1965-66 Portland Buckaroos Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 43-24-5 - 91 points
in the WHL
Lost League Championship
Coach: Hal Laycoe (43-24-5)
Location: Portland, Oregon
1965-66 Portland Buckaroos Statistics

The Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 43 wins and 24 losses and 5 ties for 91 points in the WHL.

The Buckaroos scored 271 goals, best in the league. Portland conceded 218 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Cliff Schmautz netted 46 goals for the team, while Gerry Goyer and Art Jones tallied 30 or more also. Art Jones recorded 67 assists. Don Head topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.79 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Hal Laycoe coached the team. The 1965-66 Portland Buckaroos lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Gene AchtymichukCSeptember 7, 19325'11"170LLamont, AB Canada
Jack BiondaDSeptember 18, 19336'0"180LHuntsville, ON Canada
Rick CharronDJune 21, 19416'2"230ROttawa, ONT Canada
Mike DonaldsonGAugust 25, 19395'10"170Hull, QUE Canada
Arlo GoodwinCJanuary 22, 19355'8"161LBeechy, SK Canada
Gerry GoyerCOctober 20, 19366'2"196LBelleville, ON Canada
Jim HayDMay 15, 19315'11"185RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Don HeadGJune 30, 19335'10"200LMount St. Dennis, ON Canada
Fred HiltsLWJune 4, 19395'11"185LKennedy, SK Canada
Chuck HolmesRSeptember 21, 19346'0"185REdmonton, AB Canada
Art JonesCJanuary 31, 19355'10"150LBangor, SK Canada
Dave KellyDJuly 29, 19436'2"220RToronto, ONT Canada
Larry LeachCJune 18, 19366'2"175LLloydminster, SK Canada
Connie MadiganDOctober 4, 19345'10"185LPort Arthur, ON Canada
Tom McVieLJune 6, 19355'9"162LTrail, BC Canada
Doug MessierDSeptember 5, 19366'0"185LWainwright, ALTA
Murray OwensFAugust 16, 19436'2"185Kamloops, BC Canada
Len RonsonLJuly 8, 19365'9"175LBrantford, ON Canada
Bill SaundersNovember 22, 1937Winnipeg, MAN Canada
Arnie SchmautzRWJuly 3, 19335'7"141RItuna, SK Canada
Cliff SchmautzRMarch 17, 19395'10"165RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Dick Van ImpeRFebruary 4, 19376'0"180RSaskatoon, SASK Canada
Ray WintersteinDMay 25, 19455'10"160LToronto, ONT Canada



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