释义 |
- Offseason
- Regular season Final standings Game log
- Playoffs Minnesota Fighting Saints 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 - Semifinals Houston Aeros 4, Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 - Division Finals
- Player stats
- Awards and records
- Transactions
- Draft picks
- Farm teams
- See also
- References
{{WHATeamSeason |Arena=St. Paul Civic Center |League=WHA |Season=1973–74 |year=1973 |Team=Minnesota Fighting Saints |Record=44–32–2 |HomeRecord= |AwayRecord= |Division=West |DivisionRank=2nd |GeneralManager= |Coach=Harry Neale |Captain= |GoalsFor=332 |GoalsAgainst=275 |GoalsLeader= |AssistsLeader= |PointsLeader= }}The 1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints' season was the Minnesota Fighting Saints second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Offseason{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1973–74 WHA Western Division standings|team=MIN}}Game logSource:[1]Regular season schedule |
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 12, 1973 | 5–4 | Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 1–0–0 | 2 | W | October 14, 1973 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) | 2–0–0 | 3 | T | October 15, 1973 | 3–3 | @ New England Whalers (1973–74) | 2–0–1 | 4 | W | October 19, 1973 | 1–0 | New England Whalers (1973–74) | 3–0–1 | 5 | L | October 21, 1973 | 1–2 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 3–1–1 | 6 | L | October 24, 1973 | 2–5 | @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) | 3–2–1 | 7 | L | October 26, 1973 | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) | 3–3–1 | 8 | W | October 27, 1973 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 4–3–1 | 9 | L | October 30, 1973 | 1–6 | @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 4–4–1 | 10 | W | November 2, 1973 | 5–1 | @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 5–4–1 | 11 | L | November 4, 1973 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 5–5–1 | 12 | W | November 7, 1973 | 10–1 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) | 6–5–1 | 13 | W | November 9, 1973 | 3–1 | Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 7–5–1 | 14 | W | November 11, 1973 | 6–4 | Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 8–5–1 | 15 | L | November 13, 1973 | 2–5 | Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 8–6–1 | 16 | L | November 15, 1973 | 5–7 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 8–7–1 | 17 | W | November 18, 1973 | 5–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 9–7–1 | 18 | L | November 20, 1973 | 2–6 | @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 9–8–1 | 19 | W | November 22, 1973 | 7–5 | New England Whalers (1973–74) | 10–8–1 | 20 | W | November 25, 1973 | 5–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 11–8–1 | 21 | L | November 28, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 11–9–1 | 22 | L | November 30, 1973 | 1–2 | Toronto Toros (1973–74) | 11–10–1 | 23 | L | December 2, 1973 | 1–2 | @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) | 11–11–1 | 24 | W | December 4, 1973 | 9–2 | Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 12–11–1 | 25 | W | December 7, 1973 | 3–1 | Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 13–11–1 | 26 | W | December 8, 1973 | 4–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) | 14–11–1 | 27 | L | December 9, 1973 | 1–10 | @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) | 14–12–1 | 28 | W | December 11, 1973 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) | 15–12–1 | 29 | L | December 14, 1973 | 2–5 | Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 15–13–1 | 30 | W | December 16, 1973 | 3–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 16–13–1 | 31 | W | December 19, 1973 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 17–13–1 | 32 | W | December 21, 1973 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 18–13–1 | 33 | L | December 22, 1973 | 1–2 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 18–14–1 | 34 | L | December 23, 1973 | 2–4 | Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 18–15–1 | 35 | W | December 27, 1973 | 5–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 19–15–1 | 36 | L | December 29, 1973 | 3–9 | Toronto Toros (1973–74) | 19–16–1 | 37 | L | December 30, 1973 | 3–5 | Chicago Cougars (1973–74) | 19–17–1 | 38 | W | January 5, 1974 | 6–5 | @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) | 20–17–1 | 39 | L | January 6, 1974 | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 20–18–1 | 40 | L | January 9, 1974 | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 20–19–1 | 41 | W | January 12, 1974 | 8–6 | Toronto Toros (1973–74) | 21–19–1 | 42 | L | January 13, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 21–20–1 | 43 | L | January 15, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 21–21–1 | 44 | L | January 19, 1974 | 2–5 | @ New England Whalers (1973–74) | 21–22–1 | 45 | L | January 20, 1974 | 4–5 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) | 21–23–1 | 46 | L | January 23, 1974 | 1–4 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) | 21–24–1 | 47 | W | January 25, 1974 | 6–2 | Chicago Cougars (1973–74) | 22–24–1 | 48 | W | January 27, 1974 | 12–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 23–24–1 | 49 | W | February 2, 1974 | 4–2 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 24–24–1 | 50 | L | February 3, 1974 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) | 24–25–1 | 51 | W | February 5, 1974 | 4–1 | Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 25–25–1 | 52 | W | February 6, 1974 | 7–2 | Chicago Cougars (1973–74) | 26–25–1 | 53 | W | February 8, 1974 | 4–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 27–25–1 | 54 | W | February 10, 1974 | 5–2 | @ New England Whalers (1973–74) | 28–25–1 | 55 | L | February 12, 1974 | 1–3 | Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 28–26–1 | 56 | W | February 13, 1974 | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 29–26–1 | 57 | W | February 15, 1974 | 7–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 30–26–1 | 58 | W | February 17, 1974 | 6–1 | @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 31–26–1 | 59 | W | February 22, 1974 | 6–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) | 32–26–1 | 60 | W | February 24, 1974 | 2–1 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 33–26–1 | 61 | W | February 27, 1974 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 34–26–1 | 62 | T | February 28, 1974 | 6–6 | Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) | 34–26–2 | 63 | W | March 1, 1974 | 4–0 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) | 35–26–2 | 64 | W | March 3, 1974 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 36–26–2 | 65 | W | March 6, 1974 | 8–6 | New England Whalers (1973–74) | 37–26–2 | 66 | W | March 9, 1974 | 9–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) | 38–26–2 | 67 | L | March 10, 1974 | 5–6 | @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 38–27–2 | 68 | L | March 12, 1974 | 2–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 38–28–2 | 69 | L | March 14, 1974 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) | 38–29–2 | 70 | L | March 15, 1974 | 3–5 | @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) | 38–30–2 | 71 | W | March 17, 1974 | 5–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) | 39–30–2 | 72 | L | March 19, 1974 | 4–5 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 39–31–2 | 73 | W | March 22, 1974 | 5–2 | @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) | 40–31–2 | 74 | W | March 24, 1974 | 5–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 41–31–2 | 75 | W | March 27, 1974 | 6–4 | New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) | 42–31–2 | 76 | L | March 29, 1974 | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) | 42–32–2 | 77 | W | March 31, 1974 | 5–2 | Houston Aeros (1973–74) | 43–32–2 | 78 | W | April 3, 1974 | 9–0 | Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) | 44–32–2 |
PlayoffsMinnesota Fighting Saints 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 - Semifinals # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | 1 | April 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 1–0 | 2 | April 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–8 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–0 | 3 | April 10 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 6–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 | 4 | April 12 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 1–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | 5 | April 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–1 |
Houston Aeros 4, Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 - Division Finals # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | 1 | April 18 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 5–4 OT | Houston Aeros | 0–1 | 2 | April 20 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–5 | Houston Aeros | 1–1 | 3 | April 21 | Houston Aeros | 1–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 1–2 | 4 | April 28 | Houston Aeros | 4–1 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–2 | 5 | April 29 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–9 | Houston Aeros | 3–2 | 6 | May 1 | Houston Aeros | 3–1 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–2 |
Player stats Regular season | Scoring | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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{{Sortname|4-Mike|Walton}} | C | 78 | 57 | 60 | 117 | 88 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | {{Sortname|7-Wayne|Connelly}} | C | 78 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | {{Sortname|9-George|Morrison|George Morrison (ice hockey)}} | LW | 73 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | {{Sortname|11-Murray|Heatley}} | RW | 71 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | {{Sortname|10-Ted|Hampson}} | C | 77 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | {{Sortname|20-Jim|Johnson|Jim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1942)}} | C | 71 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | {{Sortname|12-Mike|Antonovich|Mike Antonovich (ice hockey)}} | C | 68 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | {{Sortname|17-John|Arbour}} | D | 77 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|14-Bob|MacMillan}} | RW | 78 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|33-Steve|Cardwell}} | LW | 77 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | {{Sortname|23-Mike|McMahon|Mike McMahon, Jr.