1972-73 New England Whalers Statistics

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 46-30-2 - 94 points
Finishing 1st in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 12-3
Won AVCO Cup
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Ottawa Nationals 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Cleveland Crusaders 4-1
Avco Cup Finals - Defeated Winnipeg Jets 4-1
Coach: Jack Kelley (46-30-2)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut

1972-73 New England Whalers Roster
1972-73 New England Whalers Results

The New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 46 wins and 30 losses and 2 ties for 94 points, finishing first in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-3.

The Whalers paced the circuit with 318 goals. New England surrendered 263 goals. Tom Webster scored 53 goals for the squad, while Terry Caffery, Larry Pleau and Tim Sheehy each netted 30 or more, too. Terry Caffery contributed 61 assists. Al Smith earned 31 wins in front of the net for the team, plus Bruce Landon added 15 or more wins, too. Al Smith earned a 3.18 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Jack Kelley coached the team. The 1972-73 New England Whalers won the AVCO Cup.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Tom Webster	R	77	53	50	103	89	12	0	6
Terry Caffery	C	74	39	61	100	14	9	1	7
Larry Pleau	C	78	39	48	87	42	10	0	4
Tim Sheehy	R	78	33	38	71	30	5	0	4
Jim Dorey	D	75	7	56	63	95	0	1	1
John French	C/L	74	24	35	59	43	2	0	3
Ted Green	D	78	16	30	46	47	2	0	0
Kevin Ahearn	L	78	20	22	42	18	1	0	0
Brit Selby	L	65	13	29	42	48	2	0	0
John Danby	C	77	14	23	37	10	1	0	0
Brad Selwood	D	75	13	21	34	114	1	0	0
Tommy Williams	C	69	10	21	31	14	2	0	0
Rick Ley	D	76	3	27	30	108	0	0	0
Tom Earl	R/C	77	10	13	23	4	0	4	0
Mike Hyndman	R	59	4	14	18	21	0	0	0
Paul Hurley	D	78	3	15	18	58	1	0	0
Dick Sarrazin	R	35	4	7	11	0	1	0	0
Mike Byers	R	19	6	4	10	4	0	0	0
John Cunniff	L	33	3	5	8	16	0	0	0
Guy Smith	R	22	3	3	6	6	0	0	0
Ric Jordan	D	34	1	5	6	12	0	0	0
Bruce Landon	G	30	0	1	1	8	0	0	0
Al Smith	G	51	0	1	1	39	0	0	0
Totals		1412	318	529	847	840	49	6	25

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Al Smith	51	3059	31	19	1	1	3	162	3.18	1535	1373	.894
Bruce Landon	30	1671	15	11	1	0	1	100	3.59	888	788	.887
Totals	81	4730	46	30	2	1	4	262	3.32	2685	2423	.902

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Tom Webster	R	15	12	14	26	6	3	0	0
Terry Caffery	C	8	3	7	10	0	0	0	0
Larry Pleau	C	15	12	7	19	15	4	1	2
Tim Sheehy	R	15	9	14	23	13	2	0	3
Jim Dorey	D	15	3	16	19	41	1	0	0
John French	C/L	15	3	11	14	2	0	0	1
Ted Green	D	12	1	5	6	25	0	0	0
Kevin Ahearn	L	14	1	2	3	9	0	0	0
Brit Selby	L	13	3	4	7	13	1	0	1
John Danby	C	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Selwood	D	15	3	5	8	22	0	0	0
Tommy Williams	C	15	6	11	17	2	2	0	1
Rick Ley	D	15	3	7	10	24	1	0	0
Tom Earl	R/C	15	2	3	5	10	0	0	2
Paul Hurley	D	15	0	7	7	14	0	0	0
Mike Byers	R	12	6	5	11	6	0	0	2
John Cunniff	L	13	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
Guy Smith	R	11	2	0	2	4	0	0	0
Ric Jordan	D	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Smith	G	15	0	1	1	12	0	0	0
Totals		260	70	120	190	220	14	1	12

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Al Smith	15	909	12	3	0	0	0	49	3.23	430	381	.886
Totals	15	909	12	3	0	0	0	49	3.23	479	430	.898