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1974-75 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
Canadian Division         
Quebec Nordiques* 78 46 32 0 92 .590 331 299 0.38
Toronto Toros* 78 43 33 2 88 .564 349 304 0.54
Winnipeg Jets 78 38 35 5 81 .519 322 293 0.35
Vancouver Blazers 78 37 39 2 76 .487 256 270 -0.17
Edmonton Oilers 78 36 38 4 76 .487 279 279 0.00
East Division         
New England Whalers* 78 43 30 5 91 .583 274 279 -0.06
Cleveland Crusaders* 78 35 40 3 73 .468 236 258 -0.26
Chicago Cougars 78 30 47 1 61 .391 261 312 -0.61
Indianapolis Racers 78 18 57 3 39 .250 216 338 -1.45
West Division         
Houston Aeros* 78 53 25 0 106 .679 369 247 1.45
San Diego Mariners* 78 43 31 4 90 .577 326 268 0.69
Minnesota Fighting Saints* 78 42 33 3 87 .558 308 279 0.35
Phoenix Roadrunners* 78 39 31 8 86 .551 300 265 0.42
Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades 78 21 53 4 46 .295 205 341 -1.62

League Playoffs

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Avco Cup Finals (4-0):Houston Aeros over Quebec Nordiques 
 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Houston Aeros over San Diego Mariners 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Quebec Nordiques over Minnesota Fighting Saints 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Houston Aeros over Cleveland Crusaders 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):San Diego Mariners over Toronto Toros 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Minnesota Fighting Saints over New England Whalers 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Quebec Nordiques over Phoenix Roadrunners 

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 Houston Aeros* 78 53 25 0 106 .679 369 247 1.45 7.90 71 254 27.95 64 372 82.80 18 6
2 Quebec Nordiques* 78 46 32 0 92 .590 331 299 0.38 8.08 61 284 21.48 51 237 78.48 11 12
3 New England Whalers* 78 43 30 5 91 .583 274 279 -0.06 7.09 39 225 17.33 29 215 86.51 6 5
4 San Diego Mariners* 78 43 31 4 90 .577 326 268 0.69 7.62 60 218 27.52 53 275 80.73 11 8
5 Toronto Toros* 78 43 33 2 88 .564 349 304 0.54 8.37 57 285 20.00 50 233 78.54 7 9
6 Minnesota Fighting Saints* 78 42 33 3 87 .558 308 279 0.35 7.53 53 228 23.25 47 256 81.64 15 9
7 Phoenix Roadrunners* 78 39 31 8 86 .551 300 265 0.42 7.24 50 304 16.45 76 315 75.87 7 6
8 Winnipeg Jets 78 38 35 5 81 .519 322 293 0.35 7.88 74 362 20.44 37 221 83.26 11 16
9 Edmonton Oilers 78 36 38 4 76 .487 279 279 0.00 7.15 40 262 15.27 52 236 77.97 10 4
10 Vancouver Blazers 78 37 39 2 76 .487 256 270 -0.17 6.74 59 271 21.77 62 267 76.78 8 7
11 Cleveland Crusaders* 78 35 40 3 73 .468 236 258 -0.26 6.33 38 226 16.81 61 275 77.82 4 6
12 Chicago Cougars 78 30 47 1 61 .391 261 312 -0.61 7.35 46 237 19.41 58 282 79.43 6 11
13 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades 78 21 53 4 46 .295 205 341 -1.62 7.00 52 279 18.64 50 278 82.01 4 12
14 Indianapolis Racers 78 18 57 3 39 .250 216 338 -1.45 7.10 45 290 15.52 55 256 78.52 4 14
League Average 78 37 37 3 78 .500 288 288 0.00 7.38 53 266 20.00 53 266 79.96 9 9

League Awards

Ben Hatskin Trophy:Ron Grahame
Bill Hunter Trophy:Andre Lacroix
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy:J.C. Tremblay
Gary L. Davidson Award/Gordie Howe Trophy:Bobby Hull
Lou Kaplan Trophy:Anders Hedberg
Paul Deneau Trophy:Mike Rogers
WHA Playoff MVP:Ron Grahame

