1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season

NHA hockey team season

1973–74 Winnipeg Jets

League| 9th WHA
Division| 4th Western
1973–74 record| 34–39–5
Home record| 26–11–2
Road record| 8–28–3
Goals for| 264
Goals against| 296
Team information
General manager| Annis Stukus
Coach| Bobby Hull
Nick Mickoski
Captain| Ab McDonald
Alternate captains| Danny Johnson
Larry Hornung
Arena| Winnipeg Arena
Average attendance| 6,401 (63.5%)
Team leaders
Goals| Bobby Hull (53)
Assists| Chris Bordeleau (49)
Points| Bobby Hull (95)
Penalty minutes| Duke Asmundson (85)
Wins| Joe Daley (19)
Goals against average| Ernie Wakely (3.27)

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1974–75 ->

The 1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season was their second season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1][2]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Western Division  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | Pts  | GF  | GA  | PIM

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Houston Aeros | 78 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 101 | 318 | 219 | 1038
Minnesota Fighting Saints | 78 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 90 | 332 | 275 | 1243
Edmonton Oilers | 78 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 79 | 268 | 269 | 1273
Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 73 | 264 | 296 | 673
Vancouver Blazers | 78 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 55 | 278 | 345 | 1047
Los Angeles Sharks | 78 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 50 | 239 | 339 | 1086

## Schedule and results

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1973–74 regular season[3]

October

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1 | L | October 10, 1973 | 3–4 OT | @ Vancouver Blazers | 0–1–0
2 | L | October 12, 1973 | 4–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 0–2–0
3 | W | October 14, 1973 | 6–3 | Vancouver Blazers | 1–2–0
4 | W | October 17, 1973 | 3–1 | @ New England Whalers | 2–2–0
5 | W | October 18, 1973 | 6–1 | @ New York Golden Blades | 3–2–0
6 | W | October 21, 1973 | 2–1 OT | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–2–0
7 | T | October 26, 1973 | 3–3 | Toronto Toros | 4–2–1
8 | L | October 27, 1973 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–3–1
9 | L | October 30, 1973 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Cougars | 4–4–1
10 | L | October 31, 1973 | 4–6 | @ Cleveland Crusaders | 4–5–1

November

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11 | W | November 2, 1973 | 3–1 | New York Golden Blades | 5–5–1
12 | W | November 4, 1973 | 8–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–5–1
13 | T | November 6, 1973 | 2–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 6–5–2
14 | L | November 7, 1973 | 2–9 | @ New England Whalers | 6–6–2
15 | L | November 10, 1973 | 2–4 | @ Cleveland Crusaders | 6–7–2
16 | W | November 11, 1973 | 6–2 | Los Angeles Sharks | 7–7–2
17 | L | November 13, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Blazers | 7–8–2
18 | W | November 16, 1973 | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–8–2
19 | L | November 18, 1973 | 2–6 | @ Toronto Toros | 8–9–2
20 | W | November 21, 1973 | 6–2 | Cleveland Crusaders | 9–9–2
21 | L | November 23, 1973 | 3–4 OT | Vancouver Blazers | 9–10–2
22 | L | November 25, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints | 9–11–2
23 | L | November 27, 1973 | 4–5 OT | @ Los Angeles Sharks | 9–12–2
24 | T | November 28, 1973 | 4–4 | @ Houston Aeros | 9–12–3
25 | L | November 30, 1973 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Sharks | 9–13–3

December

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26 | W | December 2, 1973 | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 10–13–3
27 | W | December 5, 1973 | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–13–3
28 | W | December 7, 1973 | 7–4 | Toronto Toros | 12–13–3
29 | W | December 9, 1973 | 3–1 | Jersey Knights | 13–13–3
30 | L | December 12, 1973 | 2–3 | Houston Aeros | 13–14–3
31 | W | December 14, 1973 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Sharks | 14–14–3
32 | L | December 16, 1973 | 2–3 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 14–15–3
33 | T | December 18, 1973 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Cougars | 14–15–4
34 | L | December 19, 1973 | 0–10 | @ Houston Aeros | 14–16–4
35 | W | December 22, 1973 | 2–0 | @ New England Whalers | 15–16–4
36 | L | December 23, 1973 | 3–6 | @ Jersey Knights | 15–17–4
37 | W | December 26, 1973 | 4–2 | Chicago Cougars | 16–17–4
38 | W | December 29, 1973 | 4–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 17–17–4
39 | L | December 30, 1973 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Toros | 17–18–4

January

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40 | W | January 1, 1974 | 4–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers | 18–18–4
41 | L | January 4, 1974 | 3–4 | New England Whalers | 18–19–4
42 | L | January 6, 1974 | 1–7 | @ Houston Aeros | 18–20–4
43 | L | January 8, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Sharks | 18–21–4
44 | W | January 9, 1974 | 6–4 | @ Vancouver Blazers | 19–21–4
45 | W | January 11, 1974 | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–21–4
46 | W | January 13, 1974 | 3–1 | Chicago Cougars | 21–21–4
47 | W | January 18, 1974 | 7–3 | Cleveland Crusaders | 22–21–4
48 | W | January 20, 1974 | 9–3 | Jersey Knights | 23–21–4
49 | W | January 25, 1974 | 4–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 24–21–4
50 | L | January 27, 1974 | 2–12 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints | 24–22–4

