1965-66 Des Moines Oak Leafs Roster
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 29-40-1 - 59 points
in the IHL
Coach: Hillary Menard (29-40-1)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
1965-66 Des Moines Oak Leafs StatisticsTeam Record: 29-40-1 - 59 points
in the IHL
Coach: Hillary Menard (29-40-1)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
The Des Moines Oak Leafs of the International Hockey League ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 29 wins and 40 losses and 1 ties for 59 points in the IHL.
The Oak Leafs scored 263 goals and gave up 319. Pat Ginnell netted 43 goals for Des Moines, while Laurie Langrell and Barry Jakeman tallied 30 or more, too. John Annable contributed 45 assists.
Hillary Menard coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Annable | W | September 5, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | Montreal, QUE Canada | |
| John Bailey | W | December 1, 1929 | 5'7" | 165 | L | Kenora, ONT Canada |
| Yves Caouette | F | June 12, 1940 | 5'10" | 171 | R | Val d'Or, QUE Canada |
| Claude Charron | L | August 15, 1940 | 5'8" | 175 | L | Ottawa, ONT Canada |
| Joe Connors | R | April 28, 1933 | 5'11" | 195 | R | Reserve Mines, NS Canada |
| Ken Coombes | L | February 20, 1936 | 5'8" | 175 | L | Prince Albert, SASK Canada |
| Floyd Crawford | D | November 28, 1928 | Belleville, ONT Canada | |||
| Carl Forster | December 13, 1936 | Flin Flon, MAN Canada | ||||
| Pat Ginnell | RW | March 3, 1937 | 6'0" | 181 | L | Dauphin, MB Canada |
| Gary Gresdal | L | January 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Barry Jakeman | G | January 2, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | L | Toronto, ONT Canada |
| Paul Johnson | LW | May 18, 1937 | 5'11" | 181 | L | West St. Paul, MN USA |
| Joe Kiss | R | January 24, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | R | Montreal, QUE Canada |
| Laurie Langrell | R | February 11, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | R | Winnipeg, MAN Canada |
| John Lumley | F | March 12, 1932 | 5'10" | 182 | R | Owen Sound, ONT Canada |
| Melvin Melanchuk | D | March 3, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Oakburn, MAN |
| Hillary Menard | L | January 15, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | L | Timmins, ON Canada |
| Barry Merrell | C | May 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 178 | R | Dauphin, MB Canada |
| Ray Mikulan | G | May 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Winnipeg, MAN |
| Gary Mork | R | April 1, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Fort William, ON |
| Reg Plane | R | May 29, 1940 | 5'8" | 160 | R | Madoc, ONT Canada |
| Ivan Prediger | G | January 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Neilburg, SASK Canada | |
| Gary Simmons | G | July 19, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Charlottetown, PE Canada |
| Danny Summers | G | March 25, 1924 | 5'6" | 160 | Winnipeg, MAN Canada |
