Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016. Founded: In May of 1973 John Bassett purchased the Ottawa Nationals, he later moved the team to Toronto and changed their name from the Nationals to the Toros. Franchise History; Roster and Statistics; Schedule and Results ; Team Gamelog; Head-to-Head Results; Recent Game Results Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month. With the two new snipers which the team signed and the existing players the team was shaping up to look like the team to beet for the Avco World Trophy. 1973 - 1976: Les Binkley Frank Blum John Garrett : Gilles Gratton Bill Holden Jim Shaw : Dave Tataryn Mario Vien Wayne Wood : Questions ? The Toronto Toros were originally established in 1965 as an expansion team for United States Football which began play the previous year. Bassett then decided to move the team to the Deep South, Birmingham Alabama. The new league was titled the New United States Football League (later the NAFL) and included Toronto, Minnesota Timbers, Houston Cyclone, and Florida SwordFish.The Toros won their first NAFL North Division title in 1975 and then won the title game a year later 23-7 over the Boston Braves. History The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 for $25,000 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season . The first game in WHA history was played in Ottawa on October 11, 1972. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population … Unfortunately even after sporting a 43-33-2 record the team was knocked our of the first round of the post-season by the San Diego Mariners. Some say that the loses of Carl Brewer and the trade of Guy Trottier to the Michigan Stags affected the teams character and some of its scoring. Height : 6' 1" Last Amateur club : Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) Transactions: xx-Mar-76: Acquired from the Calgary Cowboys for Gavin Kirk 30-Jun-76: Transferred to Birmingham after Toronto franchise relocated Other teams: Vancouver Calgary Birmingham. The logo, uniform, and branding history of the Toronto Toros (WHA) Home Hockey Professional Ice Hockey WHA Toronto Toros Logos. Toros History; 1973-74 Toros Stats; Schedule and Results; Team Gamelog; Head-to-Head Results; More 1973-74 Toros Pages.
The Toronto Toros were originally established in 1965 as an expansion team for.Following a major scandal during the 1971 and 1972 seasons, the owners of four USF franchises announced they would be pulling their teams and forming a rival football league, one of these teams included the Toros. Toronto Toros 1973-76. Toros roster WHA team index. The Nationals finished with a 35-39-4, 4th in the East … Bios: Born : Toronto, Ontario, June 5, 1951 Catches : Left Weight : 195 lbs. The team was not a success in Ottawa, and I read (but could not verify) that within the first months of the season there were rumors of the team moving to Milwaukee.
The Nationals were host to the Alberta (later Edmonton) Oilers. The Oilers won that game 7-4. 1. The team would go on to win four more titles over the years.Rapid City Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.https://rapidcity.fandom.com/wiki/Toronto_Toros?oldid=6056. Franchise history. The club was first based in Ottawa, Ontario. The second hockey talk session for 2015, hosted my Mike Wilson, focused on the Toronto Toros. Even though owner John Bassett put a good product out on the ice and during the intermissions entertained the fans by presenting Evil Knievil the Toros overstayed themselves in Toronto. 1 Wayne Wood. Toronto Toros Logos. Here is a brief history tracing the locations where the club set-up shop. The 1974-75 season presented high expectations for the squad. This website is unofficial and not endorsed by the WHA or any WHA franchise. Toronto was a very controversal franchise as it was the only team located outside the United States. The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. John Bassett the new owner of the Ottawa Nationals decided after a terrible debut season to move his recent purchase to the southern part of the province of Ontario to the metropolis of Toronto. Both these characteristics could have helped the team with a different out come then the one which they received.With the early retreat to the playoffs in the 1974-75 season the 1975-76 season was an emotional low for the team. They averaged over 8,000 fans per game, which on the down side was a 2,000 fan drop from the 1974-75 season. Contact the Webmaster. Oct 7, TRT vs. CHC; 2. Under the ownership of the colourful Johnny F. Bassett, they played in the World Hockey Association.

Mistakes ? These emotions showed as they played to a 24-52-5 record.

[1] Although they sported a bad record the attendance was still good. Toronto Toros goaltending history WHA main page | Toros records | Year-by-year | Facebook.