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1974–75 San Diego Mariners season
World Hockey Association team season
World Hockey Association team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | WHA |
| Season | 1974–75 |
| year | 1974 |
| Team | San Diego Mariners |
| Record | 43–31–4 |
| HomeRecord | 26–11–2 |
| RoadRecord | 17–20–2 |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 326 |
| GoalsAgainst | 268 |
| Coach | Harry Howell |
| Captain | Norm Ferguson |
| AltCaptain | Ken Block |
| Andre Lacroix | |
| Arena | San Diego Sports Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Wayne Rivers (54) |
| AssistsLeader | Andre Lacroix (106) |
| PointsLeader | Andre Lacroix (147) |
| PIMLeader | Kevin Morrison (143) |
| WinsLeader | Ernie Wakely (20) |
| GAALeader | Joe Junkin (3.29) |
| prev_season | [1973–74](1973-74-new-york-golden-blades-new-jersey-knights-season) |
Andre Lacroix The 1974–75 San Diego Mariners season was the first season of operation of the San Diego Mariners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The franchise was formerly named the Jersey Knights and was transferred to San Diego. The Mariners qualified for the playoffs, winning the first round before losing in the second round to the Houston Aeros.
Offseason
After two seasons in the greater New York City area as the New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades and Jersey Knights, the franchise relocated to the city of San Diego, California.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 16, 1974||2–8 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 19, 1974||6–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1974–75) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 22, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 24, 1974||2–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 31, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1974–75) ||4–1–0
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 9 || Toronto Toros || 3–5 || San Diego Mariners || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 12 || Toronto Toros || 6–7 || San Diego Mariners || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 14 || San Diego Mariners || 2–5 || Toronto Toros || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 16 || San Diego Mariners || 5–6 || Toronto Toros || 2–2 |- | 5 || April 18 || Toronto Toros || 3–4 || San Diego Mariners || 3–2 |- | 6 || April 21 || San Diego Mariners || 6–4 || Toronto Toros || 4–2
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Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 78 | 41 | 106 | 147 | 63 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 78 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 74 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 52 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 143 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 78 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 78 | 15 | 59 | 74 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 78 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 78 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 76 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 41 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 65 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| LW | 46 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 74 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 33 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 67 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 94 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 96 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2062 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 115 | 3.35 | 2 | |
| 1653 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 3.41 | 1 | |
| 839 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 3.29 | 1 | |
| 179 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.35 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 4733 | 78 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 262 | 3.32 | 5 |
|- |}
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 79 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3.80 | 0 | |
| 520 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4.50 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 599 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 4.41 | 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;
Draft picks
San Diego's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *WHA Secret Amateur Draft* | ||||
| 1 | 6 | Rick Chartraw (D) | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| *WHA Amateur Draft* | ||||
| 1 | 6 | Brad Rhiness (C) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 2 | 21 | Kevin Devine (LW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 3 | 36 | Jim Warden (G) | United States | Michigan Tech (WCHA) |
| 4 | 51 | Jamie Bateman (F) | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 56 | Derrick Emerson (F) | Canada | Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 65 | Mike Boland (D) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) |
| 6 | 80 | Ray Maluta (D) | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 7 | 95 | Greg Holst (C) | Austria | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 8 | 110 | Mike McKegney (F) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 9 | 125 | Brian Bye (C) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 11 | 153 | Firmin Royer (C) | Canada | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 12 | 166 | Bob Elinesky (D) | Canada | Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) |
| 13 | 178 | Mitch Giroux (RW) | Canada | Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters (SOJHL) |
| 14 | 188 | Bob Blanchet (G) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
References
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References
- "1974-75 San Diego Mariners Schedule".
- "1974-75 San Diego Mariners Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "1974 WHA Amateur Draft".
- "1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft".
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