On this episode of Storytime Hockey I talk about how I discovered the name Anders Hedberg and do a deep dive into his 1976-77 season. Hedberg became the first player to break Maurice Richard's goal scoring record, but it wasn't an isolated moment. Listen to find out how a rejected NHL owner want to be, the wild west of the WHA and Bobby Hull wanting a boat load of cash created a perfect storm for the WHA to be taken over by a Swedish speedster named Anders Hedberg.

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