1972-1973 California Golden Seals team stats

1972-1973 California Golden Seals: 16-46-16
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Home record: 11-15-13  (126 goals scored, 146 allowed)
Road record: 5-31-3  (87 goals scored, 177 allowed)
Head Coaches: Garry Young (2-7-3), Fred Glover (14-39-13)

Power Play: 41/250 (16.4%)
Penalty Killing: 186/242 (76.9%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-4
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 168-263

213 goals scored (14th of 16 teams), 323 goals allowed (14th), 840 PIM (13th)

NHL Averages: 3.28 goals/game (255.5 goals/team), 947.5 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C      8  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   25   78   16   38   54   58   4   1   86   20  123   31  182   8.8  -26
RW    16  Hilliard Graves      5'11  175   22   75   27   25   52   34   3   0   62   11   66    0  128  21.1  -15
LW    22  Joey Johnston        5'10  180   23   71   28   21   49   62   8   1   74   20   81    8  170  16.5  -19
RW    14  Craig Patrick        6'0   190   26   71   20   22   42    6   2   1   69   15  108   22  152  13.2  -32
LW/C  24  Pete Laframboise     6'2   185   22   77   16   25   41   26   2   0   56    8   72    0  113  14.2  -24
C     21  Stan Weir            6'1   180   20   78   15   24   39   16   5   0   65   14   75    0  123  12.2  -24
RW     7  Reggie Leach         6'0   180   22   76   23   12   35   45   3   0   63   14   92    2  184  12.5  -41
C      9  Ivan Boldirev        6'0   190   23   56   11   23   34   58   3   0   46   11   66    8  157   7.0  -23
D      5  Rick Smith           5'11  190   24   64    9   24   33   77   3   0   95   25  141   28  126   7.1  -43
D      2  Marshall Johnston    5'11  175   31   78   10   20   30   14   0   1   69   25   73   28   93  10.8   -1
D      4  Darryl Maggs         6'2   195   23   54    7   15   22   46   0   0   65    8   90   11   95   7.4  -22
LW    18  Gary Croteau         6'0   205   26   47    6   15   21    8   1   0   27    2   38    0   77   7.8  -13
LW    10  Stan Gilbertson      6'0   175   28   66    6   15   21   19   3   0   39    9   64    0  110   5.5  -34
D      6  Bob Stewart          6'1   206   22   63    4   17   21  181   0   0   68    1  139   26   95   4.2  -46
D     23  Ted McAneeley        5'9   185   22   77    4   13   17   75   1   0   57    5   85    4   74   5.4  -29
D      4  Dick Redmond         5'11  178   23   24    3   13   16   22   1   0   29    9   44    9   63   4.8  -15
RW    20  Morris Mott          5'10  165   26   70    6    7   13    8   1   0   27    4   55   15   71   8.5  -17
D     19  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   29   55    2    6    8   71   1   0   46    3   98   19   55   3.6  -36
D     26  Terry Murray         6'2   190   22   23    0    3    3    4   0   0   12    0   34    8    9   0.0  -14
G     27  Gilles Meloche       5'9   185   22   59    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Marv Edwards         5'8   155   37   21    0    1    1    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    15  Pete Vipond          5'10  175   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0
D     25  Brent Meeke          5'11  175   20    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    0    0    1   0.0    0
C     12  Del Hall             5'10  170   23    6    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage

Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   27  Gilles Meloche       22   59  3473  235  4.06  12  32  14 2042   .885   1   1
G    1  Marv Edwards         37   21  1207   87  4.32   4  14   2  687   .873   0   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   22  C    Tom Cassidy               26          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  2   28  C    Stan Weir                642          Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)           [pick acquired from MIN via MTL]
  3   38  D    Paul Shakes               21          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  4   54  LW   Claude St. Sauveur        79    285   Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  5   70  D    Tim Jacobs                46          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  6   86  G    Jacques Lefebvre                      Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)          
  7  102  D    Mike Amodeo               19    298   Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  8  118  D    Brent Meeke               75          Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  9  134  C    Denis Meloche                    45   Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)      

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Michel Larocque)
#10 to MIN (Juri Kudrasovs)

