1973-74 Los Angeles Sharks Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 25-53 - 50 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Coach: Terry Slater (25-53)
1973-74 Los Angeles Sharks RosterTeam Record: 25-53 - 50 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Coach: Terry Slater (25-53)
The Los Angeles Sharks of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 25 wins and 53 losses for 50 points in the WHA's Western Division.
The team potted 239 goals, worst in the circuit and gave up 339. Marc Tardif scored 40 goals for the team, while Gary Veneruzzo netted 30 or more also. J.P. LeBlanc contributed 46 assists. Ian Wilkie topped the squad with 11 wins.
Terry Slater coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Tardif | L | 75 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Veneruzzo | L | 78 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. LeBlanc | C | 78 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McDonald | C | 56 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 77 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Thomas | C | 72 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Ward | C | 40 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Sutherland | L | 72 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 182 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bart Crashley | D | 78 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Walters | C | 71 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alton White | R | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Serviss | C | 74 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Niekamp | D | 76 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Garwasiuk | L | 51 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Gordon | R | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Whitlock | C | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hodgson | R | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Zrymiak | D | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Horton | D | 60 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Heiskala | L | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Speck | C | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | D | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted McCaskill | C | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Young | L | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Willis | D | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph MacSweyn | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Slater | R | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Bowman | L | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hyndman | R | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gardner | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hoganson | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Derksen | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Wilkie | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Gillow | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McLeod | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1379 | 239 | 392 | 631 | 1070 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 25 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hoganson | 26 | 1308 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 4.68 | 711 | 609 | .857 |
| Jim McLeod | 17 | 969 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 4.27 | 481 | 412 | .857 |
| Russ Gillow | 18 | 1041 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 3.98 | 483 | 414 | .857 |
| Ian Wilkie | 23 | 1257 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 3.91 | 592 | 510 | .861 |
| George Gardner | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.50 | 65 | 52 | .800 |
| Totals | 86 | 4695 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 335 | 4.28 | 2332 | 1997 | .856 |
