 The following year in Omaha he greatly improved his offensive output, scoring 30 goals, 82 points, and 52 assists.In 1972–73, Hogaboam played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the expansion Atlanta Flames, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for veteran Leon Rochefort at the end of November.He played four games for Detroit that season, but the majority of his season was played with the Virginia Wings of the American Hockey League (AHL).