Russ Gillow
Encyclopedia
Russ Gillow is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played 109 games in the World Hockey Association
with the Los Angeles Sharks
and San Diego Mariners
. As a 32 year old rookie in the 1972–73 WHA season, Gillow was 2nd to Cleveland's Gerry Cheevers
in lowest goals against average and helped the Los Angeles Sharks to a 3rd place finish and playoff berth.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played 109 games in the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
with the Los Angeles Sharks
Los Angeles Sharks
The Los Angeles Sharks were an ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1974. Their primary home arena was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but they sometimes played at the Long Beach Sports Arena when the Sports Arena had other contractual obligations...
and San Diego Mariners
San Diego Mariners
The San Diego Mariners were an ice hockey team based in San Diego that played in the World Hockey Association. They played from 1974 to 1977. Their home ice was San Diego Sports Arena...
. As a 32 year old rookie in the 1972–73 WHA season, Gillow was 2nd to Cleveland's Gerry Cheevers
Gerry Cheevers
Gerald Michael "Cheesey" Cheevers is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980, most famous for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, where he backstopped the team to Stanley Cup wins in 1970 and 1972...
in lowest goals against average and helped the Los Angeles Sharks to a 3rd place finish and playoff berth.