s ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁draft ▁choices ▁in ▁the ▁W TT ▁inaug ural ▁draft ▁were ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Me ade , ▁V annel li ▁and ▁Fin ley ▁sold ▁the ▁Buck sk ins ▁to ▁Hen ne pin ▁County ▁business man ▁B urt ▁McG lyn n ▁of ▁McG lyn n ▁Baker ies . ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁its ▁home ▁matches ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Sports ▁Center ▁in ▁Blo om ington , ▁Minnesota ▁starting ▁with ▁W TT ' s ▁inaug ural ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁match ▁in ▁Buck sk ins ' ▁history ▁was ▁a ▁ 3 0 – 2 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁E - Z ▁R iders ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 2 , 3 1 7 ▁fans . ▁The ▁Buck sk ins ▁drew ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 9 , 3 0 0 ▁for ▁their ▁home ▁match ▁against ▁King ▁and ▁the ▁Fre ed oms . ▁ ▁The ▁Buck sk ins ▁featured ▁player - co ach ▁O wen ▁David son , ▁Ann ▁Hay don - J ones , ▁Bob ▁H ew itt , ▁Sh ari ▁Bar man , ▁David ▁Lloyd , ▁Mon a ▁Sch alla u , ▁Wend y ▁Turn b ull ▁and ▁Terry ▁H oll ad ay ▁ ▁The ▁Buck sk ins ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁losses ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Pla ins ▁Section ▁Champions . ▁They ▁were ▁matched ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁E