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1973-1974 Chicago Cougars: 38-35-5
Previous Season Next Season 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
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
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
07-1973sold Jim McLeod to Knights
09-25-1973released Andre Burgoyne and George Basil
02-1974traded Bob Whitlock to Sharks for Don Gordon and Jim Watson
10-1974sold 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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
Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/07/1973   at Toronto Toros             T   4-4     0-0-1
10/11/1973   at New York Golden Blades    W   4-3     1-0-1
10/13/1973   at New England Whalers       L   4-6     1-1-1
10/14/1973   at Cleveland Crusaders       L   2-3     1-2-1
10/18/1973   at Los Angeles Sharks        W   7-2     2-2-1
10/20/1973   at Vancouver Blazers         L   3-4     2-3-1
10/21/1973   at Edmonton Oilers           L   1-4     2-4-1
10/25/1973   at Quebec Nordiques          W   4-2     3-4-1
10/28/1973   at Toronto Toros             W   3-2     4-4-1
10/30/1973   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   4-1     5-4-1
11/03/1973   at Cleveland Crusaders       W   7-4     6-4-1
11/06/1973   vs Los Angeles Sharks        W   5-4     7-4-1
11/10/1973   vs Toronto Toros             W   3-2     8-4-1
11/13/1973   vs Cleveland Crusaders       L   2-5     8-5-1
11/15/1973   vs Houston Aeros             W   3-2     9-5-1
11/17/1973   vs Toronto Toros             W   5-2     10-5-1
11/18/1973   at New York Golden Blades    L   3-5     10-6-1
11/22/1973   at Los Angeles Sharks        W   4-3     11-6-1
11/24/1973   at Houston Aeros             L   3-5     11-7-1
12/01/1973   vs Los Angeles Sharks        L   4-5     11-8-1
12/02/1973   at New England Whalers       L   3-4     11-9-1
12/04/1973   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   0-2     11-10-1
12/08/1973   vs Jersey Knights            L   1-3     11-11-1
12/09/1973   at Quebec Nordiques          L   1-6     11-12-1
12/11/1973   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     L   3-5     11-13-1
12/15/1973   vs Houston Aeros             W   5-2     12-13-1
12/16/1973   at New England Whalers       W   3-2     13-13-1
12/18/1973   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   3-3     13-13-2
12/21/1973   at Jersey Knights            L   1-5     13-14-2
12/23/1973   at Toronto Toros             W   6-5     14-14-2
12/26/1973   at Winnipeg Jets             L   2-4     14-15-2
12/28/1973   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   6-4     15-15-2
12/29/1973   at Houston Aeros             L   0-3     15-16-2
12/30/1973   at Minn. Fighting Saints     W   5-3     16-16-2
01/01/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         W   5-4     17-16-2
01/05/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     L   5-6     17-17-2
01/06/1974   at Quebec Nordiques          L   0-4     17-18-2
01/08/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       T   0-0     17-18-3
01/13/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-3     17-19-3
01/17/1974   at New England Whalers       W   5-2     18-19-3
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/19/1974   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   5-2     19-19-3
01/22/1974   vs New England Whalers       W   5-3     20-19-3
01/25/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     L   2-6     20-20-3
01/30/1974   at Vancouver Blazers         W   4-2     21-20-3
02/01/1974   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-3     21-21-3
02/03/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             L   2-4     21-22-3
02/05/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   3-1     22-22-3
02/06/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     L   2-7     22-23-3
02/09/1974   vs Jersey Knights            W   5-2     23-23-3
02/10/1974   at Los Angeles Sharks        W   4-2     24-23-3
02/12/1974   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   3-2     25-23-3
02/14/1974   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   3-5     25-24-3
02/16/1974   vs Toronto Toros             L   4-5     25-25-3
02/17/1974   at Cleveland Crusaders       L   5-6     25-26-3
02/18/1974   at Jersey Knights            L   3-4     25-27-3
02/21/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         W   5-4     26-27-3
02/23/1974   vs New England Whalers       L   0-3     26-28-3
02/24/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-3     26-29-3
02/26/1974   vs Los Angeles Sharks        W   4-2     27-29-3
02/28/1974   vs Houston Aeros             L   4-9     27-30-3
03/01/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       W   7-4     28-30-3
03/03/1974   vs Toronto Toros             L   4-5     28-31-3
03/05/1974   vs New England Whalers       L   2-3     28-32-3
03/07/1974   at Quebec Nordiques          W   3-2     29-32-3
03/09/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-4     30-32-3
03/12/1974   vs New England Whalers       W   5-3     31-32-3
03/14/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   7-4     32-32-3
03/16/1974   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   4-3     33-32-3
03/17/1974   at Toronto Toros             W   4-2     34-32-3
03/19/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       L   4-7     34-33-3
03/21/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         T   5-5     34-33-4
03/23/1974   vs Jersey Knights            W   4-1     35-33-4
03/24/1974   at Cleveland Crusaders       T   3-3     35-33-5
03/26/1974   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   4-2     36-33-5
03/29/1974   at Vancouver Blazers         W   5-2     37-33-5
03/31/1974   at Edmonton Oilers           L   1-4     37-34-5
04/02/1974   vs Jersey Knights            W   7-3     38-34-5
04/03/1974   at Houston Aeros             L   1-3     38-35-5

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