Height: 5-7
Weight: 165
Shoot: R
Born: 4 Dec 1945, Regina SK
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Winnipeg | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Minnesota | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Minnesota | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | Winnipeg | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | Winnipeg | |||||||||||
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Bobby Hull may be known universally as The Golden Jet, but he wasn't the first to gain the name. Fran Huck, as an impetuous junior from the Canadian west, earned the name and wore a Golden helmet to underline it. Later, Huck played for the Canadian national team, but had difficulty catching on with professional teams. In Winnipeg a dispute led to him removing his Jets' uniform, and it was time to move on again. But Huck spent all of 1974-75 with Minnesota, scoring 22 goals and making the plays from his center position for 45 assists. "He was one of our better players in the playoffs," says Saints manager Glen Sonmor. "I always liked him — when he was with the Jets and we played them, I noticed a lot of our players were always taking runs at him, which must have meant he was irritating them. We expect even more points from him in the future." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
Smokes cigars so long that it looks as if they are smoking him... A man with two professions — hockey and law... As a junior he was nicknamed "The Golden Hawk"... As a pro it's "The Bald Eagle"... Was the star of Canada's National Team program for four years... Excellent playmaker... New England Whalers blamed Huck's super play for their demise and Minnesota's triumph in quarterfinal playoffs... Shared the club lead in assists 45 with Mike Walton... Team player rep whose said it would be in hockey players' best interests to accept a 10 percent pay cut as their part in helping the hockey industry survive. |
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