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League Champion: New England Whalers

Goals Leader: Danny Lawson (61)
Assists Leader: J.C. Tremblay (75)
Points Leader: Andre Lacroix (124)

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Danny Lawson-PHB 61
2. Tom Webster-NEW 53
3. Ron Ward-NYW 51
  Bobby Hull*-WNJ 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. Terry Caffery-NEW 39
  Jim Harrison-ALO 39
  Larry Pleau-NEW 39
14. Norm Beaudin-WNJ 38
15. Wayne Rivers-NYW 37
  Gene Peacosh-NYW 37
  Ron Buchanan-CLC 37
18. Bill Klatt-MFS 36
  Alain Caron-QBN 36
  Gord Labossiere-HSA 36
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. Tom Webster-NEW 50
  Al Hamilton-ALO 50
  J.P. LeBlanc-LAS 50
  John McKenzie-PHB 50
17. Wayne Carleton-OTN 49
18. Bryan Campbell-PHB 48
  Don Herriman-PHB 48
  Michel Parizeau-QBN 48
  Larry Pleau-NEW 48
  Poul Popiel-HSA 48
Points
1. Andre Lacroix-PHB 124
2. Ron Ward-NYW 118
3. Danny Lawson-PHB 106
4. Tom Webster-NEW 103
  Bobby Hull*-WNJ 103
  Norm Beaudin-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
Goals Created
1. Andre Lacroix-PHB 47.2
2. Ron Ward-NYW 46.5
3. Danny Lawson-PHB 45.3
4. Bobby Hull*-WNJ 42.9
5. Tom Webster-NEW 42.6
6. Christian Bordeleau-WNJ 41.2
7. Norm Beaudin-WNJ 39.2
8. Terry Caffery-NEW 37.9
9. Gord Labossiere-HSA 36.4
10. Wayne Carleton-OTN 36.2
11. Jim Harrison-ALO 34.8
12. Larry Pleau-NEW 34.4
13. Bobby Sheehan-NYW 33.9
14. Gary Jarrett-CLC 32.7
15. Gary Veneruzzo-LAS 32.7
16. Ron Buchanan-CLC 32.4
17. Wayne Rivers-NYW 31.4
18. Bob Sicinski-CHC 30.7
19. Wayne Connelly-MFS 30.4
20. Ted Taylor-HSA 30.3
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. Pierre Roy-QBN 169
  Paul Shmyr-CLC 169
8. Hal Willis-NYW 159
9. Poul Popiel-HSA 158
10. Michel Rouleau-TOT 157
  John McKenzie-PHB 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. Jim Watson-LAS 123
  Francois Lacombe-QBN 123
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. Wayne Rivers-NYW 0.49
  Ron Buchanan-CLC 0.49
19. Norm Beaudin-WNJ 0.49
20. John McKenzie-PHB 0.47
  Bobby Sheehan-NYW 0.47
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 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 Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-WNJ 0.68
2. Andre Lacroix-PHB 0.60
3. Ron Ward-NYW 0.60
4. Danny Lawson-PHB 0.58
5. Tom Webster-NEW 0.55
6. Christian Bordeleau-WNJ 0.53
7. Jim Harrison-ALO 0.53
8. Terry Caffery-NEW 0.51
9. Norm Beaudin-WNJ 0.50
10. Wayne Carleton-OTN 0.48
11. John McKenzie-PHB 0.48
12. Norm Ferguson-NYW 0.47
13. Gord Labossiere-HSA 0.47
14. Bobby Sheehan-NYW 0.45
15. Gene Peacosh-NYW 0.44
16. Larry Pleau-NEW 0.44
17. Ron Buchanan-CLC 0.43
18. Gary Jarrett-CLC 0.42
19. Gary Veneruzzo-LAS 0.42
20. Wayne Rivers-NYW 0.42
Games Played
1. Jack Norris-ALO 64
2. Bernie Parent*-PHB 63
3. Jim McLeod-CHC 54
4. Gerry Cheevers*-CLC 52
  Serge Aubry-QBN 52
6. Al Smith-NEW 51
  Gilles Gratton-OTN 51
8. George Gardner-LAS 49
  Ernie Wakely-WNJ 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. Les Binkley-OTN 30
  Bruce Landon-NEW 30
20. Joe Daley-WNJ 29
Wins
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. Serge Aubry-QBN 25
  Gilles Gratton-OTN 25
8. Mike Curran-MFS 23
9. Jim McLeod-CHC 22
  Pete Donnelly-NYW 22
11. Wayne Rutledge-HSA 20
12. Don McLeod-HSA 19
  George Gardner-LAS 19
14. Russ Gillow-LAS 17
  Joe Daley-WNJ 17
16. Bruce Landon-NEW 15
  Jack McCartan-MFS 15
18. Bob Whidden-CLC 11
19. Gary Kurt-NYW 10
  Ken Brown-ALO 10
  Les Binkley-OTN 10
Losses
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
  Gilles Gratton-OTN 22
  Serge Aubry-QBN 22
8. Gary Kurt-NYW 21
9. Gerry Cheevers*-CLC 20
  Don McLeod-HSA 20
11. Pete Donnelly-NYW 19
  Jack McCartan-MFS 19
  Al Smith-NEW 19
  Ernie Wakely-WNJ 19
15. Mike Curran-MFS 17
  Les Binkley-OTN 17
17. Richard Brodeur-QBN 14
  Wayne Rutledge-HSA 14
19. Russ Gillow-LAS 13
20. Bob Whidden-CLC 12
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. George Gardner-LAS 4
2. Serge Aubry-QBN 3
  Gilles Gratton-OTN 3
  Ernie Wakely-WNJ 3
  Bob Whidden-CLC 3
  Jack Norris-ALO 3
7. Wayne Rutledge-HSA 2
  Russ Gillow-LAS 2
  Pete Donnelly-NYW 2
  Richard Brodeur-QBN 2
  Mike Curran-MFS 2
  Jim McLeod-CHC 2
13. Joe Daley-WNJ 1
  Bruce Landon-NEW 1
  Al Smith-NEW 1
  Les Binkley-OTN 1
  Don McLeod-HSA 1
  Jack McCartan-MFS 1
  Bill Hughes-HSA 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. George Gardner-LAS 149
  Gerry Cheevers*-CLC 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
Shutouts
1. Gerry Cheevers*-CLC 5
2. Mike Curran-MFS 4
3. Al Smith-NEW 3
4. Joe Daley-WNJ 2
  Pete Donnelly-NYW 2
  Russ Gillow-LAS 2
  Ernie Wakely-WNJ 2
  Bernie Parent*-PHB 2
9. Jack McCartan-MFS 1
  Don McLeod-HSA 1
  Jim McLeod-CHC 1
  Serge Aubry-QBN 1
  George Gardner-LAS 1
  Bruce Landon-NEW 1
  Ken Brown-ALO 1
  Jack Norris-ALO 1