WHA Hockey.TV: A Tribute to the Legends of the World Hockey Association by Mark Willand

George Morrison, Minnesota Fighting Saints

From Third String Goalie

Born on this date in 1948, George Morrison became a star for the University of Denver Pioneers of the WCHA and later played in the NHL and the WHA. In his freshman season at DU, Morrison scored 58 points on 40 goals and 18 assists in just 32 games, leading the WCHA in scoring.

Denver would reach the NCAA National Championship game against Cornell and their goaltender and future NHL star and Hall of Famer Ken Dryden. Morrison would score the Pioneers second goal of the game enroute to a 4-3 victory and the title. "It's funny how I wound up at Denver," Morrison says. "I'd played around my home town [Scarborough, Ontario], but I had no particular plans. Then a friend who had gone to Denver asked me if I'd like to play hockey in college. I said sure. Within a few days I was out here taking exams. It all happened only a few weeks before school started, and I couldn't be happier."

John McKenzie and Paul Stewart Playing in Over-50 Loop

WHA vets John McKenzie and Paul Stewart playing in a Massachusetts-based over 50 league.

10 Questions with Ulf Nilsson by Joe Pelletier

Ten Questions With Ulf Nilsson --GreatestHockeyLegends.com

Before I left on my big city getaway, I had the great opportunity to chat with Winnipeg Jets legend Ulf Nilsson. A very candid Nilsson agreed to be interviewed for Greatest Hockey Legends.com. Here's the full interview:

Question: Growing up in Sweden, who were your hockey idols? Did you have any Canadian idols or NHL idols? Answer: My idols were some Swedish soccer and hockey stars and of course some of the great CCCP stars and particularly Anatoli Firsov!

Question: When you decided to come to North America, did you have any concerns about this strange new league called the WHA? Did you have any offers from the NHL? What made you decide to join the Winnipeg Jets?

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