1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints season



The 1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the 2nd season of the Fighting Saints franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Fighting Saints finished 2nd in the Western Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Houston Aeros 4 games to 2.

Off-season
The Fighting Saints jersey design stayed the same as in the 1972-73 season with two exceptions. The primarily yellow jersey was dropped, leaving the Saints with two jerseys, the primarily white home jersey and primarily dark blue away jersey. The logo with the stylized "S" with "SAINTS" written inside it was also dropped and replaced by a pugnacious-looking hockey tyke with angel wings. These jerseys would remained unchanged for the next two seasons.

Houston Aeros 4, Minnesota Fighting Saints 1
Bill Goldthorpe made his WHA debut in this series, picked up 25 penalty minutes and was ejected from Game 4.

Player Stats
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records

 * Bill Hunter Trophy (Scoring Leader): Mike Walton
 * Mike Walton, Right Wing, WHA Second Team All-Star

Farm Teams

 * Johnstown Jets, NAHL