Forbes was given a ten game suspension and charged with aggravated assault. The Bruins went on to win 8-0, scoring a short handed goal and seven power plays goals, an NHL record. When the dust settled, Boston was short handed for ten minutes, which they killed off.
Bleeding profusely, Boucha was stretchered off. Another melee ensued but quickly ended as the extend of Boucha's injury was realized. However, as soon as their penalties expired and they took to the ice, Forbes butt ended Boucha in the face, fracturing his eye socket. Boucha and Forbes were each given seven penalty minutes and both went to the box without any overt animosity. Terry O'Reilly was deemed to be the third man in and was given a game misconduct. Boucha took exception and suckered punched Forbes. Melee after the first Dave Forbes- Henry Boucha fight, January 4, 1975.Īt 8:22 of the first period of the Boston-Minnesota game on January 4, 1975, Dave Forbes checked Henry Boucha into the boards in the North Stars corner. October 6, 1974: Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Cleveland Crusaders 3 October 6, 1974: Vancouver Canucks 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 October 6, 1974: Minnesota North Stars 5, Toronto Toros 3 October 5, 1974: San Diego Mariners 4, California Golden Seals 3 September 29, 1974: Atlanta Flames 3, Winnipeg Jets 1 September 28, 1974: Philadelphia Flyers 4, New England Whalers 2 The NHL was victorious in the series, winning 5 and losing 2 games. The first set of exhibition games between the NHL and WHA were held.
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This further expansion was considered by many ill-fated, and with the World Hockey Association continuing to drain talent away, the Capitals had the worst season ever recorded in the history of major professional hockey, and the third worst in the postwar era the following season, while the Scouts the following season would have the fifth worst record of the postwar era.
The Patrick and Norris Divisions changed conferences with one another following the 1980-81 season. The East Division became the Prince of Wales Conference and consisted of the Adams Division and Norris Division and the West Division became the Clarence Campbell Conference and consisted of the Patrick Division and Smythe Division. With the addition of two new teams, the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts, the NHL bumped up the number of games from 78 to 80 and split the previously two-division league into four divisions and two conferences.īecause the new conferences and divisions had little to do with North American geography, geographical references were also removed. The 1974-75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League.
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