1974-1975 Houston Aeros team stats

1974-1975 Houston Aeros: 53-25-0
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Home record: 28-11-0  (205 goals scored, 120 allowed)
Road record: 25-14-0  (164 goals scored, 127 allowed)
Head Coach: Bill Dineen

Power Play: 71/254 (28.0%)
Penalty Killing: 308/372 (82.8%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 18-6
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 280-177

369 goals scored (1st of 14 teams), 247 goals allowed (1st), 1257 PIM (3rd)

WHA Averages: 3.69 goals/game (288.0 goals/team), 1077.9 PIM/team

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   34   78   33   75  108   68  13   0   --   --   --   --  188  17.6  +28
RW     9  Gordie Howe          6'0   205   46   75   34   65   99   84   8   3   --   --   --   --  255  13.3  +40
LW    16  Andre Hinse          5'9   175   29   75   39   47   86   12  13   0   --   --   --   --  190  20.5  +34
LW     7  Frank Hughes         5'10  180   25   76   48   35   83   35  15   0   --   --   --   --  206  23.3  +32
D      4  Mark Howe            5'11  185   19   74   36   40   76   30   7   4   --   --   --   --  256  14.1  +40
D      6  Poul Popiel          5'10  175   31   78   11   53   64  123   4   2   --   --   --   --  236   4.7  +41
C     10  Gord Labossiere      6'1   190   34   76   23   34   57   40   4   0   --   --   --   --  171  13.5   +5
LW    14  Ted Taylor           6'0   175   32   73   26   27   53  130   2   3   --   --   --   --  201  12.9   +7
D      2  John Schella         6'0   190   27   78   10   42   52  176   0   0   --   --   --   --  222   4.5  +43
C     23  Jim Sherrit          5'7   170   26   77   22   25   47   25   1   0   --   --   --   --  135  16.3  +36
RW    11  Murray Hall          6'0   175   34   78   18   29   47   28   0   5   --   --   --   --  127  14.2   +2
C      8  Terry Ruskowski      5'10  178   20   71   10   36   46  134   3   0   --   --   --   --  105   9.5  +30
RW    21  Rich Preston         6'0   185   22   78   20   21   41   10   1   0   --   --   --   --  137  14.6  +25
RW    27  Don Larway           6'1   192   20   76   22   14   36   59   0   0   --   --   --   --  140  15.7  +26
D      3  Marty Howe           6'1   195   20   75   13   21   34   89   0   1   --   --   --   --  158   8.2  +46
D     17  Larry Hale           6'1   180   33   76    2   18   20   40   0   0   --   --   --   --   51   3.9  +35
D     24  Glen Irwin           5'11  195   23   70    2   11   13  153   0   0   --   --   --   --   61   3.3  +38
D     22  Bill Prentice        6'0   190   24   17    0    3    3   19   0   0   --   --   --   --   13   0.0   +3
G     29  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   24   43    0    1    1    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Wayne Rutledge       6'2   200   32   35    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          24   43  2590  131  3.03  33  10   0 1307   .900   3   4
G   30  Wayne Rutledge       32   35  2092  113  3.24  20  15   0 1045   .892   0   2

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

1974 Secret Draft:

Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Team
  1   15       Dick Spannbauer         U. of Minnesota (NCAA)             
  2   30  F    Pierre Larouche         Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  3   45  G    Pete LoPresti           U. of Denver (NCAA)                
  4   60  F    Derek Smith             Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  5   74  RW   Bob Sirois              Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  6   89  C    Ken Gassoff             Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  7  104  C    Murray Beck             New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  8  119  D    Jerry Badiuk            Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  9  134       Jan Kascak              St. Louis University (NCAA)        
 10  147  D    Ron Wilson              Providence College (NCAA)          
 11  160  LW   Bob Ferriter            Boston College (NCAA)              
 12  173       John McMorrow           Providence College (NCAA)          
 13  184  D    Craig Norwich           U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)             
 14  192  D    Kevin MacDonald         Bowling Green State University (NCAA)  
 15  197  RW   Ian MacPhee             Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
 16  201  RW   Don Hay                 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      

