1972-73 Philadelphia Blazers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 38-40 - 76 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John McKenzie (2-11)
Coach: Phil Watson (36-29)
1972-73 Philadelphia Blazers RosterTeam Record: 38-40 - 76 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John McKenzie (2-11)
Coach: Phil Watson (36-29)
The Philadelphia Blazers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 38 wins and 40 losses for 76 points in the WHA's Eastern Division.
The team netted 288 goals and yielded 305. Danny Lawson scored 61 goals for the team, while Andre Lacroix tallied 30 or more, too. Andre Lacroix contributed 74 assists. Bernie Parent earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.61 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.
John McKenzie and Phil Watson coached the team. The 1972-73 Philadelphia Blazers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | C | 78 | 50 | 74 | 124 | 83 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 78 | 61 | 45 | 106 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| John McKenzie | R | 60 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 157 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 75 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 85 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Herriman | L | 78 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Plumb | D | 78 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Burgess | L | 74 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Don O'Donoghue | R | 74 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Irv Spencer | D | 54 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cardiff | D | 78 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michel Plante | L | 70 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rychard Campeau | D | 75 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Migneault | L | 55 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Boudreau | C | 33 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Camille Lapierre | D | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bennett | L | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Henry | C | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Harker | D | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gravel | D | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Polano | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Meloche | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Paiement | R | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Mosdell | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Rouleau | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Archambault | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Parent | G | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Sullivan | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Brown | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Paille | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Mott | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Mavety | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Golembrosky | R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Chipchase | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Myers | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cottringer | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Gellard | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1273 | 288 | 486 | 774 | 1238 | 0 | 71 | 10 | 29 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 63 | 3653 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 220 | 3.61 | 1936 | 1716 | .886 |
| Marcel Paille | 15 | 611 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 4.81 | 377 | 328 | .870 |
| Danny Sullivan | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 34 | 31 | .912 |
| Tom Cottringer | 2 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.93 | 65 | 57 | .877 |
| Yves Archambault | 6 | 260 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.92 | 122 | 105 | .861 |
| Totals | 87 | 4706 | 38 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 297 | 3.79 | 2534 | 2237 | .883 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | R | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Herriman | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Plumb | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Burgess | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don O'Donoghue | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irv Spencer | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cardiff | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Plante | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rychard Campeau | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Migneault | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Boudreau | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camille Lapierre | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Archambault | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Parent | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Paille | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Myers | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.57 | 45 | 42 | .933 |
| Marcel Paille | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11.11 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
| Yves Archambault | 3 | 153 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.31 | 77 | 66 | .857 |
| Totals | 5 | 250 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.56 | 148 | 129 | .872 |
