1972-73 WHA Expanded Leaders

Season Summary ▪ Expanded Leaders ▪ Skater Statistics ▪ Goalie Statistics ▪ Sweater Numbers ▪ Debuts ▪ Final Season ▪ Game Results

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.	Danny Lawson-PHB	61
2.	Tom Webster-NEW	53
3.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	51
	Ron Ward-NYW	51
5.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	50
6.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	47
7.	Gary Veneruzzo-LAS	43
8.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	42
9.	Wayne Connelly-MFS	40
	Gary Jarrett-CLC	40
11.	Larry Pleau-NEW	39
	Jim Harrison-ALO	39
	Terry Caffery-NEW	39
14.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	38
15.	Ron Buchanan-CLC	37
	Gene Peacosh-NYW	37
	Wayne Rivers-NYW	37
18.	Alain Caron-QBN	36
	Bill Klatt-MFS	36
	Gord Labossiere-HSA	36

Goals Per Game

1.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	0.81
2.	Danny Lawson-PHB	0.78
3.	Tom Webster-NEW	0.69
4.	Ron Ward-NYW	0.66
5.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	0.64
6.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	0.60
7.	Jim Harrison-ALO	0.59
8.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	0.56
9.	Gene Peacosh-NYW	0.55
10.	Gary Veneruzzo-LAS	0.55
11.	Alain Caron-QBN	0.53
12.	Terry Caffery-NEW	0.53
13.	Gary Jarrett-CLC	0.52
14.	Wayne Connelly-MFS	0.51
15.	Norm Ferguson-NYW	0.50
	Larry Pleau-NEW	0.50
17.	Ron Buchanan-CLC	0.49
	Wayne Rivers-NYW	0.49
19.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	0.49
20.	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	0.47
	John McKenzie-PHB	0.47

Assists

1.	J.C. Tremblay-QBN	75
2.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	74
3.	Ron Ward-NYW	67
4.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	65
5.	Bob Sicinski-CHC	63
6.	Terry Caffery-NEW	61
7.	Gord Labossiere-HSA	60
8.	Jim Dorey-NEW	56
9.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	54
10.	Ken Block-NYW	53
	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	53
12.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	52
13.	Al Hamilton-ALO	50
	J.P. LeBlanc-LAS	50
	John McKenzie-PHB	50
	Tom Webster-NEW	50
17.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	49
18.	Larry Pleau-NEW	48
	Michel Parizeau-QBN	48
	Don Herriman-PHB	48
	Bryan Campbell-PHB	48
	Poul Popiel-HSA	48

Assists Per Game

1.	J.C. Tremblay-QBN	1.00
2.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	0.95
3.	Ron Ward-NYW	0.87
4.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	0.83
	John McKenzie-PHB	0.83
6.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	0.83
7.	Terry Caffery-NEW	0.82
8.	Bob Sicinski-CHC	0.82
9.	Gord Labossiere-HSA	0.77
10.	Jim Dorey-NEW	0.75
11.	Norm Ferguson-NYW	0.71
12.	Jim Harrison-ALO	0.71
13.	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	0.71
14.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	0.69
15.	Ken Block-NYW	0.68
16.	Poul Popiel-HSA	0.66
17.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	0.65
18.	Tom Webster-NEW	0.65
	J.P. LeBlanc-LAS	0.65
20.	Al Hamilton-ALO	0.64

Points

1.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	124
2.	Ron Ward-NYW	118
3.	Danny Lawson-PHB	106
4.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	103
	Tom Webster-NEW	103
	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	103
7.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	101
8.	Terry Caffery-NEW	100
9.	Gord Labossiere-HSA	96
10.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	91
11.	J.C. Tremblay-QBN	89
12.	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	88
	Bob Sicinski-CHC	88
14.	Larry Pleau-NEW	87
15.	Jim Harrison-ALO	86
16.	Ron Buchanan-CLC	81
17.	Gary Jarrett-CLC	79
18.	John McKenzie-PHB	78
19.	Wayne Rivers-NYW	77
20.	Ted Taylor-HSA	76

Points Per Game

1.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	1.63
2.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	1.59
3.	Ron Ward-NYW	1.53
4.	Danny Lawson-PHB	1.36
5.	Terry Caffery-NEW	1.35
6.	Tom Webster-NEW	1.34
7.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	1.32
8.	Jim Harrison-ALO	1.30
9.	John McKenzie-PHB	1.30
10.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	1.29
11.	Gord Labossiere-HSA	1.23
12.	Norm Ferguson-NYW	1.21
13.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	1.21
14.	J.C. Tremblay-QBN	1.19
15.	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	1.17
16.	Bob Sicinski-CHC	1.14
17.	Larry Pleau-NEW	1.12
18.	Ron Buchanan-CLC	1.08
19.	Gene Peacosh-NYW	1.06
20.	Ted Taylor-HSA	1.04

