1974 WHA Draft Pick Transactions
February, 1974 (Secret Draft)
May 31, 1974 (Regular Draft)
The first two rounds of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft were conducted in secret in February and only graduating junior players (born in 1954) were eligible for selection. The remaining rounds were conducted on May 31. However, in between the two draft sessions the WHA reached an agreement with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association which permitted the WHA teams to draft one underage junior player (born in 1955 or 1956) in either the first or second round of the second session. As a result, the WHA renumbered the rounds of the draft, indicating that the first two rounds—conducted in February—were now rounds three and four, while the first two rounds conducted in May were rounds one and two.
We have listed and numbered each draft session separately as two separate events.
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
February (Secret Draft)
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Roadrunners |
Greg Joly | ||
| 2 | 1-2 |  Racers |
Bill Lochead | ||
| 3 | 1-3 |  Stingers |
Dave "Tiger" Williams | ||
| 4 | 1-4 |  Stags |
Roadrunners
Unknown. |
Cam Connor | |
| 5 | 1-5 |  Blazers |
Ron Greschner | ||
| 6 | 1-6 |  Knights |
Rick Chartraw | ||
| 7 | 1-7 |  Jets |
 Oilers
Unknown. |
Clark Gillies | |
| 8 | 1-8 | Oilers |
 Cougars
Unknown. |
Paul McIntosh | |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Nordiques |
 Aeros
Unknown. |
John Hughes | |
| 10 | 1-10 | Cougars |
 Crusaders
Unknown. |
Doug Risebrough | |
| 11 | 1-11 | Crusaders |
Jets
Unknown. |
Danny Gare | |
| 12 | 1-12 |  Toros |
Nordiques
Unknown. |
Alain Daigle | |
| 13 | 1-13 |  Whalers |
Crusaders
Unknown. |
Bruce Affleck | |
| 14 | 1-14 |  Fighting Saints |
Whalers
Unknown. |
Peter Sturgeon | |
| 15 | 1-15 | Aeros |
Rich Nantais | ||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 16 | 2-1 | Roadrunners |
Brian Kinsella | ||
| 17 | 2-2 | Racers |
Bob Bourne | ||
| 18 | 2-3 | Stingers |
Dave Inkpen | ||
| 19 | 2-4 | Stags |
Oilers
Unknown. |
Mike Rogers | |
| 20 | 2-5 | Blazers |
Ron Chipperfield | ||
| 21 | 2-6 | Knights |
Stingers
Traded • 1973 second round pick (#14Blaine Stoughton) to Nordiques for • 1974 second round pick (#21-Jerry Holland) on 1973-05-18 |
Jerry Holland | |
| 22 | 2-7 | Jets |
Stingers
Unknown. |
Bill Evo | |
| 23 | 2-8 | Oilers |
Stingers
Traded • 1973 third round pick (#39-Bill Laing) • 1973 fifth round pick (#65-Dave Pay) to Oilers for • 1974 second round pick (#23-Brad Winton) on 1973-05-18 |
Roadrunners
Unknown. |
Brad Winton |
| 24 | 2-9 | Nordiques |
Stingers
Traded • 1973 second round pick (#14-Blaine Stoughton) to Nordiques for • 1974 second round pick (#24-Mike Palmateer) on 1973-05-18 |
Mike Palmateer | |
| 25 | 2-10 | Cougars |
Crusaders
Unknown. |
John Stewart | |
| 26 | 2-11 | Crusaders |
Jets
Unknown. |
Gord McTavish | |
| 27 | 2-12 | Toros |
Jets
Unknown. |
Ron Ashton | |
| 28 | 2-13 | Whalers |
Fighting Saints
Unknown. |
John Paddock | |
| 29 | 2-14 | Fighting Saints |
Whalers
Unknown. |
Michel Deziel | |
| 30 | 2-15 | Aeros |
Terry Ruskowski | ||
May (Regular Draft)
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Roadrunners |
Blazers
Unknown.
