1972-73 New England Whalers Roster and Statistics

46-30-2 (94 points), Finished 1st in WHA East Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack Kelley (46-30-2)

1972-73 Avco Cup Champions

Goals For: 318 (1st of 12), Goals Against: 263 (5th of 12)
SRS: 0.63 (1st of 12), SOS: -0.07 (12th of 12)

Playoffs:
Won Avco Cup Finals (4-1) versus Winnipeg Jets
Won Division Finals (4-1) versus Cleveland Crusaders
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-1) versus Ottawa Nationals

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Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ ▪

Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	GF	GA	SRS	SOS	TG/G	PP	PPO	PP%	PPA	PPOA	PK%	SH	SHA
New England Whalers	78	46	30	2	94	.603	318	263	0.63	-0.08	7.45	49	272	18.01	45	234	80.77	6	6
League Average	78	37	37	3	78	.500	279	279	0.00	0.00	7.14	55	276	20.00	55	279	80.24	9	9

Glossary ▪ ▪ ▪ Age is on February 1 of given season

Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	S/C	Exp	Birth Date	Summary
Kevin Ahearn	LW	24	5-10	160	L/-	R	June 20, 1948	20 G, 22 A, 42 P
Mike Byers	RW	26	5-10	185	R/-	R	September 11, 1946	6 G, 4 A, 10 P
Terry Caffery	C	23	5-9	165	R/-	R	April 1, 1949	39 G, 61 A, 100 P
John Cunniff	LW	29	5-9	175	L/-	R	July 9, 1943	3 G, 5 A, 8 P
John Danby	C	24	5-10	165	R/-	R	July 20, 1948	14 G, 23 A, 37 P
Jim Dorey	D	25	6-1	190	L/-	R	August 17, 1947	7 G, 56 A, 63 P
Tom Earl	RW	25	6-0	172	R/-	R	June 10, 1947	10 G, 13 A, 23 P
John French	C	22	5-11	165	L/-	R	August 25, 1950	24 G, 35 A, 59 P
Ted Green	D	32	5-10	200	R/-	R	March 23, 1940	16 G, 30 A, 46 P
Paul Hurley	D	26	5-11	185	R/-	R	July 12, 1946	3 G, 15 A, 18 P
Mike Hyndman	RW	27	6-1	205	R/-	R	December 8, 1945	4 G, 14 A, 18 P
Ric Jordan	D	22	6-3	200	L/-	R	March 31, 1950	1 G, 5 A, 6 P
Bruce Landon	G	23	5-10	175	-/L	R	October 5, 1949	15-11-1, 3.59 GAA
Rick Ley	D	24	5-9	190	L/-	R	November 2, 1948	3 G, 27 A, 30 P
Larry Pleau	LW	26	6-1	190	L/-	R	January 29, 1947	39 G, 48 A, 87 P
Dick Sarrazin	RW	27	6-0	185	R/-	R	January 22, 1946	4 G, 7 A, 11 P
Brit Selby	LW	27	5-10	175	L/-	R	March 27, 1945	13 G, 29 A, 42 P
Brad Selwood	D	24	6-1	200	L/-	R	March 18, 1948	13 G, 21 A, 34 P
Tim Sheehy	C	24	6-1	185	R/-	R	September 3, 1948	33 G, 38 A, 71 P
Al Smith	G	27	6-1	200	-/L	R	November 10, 1945	31-19-1, 3.18 GAA
Guy Smith	RW	23	6-1	185	R/-	R	January 2, 1950	3 G, 3 A, 6 P
Tom Webster	RW	24	5-10	170	R/-	R	October 4, 1948	53 G, 50 A, 103 P
Tommy Williams	C	32	5-11	180	R/-	R	April 17, 1940	10 G, 21 A, 31 P

