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1973–74 New England Whalers season
World Hockey Association team season
World Hockey Association team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Arena | Boston Garden (regular season) |
| Eastern States Coliseum (playoffs) | |
| Attendance | 5,970 (39.8%) |
| League | WHA |
| Season | 1973–74 |
| year | 1973 |
| Team | New England Whalers |
| Record | 43–31–4 |
| HomeRecord | 26–11–2 |
| RoadRecord | 17–20–2 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| GeneralManager | Jack Kelley |
| Coach | Ron Ryan |
| Captain | Ted Green |
| AltCaptain | Jim Dorey |
| Tommy Williams | |
| Larry Pleau | |
| GoalsFor | 291 |
| GoalsAgainst | 260 |
| GoalsLeader | Tom Webster (43) |
| AssistsLeader | John French (48) |
| PointsLeader | John French (72) |
| PIMLeader | Rick Ley (148) |
| WinsLeader | Al Smith (30) |
| GAALeader | Al Smith (3.08) |
Eastern States Coliseum (playoffs) Tommy Williams Larry Pleau The 1973–74 New England Whalers season was the second season of the Whalers' franchise. The Whalers qualified for the playoffs for the second-straight season to attempt to defend their championship. They were defeated in the first round by the Chicago Cougars.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 7, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 9, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 14, 1973||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||3–1–0 |- |5||T||October 15, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 17, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 19, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 21, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 22, 1973||4–1 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 25, 1973||8–3 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||6–3–1 |- |11||W||October 27, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||7–3–1
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 6 || Chicago Cougars || 4–6 || New England Whalers || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 7 || Chicago Cougars || 3 – 4 OT || New England Whalers || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 9 || New England Whalers || 6–8 || Chicago Cougars || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 10 || New England Whalers || 1 – 2 OT || Chicago Cougars || 2–2 |- | 5 || April 12 || Chicago Cougars || 4–2 || New England Whalers || 3–2 |- | 6 || April 14 || New England Whalers || 2–0 || Chicago Cougars || 3–3 |- | 7 || April 16 || Chicago Cougars || 3–2 || New England Whalers|| 3–4
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| Legend:
Draft picks
New England's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 2 | Glenn Goldup (F) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 1 | 12 | Blake Dunlop (F) | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 2 | 26 | Mike Clarke (C) | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 3 | 38 | Tom Colley (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 4 | 41 | Randy Holt (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 4 | 51 | Alan Hangsleben (D) | United States | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
| 5 | 53 | Larry Patey (C) | Canada | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 5 | 64 | Cap Raeder (G) | United States | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 6 | 77 | Rick Chinnick (F) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 7 | 90 | Steve Alley (LW) | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
References
References
- World Hockey Association. (1973). "WHA 1973-74 Media Guide". World Hockey Association.
- World Hockey Association. (1974). "WHA 1974-75 Media Guide". World Hockey Association.
- "1973-74 New England Whalers Schedule".
- "1973 WHA Amateur Draft".
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