1972–73 New York Raiders season

1972–73 New York Raiders
Division6th East
1972–73 record33–43–2
Home record23–15–1
Road record10–28–1
Goals for303
Goals against334
Team information
General managerMarvin Milkes
CoachCamille Henry (32–43–2)
Ian Wilkie (1–0–0)
CaptainNorm Ferguson
Alternate captainsKen Block
Mike Laughton
Ron Ward
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance5,868 (34.0%)
Team leaders
GoalsRon Ward (51)
AssistsRon Ward (67)
PointsRon Ward (118)
Penalty minutesHal Willis (159)
WinsPeter Donnelly (22)
Goals against averagePeter Donnelly (3.56)

The 1972–73 New York Raiders season was the inaugural season for the World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise.[1][2]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
New England Whalers 78 46 30 2 318 263 858 94
Cleveland Crusaders 78 43 32 3 287 239 1095 89
Philadelphia Blazers 78 38 40 0 288 305 1260 76
Ottawa Nationals 78 35 39 4 279 301 1067 74
Quebec Nordiques 78 33 40 5 276 313 1354 71
78 33 43 2 303 334 900 68

Schedule and results

1972–73 regular season[3]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 12, 1972 4–6 Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) 0–1–0
2 W October 14, 1972 8–6 Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 1–1–0
3 W October 15, 1972 5–0 Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 2–1–0
4 L October 17, 1972 3–4 OT @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 2–2–0
5 L October 19, 1972 1–3 Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 2–3–0
6 W October 21, 1972 3–2 Houston Aeros (1972–73) 3–3–0
7 L October 22, 1972 4–5 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) 3–4–0
8 W October 26, 1972 7–6 New England Whalers (1972–73) 4–4–0
9 L October 28, 1972 3–4 OT Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) 4–5–0
10 W October 29, 1972 7–2 Alberta Oilers (1972–73) 5–5–0
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
11 W November 2, 1972 4–2 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) 6–5–0
12 W November 3, 1972 9–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) 7–5–0
13 L November 5, 1972 1–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) 7–6–0
14 L November 7, 1972 2–4 @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) 7–7–0
15 L November 8, 1972 1–2 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) 7–8–0
16 L November 11, 1972 5–6 @ New England Whalers (1972–73) 7–9–0
17 L November 15, 1972 4–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 7–10–0
18 W November 18, 1972 7–1 Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 8–10–0
19 W November 19, 1972 5–0 Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 9–10–0
20 W November 22, 1972 3–1 New England Whalers (1972–73) 10–10–0
21 W November 25, 1972 4–2 Alberta Oilers (1972–73) 11–10–0
22 L November 26, 1972 2–6 Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) 11–11–0
23 W November 29, 1972 7–6 New England Whalers (1972–73) 12–11–0
24 W November 30, 1972 5–2 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) 13–11–0
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
25 L December 2, 1972 2–7 Houston Aeros (1972–73) 13–12–0
26 W December 3, 1972 5–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 14–12–0
27 W December 5, 1972 6–4 @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) 15–12–0
28 L December 6, 1972 3–4 @ New England Whalers (1972–73) 15–13–0
29 L December 8, 1972 1–3 @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 15–14–0
30 L December 9, 1972 2–4 @ New England Whalers (1972–73) 15–15–0
31 W December 11, 1972 8–3 Chicago Cougars (1972–73) 16–15–0
32 W December 13, 1972 9–1 Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 17–15–0
33 W December 14, 1972 4–3 @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 18–15–0
34 L December 17, 1972 3–4 Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) 18–16–0
35 W December 19, 1972 7–2 @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 19–16–0
36 L December 21, 1972 2–6 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 19–17–0
37 W December 22, 1972 7–5 Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 20–17–0
38 L December 25, 1972 2–8 New England Whalers (1972–73) 20–18–0
39 W December 26, 1972 5–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 21–18–0
40 L December 31, 1972 0–3 New England Whalers (1972–73) 21–19–0
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
41 L January 1, 1973 0–3 Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 21–20–0
42 W January 4, 1973 9–4 Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 22–20–0
43 L January 8, 1973 5–6 OT Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 22–21–0
44 W January 10, 1973 4–1 @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 23–21–0
45 L January 11, 1973 1–4 @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 23–22–0
46 L January 13, 1973 3–4 @ New England Whalers (1972–73) 23–23–0
47 T January 18, 1973 4–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 23–23–1
48 L January 22, 1973 2–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) 23–24–1
49 L January 25, 1973 2–9 @ Chicago Cougars (1972–73) 23–25–1
50 W January 26, 1973 5–4 OT @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) 24–25–1
51 L January 28, 1973 2–9 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) 24–26–1
52 L January 30, 1973 3–11 @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) 24–27–1
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
53 L February 1, 1973 5–8 @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) 24–28–1
54 L February 3, 1973 2–4 @ Chicago Cougars (1972–73) 24–29–1
55 W February 4, 1973 5–4 Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 25–29–1
56 L February 6, 1973 4–5 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) 25–30–1
57 W February 8, 1973 3–2 @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 26–30–1
58 L February 10, 1973 4–8 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 26–31–1
59 W February 11, 1973 3–2 Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 27–31–1
60 L February 12, 1973 2–8 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 27–32–1
61 L February 16, 1973 2–9 @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 27–33–1
62 W February 21, 1973 5–4 Alberta Oilers (1972–73) 28–33–1
63 W February 25, 1973 9–5 Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 29–33–1
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
64 L March 1, 1973 1–2 @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) 29–34–1
65 L March 3, 1973 3–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) 29–35–1
66 L March 4, 1973 2–4 Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) 29–36–1
67 T March 5, 1973 4–4 Chicago Cougars (1972–73) 29–36–2
68 W March 10, 1973 3–2 OT Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) 30–36–2
69 L March 11, 1973 1–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) 30–37–2
70 W March 12, 1973 8–7 Chicago Cougars (1972–73) 31–37–2
71 W March 14, 1973 5–1 Houston Aeros (1972–73) 32–37–2
72 L March 15, 1973 2–6 Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) 32–38–2
73 L March 17, 1973 3–6 @ Chicago Cougars (1972–73) 32–39–2
74 W March 18, 1973 3–2 OT @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) 33–39–2
75 L March 25, 1973 4–8 @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) 33–40–2
76 L March 27, 1973 3–4 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) 33–41–2
77 L March 29, 1973 3–5 @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) 33–42–2
78 L March 30, 1973 4–5 OT @ New England Whalers (1972–73) 33–43–2

