1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season was their second season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1][2]

1973–74 Winnipeg Jets
League9th WHA
Division4th Western
1973–74 record34–39–5
Home record26-11-2
Road record8-28-3
Goals for264
Goals against296
Team information
General managerAnnis Stukus
CoachBobby Hull
Nick Mickoski
CaptainAb McDonald
Alternate captainsDanny Johnson
Larry Hornung
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
Average attendance6,401 (63.5%)
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Hull (53)
AssistsChris Bordeleau (49)
PointsBobby Hull (95)
Penalty minutesDuke Asmundson (85)
WinsJoe Daley (19)
Goals against averageErnie Wakely (3.27)

Regular season

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Season standings

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

Playoffs

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Houston Aeros 4, Winnipeg Jets 0

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 8 Houston Aeros 5–2 Winnipeg Jets 1–0
2 April 10 Houston Aeros 3–2 Winnipeg Jets 2–0
3 April 13 Winnipeg Jets 1–10 Houston Aeros 3–0
4 April 14 Winnipeg Jets 4–5 Houston Aeros 4–0

Player statistics

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Forwards

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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Bobby Hull 75 53 42 95 38
Chris Bordeleau 75 26 49 75 22
Fran Huck 74 26 48 74 68
Norm Beaudin 74 27 28 55 8
Ron Snell 70 24 25 49 32
Dan Johnson 78 16 21 37 20
Jean-Guy Gratton 68 12 21 33 13
Ab McDonald 70 12 17 29 8
Dan Spring 66 8 16 24 8
Ted Hargreaves 74 7 12 19 15
Freeman Asmundson 72 5 14 19 85
Dunc Rousseau 60 10 8 18 39
Milt Black 47 6 9 15 14
Kelly Pratt 46 4 6 10 50
Cal Swenson 25 5 4 9 2
Bill Sutherland 12 4 5 9 6
Garth Rizzuto 41 3 4 7 8

Defencemen

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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Bob Woytowich 72 6 28 34 43
Joe Zanussi 76 3 22 25 53
Larry Hornung 51 4 19 23 18
Bob Ash 60 2 18 20 30
Ken Stephanson 29 0 7 7 24
Jim Hargreaves 53 1 4 5 50

Goaltending

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Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Ernie Wakely 37 2254 15 18 4 3 3.27
Joe Daley 41 2454 19 20 1 0 3.99
Bill Holden 1 60 0 1 0 0 4.00

Draft picks

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Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Ron Andruff (C)   Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2 25 Keith Mackie (D)   Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3 37 Kelly Pratt (RW)   Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
5 63 Randy Smith (LW)   Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
6 76 Ron Kennedy (RW)   Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
7 89 Jeff Jacques (RW)   Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
8 101 Terry McDougall (C)   Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
9 111 Russ Wiechnik (C)   Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
10 121 Mike Kennedy (C)   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

References

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  1. ^ World Hockey Association (1973). WHA 1973-74 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  2. ^ World Hockey Association (1974). WHA 1974-75 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  3. ^ "1973 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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