I would like to introduce our new book, Make This Town Big: The Story of Roy Turner and the Wichita Wings. In any discussion about where American...
[IMG] We are pleased to announce that our book Make This Town Big: The Story of Roy Turner and the Wichita Wings is now available for purchase....
Thanks very much! That's a great project you're doing. I am doing a book about the history of the Wichita Wings and Erik is one of the major...
I wish I knew where Frank Rasmussen is. Like you said, he's probably back in Denmark. Do you have any contact info for Erik Rasmussen, though?
This was one of the first games I taped. '87-88 was not a good season but guys like Hoggan, Mickey and Eric kept the games interesting.
The '87 championship series was great. A 7 game series and it, for once, did NOT feature the Sockers. (Of course, the Sockers resumed winning in...
I do have this Lazers program from March 1, 1987. [IMG]
I have many of these but your blog is cool because you can view them in one place. I need to get on the "ball" and scan my 86-87 Wings Missiles so...
This is the program one could have purchased during the '83 quarters. [IMG]
Wow, that was a pretty harsh quote Stern made. I'm sure he was at his wits end as the Sting finished in an uncharacteristic last place in '87-'88...
I was there! The Wings were on a hot streak in March. The game after the 9-1 win we beat Baltimore 7-1!
I think the 15 minute mini game rule even goes back to the 1979-80 MISL season though I'm pretty sure it was never needed.
I remember watching that game on local TV as a kid. Believe it or not I almost liked the Comets as much as the Wings back then because I just...
[IMG] Found this in a 1982 Steamer program.
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That was a pretty good win for the early Comets against the powerhouse Sockers. The Wings didn't finally beat the Sockers until the 1985-86...
Cool Blast stuff! Here is the memorabilia page from my website, wichitawingshistory.com http://wichitawingshistory.com/page7.php
I was hoping to post something here about an early 1982-83 season Wings-Comets match until I looked at the game results from that year. Amazingly,...
Nice displays for your jerseys. As I recall didn't the 1989 MISL All Star game have the Sidekicks playing a team of MISL all stars-- which led...
My 10 year-old self was there at that 3/22/87 double OT game. (I cannot tell you how much I dreaded overtime games.) I remember pleading with the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVwUOWfVG9Q I'll bet this hasn't been seen since 1981.
I'm a little late to your party Dave, but here is the Wichita Eagle-Beacon write-up of the Comets' first game, November 29, 1981. [IMG] [IMG]
Looking back '87-88 was kind of a sad season as it was the last of the great MISL years as we knew them. Five teams, including Cleveland, went...
The league was getting pretty slim in those days in terms of teams but that just made the overall talent that much more concentrated. Great game!