February

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51 | W | February 1, 1974 | 4–0 | Los Angeles Sharks | 25–22–4
52 | W | February 3, 1974 | 4–2 | Chicago Cougars | 26–22–4
53 | L | February 5, 1974 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Cougars | 26–23–4
54 | L | February 8, 1974 | 3–4 OT | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 26–24–4
55 | T | February 10, 1974 | 2–2 | Houston Aeros | 26–24–5
56 | W | February 12, 1974 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Sharks | 27–24–5
57 | L | February 13, 1974 | 1–5 | @ Houston Aeros | 27–25–5
58 | L | February 15, 1974 | 1–7 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints | 27–26–5
59 | L | February 17, 1974 | 2–3 OT | New England Whalers | 27–27–5
60 | L | February 20, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 27–28–5
61 | W | February 22, 1974 | 4–3 | Toronto Toros | 28–28–5
62 | W | February 24, 1974 | 3–1 | Chicago Cougars | 29–28–5
63 | L | February 26, 1974 | 1–7 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 29–29–5
64 | L | February 28, 1974 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Toros | 29–30–5

March

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65 | L | March 1, 1974 | 0–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 29–31–5
66 | W | March 3, 1974 | 8–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 30–31–5
67 | L | March 8, 1974 | 1–4 | Cleveland Crusaders | 30–32–5
68 | L | March 9, 1974 | 4–5 OT | @ Chicago Cougars | 30–33–5
69 | L | March 11, 1974 | 2–10 | @ Jersey Knights | 30–34–5
70 | L | March 13, 1974 | 3–4 | @ Cleveland Crusaders | 30–35–5
71 | W | March 15, 1974 | 7–5 | Vancouver Blazers | 31–35–5
72 | W | March 17, 1974 | 10–1 | New England Whalers | 32–35–5
73 | L | March 22, 1974 | 2–4 | Houston Aeros | 32–36–5
74 | L | March 24, 1974 | 3–6 | @ Los Angeles Sharks | 32–37–5
75 | W | March 29, 1974 | 7–5 | Houston Aeros | 33–37–5
76 | W | March 31, 1974 | 4–3 OT | Vancouver Blazers | 34–37–5

April

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77 | L | April 3, 1974 | 5–6 OT | Edmonton Oilers | 34–38–5
78 | L | April 4, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Blazers | 34–39–5

Legend:  Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

## Playoffs

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1974 Avco Cup playoffs[3]

Quarterfinals vs. (W1) Houston Aeros – Aeros win 4–0

| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series

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1 | April 8 | Houston Aeros | 5–2 | Winnipeg Jets | 0–1
2 | April 10 | Houston Aeros | 3–2 | Winnipeg Jets | 0–2
3 | April 13 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–10 | Houston Aeros | 0–3
4 | April 14 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–5 | Houston Aeros | 0–4

Legend:  Win Loss

## Player statistics

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### Forwards

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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | PTS  | PIM

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Bobby Hull | 75 | 53 | 42 | 95 | 38
Chris Bordeleau | 75 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 22
Fran Huck | 74 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 68
Norm Beaudin | 74 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 8
Ron Snell | 70 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 32
Dan Johnson | 78 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 20
Jean-Guy Gratton | 68 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 13
Ab McDonald | 70 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 8
Dan Spring | 66 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8
Ted Hargreaves | 74 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15
Freeman Asmundson | 72 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 85
Dunc Rousseau | 60 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 39
Milt Black | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14
Kelly Pratt | 46 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 50
Cal Swenson | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2
Bill Sutherland | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6
Garth Rizzuto | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8

### Defencemen

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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | PTS  | PIM

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Bob Woytowich | 72 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 43
Joe Zanussi | 76 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 53
Larry Hornung | 51 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 18
Bob Ash | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 30
Ken Stephanson | 29 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24
Jim Hargreaves | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50

### Goaltending

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Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against

Player  | GP  | MIN  | W  | L  | T  | SO  | GAA

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Ernie Wakely | 37 | 2254 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3.27
Joe Daley | 41 | 2454 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.99
Bill Holden | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00

## Draft picks

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Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.[4]

Round  | #  | Player  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1  | 11  | Ron Andruff (C)  |  Canada  | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2  | 25  | Keith Mackie (D)  |  Canada  | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3  | 37  | Kelly Pratt (RW)  |  Canada  | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
5  | 63  | Randy Smith (LW)  |  Canada  | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
6  | 76  | Ron Kennedy (RW)  |  Canada  | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
7  | 89  | Jeff Jacques (RW)  |  Canada  | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
8  | 101  | Terry McDougall (C)  |  Canada  | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
9  | 111  | Russ Wiechnik (C)  |  Canada  | Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
10  | 121  | Mike Kennedy (C)  |  Canada  | Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

## References

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1. ^ World Hockey Association (1973). WHA 1973-74 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
2. ^ World Hockey Association (1974). WHA 1974-75 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
3. ^ a b "1973-74 Winnipeg Jets Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
4. ^ "1973 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

## External links

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* Jets on Hockey Database

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