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1972-73 WHA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
East Division         
New England Whalers* 78 46 30 2 94 .603 318 263 0.63
Cleveland Crusaders* 78 43 32 3 89 .571 287 239 0.55
Philadelphia Blazers* 78 38 40 0 76 .487 288 305 -0.19
Ottawa Nationals* 78 35 39 4 74 .474 279 301 -0.27
Quebec Nordiques 78 33 40 5 71 .455 276 313 -0.44
New York Raiders 78 33 43 2 68 .436 303 334 -0.35
West Division         
Winnipeg Jets* 78 43 31 4 90 .577 285 249 0.42
Houston Aeros* 78 39 35 4 82 .526 284 269 0.18
Los Angeles Sharks* 78 37 35 6 80 .513 259 250 0.11
Minnesota Fighting Saints* 78 38 37 3 79 .506 250 269 -0.23
Alberta Oilers 78 38 37 3 79 .506 269 256 0.16
Chicago Cougars 78 26 50 2 54 .346 245 295 -0.59

League Playoffs

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Avco Cup Finals (4-1):New England Whalers over Winnipeg Jets 
 
Division Finals (4-0):Winnipeg Jets over Houston Aeros 
Division Finals (4-1):New England Whalers over Cleveland Crusaders 
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):Winnipeg Jets over Minnesota Fighting Saints 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Houston Aeros over Los Angeles Sharks 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):New England Whalers over Ottawa Nationals 
Division Semi-Finals (4-0):Cleveland Crusaders over Philadelphia Blazers 
 
Preliminary Round (1-0):Minnesota Fighting Saints over Alberta Oilers 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 New England Whalers* 78 46 30 2 94 .603 318 263 0.63 7.45 49 272 18.01 45 234 80.77 6 6
2 Winnipeg Jets* 78 43 31 4 90 .577 285 249 0.42 6.85 57 292 19.52 43 230 81.30 7 5
3 Cleveland Crusaders* 78 43 32 3 89 .571 287 239 0.55 6.74 51 272 18.75 59 338 82.54 11 5
4 Houston Aeros* 78 39 35 4 82 .526 284 269 0.18 7.09 50 188 26.60 63 330 80.91 10 2
5 Los Angeles Sharks* 78 37 35 6 80 .513 259 250 0.11 6.53 51 259 19.69 59 315 81.27 8 11
6 Alberta Oilers 78 38 37 3 79 .506 269 256 0.16 6.73 48 248 19.35 56 252 77.78 13 7
7 Minnesota Fighting Saints* 78 38 37 3 79 .506 250 269 -0.23 6.65 54 300 18.00 48 269 82.16 6 12
8 Philadelphia Blazers* 78 38 40 0 76 .487 288 305 -0.19 7.60 71 293 24.23 60 295 79.66 10 10
9 Ottawa Nationals* 78 35 39 4 74 .474 279 301 -0.27 7.44 59 321 18.38 51 278 81.65 6 7
10 Quebec Nordiques 78 33 40 5 71 .455 276 313 -0.44 7.55 68 317 21.45 58 289 79.93 10 15
11 New York Raiders 78 33 43 2 68 .436 303 334 -0.35 8.17 60 305 19.67 63 268 76.49 10 12
12 Chicago Cougars 78 26 50 2 54 .346 245 295 -0.59 6.92 45 248 18.15 57 253 77.47 6 11
League Average 78 37 37 3 78 .500 279 279 0.00 7.14 55 276 20.00 55 279 80.24 9 9

League Awards

Ben Hatskin Trophy:Gerry Cheevers
Bill Hunter Trophy:Andre Lacroix
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy:J.C. Tremblay
Gary L. Davidson Award/Gordie Howe Trophy:Bobby Hull
Lou Kaplan Trophy:Terry Caffery
Paul Deneau Trophy:Ted Hampson

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Danny Lawson-PHB61
2.Tom Webster-NEW53
3.Bobby Hull*-WNJ51
 Ron Ward-NYW51
5.Andre Lacroix-PHB50

