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The Denver Falcons were the first professional ice hockey team in Colorado. They were a member of the United States Hockey League. Playing their home games at the University of Denver Ice Arena, the team had a memorable season in Denver, starting with winning Colorado's first professional hockey game over the St. Paul Saints 3-1 at DU. After a season which endured the tragic car crash death of Johnny Holota which also injured Billy Warwick, the Falcons advanced to the playoffs. They were defeated by the favored Omaha Knights three games to two, ending the Falcons' only season.
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Founded | 1950 |
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League | United States Hockey League |
Team history | Denver Falcons 1950-51 |
Based in | Denver, Colorado |
Arena | University of Denver Ice Arena |
Head coach | Bill Cook |
Manager | Lyle Wright |
Championships | 0 |
The Falcons were coached by Bill Cook, and managed by Lyle Wright.[1]
Season | W | L | T | Pts | Win % | Result |
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1950-51 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 64 | .500 | Wild Card |
Goalies | |||||
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# | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
1 | Lou Crowdis | L | 1950 | St. Anne de Beaupré, Quebec |
Defense | |||||
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# | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
2 | Bob Chrystal | L | 1950 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
3 | Jack Jackson | R | 1950 | Windsor, Ontario | |
4 | Ian "Fritz" Fraser | L | 1950 | Johnstown, Scotland | |
5 | Carl Kaiser | L | 1950 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
Walter Bak | L | 1950 | Tarnowiec, Poland | ||
Joe Crozier | R | 1950 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Offense | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
6 | Chuck "Yogi" Kraiger | LW | L | 1951 | Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia | |
7 | Harold Brown | RW | L | 1950 | Brandon, Manitoba | |
8 | Lloyd "Red" Doran | C | L | 1950 | South Porcupine, Ontario | |
9 | Bill Warwick | LW | 1950 | Regina, Saskatchewan | ||
10 | Neil Strain | LW | L | 1950 | Kenora, Ontario | |
11 | Ken MacKenzie | LW | L | 1950 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
12 | Billy Richardson | RW | R | 1950 | Perth, Scotland | |
13 | George "Bus" Agar | C | L | 1950 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
14 | Joseph Kaiser | 1950 | ||||
15 | Jack Giesebrecht | RW | 1950 | Petawawa, Ontario | ||
16 | Winston "Bing" Juckes | LW | L | 1950 | Hamiota, Manitoba | |
John Bailey | RW | L | 1951 | Kenora, Ontario | ||
Rudy Filion | C | L | 1951 | Cornwall, Ontario | ||
Johnny Holota | C | L | 1951 | Hamilton, Ontario | ||
Joe McArthur | C | R | 1950 | Markdale, Ontario | ||
Cal Stearns | RW | R | 1951 | Edmonton, Alberta | ||
Nick Tomiuk | LW | L | 1951 | Connaught, Ontario | ||
Allen Burman | 1950 | |||||
Hal Hopper | 1951 | |||||
Bob "Bush" Jackson | 1951 |
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