Stat of the Day - Ron Grahame (Houston Aeros)

Ron Grahame 

Goaltender

Houston Aeros

2 time winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy as the World Hockey Association's Goaltender of the Year (1975, 1977)

The 1975 WHA Playoff MVP

He led he Houston Aeros to the Avco Cup Championship by winning 12 games and losing 1.  The Aeros lost one game in the quarter finals to Cleveland but then swept the San Diego Mariners in the semi-finals and the Quebec Nordiques in the Avco Cup final. 

Today in Hockey History (August 30th)

August 30th 1966

The debut of the expansion St. Louis Blues jerseys 

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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WHA Media Guide 

1973-74 

featuring Bobby Hull of the Winnipeg Jets and Gordie Howe of the Houston Aeros

Sports Illustrated Hockey Cover of the Week

Sports Illustrated

 Regional Cover

June 20th 2016

"Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe

2016 AHL Calder Cup Champions

2016 American Hockey League Calder Cup Champions

Lake Erie Monsters

Won the Calder Cup in a 4 game sweep over the Hershey Bears 

Oliver Bjorkstrand

(Lake Erie Monsters)

Jack A Butterfield Trophy winner

AHL Playoff MVP

2016 NHL Awards

2016 NHL General Manager of the Year Award

Jim Rutherford

(Pittsburgh Penguins)

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The top three draft picks (L-R) Bobby Ryan of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jack Johnson of the Carolina Hurricanes pose for a portrait during the 2005 National Hockey League Draft on July 30, 2005 

1986 NHL Awards

Troy Murray

(Chicago Blackhawks)

Frank J Selke Trophy winner

45 goals  54 assist  90 points