Professional
Head would receive an invitation from the NHL's Detroit Red Wings to attend training camp in the fall of 1967. In camp, he was assigned #15 and was given $130 for a one-game tryout but was eventually released on September 22.
Head would later be assigned to the Johnstown Jets, a team in the Eastern Hockey League. He would score 53 goals in his rookie season. As a result, Head was recalled by Detroit where he would "play six or seven shifts" in his only game with the Red Wings. Head would also see time with the Fort Worth Wings, another Detroit affiliate.
The following season, Head would have his best statistical season. He would score 67 goals and 121 points in 72 games, which would lead all EHL players.
Head would become player-coach of the Jets during the 1973-74 season as a result of a coach walking out prior to the start of the season. Head would later be named official head coach that season and be named captain of the team. He would play until the 1975-76 season, where he would retire after eight seasons with the Jets.
Despite being retired from hockey since 1976, many of Head's statistics are among the highest in Johnstown history. His 308 goals as a member of the Jets ranks third all time, while his 601 points rank fourth and his 293 assists are sixth highest. His 67 goal season and 69 single season goals (regular and post-season) were a record until former Johnstown Chiefs forward Mark Green eclipsed the totals with 68 goals in the regular season and 70 single season goals in 1991-92.
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