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1973-1974 Vancouver Canucks: 24-43-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-18-7 (120 goals scored, 124 allowed) Road record: 10-25-4 (104 goals scored, 172 allowed) Head Coaches: Bill McCreary (9-25-7), Phil Maloney (15-18-4) Power Play: 55/279 (19.7%) Penalty Killing: 199/269 (74.0%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-8 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 165-218 224 goals scored (12th of 16 teams), 296 goals allowed (14th), 952 PIM (6th) NHL Averages: 3.20 goals/game (249.3 goals/team), 952.3 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 7 Andre Boudrias 5'8 165 30 78 16 59 75 18 3 1 96 31 90 19 180 8.9 -6 RW 10 Dennis Ververgaert 6'0 185 20 78 26 31 57 25 7 0 79 23 79 3 153 17.0 -20 LW 9 Don Lever 5'11 185 21 78 23 25 48 28 4 1 70 20 96 30 175 13.1 -16 RW 8 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 28 49 26 19 45 58 8 2 63 21 58 16 164 15.9 0 LW 23 Gerry O'Flaherty 5'10 182 23 78 22 20 42 18 2 0 61 10 76 20 142 15.5 -5 D 2 Jocelyn Guevremont 6'2 200 22 72 15 24 39 34 10 0 94 35 129 33 208 7.2 -37 D 24 Dave Dunn 6'2 200 25 68 11 22 33 76 0 0 56 10 59 0 97 11.3 -13 D 4 Barry Wilkins 6'0 190 26 78 3 28 31 123 1 0 109 17 142 37 128 2.3 -13 RW 15 Paulin Bordeleau 5'9 162 20 68 11 13 24 20 4 0 38 14 40 0 77 14.3 -16 D 3 Bob Dailey 6'5 220 20 76 7 17 24 143 0 0 82 8 133 27 124 5.6 -32 C 19 Richard Lemieux 5'8 155 22 72 5 17 22 23 1 0 28 6 49 3 73 6.8 -24 C 25 Orland Kurtenbach 6'2 180 37 52 8 13 21 30 1 0 32 11 55 4 77 10.4 -30 LW 16 Don Tannahill 5'11 178 24 33 8 12 20 4 0 0 29 5 23 0 43 18.6 +1 RW 21 John Gould 5'11 197 24 45 9 10 19 8 2 0 38 9 45 12 127 7.1 -4 D 6 Dennis Kearns 5'9 185 28 52 4 13 17 30 2 0 52 23 51 11 61 6.6 -11 RW 26 Bryan McSheffrey 6'2 205 21 54 9 3 12 34 3 0 17 5 26 0 71 12.7 -14 D 22 Gregg Boddy 6'2 200 24 53 2 10 12 59 0 0 34 3 48 13 52 3.8 -4 D 27 Jerry Korab 6'3 220 25 31 4 7 11 64 3 0 26 13 42 8 75 5.3 -21 D 5 Tracy Pratt 6'2 195 30 45 3 8 11 44 0 0 47 0 82 24 30 10.0 -11 C 11 Chris Oddleifson 6'2 185 23 21 3 5 8 19 1 0 14 2 20 8 22 13.6 0 C 20 Bobby Lalonde 5'5 155 22 36 3 4 7 18 1 0 14 3 18 4 42 7.1 -3 C 14 John Wright 5'11 175 25 20 3 3 6 11 1 0 8 2 10 2 24 12.5 -2 D 18 Jim Mair 5'9 170 27 6 1 3 4 0 1 0 15 6 7 1 32 3.1 +3 LW 14 Danny Seguin 5'8 165 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 33.3 +1 LW 18 Mike Lampman 6'2 195 23 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 15 0 17 5.9 -10 LW/C 21 Gene Sobchuk 5'9 160 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0 LW 18 Larry Gould 5'9 170 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 --- -2 D 14 Peter Folco 6'0 185 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --- -1 C 12 Danny Gloor 5'9 170 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 --- -2 RW 14 Steve Stone 5'8 170 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.0 -2 D 14 Dennis McCord 5'10 190 22 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.0 0 C/RW 17 Paul O'Neil 6'1 185 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.0 -2 G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 33 10 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 35 Ed Dyck 5'11 160 23 12 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Gary Smith 6'4 215 29 66 0 0 0 47 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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 1 Gary Smith 29 65 3632 208 3.44 20 33 8 1955 .894 5 3 G 35 Ed Dyck 23 12 583 45 4.63 2 5 2 300 .850 0 0 G 30 Jacques Caron 33 10 465 38 4.90 2 5 1 224 .830 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
1973 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    3  RW   Dennis Ververgaert       583          London Knights (OHA)               
  1    9  D    Bob Dailey               561          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)              [pick acquired from MIN via MTL]
  2   19  RW   Paulin Bordeleau         183    234   Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  3   35  RW   Paul Sheard                           Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  4   51  D    Keith Mackie                          Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)          
  5   67  C    Paul O'Neil                6      1   Boston University (NCAA)           
  6   83  C    Jim Cowell                            Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  7   99  G    Clay Hebenton                    58   Portland (WCHL)                    
  8  115  LW   John Senkpiel                         Vancouver Nats (WCHL)              
  9  131  D    Peter Folco                2     21   Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
 10  146  C    Terry McDougall                       Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
06-1973Seattle (WHL) claimed Gene Sobchuk in reverse draft
06-15-1973claimed Jacques Caron from Blues in intra-league draft
10-1973signed Larry Gould as a free agent
12-10-1973traded John Wright to Blues for Mike Lampman
12-27-1973traded Jerry Korab to Sabres for John Gould and Tracy Pratt
02-07-1974traded Bobby Schmautz to Bruins for Fred O'Donnell, Mike Walton and Chris Oddleifson
06-1974Orland Kurtenbach retired
06-10-1974claimed Jim Wiley from Penguins in intra-league draft
06-12-1974Scouts selected Real Lemieux in expansion draft
