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37-32-9 (83 points), Finished 3rd in WHA East Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Needham (37-32-9)
Goals For: 266 (10th of 12), Goals Against: 264 (3rd of 12)
SRS: 0.05 (6th of 12), SOS: 0.03 (4th of 12)
Playoffs:
Lost Division Semi-Finals (4-1) versus Toronto Toros
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | SRS | SOS | TG/G | PP | PPO | PP% | PPA | PPOA | PK% | SH | SHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Crusaders | 78 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 83 | .532 | 266 | 264 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 6.79 | 56 | 245 | 22.86 | 59 | 237 | 75.11 | 6 | 12 |
| League Average | 78 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 78 | .500 | 284 | 284 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.28 | 52 | 249 | 20.79 | 52 | 249 | 79.21 | 8 | 8 |
| No. | Player | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | S/C | Exp | Birth Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Adduono | C | 27 | 5-9 | 160 | L/- | R | January 21, 1947 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P | |
| Paul Andrea | LW | 32 | 5-10 | 174 | L/- | 1 | July 31, 1941 | 15 G, 18 A, 33 P | |
| Doug Brindley | C | 24 | 6-1 | 175 | L/- | 1 | June 8, 1949 | 13 G, 9 A, 22 P | |
| Ron Buchanan | C | 29 | 6-3 | 170 | L/- | 1 | November 15, 1944 | 18 G, 27 A, 45 P | |
| Brad Buetow | D | 23 | 6-3 | 195 | L/- | R | October 28, 1950 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P | |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 33 | 5-11 | 185 | -/L | 1 | December 7, 1940 | 30-20-6, 3.03 GAA | |
| Ray Clearwater | D | 31 | 5-11 | 175 | L/- | 1 | November 10, 1942 | 12 G, 23 A, 35 P | |
| Norm Cournoyer | C | 22 | 5-10 | 170 | L/- | R | March 17, 1951 | 3 G, 5 A, 8 P | |
| Tom Edur | D | 19 | 6-1 | 185 | R/- | R | November 18, 1954 | 7 G, 31 A, 38 P | |
| Grant Erickson | LW | 26 | 5-9 | 165 | -/- | 1 | April 28, 1947 | 23 G, 27 A, 50 P | |
| Bill Heindl | LW | 27 | 5-10 | 175 | L/- | R | May 13, 1946 | 4 G, 14 A, 18 P | |
| Larry Hillman | D | 36 | 6-0 | 185 | L/- | R | February 5, 1937 | 5 G, 21 A, 26 P | |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 35 | 6-1 | 205 | R/- | R | November 13, 1938 | 1 G, 7 A, 8 P | |
| Ted Hodgson | RW | 28 | 5-11 | 185 | R/- | 1 | June 30, 1945 | 0 G, 2 A, 2 P | |
| Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 22 | 6-1 | 185 | R/- | 1 | July 15, 1951 | 0 G, 2 A, 2 P | |
| Gary Jarrett | LW | 31 | 5-8 | 170 | L/- | 1 | September 3, 1942 | 31 G, 39 A, 70 P | |
| Skip Krake | RW | 30 | 5-11 | 170 | R/- | 1 | October 14, 1943 | 20 G, 36 A, 56 P | |
| Jim McMasters | D | 21 | 5-10 | 195 | L/- | 1 | September 20, 1952 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P | |
| Ron Morgan | LW | 22 | 5-11 | 190 | L/- | R | May 25, 1951 | 0 G, 1 A, 1 P | |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 32 | 5-8 | 175 | L/- | 1 | December 24, 1941 | 3 G, 7 A, 10 P | |
| Robbie Neale | C | 20 | 6-0 | 185 | L/- | R | April 17, 1953 | 8 G, 9 A, 17 P | |
| Gerry Pinder | RW | 25 | 5-8 | 165 | R/- | 1 | September 15, 1948 | 23 G, 33 A, 56 P | |
| Rich Pumple | RW | 25 | 6-3 | 200 | L/- | 1 | February 11, 1948 | 2 G, 2 A, 4 P | |
| Glen Shirton | D | 26 | 5-10 | 175 | R/- | R | July 15, 1947 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P | |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 28 | 5-11 | 170 | L/- | 1 | January 28, 1946 | 13 G, 31 A, 44 P | |
| Russ Walker | RW | 20 | 6-2 | 185 | R/- | R | May 24, 1953 | 15 G, 14 A, 29 P | |
| Ron Ward | C | 29 | 5-11 | 175 | R/- | 1 | September 12, 1944 | 19 G, 7 A, 26 P | |
| Bob Whidden | G | 27 | 5-10 | 165 | -/R | 1 | July 27, 1946 | 7-12-3, 3.90 GAA | |
| Jim Wiste | C | 27 | 5-10 | 185 | L/- | 1 | February 18, 1946 | 23 G, 35 A, 58 P | |
| Bill Young | LW | 26 | 6-1 | 195 | L/- | 1 | July 5, 1947 | 8 G, 9 A, 17 P |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | OPS | DPS | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Jarrett | LW | 31 | 75 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 29 | 68 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jim Wiste | C | 27 | 76 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 3 | Gerry Pinder | RW | 25 | 73 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 22 | 90 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | Skip Krake | RW | 30 | 69 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 21 | 94 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Grant Erickson | LW | 26 | 78 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | Ron Buchanan | C | 29 | 49 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | Paul Shmyr | D | 28 | 78 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 165 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | Tom Edur | D | 19 | 76 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | Ray Clearwater | D | 31 | 68 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | Paul Andrea | LW | 32 | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 11 | Russ Walker | RW | 20 | 76 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | Ron Ward | C | 29 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 13 | Larry Hillman | D | 36 | 44 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | Doug Brindley | C | 24 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 15 | Bill Heindl | LW | 27 | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | Robbie Neale | C | 20 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | Bill Young | LW | 26 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | Wayne Muloin | D | 32 | 76 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | Norm Cournoyer | C | 22 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | Wayne Hillman | D | 35 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | Rich Pumple | RW | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | Ted Hodgson | RW | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | Ron Morgan | LW | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | Bob Whidden | G | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | Ray Adduono | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | Brad Buetow | D | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | Gerry Cheevers | G | 33 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | Jim McMasters | D | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | Glen Shirton | D | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Team Total | 78 | 266 | 410 | 676 | 1007 | 204 | 56 | 6 | 37 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Cheevers | G | 33 | 59 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 180 | 1911 | 1731 | .906 | 3.03 | 4 | 30 | 3562 | |
| 2 | Bob Whidden | G | 27 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 80 | 680 | 600 | .882 | 3.90 | 1 | 2 | 1232 | |
| Team Total | 78 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 260 | 2591 | 2331 | .900 | 3.25 | 5 | 4794 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Shmyr | D | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ron Ward | C | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Tom Edur | D | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Gary Jarrett | LW | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Grant Erickson | LW | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Paul Andrea | LW | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | Ron Morgan | LW | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | Wayne Muloin | D | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Russ Walker | RW | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Doug Brindley | C | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 | Bill Heindl | LW | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 | Skip Krake | RW | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | Jim Wiste | C | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 | Ron Buchanan | C | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 | Gerry Cheevers | G | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | Ray Clearwater | D | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 | Wayne Hillman | D | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | Robbie Neale | C | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 | Gerry Pinder | RW | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Team Total | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 130 | 1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Cheevers | G | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 196 | 178 | .908 | 3.56 | 0 | 6 | 303 | |
| Team Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 196 | 178 | .908 | 3.56 | 0 | 303 |