1974-1975 Minn. Fighting Saints: 42-33-3
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-13-0 (176 goals scored, 136 allowed) Road record: 16-20-3 (132 goals scored, 143 allowed) Head Coaches: Harry Neale (42-32-3), Jack McCartan (0-1-0) Power Play: 53/228 (23.2%) Penalty Killing: 209/256 (81.6%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 15-9 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 240-223 308 goals scored (6th of 14 teams), 279 goals allowed (7th), 1233 PIM (4th) WHA Averages: 3.69 goals/game (288.0 goals/team), 1077.9 PIM/team
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-13-0 (176 goals scored, 136 allowed) Road record: 16-20-3 (132 goals scored, 143 allowed) Head Coaches: Harry Neale (42-32-3), Jack McCartan (0-1-0) Power Play: 53/228 (23.2%) Penalty Killing: 209/256 (81.6%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 15-9 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 240-223 308 goals scored (6th of 14 teams), 279 goals allowed (7th), 1233 PIM (4th) 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 4 Mike Walton 5'10 175 29 75 48 45 93 33 7 4 -- -- -- -- 300 16.0 -11 C 7 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 35 76 38 33 71 16 13 1 -- -- -- -- 260 14.6 +14 C 25 Fran Huck 5'7 165 29 78 22 45 67 26 2 3 -- -- -- -- 184 12.0 +7 LW 9 George Morrison 6'1 170 26 76 31 29 60 30 9 0 -- -- -- -- 177 17.5 +11 D 17 John Arbour 5'11 195 29 70 12 43 55 67 4 0 -- -- -- -- 220 5.5 -1 LW 5 Don Tannahill 5'11 178 25 72 23 30 53 20 2 4 -- -- -- -- 141 16.3 +13 C 10 Ted Hampson 5'8 173 38 78 17 36 53 6 1 3 -- -- -- -- 117 14.5 -8 C 12 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 23 67 24 26 50 20 4 0 -- -- -- -- 147 16.3 +9 D 21 Terry Ball 5'9 160 30 76 8 37 45 36 2 0 -- -- -- -- 143 5.6 +3 C 22 Danny O'Shea 6'1 190 29 76 16 25 41 47 3 0 -- -- -- -- 161 9.9 -22 D 3 Rick Smith 5'11 190 26 78 9 29 38 112 1 0 -- -- -- -- 158 5.7 +12 C 14 Gary Gambucci 5'9 175 28 68 19 18 37 19 2 0 -- -- -- -- 121 15.7 +14 C 16 Gord Gallant 5'11 165 24 66 10 13 23 203 1 0 -- -- -- -- 91 11.0 -3 RW 15 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 26 73 2 21 23 176 0 0 -- -- -- -- 76 2.6 +12 RW 8 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 27 68 10 10 20 42 0 0 -- -- -- -- 106 9.4 -9 D 23 Mike McMahon 5'11 180 33 64 5 15 20 42 1 0 -- -- -- -- 78 6.4 +6 RW 11 Murray Heatley 5'8 180 26 22 5 9 14 31 1 0 -- -- -- -- 27 18.5 0 LW 20 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 20 32 5 5 10 85 0 0 -- -- -- -- 50 10.0 -1 C 26 Joe Robertson 5'11 183 26 11 1 4 5 4 0 0 -- -- -- -- 7 14.3 +5 D 2 Bill Butters 5'10 185 23 24 2 2 4 58 0 0 -- -- -- -- 16 12.5 -8 C 20 Jim Johnson 5'9 190 32 11 1 3 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 16 6.2 -4 D 6 Pat Westrum 5'10 185 26 23 0 3 3 48 0 0 -- -- -- -- 10 0.0 -- G 30 Jack McCartan 6'1 195 39 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- RW 19 Curt Brackenbury 5'10 200 22 7 0 0 0 22 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- -- D 24 Bob Boyd 6'0 190 23 13 0 0 0 21 0 0 -- -- -- -- 9 0.0 -- G 1 Mike Curran 5'9 175 30 26 0 0 0 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 35 John Garrett 5'8 175 23 58 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 35 John Garrett 23 58 3294 180 3.28 30 23 2 1890 .905 3 2 G 1 Mike Curran 30 26 1367 90 3.95 11 10 1 839 .893 1 0 G 30 Jack McCartan 39 2 61 5 4.92 1 0 0 38 .868 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 1974 Secret Draft: Rnd Ovr Pos Player Team 1 14 C Bruce Boudreau Toronto Marlboros (OHA) 2 29 LW Rob Laird Regina Pats (WCHL) 3 44 LW William Schneider U. of Minnesota (NCAA) 4 59 D Dave Hanson St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) 5 73 F Steve Carlson Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) 6 88 C Al Hillier Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) 7 103 F Jack Carlson Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) 8 118 Rick Moore Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) 9 133 F Don Dufek U. of Michigan (NCAA) 10 146 Reg Duncombe New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 