"The Blazers gained the first selection ... through a deal with the Phoenix Roadrunners" per Times Daily |
Pat Price |
| 2 | 1-2 | Racers |
Mike Will | |
| 3 | 1-3 | Stingers |
Don Larway | |
| 4 | 1-4 | Stags |
Bill Reed | |
| 5 | 1-5 | Blazers |
Roadrunners
Unknown.
"Using Vancouver's first round pick, Phoenix chose Dennis Olmstead" per Times Daily |
Dennis Olmstead |
| 6 | 1-6 | Knights |
Brad Rhiness | |
| 7 | 1-7 | Jets |
Randy Andreachuck | |
| 8 | 1-8 | Oilers |
Gary Soetaert | |
| 9 | 1-9 | Nordiques |
Real Cloutier | |
| 10 | 1-10 | Cougars |
Gary MacGregor | |
| 11 | 1-11 | Crusaders |
Paul Baxter | |
| 12 | 1-12 | Toros |
Jim Turkiewicz | |
| 13 | 1-13 | Whalers |
Tim Young | |
| 14 | 1-14 | Fighting Saints |
Bruce Boudreau | |
| 15 | 1-15 | Aeros |
Dick Spannbauer | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 16 | 2-1 | Roadrunners |
Dave Gorman | |
| 17 | 2-2 | Racers |
Craig Hamner | |
| 18 | 2-3 | Stingers |
Bryan Trottier | |
| 19 | 2-4 | Stags |
Rick Blight | |
| 20 | 2-5 | Blazers |
Jacques Cossette | |
| 21 | 2-6 | Knights |
Kevin Devine | |
| 22 | 2-7 | Jets |
Brian Engblom | |
| 23 | 2-8 | Oilers |
Glen Burdon | |
| 24 | 2-9 | Nordiques |
Charles Constantin | |
| 25 | 2-10 | Cougars |
Tim Burke | |
| 26 | 2-11 | Crusaders |
Charlie Simmer | |
| 27 | 2-12 | Toros |
Roger Lemelin | |
| 28 | 2-13 | Whalers |
Mike Eruzione | |
| 29 | 2-14 | Fighting Saints |
Robbie Laird | |
| 30 | 2-15 | Aeros |
Pierre Larouche | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 31 | 3-1 | Roadrunners |
Jim Clarke | |
| 32 | 3-2 | Racers |
Mike Wong | |
| 33 | 3-3 | Stingers |
Cougars
Unknown. |
Mark Lomenda |
| 34 | 3-4 | Stags |
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Barry Legge |
| 35 | 3-5 | Blazers |
Peter Driscoll | |
| 36 | 3-6 | Knights |
Jim Warden | |
| 37 | 3-7 | Jets |
Kim MacDougall | |
| 38 | 3-8 | Oilers |
Paul Holmgren | |
| 39 | 3-9 | Nordiques |
Cougars
Unknown. |
Garry Lariviere |
| 40 | 3-10 | Cougars |
Stags
Unknown. |
Paul Nicholson |
| 41 | 3-11 | Crusaders |
Stingers
Unknown. |
Brad Anderson |
| 42 | 3-12 | Toros |
Carlo Torresan | |
| 43 | 3-13 | Whalers |
Peter Brown | |
| 44 | 3-14 | Fighting Saints |
William "Buzz" Schneider | |
| 45 | 3-15 | Aeros |
Pete LoPresti | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 46 | 4-1 | Roadrunners |
Bruce Aberhart | |
| 47 | 4-2 | Racers |
Mike Zuke | |
| 48 | 4-3 | Stingers |
Bob Murray | |
| 49 | 4-4 | Stags |
Crusaders
Unknown. |
Jamie Hislop |
| 50 | 4-5 | Blazers |
Dave Given | |
| 51 | 4-6 | Knights |
Jamie Bateman | |
| 52 | 4-7 | Jets |
Boyd Anderson | |
| 53 | 4-8 | Oilers |
Kevin Treacy | |
| 54 | 4-9 | Nordiques |
Jean Bernier | |
| 55 | 4-10 | Cougars |
Paul Evans | |
| 56 | 4-11 | Crusaders |
Knights
Unknown. |
Derrick Emerson |
| 57 | 4-12 | Toros |
Ron Sedlbauer | |
| 58 | 4-13 | Whalers |
Dick Lamby | |
| 59 | 4-14 | Fighting Saints |
Dave Hanson | |
| 60 | 4-15 | Aeros |
Derek Smith | |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 61 | 5-1 | Roadrunners |
Gordon Buynak | |
| 62 | 5-2 | Racers |
Pat Ribble | |
Stingers |
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| 63 | 5-3 | Stags |
Larry Finck | |
| 64 | 5-4 | Blazers |
Steve Jensen | |
| 65 | 5-5 | Knights |
Mike Boland | |
| 66 | 5-6 | Jets |
Rick Uhrich | |
| 67 | 5-7 | Oilers |
Dave Langevin | |
| 68 | 5-8 | Nordiques |
Dave Logan | |
| 69 | 5-9 | Cougars |
Scott Jessee | |
| 70 | 5-10 | Crusaders |
Mike Thompson | |
| 71 | 5-11 | Toros |
Gilles Lupien | |
