1972-1973 Los Angeles Sharks team stats

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1972-1973 Los Angeles Sharks: 37-35-6
Next Season Home record: 18-20-1 (117 goals scored, 122 allowed) Road record: 19-15-5 (142 goals scored, 128 allowed) Head Coach: Terry Slater Power Play: 51/259 (19.7%) Penalty Killing: 256/315 (81.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-11 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 200-180 259 goals scored (10th of 12 teams), 250 goals allowed (3rd), 1477 PIM (1st) 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%   +/-
RW/LW 18  Gary Veneruzzo       5'8   165   29   78   43   30   73   34  13   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     10  J.P. LeBlanc         5'10  170   26   77   19   50   69   49   2   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      7  Bart Crashley        6'0   180   26   70   18   27   45   10   7   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     15  Joe Szura            6'3   185   34   73   13   32   45   25   3   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     23  Alton White          5'9   175   27   57   20   17   37   22   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    24  Tom Serviss          5'10  185   24   73   11   26   37   32   0   3   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Gerry Odrowski       5'10  185   34   78    6   31   37   89   0   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW     9  Mike Byers           5'10  185   26   56   19   17   36   20   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    12  Tom Gilmore          5'11  190   24   71   17   18   35  191   6   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    16  Earl Heiskala        6'0   185   30   70   12   17   29  150   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Jim Niekamp          6'1   185   26   78    7   22   29  155   0   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    17  Bill Young           6'1   194   25   50   14   12   26   46   6   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     14  Peter Slater         5'10  165   23   73   12   12   24   87   3   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Ralph MacSweyn       5'11  190   30   78    0   23   23   39   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     11  Ted McCaskill        6'1   195   36   73   11   11   22  150   0   2   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  Jim Watson           6'2   186   29   75    5   15   20  123   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Steve Sutherland     5'11  172   26   44   11    6   17   98   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C      8  Fred Speck           5'9   160   25   28    3   13   16   22   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
R     17  Mike Hyndman         6'1   205   27   19    8    7   15   11   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    20  Bernie MacNeil       5'11  190   22   42    4    7   11   48   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW     8  Bob Jones            6'1   185   27   20    2    7    9    8   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
F     22  Howie Heggedal       6'0   185   23    8    2    1    3    0   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      5  Larry Mavety         5'11  185   30    2    1    0    1    2   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    23  Jarda Krupicka       5'9   165   26    6    1    0    1    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  George Gardner       5'8   165   30   50    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      5  Jerry Zrymiak        6'0   195   24    1    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G         Bob Perreault        5'8   170   41    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    21  Mike Jakubo          6'0   190   23    7    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Russ Gillow          5'10  165   32   38    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       Bob Perreault        41    1    60    2  2.00   1   0   0   17   .882   0   0
G    1  Russ Gillow          32   38  1982   96  2.91  17  13   2  851   .887   3   2
G   30  George Gardner       30   49  2713  149  3.30  19  22   4 1238   .880   0   1

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

09-1972	traded future considerations to Aeros for Bob Jones
10-1972	sold Larry Mavety to Blazers
11-1972	traded Bob Jones and Jarda Krupicka to Raiders for Alton White
01-1973	traded Bill Young to Fighting Saints for Fred Speck
02-1973	traded Mike Byers to Whalers for Mike Hyndman
10-1973	traded George Gardner and Ralph McSween (acq. 11/5/73) to Blazers for Ron Ward

