1972-1973 Houston Aeros team stats

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1972-1973 Houston Aeros: 39-35-4
Next Season Home record: 22-16-1 (162 goals scored, 139 allowed) Road record: 17-19-3 (122 goals scored, 130 allowed) Head Coach: Bill Dineen Power Play: 50/188 (26.6%) Penalty Killing: 267/330 (80.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-2 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 224-204 284 goals scored (6th of 12 teams), 269 goals allowed (6th), 1363 PIM (2nd) WHA Averages: 3.57 goals/game (278.6 goals/team), 1076.6 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     10  Gord Labossiere      6'1   190   32   78   36   60   96   56  10   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    14  Ted Taylor           6'0   175   30   73   34   42   76  103   5   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    11  Murray Hall          6'0   175   32   76   28   42   70   84   7   2   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     13  Larry Lund           6'0   190   32   77   21   45   66  120   4   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Poul Popiel          5'10  175   29   74   16   48   64  158   5   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    21  Don Grierson         6'0   205   25   78   22   22   44   83   5   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    15  Duke Harris          6'0   190   30   75   30   12   42   14   4   5   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW     7  Frank Hughes         5'10  180   23   76   22   19   41   41   4   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C      8  Brian McDonald       5'11  190   27   71   20   20   40   78   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     12  Ed Hoekstra          5'11  170   35   78   11   28   39   12   0   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     17  Larry Hale           6'1   180   31   68    4   26   30   65   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW     9  Keke Mortson         6'0   175   38   67   13   16   29   95   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Dunc McCallum        6'1   193   32   69    9   20   29  112   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  John Schella         6'0   190   25   77    2   24   26  239   0   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    18  Jack Stanfield       5'11  176   30   71    8   12   20    8   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Brian Smith          5'11  170   32   48    7    6   13   19   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Ray Larose           6'0   190   31   67    1   10   11   25   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      5  Gord Kannegiesser    6'0   190   27   45    0   10   10   32   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     22  Bill Prentice        6'0   190   22    3    0    1    1    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Bill Hughes          6'1   185   25    2    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Wayne Rutledge       6'2   200   30   36    0    0    0   11  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Don McLeod           6'0   190   26   41    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Wayne Rutledge       30   37  2223  110  2.97  21  14   2 1192   .908   3   0
G    1  Don McLeod           26   40  2350  143  3.65  18  20   1 1230   .884   1   1
G   29  Bill Hughes          25    3   170   11  3.88   0   1   1   88   .875   1   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

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1972	traded the rights to Brit Selby to Nordiques for future considerations
09-1972	traded Bob Jones to Sharks for future considerations
06-1973	traded Ray Larose to Raiders for Ron Grahame
06-05-1973	signed Gordie Howe as a free agent