1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   15       Dick Spannbauer                       U. of Minnesota (NCAA)             
  2   30  F    Pierre Larouche                       Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  3   45  G    Pete LoPresti                         U. of Denver (NCAA)                
  4   60  F    Derek Smith                           Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  5   74  RW   Bob Sirois                            Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  6   89  C    Ken Gassoff                           Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  7  104  C    Murray Beck                           New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  8  119  D    Jerry Badiuk                          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  9  134       Jan Kascak                            St. Louis University (NCAA)        
 10  147  D    Ron Wilson                            Providence College (NCAA)          
 11  160  LW   Bob Ferriter                          Boston College (NCAA)              
 12  173       John McMorrow                         Providence College (NCAA)          
 13  184  D    Craig Norwich                         U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)             
 14  192  D    Kevin MacDonald                       Bowling Green State University (NCAA)  
 15  197  RW   Ian MacPhee                           Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
 16  201  RW   Don Hay                               New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1974	sold the rights to Randy Legge to Stags
08-1974	released Don McLeod
10-1975	traded Don Borgeson and Jim Sherrit to Crusaders for Jan Popiel

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/10/1975 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 8-5 04/12/1975 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 5-3 04/13/1975 at Cleveland Crusaders L 1-3 04/15/1975 at Cleveland Crusaders W 7-2 04/17/1975 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 3-1 -------------------------------------------------- Semifinals 04/25/1975 at San Diego Mariners W 4-0 04/27/1975 at San Diego Mariners W 2-1 04/29/1975 vs San Diego Mariners W 6-0 05/01/1975 vs San Diego Mariners W 5-4 (OT) -------------------------------------------------- Finals 05/03/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-2 05/06/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-3 05/10/1975 at Quebec Nordiques W 2-0 05/12/1975 at Quebec Nordiques W 7-2 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 4 Mark Howe 5'11 185 19 13 10 12 22 0 -- -- RW 9 Gordie Howe 6'0 205 46 13 8 12 20 20 -- -- C 13 Larry Lund 6'0 190 34 13 5 13 18 13 -- -- C 10 Gord Labossiere 6'1 190 34 13 6 7 13 4 -- -- LW 7 Frank Hughes 5'10 180 25 13 6 6 12 2 -- -- D 6 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 31 13 1 10 11 34 -- -- RW 11 Murray Hall 6'0 175 34 13 7 3 10 8 -- -- LW 16 Andre Hinse 5'9 175 29 11 5 4 9 8 -- -- D 2 John Schella 6'0 190 27 13 0 8 8 12 0 0 LW 14 Ted Taylor 6'0 175 32 11 2 5 7 22 -- -- RW 21 Rich Preston 6'0 185 22 13 1 6 7 6 -- -- C 8 Terry Ruskowski 5'10 178 20 13 4 2 6 15 -- -- C 23 Jim Sherrit 5'7 170 26 13 3 3 6 6 -- -- D 17 Larry Hale 6'1 180 33 13 0 4 4 0 0 0 RW 27 Don Larway 6'1 192 20 13 3 1 4 8 -- -- D 3 Marty Howe 6'1 195 20 11 0 2 2 11 0 0 D 24 Glen Irwin 5'11 195 23 13 0 2 2 8 0 0 G 29 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 24 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 G 30 Wayne Rutledge 6'2 200 32 -- -- D 22 Bill Prentice 6'0 190 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ron Grahame 24 13 780 26 2.00 12 1 439 .941 3

