1972-73 Alberta Oilers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 38-37-3 - 79 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Coach: Ray Kinasewich (38-37-3)
1972-73 Alberta Oilers RosterTeam Record: 38-37-3 - 79 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Coach: Ray Kinasewich (38-37-3)
The Alberta Oilers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 38 wins and 37 losses and 3 ties for 79 points in the WHA's Western Division.
The team potted 269 goals and yielded 256. Jim Harrison scored 39 goals for the team, while Al Hamilton contributed 50 assists. Jack Norris earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.06 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Ray Kinasewich coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | C | 66 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 93 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 78 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Perkins | C | 71 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rusty Patenaude | R | 78 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Walters | C | 78 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | D | 78 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | L | 77 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Joyal | C | 71 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hicke | R | 73 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Carlin | L | 65 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 54 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Baird | D | 75 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | R | 73 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 77 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Carlyle | D | 67 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kassian | L | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McAneeley | L | 51 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Blanchette | R | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Cote | D | 60 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fisher | C | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Norris | G | 64 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Benzelock | R | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Harker | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1416 | 269 | 427 | 696 | 841 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Norris | 64 | 3705 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 189 | 3.06 | 1947 | 1758 | .903 |
| Ken Brown | 20 | 1034 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 3.66 | 540 | 477 | .883 |
| Totals | 84 | 4739 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 252 | 3.19 | 2487 | 2235 | .899 |
