1973-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints Statistics
Team Record: 44-32-2 - 90 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHA's WHA West Division
Postseason: 6-5
Lost AVCO Cup semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Division Finals - Lost to Houston Aeros 4-2
Coach: Harry Neale (42-32-2)
Coach: Jack McCartan (2-0)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
1973-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints Results
The Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 44 wins and 32 losses and 2 ties for 90 points, finishing second in the WHA's WHA West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
The Fighting Saints paced the league with 332 goals. Minnesota yielded 275 goals. Mike Walton scored 57 goals for the team, while Wayne Connelly and George Morrison tallied 30 or more also. Mike Walton contributed 60 assists. Mike Curran earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus John Garrett added 15 or more wins, too. Mike Curran recorded a 3.27 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Harry Neale and Jack McCartan coached the team. The 1973-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints lost in the AVCO Cup semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | C | 78 | 57 | 60 | 117 | 88 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Connelly | R | 78 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Morrison | L | 73 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Heatley | R | 71 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Hampson | C | 77 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Johnson | C | 71 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 68 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Arbour | D | 77 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob MacMillan | C | 78 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Cardwell | L | 77 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McMahon | D | 71 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Smith | D | 71 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Christiansen | C | 74 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Ball | D | 71 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Walton | C | 45 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Gallant | L | 72 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Klatt | R | 65 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Boyd | D | 41 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Paradise | D | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack McCartan | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Curran | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Garrett | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blaine Rydman | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1415 | 332 | 570 | 902 | 1211 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Curran | 40 | 2382 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 130 | 3.27 | 1444 | 1314 | .910 |
| John Garrett | 40 | 2290 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 3.59 | 1414 | 1277 | .903 |
| Jack McCartan | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.14 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
| Totals | 82 | 4714 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 272 | 3.46 | 3156 | 2884 | .914 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | R | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | L | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Heatley | R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | C | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | D | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | C | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | L | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | D | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith Christiansen | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | L | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Klatt | R | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Boyd | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Paradise | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Curran | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garrett | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldthorpe | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 202 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Curran | 5 | 289 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.91 | 161 | 147 | .913 |
| John Garrett | 7 | 372 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4.03 | 256 | 231 | .902 |
| Totals | 12 | 661 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3.54 | 456 | 417 | .914 |
