1972-73 New York Raiders Game-by-Game Results
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 33-43-2 - 68 points
Finishing 6th in the WHA's WHA East Division
Coach: Camille Henry (32-43-2)
Coach: Ian Wilkie (1-0)
Location: New York, New York
1972-73 New York Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 33-43-2 - 68 points
Finishing 6th in the WHA's WHA East Division
Coach: Camille Henry (32-43-2)
Coach: Ian Wilkie (1-0)
Location: New York, New York
1972-73 New York Raiders Roster
The New York Raiders of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 33 wins and 43 losses and 2 ties for 68 points, finishing sixth in the WHA's WHA East Division.
The Raiders scored 303 goals and surrendered 334, most in the circuit. Ron Ward netted 51 goals for New York, while Bobby Sheehan, Gene Peacosh and Wayne Rivers each tallied 30 or more also. Ron Ward recorded 67 assists. Pete Donnelly topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 3.57 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Camille Henry and Ian Wilkie coached the team.
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Regular Season Goals For: 303
Regular Season Goals Against: 334
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1972 | Winnipeg Jets 6 at New York Raiders 4 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| October 14, 1972 | Ottawa Nationals 6 at New York Raiders 8 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1972 | Philadelphia Blazers 0 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1972 | New York Raiders 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | OT | |
| October 19, 1972 | Cleveland Crusaders 3 at New York Raiders 1 | L | 2-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
| October 21, 1972 | Houston Aeros 2 at New York Raiders 3 | W | 3-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
| October 22, 1972 | Minnesota Fighting Saints 5 at New York Raiders 4 | L | 3-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-4-0 | ||
| October 26, 1972 | New England Whalers 6 at New York Raiders 7 | W | 4-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 4-4-0 | ||
| October 28, 1972 | Los Angeles Sharks 4 at New York Raiders 3 | L | 4-4-0 | 0-1-0 | 4-5-0 | OT | |
| October 29, 1972 | Alberta Oilers 2 at New York Raiders 7 | W | 5-4-0 | 0-1-0 | 5-5-0 | ||
| November 2, 1972 | New York Raiders 4 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 | W | 5-4-0 | 1-1-0 | 6-5-0 | ||
| November 3, 1972 | New York Raiders 9 at Winnipeg Jets 6 | W | 5-4-0 | 2-1-0 | 7-5-0 | ||
| November 5, 1972 | New York Raiders 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 | L | 5-4-0 | 2-2-0 | 7-6-0 | ||
| November 7, 1972 | New York Raiders 2 at Alberta Oilers 4 | L | 5-4-0 | 2-3-0 | 7-7-0 | ||
| November 8, 1972 | New York Raiders 1 at Los Angeles Sharks 2 | L | 5-4-0 | 2-4-0 | 7-8-0 | ||
| November 11, 1972 | New York Raiders 5 at New England Whalers 6 | L | 5-4-0 | 2-5-0 | 7-9-0 | ||
| November 15, 1972 | New York Raiders 4 at Quebec Nordiques 7 | L | 5-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 7-10-0 | ||
| November 18, 1972 | Quebec Nordiques 1 at New York Raiders 7 | W | 6-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 8-10-0 | ||
