46-30-2 (94 points), Finished 1st in WHA East Division (Game Results)
WHA Season Summary
1972-73 Avco Cup Champions
Scored 318 goals, Allowed 263 goals, SRS: 0.63 (1st of 12)
Coached by Jack Kelley (46-30-2)
Playoffs:
Won Avco Cup Finals (4-1) over Winnipeg Jets
Won Division Finals (4-1) over Cleveland Crusaders
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-1) over Ottawa Nationals
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1972-73 Statistics ▪ Games
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | SRS | TG/G | PPG | PPO | PP% | PPGA | PPOA | PK% | SHG | SHGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Whalers | 78 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 94 | .603 | 318 | 263 | 0.63 | 7.45 | 49 | 272 | 18.01 | 45 | 234 | 80.77 | 6 | 6 |
| League Average | 78 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 78 | .500 | 279 | 279 | 0.00 | 7.14 | 55 | 276 | 20.00 | 55 | 279 | 80.24 | 9 | 9 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and accomplishments.
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Webster | RW | 5-10 | 170 | 24 | 77 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 1.34 | 42 | 0.54 | 89 | 41 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Terry Caffery | C | 5-9 | 165 | 23 | 74 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 1.35 | 38 | 0.51 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Larry Pleau | C | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | 78 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 1.12 | 34 | 0.44 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Tim Sheehy | RW | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | 78 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 0.91 | 28 | 0.36 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Jim Dorey | D | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | 75 | 7 | 56 | 63 | 0.84 | 20 | 0.27 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | John French | C/LW | 5-10 | 165 | 22 | 74 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 0.80 | 23 | 0.30 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ted Green | D | 5-10 | 200 | 32 | 78 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 0.59 | 17 | 0.22 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Kevin Ahearn | LW | 5-10 | 160 | 24 | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 0.54 | 17 | 0.21 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Brit Selby | LW | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | 65 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 0.65 | 15 | 0.23 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | John Danby | C | 5-10 | 165 | 24 | 77 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 0.48 | 14 | 0.18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Brad Selwood | D | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | 75 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 0.45 | 13 | 0.17 | 114 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Tommy Williams | RW | 5-11 | 180 | 32 | 69 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 0.45 | 11 | 0.16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Rick Ley | D | 5-9 | 190 | 24 | 76 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.13 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Tom Earl | RW/C | 6-0 | 172 | 25 | 77 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0.30 | 9 | 0.12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Mike Hyndman | RW | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.31 | 6 | 0.11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Paul Hurley | D | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | 78 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.23 | 6 | 0.08 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Dick Sarrazin | RW | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.31 | 4 | 0.12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Mike Byers | RW | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.53 | 4 | 0.22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 19 | John Cunniff | LW | 5-9 | 175 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.24 | 3 | 0.09 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Ric Jordan | D | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.06 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Guy Smith | RW | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.27 | 2 | 0.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Team Total | 78 | 318 | 529 | 847 | 10.86 | 318 | 4.08 | 318 | 49 | 263 | 45 | 51 | 840 | 263 | 49 | 6 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | GP | MIN | W | L | T/OT | PTS | PTS% | SO | GA | GAA | SOG | SV | SV% | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Smith | G | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | 51 | 3059 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 63 | .618 | 3 | 162 | 3.18 | 1535 | 1373 | .894 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2 | Bruce Landon | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 30 | 1671 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 31 | .574 | 1 | 100 | 3.59 | 888 | 788 | .887 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Team Total | 78 | 4730 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 262 | 3.32 | 2423 | 2161 | .892 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Webster | RW | 5-10 | 170 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1.73 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tim Sheehy | RW | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1.53 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Larry Pleau | C | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1.27 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Jim Dorey | D | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.27 | 41 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Tommy Williams | RW | 5-11 | 180 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1.13 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | John French | C/LW | 5-10 | 165 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.93 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Mike Byers | RW | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.92 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Terry Caffery | C | 5-9 | 165 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Rick Ley | D | 5-9 | 190 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.67 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Brad Selwood | D | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.53 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 | Brit Selby | LW | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 | Paul Hurley | D | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.47 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 | Ted Green | D | 5-10 | 200 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 | 25 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | Tom Earl | RW/C | 6-0 | 172 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.33 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| 15 | Kevin Ahearn | LW | 5-10 | 160 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 | Guy Smith | RW | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | John Cunniff | LW | 5-9 | 175 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 | John Danby | C | 5-10 | 165 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | Ric Jordan | D | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Team Total | 15 | 70 | 120 | 190 | 12.67 | 220 | 12 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | GP | MIN | W | L | T/OT | PTS | PTS% | SO | GA | GAA | SOG | SV | SV% | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Smith | G | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | 15 | 909 | 12 | 3 | 24 | .800 | 0 | 49 | 3.23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Team Total | 78 | 909 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 3.23 |