1961-62 Spokane Comets Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 37-28-5 - 79 points
in the WHL's Southern Division
Lost League Championship
Location: Spokane, Washington
1961-62 Spokane Comets Statistics

The Spokane Comets of the Western Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 37 wins and 28 losses and 5 ties for 79 points in the WHL's Southern Division.

The Comets scored 272 goals and allowed 242. Gerry Brisson netted 44 goals for Spokane, while Gene Mekilok tallied 30 or more, too. Gene Mekilok contributed 61 assists. Eddie Johnston earned 37 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.3 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders. The 1961-62 Spokane Comets lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Norm BeaudinRNovember 28, 19415'9"170RMontmartre, SK Canada
Bev BellDJanuary 28, 19355'10"170LRegina, SASK Canada
Buddy BodmanCOctober 1, 19356'2"185LSaskatoon, SASK Canada
Gerry BrissonRSeptember 3, 19375'9"155LSt. Boniface, MB Canada
Bill FolkDJuly 11, 19275'11"190LRegina, SK Canada
Jim HoldawayDDecember 15, 19395'10"183LFlin Flon, MAN Canada
Sandy HuculDDecember 5, 19336'0"190REston, SK Canada
Bill JohansenCJuly 24, 19286'0"163ROslo, NOR
Eddie JohnstonGNovember 24, 19356'0"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Carl KaiserDApril 8, 19276'0"198LWinnipeg, MB CAN
Colin KilburnLWDecember 26, 19275'9"179LWilkie, SK Canada
Dick LamoureuxRFebruary 27, 19346'2"190REdmonton, ALTA Canada
Yves LocasFOctober 1, 19385'8"160RSt. Jerome, QUE Canada
Connie MadiganDOctober 4, 19345'10"185LPort Arthur, ON Canada
Larry McNabbDNovember 5, 19396'0"190Canwood, SASK
Gene MekilokCAugust 31, 1934RFort William, ON
Bill ShvetzGAugust 27, 19305'10"190Hardiville, ALTA Canada
Gord StrattonDOctober 5, 19345'11"181LWinnipeg, MAN Canada
Del TopollCOctober 21, 19335'10"170RDurban, MAN Canada
Steve WitiukRJanuary 8, 19295'7"165RWinnipeg, MB Canada



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