1973-1974 Houston Aeros team stats

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1973-1974 Houston Aeros: 48-25-5
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 28-9-2 (170 goals scored, 90 allowed) Road record: 20-16-3 (148 goals scored, 129 allowed) Head Coach: Bill Dineen Power Play: 64/223 (28.7%) Penalty Killing: 241/288 (83.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 17-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 237-169 318 goals scored (2nd of 12 teams), 219 goals allowed (1st), 1038 PIM (6th) 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%   +/-
RW     9  Gordie Howe          6'0   205   45   70   31   69  100   46   9   3   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     13  Larry Lund           6'0   190   33   75   33   53   86  109   7   2   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW     7  Frank Hughes         5'10  180   24   73   42   42   84   47  13   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    16  Andre Hinse          5'9   175   28   69   24   56   80   39  10   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Mark Howe            5'11  185   18   76   38   41   79   20   5   5   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     23  Jim Sherrit          5'7   170   25   76   30   28   58   18   4   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    11  Murray Hall          6'0   175   33   78   30   28   58   25   8   2   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     10  Gord Labossiere      6'1   190   33   67   19   36   55   30   4   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Poul Popiel          5'10  175   30   78    7   41   48  126   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    14  Ted Taylor           6'0   175   31   75   21   23   44  143   1   3   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  John Schella         6'0   190   26   73   12   19   31  170   0   2   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    21  Don Grierson         6'0   205   26   65   11   18   29   45   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Marty Howe           6'1   195   19   73    4   20   24   90   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      5  Gord Kannegiesser    6'0   190   28   78    0   20   20   76   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     17  Larry Hale           6'1   180   32   69    2   14   16   39   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C      8  Joe Szura            6'3   185   35   42    8    7   15    4   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Gary Williamson      5'11  175   23    9    2    6    8    0   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    18  Jack Stanfield       5'11  176   31   41    1    3    4    2   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     22  Bill Prentice        6'0   190   23   55    1    2    3   35   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Don McLeod           6'0   190   27   49    0    3    3    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     12  Ed Hoekstra          5'11  170   36   19    2    0    2    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Wayne Rutledge       6'2   200   31   25    0    1    1   14  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   23    4    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   29  Ron Grahame          23    4   250    5  1.20   3   0   1  123   .959   0   1
G    1  Don McLeod           27   49  2971  127  2.56  33  13   3 1432   .911   3   3
G   30  Wayne Rutledge       31   25  1509   84  3.34  12  12   1  737   .886   0   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    9  F    Darcy Rota                            Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)          
  2   23  F    Tom Lysiak                            Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  3   35  LW   Vic Mercredi                          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  4   48  G    Don Cutts                             R.P.I. (NCAA)                      
  5   61  C    Paul O'Neil                           Boston University (NCAA)           
  6   74  D    Dennis Owchar                         Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  7   87  F    Dan Hinton                            Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  8   99       Lee Palmer                            Clarkson University (NCAA)         
  9  110  LW   Sean Shanahan                         Providence College (NCAA)          
 10  119  F    Yvon Dupuis                           Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1973	traded Ray Larose to Raiders for Ron Grahame
06-05-1973	signed Gordie Howe as a free agent
06-1974	sold the rights to Randy Legge to Stags
08-1974	released Don McLeod

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             W   5-2 
04/10/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             W   3-2 
04/13/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             W  10-1 
04/14/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-4 
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Semifinals
04/18/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     L   4-5 (OT)
04/20/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   5-2 
04/21/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     L   1-4 
04/28/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     W   4-1 
04/29/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   9-4 
05/01/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     W   3-1 
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Finals
05/12/1974   at Chicago Cougars           W   3-2 
05/15/1974   at Chicago Cougars           W   6-1 
05/17/1974   vs Chicago Cougars           W   7-4 
05/19/1974   vs Chicago Cougars           W   6-2

