1972-73 Ottawa Nationals Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 35-39-4 - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to New England Whalers 4-1
Coach: Billy Harris (35-39-4)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1972-73 Ottawa Nationals RosterTeam Record: 35-39-4 - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to New England Whalers 4-1
Coach: Billy Harris (35-39-4)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1972-73 Ottawa Nationals Results
The Ottawa Nationals of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 35 wins and 39 losses and 4 ties for 74 points, finishing fourth in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Nationals potted 279 goals and allowed 301. Wayne Carleton scored 42 goals for Ottawa and accounted for 49 assists. Gilles Gratton earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.71 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Billy Harris coached the team. The 1972-73 Ottawa Nationals lost in the AVCO Cup quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | C | 75 | 42 | 49 | 91 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gavin Kirk | C | 78 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Charlebois | L | 78 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Trottier | R | 72 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Leduc | C/L | 78 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve King | R | 69 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Martin | R | 74 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Gibbons | D | 73 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Sentes | L | 74 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Cunningham | D | 78 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Gibson | L | 59 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Climie | L | 31 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Conacher | C | 69 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stephanson | D | 77 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Simpson | R | 57 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Boland | R | 41 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Amodeo | D | 61 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Warr | D | 72 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Meloff | D | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Riley | L | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Donnelly | D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gilles Gratton | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merv Haney | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Binkley | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Blum | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1371 | 279 | 466 | 745 | 1055 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gratton | 51 | 3021 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 3.71 | 1591 | 1404 | .882 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | 1709 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 3.72 | 900 | 794 | .882 |
| Frank Blum | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.43 | 17 | 14 | .824 |
| Totals | 83 | 4758 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 296 | 3.73 | 2804 | 2508 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Charlebois | L | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Trottier | R | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leduc | C/L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve King | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Martin | R | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Gibbons | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Sentes | L | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Gibson | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Climie | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Conacher | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Stephanson | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Boland | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Warr | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Riley | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gratton | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Les Binkley | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 84 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gratton | 2 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.88 | 73 | 66 | .904 |
| Les Binkley | 4 | 223 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.57 | 146 | 129 | .884 |
| Totals | 6 | 309 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.66 | 243 | 219 | .901 |