| 72 | 5-12 | Whalers |
Don McLean | |
| 73 | 5-13 | Fighting Saints |
Steve Carlson | |
| 74 | 5-14 | Aeros |
Bob Sirois | |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 75 | 6-1 | Roadrunners |
Robbie Watt | |
| 76 | 6-2 | Racers |
Harold Snepsts | |
| 77 | 6-3 | Stingers |
Joe Micheletti | |
| 78 | 6-4 | Stags |
Ed Johnstone | |
| 79 | 6-5 | Blazers |
Dave Lumley | |
| 80 | 6-6 | Knights |
Ray Maluta | |
| 81 | 6-7 | Jets |
Dave Rooke | |
| 82 | 6-8 | Oilers |
Bernard Noreau | |
| 83 | 6-9 | Nordiques |
Michel Bergeron | |
| 84 | 6-10 | Cougars |
Emile DeMoissac | |
| 85 | 6-11 | Crusaders |
Tom Lindskog | |
| 86 | 6-12 | Toros |
Garth Malarchuk | |
| 87 | 6-13 | Whalers |
Joe Rando | |
| 88 | 6-14 | Fighting Saints |
Al Hillier | |
| 89 | 6-15 | Aeros |
Ken Gassoff | |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 90 | 7-1 | Roadrunners |
Andy Spruce | |
| 91 | 7-2 | Racers |
Peter Roberts | |
| 92 | 7-3 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
John Sheridan |
| 93 | 7-4 | Stags |
Ron Pronchuk | |
| 94 | 7-5 | Blazers |
Mike Hobin | |
| 95 | 7-6 | Knights |
Greg Holst | |
| 96 | 7-7 | Jets |
Bob Ferguson | |
| 97 | 7-8 | Oilers |
Tom Sundberg | |
| 98 | 7-9 | Nordiques |
Denis Carufel | |
| 99 | 7-10 | Cougars |
John Shewchuk | |
| 100 | 7-11 | Crusaders |
Harvey Stewart | |
| 101 | 7-12 | Toros |
John Harper | |
| 102 | 7-13 | Whalers |
Brian Walsh | |
| 103 | 7-14 | Fighting Saints |
Jack Carlson | |
| 104 | 7-15 | Aeros |
Murray Beck | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 105 | 8-1 | Roadrunners |
Steve Short | |
| 106 | 8-2 | Racers |
Tom Price | |
| 107 | 8-3 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
Marc Goulet |
| 108 | 8-4 | Stags |
Paul-Andre Touzin | |
| 109 | 8-5 | Blazers |
Mario Faubert | |
| 110 | 8-6 | Knights |
Mike McKegney | |
| 111 | 8-7 | Jets |
John Duncan | |
| 112 | 8-8 | Oilers |
Cam Botting | |
| 113 | 8-9 | Nordiques |
Claude Dupuis | |
| 114 | 8-10 | Cougars |
Mark Trivett | |
| 115 | 8-11 | Crusaders |
Steve CoIp | |
| 116 | 8-12 | Toros |
Joe McNeil | |
| 117 | 8-13 | Whalers |
John Nazar | |
| 118 | 8-14 | Fighting Saints |
Rick Moore | |
| 119 | 8-15 | Aeros |
Jerry Badiuk | |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 120 | 9-1 | Roadrunners |
John Taft | |
| 121 | 9-2 | Racers |
Michel Dion | |
| 122 | 9-3 | Stingers |
Dave Bossy | |
| 123 | 9-4 | Stags |
Terry Casey | |
| 124 | 9-5 | Blazers |
John Held | |
| 125 | 9-6 | Knights |
Brian Bye | |
| 126 | 9-7 | Jets |
Wayne Wilhelm | |
| 127 | 9-8 | Oilers |
Marty Mathews | |
| 128 | 9-9 | Nordiques |
Mario Lessard | |
| 129 | 9-10 | Cougars |
Bob Chase | |
| 130 | 9-11 | Crusaders |
Jack Brownschidle | |
| 131 | 9-12 | Toros |
Jack Davies | |
| 132 | 9-13 | Whalers |
Warren Miller | |
| 133 | 9-14 | Fighting Saints |
Don Dufek | |
| 134 | 9-15 | Aeros |
Jan Kascak | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 135 | 10-1 | Roadrunners |
Dan Mandryk | |
| 136 | 10-2 | Racers |
Kelvin "Cal" Erickson | |
| 137 | 10-3 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
Jack Patterson |
Stags |
Gordie Roberts | |||
| 138 | 10-4 | Blazers |
Eddie Mio | |
Knights |
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| 139 | 10-5 | Jets |
Mike Wanchuk | |
| 140 | 10-6 | Oilers |
Willie Friesen | |
| 141 | 10-7 | Nordiques |
Claude Arvisais | |
| 142 | 10-8 | Cougars |
Darrell Traer | |
| 143 | 10-9 | Crusaders |
Serge Gamelin | |
| 144 | 10-10 | Toros |
Bill Hassard | |