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/05/1973   at Houston Aeros             L   2-7 
04/07/1973   at Houston Aeros             W   4-2 
04/11/1973   vs Houston Aeros             W   3-2 
04/13/1973   vs Houston Aeros             L   2-3 (OT)
04/15/1973   at Houston Aeros             L   3-6 
04/17/1973   vs Houston Aeros             L   2-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 10 J.P. LeBlanc 5'10 170 26 6 0 5 5 2 0 0 C 11 Ted McCaskill 6'1 195 36 6 2 3 5 12 0 0 C 8 Fred Speck 5'9 160 25 6 3 2 5 2 1 0 RW 12 Tom Gilmore 5'11 190 24 5 1 3 4 2 0 0 R 17 Mike Hyndman 6'1 205 27 6 0 3 3 17 0 0 D 4 Ralph MacSweyn 5'11 190 30 6 1 2 3 4 0 0 D 3 Jim Niekamp 6'1 185 26 6 2 1 3 10 0 0 D 6 Gerry Odrowski 5'10 185 34 6 1 2 3 6 0 0 RW/LW 18 Gary Veneruzzo 5'8 165 29 6 3 0 3 4 1 0 LW 16 Earl Heiskala 6'0 185 30 5 1 1 2 4 1 0 D 7 Bart Crashley 6'0 180 26 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 LW 19 Steve Sutherland 5'11 172 26 6 0 2 2 8 0 0 D 5 Jerry Zrymiak 6'0 195 24 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 D 2 Jim Watson 6'2 186 29 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 C 23 Alton White 5'9 175 27 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 F 22 Howie Heggedal 6'0 185 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 15 Joe Szura 6'3 185 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 George Gardner 5'8 165 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 20 Bernie MacNeil 5'11 190 22 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 1 Russ Gillow 5'10 165 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 24 Tom Serviss 5'10 185 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 14 Peter Slater 5'10 165 23 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 9 Mike Byers 5'10 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 21 Mike Jakubo 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 8 Bob Jones 6'1 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 23 Jarda Krupicka 5'9 165 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Larry Mavety 5'11 185 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G Bob Perreault 5'8 170 41 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 17 Bill Young 6'1 194 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Russ Gillow 32 5 247 12 2.91 1 2 115 .896 0 G 30 George Gardner 30 3 116 11 5.69 1 2 57 .807 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1972 vs Houston Aeros L 2-3 0-1-0 10/15/1972 at Houston Aeros W 5-1 1-1-0 10/17/1972 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-1 2-1-0 10/19/1972 vs Philadelphia Blazers W 4-2 3-1-0 10/22/1972 vs Chicago Cougars L 2-4 3-2-0 10/25/1972 vs Ottawa Nationals L 5-8 3-3-0 10/27/1972 at Philadelphia Blazers L 4-5 3-4-0 10/28/1972 at New York Raiders W 4-3 4-4-0 10/31/1972 at Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 5-4-0 11/02/1972 at Ottawa Nationals T 1-1 5-4-1 11/04/1972 at Chicago Cougars W 3-2 6-4-1 11/05/1972 vs Houston Aeros W 4-0 7-4-1 11/08/1972 vs New York Raiders W 2-1 8-4-1 11/09/1972 at Alberta Oilers L 2-7 8-5-1 11/11/1972 at Alberta Oilers L 3-5 8-6-1 11/12/1972 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-5 8-7-1 11/14/1972 at Winnipeg Jets L 0-8 8-8-1 11/15/1972 at Houston Aeros W 6-4 9-8-1 11/17/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-5 9-9-1 11/19/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-4 9-10-1 11/21/1972 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 2-5 9-11-1 11/23/1972 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-4 9-12-1 11/24/1972 at Cleveland Crusaders L 2-3 9-13-1 11/26/1972 at New York Raiders W 6-2 10-13-1 11/28/1972 at Philadelphia Blazers L 3-4 10-14-1 11/30/1972 vs Houston Aeros W 6-3 11-14-1 12/01/1972 at Chicago Cougars W 5-3 12-14-1 12/02/1972 at Chicago Cougars W 4-2 13-14-1 12/08/1972 vs Alberta Oilers W 4-2 14-14-1 12/10/1972 vs Alberta Oilers W 5-3 15-14-1 12/12/1972 vs Minn. Fighting Saints T 3-3 15-14-2 12/14/1972 vs New England Whalers L 2-5 15-15-2 12/17/1972 at Houston Aeros T 4-4 15-15-3 12/19/1972 at Houston Aeros L 5-7 15-16-3 12/21/1972 at Ottawa Nationals T 4-4 15-16-4 12/23/1972 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-2 15-17-4 12/24/1972 at New England Whalers W 5-3 16-17-4 12/28/1972 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 2-4 16-18-4 12/29/1972 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-2 17-18-4 12/31/1972 vs Philadelphia Blazers L 1-3 17-19-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-3 18-19-4 01/10/1973 at Chicago Cougars W 8-5 19-19-4 01/12/1973 vs Alberta Oilers L 1-2 19-20-4 01/13/1973 vs Alberta Oilers L 1-4 19-21-4 01/15/1973 at Alberta Oilers W 4-3 20-21-4 01/16/1973 at Alberta Oilers L 5-6 20-22-4 01/19/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 1-4 20-23-4 01/21/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 3-2 21-23-4 01/26/1973 vs New York Raiders L 4-5 21-24-4 01/28/1973 vs New York Raiders W 9-2 22-24-4 01/30/1973 at Houston Aeros W 5-2 23-24-4 02/02/1973 vs New England Whalers W 3-1 24-24-4 02/04/1973 vs New England Whalers W 4-3 25-24-4 02/08/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 3-1 26-24-4 02/10/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets L 5-6 26-25-4 02/11/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets L 0-3 26-26-4 02/13/1973 vs Chicago Cougars L 1-6 26-27-4 02/15/1973 at New England Whalers L 5-6 26-28-4 02/16/1973 at Quebec Nordiques T 2-2 26-28-5 02/18/1973 at Philadelphia Blazers W 4-1 27-28-5 02/20/1973 at Ottawa Nationals W 4-2 28-28-5 02/24/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-5 28-29-5 02/25/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 29-29-5 03/01/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-1 30-29-5 03/02/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-2 30-30-5 03/04/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-2 30-31-5 03/06/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-2 31-31-5 03/07/1973 vs Houston Aeros L 1-3 31-32-5 03/09/1973 vs Houston Aeros W 5-1 32-32-5 03/11/1973 vs Ottawa Nationals W 4-2 33-32-5 03/13/1973 vs Ottawa Nationals L 1-3 33-33-5 03/15/1973 at New York Raiders W 6-2 34-33-5 03/17/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders W 2-0 35-33-5 03/19/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders T 5-5 35-33-6 03/20/1973 at New England Whalers L 1-4 35-34-6 03/23/1973 vs Philadelphia Blazers L 3-7 35-35-6 03/25/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 1-0 36-35-6 03/27/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 4-1 37-35-6

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