1973 WHA East Division Finals
New England Whalers defeat Cleveland Crusaders 4-1
W-L: 43-32-3, .571
SRS: 0.55 (2nd of 12)
Goals: 287 (4th of 12)
Goals Against: 239 (1st of 12)
W-L: 46-30-2, .603
SRS: 0.63 (1st of 12)
Goals: 318 (1st of 12)
Goals Against: 263 (5th of 12)
| Game 1, April 18 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 2 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 3 | |
| Game 2, April 19 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 2 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 3 | |
| Game 3, April 21 | ||
| New England Whalers | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 4 | |
| Game 4, April 22 | ||
| New England Whalers | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 5 | |
| Game 5, April 26 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 3 | |
1972-73 Regular Season Stats
| Tuesday, Oct 24, 1972 | ||
| New England Whalers | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 2 | OT |
| Friday, Nov 17, 1972 | ||
| New England Whalers | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 3 | |
| Monday, Nov 27, 1972 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 0 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 3 | |
| Monday, Jan 29, 1973 | ||
| New England Whalers | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 3 | |
| Wednesday, Jan 31, 1973 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 4 | |
| Wednesday, Mar 7, 1973 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 0 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 1 | OT |
| Friday, Mar 9, 1973 | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 4 | Final |
| New England Whalers | 5 | |
| Monday, Mar 26, 1973 | ||
| New England Whalers | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 7 | |
CLC Scoring Regular Season
| Scoring | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | PP | SH | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1 | Ron Buchanan | 28 | C | 75 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Jarrett | 30 | LW | 77 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 79 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Jim Wiste | 26 | C | 70 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Gerry Pinder | 24 | LW | 78 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 121 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Paul Andrea | 31 | RW | 66 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Joe Hardy | 27 | C | 72 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Paul Shmyr | 27 | D | 73 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ray Clearwater | 30 | D | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Grant Erickson | 25 | LW | 77 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Rich Pumple | 24 | C | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Ted Hodgson | 27 | RW | 74 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Doug Brindley | 23 | C | 73 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | John Hanna | 37 | D | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Skip Krake | 29 | C | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Bill Horton | 26 | D | 74 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Bob Dillabough | 31 | C | 72 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Wayne Muloin | 31 | D | 67 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Ralph Hopiavouri | 21 | D | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Jim McMasters | 20 | D | 74 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Al Rycroft | 23 | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Gerry Cheevers* | 32 | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3144 | 60:28 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Bob Whidden | 26 | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1609 | 61:53 | ||||||||||
| Team Total | 78 | 287 | 470 | 757 | 1083 | 225 | 51 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
CLC Goalies Regular Season
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | GP | GS | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | QS | QS% | RBS | GA%- | GSAA |
| 1 | Gerry Cheevers* | 32 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 149 | 2.84 | 5 | 3144 | 80 | 37.0 | |||||||
| 2 | Bob Whidden | 26 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 88 | 3.28 | 0 | 1609 | 91 | 9.2 | |||||||
| Team Total | 43 | 32 | 3 | 237 | 2.99 | 5 | 4753 | ||||||||||||
NEW Scoring Regular Season
| Scoring | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | PP | SH | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1 | Tom Webster | 24 | RW | 77 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 89 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Terry Caffery | 23 | C | 74 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Larry Pleau | 26 | LW | 78 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Tim Sheehy | 24 | C | 78 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Jim Dorey | 25 | D | 75 | 7 | 56 | 63 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | John French | 22 | C | 74 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ted Green | 32 | D | 78 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kevin Ahearn | 24 | LW | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Brit Selby | 27 | LW | 65 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | John Danby | 24 | C | 77 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Brad Selwood | 24 | D | 75 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 114 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Tommy Williams | 32 | C | 69 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Rick Ley | 24 | D | 76 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Tom Earl | 25 | RW | 77 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Mike Hyndman | 27 | RW | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Paul Hurley | 26 | D | 78 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Dick Sarrazin | 27 | RW | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Mike Byers | 26 | RW | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | John Cunniff | 29 | LW | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Guy Smith | 23 | RW | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Ric Jordan | 22 | D | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Bruce Landon | 23 | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1671 | 55:42 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Al Smith | 27 | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3059 | 59:59 | ||||||||||
| Team Total | 78 | 318 | 529 | 847 | 840 | 263 | 49 | 6 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
NEW Goalies Regular Season
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | GP | GS | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | QS | QS% | RBS | GA%- | GSAA |
| 1 | Al Smith | 27 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 162 | 3.18 | 3 | 3059 | 96 | 6.4 | |||||||
| 2 | Bruce Landon | 23 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 100 | 3.59 | 1 | 1671 | 103 | -2.6 | |||||||
| Team Total | 46 | 30 | 2 | 262 | 3.32 | 4 | 4730 | ||||||||||||
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