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)

<- 1972–73

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

## Playoffs

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### Houston Aeros 4, Winnipeg Jets 0

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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record

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

## 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.[3]

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. ^ "1973 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

## External links

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* Jets on Hockey Database

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