1973-74 Chicago Cougars Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 38-35-5 - 81 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Pat Stapleton (38-35-5)
1973-74 Chicago Cougars RosterTeam Record: 38-35-5 - 81 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Pat Stapleton (38-35-5)
The Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 38 wins and 35 losses and 5 ties for 81 points in the WHA's Eastern Division.
The team scored 271 goals and surrendered 273. Ralph Backstrom netted 33 goals for the squad, while Rosaire Paiement tallied 30 or more also. Pat Stapleton contributed 52 assists. Cam Newton earned 25 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 3.14 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Pat Stapleton coached the team. The 1973-74 Chicago Cougars lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 78 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Rosaire Paiement | R | 78 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 87 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 77 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Stapleton | D | 78 | 6 | 52 | 58 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Mavety | D | 77 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 157 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Liddington | L | 73 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Sicinski | C | 69 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan Popiel | L | 63 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Whitlock | C | 52 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Morris | L | 76 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Duke Harris | R | 64 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Maggs | D | 78 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Rochon | L | 69 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Proceviat | D | 77 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Zaine | C | 77 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Fleming | L | 45 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Coates | L | 50 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Benzelock | R | 53 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gordon | R | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Nesterenko | C | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glenwright | L | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Watson | D | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Shmyr | D | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Rombough | L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Brackenbury | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Walter | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Connelly | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Jones | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Cahan | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacKenzie | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron F. Anderson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Coutu | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Forey | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Gill | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1469 | 271 | 447 | 718 | 1015 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 38 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Coutu | 20 | 1207 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 3.73 | 628 | 553 | .881 |
| Andre Gill | 13 | 803 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3.44 | 418 | 372 | .890 |
| Cam Newton | 45 | 2732 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 3.14 | 1352 | 1209 | .894 |
| Totals | 78 | 4742 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 264 | 3.34 | 2398 | 2134 | .890 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 18 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosaire Paiement | R | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Stapleton | D | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Mavety | D | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Liddington | L | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sicinski | C | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan Popiel | L | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Morris | L | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Harris | R | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Maggs | D | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Rochon | L | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Proceviat | D | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Zaine | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Fleming | L | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Coates | L | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Benzelock | R | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gordon | R | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | D | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Gill | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 353 | 67 | 107 | 174 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Gill | 11 | 614 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3.71 | 356 | 318 | .893 |
| Cam Newton | 10 | 486 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4.20 | 288 | 254 | .882 |
| Totals | 21 | 1100 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3.93 | 644 | 572 | .888 |
