1972-73 Season

[acplant]

I'm customizing Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens team sets for my Stiga table hockey game and I need some info:
Did either team have players' names on the sweaters that season?
Which sweater colors were used for home and away that season?

Thanks for your help.

[dennel]

White sweaters were home jerseys and definately no names. I looked in media guides from 72/73 and 73/74.

[acplant]

Am I correct in assuming that those media guides list team rosters? If so, please list Buffalo's defencemen for the 72/73 and 73/74 seasons.

Again, thanks for all your help. I was an avid fan back then, but the old memory is failing me!

[dennel]

72/73
#2...Tim Horton .....Asst capt
#3 ...Mike Robitaille
4...Tracy Pratt.......Asst Capt\
5..Larry Hillman
6...Jim Schoenfeld
18.... Paul Terbenche
22....Ray McKay
23....Larry Carriere


73/74
2....Horton..........A
3....Robitaille
4....Pratt.....A...traded for 4...Jerry Korab
5....Carriere...also wore 23
6 ...Schoenfeld......A
18...Terbenche
23...Joe Noris
24....Bill Hajt

You're welcome,if you need any more info, please ask.

[acplant]

I appreciate the info. Between the Sabres Alumni site and the Legends of Hockey site I had come up with all but Pratt and McKay (who spent all but 1 game in Cincinnati) for '72/'73. Legends of Hockey says that Robitaille and Horton were paired, but being a huge Schoeny fan, I have to have him but don't have a clue who he skated with. I'm guessing that as he was a rookie, they may have tried a variety of pairings. I will go with either Horton or Pratt. I like TH for his choice in cars and his peanut doughnuts (as well as his hockey skills!), but I do remember Pratt from the earliest days of the franchise. Their stats for that season are oddly similar. JS actually had more points than either.

I was originally going with '73/'74 so I could have Jerry 'King Kong' Korab with Schoenfeld, but then I remembered that Ken Dryden sat out that season and I have to have the Dryden brothers in the nets! So I'm going with '72/'73. The French Connection make up the rest of my Sabres lineup. For Montreal I have Pete Mahovlich, Guy LaFleur, Steve Schutt, Guy LaPointe and Larry Robinson.

Once again, thank you for all your assistance.

[dennel]

Here's a quote from the Schoenfeld bio in the 73/74 guide

"Schoenfeld was a regular from his opening day in camp. He teamed with the ageless Tim Horton, and says he was fortunate to get a quick course in how to play defense from his long-time all-star partner."

And yes 72/73 was his rookie year, finished 4th in ROY voting.
Also mentions that he recorded a rock album, singing and playing guitar. Maybe you can find one of those in the Buffalo area!

[acplant]

I forgot about the record! As I recall it got a fair amount of local airplay, but I didn't buy one. Shame on me. Later on he was the TV spokesman for a local mattress/furniture chain, even after he left the area. He seemed like a nice guy for someone who was such a maniac, always throwing himself in front of shots.

The quote you mention seals it: Tim Horton will be my other D-man.

I appreciate all your help.

[dennel]

You're welcome

It gave me a reason to go back and read some of those old guides.