And there is no doubt about it, the WHA was a very colourful place. I enjoyed playing in the WHA. It allowed me to get away from the stress of playing with the Leafs and, perhaps just as importantly, to get away from Harold Ballard. Those last two seasons I spent with the Leafs after the Summit Series were tough on me, to the point that I developed an ulcer. I had more attention paid to me and was under as bright a spotlight as you can imagine during and after that series, so it was great to get away from that glare and get a chance to enjoy hockey again. By 1974–75, the league was in its third season and had garnered a lot more credibility, having attracted such bigname NHL talent as Bobby Hull, J.C. Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Gerry Cheevers, Marc Tardif, Frank Mahovlich, and Gordie Howe. It was beginning to develop stars of its own too, like Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg, and Gordie’s sons, Mark and Marty Howe. The Toros played their home games at Maple Leaf Gardens, which obviously made me very comfortable.
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