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/16/1974   at Vancouver Blazers         W   6-0     1-0-0
10/18/1974   at Phoenix Roadrunners       L   4-6     1-1-0
10/19/1974   at San Diego Mariners        L   2-6     1-2-0
10/22/1974   at Quebec Nordiques          L   2-7     1-3-0
10/23/1974   at New England Whalers       L   4-5     1-4-0
10/26/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   3-2     2-4-0
10/29/1974   at Chicago Cougars           W   4-2     3-4-0
10/30/1974   vs Chicago Cougars           W   1-0     4-4-0
11/02/1974   vs Phoenix Roadrunners       W   8-2     5-4-0
11/05/1974   vs San Diego Mariners        W   9-3     6-4-0
11/09/1974   vs Indianapolis Racers       L   4-5     6-5-0
11/12/1974   vs New England Whalers       W   6-1     7-5-0
11/13/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     W   8-5     8-5-0
11/16/1974   vs Chicago Cougars           W   6-2     9-5-0
11/17/1974   vs San Diego Mariners        L   3-4     9-6-0
11/19/1974   at Indianapolis Racers       W  10-0     10-6-0
11/22/1974   at Vancouver Blazers         W   4-1     11-6-0
11/23/1974   at Vancouver Blazers         W   4-2     12-6-0
11/24/1974   at Edmonton Oilers           W   4-3     13-6-0
11/26/1974   vs Phoenix Roadrunners       L   4-6     13-7-0
11/28/1974   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   2-0     14-7-0
11/30/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       L   4-5     14-8-0
12/01/1974   at Indianapolis Racers       W   7-3     15-8-0
12/03/1974   at Toronto Toros             W   5-4     16-8-0
12/04/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             W   3-2     17-8-0
12/08/1974   at Quebec Nordiques          L   1-2     17-9-0
12/11/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         W   5-2     18-9-0
12/14/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-3     19-9-0
12/15/1974   vs San Diego Mariners        L   3-4     19-10-0
12/17/1974   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   7-2     20-10-0
12/19/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         L   1-3     20-11-0
12/21/1974   at New England Whalers       W   5-3     21-11-0
12/22/1974   at Cleveland Crusaders       W   3-0     22-11-0
12/28/1974   vs New England Whalers       W   6-1     23-11-0
12/29/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   6-3     24-11-0
01/02/1975   vs Michigan Stags            W   6-3     25-11-0
01/04/1975   vs Michigan Stags            W   5-2     26-11-0
01/11/1975   vs Phoenix Roadrunners       W   6-4     27-11-0
01/12/1975   vs Toronto Toros             L   4-7     27-12-0
01/15/1975   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   9-2     28-12-0

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/18/1975   at San Diego Mariners        L   4-5     28-13-0
01/24/1975   at Edmonton Oilers           L   5-7     28-14-0
01/26/1975   at Winnipeg Jets             W   3-1     29-14-0
01/28/1975   at Edmonton Oilers           L   5-7     29-15-0
01/31/1975   at Minn. Fighting Saints     L   1-4     29-16-0
02/01/1975   at Chicago Cougars           W   6-5     30-16-0
02/02/1975   at Baltimore Blades          W   5-2     31-16-0
02/04/1975   at Indianapolis Racers       W   4-3     32-16-0
02/05/1975   vs Toronto Toros             W   5-2     33-16-0
02/06/1975   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   3-4     33-17-0
02/08/1975   vs Baltimore Blades          L   4-6     33-18-0
02/09/1975   at Cleveland Crusaders       W   4-1     34-18-0
02/11/1975   at Baltimore Blades          W   5-2     35-18-0
02/12/1975   at Minn. Fighting Saints     W   3-1     36-18-0
02/14/1975   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-5     36-19-0
02/17/1975   at Quebec Nordiques          W   5-3     37-19-0
02/19/1975   vs Quebec Nordiques          W  10-4     38-19-0
02/22/1975   vs Vancouver Blazers         L   2-4     38-20-0
02/23/1975   vs Toronto Toros             W   5-1     39-20-0
02/26/1975   vs Cleveland Crusaders       W   9-5     40-20-0
02/27/1975   at Phoenix Roadrunners       W   7-2     41-20-0
03/01/1975   vs Chicago Cougars           W   4-2     42-20-0
03/02/1975   vs Indianapolis Racers       W   4-3     43-20-0
03/06/1975   at San Diego Mariners        L   4-7     43-21-0
03/08/1975   vs New England Whalers       L   4-5     43-22-0
03/14/1975   at Chicago Cougars           W   5-4     44-22-0
03/16/1975   at Cleveland Crusaders       W   2-1     45-22-0
03/17/1975   at Toronto Toros             L   4-5     45-23-0
03/19/1975   vs Indianapolis Racers       W   6-5     46-23-0
03/20/1975   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   5-3     47-23-0
03/22/1975   at New England Whalers       W   5-3     48-23-0
03/26/1975   at Phoenix Roadrunners       L   1-2     48-24-0
03/27/1975   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   8-0     49-24-0
03/29/1975   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   8-2     50-24-0
04/02/1975   vs Cleveland Crusaders       W   7-6     51-24-0
04/05/1975   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   8-2     52-24-0
04/06/1975   at Toronto Toros             W   5-2     53-24-0
04/07/1975   at Baltimore Blades          L   2-4     53-25-0

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