}} | D | 71 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | {{Sortname|3-Rick|Smith|Rick Smith (ice hockey)}} | D | 71 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | {{Sortname|6-Keith|Christiansen}} | C | 74 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|21-Terry|Ball|Terry Ball (ice hockey)}} | D | 71 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|5-Rob|Walton}} | C | 45 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|16-Gord|Gallant}} | LW | 72 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | {{Sortname|8-Bill|Klatt|Bill Klatt (ice hockey)}} | RW | 65 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|24-Bob|Boyd|Bob Boyd (ice hockey)}} | D | 41 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|2-Dick|Paradise}} | D | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|1-Mike|Curran}} | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|35-John|Garrett|John Garrett (ice hockey)}} | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|30-Jack|McCartan}} | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|Blaine|Rydman}} | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending | Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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{{Sortname|1-Mike|Curran}} | 2382 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 130 | 3.27 | 2 | {{Sortname|35-John|Garrett|John Garrett (ice hockey)}} | 2290 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 137 | 3.59 | 1 | {{Sortname|30-Jack|McCartan}} | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.14 | 0 | Team: | 4714 | 78 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 272 | 3.46 | 3 |
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Playoffs | Scoring | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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{{Sortname|4-Mike|Walton}} | C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | {{Sortname|7-Wayne|Connelly}} | C | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|9-George|Morrison|George Morrison (ice hockey)}} | LW | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|17-John|Arbour}} | D | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|10-Ted|Hampson}} | C | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|23-Mike|McMahon|Mike McMahon, Jr.}} | D | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|8-Bill|Klatt|Bill Klatt (ice hockey)}} | RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{Sortname|14-Bob|MacMillan}} | RW | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|12-Mike|Antonovich|Mike Antonovich (ice hockey)}} | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|20-Jim|Johnson|Jim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1942)}} | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|21-Terry|Ball|Terry Ball (ice hockey)}} | D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|16-Gord|Gallant}} | LW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|11-Murray|Heatley}} | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|6-Keith|Christiansen}} | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|3-Rick|Smith|Rick Smith (ice hockey)}} | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|24-Bob|Boyd|Bob Boyd (ice hockey)}} | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|33-Steve|Cardwell}} | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|1-Mike|Curran}} | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|35-John|Garrett|John Garrett (ice hockey)}} | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|18-Bill|Goldthorpe}} | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|2-Dick|Paradise}} | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending | Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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{{Sortname|35-John|Garrett|John Garrett (ice hockey)}} | 372 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 4.03 | 0 | {{Sortname|1-Mike|Curran}} | 289 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2.91 | 0 | Team: | 661 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 3.54 | 0 |
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Source:[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{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}TransactionsRob Walton was traded to Vancouver Blazers for Jean Tetreault, January 1974. Bill Goldthorpe was signed to a contract, May 1974. Draft picksMinnesota's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.[3] Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Bob Gainey (F) | Canada}} | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | 2 | 21 | Rick Middleton (F) | Canada}} | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | 3 | 33 | Bob Gassoff (D) | Canada}} | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | 4 | 46 | Steve Langdon (RW) | Canada}} | London Knights (OHA) | 5 | 59 | Nelson Pyatt (C) | Canada}} | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | 6 | 72 | John Flesch (LW) | Canada}} | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) | 7 | 85 | Tom Machowski (D) | United States}} | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | 8 | 97 | Bob Young (D) | United States}} | University of Denver (WCHA) | 9 | 108 | Neil Korzack (F) | Canada}} | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | 10 | 118 | Pat Phippen (LW) | United States}} | St. Paul Bruins |
Farm teams{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MFS/1974_games.html |publisher=Hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-07-02 |title=1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints Games}} 2. ^{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-07-02 |title=1973-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MFS/1974.html}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1973a.html |title=1973 WHA Amateur Draft |website=hockeyDB.com |accessdate=December 19, 2018}}
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