11 159 Robin Larson U. of Minnesota (NCAA) 12 172 D Joe Baker St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) 13 183 Tony Dorn Three Rivers Dukes 14 191 D Reed Larson Minnesota Jr. Stars 15 196 W Kym Yackel South St. Paul [Minn. H.S.] 16 200 LW Dana Decker Michigan Americans (SOJHL) 17 204 John Rolstein Grand Rapids Jrs. 1974 Draft: NHL WHA Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team 1 14 C Bruce Boudreau Toronto Marlboros (OHA) 2 29 LW Rob Laird Regina Pats (WCHL) 3 44 LW William Schneider U. of Minnesota (NCAA) 4 59 D Dave Hanson St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) 5 73 F Steve Carlson Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) 6 88 C Al Hillier Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) 7 103 F Jack Carlson Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) 8 118 Rick Moore Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) 9 133 F Don Dufek U. of Michigan (NCAA) 10 146 Reg Duncombe New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 11 159 Robin Larson U. of Minnesota (NCAA) 12 172 D Joe Baker St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) 13 183 Tony Dorn Three Rivers Dukes 14 191 D Reed Larson Minnesota Jr. Stars 15 196 W Kym Yackel South St. Paul [Minn. H.S.] 16 200 LW Dana Decker Michigan Americans (SOJHL) 17 204 John Rolstein Grand Rapids Jrs. Traded draft picks:Transactions
11-1974 traded Jim Johnson to Racers for Joe Robertson 02-1975 traded Murray Heatley to Racers for future considerations
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/09/1975 at New England Whalers W 6-5 04/11/1975 at New England Whalers L 2-3 (OT) 04/13/1975 vs New England Whalers W 8-3 04/15/1975 vs New England Whalers L 2-5 04/18/1975 at New England Whalers W 4-0 04/19/1975 vs New England Whalers W 6-1 -------------------------------------------------- Semifinals 04/22/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 04/23/1975 at Quebec Nordiques W 5-3 04/26/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-6 04/27/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 04/29/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 05/01/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-4Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 4 Mike Walton 5'10 175 29 12 10 7 17 10 -- -- C 25 Fran Huck 5'7 165 29 12 3 13 16 6 -- -- LW 9 George Morrison 6'1 170 26 12 5 9 14 0 -- -- C 7 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 35 12 8 4 12 10 -- -- D 3 Rick Smith 5'11 190 26 12 2 7 9 6 -- -- C 10 Ted Hampson 5'8 173 38 12 1 7 8 0 -- -- D 21 Terry Ball 5'9 160 30 12 3 4 7 4 -- -- LW 5 Don Tannahill 5'11 178 25 10 2 4 6 0 -- -- D 17 John Arbour 5'11 195 29 12 0 6 6 23 0 0 C 12 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 23 12 1 4 5 2 -- -- C 14 Gary Gambucci 5'9 175 28 12 4 0 4 6 -- -- LW 20 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 20 10 1 2 3 41 -- -- RW 15 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 26 12 2 1 3 63 -- -- RW 19 Curt Brackenbury 5'10 200 22 12 0 2 2 59 0 0 C 16 Gord Gallant 5'11 165 24 1 1 0 1 0 -- -- D 23 Mike McMahon 5'11 180 33 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 2 Bill Butters 5'10 185 23 12 1 0 1 21 -- -- G 35 John Garrett 5'8 175 23 12 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 8 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 22 Danny O'Shea 6'1 190 29 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Bob Boyd 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Mike Curran 5'9 175 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 11 Murray Heatley 5'8 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Jim Johnson 5'9 190 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Jack McCartan 6'1 195 39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 26 Joe Robertson 5'11 183 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Pat Westrum 5'10 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 35 John Garrett 23 12 726 41 3.39 6 6 406 .899 1Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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