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

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ron Ward C 77 51 67 118 28 0 12 1 5
Bobby Sheehan C 75 35 53 88 17 0 18 0 5
Wayne Rivers RW 75 37 40 77 47 0 4 0 4
Gene Peacosh LW 67 37 34 71 25 0 10 1 3
Norm Ferguson RW 56 28 40 68 8 0 8 1 5
Ken Block D 78 5 53 58 43 0 0 1 1
Brian Bradley LW 78 22 33 55 20 0 1 2 0
Mike Laughton C 67 16 20 36 44 0 1 0 0
Brian Perry C 74 13 20 33 30 0 3 1 0
Craig Reichmuth LW 73 13 14 27 127 0 0 0 0
Bill Speer D 69 3 23 26 40 0 0 0 0
Hal Willis D 74 3 21 24 159 0 0 0 0
Bob Jones LW 56 11 12 23 24 0 0 1 0
Kent Douglas D 60 3 15 18 74 0 0 0 0
Wally Olds D 61 5 7 12 4 0 0 0 0
Bob Winograd D 52 0 12 12 23 0 0 0 0
Jamie Kennedy RW/C 54 4 6 10 11 0 0 0 0
Garry Peters C 23 2 7 9 24 0 0 0 0
Brian Morenz C 30 7 1 8 23 0 1 2 0
Claude Chartre C 12 2 3 5 0 0 2 0 0
Alton White RW 13 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0
Ted Scharf RW 29 2 2 4 72 0 0 0 0
Bob Brown D 17 0 4 4 6 0 0 0 0
Jean Gauthier D 31 2 1 3 21 0 0 0 0
Jarda Krupicka RW 30 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
Pete Donnelly G 47 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Gary Kurt G 36 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Blaine Rydman D 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Ian Wilkie G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Pete Donnelly 2606 47 22 19 2 155 3.57 2
Gary Kurt 1881 36 10 21 0 150 4.78 0
Ian Wilkie 253 5 1 3 0 27 6.40 0
Team: 4740 78 33 43 2 332 4.20 2

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

Transactions

Farm teams

Long Island Ducks, Eastern Hockey League

See also

References

  1. ^ World Hockey Association (1972). WHA 1972-73 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  2. ^ World Hockey Association (1973). WHA 1973-74 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  3. ^ "1972-73 New York Raiders Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "1972-73 New York Raiders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
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