1974-1975 St. Louis Blues team stats

1974-1975 St. Louis Blues: 35-31-14
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Home record: 23-13-4  (153 goals scored, 116 allowed)
Road record: 12-18-10  (116 goals scored, 151 allowed)
Head Coaches: Lou Angotti (2-5--2), Lynn Patrick (1-0-1), Garry Young (32-26-11)

Power Play: 50/286 (17.5%)
Penalty Killing: 252/329 (76.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-5
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 213-185

269 goals scored (10th of 18 teams), 267 goals allowed (10th), 1275 PIM (2nd)

NHL Averages: 3.42 goals/game (274.0 goals/team), 1135.6 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   27   80   36   44   80  123  10   0  100   34   83   16  349  10.3   -1
RW    16  Pierre Plante        6'1   190   23   80   34   32   66  125   4   0  100   16   70    2  162  21.0  +16
C     20  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   22   76   28   37   65   57   2   0   95   20   48    2  205  13.7  +29
LW    25  Chuck Lefley         6'2   185   24   57   23   26   49   24   5   2   76   19   65   14  151  15.2   +6
D      2  Larry Sacharuk       6'0   200   22   76   20   22   42   24  11   0   87   32   69    5  207   9.7   -9
LW    24  Garnet "Ace" Bailey  5'11  192   26   49   15   26   41  113   4   0   57   15   47    1  102  14.7   -4
D     23  Bob Hess             5'11  180   19   76    9   30   39   58   4   0   98   32   71   12  110   8.2   +7
RW    21  Bill Collins         6'1   178   31   70   22   15   37   34   2   2   56    7   82   37  142  15.5   +4
LW    18  Floyd Thomson        6'0   190   25   77    9   27   36  106   0   0   61    2   53    7  111   8.1  +13
C     14  Doug Palazzari       5'5   170   22   73   14   17   31   19   0   1   45    8   45   16  110  12.7   +8
C      9  Red Berenson         6'0   185   35   44   12   19   31   12   4   1   45   13   53   14  111  10.8   -7
D      8  Barclay Plager       5'11  175   33   76    4   24   28   96   0   0   87   11  106   50   88   4.5  +20
RW    12  Claude Larose        6'0   180   32   56   10   17   27   38   0   0   49    4   39    1  146   6.8   +7
D      3  Bob Gassoff          5'10  195   21   60    4   14   18  222   1   0   64    4   57    8   77   5.2  +11
RW    27  Craig Patrick        6'0   190   28   43    6    9   15    6   0   0   32    3   30    7   58  10.3   +6
D      5  Bob Plager           5'11  195   31   73    1   14   15   53   0   0   74    1  106   43   85   1.2  +10
C     15  Ken Richardson       6'0   190   23   21    5    7   12   12   1   0   16    2   10    0   26  19.2   +4
C     10  Brian Ogilvie        5'11  186   22   20    5    5   10    4   0   0   18    7   25   10   36  13.9   -4
RW    17  Bernie Lukowich      6'0   190   22   26    4    5    9    2   2   0   14    3    8    1   19  21.1   +4
LW    19  Denis Dupere         6'1   200   26   22    3    6    9    8   1   0   13    1    8    0   35   8.6   +4
D     26  Don Awrey            6'0   175   31   20    0    8    8    4   0   0   20    1   41   14   17   0.0   -8
D     22  Rick Wilson          6'1   195   24   76    2    5    7   83   0   0   66    3   63   12   63   3.2  +12
LW    19  Stan Gilbertson      6'0   175   30   22    1    4    5    4   0   0   10    2   16    3   32   3.1   -5
LW     9  Murray Kuntz         5'10  180   29    7    1    2    3    0   0   0   11    2    3    0   16   6.2   +6
D      3  Bob Stumpf           6'1   195   21    7    1    1    2   16   0   0    8    0   11    5    8  12.5   +2
RW    17  Phil Roberto         6'1   190   25    7    0    2    2    2   0   0    3    1    7    2    5   0.0   -3
C      6  Dave Gardner         6'0   185   22    8    0    2    2    0   0   0    2    2    3    0    8   0.0   -3
D      4  Bruce Affleck        6'0   205   20   13    0    2    2    4   0   0   13    0    6    0    3   0.0   +7
G     30  John Davidson        6'3   205   21   40    0    2    2    8  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Yves Belanger        5'11  170   22   11    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Chris Evans          5'9   180   28   20    0    1    1    2   0   0    2    0   16   13    7   0.0   -1
D     25  Don Wheldon          6'2   185   20    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0   ---    0
D     24  Jim McCrimmon        6'1   210   21    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
RW    28  Frank Spring         6'3   216   25    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    2    0    3   0.0   -1
D      4  Gordon Buynak        6'1   180   20    4    0    0    0    2   0   0    3    0    5    5    3   0.0   +3
C     12  Jack Borotsik        5'9   180   25    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G      1  Eddie Johnston       6'0   190   39   30    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  Yves Belanger        22   11   640   29  2.72   6   3   2  293   .901   0   1
G    1  Eddie Johnston       39   30  1800   93  3.10  12  13   5  884   .895   0   2
G   30  John Davidson        21   40  2360  144  3.66  17  15   7 1269   .887   1   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 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   26  D    Bob Hess                 329          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)        [pick acquired from PIT]
  3   43  D    Gordon Buynak              4          Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  5   79  C    Mike Zuke                455     86   Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  5   87  D    Don Wheldon                2          London Knights (OHA)                 [pick acquired from MTL]
  6   97  D    Mike Thompson                         Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  7  115  RW   Terry Casey                           St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  8  132  D    Rod Tordoff                           Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
  9  149  G    Paul-Andre Touzin                     Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)         
 10  165  D    John Ahern                            Brown University (NCAA)            
 11  180  C    Mitch Babin                8          North Bay Trappers (OPJHL)         
 12  194  G    Doug Allan                            New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Doug Risebrough)
#2 to BOS (Mark Howe)
#4 to MTL (Barry Legge)

