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1972–73 California Golden Seals season
NHL season
NHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1972–73 |
| year | 1972 |
| Team | California Golden Seals |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 8th |
| Record | 16–46–16 |
| HomeRecord | 11–15–13 |
| RoadRecord | 5–31–3 |
| GoalsFor | 213 |
| GoalsAgainst | 323 |
| GeneralManager | Garry Young |
| Fred Glover | |
| Coach | Garry Young |
| Fred Glover | |
| Captain | Bert Marshall |
| Joey Johnston | |
| Arena | Oakland Coliseum Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Joey Johnston (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Walt McKechnie (38) |
| PointsLeader | Walt McKechnie (54) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Stewart (181) |
| WinsLeader | Gilles Meloche (12) |
| GAALeader | Gilles Meloche (4.06) |
Fred Glover Fred Glover Joey Johnston The 1972–73 California Golden Seals season was the California Golden Seals' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Seals were hit particularly hard by defections to the new World Hockey Association, dropping 12 points from the previous year and returning to the basement of the West Division. The Seals had the second worst record in the league, the only team they finished ahead of was the expansion New York Islanders. Making things even worse was that they finished behind one of the two expansion clubs that season, the Atlanta Flames.
Offseason
Amateur draft
Main article: 1972 NHL amateur draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 22. | Tom Cassidy | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 2 | 28. | Stan Weir | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 3 | 38. | Paul Shakes | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 4 | 54. | Claude St. Sauveur | Canada | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 70. | Tim Jacobs | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 6 | 86. | Jacques Lefebvre | Canada | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 102. | Mike Amodeo | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 8 | 118. | Brent Meeke | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 9 | 134. | Denis Meloche | Canada | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 7, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1972||2–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1972||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||0–3–0 |- |4||W||October 15, 1972||4–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||1–3–0 |- |5||T||October 20, 1972||3–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||1–3–1 |- |6||L||October 22, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||1–4–1 |- |7||L||October 24, 1972||0–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||1–5–1 |- |8||L||October 25, 1972||3–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||1–6–1 |- |9||W||October 27, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||2–6–1
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | 78 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | 75 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Joey Johnston | 22 | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Craig Patrick | 14 | 71 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | 77 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Stan Weir | 21 | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Reggie Leach | 7 | 76 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | 56 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Rick Smith | 5 | 64 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | 78 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Darryl Maggs† | 4 | 54 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gary Croteau | 18 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bob Stewart | 6 | 63 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | 77 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Dick Redmond‡ | 4 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Morris Mott | 20 | 70 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bert Marshall‡ | 19 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Terry Murray | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Marv Edwards | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Pete Vipond | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Brent Meeke | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Del Hall | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W= Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Regular season | Playoffs | Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | 59 | 3473 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 235 | 1 | 4.06 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- | |||||
| Marv Edwards | 1 | 21 | 1207 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 4.32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |
Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:
Trades
| March 4, 1973 | To California Golden Seals cash |
|---|---|
| future considerations | |
| (Dave Hrechkosy | |
| & Gary Coalter; | |
| May 17, 1973) | To New York Rangers Bert Marshall |
Additions and subtractions
| Morris Mott | Queen's University (OUAA) | free agency (1972–10–01) |
|---|
| Tom Webster | New England Whalers (WHA) | free agency |
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|}
References
References
- ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.169, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
- "1972-73 California Golden Seals Schedule".
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