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	Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation
		He played well in 61 games in his NHL rookie season of 1968-69, scoring 10 goals and 31 points.
		Brian would split the 1969-70 season with the Seals and AHL Reds and was left exposed in the 1970 expansion draft.
		The 5'11" and 180 pound center/left winger scored 23 goals and 53 points in his first full AHL season, and in 1967-68 he emerged with a 31 goal and 69 point season.
	www.sabresalumni.com /2001/perry_brian.php (487 words)

	Indianapolis in the Hockey Hall of Fame
		Hall won the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 1956, the Vezina Trophy (best goaltender) in 1963, 67 and 69, the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) in 1968, played in 13 NHL All-Star games and was a First-Team All-Star in 1957-58-60-63-64-66-69 and a Second-Team All-Star in 56-61-62-67.
		He was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team twice, in 1953 and 59, won the Lady Byng trophy (most gentlemanly player) in 1959, 1966 and 1969, and the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1974.
		In 1988, he finished his final season in Edmonton with 149 points, and followed it up with 168 in Los Angeles the next year, but was beaten out for the scoring title by Mario Lemieux.
	www.hockeyresearch.com /indyhistory/records/hhof.htm (3074 words)

	The History of the Detroit Red Wings, Past and Present :: Page Two
		Detroit reached the playoffs four times from 1966-67 until 1985-86, a period that was highlighted by the veteran line of Howe, Delvecchio and Frank Mahovlich during the 1968- 69 and 1969-70 seasons.
		The 1944 season saw an offensive explosion in the NHL as many of the league's best, and defensive players were serving in World War II (both Abel and Stewart served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943-44 and 1944-45).
		That season began what has become known as the NHL's Golden Age, which lasted through the 1966-67 season, after which the league doubled in size to 12 teams.
	www.gowings.net /history2.html (3074 words)

	The History of the Detroit Red Wings, Past and Present :: Page Two
		Detroit reached the playoffs four times from 1966-67 until 1985-86, a period that was highlighted by the veteran line of Howe, Delvecchio and Frank Mahovlich during the 1968- 69 and 1969-70 seasons.
		The 1944 season saw an offensive explosion in the NHL as many of the league's best, and defensive players were serving in World War II (both Abel and Stewart served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943-44 and 1944-45).
		That season began what has become known as the NHL's Golden Age, which lasted through the 1966-67 season, after which the league doubled in size to 12 teams.
	www.gowings.net /history2.html (3074 words)

	100 Point Seasons
		The first 100 point season was recorded by Phil Esposito in the 1968-69 season.
		The most points scored by any hockey player was 215 by Wayne Gretzky in the 1985-86 NHL regular season.
		The graphs below shows all of the 100 point scorers, who have won the scoring race, in NHL history.
	nasismiddle.nbed.nb.ca /hockey1/players.htm (73 words)

	Hull
		He was the third NHLer to score 50 goals in a season and set a new NHL record with 54 goals in 1968-69.
		Hull's hockey career came to an end in the 1979-80 NHL season, playing firstly with the Winnipeg Jets and then closing out with Gordie Howe and the Hartford Whalers.
		He continued to be a goal-scoring wizard and ended 7 seven seasons in the WHA with 303 goals and 638 points.
	www.stcatharineslock3museum.ca /Hull.htm (316 words)

	Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation
		He emerged as more than a little-used back up in the 1972-73 season, and had his best NHL season of his career in 1973-74.
		By 1967-68 Hall had moved on to St. Louis, allowing Dave a chance to participate in 27 games in 1967-68 and 30 games in 1968-69, but he was still considered to be the back up to Denis Dejordy.
		The "birdcage" mask that most NHL goalie wear nowadays (the fibreglass mask with a cage covering the facial area) was introduced by Dave in the mid-1970s.
	www.sabresalumni.com /2001/dryden_dave.php3 (1064 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Bobby Baun
		After spending a season with Oakland he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1968-69.
		Bob's first NHL season was split between the Leafs and the Rochester American's.
		Bobby stayed with the Leafs until the 1967-68 season, winning 4 Stanley Cups before he was traded to the Oakland Seals in the first expansion draft.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Bobby_Baun.asp (565 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Doug Harvey
		His final year in the NHL was with the St. Louis Blues in 1968-69.
		Overall, the only league leading statistics Harvey has are in his pre NHL career when he led the QJHL in penalty minutes in 1943-44 and again in the 1946-47 season when he led the QSHL Montreal Royals in penalty minutes.
		In looking at Harvey’s statistics he was never a prolific goal scorer, yet as of the end of the 2000-01 season he was 11th on the Montreal Canadiens all time assist list.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Harvey_Doug.asp (509 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Phil Esposito
		In the 1968-69 season, Esposito once again led the league in assists(77) as he became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a single season.
		On top of all that, Phil was elected to the 2nd NHL All Star Team twice, to the NHL First All Star Team 6 consecutive times, won the Art Ross Trophy 5 times, the Hart Trophy twice, the Lester B. Pearson Award twice, the Lester Patrick Trophy once, and played in 10 All Star Games.
		At the end of the 1998-99 season Phil was 4th on the All Time Goal Scoring List with 717, and 5th on the All Time Point Leaders with 1590.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Esposito_Phil.asp (832 words)

	Blackhawk Retired Numbers - Chicago Blackhawks
		Following the 1968-69 season, the Blackhawks claimed the rookie goaltender from the Canadiens on June 15, 1969 for $25,000.
		His 38-win season in 1969-70 began a streak of seven consecutive 30+ win seasons for Esposito, who finished his Blackhawk career as the All-Time Blackhawk career leader with 418 wins.
		Hall was claimed from the Blackhawks by the St. Louis Blues during the NHL Expansion Draft on June 6, 1967.
	www.chicagoblackhawks.com /history/BlackhawkRetiredNumbers135.asp (738 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Phil Esposito
		In the 1968-69 season, Esposito once again led the league in assists(77) as he became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a single season.
		On top of all that, Phil was elected to the 2nd NHL All Star Team twice, to the NHL First All Star Team 6 consecutive times, won the Art Ross Trophy 5 times, the Hart Trophy twice, the Lester B. Pearson Award twice, the Lester Patrick Trophy once, and played in 10 All Star Games.
		At the end of the 1998-99 season Phil was 4th on the All Time Goal Scoring List with 717, and 5th on the All Time Point Leaders with 1590.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Esposito_Phil.asp (832 words)

	Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation
		He played well in 61 games in his NHL rookie season of 1968-69, scoring 10 goals and 31 points.
		Brian would split the 1969-70 season with the Seals and AHL Reds and was left exposed in the 1970 expansion draft.
		By the end of the season he was called up by the San Diego Mariners, which was the renamed and transferred franchise from New York.
	www.sabresalumni.com /2001/perry_brian.php (487 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Phil Esposito
		In the 1968-69 season, Esposito once again led the league in assists(77) as he became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a single season.
		On top of all that, Phil was elected to the 2nd NHL All Star Team twice, to the NHL First All Star Team 6 consecutive times, won the Art Ross Trophy 5 times, the Hart Trophy twice, the Lester B. Pearson Award twice, the Lester Patrick Trophy once, and played in 10 All Star Games.
		At the end of the 1998-99 season Phil was 4th on the All Time Goal Scoring List with 717, and 5th on the All Time Point Leaders with 1590.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Esposito_Phil.asp (832 words)

