1973–74 Quebec Nordiques | |
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Division | 5th Eastern |
1973–74 record | 38–36–4 |
Home record | 25–10–4 |
Road record | 13–26–0 |
Goals for | 306 |
Goals against | 280 |
Team Information | |
General Manager | Jacques Plante |
Coach | Jacques Plante |
Captain | J.C. Tremblay |
Alternate captains | Rejean Houle Rene Leclerc Jean Payette |
Arena | Le Colisee |
Team Leaders | |
Goals | Serge Bernier (37) |
Assists | Serge Bernier (49) |
Points | Serge Bernier (86) |
Penalties in minutes | Pierre Roy (137) |
Wins | Richard Brodeur (15) |
Goals against average | Michel DeGuise (3.29) |
<1972–73 | 1974–75> |
The 1973–74 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques 2nd season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Nordiques finished 5th in the Eastern Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Contents
Off-season[edit | edit source]

Norm Descoteaux's 1973-74 jersey.
The Nordiques replaced head coach Maurice Filion in the off-season, and name recently retired NHL superstar goaltender Jacques Plante as head coach of the team. The club also acquired Serge Bernier from the Los Angeles Kings and Rejean Houle from the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL to try and spark the offense.
The Nordiques jerseys remained the same design as in the 1972-73 season with two exceptions. The light blue was changed to dark blue and highlighted nameplates were added to the jersey backs. There was still no fleur-de-lis present.
Regular Season[edit | edit source]
The Nordiques improved from the previous season and finished over .500 for the first time in team history with a 38–36–4 record. However, they would once again come up short for a playoff berth, finishing only 1 point behind the Chicago Cougars for the final spot after losing their final two games of the regular season.
Offensively, Quebec was led by Serge Bernier, as he posted a team best 86 points, scoring a Nordiques record 37 goals along the way. Bob Guindon would have a very solid season, scoring 31 goals and 70 points, while Alain Caron also scored 31 goals while appearing in only 59 games due to injuries. Defenseman J. C. Tremblay would anchor the defense, scoring 9 goals and earning 53 points, while earning a Second Team All-Star berth. Pierre Roy supplied the team toughness, recording 137 penalty minutes in only 44 games.
In goal, Richard Brodeur would lead the Nordiques in wins with 15 and save percentage at .901, while Michel DeGuise would post a team best 3.29 GAA, playing in a team high 32 games. Serge Aubry also had some playing time, winning 11 games.
Final Standings[edit | edit source]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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New England Whalers | 78 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 291 | 260 | 875 | 90 |
Toronto Toros | 78 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 304 | 272 | 871 | 86 |
Cleveland Crusaders | 78 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 266 | 264 | 1007 | 83 |
Chicago Cougars | 78 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 271 | 273 | 1041 | 81 |
Quebec Nordiques | 78 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 306 | 280 | 909 | 80 |
NY Golden Blades / NJ Knights | 78 | 32 | 42 | 4 | 268 | 313 | 933 | 68 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties Minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[edit | edit source]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 7 | New England Whalers | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | October 9 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | New England Whalers | 1–1–0 | 2 |
3 | October 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–1 | Toronto Toros | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | October 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–6 | Cleveland Crusaders | 2–2–0 | 4 |
5 | October 18 | Toronto Toros | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2–0 | 6 |
6 | October 20 | New York Golden Blades | 1–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–2–0 | 8 |
7 | October 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | New York Golden Blades | 4–3–0 | 8 |
8 | October 25 | Chicago Cougars | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–4–0 | 8 |
9 | October 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 5–4–0 | 10 |
10 | October 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2 | Houston Aeros | 6–4–0 | 12 |
11 | October 30 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4 | Los Angeles Sharks | 7–4–0 | 14 |
12 | October 31 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–1 | Vancouver Blazers | 8–4–0 | 16 |
13 | November 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–5–0 | 16 |
14 | November 4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–8 | Winnipeg Jets | 8–6–0 | 16 |
15 | November 6 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–6–1 | 17 |
16 | November 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–7–1 | 17 |
17 | November 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | New York Golden Blades | 8–8–1 | 17 |
18 | November 11 | New England Whalers | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–8–1 | 19 |
19 | November 15 | New England Whalers | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–9–1 | 19 |