Goals Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.81
2.Danny Lawson-PHB0.78
3.Tom Webster-NEW0.69
4.Ron Ward-NYW0.66
5.Andre Lacroix-PHB0.64

Assists

1.J.C. Tremblay-QBN75
2.Andre Lacroix-PHB74
3.Ron Ward-NYW67
4.Norm Beaudin-WNJ65
5.Bob Sicinski-CHC63

Assists Per Game

1.J.C. Tremblay-QBN1.00
2.Andre Lacroix-PHB0.95
3.Ron Ward-NYW0.87
4.Norm Beaudin-WNJ0.83
 John McKenzie-PHB0.83

Points

1.Andre Lacroix-PHB124
2.Ron Ward-NYW118
3.Danny Lawson-PHB106
4.Bobby Hull*-WNJ103
 Tom Webster-NEW103
 Norm Beaudin-WNJ103

Points Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ1.63
2.Andre Lacroix-PHB1.59
3.Ron Ward-NYW1.53
4.Danny Lawson-PHB1.36
5.Terry Caffery-NEW1.35

Goals Created

1.Andre Lacroix-PHB46.9
2.Ron Ward-NYW46.0
3.Danny Lawson-PHB43.8
4.Bobby Hull*-WNJ41.8
5.Tom Webster-NEW41.5

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.66
2.Andre Lacroix-PHB0.60
3.Ron Ward-NYW0.60
4.Danny Lawson-PHB0.56
5.Tom Webster-NEW0.54

Penalties in Minutes

1.John Schella-HSA239
2.Tom Gilmore-LAS191
3.Dick Paradise-MFS189
4.John Arbour-MFS186
5.Jim Cardiff-PHB185

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Jack Norris-ALO64
2.Bernie Parent*-PHB63
3.Jim McLeod-CHC54
4.Serge Aubry-QBN52
 Gerry Cheevers*-CLC52

Wins (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHB33
2.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC32
3.Al Smith-NEW31
4.Jack Norris-ALO28
5.Ernie Wakely-WNJ26

Losses (Goalie)

1.Jack Norris-ALO29
2.Bernie Parent*-PHB28
3.Jim McLeod-CHC25
4.Andre Gill-CHC24
5.Gilles Gratton-OTN22
 Serge Aubry-QBN22
 George Gardner-LAS22

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.George Gardner-LAS4
2.Serge Aubry-QBN3
 Bob Whidden-CLC3
 Ernie Wakely-WNJ3
 Jack Norris-ALO3
 Gilles Gratton-OTN3

Points (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHB66
2.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC64
3.Al Smith-NEW63
4.Jack Norris-ALO59
5.Ernie Wakely-WNJ55

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Joe Daley-WNJ.625
2.Al Smith-NEW.618
3.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC.615
4.Wayne Rutledge-HSA.583
5.Bruce Landon-NEW.574

Shutouts

1.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC5
2.Mike Curran-MFS4
3.Al Smith-NEW3
4.Ernie Wakely-WNJ2
 Joe Daley-WNJ2
 Pete Donnelly-NYW2
 Bernie Parent*-PHB2
 Russ Gillow-LAS2

Goals Against

1.Bernie Parent*-PHB220
2.Jack Norris-ALO189
3.Gilles Gratton-OTN187
4.Serge Aubry-QBN182
5.Jim McLeod-CHC166

Goals Against Average

1.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC2.84
2.Joe Daley-WNJ2.90
3.Russ Gillow-LAS2.91
4.Wayne Rutledge-HSA3.05
5.Jack Norris-ALO3.06
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Gerry Cheevers
D: Paul Shmyr
D: J.C. Tremblay
C: Andre Lacroix
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Danny Lawson
 2nd Team
G: Bernie Parent
D: Jim Dorey
D: Larry Hornung
C: Ron Ward
LW: Gary Jarrett
RW: Tom Webster