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1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season

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1973-74 Blazers
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers
Division 5th Western
1973–74 record 27–50–1
Home record 19-20-0
Road record 8-30-1
Goals for 278
Goals against 345
Team Information
General Manager Phil Watson
Coach John McKenzie (3-4-0)
Phil Watson (3-9-0)
Andy Bathgate (21-37-1)
Alternate captains Bryan Campbell
Ron Plumb
Danny Lawson
Mike Chernoff
Arena Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance 9,356 (60.1%)
Team Leaders
Goals Danny Lawson (50)
Assists Bryan Campbell (62)
Points Bryan Campbell (89)
Penalties in minutes Colin Campbell (191)
Wins Pete Donnelly (22)
Goals against average Peter Donnelly (3.80)
< 1972–73 1974–75>

The 1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season was the 2nd season of the Blazers franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA), having been the Philadelphia Blazers the season before. The Blazers finished 5th in the Western Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season[]

The Blazers jersey was the same design as in the Philadelphia Blazers 1972-73 season.

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Western Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Houston Aeros 78 48 25 5 318 219 1038 101
Minnesota Fighting Saints 78 44 32 2 332 275 1243 90
Edmonton Oilers 78 38 37 3 268 269 1273 79
Winnipeg Jets 78 34 39 5 264 296 673 73
Vancouver Blazers 78 27 50 1 278 345 1047 55
Los Angeles Sharks 78 25 53 0 239 339 1086 50

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[]

Regular Season Schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 10, 1973 4–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 1–0–0
2 L October 12, 1973 4–5 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 1–1–0
3 L October 14, 1973 3–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 1–2–0
4 L October 17, 1973 2–7 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 1–3–0
5 W October 19, 1973 3–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 2–3–0
6 W October 20, 1973 4–3 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 3–3–0
7 L October 21, 1973 1–4 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 3–4–0
8 L October 24, 1973 4–7 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 3–5–0
9 L October 27, 1973 2–6 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 3–6–0
10 L October 28, 1973 5–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 3–7–0
11 L October 31, 1973 1–5 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 3–8–0
12 L November 3, 1973 0–4 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 3–9–0
13 L November 4, 1973 3–4 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 3–10–0
14 L November 7, 1973 1–3 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 3–11–0
15 L November 9, 1973 1–3 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 3–12–0
16 L November 10, 1973 3–8 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 3–13–0
17 W November 13, 1973 5–3 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 4–13–0
18 W November 15, 1973 7–5 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 5–13–0
19 W November 18, 1973 8–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 6–13–0
20 W November 22, 1973 7–1 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 7–13–0
21 W November 23, 1973 4–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 8–13–0
22 L November 25, 1973 2–3 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 8–14–0
23 W November 28, 1973 5–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 9–14–0
24 L December 5, 1973 1–3 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 9–15–0
25 L December 7, 1973 1–3 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 9–16–0
26 L December 9, 1973 3–5 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 9–17–0
27 W December 12, 1973 2–1 OT Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 10–17–0
28 W December 15, 1973 6–4 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 11–17–0
29 L December 16, 1973 3–5 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 11–18–0
30 W December 18, 1973 5–2 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 12–18–0
31 L December 19, 1973 2–4 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 12–19–0
32 L December 21, 1973 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 12–20–0
33 W December 22, 1973 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 13–20–0
34 L December 24, 1973 4–5 OT @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 13–21–0
35 W December 26, 1973 5–3 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 14–21–0
36 L December 28, 1973 3–5 @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 14–22–0
37 W December 30, 1973 6–5 OT New England Whalers (1973–74) 15–22–0
38 L January 1, 1974 4–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 15–23–0
39 L January 5, 1974 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 15–24–0
40 L January 6, 1974 3–11 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 15–25–0
41 W January 7, 1974 5–4 @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 16–25–0
42 L January 9, 1974 4–6 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 16–26–0
43 W January 13, 1974 6–2 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 17–26–0
44 L January 17, 1974 4–7 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 17–27–0
45 L January 19, 1974 4–5 OT New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 17–28–0
46 W January 20, 1974 3–0 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 18–28–0
47 W January 23, 1974 6–3 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 19–28–0
48 L January 26, 1974 2–4 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 19–29–0
49 L January 27, 1974 7–9 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 19–30–0
50 L January 28, 1974 4–6 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 19–31–0
51 L January 30, 1974 2–4 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 19–32–0
52 W February 5, 1974 8–0 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 20–32–0
53 W February 8, 1974 7–3 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 21–32–0
54 W February 13, 1974 9–4 New England Whalers (1973–74) 22–32–0
55 W February 17, 1974 4–0 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 23–32–0
56 L February 19, 1974 4–5 OT Toronto Toros (1973–74) 23–33–0
57 L February 21, 1974 4–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 23–34–0
58 L February 23, 1974 3–7 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 23–35–0
59 L February 24, 1974 1–7 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 23–36–0
60 L February 26, 1974 2–3 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 23–37–0
61 L February 28, 1974 4–9 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 23–38–0
62 L March 2, 1974 1–7 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 23–39–0
63 L March 4, 1974 6–7 OT @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 23–40–0
64 L March 7, 1974 2–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 23–41–0
65 W March 10, 1974 2–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 24–41–0
66 W March 13, 1974 5–2 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 25–41–0
67 L March 14, 1974 3–6 New England Whalers (1973–74) 25–42–0
68 L March 15, 1974 5–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 25–43–0
69 L March 17, 1974 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 25–44–0
70 W March 19, 1974 5–4 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 26–44–0
71 T March 21, 1974 5–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 26–44–1
72 L March 23, 1974 2–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 26–45–1
73 L March 24, 1974 1–3 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 26–46–1
74 L March 27, 1974 1–8 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 26–47–1
75 L March 29, 1974 2–5 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 26–48–1
76 L March 31, 1974 3–4 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 26–49–1
77 L April 3, 1974 0–9 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 26–50–1
78 W April 4, 1974 4–2 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 27–50–1

