1974-75 New England Whalers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 43-30-5 - 91 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ron Ryan (43-30-5)
1974-75 New England Whalers RosterTeam Record: 43-30-5 - 91 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ron Ryan (43-30-5)
The New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 43 wins and 30 losses and 5 ties for 91 points in the WHA's Eastern Division.
The team scored 274 goals and gave up 279. Tom Webster netted 40 goals for the team, while Larry Pleau and Wayne Carleton tallied 30 or more, too. John French contributed 41 assists. Al Smith earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Ron Ryan coached the team. The 1974-75 New England Whalers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | C | 73 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 10.8 |
| Tom Webster | R | 66 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 18.9 |
| Larry Pleau | C | 78 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 208 | 14.4 |
| John French | C/L | 75 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 28 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 8.6 |
| Terry Caffery | C | 67 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 12 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 11.3 |
| Don Blackburn | L | 50 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 23.1 |
| Mike Byers | R | 72 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 14.0 |
| Rick Ley | D | 62 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 4.8 |
| Brad Selwood | D | 77 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 148 | 2.7 |
| Fred O'Donnell | R | 76 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 84 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 16.0 |
| Tim Sheehy | R | 52 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 18 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 16.0 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson | D | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 5.3 |
| Paul Hurley | D | 75 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 36 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 2.0 |
| Garry Swain | C | 66 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 9.9 |
| Jim Dorey | D | 31 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 5.9 |
| Al Karlander | C | 48 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10.9 |
| Ted Green | D | 57 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 29 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 8.0 |
| Ron Climie | L | 25 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18.6 |
| Tom Earl | R/C | 72 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Nick Fotiu | L | 61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 144 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 |
| Al Hangsleben | D | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Bob Charlebois | L | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Gerry Methe | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Landon | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Berglund | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ted Ouimet | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | G | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christer Abrahamsson | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1461 | 274 | 459 | 733 | 869 | -68 | 39 | 6 | 2549 | 10.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christer Abrahamsson | 16 | 870 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 3.24 | 504 | 457 | .907 |
| Al Smith | 59 | 3494 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 202 | 3.47 | 1725 | 1523 | .883 |
| Bruce Landon | 7 | 339 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.36 | 190 | 171 | .900 |
| Ted Ouimet | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 13 | 10 | .769 | |||
| Bill Berglund | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.00 | 16 | 13 | .813 | |||
| Totals | 85 | 4759 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 274 | 3.45 | 2448 | 2174 | .888 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Webster | R | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Pleau | C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John French | C/L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Blackburn | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Byers | R | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ley | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Selwood | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred O'Donnell | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thommy Abrahamsson | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hurley | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Swain | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Karlander | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Green | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Climie | L | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Earl | R/C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Fotiu | L | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Hangsleben | D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Charlebois | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Methe | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Danby | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 114 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 6 | 366 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.59 | 220 | 192 | .873 |
| Totals | 6 | 366 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.59 | 220 | 192 | .873 |
