1972-73 Suncoast Suns Roster

Eastern Hockey League (EHL)
Team Record: 30-37-9 - 69 points
in the EHL's Southern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Lloyd Hinchberger (30-37-9)
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
1972-73 Suncoast Suns Statistics

The Suncoast Suns of the Eastern Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 30 wins and 37 losses and 9 ties for 69 points in the EHL's Southern Division.

The Suns scored 301 goals and yielded 365. Marty Desmarais netted 38 goals for Suncoast, while John Raynak, Dale Lewis, Bill Smith and Andre Lajeunesse each tallied 30 or more also. Andre Lajeunesse accounted for 55 assists.

Lloyd Hinchberger coached the team. The 1972-73 Suncoast Suns lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Larry BaderW6'2"200Minnetonka, MN
Al BarrettR6'0"160Regina, SASK
Marc BrunetDFebruary 19, 19456'2"195LOttawa, ONT Canada
Bill Butson
Dan CowleyDNovember 1, 19515'11"195LOttawa, ONT Canada
Gerry CurrieRWJanuary 19, 19506'1"196RSudbury, ON Canada
Marty DesmaraisGOctober 20, 19445'8"165Calgary, ALTA Canada
Jerry EngeleDNovember 26, 19506'0"197LCarmel, SK Canada
Pete FordDMay 1, 19426'0"195LGananoque, ONT Canada
Jack Gruen
John HaightFebruary 1, 19526'0"190Wawa, ONT Canada
Herman HordalG5'11"185Flin Flon, SASK
Jack KellMarch 14, 19515'8"165Windsor, ONT Canada
Jack Lahue
Andre LajeunesseL5'9"175Timmins, ON
Denis LemieuxFMay 16, 19495'9"170LSt. Boniface, MB Canada
Gene Letowski
Dale LewisLJuly 28, 19526'0"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Cliff PenningtonCApril 18, 19406'0"170RWinnipeg, MB Canada
John RaynakFebruary 1, 1952Fort William, ONT Canada
Brian Shortreed
Bill SimpellL5'10"175Brantford, ON
Gary SittlerDMay 14, 19526'1"187LKitchener, ON Canada
Bill SmithFSeptember 1, 19435'11"175LOttawa, ONT Canada
Bill YeoDJune 28, 19496'1"210Sudbury, ONT Canada



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