	Bobby Hull
		Hull topped the century mark with 107 points during the 1968-69 season, though he did not lead the league that year.
		For 16 seasons, Hull's muscular frame, devastating slapshot, and blazing speed dominated the NHL, allowing him to become the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a single season and to net 610 career NHL goals.
		After 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, Hull shocked the hockey world when he announced in June, 1972 that he signed a 10 year, $2.75 million deal with the WHA's Winnipeg Jets.
	www.hockeysandwich.com /bohull.html (832 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Bobby Baun
		After spending a season with Oakland he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1968-69.
		Bob's first NHL season was split between the Leafs and the Rochester American's.
		Bobby stayed with the Leafs until the 1967-68 season, winning 4 Stanley Cups before he was traded to the Oakland Seals in the first expansion draft.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Bobby_Baun.asp (565 words)

	Blackhawk Retired Numbers - Chicago Blackhawks
		Following the 1968-69 season, the Blackhawks claimed the rookie goaltender from the Canadiens on June 15, 1969 for $25,000.
		His 38-win season in 1969-70 began a streak of seven consecutive 30+ win seasons for Esposito, who finished his Blackhawk career as the All-Time Blackhawk career leader with 418 wins.
		Hall was claimed from the Blackhawks by the St. Louis Blues during the NHL Expansion Draft on June 6, 1967.
	www.chicagoblackhawks.com /history/BlackhawkRetiredNumbers135.asp (738 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Doug Harvey
		His final year in the NHL was with the St. Louis Blues in 1968-69.
		Overall, the only league leading statistics Harvey has are in his pre NHL career when he led the QJHL in penalty minutes in 1943-44 and again in the 1946-47 season when he led the QSHL Montreal Royals in penalty minutes.
		In looking at Harvey’s statistics he was never a prolific goal scorer, yet as of the end of the 2000-01 season he was 11th on the Montreal Canadiens all time assist list.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Harvey_Doug.asp (509 words)

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	Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge - Players - Jim Dorey
		Dorey played four full seasons with the Leafs and took it upon himself to handle a good portion of the team's policing duties, registering 200 minutes in penalties in the 1968-69 season and 198 minutes in the 1970-71 campaign.
		Like many NHL players, Dorey was attracted to the offer of more money in the new rival World Hockey Association, so he jumped to the WHA for their inaugural season in 1972-73 as a member of the New England Whalers.
		He was a fourth-round draft selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs, 23rd overall in 1964 when he was just 17 years old.
	www.oldtimershockey.com /players/dorey.html (326 words)

	Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge - Players - Jim Dorey
		Dorey played four full seasons with the Leafs and took it upon himself to handle a good portion of the team's policing duties, registering 200 minutes in penalties in the 1968-69 season and 198 minutes in the 1970-71 campaign.
		Like many NHL players, Dorey was attracted to the offer of more money in the new rival World Hockey Association, so he jumped to the WHA for their inaugural season in 1972-73 as a member of the New England Whalers.
		He was a fourth-round draft selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs, 23rd overall in 1964 when he was just 17 years old.
	www.oldtimershockey.com /players/dorey.html (326 words)

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		A veteran of 11 NHL seasons as a player, Bailey, 53, broke in with the Boston Bruins during the 1968-69 season and spent five years with the club.
		Bailey broke in with the Boston Bruins in the 1968-69 season, and spent five years with the Bruins, winning Stanley Cups in 1970 and '72.
		Bailey, 53, who won two Stanley Cups as a player, was entering his 32nd season as a player or scout in the NHL- his eighth as Kings director of pro scouting.
	www.freewebs.com /deader1828/Memorium.html (1391 words)

	Welcome to Deadmarsh 18/28 [dot] net!
		A veteran of 11 NHL seasons as a player, Bailey, 53, broke in with the Boston Bruins during the 1968-69 season and spent five years with the club.
		Bailey broke in with the Boston Bruins in the 1968-69 season, and spent five years with the Bruins, winning Stanley Cups in 1970 and '72.
		Bailey, 53, who won two Stanley Cups as a player, was entering his 32nd season as a player or scout in the NHL- his eighth as Kings director of pro scouting.
	www.freewebs.com /deader1828/Memorium.html (1391 words)

