The 1974–75 Southern Hockey League season was the second season of the Southern Hockey League. On July 31, 1975, Jack Riley was announced as the new commissioner of the SHL, taking over for interim leader Gene Hawthorne, of the Roanoke Valley Rebels. The four existing teams returned from the previous season, joined by a fifth expansion team from Fayetteville, North Carolina. The new team was named after the Fayetteville Arsenal, and was scheduled to play at the Cumberland County Memorial Arena. In October 1974, owner Bill Raue moved the team, to Hampton, Virginia before playing any games, when availability of home ice dates became a problem. The new Hampton Gulls moved into the Hampton Coliseum recently vacated by the Virginia Wings of the American Hockey League. The five teams played a complete schedule of 72 games, with the Charlotte Checkers winning the regular season, and the playoffs.
Standings Final standings of the regular season.
GP W L T GF GA Pts Charlotte Checkers 72 50 21 1 370 256 101 Hampton Gulls 72 43 28 1 323 262 87 Winston-Salem Polar Twins 72 32 40 0 300 345 64 Roanoke Valley Rebels 72 29 41 2 296 304 60 Greensboro Generals 72 23 47 2 262 384 48
WHA/NHL affiliations Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements:
SHL team WHA parent clubs NHL parent clubs Charlotte Checkers Vancouver Blazers Buffalo SabresCalifornia Golden Seals Greensboro Generals Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades New York Islanders Hampton Gulls Cincinnati Stingers none Roanoke Valley Rebels Houston AerosWinnipeg Jets none Winston-Salem Polar Twins none New York RangersDetroit Red Wings
Scoring leaders Top 10 SHL points scoring leaders.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsAssistsPoints 1Steve Hull Charlotte 3975114 2Claude Chartre Hampton 3379112 3Andre DeschampsCharlotte5942101 4Lorne Rombough Hampton 5643 99 5 Ken Gassoff Winston-Salem 3155 86 6Wayne Zuk Greensboro 3549 84 7Camille LaPierreRoanoke Valley3545 80 7Wally Olds Hampton 1961 80 9 Bobby Guindon Roanoke Valley4038 7810Jamie KennedyWinston-Salem374077
Playoffs James Crockett Cup playoffs.
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