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1973-1974 NY Blades / Jersey Knights: 32-42-4
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 22-16-1 (161 goals scored, 139 allowed) Road record: 10-26-3 (107 goals scored, 174 allowed) Head Coaches: Camille Henry (6-12-2), Harry Howell (26-30-2) Power Play: 52/213 (24.4%) Penalty Killing: 186/241 (77.2%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 209-254 268 goals scored (9th of 12 teams), 313 goals allowed (10th), 933 PIM (8th) WHA Averages: 3.64 goals/game (283.8 goals/team), 999.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 7 Andre Lacroix 5'8 175 28 78 31 80 111 54 11 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 4 Kevin Morrison 6'0 202 24 78 24 43 67 132 5 2 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- RW 12 Wayne Rivers 5'10 180 31 73 30 27 57 20 5 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 25 Gene Peacosh 5'11 175 25 68 21 32 53 17 5 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 15 Brian Morenz 5'10 185 24 75 20 30 50 44 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 17 Ken Block 5'10 191 29 74 3 43 46 22 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 10 Bob Jones 6'1 185 28 78 17 28 45 20 6 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 18 Mike Laughton 6'2 185 29 71 20 18 38 34 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 14 Brian Bradley 5'10 174 29 78 15 23 38 12 3 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- RW 9 Norm Ferguson 5'9 165 28 75 15 21 35 12 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 21 Don Herriman 5'10 165 27 44 11 21 32 59 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 19 Brian Perry 5'11 180 29 71 20 11 31 19 3 1 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 3 Harry Howell 6'1 195 41 65 3 23 26 24 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 6 Bobby Sheehan 5'7 155 24 50 12 8 20 8 5 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 26 Bob Brown 6'1 195 23 59 7 13 20 38 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 11 Craig Reichmuth 5'10 175 26 72 10 8 18 114 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 8 Garry Peters 5'10 170 31 34 2 5 7 18 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- RW 20 Ted Scharf 5'11 185 22 63 4 2 6 107 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 5 Dean Boylan 6'0 190 22 61 1 5 6 112 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 24 Bill Speer 5'11 205 31 66 1 3 4 30 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 2 Bob Winograd 5'11 195 23 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 23 Ray Larose 6'0 190 32 18 0 1 1 20 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 30 Gary Kurt 6'3 205 26 20 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 36 Joe Junkin 5'11 180 27 53 0 1 1 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 28 Butch Barber 5'10 172 30 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 22 Claude Chartre 6'0 176 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 19 Lee Inglis 6'0 180 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Jimmy McLeod 5'8 170 36 10 0 0 0 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 36 Joe Junkin 27 53 3121 197 3.79 21 25 4 1762 .888 3 1 G 30 Gary Kurt 26 20 1089 75 4.13 8 10 0 566 .867 1 0 G 1 Jimmy McLeod 36 10 516 36 4.19 3 7 0 296 .878 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
1973 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   16  D    Al Sims                               Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  3   28  LW   John Wensink                          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  5   54  D    Doug Marit                            Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  6   67  RW   Dennis Ververgaert                    London Knights (OHA)               
  7   80  D    Lowell Ostlund                        Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  8   93  F    Paul Granchukoff                      Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  9  104  RW   Rick Austin                           Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
 10  115  C    Brian Dick                            Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)               

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
03-1974traded the rights to Bobby Sheehan to Oilers for future considerations (Bob Falkenburg, acq. May, 1974)
05-1974sold the rights to Gerry Desjardins to Stags

