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1972-73 Winnipeg Jets Statistics
Team Record: 43-31-4 - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the WHA's WHA West Division
Postseason: 9-5
Lost AVCO Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Minnesota Fighting Saints 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Houston Aeros 4-0
Avco Cup Finals - Lost to New England Whalers 4-1
Coach: Bobby Hull (43-31-4)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1972-73 Winnipeg Jets Results
The Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 43 wins and 31 losses and 4 ties for 90 points, finishing first in the WHA's WHA West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-5.
The Jets scored 285 goals and gave up 249. Bobby Hull netted 51 goals for Winnipeg, while Christian Bordeleau and Norm Beaudin tallied 30 or more also. Norm Beaudin contributed 65 assists. Ernie Wakely earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Joe Daley added 15 or more victories as well. Joe Daley earned a 2.90 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Bobby Hull coached the team. The 1972-73 Winnipeg Jets lost in the AVCO Cup finals.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Hull | L | 63 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Norm Beaudin | R | 78 | 38 | 65 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Bordeleau | C | 78 | 47 | 54 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Hornung | D | 77 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Danny Johnson | L | 76 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ab McDonald | L | 77 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Milt Black | R | 75 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wally Boyer | C | 69 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dunc Rousseau | L | 75 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cal Swenson | C | 77 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jean-Guy Gratton | R | 71 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Zanussi | D | 73 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Sutherland | L | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Garth Rizzuto | C | 61 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Cuddie | D | 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Ash | D | 76 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Freeman Asmundson | D/R | 76 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brian Cadle | L | 56 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Woytowich | D | 62 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Daley | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Shmyr | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gordon Tumilson | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ernie Wakely | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1433 | 285 | 454 | 739 | 745 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Wakely | 49 | 2894 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 3.15 | 1411 | 1259 | .892 |
Joe Daley | 29 | 1718 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 2.90 | 776 | 693 | .893 |
Gordon Tumilson | 3 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.35 | 65 | 55 | .846 |
Totals | 81 | 4750 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 245 | 3.09 | 2497 | 2252 | .902 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Hull | L | 14 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Norm Beaudin | R | 14 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Christian Bordeleau | C | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Larry Hornung | D | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Danny Johnson | L | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ab McDonald | L | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Milt Black | R | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wally Boyer | C | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Dunc Rousseau | L | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Cal Swenson | C | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jean-Guy Gratton | R | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Joe Zanussi | D | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Bill Sutherland | L | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Garth Rizzuto | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Steve Cuddie | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bob Ash | D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Freeman Asmundson | D/R | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brian Cadle | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bob Woytowich | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Joe Daley | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
John Shmyr | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ernie Wakely | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 263 | 55 | 90 | 145 | 102 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Wakely | 7 | 420 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3.14 | 210 | 188 | .895 |
Joe Daley | 7 | 422 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3.55 | 199 | 174 | .874 |
Totals | 14 | 842 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 3.35 | 456 | 409 | .897 |