Transactions

06-1972	purchased Barry Cummins from Seattle (WHL)
06-1972	Denver (WHL) claimed Chris Worthy in reverse draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Ernie Hicke in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Norm Ferguson in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Frank Hughes in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders claimed Neil Nicholson in intra-league draft
06-08-1972	claimed Marv Edwards from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft
09-1972	signed Ron Huston as a free agent
10-01-1972	signed Morris Mott as a free agent
12-05-1972	traded Dick Redmond and the rights to Bobby Sheehan to Black Hawks for Darryl Maggs
03-04-1973	traded Bert Marshall to Rangers for Dave Hrechkosy and Gary Coalter (both acq. 5/17/73)
06-10-1973	purchased Ted Tucker from Flames
06-10-1973	North Stars claimed Lyle Carter in intra-league draft
06-12-1973	claimed Ray McKay from Sabres in intra-league draft
06-13-1973	claimed Rick Kessel from Penguins in intra-league draft
06-13-1973	San Diego (WHL) claimed Al Simmons in reverse draft
09-1973	signed Bob Girard, Gary Holt and Dave Hrechkosy as free agents


Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/07/1972   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     0-1-0
10/11/1972   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5     0-2-0
10/14/1972   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5     0-3-0
10/15/1972   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-1     1-3-0
10/20/1972   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   3-3     1-3-1
10/22/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4     1-4-1
10/24/1972   at Los Angeles Kings         L   0-5     1-5-1
10/25/1972   vs Atlanta Flames            L   3-4     1-6-1
10/27/1972   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-3     2-6-1
11/01/1972   vs New York Islanders        L   2-6     2-7-1
11/03/1972   vs Boston Bruins             T   6-6     2-7-2
11/05/1972   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     2-7-3
11/08/1972   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5     2-8-3
11/09/1972   at Buffalo Sabres            T   0-0     2-8-4
11/11/1972   at New York Rangers          L   2-7     2-9-4
11/12/1972   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-8     2-10-4
11/15/1972   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   0-4     2-11-4
11/17/1972   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-1     3-11-4
11/21/1972   at New York Islanders        L   2-4     3-12-4
11/23/1972   at Boston Bruins             L   2-4     3-13-4
11/25/1972   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L  0-11     3-14-4
11/26/1972   at Detroit Red Wings         W   6-4     4-14-4
11/29/1972   vs St. Louis Blues           L   1-2     4-15-4
12/01/1972   vs New York Rangers          T   3-3     4-15-5
12/06/1972   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   4-4     4-15-6
12/09/1972   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2     4-16-6
12/10/1972   at Boston Bruins             L   4-8     4-17-6
12/13/1972   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     4-17-7
12/15/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-9     4-18-7
12/16/1972   at Vancouver Canucks         L   3-4     4-19-7
12/20/1972   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5     4-20-7
12/22/1972   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   4-2     5-20-7
12/24/1972   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   3-5     5-21-7
12/26/1972   at Vancouver Canucks         L   3-4     5-22-7
12/27/1972   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   2-2     5-22-8
12/29/1972   vs New York Islanders        W   5-2     6-22-8
01/03/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         W  11-3     7-22-8
01/06/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   0-5     7-23-8
01/07/1973   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   0-4     7-24-8
01/10/1973   vs St. Louis Blues           W   6-5     8-24-8

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/12/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     8-24-9
01/14/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   6-6     8-24-10
01/17/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     8-24-11
01/19/1973   vs New York Rangers          L   0-6     8-25-11
01/21/1973   at Boston Bruins             L   2-5     8-26-11
01/23/1973   at New York Islanders        L   1-8     8-27-11
01/24/1973   at Atlanta Flames            W   5-2     9-27-11
01/26/1973   vs St. Louis Blues           T   1-1     9-27-12
01/28/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     9-28-12
01/31/1973   at New York Rangers          L   1-3     9-29-12
02/01/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         L   4-6     9-30-12
02/03/1973   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-6     9-31-12
02/04/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-6     9-32-12
02/07/1973   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-5     9-33-12
02/08/1973   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-4     9-34-12
02/10/1973   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-5     9-35-12
02/11/1973   at Atlanta Flames            L   1-3     9-36-12
02/14/1973   vs Atlanta Flames            T   3-3     9-36-13
02/16/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   2-2     9-36-14
02/18/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     9-37-14
02/21/1973   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-6     9-38-14
02/23/1973   vs New York Rangers          W   5-3     10-38-14
02/25/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-7     10-39-14
02/28/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     L   3-7     10-40-14
03/03/1973   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   2-1     11-40-14
03/04/1973   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-3     11-41-14
03/07/1973   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     11-41-15
03/10/1973   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     11-42-15
03/11/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-5     11-43-15
03/14/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   2-5     11-44-15
03/16/1973   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   5-5     11-44-16
03/18/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   2-0     12-44-16
03/20/1973   at New York Islanders        L   3-6     12-45-16
03/21/1973   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5     12-46-16
03/23/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-4     13-46-16
03/25/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   8-5     14-46-16
03/28/1973   at Los Angeles Kings         W   3-2     15-46-16
03/30/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-1     16-46-16

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