1973-74 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 37-32-9 - 83 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bill Needham (37-32-9)
1973-74 Cleveland Crusaders RosterTeam Record: 37-32-9 - 83 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bill Needham (37-32-9)
The Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 37 wins and 32 losses and 9 ties for 83 points in the WHA's Eastern Division.
The team netted 266 goals and surrendered 264. Gary Jarrett scored 31 goals for the team and contributed 39 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.03 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bill Needham coached the team. The 1973-74 Cleveland Crusaders lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | L | 75 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Wiste | C | 76 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Gerry Pinder | R | 73 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Skip Krake | C | 69 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 94 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 78 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Buchanan | C | 49 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 78 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 165 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | D | 76 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Clearwater | D | 68 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Andrea | R | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Russ Walker | R | 76 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Ward | C | 23 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 44 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brindley | C | 30 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Heindl | L | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie Neale | C | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Young | L | 53 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 76 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cournoyer | C | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Pumple | L | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hodgson | R | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Morgan | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Whidden | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Shirton | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Adduono | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Buetow | D | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McMasters | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1367 | 266 | 410 | 676 | 1007 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 37 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Whidden | 22 | 1232 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 3.90 | 680 | 600 | .882 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 59 | 3562 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 180 | 3.03 | 1911 | 1731 | .906 |
| Totals | 81 | 4794 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 260 | 3.25 | 2591 | 2331 | .900 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | L | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wiste | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Krake | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Buchanan | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Clearwater | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Walker | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ward | C | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brindley | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Heindl | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Neale | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Morgan | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 97 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 5 | 303 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.56 | 214 | 196 | .916 |
| Totals | 5 | 303 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.56 | 214 | 196 | .916 |
