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1972–73 New York Raiders season

World Hockey Association team season

Field	Value
League	WHA
Season	1972–73
year	1972
Team	New York Raiders (WHA)New York Raiders
TeamLink	New York Golden Blades
Record	33–43–2
HomeRecord	23–15–1
RoadRecord	10–28–1
Division	East
DivisionRank	6th
GoalsFor	303
GoalsAgainst	334
GeneralManager	Marvin Milkes
Coach	Camille Henry (32–43–2)
Ian Wilkie (1–0–0)
Captain	Norm Ferguson
AltCaptain	Ken Block
Mike Laughton
Ron Ward
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Attendance	5,868 (34.0%)
GoalsLeader	Ron Ward (51)
AssistsLeader	Ron Ward (67)
PointsLeader	Ron Ward (118)
PIMLeader	Hal Willis (159)
WinsLeader	Peter Donnelly (22)
GAALeader	Peter Donnelly (3.56)
next_season	[1973–74](1973-74-new-york-golden-blades-new-jersey-knights-season)

Ian Wilkie (1–0–0) Mike Laughton Ron Ward The 1972–73 New York Raiders season was the inaugural season for the World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 12, 1972||4–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1972||8–6 || align="left"| Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 15, 1972||5–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1972||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1972||1–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 21, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 22, 1972||4–5 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 26, 1972||7–6 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1972–73) ||4–4–0 |- |9||L||October 28, 1972||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||4–5–0 |- |10||W||October 29, 1972||7–2 || align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||5–5–0

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Player statistics

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	77	51	67	118	28	12	1	5
C	75	35	53	88	17	18	0	5
RW	75	37	40	77	47	4	0	4
LW	67	37	34	71	25	10	1	3
RW	56	28	40	68	8	8	1	5
D	78	5	53	58	43	0	1	1
LW	78	22	33	55	20	1	2	0
C	67	16	20	36	44	1	0	0
C	74	13	20	33	30	3	1	0
LW	73	13	14	27	127	0	0	0
D	69	3	23	26	40	0	0	0
D	74	3	21	24	159	0	0	0
LW	56	11	12	23	24	0	1	0
D	60	3	15	18	74	0	0	0
D	61	5	7	12	4	0	0	0
D	52	0	12	12	23	0	0	0
RW/C	54	4	6	10	11	0	0	0
C	23	2	7	9	24	0	0	0
C	30	7	1	8	23	1	2	0
C	12	2	3	5	0	2	0	0
RW	13	1	4	5	2	0	0	0
RW	29	2	2	4	72	0	0	0
D	17	0	4	4	6	0	0	0
D	31	2	1	3	21	0	0	0
RW	30	1	2	3	4	0	0	0
G	47	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
G	36	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
G	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2606	47	22	19	2	155	3.57	2
	1881	36	10	21	0	150	4.78	0
	253	5	1	3	0	27	6.40	0
Team:	4740	78	33	43	2	332	4.20	2

|- |}

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;

Farm teams

Long Island Ducks, Eastern Hockey League

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 New York Raiders Schedule".
"1972-73 New York Raiders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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