1974-1975 Phoenix Roadrunners team stats

1974-1975 Phoenix Roadrunners: 39-31-8
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Home record: 23-11-5  (170 goals scored, 115 allowed)
Road record: 16-20-3  (130 goals scored, 150 allowed)
Head Coach: Sandy Hucul

Power Play: 50/304 (16.4%)
Penalty Killing: 239/315 (75.9%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-6
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 243-183

300 goals scored (7th of 14 teams), 265 goals allowed (3rd), 1388 PIM (1st)

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      9  Dennis Sobchuk       6'2   176   20   78   32   45   77   36   4   0   --   --   --   --  242  13.2  +35
RW    16  Michel Cormier       5'9   170   29   78   36   38   74   26   5   1   --   --   --   --  242  14.9  +18
C     14  Jim Boyd             5'9   180   25   76   26   44   70   18   7   3   --   --   --   --  188  13.8  +29
LW    15  John Gray            5'10  180   25   75   35   33   68  107   4   0   --   --   --   --  155  22.6  +28
C/LW   8  Robbie Ftorek        5'10  155   22   53   31   37   68   29   4   0   --   --   --   --  155  20.0  +49
F     11  Murray Keogan        5'10  175   24   78   35   29   64   68  11   0   --   --   --   --  225  15.6  -12
LW    22  Don Borgeson         5'11  175   29   74   29   28   57   38   3   2   --   --   --   --  205  14.1  +20
D      6  Gerry Odrowski       5'10  185   36   77    5   38   43   77   2   0   --   --   --   --  143   3.5  +23
D     24  John Hughes          5'11  200   20   72    4   25   29  201   2   0   --   --   --   --   91   4.4  +49
RW     7  Peter McNamee        5'11  170   24   55    9   19   28   77   1   0   --   --   --   --   90  10.0   +5
RW    17  Cam Connor           6'2   200   20   57    9   19   28  168   0   0   --   --   --   --   91   9.9  +20
D      2  Jim Niekamp          6'1   185   28   71    2   26   28   66   1   0   --   --   --   --   78   2.6  +12
LW    12  Bob Barlow           5'10  165   39   51    6   20   26    8   0   0   --   --   --   --   94   6.4   -9
C      7  Hugh Harris          6'1   195   26   22   10   10   20   15   1   0   --   --   --   --   53  18.9   +2
RW    18  Bob Mowat            5'9   165   25   53    9   10   19   34   0   1   --   --   --   --   56  16.1   -4
RW    20  John Migneault       5'10  185   25   47    6   13   19   16   1   0   --   --   --   --   63   9.5   -4
RW    19  Wendell Bennett      6'2   185   24   67    4   15   19   92   0   0   --   --   --   --   58   6.9   +5
D      3  Al McLeod            5'11  200   25   77    3   16   19   98   0   0   --   --   --   --   75   4.0  +12
D     23  Mike Stevens         5'11  188   24   70    2   16   18   69   0   0   --   --   --   --   86   2.3  +15
RW     4  Howie Young          5'11  175   37   30    3   12   15   44   1   0   --   --   --   --   46   6.5   -2
RW    10  Dave Gorman          5'11  185   19   13    3    5    8   10   0   0   --   --   --   --   15  20.0   --
D      5  Rick Newell          5'11  180   26   25    0    4    4   39   0   0   --   --   --   --   24   0.0   +3
G      1  Gary Kurt            6'3   205   27   58    0    2    2    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW/C      Gene Sobchuk         5'9   160   23    3    1    0    1    0   1   0   --   --   --   --    9  11.1   --
D      4  Garry Lariviere      6'0   190   20    4    0    1    1   28   0   0   --   --   --   --   14   0.0   --
G     30  Jack Norris          5'10  185   32   33    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Jack Norris          32   33  1962  107  3.27  14  15   4  979   .891   1   1
G    1  Gary Kurt            27   47  2841  156  3.29  25  16   4 1356   .885   1   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    5  C    Dennis Olmstead         U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)             
  2   16  RW   Dave Gorman             St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   31  D    Jim Clarke              Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  4   46  G    Bruce Aberhart          London Knights (OHA)               
  5   61  D    Gordon Buynak           Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  6   75  F    Robbie Watt             Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  7   90  L    Andy Spruce             London Knights (OHA)               
  8  105  D    Steve Short             St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)            
  9  120  D    John Taft               U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)             
 10  135  F    Dan Mandryk             Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
 11  148  D    Chuck Luksa             U. of Toronto (CIAU)               
 12  161  D    Marc Gaudreault         Lake Superior State University (NCAA)  
 13  174       Kim Gellert             Lake Superior State University (NCAA)  
 14  185  F    Ron Hawkshaw            U. of Waterloo (CIAU)              

1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    5  C    Dennis Olmstead                       U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)             
  2   16  RW   Dave Gorman                           St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   31  D    Jim Clarke                            Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  4   46  G    Bruce Aberhart                        London Knights (OHA)               
  5   61  D    Gordon Buynak                         Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  6   75  F    Robbie Watt                           Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  7   90  L    Andy Spruce                           London Knights (OHA)               
  8  105  D    Steve Short                           St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)            
  9  120  D    John Taft                             U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)             
 10  135  F    Dan Mandryk                           Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
 11  148  D    Chuck Luksa                           U. of Toronto (CIAU)               
 12  161  D    Marc Gaudreault                       Lake Superior State University (NCAA)  
 13  174       Kim Gellert                           Lake Superior State University (NCAA)  
 14  185  F    Ron Hawkshaw                          U. of Waterloo (CIAU)              

