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1974–75 Chicago Cougars season

World Hockey Association team season

Field	Value
League	WHA
Season	1974–75
year	1974
Team	Chicago Cougars
Record	30–47–1
HomeRecord	18–20–1
RoadRecord	12–27–0
Division	Eastern
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	261
GoalsAgainst	312
Coach	Pat Stapleton
Captain	Jan Popiel
AltCaptain	Rosaire Paiement
Arena	International Amphitheatre
GoalsLeader	Gary MacGregor (42)
AssistsLeader	Rosaire Paiement (48)
PointsLeader	Gary MacGregor (76)
PIMLeader	Darryl Maggs (137)
WinsLeader	Dave Dryden (18)
GAALeader	Dave Dryden (3.87)

The 1974–75 Chicago Cougars season was the Chicago Cougars third and final season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Cougars finished third in the East, but did not have enough points to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 18, 1974||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 20, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 27, 1974||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 29, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1974–75) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 30, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 31, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) ||1–5–0

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Player statistics

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	78	42	34	76	26	3	8	0	0
C	78	26	48	74	97	0	3	0	0
LW	69	27	29	56	19	8	5	0	0
RW	69	16	33	49	21	-2	2	0	0
LW	78	23	18	41	27	-31	5	0	0
LW	60	18	22	40	74	-1	3	0	0
C	70	15	24	39	28	-28	6	0	0
C	67	17	21	38	16	7	1	0	0
D	68	4	30	34	38	-9	2	0	0
D	77	6	27	33	137
D	57	10	22	32	126	-3	3	0	0
LW	78	15	13	28	110	-14	0	2	0
RW	54	9	19	28	18	-13	4	0	0
LW	35	12	9	21	26	-6	1	0	0
D	77	8	12	20	110	-24	0	0	0
D	31	0	10	10	24	-6	0	0	0
RW	42	4	5	9	10	-14	1	0	0
C	68	3	6	9	16	-6	0	1	0
D	57	2	6	8	31	-8	0	0	0
C/RW	26	2	5	7	9	-1	0	1	0
C	17	1	6	7	8	0	0	0	0
D	11	0	3	3	11	-6	0	0	0
RW	10	0	2	2	14	0	0	0	0
D	33	0	2	2	69	-4	0	0	0
C	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
G	45	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0
G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2728	45	18	26	1	176	3.87	1
	1905	32	12	20	0	126	3.97	0
	60	1	0	1	0	5	5.00	0
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0
Team:	4694	78	30	47	1	307	3.92	1

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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;

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
WHA Secret Amateur Draft
1	8	Paul McIntosh (D)	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
WHA Amateur Draft
1	10	Gary MacGregor (C)	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
2	25	Tim Burke (D)	United States	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
3	33	Mark Lomenda (RW)	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3	39	Garry Lariviere (D)	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
4	55	Paul Evans (C)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
5	69	Scott Jessee (RW)	United States	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
6	84	Emile DeMoissac (LW)	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
7	99	John Shewchuk (F)	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
8	114	Mark Trivett (F)	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
9	129	Bob Chase (F)	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
10	142	Darrell Traer	Canada	Thunder Bay Hurricanes (MJHL)
11	156	Jim Murray (G)	United States	Michigan Americans (SOJHL)
12	169	Michel Dubois (D)	Canada	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
13	180	Reggie Lemelin (G)	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

References

"1974-75 Chicago Cougars Schedule".
"1974-75 Chicago Cougars Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
"1974 WHA Amateur Draft".
"1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft".

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