Goals Created

1.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	46.9
2.	Ron Ward-NYW	46.0
3.	Danny Lawson-PHB	43.8
4.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	41.8
5.	Tom Webster-NEW	41.5
6.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	40.5
7.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	39.4
8.	Terry Caffery-NEW	37.8
9.	Gord Labossiere-HSA	36.4
10.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	35.7
11.	Jim Harrison-ALO	34.3
12.	Larry Pleau-NEW	33.9
13.	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	33.8
14.	Ron Buchanan-CLC	31.9
15.	Gary Jarrett-CLC	31.9
16.	Bob Sicinski-CHC	31.2
17.	Gary Veneruzzo-LAS	31.2
18.	Wayne Rivers-NYW	30.8
19.	Ted Taylor-HSA	29.9
20.	Wayne Connelly-MFS	29.2

Goals Created Per Game

1.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	0.66
2.	Andre Lacroix-PHB	0.60
3.	Ron Ward-NYW	0.60
4.	Danny Lawson-PHB	0.56
5.	Tom Webster-NEW	0.54
6.	Jim Harrison-ALO	0.52
7.	Christian Bordeleau-WNJ	0.52
8.	Terry Caffery-NEW	0.51
9.	Norm Beaudin-WNJ	0.51
10.	John McKenzie-PHB	0.48
11.	Wayne Carleton-OTN	0.48
12.	Norm Ferguson-NYW	0.47
13.	Gord Labossiere-HSA	0.47
14.	Bobby Sheehan-NYW	0.45
15.	Larry Pleau-NEW	0.43
16.	Gene Peacosh-NYW	0.43
17.	Ron Buchanan-CLC	0.43
18.	Gary Jarrett-CLC	0.41
19.	Wayne Rivers-NYW	0.41
20.	Ted Taylor-HSA	0.41

Penalties in Minutes

1.	John Schella-HSA	239
2.	Tom Gilmore-LAS	191
3.	Dick Paradise-MFS	189
4.	John Arbour-MFS	186
5.	Jim Cardiff-PHB	185
6.	Paul Shmyr-CLC	169
	Pierre Roy-QBN	169
8.	Hal Willis-NYW	159
9.	Poul Popiel-HSA	158
10.	John McKenzie-PHB	157
	Michel Rouleau-2Tm	157
12.	Jim Niekamp-LAS	155
13.	Earl Heiskala-LAS	150
	Ted McCaskill-LAS	150
15.	Pierre Guite-QBN	136
16.	Rosaire Paiement-CHC	135
17.	Craig Reichmuth-NYW	127
18.	Al Hamilton-ALO	124
19.	Francois Lacombe-QBN	123
	Jim Watson-LAS	123

Games Played (Goalie)

1.	Jack Norris-ALO	64
2.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	63
3.	Jim McLeod-CHC	54
4.	Serge Aubry-QBN	52
	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	52
6.	Gilles Gratton-OTN	51
	Al Smith-NEW	51
8.	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	49
	George Gardner-LAS	49
10.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	47
11.	Mike Curran-MFS	43
12.	Don McLeod-HSA	41
13.	Russ Gillow-LAS	38
	Jack McCartan-MFS	38
15.	Gary Kurt-NYW	36
	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	36
17.	Andre Gill-CHC	33
18.	Bruce Landon-NEW	30
	Les Binkley-OTN	30
20.	Joe Daley-WNJ	29

Wins (Goalie)

1.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	33
2.	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	32
3.	Al Smith-NEW	31
4.	Jack Norris-ALO	28
5.	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	26
6.	Gilles Gratton-OTN	25
	Serge Aubry-QBN	25
8.	Mike Curran-MFS	23
9.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	22
	Jim McLeod-CHC	22
11.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	20
12.	George Gardner-LAS	19
	Don McLeod-HSA	19
14.	Joe Daley-WNJ	17
	Russ Gillow-LAS	17
16.	Bruce Landon-NEW	15
	Jack McCartan-MFS	15
18.	Bob Whidden-CLC	11
19.	Les Binkley-OTN	10
	Gary Kurt-NYW	10
	Ken Brown-ALO	10

Losses (Goalie)

