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1973-74 Chicago Cougars
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38-35-5 (81 points), Finished 4th in WHA East Division (Game Results)
WHA Season Summary
Scored 271 goals, Allowed 273 goals, SRS: -0.02 (7th of 12)
Coached by Pat Stapleton (38-35-5)
Playoffs:
Lost Avco Cup Finals (4-0) to Houston Aeros
Won Division Finals (4-3) over Toronto Toros
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-3) over New England Whalers
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1973-74 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Oct 7, 1973 | @ | Toronto Toros | T | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Oct 11, 1973 | @ | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | W | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 13, 1973 | @ | New England Whalers | L | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun, Oct 14, 1973 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Thu, Oct 18, 1973 | @ | Los Angeles Sharks | W | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 20, 1973 | @ | Vancouver Blazers | L | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 21, 1973 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Oct 25, 1973 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun, Oct 28, 1973 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Tue, Oct 30, 1973 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 3, 1973 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Sharks | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Nov 10, 1973 | Toronto Toros | W | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | W 6 | |||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 13, 1973 | Cleveland Crusaders | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 15 | Thu, Nov 15, 1973 | Houston Aeros | W | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Sat, Nov 17, 1973 | Toronto Toros | W | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 17 | Sun, Nov 18, 1973 | @ | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | L | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Nov 22, 1973 | @ | Los Angeles Sharks | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 24, 1973 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Dec 1, 1973 | Los Angeles Sharks | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sun, Dec 2, 1973 | @ | New England Whalers | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Dec 4, 1973 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | L 4 | |||
| 23 | Sat, Dec 8, 1973 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | L | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | L 5 | |||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 9, 1973 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | L 6 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 11, 1973 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | L 7 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 15, 1973 | Houston Aeros | W | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 16, 1973 | @ | New England Whalers | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 18, 1973 | Winnipeg Jets | T | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 21, 1973 | @ | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | L | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Sun, Dec 23, 1973 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 26, 1973 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 28, 1973 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Sat, Dec 29, 1973 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 34 | Sun, Dec 30, 1973 | @ | Minnesota Fighting Saints | W | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 35 | Tue, Jan 1, 1974 | Vancouver Blazers | W | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 36 | Sat, Jan 5, 1974 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | L | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 37 | Sun, Jan 6, 1974 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 38 | Tue, Jan 8, 1974 | Cleveland Crusaders | T | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3 | T 1 | |||
| 39 | Sun, Jan 13, 1974 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Thu, Jan 17, 1974 | @ | New England Whalers | W | 5 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 19, 1974 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 22, 1974 | New England Whalers | W | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 25, 1974 | @ | Minnesota Fighting Saints | L | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 30, 1974 | @ | Vancouver Blazers | W | 4 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Fri, Feb 1, 1974 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Sun, Feb 3, 1974 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Feb 5, 1974 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Wed, Feb 6, 1974 | @ | Minnesota Fighting Saints | L | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 9, 1974 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | W | 5 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Sun, Feb 10, 1974 | @ | Los Angeles Sharks | W | 4 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 51 | Tue, Feb 12, 1974 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 14, 1974 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Sat, Feb 16, 1974 | Toronto Toros | L | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 17, 1974 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | L | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 55 | Mon, Feb 18, 1974 | @ | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | L | 3 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 3 | L 4 | ||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 21, 1974 | Vancouver Blazers | W | 5 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 23, 1974 | New England Whalers | L | 0 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 58 | Sun, Feb 24, 1974 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 1 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 59 | Tue, Feb 26, 1974 | Los Angeles Sharks | W | 4 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Thu, Feb 28, 1974 | Houston Aeros | L | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Fri, Mar 1, 1974 | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 7 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Sun, Mar 3, 1974 | Toronto Toros | L | 4 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 63 | Tue, Mar 5, 1974 | New England Whalers | L | 2 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 64 | Thu, Mar 7, 1974 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 3 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Sat, Mar 9, 1974 | Winnipeg Jets | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 66 | Tue, Mar 12, 1974 | New England Whalers | W | 5 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 67 | Thu, Mar 14, 1974 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | W | 7 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 68 | Sat, Mar 16, 1974 | Quebec Nordiques | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 69 | Sun, Mar 17, 1974 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 4 | 2 | 34 | 32 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 70 | Tue, Mar 19, 1974 | Cleveland Crusaders | L | 4 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 71 | Thu, Mar 21, 1974 | Vancouver Blazers | T | 5 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 4 | T 1 | |||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 23, 1974 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | W | 4 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 73 | Sun, Mar 24, 1974 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | T | 3 | 3 | 35 | 33 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 74 | Tue, Mar 26, 1974 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 2 | 36 | 33 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Fri, Mar 29, 1974 | @ | Vancouver Blazers | W | 5 | 2 | 37 | 33 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 31, 1974 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 2, 1974 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights | W | 7 | 3 | 38 | 34 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Wed, Apr 3, 1974 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 1 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 5 | L 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Apr 6, 1974 | @ | New England Whalers | L | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun, Apr 7, 1974 | @ | New England Whalers | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Apr 9, 1974 | New England Whalers | W | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 10, 1974 | New England Whalers | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Apr 12, 1974 | @ | New England Whalers | W | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Apr 14, 1974 | New England Whalers | L | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 7 | Tue, Apr 16, 1974 | @ | New England Whalers | W | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Apr 19, 1974 | @ | Toronto Toros | L | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Mon, Apr 22, 1974 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Sun, Apr 28, 1974 | Toronto Toros | W | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 11 | Tue, Apr 30, 1974 | Toronto Toros | L | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Wed, May 1, 1974 | @ | Toronto Toros | L | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 13 | Sat, May 4, 1974 | Toronto Toros | W | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Mon, May 6, 1974 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Sun, May 12, 1974 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Wed, May 15, 1974 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 17 | Fri, May 17, 1974 | Houston Aeros | L | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | L 3 | |||
| 18 | Sun, May 19, 1974 | Houston Aeros | L | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | L 4 |