1972-73 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 43-32-3 - 89 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bill Needham (43-32-3)
1972-73 Cleveland Crusaders RosterTeam Record: 43-32-3 - 89 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bill Needham (43-32-3)
The Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 43 wins and 32 losses and 3 ties for 89 points in the WHA's Eastern Division.
The team gave up 239 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. The team netted 287 goals. Gary Jarrett scored 40 goals for the team, while Ron Buchanan and Gerry Pinder tallied 30 or more as well. Ron Buchanan contributed 44 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.84 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bill Needham coached the team. The 1972-73 Cleveland Crusaders lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | C | 75 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary Jarrett | L | 77 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Wiste | C | 70 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Pinder | R | 78 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 121 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Andrea | R | 66 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 72 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 73 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Clearwater | D | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 77 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Pumple | L | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hodgson | R | 74 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brindley | C | 73 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hanna | D | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Krake | C | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Horton | D | 74 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dillabough | C | 72 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 67 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McMasters | D | 74 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rycroft | R | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Whidden | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1383 | 287 | 470 | 757 | 1083 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 18 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 52 | 3144 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 2.84 | 1695 | 1546 | .912 |
| Bob Whidden | 26 | 1609 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 3.28 | 886 | 798 | .901 |
| Totals | 78 | 4753 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 237 | 2.99 | 2581 | 2344 | .908 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | C | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | L | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wiste | C | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | R | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | R | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Clearwater | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Pumple | L | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hodgson | R | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brindley | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Krake | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Horton | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dillabough | C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McMasters | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Ball | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 178 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 190 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 9 | 548 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.41 | 300 | 278 | .927 |
| Totals | 9 | 548 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.41 | 300 | 278 | .927 |