06-12-1974Capitals selected Larry Bolonchuk in expansion draft
06-12-1974Capitals selected Mike Lampman in expansion draft
07-23-1974purchased Bob Hurlburt from San Diego (WHL)
08-1974purchased Ken Lockett from Baltimore (AHL)
09-15-1974traded Jacques Caron to Sabres for future considerations
10-04-1974purchased Leon Rochefort from Flames

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1973 at Boston Bruins L 4-6 0-1-0 10/13/1973 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 0-2-0 10/14/1973 at Buffalo Sabres W 3-1 1-2-0 10/17/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-5 1-3-0 10/19/1973 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 2-3-0 10/23/1973 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-0 3-3-0 10/26/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-3 4-3-0 10/30/1973 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 4-3-1 11/02/1973 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-3 4-4-1 11/06/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 5-4-1 11/09/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 5-5-1 11/11/1973 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 5-6-1 11/13/1973 at St. Louis Blues L 1-6 5-7-1 11/14/1973 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-6 5-8-1 11/16/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 5-8-2 11/17/1973 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 5-8-3 11/21/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 5-9-3 11/23/1973 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 5-10-3 11/25/1973 at New York Rangers L 0-5 5-11-3 11/27/1973 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 5-11-4 11/30/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars L 4-5 5-12-4 12/04/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 5-13-4 12/07/1973 vs Atlanta Flames L 0-2 5-14-4 12/08/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 6-14-4 12/11/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 6-14-5 12/15/1973 at Boston Bruins L 2-7 6-15-5 12/16/1973 at Detroit Red Wings L 5-7 6-16-5 12/18/1973 at New York Islanders T 2-2 6-16-6 12/20/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-9 6-17-6 12/22/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 7-17-6 12/23/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-6 7-18-6 12/26/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 6-4 8-18-6 12/28/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars L 3-5 8-19-6 12/29/1973 vs New York Islanders L 3-4 8-20-6 01/01/1974 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 8-20-7 01/03/1974 at New York Islanders L 2-3 8-21-7 01/05/1974 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 8-22-7 01/06/1974 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 8-23-7 01/08/1974 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-3 8-24-7 01/11/1974 at California Golden Seals W 3-2 9-24-7
Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1974 vs New York Rangers L 1-6 9-25-7 01/15/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 10-25-7 01/18/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-6 10-26-7 01/20/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-7 10-27-7 01/22/1974 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 10-28-7 01/25/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars L 4-5 10-29-7 01/27/1974 at Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 11-29-7 01/30/1974 at Detroit Red Wings W 7-3 12-29-7 02/02/1974 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 12-29-8 02/06/1974 at California Golden Seals L 2-4 12-30-8 02/09/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-4 13-30-8 02/10/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-2 14-30-8 02/12/1974 at St. Louis Blues W 3-2 15-30-8 02/13/1974 at Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 15-30-9 02/15/1974 vs Boston Bruins L 2-4 15-31-9 02/16/1974 vs New York Rangers L 4-9 15-32-9 02/19/1974 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 16-32-9 02/21/1974 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 16-33-9 02/23/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 17-33-9 02/26/1974 at New York Islanders T 1-1 17-33-10 02/27/1974 at New York Rangers L 2-4 17-34-10 03/02/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-6 17-35-10 03/03/1974 at Atlanta Flames L 3-5 17-36-10 03/08/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 17-37-10 03/09/1974 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 17-37-11 03/12/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings L 1-2 17-38-11 03/15/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-0 18-38-11 03/16/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 6-8 18-39-11 03/20/1974 at New York Rangers W 7-5 19-39-11 03/21/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 19-40-11 03/23/1974 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-5 19-41-11 03/24/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 20-41-11 03/26/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 20-42-11 03/30/1974 vs New York Islanders W 4-2 21-42-11 03/31/1974 vs California Golden Seals W 7-0 22-42-11 04/03/1974 at California Golden Seals W 4-1 23-42-11 04/05/1974 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 24-42-11 04/06/1974 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-11 24-43-11

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