1972-1973 St. Louis Blues: 32-34-12
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Home record: 21-11-7 (137 goals scored, 103 allowed)
Road record: 11-23-5 (96 goals scored, 148 allowed)
Head Coaches: Al Arbour (2-6-5), Jean-Guy Talbot (30-28-7)
Power Play: 37/251 (14.7%)
Penalty Killing: 221/272 (81.2%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-1
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 190-199
233 goals scored (11th of 16 teams), 251 goals allowed (10th), 1195 PIM (2nd)
NHL Averages: 3.28 goals/game (255.5 goals/team), 947.5 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 25 78 41 39 80 119 13 1 103 34 69 7 342 12.0 +7
RW 15 Jack Egers 6'1 175 23 78 24 24 48 26 4 0 84 22 61 0 240 10.0 +1
RW 11 Gary Sabourin 5'11 180 29 76 21 27 48 30 1 0 68 9 64 0 240 8.8 -5
RW 14 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 22 64 18 27 45 48 3 0 72 12 48 1 182 9.9 +13
RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 23 77 20 22 42 99 2 0 69 8 90 17 275 7.3 -12
C 22 Danny O'Shea 6'1 190 27 76 12 26 38 30 0 2 52 2 86 31 110 10.9 -5
C 12 Fran Huck 5'7 165 27 58 16 20 36 20 2 0 49 10 47 7 82 19.5 -1
LW 18 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 23 75 14 20 34 71 1 0 49 3 50 2 98 14.3 -2
D 8 Barclay Plager 5'11 175 31 68 8 25 33 102 3 0 83 14 98 29 131 6.1 0
D 5 Bob Plager 5'11 195 29 77 2 31 33 107 0 0 94 7 128 40 117 1.7 -1
RW 16 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 21 49 12 13 25 56 0 0 46 6 33 1 90 13.3 +8
RW 9 Frank St. Marseille 5'11 180 33 45 7 18 25 8 3 0 38 11 33 0 119 5.9 -6
C 10 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 20 50 10 11 21 10 3 0 26 3 27 2 81 12.3 -2
D 6 Chris Evans 5'9 180 26 77 9 12 21 31 0 2 44 4 68 26 138 6.5 -2
D 2 Steve Durbano 6'1 210 21 49 3 18 21 231 0 0 63 18 51 3 83 3.6 -3
D 24 Bob McCord 6'1 202 38 43 1 13 14 33 0 0 41 2 51 7 41 2.4 -5
D 9 Ab DeMarco 6'0 170 23 14 4 9 13 2 2 1 25 9 17 5 51 7.8 +4
D 23 Jean Hamel 5'11 195 20 55 2 7 9 24 0 0 41 1 51 6 56 3.6 -5
RW 21 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 25 36 3 5 8 31 0 0 11 1 26 3 39 7.7 -13
D 3 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 23 25 1 6 7 51 0 0 24 2 30 6 38 2.6 -2
LW 19 Mike Lampman 6'2 195 22 18 2 3 5 2 0 0 9 2 3 0 18 11.1 +4
D 4 Paul Curtis 6'0 185 25 29 1 4 5 6 0 0 23 1 22 2 37 2.7 +2
D 25 Connie Madigan 5'10 185 38 20 0 3 3 25 0 0 16 0 16 1 11 0.0 +1
D 3 Brent Hughes 6'0 205 29 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 13 2 12 2 16 6.2 +1
LW 20 Chuck Hamilton 5'11 175 33 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0.0 +4
D 12 Noel Picard 6'1 185 34 16 1 0 1 10 0 0 7 0 9 0 19 5.3 -2
C/D 20 Joe Noris 6'0 185 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 --- -2
LW 16 Roger Lafreniere 6'0 190 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0.0 -1
G 31 Bob Johnson 6'1 185 24 12 0 0 0 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 32 30 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Wayne Stephenson 5'9 175 27 45 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 31 Bob Johnson 24 11 583 25 2.57 6 5 0 264 .905 0 0
G 1 Wayne Stephenson 27 45 2529 128 3.04 8 16 7 1254 .898 2 1
G 30 Jacques Caron 32 30 1568 93 3.56 8 13 5 814 .886 3 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
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1972 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 9 C Wayne Merrick 774 Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3 41 D Jean Hamel 699 Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
4 57 RW Murray Myers 148 Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5 73 LW Dave Johnson Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
6 89 RW Tom Simpson 314 Oshawa Generals (OHA)
7 105 D Brian Coughlin Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
8 121 C Gary Winchester University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
#2 to BUF (Larry Carriere)
#9 to NYR (Pierre Archambault)
Transactions
06-06-1972 | Islanders selected Larry Hornung in expansion draft |
06-06-1972 | Islanders selected Terry Crisp in expansion draft |