Glossary ▪ ▪

Rk	Player	Pos	Age	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW
1	Tom Webster	RW	24	77	53	50	103	43	89	41	12	0	6
2	Terry Caffery	C	23	74	39	61	100	38	14	29	9	1	7
3	Larry Pleau	LW	26	78	39	48	87	34	42	29	10	0	4
4	Tim Sheehy	C	24	78	33	38	71	28	30	28	5	0	4
5	Jim Dorey	D	25	75	7	56	63	19	95	6	0	1	1
6	John French	C	22	74	24	35	59	23	43	22	2	0	3
7	Ted Green	D	32	78	16	30	46	17	47	14	2	0
8	Kevin Ahearn	LW	24	78	20	22	42	17	18	19	1	0
9	Brit Selby	LW	27	65	13	29	42	15	48	11	2	0
10	John Danby	C	24	77	14	23	37	14	10	13	1	0
11	Brad Selwood	D	24	75	13	21	34	13	114	12	1	0
12	Tommy Williams	C	32	69	10	21	31	11	14	8	2	0
13	Rick Ley	D	24	76	3	27	30	9	108	3	0	0
14	Tom Earl	RW	25	77	10	13	23	9	4	6	0	4
15	Mike Hyndman	RW	27	59	4	14	18	6	21	4	0	0
16	Paul Hurley	D	26	78	3	15	18	6	58	2	1	0
17	Dick Sarrazin	RW	27	35	4	7	11	4	0	3	1	0
18	Mike Byers	RW	26	19	6	4	10	4	4	6	0	0
19	John Cunniff	LW	29	33	3	5	8	3	16	3	0	0
20	Guy Smith	RW	23	22	3	3	6	2	6	3	0	0
21	Ric Jordan	D	22	34	1	5	6	2	12	1	0	0
22	Bruce Landon	G	23	30	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0
23	Al Smith	G	27	51	0	1	1	0	39	0	0	0
	Team Total			78	318	529	847		840	263	49	6	25

Glossary ▪ ▪

Rk	Player	Pos	Age	GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	PIM	MIN
1	Al Smith	G	27	51	31	19	1	162	1535	1373	.894	3.18	3	39	3059
2	Bruce Landon	G	23	30	15	11	1	100	888	788	.887	3.59	1	8	1671
	Team Total			78	46	30	2	262	2423	2161	.892	3.32	4		4730

Glossary ▪ ▪

Rk	Player	Pos	Age	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW
1	Tom Webster	RW	24	15	12	14	26	6	9	3	0	0
2	Tim Sheehy	C	24	15	9	14	23	13	7	2	0	3
3	Larry Pleau	LW	26	15	12	7	19	15	7	4	1	2
4	Jim Dorey	D	25	15	3	16	19	41	2	1	0	0
5	Tommy Williams	C	32	15	6	11	17	2	4	2	0	1
6	John French	C	22	15	3	11	14	2	3	0	0	1
7	Mike Byers	RW	26	12	6	5	11	6	6	0	0	2
8	Terry Caffery	C	23	8	3	7	10	0	3	0	0	0
9	Rick Ley	D	24	15	3	7	10	24	2	1	0	0
10	Brad Selwood	D	24	15	3	5	8	22	3	0	0	0
11	Brit Selby	LW	27	13	3	4	7	13	2	1	0	1
12	Paul Hurley	D	26	15	0	7	7	14	0	0	0	0
13	Ted Green	D	32	12	1	5	6	25	1	0	0	0
14	Tom Earl	RW	25	15	2	3	5	10	2	0	0	2
15	Kevin Ahearn	LW	24	14	1	2	3	9	1	0	0	0
16	Guy Smith	RW	23	11	2	0	2	4	2	0	0	0
17	John Cunniff	LW	29	13	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
18	Al Smith	G	27	15	0	1	1	12	0	0	0	0
19	John Danby	C	24	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Ric Jordan	D	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Team Total			15	70	120	190	220	55	14	1	12

Glossary ▪ ▪

Rk	Player	Pos	Age	GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	PIM	MIN
1	Al Smith	G	27	15	12	3		49	430	381	.886	3.23	0	12	909
	Team Total			15	12	3		49	430	381	.886	3.23	0		909

Most historical data provided by Dan Diamond and Associates. Current season data provided by XML Team Solutions.
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