20 | November 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 10–4 | New England Whalers | 10–9–1 | 21 |
21 | November 18 | Houston Aeros | 3–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 11–9–1 | 23 |
22 | November 22 | Toronto Toros | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 11–10–1 | 23 |
23 | November 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2 | Cleveland Crusaders | 12–10–1 | 25 |
24 | November 25 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–3 | New Jersey Knights | 12–11–1 | 25 |
25 | November 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–3 | Toronto Toros | 12–12–1 | 25 |
26 | November 29 | Cleveland Crusaders | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 12–12–2 | 26 |
27 | December 1 | Houston Aeros | 3–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 12–12–3 | 27 |
28 | December 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–5 | Winnipeg Jets | 12–13–3 | 27 |
29 | December 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 12–14–3 | 27 |
30 | December 9 | Chicago Cougars | 1–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 13–14–3 | 29 |
31 | December 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–2 | Vancouver Blazers | 13–15–3 | 29 |
32 | December 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 14–15–3 | 31 |
33 | December 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–3 | Toronto Toros | 15–15–3 | 33 |
34 | December 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 16–15–3 | 35 |
35 | December 22 | Toronto Toros | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 16–16–3 | 35 |
36 | December 27 | Cleveland Crusaders | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 17–16–3 | 37 |
37 | December 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–6 | Chicago Cougars | 17–17–3 | 37 |
38 | December 29 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 17–18–3 | 37 |
39 | January 5 | Vancouver Blazers | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 18–18–3 | 39 |
40 | January 6 | Chicago Cougars | 0–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 19–18–3 | 41 |
41 | January 10 | Los Angeles Sharks | 1–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 20–18–3 | 43 |
42 | January 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–5 | Houston Aeros | 20–19–3 | 43 |
43 | January 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–6 | Los Angeles Sharks | 20–20–3 | 43 |
44 | January 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–5 | Chicago Cougars | 20–21–3 | 43 |
45 | January 20 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 21–21–3 | 45 |
46 | January 24 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–5 | Houston Aeros | 21–22–3 | 45 |
47 | January 25 | Quebec Nordiques | 0–2 | Los Angeles Sharks | 21–23–3 | 45 |
48 | January 27 | Cleveland Crusaders | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 22–23–3 | 47 |
49 | January 29 | Los Angeles Sharks | 0–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 23–23–3 | 49 |
50 | January 31 | Houston Aeros | 4–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 24–23–3 | 51 |
51 | February 1 | Toronto Toros | 1–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 25–23–3 | 53 |
52 | February 3 | New Jersey Knights | 3–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 26–23–3 | 55 |
53 | February 6 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–0 | New England Whalers | 27–23–3 | 57 |
54 | February 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–7 | Vancouver Blazers | 27–24–3 | 57 |
55 | February 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 28–24–3 | 59 |
56 | February 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–6 | Toronto Toros | 28–25–3 | 59 |
57 | February 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–3 | Chicago Cougars | 29–25–3 | 61 |
58 | February 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–5 | Cleveland Crusaders | 29–26–3 | 61 |
59 | February 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–10 | New Jersey Knights | 29–27–3 | 61 |
60 | February 19 | Cleveland Crusaders | 5–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 30–27–3 | 63 |
61 | February 22 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 30–28–3 | 63 |
62 | February 24 | New Jersey Knights | 4–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 31–28–3 | 65 |
63 | February 26 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 32–28–3 | 67 |
64 | February 28 | Vancouver Blazers | 4–9 | Quebec Nordiques | 33–28–3 | 69 |
65 | March 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–8 | Winnipeg Jets | 33–29–3 | 69 |
66 | March 7 | Chicago Cougars | 3–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 33–30–3 | 69 |
67 | March 9 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–9 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 33–31–3 | 69 |
68 | March 10 | New Jersey Knights | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 34–31–3 | 71 |
69 | March 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2 | Toronto Toros | 35–31–3 | 73 |
70 | March 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | Chicago Cougars | 35–32–3 | 73 |
71 | March 17 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 35–33–3 | 73 |
