1972-73 New York Islanders Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 12-60-6 - 30 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Phil Goyette (6-38-4)
Coach: Earl Ingarfield (6-22-2)
Location: New York, New York
1972-73 New York Islanders Statistics
1972-73 New York Islanders Results

The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 12 wins and 60 losses and 6 ties for 30 points, finishing eighth in the NHL's East Division.

The Islanders scored 170 goals, worst in the league and conceded 347, most in the circuit. Billy Harris netted 28 goals for New York, while Ed Westfall contributed 31 assists. Billy Smith topped the squad with 7 wins and a team-best 4.16 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Phil Goyette and Earl Ingarfield coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Don BlackburnLMay 14, 19386'0"190LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Arnie BrownDJanuary 28, 19426'1"185LOshawa, ON Canada
Craig CameronRJuly 19, 19456'0"200REdmonton, AB Canada
Bob CookRJanuary 6, 19466'0"190RSudbury, ON Canada
Terry CrispCMay 28, 19435'10"180LParry Sound, ON Canada
Gerry DesjardinsGJuly 22, 19445'11"190LSudbury, ON Canada
Germain GagnonLDecember 9, 19426'0"175LChicoutimi, QC Canada
Gerry GrayGJanuary 28, 19486'0"165LBrantford, ON Canada
Richard GrenierCSeptember 18, 19525'11"170LMontreal, QC Canada
Billy HarrisRJanuary 29, 19526'2"195LToronto, ON Canada
Gerry HartDJanuary 1, 19485'9"190LFlin Flon, MB Canada
Lorne HenningCFebruary 22, 19525'11"185LMelfort, SK Canada
Ernie HickeLNovember 7, 19475'11"185LRegina, SK Canada
Garry HowattLSeptember 26, 19525'9"175LGrand Centre, AB Canada
Dave HudsonCDecember 28, 19496'0"185LSt. Thomas, ON Canada
Brian LavenderLApril 20, 19476'0"174LEdmonton, AB Canada
Bryan LefleyDOctober 18, 19486'0"195RGrosse Isle, MB Canada
Jim MairDMay 15, 19465'9"170RSchumacher, ON Canada
Brian MarchinkoCAugust 2, 19486'0"180RWeyburn, SK Canada
Bill MikkelsonDMay 21, 19486'0"185LNeepawa, MB Canada
Tom MillerCMarch 31, 19476'0"187LKitchener, ON Canada
Ken MurrayDJanuary 22, 19486'0"180RToronto, ON Canada
Neil NicholsonDSeptember 12, 19495'11"180RSt. John, NB Canada
Bob NystromROctober 10, 19526'1"200RStockholm, Sweden
Jean PotvinDMarch 25, 19495'11"188ROttawa, ON Canada
Dave PulkkinenDMay 18, 19496'0"195RKapuskasing, ON Canada
Billy SmithGDecember 12, 19505'10"185LPerth, ON Canada
Ron SmithDNovember 19, 19526'0"185RPort Hope, ON Canada
Brian SpencerLSeptember 3, 19495'11"185LFort St. James, BC Canada
Ralph StewartCDecember 2, 19486'1"190LFort William, ON Canada
Ron StewartCJuly 11, 19326'1"197RCalgary, AB Canada
Ed WestfallRSeptember 19, 19406'1"197RBelleville, ON Canada