Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA history

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Newton Minnowowski

6 жыл бұрын

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@jeffthewhiff Жыл бұрын

The WHA was definitely a "maverick" league, but there were also some great players who played in the WHA as well!

@seveglider8406 2 жыл бұрын

The WHA was the best thing that ever happened for Hockey! It helped bring many quality players from Europe and helped raise salaries for every player.

@incumbentvinyl9291 2 ай бұрын

Horseshit. European players were soft and sped up the change into today's game. Why do you see a rise in salaries as a positive thing? How and why do you think it's acceptable for anyone to make over a million annually?

@seveglider8406 2 ай бұрын

@@incumbentvinyl9291 Sports is entertainment. If the public supports the product, whether it's film, music, comedy, sports etc. and astronomical revenue is generated, the entertainers deserve to be fairly compensated. If sports were not generated revenue, athletes would not be earning the salaries they're being paid. Quit whining and get over your jealousy of people who are earning more $$$ than you could ever dream of earning!

@seveglider8406 2 ай бұрын

@@incumbentvinyl9291 WAKE UP! Sports is an Entertainment Business. Any Business which generates astronomical revenue, will compensate the entertainers. If the Businesses were not generating enough enough revenue, participants would not be compensated as much as they are. Quit whining and get over Your jealousy of people who are earning more $$$ than You!

@tomhallick419 3 жыл бұрын

Bill Goldthorpe was quite possibly the biggest nut in the history of the game! Thanks so much for posting this!

@marcusbell3233 5 жыл бұрын

The first hockey game I saw in person was the figthing saints at the the Old Civic Center.

@treerat7631 4 жыл бұрын

The WHA did do a lot of good things for the NHL

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Wayne Gretzky came in when the WHA and NHL merged

@kurtgoar519 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for upload, Being from Duluth. Going to St Paul it was a big dea,l that was the first professional hockey game I ever went to, I recall riding the double decker bus to the Civic Center from the hotel dont remember the hotel and watching the game, For the longest time i had a giant tenant of the Fighting Saints on my wall, It hung vertically, very cool for the time,may mother brought me there for my birthday ,R.I.P mom Susan Wanless-Goar..the GREATEST...

@johnhgoth 4 жыл бұрын

Very very entertaining, I had season tickets for a few of those years and the playoff games against the Houston Aeros were the best.

@HarveyBacktheBeatles Жыл бұрын

Was the playoffs between the Aeros and Saints portrayed more or less accurately in Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story?

@johnhgoth Жыл бұрын

@@HarveyBacktheBeatles I have not seen the film so I don’t really know.Sorry

@magicalwizard99 3 жыл бұрын

LOL at 00:52 the zamboni says "YOUR a saint or you ain't!"

@gingergargoyle 2 жыл бұрын

Not even a mention of Frank Polnaszek?? He was the WHA head statistician - but he got his start with the Fighting Saints ... he used to say that all the stories in "Slap Shot" were real and they didn't even show a quarter of it! He later wrote for several magazines, worked for the Hartford Whalers, and published a couple books on hockey as well. He passed about 5 years ago or so just outside Chicago, Illinois.

@jockejocke1 9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately his books are very expensive on Amazon.

@Slower-And-Less-Happy 5 ай бұрын

We need another WHA or "Rebel" league today. With the NHL being so watered down and tickets being over priced I think a rival league would flourish. Bobby Hull was promoting the WHA's comeback in the late 90's after the Jets left Winnipeg but I understand that the investors got nervous and pulled out.

@rdlytle 5 жыл бұрын

At 0:33, and at 2:49.....who is the team that the North Stars are playing ??

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't look like any team in the NHL maybe the Kansas City Scouts bad color film

@julianciahaconsulting8663 3 ай бұрын

good question....not a NHL jersey i recognize.....I wonder if its a pre season game when sometimes teams used different scrimmage jersies or even played against their farm team?