Saturday, July 2, 2022

1975-76 WCLH Season

 Jersey changes

Nanaimo Sharks: As was told by Jake Peterson, the Sharks showed off their new set. The logo is the word "SHARKS" across with bite marks on it with the letters "H" and "C" on the background. Jerseys are blue and teal, along with black and grey as a tribute to the team's previous owner Greg Peterson.

The North Battleford Crusaders updated their jerseys with the future not looking good. Stripes on both arms and hem were put together, and a new collar design and nameplates got added. The rest is still the same.

Standings

1. Lethbridge Cougars

2. Fargo Owls

3. Saskatoon Cats

4. Abbotsford Forest Kings

5. Kenora Pioneers

6. North Battleford Crusaders

7. Nanaimo Sharks

8. Medicine Hat Hawks

9. Brandon Buffalos

10. Moose Jaw Wings

Story:

For the fourth year in a row, the Lethbridge Cougars takes the top spot in the league, while both the Owls and the Cats went back and forth for the 2nd place. In the season finale, both the Owls and the Cats got the same record, but the Owls takes 2nd place by having more goals than the Cats.

 The Crusaders made lots of wins and sold out at every home game. Still, however, the hopes for a new arena are looking darker than ever, with both sides cannot agree on it even with Ron Jackins offer 100% of his share to build the arena. Still, the city council believes the arena is still good to play in. However, it is located outside the city, and it's small. The only thing big is the ice rink; if both sides don't agree, Ron would have no other choice but to find a new city to move the team in.

 The Sharks are pretty much in rebuilt mode with Jake Peterson now the owner he had to hand over his GM job to his assistant Paul Rowe, even the coaching staff changed as well were Frank Billiton took a head coaching job for the Seattle Pro hockey club, and he took the rest of the coaching staff with him. With fresh faces on the bench, the Sharks finished 7th but played poorly in the playoffs as they swept by the Owls; both games were shutouts.

The Cougars make it back to back as they beat the Owls 3 to 1, but the Cougars had a hard time with the 5th seed, the Kenora Pioneers were all three games ended in overtime, and in all three games, the Cougars dropped a three-goal leads.







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