	GOLF TOUR OF SCOTLAND WITH ICE HOCKEY HALL FAMER BRAD PARK scotland golf
		Brad Park was a dominating defenseman who broke into the NHL with the New York Rangers during the 1968-69 season after excelling as a junior with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association.
		Despite never winning the Norris, Brad Park was named to 5 NHL First-Team All Star squads and selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 out of 8 years from the 1969-70 season through the 1977-78 season.
		Brad Park is considered one of the best defenseman the National Hockey League has ever seen Brad is also a talented golfer and regularly plays the game at his local club.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/11036.html (569 words)

	Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - One on One with Guy Lapointe
		After a tough transitional season in 1968-69, a campaign in which Guy got called up to play his first NHL game with Montreal, Lapointe was promoted to the AHL for the next season.
		Lapointe played a single game in 1968-69, five in 1969-70, then became a full-fledged member of the Canadiens in 1970-71.
		Lapointe was a dominant force, and with his blueline partners, was an intimidating force to be reckoned with.
	www.legendsofhockey.net /html/spot_oneononep199301.htm (569 words)

	Punch Imlach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following expansion of the NHL from 6 teams to 12 for the 1967-1968 season, the Leafs were struggling and his veteran players grew impatient with Imlach's brash coaching style.
		He finally dispensed of the team's star player, Frank Mahovlich in 1968-69 to Detroit in return for 4 players much to the chagrin of fans and the media, and following an early exit in the ensuing playoffs, he was fired.
		George "Punch" Imlach (Born: March 15, 1918, Toronto, Ontario, Died: December 1, 1987), is a former NHL coach and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Punch_Imlach (383 words)

	SI.com - Hockey - Ex-Sabres winger Atkinson, 54, dies of heart attack - Wednesday May 07, 2003 03:18 AM
		Atkinson made his NHL debut during the 1968-69 season, playing one game for the Boston Bruins.
		In 1968, he played a key role in the Niagara Falls Flyers' Memorial Cup championship.
		In his one season with the Blazers, he scored 40 goals and 80 points in 65 games en route to being voted rookie of the year.
	premium.si.cnn.com /hockey/news/2003/05/06/atkinson_ap (383 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Phil Esposito
		In the 1968-69 season, Esposito once again led the league in assists(77) as he became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a single season.
		Phil's career was winding down and until his retirement in 1980-81 he still managed to lead the Rangers in scoring 4 years in a row, and help them reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1979.
		However Phil could not produce to the same level and after 27 games he had only scored 3 goals for a total of 5 points, so he was shipped back to the Braves for the rest of the season, where in just 43 games he scored 26 goals for an 80 point total.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Esposito_Phil.asp (832 words)

	Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge - Players - Jim Dorey
		Dorey played four full seasons with the Leafs and took it upon himself to handle a good portion of the team's policing duties, registering 200 minutes in penalties in the 1968-69 season and 198 minutes in the 1970-71 campaign.
		Like many NHL players, Dorey was attracted to the offer of more money in the new rival World Hockey Association, so he jumped to the WHA for their inaugural season in 1972-73 as a member of the New England Whalers.
		Dorey played two full seasons in New England before going to the Toronto Toros midway through the 1974-75 season.
	www.oldtimershockey.com /players/dorey.html (392 words)

	Atlanta Thrashers
		Following an impressive NHL playing career, Geoffrion took over the helm of three teams in the NHL as head coach of the New York Rangers (1968-69), Atlanta Flames (1972-75) and Montreal Canadiens (1979-80).
		During his storied 16-year NHL career, Geoffrion won six Stanley Cup Championships with Montreal, and registered 822 points (393 goals, 429 assists) in 883 career regular-season games.
		Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, the former head coach of the Atlanta Flames (1972-75) and teammate of the trophy's namesake, Maurice Richard, during his tenure with the Montreal Canadiens, presented the prized honor to Kovalchuk.
	www.atlantathrashers.com /View.aspx?CID01=2f385e79-892f-410c-b5c2-262ee4c7edca (224 words)

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