72 | March 21 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 35–33–4 | 74 |
73 | March 23 | Vancouver Blazers | 2–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 36–33–4 | 76 |
74 | March 24 | New England Whalers | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 37–33–4 | 78 |
75 | March 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–5 | Cleveland Crusaders | 37–34–4 | 78 |
76 | March 28 | Los Angeles Sharks | 3–9 | Quebec Nordiques | 38–34–4 | 80 |
77 | March 30 | Toronto Toros | 3–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 38–35–4 | 80 |
78 | March 31 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | New England Whalers | 38–36–4 | 80 |
Playoffs[edit | edit source]
- The Nordiques did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[edit | edit source]
Scoring Leaders[edit | edit source]
# | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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21 | Serge Bernier | 74 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 107 |
25 | Bob Guindon | 77 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 30 |
16 | Andre Gaudette | 78 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 16 |
5 | Rejean Houle | 69 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 17 |
12 | Michel Parizeau | 78 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 39 |
17 | Jeannot Gilbert | 75 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 20 |
3 | J.C. Tremblay | 68 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 10 |
20 | Guy Dufour | 74 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 30 |
19 | Alain Caron | 59 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 10 |
15 | Rene Leclerc | 58 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 84 |
33 | Dale Hoganson | 62 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 27 |
2 | Alain Beaule | 78 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 93 |
4 | Francois Lacombe | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 41 |
6 | Pierre Guite | 72 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 106 |
7 | Jean-Guy Gendron | 64 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
8 | Jean Payette | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
22 | Ken Desjardine | 70 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 44 |
18 | Rejean Giroux | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
10 | Pierre Roy | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 137 |
24 | Norm Descoteaux | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
23 | Michel Rouleau | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
1 | Serge Aubry | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
30 | Richard Brodeur | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
23 | Michel Deguise | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
9 | Dave Balon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending[edit | edit source]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | Save % |
Michel DeGuise | 32 | 1750 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 3.29 | .896 |
Richard Brodeur | 30 | 1607 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 3.32 | .901 |
Serge Aubry | 26 | 1395 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 90 | 1 | 3.87 | .880 |
Awards and Records[edit | edit source]
- J. C. Tremblay, Defense, WHA Second Team All-Star
Draft Picks[edit | edit source]
Quebec's draft picks from the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 3 | Andre Savard | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
2 | 14 | Blaine Stoughton | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
2 | 17 | Morris Titanic | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
3 | 29 | Eric Vail | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
4 | 42 | Jean Landry | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
5 | 55 | Denis Patry | ![]() |
Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
6 | 68 | Dale Cook | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
7 | 81 | Andre Deschamps | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
8 | 94 | Bob Stumpf | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
9 | 105 | Guy Ross | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
10 | 116 | Michel Belisle | ![]() |
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) |
Farm Teams[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Quebec Nordiques Seasons | |
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WHA | 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 |
NHL | 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 |
Quebec Nordiques | |
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Franchise | Quebec Nordiques • Colorado Avalanche • NHL Expansion Draft • Players • Head Coaches • Draft Picks • Records • NHL–WHA merger • Seasons |
Arena | Colisée de Québec |
League championships | Avco World Trophy: 1977 • Stanley Cup: None |
Division championships | WHA: 1974–75 • 1976–77 • Adams: 1985–86 • Northeast: 1994–95 |
1973–74 WHA season by team | |
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Eastern: | Chicago • Cleveland • New England • NY Golden Blades / NJ Knights • Quebec • Toronto |
Western: | Edmonton • Houston • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Vancouver • Winnipeg |
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