[1]

Playoffs[]

  • The Blazers did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats[]

Regular Season
Scoring
# Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
14 Campbell, BryanBryan Campbell C 76 27 62 89 50 0 8 1 3
11 Lawson, DannyDanny Lawson RW 78 50 38 88 14 0 10 0 5
22 St. Sauveur, ClaudeClaude St. Sauveur C 70 38 30 68 55 0 6 2 5
8 Burgess, DonDon Burgess LW 78 30 36 66 8 0 5 3 3
19 McKenzie, JohnJohn McKenzie RW 45 14 38 52 71 0 3 0 0
18 Migneault, JohnJohn Migneault LW 74 21 26 47 27 0 2 0 2
17 Myers, MurrayMurray Myers RW 61 22 20 42 28 0 2 0 3
4 Plumb, RonRon Plumb D 75 6 32 38 40 0 1 0 1
7 Adair, JimJim Adair C 70 12 17 29 10 0 2 0 2
10 Walton, RobRob Walton C 28 8 15 23 2 0 1 0 0
2 Campbell, ColinColin Campbell D 78 3 20 23 191 0 0 0 0
5 Cardiff, JimJim Cardiff D 78 1 21 22 188 0 1 0 0
16 Chernoff, MikeMike Chernoff LW 36 11 10 21 4 0 0 1 1
6 MacSweyn, RalphRalph MacSweyn D 56 2 18 20 52 0 0 0 0
15 Meloche, DenisDenis Meloche C 41 6 13 19 18 0 1 0 0
25 Hatoum, EdEd Hatoum RW 37 3 12 15 8 0 0 0 0
12 O'Donoghue, DonDon O'Donoghue RW 49 8 6 14 20 0 0 0 1
3 Hutchison, DaveDave Hutchison D 69 0 13 13 151 0 0 0 0
23 Beaudoin, SergeSerge Beaudoin D 26 1 11 12 37 0 0 0 0
21 Gellard, SamSam Gellard LW 23 7 4 11 15 0 3 0 0
20 Jones, JimmyJimmy Jones RW 18 3 2 5 23 0 2 0 0
24 Plante, MichelMichel Plante LW 22 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 1
25 Lapierre, CamilleCamille Lapierre D 9 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tetreault, JeanJean Tetreault LW 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ward, RonRon Ward C 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Boudreau, MichelMichel Boudreau C 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Spencer, IrvIrv Spencer D 19 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
1 Donnelly, PetePete Donnelly G 49 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0
McNamee, PeterPeter McNamee D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Campeau, RychardRychard Campeau D 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sullivan, DannyDanny Sullivan G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Archambault, YvesYves Archambault G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Gardner, GeorgeGeorge Gardner G 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Donnelly, PetePete Donnelly 2824 49 22 24 0 179 3.80 3
Gardner, GeorgeGeorge Gardner 1590 28 4 21 1 125 4.72 0
Archambault, YvesYves Archambault 263 5 1 4 0 27 6.16 0
Sullivan, DannyDanny Sullivan 60 1 0 1 0 7 7.00 0
Team: 4737 78 27 50 1 338 4.28 3

[2]

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[]

  • The Blazers did not win any awards this season.

Transactions[]

Draft Picks[]

Farm Teams[]

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1973–74 Vancouver Blazers Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.
  2. ↑ 1973-74 Vancouver Blazers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.
Philadelphia Blazers - Vancouver Blazers - Calgary Cowboys WHA seasons
Philadelphia:1972–73
Vancouver:1973–74 • 1974–75
Calgary:1975–76 • 1976–77
1973–74 WHA season by team
Eastern:Chicago • Cleveland • New England • NY Golden Blades / NJ Knights • Quebec • Toronto
Western:Edmonton • Houston • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Vancouver • Winnipeg
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