1974-1975 Houston Aeros team stats

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1974-1975 Houston Aeros: 53-25-0
Previous Season Next Season 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 
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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)
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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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