New WHA Signings

CLEVELAND JOHN STEWART California Seals LYLE MOFFAT Toronto Leafs PHOENIX RON HUSTON California Seals DEL HALL California Seals RON SERAFINI St. Louis Blues LAURI MONONEN Finn Nationals PEKKA RAUTAKALLIO Finn Nationals BLAIR DAVIDSON Flin Flon ROGER SWANSON Flin Flon NEILLYSENG Kamloops Chiefs MIKE SLEEP New Westminster MITCH HOBIN Charlotte Checkers DAVEHAINSWORTH Muskegon Mohawks MINNESOTA BRUCE BOUDREAU Tor. Marlboros HENRYBOUCHA Minnesota Stars DAVE KEON Toronto Leafs PAUL HOLMGREN Minnesota Univ. DAVEHANSON Colorado College SAN DIEGO ALEX TIDEY I Calgary Brones NEW ENGLAND DANNY ARNDT Saskatoon CINCINNATI RICK DUDLEY Buffalo Sabres ROBBIE LAIRD Pittsburgh Penguins BRUCE ABBEY I Michigan Tech BILLY STEELE Sault Greyhounds DAVE INKPEN I N.Y. Islanders BOB COLLY ARD Philadelphia NAHL DAVE GILMOUR Charlotte Checkers GEORGE SWARBRICK Richmond Robins PATDONNELY Hampton Gulls LORNE ROMBOUGH Hampton Gulls BERNIE MacNEIL Boston Bruins DALE SMEDSMO Toronto Leafs CLAUDE LAROSE Sherbrooke NORMAND LAPOINTE Three Rivers WINNIPEG BILL LESUK Washington Caps WALLY LINDSTROEM Swedish Nationals MATS LINDH Swedish Nationals EDMONTON TEDMcANEELEY California Seals BOBMcANEELEY California Seals KERRY KETTER Atlanta Flames BOB RUSSELL Sudbury Wolves BOB BARNES Hamilton Wings LEN IRCANIDA Seattle Totems JOHN VAN HORLICK Springfield Indians JOHN HUBER Omaha Knights ALLIE SUTHERLAND Omaha Knights RICKSHINSKE New Westminster MIKE WILL Edmonton Oil Kings GARYVAUGHAN Medicine Hat STU YOUNGER Michigan Tech TORONTO RICK FOLEY Syracuse Eagles MARIO VIEN Cornwall Royals JERRY ROLLINS Winnipeg Clubs PAULHEAVER Oshawa Generals PAUL WOODS Sault Greyhounds JEAN-LUC PHANEUF Montreal Juniors MARK NAPIER Tor. Marlboros…

North Stars Betting New T-Shirts They’ll Make Playoffs This Season

TWIN CITIES— The Minnesota North Stars are betting their shirts they’ll make the Stanley Cup playoffs next spring. In a gimmick to show goodwill with their customers, the North Stars say they will give each season ticket holder a T-shirt if the team fails to make the playoffs for the third straight year. “Stick With The North Stars,” so goes the slogan on the front of the shirt. It is interesting to note, then, that many season ticket holders have stuck with the stars. Many have not. Through mid August, the team reported season ticket sales of 7,900 compared with 10,200 for the same period in 1974. Ultimately the North Stars sold 11,400 season coupons, and they are shooting for 9,000 this year. Things could be worse. The team in the WHA across the…

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AHL Plans Referees’ School

WEST SPRINGFIELD— Gordon Anziano, vice-president and secretary of the American Hockey League, and senior AHL officials Junie Fontana and Joe Faucette have formed the Pro-Am School of Officiating. The school will run Oct. 3-5 at the Eastern States Coliseum here. Anziano, in charge of conducting the AHL’s Linesman School and assigning of officials in the American League, also said that Dan McLeod, supervisor of officials for the National Hockey League, will be a part of the new program. “In the 16 years I’ve been associated with hockey, I have come to realize that the growth of hockey in the United States depends largely on the availability of qualified officials,” Anziano said. Between them, Fontana and Faucette have some 25 years of officiating experience in the AHL, and both are rated highly for their work…