| November 19, 1972 | Philadelphia Blazers 0 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 7-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 9-10-0 | ||
| November 22, 1972 | New England Whalers 1 at New York Raiders 3 | W | 8-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 10-10-0 | ||
| November 25, 1972 | Alberta Oilers 2 at New York Raiders 4 | W | 9-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 11-10-0 | ||
| November 26, 1972 | Los Angeles Sharks 6 at New York Raiders 2 | L | 9-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 11-11-0 | ||
| November 29, 1972 | New England Whalers 6 at New York Raiders 7 | W | 10-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 12-11-0 | ||
| November 30, 1972 | Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 11-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 13-11-0 | ||
| December 2, 1972 | Houston Aeros 7 at New York Raiders 2 | L | 11-6-0 | 2-6-0 | 13-12-0 | ||
| December 3, 1972 | Cleveland Crusaders 2 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 12-6-0 | 2-6-0 | 14-12-0 | ||
| December 5, 1972 | New York Raiders 6 at Houston Aeros 4 | W | 12-6-0 | 3-6-0 | 15-12-0 | ||
| December 6, 1972 | New York Raiders 3 at New England Whalers 4 | L | 12-6-0 | 3-7-0 | 15-13-0 | ||
| December 8, 1972 | New York Raiders 1 at Philadelphia Blazers 3 | L | 12-6-0 | 3-8-0 | 15-14-0 | ||
| December 9, 1972 | New York Raiders 2 at New England Whalers 4 | L | 12-6-0 | 3-9-0 | 15-15-0 | ||
| December 11, 1972 | Chicago Cougars 3 at New York Raiders 8 | W | 13-6-0 | 3-9-0 | 16-15-0 | ||
| December 13, 1972 | Quebec Nordiques 1 at New York Raiders 9 | W | 14-6-0 | 3-9-0 | 17-15-0 | ||
| December 14, 1972 | New York Raiders 4 at Ottawa Nationals 3 | W | 14-6-0 | 4-9-0 | 18-15-0 | ||
| December 17, 1972 | Winnipeg Jets 4 at New York Raiders 3 | L | 14-7-0 | 4-9-0 | 18-16-0 | ||
| December 19, 1972 | New York Raiders 7 at Philadelphia Blazers 2 | W | 14-7-0 | 5-9-0 | 19-16-0 | ||
| December 21, 1972 | New York Raiders 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 6 | L | 14-7-0 | 5-10-0 | 19-17-0 | ||
| December 22, 1972 | Ottawa Nationals 5 at New York Raiders 7 | W | 15-7-0 | 5-10-0 | 20-17-0 | ||
| December 25, 1972 | New England Whalers 8 at New York Raiders 2 | L | 15-8-0 | 5-10-0 | 20-18-0 | ||
| December 26, 1972 | New York Raiders 5 at Quebec Nordiques 2 | W | 15-8-0 | 6-10-0 | 21-18-0 | ||
| December 31, 1972 | New England Whalers 3 at New York Raiders 0 | L | 15-9-0 | 6-10-0 | 21-19-0 | ||
| January 1, 1973 | Philadelphia Blazers 3 at New York Raiders 0 | L | 15-10-0 | 6-10-0 | 21-20-0 | ||
| January 4, 1973 | Ottawa Nationals 4 at New York Raiders 9 | W | 16-10-0 | 6-10-0 | 22-20-0 | ||
| January 8, 1973 | Quebec Nordiques 6 at New York Raiders 5 | L | 16-11-0 | 6-10-0 | 22-21-0 | OT | |
| January 10, 1973 | New York Raiders 4 at Philadelphia Blazers 1 | W | 16-11-0 | 7-10-0 | 23-21-0 | ||
| January 11, 1973 | New York Raiders 1 at Ottawa Nationals 4 | L | 16-11-0 | 7-11-0 | 23-22-0 | ||
| January 13, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at New England Whalers 4 | L | 16-11-0 | 7-12-0 | 23-23-0 | ||
| January 18, 1973 | New York Raiders 4 at Quebec Nordiques 4 | T | 16-11-0 | 7-12-1 | 23-23-1 | OT | |