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1974	purchased the rights to Robbie Ftorek from Whalers
06-1974	received Gene Sobchuk on loan from Stingers
06-1974	selected Gary Kurt from Crusaders in expansion draft
06-1974	selected Gerry Odrowski from Stags in expansion draft
10-01-1974	sold Gary Simmons to Golden Seals
01-1975	sold Howie Young to Jets
01-1975	traded Hugh Harris to Blazers for John Migneault, Serge Beaudoin and Pete McNamee
06-1975	traded the rights to Del Hall and Garry Holt to Golden Seals for the rights to Ron Huston
10-1975	sold Murray Keogan to Cowboys

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 04/10/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 04/12/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques L 0-3 04/15/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-5 (OT) 04/17/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-4 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C/LW 8 Robbie Ftorek 5'10 155 22 5 2 5 7 2 -- -- LW 15 John Gray 5'10 180 25 5 2 3 5 12 -- -- C 9 Dennis Sobchuk 6'2 176 20 5 4 1 5 2 -- -- D 3 Al McLeod 5'11 200 25 5 0 4 4 4 0 0 RW 19 Wendell Bennett 6'2 185 24 5 1 2 3 6 -- -- C 14 Jim Boyd 5'9 180 25 5 1 1 2 2 -- -- D 6 Gerry Odrowski 5'10 185 36 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 LW 22 Don Borgeson 5'11 175 29 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 16 Michel Cormier 5'9 170 29 5 1 0 1 2 -- -- F 11 Murray Keogan 5'10 175 24 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 7 Peter McNamee 5'11 170 24 5 1 0 1 2 -- -- D 5 Rick Newell 5'11 180 26 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 23 Mike Stevens 5'11 188 24 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 4 Garry Lariviere 6'0 190 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 20 John Migneault 5'10 185 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Jack Norris 5'10 185 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Gary Kurt 6'3 205 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 18 Bob Mowat 5'9 165 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 17 Cam Connor 6'2 200 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Jim Niekamp 6'1 185 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW/C Gene Sobchuk 5'9 160 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 12 Bob Barlow 5'10 165 39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 10 Dave Gorman 5'11 185 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 7 Hugh Harris 6'1 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 John Hughes 5'11 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 4 Howie Young 5'11 175 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Gary Kurt 27 4 207 12 3.48 1 2 81 .852 0 G 30 Jack Norris 32 2 100 10 6.00 0 2 .000 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/16/1974   vs San Diego Mariners        W   8-2     1-0-0
10/18/1974   vs Houston Aeros             W   6-4     2-0-0
10/20/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       T   4-4     2-0-1
10/24/1974   at San Diego Mariners        L   1-2     2-1-1
10/26/1974   at Quebec Nordiques          L   1-4     2-2-1
10/28/1974   at Toronto Toros             L   3-7     2-3-1
10/30/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             L   5-6     2-4-1
11/02/1974   at Houston Aeros             L   2-8     2-5-1
11/05/1974   at Indianapolis Racers       W   3-0     3-5-1
11/09/1974   at New England Whalers       W   4-2     4-5-1
11/10/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     L  4-10     4-6-1
11/14/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       L   1-2     4-7-1
11/16/1974   vs New England Whalers       W   6-3     5-7-1
11/21/1974   at Michigan Stags            L   1-2     5-8-1
11/24/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             W   3-1     6-8-1
11/26/1974   at Houston Aeros             W   6-4     7-8-1
11/27/1974   vs Chicago Cougars           L   2-4     7-9-1
11/29/1974   vs Toronto Toros             T   4-4     7-9-2
12/01/1974   at Minn. Fighting Saints     L   3-4     7-10-2
12/03/1974   at San Diego Mariners        W   5-4     8-10-2
12/04/1974   vs San Diego Mariners        L   0-2     8-11-2
12/06/1974   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   3-1     9-11-2
12/08/1974   vs Toronto Toros             L   2-5     9-12-2
12/10/1974   at Chicago Cougars           W   4-2     10-12-2
12/12/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         W   4-2     11-12-2
12/14/1974   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     W   4-3     12-12-2
12/18/1974   vs Vancouver Blazers         W   5-3     13-12-2
12/20/1974   vs Michigan Stags            W   7-2     14-12-2
12/22/1974   at Winnipeg Jets             W   4-2     15-12-2
12/26/1974   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   2-3     15-13-2
12/28/1974   vs Cleveland Crusaders       W   3-2     16-13-2
12/30/1974   at Quebec Nordiques          W   6-3     17-13-2
12/31/1974   at Michigan Stags            T   1-1     17-13-3
01/02/1975   at Vancouver Blazers         L   2-3     17-14-3
01/03/1975   at Edmonton Oilers           T   3-3     17-14-4
01/05/1975   at Indianapolis Racers       W   2-1     18-14-4
01/07/1975   at Toronto Toros             W   3-2     19-14-4
01/09/1975   vs New England Whalers       T   1-1     19-14-5
01/11/1975   at Houston Aeros             L   4-6     19-15-5
01/12/1975   at Cleveland Crusaders       L   2-4     19-16-5

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

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