| 145 | 10-11 | Whalers |
Tony White | |
| 146 | 10-12 | Fighting Saints |
Reg Duncombe | |
| 147 | 10-13 | Aeros |
Ron Wilson | |
| Round 11 | ||||
| 148 | 11-1 | Roadrunners |
Chuck Luksa | |
| 149 | 11-2 | Racers |
Don Whelden | |
| 150 | 11-3 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
Gary Sargent |
| 151 | 11-4 | Stags |
Dave Groulx | |
| 152 | 11-5 | Blazers |
Jim Miller | |
| 153 | 11-6 | Knights |
Firmin Royer | |
| 154 | 11-7 | Jets |
John Memryk | |
| 155 | 11-8 | Oilers |
Greg Steel | |
| 156 | 11-9 | Nordiques |
Jim Murray | |
| 157 | 11-10 | Cougars |
Glen McLeod | |
| 158 | 11-11 | Crusaders |
Robbie Moore | |
| 159 | 11-12 | Toros |
Rob Larson | |
| 160 | 11-13 | Whalers |
Bob Ferriter | |
| 161 | 11-14 | Fighting Saints |
Marc Gaudreault | |
| 162 | 11-15 | Aeros |
Pierre David | |
| Round 12 | ||||
Roadrunners |
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| 163 | 12-1 | Racers |
Scott Mabley | |
| 164 | 12-2 | Stags |
John Riley | |
| 165 | 12-3 | Blazers |
Dave Otness | |
| 166 | 12-4 | Knights |
Bob Elinesky | |
| 167 | 12-5 | Jets |
Marcel Dumais | |
| 168 | 12-6 | Oilers |
Russ Hall | |
Nordiques |
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| 169 | 12-7 | Cougars |
Michel Dubois | |
| 170 | 12-8 | Crusaders |
Doug Allan | |
Toros |
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| 171 | 12-9 | Whalers |
Cliff Cox | |
| 172 | 12-10 | Fighting Saints |
Joe Baker | |
| 173 | 12-11 | Aeros |
John McMorrow | |
| Round 13 | ||||
| 174 | 13-1 | Roadrunners |
Kim Gellert | |
| 175 | 13-2 | Racers |
Graham Hall | |
| 176 | 13-3 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
Bill Best |
Stags |
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| 177 | 13-4 | Blazers |
Walt Kyle | |
| 178 | 13-5 | Knights |
Mitch Giroux | |
| 179 | 13-6 | Racers |
Received in unknown trade. |
Mike St. Cyr |
Nordiques |
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| 180 | 13-7 | Cougars |
Rejean Lemelin | |
| 181 | 13-8 | Crusaders |
Gord Stewart | |
Toros |
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| 182 | 13-9 | Whalers |
Dave Staffen | |
| 183 | 13-10 | Fighting Saints |
Tony Dorn Jr. | |
| 184 | 13-11 | Aeros |
Craig Norwich | |
| Round 14 | ||||
| 185 | 14-1 | Roadrunners |
Ron Hawkshaw | |
| 186 | 14-2 | Racers |
Rod Tordoff | |
| 187 | 14-3 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
Doug Counter |
Stags |
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Blazers |
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| 188 | 14-4 | Knights |
Bob Blanchet | |
Jets |
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| 189 | 14-5 | Racers |
Received in unknown trade. |
Mitch Babin |
Nordiques |
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Cougars |
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Crusaders |
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Toros |
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| 190 | 14-6 | Whalers |
Peter Tighe | |
| 191 | 14-7 | Fighting Saints |
Reed Larson | |
| 192 | 14-8 | Aeros |
Kevin MacDonald | |
| Round 15 | ||||
Roadrunners |
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| 193 | 15-1 | Racers |
Yves Plouffe | |
| 194 | 15-2 | Stingers |
Racers
Unknown. |
Jim Chicoyne |
Blazers |
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Knights |
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Jets |
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Nordiques |
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Cougars |