Transactions

06-1974	purchased Murray Kuntz from Rochester (AHL)
06-10-1974	claimed Brian Ogilvie from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected John Wright in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Gord Brooks in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Bob Collyard in expansion draft
07-18-1974	traded Glenn Patrick to Golden Seals for Ron Serafini
08-1974	purchased Yves Belanger from Crusaders
08-1974	signed Doug Palazzari as a free agent
08-29-1974	traded Greg Polis to Rangers for Larry Sacharuk
09-16-1974	sold Ted Harris to Flyers
09-16-1974	traded Wayne Stephenson to Flyers for Randy Andreachuk and Philadelphia's #2 pick in the 1975 draft
10-29-1974	traded Larry Giroux to Scouts for Chris Evans and Kansas City's #4 pick in the 1976 draft
11-11-1974	traded Butch Williams and Dave Gardner to Golden Seals for Stan Gilbertson and Craig Patrick
11-28-1974	traded Don Awrey to Canadiens for Chuck Lefley
12-05-1974	purchased Claude Larose from Canadiens
12-30-1974	traded Phil Roberto and St. Louis' #3 pick in the 1975 draft to Red Wings for Red Berenson
01-09-1975	traded Frank Spring to Golden Seals for Bruce Affleck
01-20-1975	traded Bob Stumpf to Penguins for Bernie Lukowich
02-10-1975	traded Stan Gilbertson and Ace Bailey to Capitals for Denis Dupere
03-1975	released Jim McCrimmon
03-10-1975	purchased Jim McCrimmon from Kings
05-21-1975	claimed Bruce Cowick on waivers from Capitals
06-18-1975	traded John Davidson and Bill Collins to Rangers for Ted Irvine, Jerry Butler and Bert Wilson
06-18-1975	traded Craig Patrick, Denis Dupere and cash to Scouts for Lynn Powis and Kansas City's #2 pick in the 1976 draft
07-03-1975	purchased Gilles Gratton from Sabres
09-1975	signed Bernie MacNeil as a free agent
09-21-1975	traded Larry Sacharuk to Rangers for Bob MacMillan and future considerations

