1973-74 Houston Aeros Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 48-25-5 - 101 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bill Dineen (48-25-5)
1973-74 Houston Aeros RosterTeam Record: 48-25-5 - 101 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bill Dineen (48-25-5)
The Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 48 wins and 25 losses and 5 ties for 101 points in the WHA's Western Division.
The team gave up 219 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. The team netted 318 goals. Frank Hughes scored 42 goals for the team, while Mark Howe, Gordie Howe, Jim Sherrit, Larry Lund and Murray Hall each tallied 30 or more, too. Gordie Howe contributed 69 assists. Don McLeod earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.56 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Bill Dineen coached the team. The 1973-74 Houston Aeros won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 70 | 31 | 69 | 100 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Larry Lund | C | 75 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 109 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Frank Hughes | R | 73 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Hinse | L | 69 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Howe | D | 76 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Jim Sherrit | C | 76 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Hall | R | 78 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Gord Labossiere | C | 67 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Poul Popiel | D | 78 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Taylor | L | 75 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| John Schella | D | 73 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Grierson | R | 65 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Howe | D | 73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Kannegiesser | D | 78 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hale | D | 69 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Szura | C | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Williamson | L | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Stanfield | L | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Prentice | D | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McLeod | G | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hoekstra | C | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Rutledge | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1339 | 318 | 530 | 848 | 1034 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 48 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McLeod | 49 | 2971 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 127 | 2.56 | 1432 | 1305 | .911 |
| Ron Grahame | 4 | 250 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.20 | 123 | 118 | .959 |
| Wayne Rutledge | 25 | 1509 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3.34 | 737 | 653 | .886 |
| Totals | 78 | 4730 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 216 | 2.74 | 2292 | 2076 | .906 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Lund | C | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Hughes | R | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Hinse | L | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | D | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Sherrit | C | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Hall | R | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Labossiere | C | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Poul Popiel | D | 14 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Taylor | L | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schella | D | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Grierson | R | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Howe | D | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Kannegiesser | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hale | D | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Szura | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Williamson | L | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Stanfield | L | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Prentice | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McLeod | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 265 | 71 | 116 | 187 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McLeod | 14 | 842 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.49 | 421 | 386 | .917 |
| Totals | 14 | 842 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.49 | 421 | 386 | .917 |