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 13 Larry Lund 6'0 190 33 14 9 14 23 56 -- -- D 4 Mark Howe 5'11 185 18 14 9 10 19 4 -- -- RW 9 Gordie Howe 6'0 205 45 13 3 14 17 34 -- -- LW 16 Andre Hinse 5'9 175 28 14 8 9 17 18 -- -- C 10 Gord Labossiere 6'1 190 33 14 7 9 16 20 -- -- RW 11 Murray Hall 6'0 175 33 14 9 6 15 6 -- -- D 6 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 30 14 1 14 15 22 -- -- LW 7 Frank Hughes 5'10 180 24 14 9 5 14 9 -- -- C 23 Jim Sherrit 5'7 170 25 14 5 7 12 2 -- -- LW 14 Ted Taylor 6'0 175 31 14 4 8 12 60 -- -- D 2 John Schella 6'0 190 26 14 2 6 8 42 -- -- RW 21 Don Grierson 6'0 205 26 14 1 5 6 23 -- -- D 3 Marty Howe 6'1 195 19 14 1 5 6 31 -- -- D 17 Larry Hale 6'1 180 32 14 3 2 5 6 -- -- D 5 Gord Kannegiesser 6'0 190 28 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 LW 18 Jack Stanfield 5'11 176 31 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 22 Bill Prentice 6'0 190 23 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 C 8 Joe Szura 6'3 185 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 19 Gary Williamson 5'11 175 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Don McLeod 6'0 190 27 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 29 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Ed Hoekstra 5'11 170 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Wayne Rutledge 6'2 200 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Don McLeod 27 14 842 35 2.49 12 2 386 .909 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks W 4-3 1-0-0 10/14/1973 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 1-1-0 10/17/1973 at Vancouver Blazers W 7-2 2-1-0 10/21/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 0-2 2-2-0 10/24/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 6-2 3-2-0 10/27/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders T 2-2 3-2-1 10/28/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 3-3-1 10/30/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 6-1 4-3-1 11/03/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 6-4 5-3-1 11/07/1973 vs Toronto Toros L 4-5 5-4-1 11/10/1973 vs Vancouver Blazers W 8-3 6-4-1 11/13/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-2 7-4-1 11/15/1973 at Chicago Cougars L 2-3 7-5-1 11/17/1973 at New York Golden Blades W 3-2 8-5-1 11/18/1973 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-8 8-6-1 11/21/1973 vs New England Whalers W 4-1 9-6-1 11/24/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 5-3 10-6-1 11/25/1973 vs Edmonton Oilers W 2-1 11-6-1 11/28/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets T 4-4 11-6-2 11/29/1973 at New England Whalers L 2-5 11-7-2 12/01/1973 at Quebec Nordiques T 3-3 11-7-3 12/02/1973 at Toronto Toros L 2-5 11-8-3 12/05/1973 vs Jersey Knights W 5-2 12-8-3 12/06/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks L 3-4 12-9-3 12/09/1973 at Vancouver Blazers W 5-3 13-9-3 12/12/1973 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 14-9-3 12/14/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-2 15-9-3 12/15/1973 at Chicago Cougars L 2-5 15-10-3 12/16/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders T 2-2 15-10-4 12/19/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets W 10-0 16-10-4 12/21/1973 at Toronto Toros L 1-3 16-11-4 12/22/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 8-3 17-11-4 12/26/1973 vs New England Whalers L 2-3 17-12-4 12/29/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 3-0 18-12-4 12/30/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks W 6-4 19-12-4 01/05/1974 at Jersey Knights L 1-2 19-13-4 01/06/1974 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-1 20-13-4 01/08/1974 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-2 21-13-4 01/12/1974 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-1 22-13-4 01/16/1974 vs Toronto Toros W 4-1 23-13-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/17/1974 vs Vancouver Blazers W 7-4 24-13-4 01/19/1974 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 2-3 24-14-4 01/22/1974 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 3-1 25-14-4 01/24/1974 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-1 26-14-4 01/26/1974 at Vancouver Blazers W 4-2 27-14-4 01/27/1974 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-1 28-14-4 01/30/1974 at Cleveland Crusaders L 1-5 28-15-4 01/31/1974 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 28-16-4 02/02/1974 at New England Whalers L 2-5 28-17-4 02/04/1974 at Jersey Knights W 7-1 29-17-4 02/05/1974 vs Jersey Knights W 4-0 30-17-4 02/08/1974 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-2 31-17-4 02/10/1974 at Winnipeg Jets T 2-2 31-17-5 02/12/1974 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 3-1 32-17-5 02/13/1974 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-1 33-17-5 02/15/1974 at Los Angeles Sharks W 6-4 34-17-5 02/17/1974 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 1-6 34-18-5 02/20/1974 vs Jersey Knights W 7-2 35-18-5 02/23/1974 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-2 36-18-5 02/24/1974 vs Vancouver Blazers W 7-1 37-18-5 02/26/1974 vs Vancouver Blazers W 3-2 38-18-5 02/28/1974 at Chicago Cougars W 9-4 39-18-5 03/01/1974 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 39-19-5 03/03/1974 vs New England Whalers L 3-6 39-20-5 03/06/1974 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-4 39-21-5 03/09/1974 vs Toronto Toros W 4-2 40-21-5 03/12/1974 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 3-2 41-21-5 03/14/1974 at Los Angeles Sharks W 6-0 42-21-5 03/17/1974 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 4-3 43-21-5 03/20/1974 at Cleveland Crusaders W 5-4 44-21-5 03/21/1974 at Toronto Toros L 3-6 44-22-5 03/22/1974 at Winnipeg Jets W 4-2 45-22-5 03/24/1974 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-5 45-23-5 03/27/1974 at Vancouver Blazers W 8-1 46-23-5 03/29/1974 at Winnipeg Jets L 5-7 46-24-5 03/31/1974 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 2-5 46-25-5 04/01/1974 at New England Whalers W 4-1 47-25-5 04/03/1974 vs Chicago Cougars W 3-1 48-25-5

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