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ77
2.Serge Bernier-QBN54
 Wayne Rivers-SDM54
4.Anders Hedberg-WNJ53
5.Tom Simpson-TRT52

Goals Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.99
2.Anders Hedberg-WNJ0.82
3.Tom Simpson-TRT0.74
4.Serge Bernier-QBN0.71
5.Wayne Rivers-SDM0.69

Assists

1.Andre Lacroix-SDM106
2.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ94
3.Larry Lund-HSA75
4.Serge Bernier-QBN68
5.Wayne Dillon-TRT66

Assists Per Game

1.Andre Lacroix-SDM1.36
2.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ1.21
3.Larry Lund-HSA0.96
4.Serge Bernier-QBN0.89
5.Gordie Howe*-HSA0.87

Points

1.Andre Lacroix-SDM147
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ142
3.Serge Bernier-QBN122
4.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ120
5.Larry Lund-HSA108

Points Per Game

1.Andre Lacroix-SDM1.88
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ1.82
3.Serge Bernier-QBN1.61
4.Anders Hedberg-WNJ1.54
 Ulf Nilsson-WNJ1.54

Goals Created

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ58.1
2.Andre Lacroix-SDM52.0
3.Serge Bernier-QBN47.5
4.Wayne Rivers-SDM42.7
5.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ41.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.74
2.Andre Lacroix-SDM0.67
3.Anders Hedberg-WNJ0.63
4.Serge Bernier-QBN0.62
5.Rejean Houle-QBN0.56

Penalties in Minutes

1.Gord Gallant-MFS203
2.John Hughes-PHR201
3.Ron Busniuk-MFS176
 John Schella-HSA176
5.Cam Connor-PHR168

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Don McLeod-VNB72
2.Al Smith-NEW59
3.John Garrett-MFS58
4.Gilles Gratton-TRT53
5.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC52
 Andy Brown-INR52

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ron Grahame-HSA33
 Don McLeod-VNB33
 Al Smith-NEW33
4.Gilles Gratton-TRT30
 John Garrett-MFS30

Losses (Goalie)

1.Don McLeod-VNB35
 Andy Brown-INR35
3.Gerry Desjardins-MIB28
4.Dave Dryden-CHC26
5.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Gary Kurt-PHR4
 Al Smith-NEW4
 Joe Daley-WNJ4
 Jack Norris-PHR4
5.Chris Worthy-EDO3
 Ed Dyck-INR3

Points (Goalie)

1.Al Smith-NEW70
2.Don McLeod-VNB68
3.Ron Grahame-HSA66
4.John Garrett-MFS62
5.Gilles Gratton-TRT61

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Ron Grahame-HSA.767
2.Serge Aubry-QBN.607
3.Al Smith-NEW.603
4.Ernie Wakely-2Tm.600
 Gary Kurt-PHR.600

Shutouts

1.Ron Grahame-HSA4
 Gerry Cheevers*-CLC4
3.Ernie Wakely-2Tm3
4.Al Smith-NEW2
 Andy Brown-INR2
 Ken Brown-EDO2
 Wayne Rutledge-HSA2
 Paul Hoganson-MIB2
 John Garrett-MFS2
 Gilles Gratton-TRT2
 Gary Kurt-PHR2

Goals Against

1.Don McLeod-VNB233
2.Andy Brown-INR206
3.Al Smith-NEW202
4.Richard Brodeur-QBN188
5.Gilles Gratton-TRT185

Goals Against Average

1.Ron Grahame-HSA3.03
2.Bob Whidden-CLC3.23
3.Wayne Rutledge-HSA3.24
4.Ernie Wakely-2Tm3.25
5.Gerry Cheevers*-CLC3.26
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ron Grahame
D: Kevin Morrison
D: J.C. Tremblay
C: Andre Lacroix
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Gerry Cheevers
D: Barry Long
D: Poul Popiel
C: Serge Bernier
LW: Marc Tardif
RW: Anders Hedberg