1972-73 Houston Aeros Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 39-35-4 - 82 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bill Dineen (39-35-4)
1972-73 Houston Aeros RosterTeam Record: 39-35-4 - 82 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bill Dineen (39-35-4)
The Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 39 wins and 35 losses and 4 ties for 82 points in the WHA's Western Division.
The team scored 284 goals and gave up 269. Gord Labossiere netted 36 goals for the team, while Ted Taylor and Duke Harris tallied 30 or more also. Gord Labossiere accounted for 60 assists. Wayne Rutledge topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Don McLeod added 15 or more wins, too. Wayne Rutledge registered a 2.97 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Bill Dineen coached the team. The 1972-73 Houston Aeros lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Labossiere | C | 78 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Taylor | L | 73 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 103 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Murray Hall | R | 76 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 84 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Larry Lund | C | 77 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Poul Popiel | D | 73 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 158 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Grierson | R | 78 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Harris | R | 75 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Hughes | R | 77 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McDonald | C | 71 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hoekstra | C | 78 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Hale | D | 68 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleland Mortson | R | 67 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc McCallum | D | 69 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schella | D | 77 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Stanfield | L | 71 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Smith | L | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Larose | D | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Kannegiesser | D | 45 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Prentice | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McLeod | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Rutledge | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hughes | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1352 | 284 | 463 | 747 | 1363 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rutledge | 37 | 2223 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 2.97 | 1192 | 1082 | .908 |
| Don McLeod | 40 | 2350 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 3.65 | 1230 | 1087 | .884 |
| Bill Hughes | 3 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.88 | 88 | 77 | .875 |
| Totals | 80 | 4743 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 264 | 3.34 | 2510 | 2246 | .895 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Labossiere | C | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Taylor | L | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Hall | R | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Lund | C | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poul Popiel | D | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Grierson | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Harris | R | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Hughes | R | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McDonald | C | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hoekstra | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hale | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleland Mortson | R | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc McCallum | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schella | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Stanfield | L | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Smith | L | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Kannegiesser | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don McLeod | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Rutledge | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 176 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 158 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rutledge | 7 | 423 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.84 | 248 | 228 | .919 |
| Don McLeod | 3 | 178 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.70 | 84 | 76 | .905 |
| Totals | 10 | 601 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.80 | 332 | 304 | .916 |
