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1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints season
World Hockey Association team season
World Hockey Association team season
| Field | Value |
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| Arena | St. Paul Auditorium (20 games) |
| St. Paul Civic Center (19 games) | |
| Attendance | 5,855 (48.9%) |
| League | WHA |
| Season | 1972–73 |
| year | 1972 |
| Team | Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| Record | 38–37–3 |
| HomeRecord | 24–14–1 |
| RoadRecord | 14–23–2 |
| Division | Western |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| GoalsFor | 250 |
| GoalsAgainst | 269 |
| GeneralManager | Glen Sonmor |
| Coach | Glen Sonmor (28–28–3) |
| Harry Neale (10–9–0) | |
| Captain | Ted Hampson |
| AltCaptain | Wayne Connelly |
| John Arbour | |
| Mike McMahon | |
| GoalsLeader | Wayne Connelly (40) |
| AssistsLeader | Ted Hampson (45) |
| PointsLeader | Wayne Connelly (70) |
| PIMLeader | Dick Paradise (189) |
| WinsLeader | Mike Curran (23) |
| GAALeader | Mike Curran (3.09) |
St. Paul Civic Center (19 games) Harry Neale (10–9–0) John Arbour Mike McMahon The 1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was their first season of operation in the newly created World Hockey Association (WHA).
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 13, 1972||3–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 15, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1972–73) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 17, 1972||1–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 19, 1972||1–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||1–3–0 |- |5||T||October 20, 1972||1–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||October 22, 1972||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Raiders (1972–73) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 23, 1972||1–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1972–73) ||2–4–1 |- |8||L||October 26, 1972||4–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||2–5–1
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| Legend:
Playoffs
The Oilers and the Minnesota Fighting Saints were tied at the end of the season. They had the same number of victories and points, and they had both won four games against each other. Subsequently, it was decided that the two teams would play a one game playoff to decide the final spot in the playoffs, to be played in Calgary.
|- | 1 || April 4 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 4–2 || Alberta Oilers || 1–0
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| Legend:
Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 78 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 77 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 78 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | |
| D | 75 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 64 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 70 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 75 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 75 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 76 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 47 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 33 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 77 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 76 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 76 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2540 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 131 | 3.09 | 4 | |
| 2160 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 129 | 3.58 | 1 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4760 | 78 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 263 | 3.32 | 5 |
|- |}
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3.94 | 0 | |
| 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 303 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 4.55 | 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
- World Hockey Association. (1972). "WHA 1972-73 Media Guide". World Hockey Association.
- World Hockey Association. (1973). "WHA 1973-74 Media Guide". World Hockey Association.
- "1972-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints Schedule".
- "1972-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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