1972-73 California Golden Seals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 16-46-16 - 48 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Garry Young (2-7-3)
Coach: Fred Glover (14-39-13)
Location: Oakland, California
1972-73 California Golden Seals RosterTeam Record: 16-46-16 - 48 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Garry Young (2-7-3)
Coach: Fred Glover (14-39-13)
Location: Oakland, California
1972-73 California Golden Seals Results
The California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 16 wins and 46 losses and 16 ties for 48 points, finishing eighth in the NHL's West Division.
The Golden Seals scored 213 goals and surrendered 323. Joey Johnston netted 28 goals for California, and Walt McKechnie accounted for 38 assists. Gilles Meloche topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.06 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Garry Young and Fred Glover coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKechnie | C | 78 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 58 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 8.8 |
| Hilliard Graves | R | 75 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 34 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 21.1 |
| Joey Johnston | L | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 62 | -19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 16.5 |
| Craig Patrick | R | 71 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 6 | -32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 13.2 |
| Pete Laframboise | L | 77 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 26 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 14.2 |
| Stan Weir | C | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 16 | -24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 123 | 12.2 |
| Reggie Leach | R | 76 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 45 | -41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 184 | 12.5 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 56 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 58 | -23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 7.0 |
| Rick Smith | D | 64 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 77 | -43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 7.1 |
| Marshall Johnston | D | 78 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 10.8 |
| Daryl Maggs | D | 54 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 46 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 7.4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | L | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | -34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5.5 |
| Gary Croteau | L | 47 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 7.8 |
| Bob Stewart | D | 63 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 181 | -46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 4.2 |
| Ted McAneeley | D | 77 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 75 | -29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5.4 |
| Dick Redmond | D | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4.8 |
| Morris Mott | R | 70 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 8.5 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 55 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 71 | -36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 |
| Terry Murray | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Meloche | G | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Edwards | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Meeke | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Del Hall | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pete Vipond | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1295 | 213 | 341 | 554 | 840 | -474 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 2082 | 10.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | 59 | 3473 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 235 | 4.06 | 0 | ||
| Marv Edwards | 21 | 1207 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 4.32 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 4680 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 322 | 4.13 | 0 |
