1968-69 Rochester Americans Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 25-38-11 - 61 points
in the AHL's Western Division
Coach: Dick Gamble (25-38-11)
Location: Rochester, New York
1968-69 Rochester Americans StatisticsTeam Record: 25-38-11 - 61 points
in the AHL's Western Division
Coach: Dick Gamble (25-38-11)
Location: Rochester, New York
The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 25 wins and 38 losses and 11 ties for 61 points in the AHL's Western Division.
The Americans netted 237 goals and yielded 295, most in the league. Ron Ward scored 35 goals for Rochester, while Tom McCarthy and Dick Gamble tallied 30 or more as well. Ron Ward recorded 43 assists. Al Smith topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.46 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Dick Gamble coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Armstrong | D/L | October 17, 1938 | 5'11" | 205 | L | Own Sound, ON Canada |
| Ken Block | D | March 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 191 | L | Steinbach, MB Canada |
| Wayne Carleton | C | August 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 212 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Andre Champagne | L | September 19, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Eastview, ON Canada |
| Don Cherry | D | February 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Jack Chipchase | D | April 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 205 | L | Seaforth, ON Canada |
| Bob Cook | R | January 6, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Les Duff | D | December 12, 1934 | 6'6" | 205 | Kirkland Lake, ONT Canada | |
| Dick Gamble | L | November 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 178 | L | Moncton, NB Canada |
| Brian Glennie | D | August 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Warren Godfrey | D | March 23, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| John Gofton | R | November 27, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Woodstock, ONT Canada |
| Bronco Horvath | C | March 12, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Port Colborne, ON Canada |
| Brian Kilrea | C | October 21, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | R | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Claude LaBrosse | R | August 31, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | Montreal East, QUE Canada | |
| Gary Marsh | L | March 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 172 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Tom McCarthy | L | September 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 191 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Jim McKenny | D | December 1, 1946 | 5'11" | 192 | R | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Billy McNeill | R | January 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Wayne Mosdell | D | December 4, 1944 | 6'3" | 185 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Bob Perreault | G | January 28, 1931 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Three Rivers, QC Canada |
| Marc Reaume | D | February 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | L | LaSalle, ON Canada |
| Bob Shupe | D | September 8, 1946 | 5'9" | 168 | R | Weyburn, SASK Canada |
| Gerry Sillers | G | April 24, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Saskatoon, SASK Canada | |
| Al Smith | G | November 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Bill Sweeney | C | January 30, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | L | Guelph, ON Canada |
| Ron Ward | C | September 12, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | R | Cornwall, ON Canada |
| Barry Watson | F | November 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Bancroft, ONT Canada | |
| Hal Willis | D | June 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 215 | L | Liverpool, NS Canada |
| George Wood | C | April 2, 1938 | Winnipeg, MAN Canada | |||
| Lynn Zimmerman | G | July 13, 1942 | 5'7" | 155 | R | Fort Erie, ON Canada |
