Ottawa Civics
The Ottawa Civics were an ice hockey team from Ottawa, Ontario, which was active in the North American World Hockey Association (WHA ). After the Denver Spurs, who had taken up the game operation for 1975/76 season, with a rescue attempt in January 1976 relocated to Ottawa, one played there 15 days left before the game operation was completely set.
History
After the Denver Spurs was advised by the low attendances in Denver into financial difficulties during the 1975/76 season, team owner Ivan Mullenix pulled the emergency brake and planned the franchise to Ottawa to sell. On January 2, 1976, the date of removal to Ottawa. The team should be taken over by the " Founders Group".
The response of the audience was very neat, and so one of the two games at the Ottawa Civic Centre was even attended by 9,500 spectators. However, the " Founders Group" did not make it to pay the required sum, and so came after just 15 days on January 17, the final out for the team, which was started in Ottawa still in the jerseys and the logo of Denver. After only eight months, the history of the Spurs / Civics franchise ended in the WHA. They were the first franchise in the history of the WHA, which had to suspend the operation of gambling during the current season.
After the abandonment of the franchise, the players were all declared free agents and divided into a dispersal draft among the other teams in the league.
Club Records
- Most games: 6 players denied all 41 games
- Top goals: Ralph Backstrom and Don Borgeson 21 goals
- Most assists: Ralph Backstrom 29 assists
- Most points: Ralph Backstrom 50 points
- Most penalty minutes: Kim Clackson 519 penalty minutes
- Most games played by a goalkeeper: Bob Johnson 24 games
- Most wins by a goalkeeper: Bob Johnson 8 wins
- Most shutouts: Cam Newton 1 shutout
Known player
- Ralph Backstrom
Game times: 1972/73 | 1973/74 | 1974/75 | 1975/76 | 1976/77 | 1977/78 | 1978/79
Franchises: Alberta Oilers (1972-1973), Edmonton Oilers (1973-1979) | Chicago Cougars (1972-1975) | Cincinnati Stingers (1975-1979) | Cleveland Crusaders (1972-1976) | Denver Spurs (1975 ), Ottawa Civics (1976 ) | Houston Aeros (1972-1978) | Indianapolis Racers (1974-1979) | Los Angeles Sharks (1972-1974), Michigan Stags (1974-1975), Baltimore Blades ( 1975) | Minnesota Fighting Saints ( 1972-1977 ) | New England Whalers (1972-1979) | New York Raiders (1972-1973), New York Golden Blades ( 1973), Jersey Knights ( 1973-1974 ), San Diego Mariners ( 1974-1977 ) | Ottawa Nationals ( 1972-1973 ), Toronto Toros (1973-1976), Birmingham Bulls (1976-1979) | Philadelphia Blazers (1972-1973), Vancouver Blazers (1973-1975), Calgary Cowboys (1975-1977) | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974-1977) | Quebec Nordiques (1972-1979) | Winnipeg Jets (1972-1979)
- Hockey Association (World Hockey Association )
- Sports ( Ottawa )
- Founded in 1976
- Organization ( Ottawa )