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1972–73 Cleveland Crusaders season
World Hockey Association team season
World Hockey Association team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | WHA |
| Season | 1972–73 |
| year | 1972 |
| Team | Cleveland Crusaders |
| Record | 43–32–3 |
| HomeRecord | 26–11–2 |
| RoadRecord | 17–21–1 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GeneralManager | Chuck Catto (Director of Player Personnel) |
| Coach | Bill Needham |
| Captain | Paul Shmyr |
| AltCaptain | John Hanna |
| Skip Krake | |
| Wayne Muloin | |
| GoalsFor | 287 |
| GoalsAgainst | 239 |
| Arena | Cleveland Arena |
| Attendance | 5,287 (55.7%) |
| GoalsLeader | Gary Jarrett (40) |
| AssistsLeader | Ron Buchanan (44) |
| PointsLeader | Ron Buchanan (81) |
| PIMLeader | Paul Shmyr (169) |
| WinsLeader | Gerry Cheevers (32) |
| GAALeader | Gerry Cheevers (2.84) |
Skip Krake Wayne Muloin The 1972–73 Cleveland Crusaders season was the first season of operation of the new Cleveland Crusaders in the new World Hockey Association. The team qualified for the playoffs and won its first series, before losing in the Division semi-final.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1972||2–0 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 15, 1972||7–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1972||4–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Raiders (1972–73) ||4–0–0 |- |5||W||October 19, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Raiders (1972–73) ||5–0–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1972||3–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||5–1–0 |- |7||L||October 24, 1972||2–3 OT|| align="left"| New England Whalers (1972–73) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||October 25, 1972||8–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||October 27, 1972||6–0 || align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||7–2–0 |- |10||T||October 29, 1972||2–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||7–2–1
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 4 || Philadelphia Blazers || 2–3 OT || Cleveland Crusaders || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 7 || Philadelphia Blazers || 7–1 || Cleveland Crusaders || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 8 || Cleveland Crusaders || 3–1 || Philadelphia Blazers || 3–0 |- | 4 || April 11 || Cleveland Crusaders || 6–2 || Philadelphia Blazers || 4–0
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| Legend:
Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 75 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| LW | 77 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| C | 70 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 78 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 121 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| RW | 66 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 72 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 73 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 77 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 74 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 73 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 74 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 72 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| D | 67 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 74 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3144 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 149 | 2.84 | 5 | |
| 1609 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 88 | 3.28 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4753 | 78 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 237 | 2.99 | 5 |
|- |}
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 548 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 2.41 | 0 |
|- |}
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
References
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References
- "1972-73 Cleveland Crusaders Schedule".
- "1972-73 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- World Hockey Association. (1972). "WHA 1972-73 Media Guide". World Hockey Association.
- World Hockey Association. (1973). "WHA 1973-74 Media Guide". World Hockey Association.
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