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders T 2-2 0-0-1 10/09/1973 at Toronto Toros T 3-3 0-0-2 10/11/1973 vs Chicago Cougars L 3-4 0-1-2 10/14/1973 vs New England Whalers L 1-2 0-2-2 10/18/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-6 0-3-2 10/20/1973 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-8 0-4-2 10/21/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-3 1-4-2 10/22/1973 at New England Whalers L 1-4 1-5-2 10/24/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-2 2-5-2 10/25/1973 vs New England Whalers L 3-8 2-6-2 10/28/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 0-2 2-7-2 11/02/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-3 2-8-2 11/03/1973 at Vancouver Blazers W 4-0 3-8-2 11/04/1973 at Vancouver Blazers W 4-3 4-8-2 11/06/1973 at Edmonton Oilers L 0-8 4-9-2 11/07/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 1-10 4-10-2 11/10/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-3 5-10-2 11/12/1973 at New England Whalers L 2-3 5-11-2 11/17/1973 vs Houston Aeros L 2-3 5-12-2 11/18/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 5-3 6-12-2 11/25/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-1 7-12-2 11/26/1973 at New England Whalers L 2-4 7-13-2 11/29/1973 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-3 7-14-2 12/02/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 2-1 8-14-2 12/05/1973 at Houston Aeros L 2-5 8-15-2 12/06/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 3-2 9-15-2 12/08/1973 at Chicago Cougars W 3-1 10-15-2 12/09/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-3 10-16-2 12/12/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders W 4-2 11-16-2 12/14/1973 at New England Whalers L 1-3 11-17-2 12/16/1973 vs Edmonton Oilers L 6-7 11-18-2 12/18/1973 at Toronto Toros L 1-4 11-19-2 12/21/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 5-1 12-19-2 12/23/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 13-19-2 12/28/1973 vs Vancouver Blazers W 5-3 14-19-2 12/29/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders L 0-3 14-20-2 12/30/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 6-2 15-20-2 01/05/1974 vs Houston Aeros W 2-1 16-20-2 01/06/1974 at Toronto Toros W 4-2 17-20-2 01/07/1974 vs Vancouver Blazers L 4-5 17-21-2
Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1974 at Toronto Toros L 2-7 17-22-2 01/16/1974 at New England Whalers L 2-4 17-23-2 01/18/1974 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-7 17-24-2 01/19/1974 at Vancouver Blazers W 5-4 18-24-2 01/20/1974 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-9 18-25-2 01/22/1974 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-2 19-25-2 01/23/1974 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-1 20-25-2 01/27/1974 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 3-6 20-26-2 01/29/1974 vs Toronto Toros W 6-1 21-26-2 01/31/1974 vs New England Whalers W 4-1 22-26-2 02/03/1974 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-5 22-27-2 02/04/1974 vs Houston Aeros L 1-7 22-28-2 02/05/1974 at Houston Aeros L 0-4 22-29-2 02/07/1974 at Los Angeles Sharks W 7-4 23-29-2 02/09/1974 at Chicago Cougars L 2-5 23-30-2 02/10/1974 vs Toronto Toros L 4-5 23-31-2 02/14/1974 vs Toronto Toros L 2-5 23-32-2 02/15/1974 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 6-2 24-32-2 02/17/1974 vs Quebec Nordiques W 10-3 25-32-2 02/18/1974 vs Chicago Cougars W 4-3 26-32-2 02/20/1974 at Houston Aeros L 2-7 26-33-2 02/24/1974 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-7 26-34-2 02/28/1974 vs New England Whalers T 3-3 26-34-3 03/02/1974 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 8-7 27-34-3 03/04/1974 vs Vancouver Blazers W 7-6 28-34-3 03/08/1974 vs New England Whalers L 2-7 28-35-3 03/10/1974 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 28-36-3 03/11/1974 vs Winnipeg Jets W 10-2 29-36-3 03/15/1974 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-3 30-36-3 03/16/1974 at Cleveland Crusaders T 4-4 30-36-4 03/18/1974 vs Toronto Toros W 11-5 31-36-4 03/20/1974 at Los Angeles Sharks W 8-5 32-36-4 03/23/1974 at Chicago Cougars L 1-4 32-37-4 03/25/1974 vs Edmonton Oilers L 1-4 32-38-4 03/27/1974 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 4-6 32-39-4 03/31/1974 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 2-4 32-40-4 04/02/1974 at Chicago Cougars L 3-7 32-41-4 04/04/1974 at Los Angeles Sharks L 4-6 32-42-4

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