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/05/1973   vs Los Angeles Sharks        W   7-2 
04/07/1973   vs Los Angeles Sharks        L   2-4 
04/11/1973   at Los Angeles Sharks        L   2-3 
04/13/1973   at Los Angeles Sharks        W   3-2 (OT)
04/15/1973   vs Los Angeles Sharks        W   6-3 
04/17/1973   at Los Angeles Sharks        W   3-2 
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Semifinals
04/22/1973   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-5 
04/24/1973   at Winnipeg Jets             L   0-2 
04/26/1973   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   2-4 
04/29/1973   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   0-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 6 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 29 10 2 9 11 23 1 0 C 13 Larry Lund 6'0 190 32 10 3 7 10 24 0 0 RW 11 Murray Hall 6'0 175 32 10 4 4 8 18 2 0 LW 7 Frank Hughes 5'10 180 23 10 4 4 8 2 3 0 C 10 Gord Labossiere 6'1 190 32 6 1 4 5 8 1 0 D 4 Dunc McCallum 6'1 193 32 10 2 3 5 6 1 0 LW 14 Ted Taylor 6'0 175 30 10 3 1 4 10 1 0 C 12 Ed Hoekstra 5'11 170 35 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 D 17 Larry Hale 6'1 180 31 10 1 2 3 2 0 0 C 8 Brian McDonald 5'11 190 27 10 3 0 3 16 0 0 RW 9 Keke Mortson 6'0 175 38 10 0 3 3 16 0 0 RW 15 Duke Harris 6'0 190 30 10 1 1 2 4 0 1 D 2 John Schella 6'0 190 25 10 0 2 2 12 0 0 LW 19 Brian Smith 5'11 170 32 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 D 5 Gord Kannegiesser 6'0 190 27 9 0 1 1 11 0 0 LW 18 Jack Stanfield 5'11 176 30 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW 21 Don Grierson 6'0 205 25 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 G 1 Don McLeod 6'0 190 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Wayne Rutledge 6'2 200 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 29 Bill Hughes 6'1 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Ray Larose 6'0 190 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 22 Bill Prentice 6'0 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Wayne Rutledge 30 7 423 20 2.84 4 3 228 .912 0 G 1 Don McLeod 26 3 178 8 2.70 0 3 76 .895 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1972 vs Chicago Cougars W 3-2 1-0-0 10/13/1972 at Los Angeles Sharks W 3-2 2-0-0 10/15/1972 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 1-5 2-1-0 10/18/1972 vs New England Whalers L 1-4 2-2-0 10/19/1972 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-1 3-2-0 10/21/1972 at New York Raiders L 2-3 3-3-0 10/24/1972 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-5 3-4-0 10/26/1972 vs Ottawa Nationals W 7-3 4-4-0 10/29/1972 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 4-5-0 10/31/1972 at Alberta Oilers W 4-3 5-5-0 11/03/1972 at Alberta Oilers L 3-4 5-6-0 11/05/1972 at Los Angeles Sharks L 0-4 5-7-0 11/07/1972 at Chicago Cougars W 3-2 6-7-0 11/11/1972 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-3 6-8-0 11/13/1972 at New England Whalers T 4-4 6-8-1 11/15/1972 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 4-6 6-9-1 11/19/1972 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 4-2 7-9-1 11/21/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 7-10-1 11/23/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-5 8-10-1 11/25/1972 at Cleveland Crusaders W 3-1 9-10-1 11/28/1972 at Cleveland Crusaders W 3-1 10-10-1 11/30/1972 at Los Angeles Sharks L 3-6 10-11-1 12/02/1972 at New York Raiders W 7-2 11-11-1 12/03/1972 at Ottawa Nationals L 4-5 11-12-1 12/05/1972 vs New York Raiders L 4-6 11-13-1 12/07/1972 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 0-3 11-14-1 12/08/1972 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-6 11-15-1 12/12/1972 vs Alberta Oilers W 6-4 12-15-1 12/13/1972 vs Alberta Oilers L 2-3 12-16-1 12/15/1972 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 3-2 13-16-1 12/17/1972 vs Los Angeles Sharks T 4-4 13-16-2 12/19/1972 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 7-5 14-16-2 12/23/1972 vs Philadelphia Blazers W 7-3 15-16-2 12/26/1972 at Ottawa Nationals T 3-3 15-16-3 12/29/1972 at New England Whalers W 4-2 16-16-3 12/30/1972 at Cleveland Crusaders L 3-4 16-17-3 01/01/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints T 4-4 16-17-4 01/09/1973 vs New England Whalers W 7-5 17-17-4 01/11/1973 at Chicago Cougars W 5-0 18-17-4 01/13/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 6-2 19-17-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/15/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 5-4 20-17-4 01/17/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 0-5 20-18-4 01/18/1973 at Chicago Cougars W 8-3 21-18-4 01/20/1973 at Philadelphia Blazers W 4-3 22-18-4 01/21/1973 vs Ottawa Nationals W 5-2 23-18-4 01/23/1973 vs Ottawa Nationals W 11-3 24-18-4 01/25/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-2 25-18-4 01/28/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 4-3 26-18-4 01/30/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 2-5 26-19-4 02/01/1973 vs New England Whalers L 4-5 26-20-4 02/03/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 7-1 27-20-4 02/05/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-6 27-21-4 02/07/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 28-21-4 02/08/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-3 28-22-4 02/10/1973 at Chicago Cougars L 0-3 28-23-4 02/13/1973 at Alberta Oilers L 3-5 28-24-4 02/15/1973 at Alberta Oilers W 5-3 29-24-4 02/16/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 0-7 29-25-4 02/18/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 29-26-4 02/22/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-1 30-26-4 02/25/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-1 31-26-4 02/27/1973 vs Alberta Oilers W 5-4 32-26-4 02/28/1973 vs Alberta Oilers W 3-2 33-26-4 03/03/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 33-27-4 03/04/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 33-28-4 03/07/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks W 3-1 34-28-4 03/09/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks L 1-5 34-29-4 03/11/1973 at Philadelphia Blazers W 4-2 35-29-4 03/13/1973 at Philadelphia Blazers L 3-4 35-30-4 03/14/1973 at New York Raiders L 1-5 35-31-4 03/18/1973 vs New York Raiders L 2-3 35-32-4 03/19/1973 vs Philadelphia Blazers W 5-1 36-32-4 03/21/1973 vs Philadelphia Blazers L 3-7 36-33-4 03/25/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 2-4 36-34-4 03/27/1973 at New England Whalers W 6-1 37-34-4 03/29/1973 vs New York Raiders W 5-3 38-34-4 03/31/1973 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-5 38-35-4 04/01/1973 at Ottawa Nationals W 6-3 39-35-4

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