1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season

1973–74 Vancouver Blazers
Division5th Western
1973–74 record27–50–1
Home record19-20-0
Road record8-30-1
Goals for278
Goals against345
Team information
General managerPhil Watson
CoachJohn McKenzie (3-4-0)
Phil Watson (3-9-0)
Andy Bathgate (21-37-1)
Alternate captainsBryan Campbell
Ron Plumb
Danny Lawson
Mike Chernoff
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance9,356 (60.1%)
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Lawson (50)
AssistsBryan Campbell (62)
PointsBryan Campbell (89)
Penalty minutesColin Campbell (191)
WinsPeter Donnelly (22)
Goals against averagePeter Donnelly (3.80)

The 1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season was the second season of operation for the World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise. The team had operated in Philadelphia the previous season before moving to Vancouver. The Blazers did not qualify for the playoffs.[1][2]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Western Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Houston Aeros 78 48 25 5 318 219 1038 101
Minnesota Fighting Saints 78 44 32 2 332 275 1243 90
Edmonton Oilers 78 38 37 3 268 269 1273 79
Winnipeg Jets 78 34 39 5 264 296 673 73
Vancouver Blazers 78 27 50 1 278 345 1047 55
Los Angeles Sharks 78 25 53 0 239 339 1086 50


Game log

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Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 10, 1973 4–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 1–0–0
2 L October 12, 1973 4–5 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 1–1–0
3 L October 14, 1973 3–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 1–2–0
4 L October 17, 1973 2–7 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 1–3–0
5 W October 19, 1973 3–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 2–3–0
6 W October 20, 1973 4–3 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 3–3–0
7 L October 21, 1973 1–4 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 3–4–0
8 L October 24, 1973 4–7 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 3–5–0
9 L October 27, 1973 2–6 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 3–6–0
10 L October 28, 1973 5–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 3–7–0
11 L October 31, 1973 1–5 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 3–8–0
12 L November 3, 1973 0–4 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 3–9–0
13 L November 4, 1973 3–4 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 3–10–0
14 L November 7, 1973 1–3 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 3–11–0
15 L November 9, 1973 1–3 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 3–12–0
16 L November 10, 1973 3–8 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 3–13–0
17 W November 13, 1973 5–3 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 4–13–0
18 W November 15, 1973 7–5 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 5–13–0
19 W November 18, 1973 8–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 6–13–0
20 W November 22, 1973 7–1 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 7–13–0
21 W November 23, 1973 4–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 8–13–0
22 L November 25, 1973 2–3 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 8–14–0
23 W November 28, 1973 5–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 9–14–0
24 L December 5, 1973 1–3 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 9–15–0
25 L December 7, 1973 1–3 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 9–16–0
26 L December 9, 1973 3–5 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 9–17–0
27 W December 12, 1973 2–1 OT Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 10–17–0
28 W December 15, 1973 6–4 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 11–17–0
29 L December 16, 1973 3–5 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 11–18–0
30 W December 18, 1973 5–2 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 12–18–0
31 L December 19, 1973 2–4 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 12–19–0
32 L December 21, 1973 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 12–20–0
33 W December 22, 1973 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 13–20–0
34 L December 24, 1973 4–5 OT @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 13–21–0
35 W December 26, 1973 5–3 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 14–21–0
36 L December 28, 1973 3–5 @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 14–22–0
37 W December 30, 1973 6–5 OT New England Whalers (1973–74) 15–22–0
38 L January 1, 1974 4–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 15–23–0
39 L January 5, 1974 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 15–24–0
40 L January 6, 1974 3–11 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 15–25–0
41 W January 7, 1974 5–4 @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 16–25–0
42 L January 9, 1974 4–6 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 16–26–0
43 W January 13, 1974 6–2 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 17–26–0
44 L January 17, 1974 4–7 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 17–27–0
45 L January 19, 1974 4–5 OT New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 17–28–0
46 W January 20, 1974 3–0 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 18–28–0
47 W January 23, 1974 6–3 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 19–28–0
48 L January 26, 1974 2–4 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 19–29–0
49 L January 27, 1974 7–9 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 19–30–0
50 L January 28, 1974 4–6 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 19–31–0
51 L January 30, 1974 2–4 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 19–32–0
52 W February 5, 1974 8–0 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 20–32–0
53 W February 8, 1974 7–3 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 21–32–0
54 W February 13, 1974 9–4 New England Whalers (1973–74) 22–32–0
55 W February 17, 1974 4–0 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 23–32–0
56 L February 19, 1974 4–5 OT Toronto Toros (1973–74) 23–33–0
57 L February 21, 1974 4–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 23–34–0
58 L February 23, 1974 3–7 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 23–35–0
59 L February 24, 1974 1–7 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 23–36–0
60 L February 26, 1974 2–3 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 23–37–0
61 L February 28, 1974 4–9 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 23–38–0
62 L March 2, 1974 1–7 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 23–39–0
63 L March 4, 1974 6–7 OT @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) 23–40–0
64 L March 7, 1974 2–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 23–41–0
65 W March 10, 1974 2–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 24–41–0
66 W March 13, 1974 5–2 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 25–41–0
67 L March 14, 1974 3–6 New England Whalers (1973–74) 25–42–0
68 L March 15, 1974 5–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 25–43–0
69 L March 17, 1974 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 25–44–0
70 W March 19, 1974 5–4 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 26–44–0
71 T March 21, 1974 5–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 26–44–1
72 L March 23, 1974 2–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 26–45–1
73 L March 24, 1974 1–3 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 26–46–1
74 L March 27, 1974 1–8 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 26–47–1
75 L March 29, 1974 2–5 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 26–48–1
76 L March 31, 1974 3–4 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 26–49–1
77 L April 3, 1974 0–9 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 26–50–1
78 W April 4, 1974 4–2 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 27–50–1

