1972-1973 California Golden Seals team stats

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1972-1973 California Golden Seals: 16-46-16
Previous Season Next Season 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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