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1973-74 WHA Season Summary

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1973-74 WHA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
East Division         
New England Whalers* 78 43 31 4 90 .577 291 260 0.36
Toronto Toros* 78 41 33 4 86 .551 304 272 0.39
Cleveland Crusaders* 78 37 32 9 83 .532 266 264 0.05
Chicago Cougars* 78 38 35 5 81 .519 271 273 -0.02
Quebec Nordiques 78 38 36 4 80 .513 306 280 0.33
New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights 78 32 42 4 68 .436 268 313 -0.50
West Division         
Houston Aeros* 78 48 25 5 101 .647 318 219 1.11
Minnesota Fighting Saints* 78 44 32 2 90 .577 332 275 0.65
Edmonton Oilers* 78 38 37 3 79 .506 268 269 -0.05
Winnipeg Jets* 78 34 39 5 73 .468 264 296 -0.39
Vancouver Blazers 78 27 50 1 55 .353 278 345 -0.80
Los Angeles Sharks 78 25 53 0 50 .321 239 339 -1.15

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Avco Cup Finals (4-0):Houston Aeros over Chicago Cougars 
 
Division Finals (4-2):Houston Aeros over Minnesota Fighting Saints 
Division Finals (4-3):Chicago Cougars over Toronto Toros 
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-0):Houston Aeros over Winnipeg Jets 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):Minnesota Fighting Saints over Edmonton Oilers 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):Toronto Toros over Cleveland Crusaders 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3):Chicago Cougars over New England Whalers 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Houston Aeros* 78 48 25 5 101 .647 318 219 1.11 6.88 64 223 28.70 47 288 83.68 17 3
2 New England Whalers* 78 43 31 4 90 .577 291 260 0.36 7.06 47 228 20.61 36 197 81.73 3 7
3 Minnesota Fighting Saints* 78 44 32 2 90 .577 332 275 0.65 7.78 61 262 23.28 53 265 80.00 20 11
4 Toronto Toros* 78 41 33 4 86 .551 304 272 0.39 7.38 60 257 23.35 42 249 83.13 5 4
5 Cleveland Crusaders* 78 37 32 9 83 .532 266 264 0.05 6.79 56 245 22.86 59 237 75.11 6 12
6 Chicago Cougars* 78 38 35 5 81 .519 271 273 -0.02 6.97 51 245 20.82 45 289 84.43 7 8
7 Quebec Nordiques 78 38 36 4 80 .513 306 280 0.33 7.51 61 280 21.79 44 194 77.32 1 6
8 Edmonton Oilers* 78 38 37 3 79 .506 268 269 -0.05 6.88 39 245 15.92 66 295 77.63 9 4
9 Winnipeg Jets* 78 34 39 5 73 .468 264 296 -0.39 7.18 39 240 16.25 45 207 78.26 8 15
10 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights 78 32 42 4 68 .436 268 313 -0.50 7.45 52 213 24.41 55 241 77.18 7 4
11 Vancouver Blazers 78 27 50 1 55 .353 278 345 -0.80 7.99 47 289 16.26 66 286 76.92 7 12
12 Los Angeles Sharks 78 25 53 0 50 .321 239 339 -1.15 7.41 43 255 16.86 62 234 73.50 4 8
League Average 78 37 37 4 78 .500 284 284 0.00 7.28 52 249 20.79 52 249 79.21 8 8

League Awards

Ben Hatskin Trophy:Don McLeod
Bill Hunter Trophy:Mike Walton
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy:Pat Stapleton
Gary L. Davidson Award/Gordie Howe Trophy:Gordie Howe
Lou Kaplan Trophy:Mark Howe
Paul Deneau Trophy:Ralph Backstrom

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1.Mike Walton-MFS57
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ53
3.Danny Lawson-VNB50
4.Tom Webster-NEW43
5.Wayne Connelly-MFS42
 Frank Hughes-HSA42

Goals Per Game

1.Mike Walton-MFS0.73
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.71
3.Tom Webster-NEW0.67
4.Danny Lawson-VNB0.64
5.Frank Hughes-HSA0.58

Assists

1.Andre Lacroix-NYJ80
2.Gordie Howe*-HSA69
3.Bryan Campbell-VNB62
4.Mike Walton-MFS60
5.Andre Hinse-HSA56

Assists Per Game

1.Andre Lacroix-NYJ1.03
2.Gordie Howe*-HSA0.99
3.Jim Harrison-EDO0.96
4.John McKenzie-VNB0.84
5.Bryan Campbell-VNB0.82

Points

1.Mike Walton-MFS117
2.Andre Lacroix-NYJ111
3.Gordie Howe*-HSA100
4.Wayne Connelly-MFS95
 Bobby Hull*-WNJ95

Points Per Game

1.Mike Walton-MFS1.50
2.Jim Harrison-EDO1.47
3.Gordie Howe*-HSA1.43
4.Andre Lacroix-NYJ1.42
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ1.27

Goals Created

1.Mike Walton-MFS46.8
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ40.9
3.Andre Lacroix-NYJ38.7
4.Danny Lawson-VNB38.0
5.Wayne Connelly-MFS36.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Mike Walton-MFS0.60
2.Jim Harrison-EDO0.55
3.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.54
4.Gordie Howe*-HSA0.51
5.Andre Lacroix-NYJ0.50

Penalties in Minutes

1.Gord Gallant-MFS223
2.Doug Barrie-EDO214
3.John Arbour-MFS192
4.Colin Campbell-VNB191
5.Jim Cardiff-VNB188

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC59
2.Gilles Gratton-TRT57
3.Al Smith-NEW55
4.Jack Norris-EDO53
 Joe Junkin-NYJ53

Wins (Goalie)

1.Don McLeod-HSA33
2.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC30
 Al Smith-NEW30
4.Gilles Gratton-TRT26
5.Cam Newton-CHC25

Losses (Goalie)

1.Joe Junkin-NYJ25
2.Pete Donnelly-VNB24
 Jack Norris-EDO24
 Gilles Gratton-TRT24
5.George Gardner-2Tm23

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC6
2.Joe Junkin-NYJ4
 Ernie Wakely-WNJ4
4.Don McLeod-HSA3
 Gilles Gratton-TRT3
 Bob Whidden-CLC3

Points (Goalie)

1.Don McLeod-HSA69
2.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC66
3.Al Smith-NEW62
4.Gilles Gratton-TRT55
5.Cam Newton-CHC52

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Don McLeod-HSA.704
2.Mike Curran-MFS.615
3.Les Binkley-TRT.604
4.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC.589
5.Al Smith-NEW.585

Shutouts

1.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC4
2.Ernie Wakely-WNJ3
 Pete Donnelly-VNB3
 Don McLeod-HSA3
5.Al Smith-NEW2
 Gilles Gratton-TRT2
 Jack Norris-EDO2
 Mike Curran-MFS2

Goals Against

1.Joe Junkin-NYJ197
2.Gilles Gratton-TRT188
3.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC180
4.Pete Donnelly-VNB179
5.Al Smith-NEW164

Goals Against Average

1.Don McLeod-HSA2.56
2.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC3.03
3.Al Smith-NEW3.08
4.Cam Newton-CHC3.14
5.Jack Norris-EDO3.21
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Don McLeod
D: Paul Shmyr
D: Pat Stapleton
C: Andre Lacroix
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Gerry Cheevers
D: Al Hamilton
D: J.C. Tremblay
C: Wayne Carleton
LW: Mark Howe
RW: Mike Walton