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Crusaders |
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Toros |
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| 195 | 15-3 | Whalers |
Brian Durocher | |
| 196 | 15-4 | Fighting Saints |
Kym "Chick" Yackel | |
| 197 | 15-5 | Aeros |
Ian MacPhee | |
| Round 16 | ||||
Roadrunners |
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| 198 | 16-1 | Racers |
Brian Barker | |
Stingers |
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Blazers |
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Knights |
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Jets |
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Nordiques |
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Cougars |
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Crusaders |
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Toros |
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| 199 | 16-2 | Whalers |
Colin Ahern | |
| 200 | 16-3 | Fighting Saints |
Dana Decker | |
| 201 | 16-4 | Aeros |
Don Hay | |
| Round 17 | ||||
Roadrunners |
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| 202 | 17-1 | Racers |
Rick Fraser | |
Stingers |
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Blazers |
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Knights |
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Jets |
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Nordiques |
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Cougars |
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Crusaders |
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Toros |
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| 203 | 17-2 | Whalers |
Dwayne Byers | |
| 204 | 17-3 | Fighting Saints |
John Rothstein | |
Aeros |
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| Round 18 | ||||
Roadrunners |
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| 205 | 18-1 | Racers |
Larry Jacques | |
Stingers |
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Blazers |
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Knights |
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Jets |
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Nordiques |
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Cougars |
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Crusaders |
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Toros |
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Whalers |
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Fighting Saints |
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Aeros |
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| Round 19 | ||||
Roadrunners |
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| 206 | 19-1 | Racers |
Bob Volpe | |
Stingers |
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Blazers |
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Knights |
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| 207 | 19-2 | Jets |
Tom Wynne | |
Nordiques |
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Cougars |
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Crusaders |
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Toros |
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Whalers |
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Fighting Saints |
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Aeros |
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