Saturday, June 11, 2011
Syracuse Blazers - Charlotte Checkers 1971-72 Game 1 Brawl Video
Here's a YouTube video, courtesy of Kurt Golembrosky, son of Checkers' Frank Golembrosky. It's from Game 1 of the 1971-72 Finals,. The Syracuse Blazers at Charlotte Checkers. There's also a little hockey in there. Thanks, Kurt!
I just realized I have a program from this game. It notes that Charlotte hadn't played in two weeks since beating Greensboro in 5 games in the semi-finals. The Checkers had beaten the Suncoast Suns in 6 games in the opening round. Syracuse hadn't played in a week since beating Johnstown in the semis. Both arenas had scheduling issues. The Checkers had to travel to Salem, VA and Concord, NC to practice. Ironically, it was the Billy Graham Crusade that delayed the brawl below in the Charlotte Coliseum.
Charlotte won the previous year's title, beating the New Haven Blades 4 games to 1. The program says that the three keys to the previous years' team and this years' team were Allie Sutherland, Frank Golembrosky & Mike Rouleau. Syracuse was led by Ray Adduono and Paul Larose.
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Great video! This is a lost treasure and thanks for sharing. Wow, over 200 penalty minutes in that game. I would be interested in seeing the box score. Nowadays, first games of any finals we would be lucky to see one, maybe two penalties. This is old time hockey as we know it best! Recognize Fred Creighton behind the bench for the Checkers....he later coached the Atlanta Flames!
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