06-06-1972 | Flames selected Bill Plager in expansion draft |
08-1972 | sold Dave Pulkkinen to Islanders |
08-1972 | signed Butch Williams as a free agent |
09-01-1972 | sold Brian Lavender to Islanders |
09-15-1972 | purchased Christian Bordeleau from Black Hawks |
09-19-1972 | traded Christian Bordeleau to Black Hawks for the rights to John Garrett |
10-1972 | signed Larry Giroux as a free agent |
10-01-1972 | signed Jim Watt as a free agent |
10-12-1972 | signed Jack Borotsik as a free agent |
11-25-1972 | Flames claimed Noel Picard on waivers |
12-14-1972 | traded Andre Dupont and St. Louis' #3 pick in the 1973 draft to Flyers for Pierre Plante and Brent Hughes |
01-08-1973 | traded Jim Shires to Penguins for Joe Noris |
01-22-1973 | traded Frank St. Marseille to Kings for Paul Curtis |
01-31-1973 | traded cash and the loan of Andre Aubry to Portland (WHL) for Connie Madigan |
03-02-1973 | traded Mike Murphy to Rangers for Ab DeMarco |
06-12-1973 | claimed Lou Angotti from Black Hawks in intra-league draft |
06-12-1973 | Sabres claimed Joe Noris in intra-league draft |
06-14-1973 | traded Paul Curtis to Sabres for Jake Rathwell |
06-15-1973 | Canucks claimed Jacques Caron in intra-league draft |
08-1973 | purchased Connie Forey from Islanders |
09-1973 | sold Roger Lafreniere to San Diego (WHL) |
09-1973 | signed Ken Richardson as a free agent |
09-08-1973 | traded Norm Dennis and Don Borgeson to Rangers for Bob Kelly |
10-04-1973 | traded Bob Johnson to Penguins for Nick Harbaruk |
10-05-1973 | traded Jake Rathwell and St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1974 draft to Bruins for Don Awrey |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/04/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-7
04/05/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-1
04/07/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5
04/08/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3
04/10/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-6
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 12 Fran Huck 5'7 165 27 5 2 2 4 0 1 0
RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 23 5 2 1 3 4 0 0
C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 25 5 1 2 3 2 0 0
D 9 Ab DeMarco 6'0 170 23 4 1 1 2 2 1 0
D 2 Steve Durbano 6'1 210 21 5 0 2 2 8 0 0
D 5 Bob Plager 5'11 195 29 5 0 2 2 2 0 0
RW 16 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 21 5 2 0 2 15 0 0
RW 11 Gary Sabourin 5'11 180 29 5 1 1 2 0 0 0
RW 15 Jack Egers 6'1 175 23 5 0 1 1 2 0 0
D 6 Chris Evans 5'9 180 26 5 0 1 1 4 0 0
C 10 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 20 5 0 1 1 2 0 0
D 8 Barclay Plager 5'11 175 31 5 0 1 1 0 0 0
LW 18 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 23 5 0 1 1 2 0 0
RW 21 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 23 Jean Hamel 5'11 195 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 Paul Curtis 6'0 185 25 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
D 25 Connie Madigan 5'10 185 38 5 0 0 0 4 0 0
C 22 Danny O'Shea 6'1 190 27 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 20 Chuck Hamilton 5'11 175 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Brent Hughes 6'0 205 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Bob Johnson 6'1 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 16 Roger Lafreniere 6'0 190 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 19 Mike Lampman 6'2 195 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 24 Bob McCord 6'1 202 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 14 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C/D 20 Joe Noris 6'0 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 12 Noel Picard 6'1 185 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 9 Frank St. Marseille 5'11 180 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Wayne Stephenson 5'9 175 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Jacques Caron 32 3 140 8 3.43 0 2 77 .896 0 0
G 1 Wayne Stephenson 27 3 160 14 5.25 1 2 100 .860 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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