1973-74 New England Whalers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 43-31-4 - 90 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ron Ryan (43-31-4)
1973-74 New England Whalers RosterTeam Record: 43-31-4 - 90 points
in the WHA's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ron Ryan (43-31-4)
The New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 43 wins and 31 losses and 4 ties for 90 points in the WHA's Eastern Division.
The club scored 291 goals and allowed 260. Tom Webster netted 43 goals for the squad, and John French contributed 48 assists. Al Smith earned 30 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 3.08 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Ron Ryan coached the team. The 1973-74 New England Whalers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John French | C/L | 77 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Tom Webster | R | 64 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Pleau | C | 77 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | C | 77 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Blackburn | L | 75 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Sheehy | R | 77 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Williams | C | 70 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Hugh Harris | L | 75 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Byers | R | 78 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Dorey | D | 77 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 134 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Ley | D | 72 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Selwood | D | 76 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Green | D | 75 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Earl | R/C | 78 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Hurley | D | 52 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Cunniff | L | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Charlebois | L | 74 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Smith | R | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Danby | C | 72 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Jordan | D | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | G | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Berglund | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Keeler | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Landon | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1409 | 291 | 488 | 779 | 857 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 43 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 55 | 3194 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 164 | 3.08 | 1569 | 1405 | .895 |
| Bill Berglund | 3 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 87 | 77 | .885 |
| Bruce Landon | 24 | 1386 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3.55 | 692 | 610 | .882 |
| Totals | 82 | 4760 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 256 | 3.23 | 2348 | 2092 | .891 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John French | C/L | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Webster | R | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Pleau | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Karlander | C | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | L | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Sheehy | R | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Williams | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Harris | L | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Byers | R | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dorey | D | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | D | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Selwood | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Green | D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Earl | R/C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cunniff | L | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Charlebois | L | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Danby | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Jordan | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Keeler | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Landon | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 7 | 399 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3.16 | 261 | 240 | .920 |
| Totals | 8 | 439 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3.28 | 280 | 256 | .914 |
