sentences:  He spent time with the Tidewater Wings of the AHL and Fort Worth, while suiting up for seven games in Detroit.He contributed 20 penalty minutes in those seven games without scoring a point and finished the 1971–72 season back in Fort Worth where he helped with a short playoff run.He continued playing in the minor leagues with Tidewater (now renamed the Virginia Wings) in 1972–73 before being called back to Detroit to fill in for injuries.