1973-1974 Chicago Cougars: 38-35-5
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Home record: 23-13-3 (153 goals scored, 132 allowed)
Road record: 15-22-2 (118 goals scored, 141 allowed)
Head Coach: Pat Stapleton
Power Play: 51/245 (20.8%)
Penalty Killing: 244/289 (84.4%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-8
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 213-220
271 goals scored (7th of 12 teams), 273 goals allowed (6th), 1041 PIM (5th)
WHA Averages: 3.64 goals/game (283.8 goals/team), 999.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 14 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 36 78 33 50 83 26 6 2 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 9 Rosaire Paiement 5'11 170 28 78 30 43 73 87 7 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 25 Joe Hardy 6'0 185 28 77 24 35 59 55 4 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 12 Pat Stapleton 5'8 180 33 78 6 52 58 44 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 21 Larry Mavety 5'11 185 31 77 15 36 51 157 4 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 7 Bob Liddington 6'0 175 25 73 26 21 47 20 4 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 17 Bob Sicinski 5'11 174 27 69 11 29 40 8 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 19 Jan Popiel 5'9 180 26 63 22 17 39 36 6 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 16 Bob Whitlock 5'10 175 24 52 16 19 35 26 6 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 10 Rick Morris 5'10 170 27 76 17 16 33 140 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 20 Duke Harris 6'0 190 31 64 14 16 30 20 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 4 Darryl Maggs 6'2 195 24 78 8 22 30 148 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 23 Frank Rochon 5'11 181 20 69 12 11 23 27 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 3 Dick Proceviat 6'0 175 27 77 2 20 22 55 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 8 Rod Zaine 5'10 180 27 77 5 13 18 17 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D/LW 6 Reg Fleming 5'8 170 37 45 2 12 14 49 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 11 Brian Coates 6'0 195 21 50 10 3 13 14 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 22 Jim Benzelock 5'10 187 26 53 6 7 13 19 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 16 Don Gordon 5'11 180 25 23 5 4 9 9 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 15 Eric Nesterenko 6'2 197 40 29 2 5 7 8 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 24 Brian Glenwright 6'3 200 24 15 3 2 5 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 5 Jim Watson 6'2 186 30 23 0 5 5 22 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 2 John Shmyr 5'10 180 28 43 1 3 4 13 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 18 Lorne Rombough 6'0 200 25 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 18 Dave Walter 6'0 185 21 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 18 Curt Brackenbury 5'10 200 21 4 0 1 1 11 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 5 Gary Connelly 5'11 178 23 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Cam Newton 5'11 170 23 45 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 24 Connie Forey 6'2 185 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D Jim Jones 5'10 185 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 18 Ron Anderson 5'10 165 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 5 Al MacKenzie 5'10 175 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 5 Larry Cahan 6'2 222 40 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Andre Gill 5'7 150 32 13 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 31 Rich Coutu 5'11 176 22 20 0 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Cam Newton 23 45 2732 143 3.14 25 18 2 1352 .894 5 1
G 1 Andre Gill 32 13 803 46 3.44 4 7 2 418 .890 1 0
G 31 Rich Coutu 22 20 1207 75 3.73 9 10 1 628 .881 3 0
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
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1973 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 1 D Bob Neely Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 15 D Larry Goodenough London Knights (OHA)
3 27 LW Frank Rochon Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
4 40 LW Terry Ewasiuk Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6 66 D Kevin Smith Brown University (NCAA)
7 79 C Dennis Desgagnes Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
8 92 J.P. Burgoyne Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
9 103 F Gordon Halliday U. of Pennsylvania (NCAA)
10 114 Mike Haramis Laval National (QMJHL)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
07-1973 | sold Jim McLeod to Knights |
09-25-1973 | released Andre Burgoyne and George Basil |
02-1974 | traded Bob Whitlock to Sharks for Don Gordon and Jim Watson |
10-1974 | sold the rights to Arnie Brown to Stags |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/06/1974 at New England Whalers L 4-6
04/07/1974 at New England Whalers L 3-4 (OT)
04/09/1974 vs New England Whalers W 8-6
04/10/1974 vs New England Whalers W 2-1 (OT)
04/12/1974 at New England Whalers W 4-2
04/14/1974 vs New England Whalers L 0-2
04/16/1974 at New England Whalers W 3-2
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Semifinals
04/19/1974 at Toronto Toros L 4-6
04/22/1974 at Toronto Toros W 4-3
04/28/1974 vs Toronto Toros W 3-2
04/30/1974 vs Toronto Toros L 6-7
05/01/1974 at Toronto Toros L 3-5
05/04/1974 vs Toronto Toros W 9-2
05/06/1974 at Toronto Toros W 5-2
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Finals
05/12/1974 vs Houston Aeros L 2-3
05/15/1974 vs Houston Aeros L 1-6
05/17/1974 at Houston Aeros L 4-7
05/19/1974 at Houston Aeros L 2-6
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 14 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 36 18 5 14 19 4 -- --
C 9 Rosaire Paiement 5'11 170 28 18 9 6 15 16 -- --
C 17 Bob Sicinski 5'11 174 27 18 6 8 14 0 -- --
D 12 Pat Stapleton 5'8 180 33 12 0 13 13 36 0 0
LW 19 Jan Popiel 5'9 180 26 18 8 5 13 12 -- --
RW 16 Don Gordon 5'11 180 25 18 4 8 12 4 -- --
RW 20 Duke Harris 6'0 190 31 18 6 6 12 2 -- --
D 21 Larry Mavety 5'11 185 31 18 4 8 12 46 -- --
LW 7 Bob Liddington 6'0 175 25 18 6 5 11 11 -- --
C 25 Joe Hardy 6'0 185 28 17 4 6 10 13 -- --
D 4 Darryl Maggs 6'2 195 24 18 3 5 8 71 -- --
LW 10 Rick Morris 5'10 170 27 18 4 3 7 42 -- --
D 5 Jim Watson 6'2 186 30 18 2 3 5 18 -- --
D/LW 6 Reg Fleming 5'8 170 37 12 0 4 4 12 0 0
D 3 Dick Proceviat 6'0 175 27 13 0 4 4 10 0 0
RW 22 Jim Benzelock 5'10 187 26 18 2 2 4 36 -- --
LW 23 Frank Rochon 5'11 181 20 9 2 1 3 0 -- --
LW 11 Brian Coates 6'0 195 21 17 0 3 3 35 0 0
C 8 Rod Zaine 5'10 180 27 18 2 1 3 2 -- --
G 30 Cam Newton 5'11 170 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 1 Andre Gill 5'7 150 32 11 0 0 0 4 0 0
RW 18 Ron Anderson 5'10 165 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 18 Curt Brackenbury 5'10 200 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 5 Larry Cahan 6'2 222 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 5 Gary Connelly 5'11 178 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Rich Coutu 5'11 176 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Connie Forey 6'2 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Brian Glenwright 6'3 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D Jim Jones 5'10 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 5 Al MacKenzie 5'10 175 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 15 Eric Nesterenko 6'2 197 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 18 Lorne Rombough 6'0 200 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 2 John Shmyr 5'10 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 18 Dave Walter 6'0 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 16 Bob Whitlock 5'10 175 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 1 Andre Gill 32 11 614 38 3.71 6 5 318 .881 0
G 30 Cam Newton 23 10 486 34 4.20 2 5 254 .866 0
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