1.	Jack Norris-ALO	29
2.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	28
3.	Jim McLeod-CHC	25
4.	Andre Gill-CHC	24
5.	George Gardner-LAS	22
	Serge Aubry-QBN	22
	Gilles Gratton-OTN	22
8.	Gary Kurt-NYW	21
9.	Don McLeod-HSA	20
	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	20
11.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	19
	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	19
	Al Smith-NEW	19
	Jack McCartan-MFS	19
15.	Les Binkley-OTN	17
	Mike Curran-MFS	17
17.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	14
	Richard Brodeur-QBN	14
19.	Russ Gillow-LAS	13
20.	Bob Whidden-CLC	12

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.	George Gardner-LAS	4
2.	Serge Aubry-QBN	3
	Bob Whidden-CLC	3
	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	3
	Jack Norris-ALO	3
	Gilles Gratton-OTN	3
7.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	2
	Jim McLeod-CHC	2
	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	2
	Mike Curran-MFS	2
	Richard Brodeur-QBN	2
	Russ Gillow-LAS	2
13.	Joe Daley-WNJ	1
	Bruce Landon-NEW	1
	Al Smith-NEW	1
	Bill Hughes-HSA	1
	Les Binkley-OTN	1
	Don McLeod-HSA	1
	Jack McCartan-MFS	1

Points (Goalie)

1.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	66
2.	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	64
3.	Al Smith-NEW	63
4.	Jack Norris-ALO	59
5.	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	55
6.	Serge Aubry-QBN	53
	Gilles Gratton-OTN	53
8.	Mike Curran-MFS	48
9.	Jim McLeod-CHC	46
	Pete Donnelly-NYW	46
11.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	42
	George Gardner-LAS	42
13.	Don McLeod-HSA	39
14.	Russ Gillow-LAS	36
15.	Joe Daley-WNJ	35
16.	Jack McCartan-MFS	31
	Bruce Landon-NEW	31
18.	Bob Whidden-CLC	25
19.	Les Binkley-OTN	21
20.	Ken Brown-ALO	20
	Gary Kurt-NYW	20

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
6.	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	.573
7.	Mike Curran-MFS	.571
8.	Russ Gillow-LAS	.562
9.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	.541
10.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	.535
11.	Serge Aubry-QBN	.530
	Gilles Gratton-OTN	.530
13.	Jack Norris-ALO	.492
14.	Don McLeod-HSA	.487
15.	Bob Whidden-CLC	.481
16.	Jim McLeod-CHC	.469
17.	George Gardner-LAS	.467
18.	Jack McCartan-MFS	.443
19.	Les Binkley-OTN	.375
20.	Gary Kurt-NYW	.323

Shutouts

1.	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	5
2.	Mike Curran-MFS	4
3.	Al Smith-NEW	3
4.	Russ Gillow-LAS	2
	Bernie Parent*-PHB	2
	Pete Donnelly-NYW	2
	Joe Daley-WNJ	2
	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	2
9.	Bruce Landon-NEW	1
	Jack McCartan-MFS	1
	Don McLeod-HSA	1
	Jim McLeod-CHC	1
	Jack Norris-ALO	1
	Serge Aubry-QBN	1
	Ken Brown-ALO	1
	George Gardner-LAS	1

Goals Against

1.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	220
2.	Jack Norris-ALO	189
3.	Gilles Gratton-OTN	187
4.	Serge Aubry-QBN	182
5.	Jim McLeod-CHC	166
6.	Al Smith-NEW	162
7.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	155
8.	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	152
9.	Gary Kurt-NYW	150
10.	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	149
	George Gardner-LAS	149
12.	Don McLeod-HSA	143
13.	Mike Curran-MFS	131
14.	Jack McCartan-MFS	129
15.	Andre Gill-CHC	118
16.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	110
17.	Les Binkley-OTN	106
18.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	102
19.	Bruce Landon-NEW	100
20.	Russ Gillow-LAS	96

Goals Against Average

1.	Gerry Cheevers*-CLC	2.84
2.	Joe Daley-WNJ	2.90
3.	Russ Gillow-LAS	2.91
4.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	3.05
5.	Jack Norris-ALO	3.06
6.	Mike Curran-MFS	3.09
7.	Ernie Wakely-WNJ	3.15
8.	Al Smith-NEW	3.18
9.	Bob Whidden-CLC	3.28
10.	George Gardner-LAS	3.30
11.	Jim McLeod-CHC	3.32
12.	Don McLeod-HSA	3.56
13.	Pete Donnelly-NYW	3.57
14.	Jack McCartan-MFS	3.58
15.	Bruce Landon-NEW	3.59
16.	Serge Aubry-QBN	3.60
17.	Bernie Parent*-PHB	3.61
18.	Gilles Gratton-OTN	3.71
19.	Les Binkley-OTN	3.72
20.	Andre Gill-CHC	4.14

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