Steve Durbano WHA Hockey Fights, Cheap Shots and Acts of Violence
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The notorious Steve Durbano and a series of WHA hockey fights, cheap shots and acts of violence. In these clips he assaults Bobby Hull, bites Terry Ruskowski and attacks Kevin Morrison.
Durbano was noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the "Mental Case", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game.
In the 1977-78 season with the WHA Birmingham Bulls he amassed 284 penalty minutes in 45 games.
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47 minutes
Mar 5, 1975
Rare audio of a Global TV WHA broadcast which featured the Baltimore Blades and the Toronto Toros March of 1975
Partial game audio from Blades vs Toros TV Broadcast / Rare audio of a Global TV WHA broadcast which featured the Baltimore Blades and the Toronto Toros March of 1975 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The announcers are Mike Anscombe and Carl Brewer.
6 minutes
1975
Team Canada hero eventually jumped to the WHA's Toros from the Leafs due to Harold's...
Henderson vs. Ballard in their Battle of Toronto / Team Canada hero eventually jumped to the WHA's Toros from the Leafs due to Harold's inability to respect him
2 minutes
1975
October 1975 - Footage of WHA game between the EDMONTON OILERS and the TORONTO TOROS,...
WHA Hockey violence debate / October 1975 - Footage of WHA game between the EDMONTON OILERS and the TORONTO TOROS, Ontario Attorney General Roy McMurtry talks about bringing the criminal code into hockey rinks, Toros coach Bobby Baun says fighting is a part of hockey (CBC-TV reporter Peter Murphy)
6 minutes
1975
Toronto Toros starter left out to dry after 8-2 lead in 10-9 loss to the...
When former Habs prospect Jim Shaw was fired / Toronto Toros starter left out to dry after 8-2 lead in 10-9 loss to the Crusaders in late 1975 - and he and two other TT skaters were turfed minutes after the game ended
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