| January 22, 1973 | Minnesota Fighting Saints 3 at New York Raiders 2 | L | 16-12-0 | 7-12-1 | 23-24-1 | ||
| January 25, 1973 | New York Raiders 2 at Chicago Cougars 9 | L | 16-12-0 | 7-13-1 | 23-25-1 | ||
| January 26, 1973 | New York Raiders 5 at Los Angeles Sharks 4 | W | 16-12-0 | 8-13-1 | 24-25-1 | OT | |
| January 28, 1973 | New York Raiders 2 at Los Angeles Sharks 9 | L | 16-12-0 | 8-14-1 | 24-26-1 | ||
| January 30, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at Alberta Oilers 11 | L | 16-12-0 | 8-15-1 | 24-27-1 | ||
| February 1, 1973 | New York Raiders 5 at Alberta Oilers 8 | L | 16-12-0 | 8-16-1 | 24-28-1 | ||
| February 3, 1973 | New York Raiders 2 at Chicago Cougars 4 | L | 16-12-0 | 8-17-1 | 24-29-1 | ||
| February 4, 1973 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 17-12-0 | 8-17-1 | 25-29-1 | ||
| February 6, 1973 | New York Raiders 4 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 5 | L | 17-12-0 | 8-18-1 | 25-30-1 | ||
| February 8, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at Ottawa Nationals 2 | W | 17-12-0 | 9-18-1 | 26-30-1 | ||
| February 10, 1973 | New York Raiders 4 at Cleveland Crusaders 8 | L | 17-12-0 | 9-19-1 | 26-31-1 | ||
| February 11, 1973 | Ottawa Nationals 2 at New York Raiders 3 | W | 18-12-0 | 9-19-1 | 27-31-1 | ||
| February 12, 1973 | New York Raiders 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 8 | L | 18-12-0 | 9-20-1 | 27-32-1 | ||
| February 16, 1973 | New York Raiders 2 at Philadelphia Blazers 9 | L | 18-12-0 | 9-21-1 | 27-33-1 | ||
| February 21, 1973 | Alberta Oilers 4 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 19-12-0 | 9-21-1 | 28-33-1 | ||
| February 25, 1973 | Cleveland Crusaders 5 at New York Raiders 9 | W | 20-12-0 | 9-21-1 | 29-33-1 | ||
| March 1, 1973 | New York Raiders 1 at Ottawa Nationals 2 | L | 20-12-0 | 9-22-1 | 29-34-1 | ||
| March 3, 1973 | Cleveland Crusaders 4 at New York Raiders 3 | L | 20-13-0 | 9-22-1 | 29-35-1 | ||
| March 4, 1973 | Philadelphia Blazers 4 at New York Raiders 2 | L | 20-14-0 | 9-22-1 | 29-36-1 | ||
| March 5, 1973 | Chicago Cougars 4 at New York Raiders 4 | T | 20-14-1 | 9-22-1 | 29-36-2 | OT | |
| March 10, 1973 | Winnipeg Jets 2 at New York Raiders 3 | W | 21-14-1 | 9-22-1 | 30-36-2 | OT | |
| March 11, 1973 | New York Raiders 1 at Quebec Nordiques 6 | L | 21-14-1 | 9-23-1 | 30-37-2 | ||
| March 12, 1973 | Chicago Cougars 7 at New York Raiders 8 | W | 22-14-1 | 9-23-1 | 31-37-2 | ||
| March 14, 1973 | Houston Aeros 1 at New York Raiders 5 | W | 23-14-1 | 9-23-1 | 32-37-2 | ||
| March 15, 1973 | Los Angeles Sharks 6 at New York Raiders 2 | L | 23-15-1 | 9-23-1 | 32-38-2 | ||
| March 17, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at Chicago Cougars 6 | L | 23-15-1 | 9-24-1 | 32-39-2 | ||
| March 18, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at Houston Aeros 2 | W | 23-15-1 | 10-24-1 | 33-39-2 | OT | |
| March 25, 1973 | New York Raiders 4 at Winnipeg Jets 8 | L | 23-15-1 | 10-25-1 | 33-40-2 | ||
| March 27, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 | L | 23-15-1 | 10-26-1 | 33-41-2 | ||
| March 29, 1973 | New York Raiders 3 at Houston Aeros 5 | L | 23-15-1 | 10-27-1 | 33-42-2 | ||
| March 30, 1973 | New York Raiders 4 at New England Whalers 5 | L | 23-15-1 | 10-28-1 | 33-43-2 | OT |
