phoenix Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 24, 1975 - New England 2 at Phoenix 4 (Phoenix Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Saturday, April 26, 1975 - Phoenix 4 at New England 3 (Phoenix Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 27, 1975 - Phoenix 6 at New England 3 (Phoenix Wins Series 4-0)

AVCO CUP FINAL ROUND PREVIEW


HOUSTON AEROS vs. PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Thursday, May 8, 1975 - Phoenix at Houston
Game 2 - Saturday, May 10, 1975 - Phoenix at Houston
Game 3 - Monday, May 12, 1975 - Houston at Phoenix
Game 4 - Wednesday, May 14, 1975 - Houston at Phoenix
Game 5 - Friday, May 16, 1975 - Phoenix at Houston (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Sunday, May 18, 1975 - Houston at Phoenix (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Tuesday, May 20, 1975 - Phoenix at Houston (If Necessary)