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Player stats

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bryan Campbell C 76 27 62 89 50 0 8 1 3
Danny Lawson RW 78 50 38 88 14 0 10 0 5
Claude St. Sauveur C 70 38 30 68 55 0 6 2 5
Don Burgess LW 78 30 36 66 8 0 5 3 3
John McKenzie RW 45 14 38 52 71 0 3 0 0
John Migneault LW 74 21 26 47 27 0 2 0 2
Murray Myers RW 61 22 20 42 28 0 2 0 3
Ron Plumb D 75 6 32 38 40 0 1 0 1
Jim Adair C 70 12 17 29 10 0 2 0 2
Rob Walton C 28 8 15 23 2 0 1 0 0
Colin Campbell D 78 3 20 23 191 0 0 0 0
Jim Cardiff D 78 1 21 22 188 0 1 0 0
Mike Chernoff LW 36 11 10 21 4 0 0 1 1
Ralph MacSweyn D 56 2 18 20 52 0 0 0 0
Denis Meloche C 41 6 13 19 18 0 1 0 0
Ed Hatoum RW 37 3 12 15 8 0 0 0 0
Don O'Donoghue RW 49 8 6 14 20 0 0 0 1
Dave Hutchison D 69 0 13 13 151 0 0 0 0
Serge Beaudoin D 26 1 11 12 37 0 0 0 0
Sam Gellard LW 23 7 4 11 15 0 3 0 0
Jimmy Jones RW 18 3 2 5 23 0 2 0 0
Michel Plante LW 22 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 1
Camille Lapierre D 9 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jean Tetreault LW 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Ward C 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Michel Boudreau C 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Donnelly G 49 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0
Irv Spencer D 19 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
Yves Archambault G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rychard Campeau D 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
George Gardner G 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peter McNamee D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Sullivan G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Pete Donnelly 2824 49 22 24 0 179 3.80 3
George Gardner 1590 28 4 21 1 125 4.72 0
Yves Archambault 263 5 1 4 0 27 6.16 0
Danny Sullivan 60 1 0 1 0 7 7.00 0
Team: 4737 78 27 50 1 338 4.28 3

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Vancouver's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.[5]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Colin Campbell (D)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 19 Brent Leavins (F)  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
3 31 Ed Humphreys (G)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
4 44 Jean Tetreault (F)  Canada Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
5 57 Jimmy Jones (RW)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
6 70 Ian Turnbull (D)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7 83 Mike Korney (D)  Canada Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
8 96 Andre St. Laurent (C)  Canada Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
9 107 Pierre Laganiere (RW)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
10 117 Brian Molvik (D)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ World Hockey Association (1973). WHA 1973-74 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  2. ^ World Hockey Association (1974). WHA 1974-75 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  3. ^ "1973–74 Vancouver Blazers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  4. ^ "1973-74 Vancouver Blazers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  5. ^ "1973 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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