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-4 04/10/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 Playoff Stats: 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 27 2 1 3 4 6 0 0 RW 12 Claude Larose 6'0 180 32 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 C 20 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 22 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 D 2 Larry Sacharuk 6'0 200 22 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 C 9 Red Berenson 6'0 185 35 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 RW 21 Bill Collins 6'1 178 31 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW 27 Craig Patrick 6'0 190 28 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 8 Barclay Plager 5'11 175 33 2 0 1 1 14 0 0 LW 18 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 25 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 4 Bruce Affleck 6'0 205 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 John Davidson 6'3 205 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 23 Bob Hess 5'11 180 19 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 1 Eddie Johnston 6'0 190 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Bob Gassoff 5'10 195 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 25 Chuck Lefley 6'2 185 24 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 17 Bernie Lukowich 6'0 190 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 14 Doug Palazzari 5'5 170 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Bob Plager 5'11 195 31 2 0 0 0 20 0 0 RW 16 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 23 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 D 22 Rick Wilson 6'1 195 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 26 Don Awrey 6'0 175 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 24 Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5'11 192 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 29 Yves Belanger 5'11 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Jack Borotsik 5'9 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Gordon Buynak 6'1 180 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 19 Denis Dupere 6'1 200 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Chris Evans 5'9 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 6 Dave Gardner 6'0 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 19 Stan Gilbertson 6'0 175 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Murray Kuntz 5'10 180 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Jim McCrimmon 6'1 210 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 10 Brian Ogilvie 5'11 186 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 15 Ken Richardson 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 28 Frank Spring 6'3 216 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Bob Stumpf 6'1 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Don Wheldon 6'2 185 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 John Davidson 21 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 26 .846 0 0 G 1 Eddie Johnston 39 1 60 5 5.00 0 1 29 .828 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1974   at California Golden Seals   T   4-4     0-0-1
10/12/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         W   5-3     1-0-1
10/15/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   4-6     1-1-1
10/17/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   3-2     2-1-1
10/19/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-3     2-2-1
10/23/1974   at New York Rangers          L   1-5     2-3-1
10/24/1974   at Boston Bruins             T   4-4     2-3-2
10/26/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   0-2     2-4-2
10/27/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L  3-10     2-5-2
10/31/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         T   1-1     2-5-3
11/02/1974   vs Atlanta Flames            W   9-0     3-5-3
11/05/1974   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   3-4     3-6-3
11/09/1974   vs New York Islanders        W   4-2     4-6-3
11/12/1974   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-3     5-6-3
11/13/1974   at Kansas City Scouts        L   3-5     5-7-3
11/16/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-3     6-7-3
11/19/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         L   3-6     6-8-3
11/21/1974   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-3     6-9-3
11/23/1974   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-2     7-9-3
11/25/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   2-2     7-9-4
11/27/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   1-6     7-10-4
11/30/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-7     7-11-4
12/01/1974   at New York Rangers          T   4-4     7-11-5
12/03/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   5-1     8-11-5
12/07/1974   vs Washington Capitals       W   8-2     9-11-5
12/08/1974   at Washington Capitals       W   3-1     10-11-5
12/10/1974   at New York Islanders        L   2-3     10-12-5
12/12/1974   at Detroit Red Wings         W   4-3     11-12-5
12/14/1974   vs New York Rangers          W   6-2     12-12-5
12/15/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-7     12-13-5
12/17/1974   vs New York Islanders        W   8-4     13-13-5
12/20/1974   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-6     13-14-5
12/21/1974   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   6-4     14-14-5
12/26/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   2-2     14-14-6
12/28/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-2     15-14-6
12/29/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-5     15-15-6
01/02/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        W   2-1     16-15-6
01/04/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            L   1-4     16-16-6
01/05/1975   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-4     16-17-6
01/07/1975   vs California Golden Seals   L   2-3     16-18-6

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/11/1975   vs New York Rangers          L   3-5     16-19-6
01/12/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         W   2-1     17-19-6
01/14/1975   at New York Islanders        T   3-3     17-19-7
01/15/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-4     17-20-7
01/18/1975   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   5-4     18-20-7
01/23/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-7     18-21-7
01/25/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-4     18-22-7
01/28/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   4-4     18-22-8
01/31/1975   at Atlanta Flames            W   4-2     19-22-8
02/01/1975   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   4-4     19-22-9
02/04/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-5     19-23-9
02/07/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   5-0     20-23-9
02/08/1975   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     20-23-10
02/11/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-1     21-23-10
02/15/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W   7-1     22-23-10
02/16/1975   at Buffalo Sabres            T   4-4     22-23-11
02/18/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   4-4     22-23-12
02/22/1975   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-3     22-24-12
02/23/1975   at Washington Capitals       W   7-2     23-24-12
02/25/1975   at New York Islanders        L   0-3     23-25-12
02/26/1975   at New York Rangers          L   1-5     23-26-12
03/01/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        W   4-3     24-26-12
03/02/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     24-27-12
03/05/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   5-2     25-27-12
03/08/1975   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   3-3     25-27-13
03/09/1975   at Minnesota North Stars     W   5-4     26-27-13
03/11/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            W   3-0     27-27-13
03/12/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3     28-27-13
03/14/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   6-1     29-27-13
03/16/1975   at Boston Bruins             L   2-7     29-28-13
03/18/1975   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-2     30-28-13
03/20/1975   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-3     30-29-13
03/21/1975   at California Golden Seals   L   4-7     30-30-13
03/23/1975   at Vancouver Canucks         T   3-3     30-30-14
03/26/1975   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-1     31-30-14
03/29/1975   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   2-1     32-30-14
04/01/1975   at Minnesota North Stars     W   7-3     33-30-14
04/02/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   2-5     33-31-14
04/05/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3     34-31-14
04/06/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        W   3-2     35-31-14

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