Broken Ribs & Popcorn

Clean, tight, unmarked; several pages have had the corner turned; a few pages have been damp handled; inside lower back corner of cover lightly creased; otherwise minimal wear; The Winnipeg Jets were decimated when the WHA merged into the NHL in the spring of 1979, losing most of the players who led them to the team's third AVCO Cup victory that spring. They were only able to protect two skaters and a single goalie. General manager John Ferguson used a patchwork of players for the first couple of years but after drafting Dave Babych No. 2 overall in 1980 and Dale Hawerchuk first overall the year after, he had the core around which he would build his tea for the rest of the decade.