I must be frank with you… the Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum holds some special memories for me. When I moved to the Valley in 1974, it was where the Phoenix Suns called home, and was nicknamed the “Madhouse on McDowell.” And for good reason. The Suns were a very competitive team then, and they filled the coliseum, and rocked the building on many occasions.
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But, I was a hockey fan, and moving from Chicago saw me searching for some hockey to follow. I latched on to the Phoenix Roadrunners, who were members of the Western Hockey League, and began play in the World Hockey Association in 1974.