1972-1973 Alberta Oilers team stats

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1972-1973 Alberta Oilers: 38-37-3
Next Season Home record: 25-12-2 (161 goals scored, 116 allowed) Road record: 13-25-1 (108 goals scored, 140 allowed) Head Coach: Ray Kinasewich Power Play: 48/248 (19.4%) Penalty Killing: 196/252 (77.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 13-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 208-193 269 goals scored (9th of 12 teams), 256 goals allowed (4th), 843 PIM (10th) WHA Averages: 3.57 goals/game (278.6 goals/team), 1076.6 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C      7  Jim Harrison         5'11  185   25   66   39   47   86   93   8   6   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Al Hamilton          6'1   195   26   78   11   50   61  124   2   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C      9  Ross Perkins         5'10  176   26   71   21   37   58   19   5   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    17  Rusty Patenaude      5'8   175   23   78   29   27   56   59   4   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     11  Ron Walters          5'11  175   24   78   28   26   54   37   1   3   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Bob Wall             5'10  171   30   78   16   29   45   20   5   2   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW     8  Val Fonteyne         5'10  160   39   77    7   32   39    2   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     16  Eddie Joyal          6'0   178   32   71   22   16   38   16   6   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    12  Bill Hicke           5'8   164   34   73   14   24   38   20   4   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    14  Brian Carlin         5'10  175   22   65   12   22   34    6   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      5  Doug Barrie          5'9   175   26   54    9   22   31  111   0   1   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    10  Ron Anderson         6'0   170   27   73   14   15   29   43   3   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     19  Ken Baird            6'0   190   21   75   14   15   29  112   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Bob Falkenberg       6'0   185   26   77    6   23   29   44   2   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     20  Steve Carlyle        5'10  180   22   67    7   10   17   35   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    15  Dennis Kassian       5'11  170   31   50    6    7   13   14   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    18  Bob McAneeley        5'8   175   22   51    5    7   12   24   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    21  Bernie Blanchette    6'0   165   25   23    5    4    9    2   3   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  Roger Cote           5'9   184   33   60    3    5    8   46   1   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     22  John Fisher          5'11  185   25   40    0    5    5    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Jack Norris          5'10  185   30   64    0    3    3    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    21  Jim Benzelock        5'10  187   25   26    1    1    2   10   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     27  Derek Harker         6'0   185   21    1    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Ken Brown            5'11  175   24   20    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   30  Jack Norris          30   64  3705  189  3.06  28  29   3 1947   .903   3   1
G    1  Ken Brown            24   20  1034   63  3.66  10   8   0  540   .883   1   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

11-1972	sold Derek Harker to Blazers
12-1972	traded Jim Benzelock to Cougars for Bernie Blanchette

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Preliminary Round
04/04/1973   vs Minn. Fighting Saints     L   2-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 19 Ken Baird 6'0 190 21 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 C 7 Jim Harrison 5'11 185 25 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 LW 15 Dennis Kassian 5'11 170 31 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 17 Rusty Patenaude 5'8 175 23 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 D 4 Bob Wall 5'10 171 30 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 11 Ron Walters 5'11 175 24 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW 10 Ron Anderson 6'0 170 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Doug Barrie 5'9 175 26 1 0 0 0 22 0 0 LW 14 Brian Carlin 5'10 175 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 20 Steve Carlyle 5'10 180 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Roger Cote 5'9 184 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Bob Falkenberg 6'0 185 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 8 Val Fonteyne 5'10 160 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 26 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 12 Bill Hicke 5'8 164 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 16 Eddie Joyal 6'0 178 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Jack Norris 5'10 185 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 9 Ross Perkins 5'10 176 26 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 21 Jim Benzelock 5'10 187 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 21 Bernie Blanchette 6'0 165 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Ken Brown 5'11 175 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 22 John Fisher 5'11 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 27 Derek Harker 6'0 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 18 Bob McAneeley 5'8 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Jack Norris 30 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 24 .833 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1972 at Ottawa Nationals W 7-4 1-0-0 10/13/1972 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-6 1-1-0 10/14/1972 at Cleveland Crusaders L 2-3 1-2-0 10/15/1972 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 2-2-0 10/17/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 3-2-0 10/20/1972 vs Philadelphia Blazers W 4-1 4-2-0 10/24/1972 vs Chicago Cougars T 3-3 4-2-1 10/27/1972 at Cleveland Crusaders L 0-6 4-3-1 10/28/1972 at New England Whalers W 4-1 5-3-1 10/29/1972 at New York Raiders L 2-7 5-4-1 10/31/1972 vs Houston Aeros L 3-4 5-5-1 11/03/1972 vs Houston Aeros W 4-3 6-5-1 11/05/1972 vs Ottawa Nationals L 3-5 6-6-1 11/07/1972 vs New York Raiders W 4-2 7-6-1 11/09/1972 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 7-2 8-6-1 11/11/1972 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 5-3 9-6-1 11/12/1972 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 1-3 9-7-1 11/15/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets W 3-1 10-7-1 11/17/1972 vs Chicago Cougars W 3-1 11-7-1 11/21/1972 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-4 11-8-1 11/22/1972 at Philadelphia Blazers L 4-5 11-9-1 11/24/1972 at New England Whalers L 2-7 11-10-1 11/25/1972 at New York Raiders L 2-4 11-11-1 11/26/1972 at Ottawa Nationals W 2-1 12-11-1 11/28/1972 at Winnipeg Jets L 0-3 12-12-1 11/30/1972 vs Winnipeg Jets T 3-3 12-12-2 12/01/1972 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 4-6 12-13-2 12/03/1972 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 12-14-2 12/08/1972 at Los Angeles Sharks L 2-4 12-15-2 12/10/1972 at Los Angeles Sharks L 3-5 12-16-2 12/12/1972 at Houston Aeros L 4-6 12-17-2 12/13/1972 at Houston Aeros W 3-2 13-17-2 12/15/1972 vs Ottawa Nationals L 3-4 13-18-2 12/17/1972 vs Ottawa Nationals W 3-1 14-18-2 12/21/1972 vs New England Whalers W 5-4 15-18-2 12/23/1972 at Chicago Cougars L 2-3 15-19-2 12/25/1972 at Chicago Cougars L 2-3 15-20-2 01/01/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-3 16-20-2 01/10/1973 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-6 16-21-2 01/12/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks W 2-1 17-21-2

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1973 at Los Angeles Sharks W 4-1 18-21-2 01/15/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks L 3-4 18-22-2 01/16/1973 vs Los Angeles Sharks W 6-5 19-22-2 01/20/1973 vs Chicago Cougars L 4-6 19-23-2 01/22/1973 vs Chicago Cougars W 6-1 20-23-2 01/27/1973 vs Philadelphia Blazers L 0-1 20-24-2 01/28/1973 vs Philadelphia Blazers W 4-2 21-24-2 01/30/1973 vs New York Raiders W 11-3 22-24-2 02/01/1973 vs New York Raiders W 8-5 23-24-2 02/02/1973 at Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 24-24-2 02/04/1973 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 24-25-2 02/06/1973 vs New England Whalers L 2-4 24-26-2 02/07/1973 vs New England Whalers W 3-1 25-26-2 02/09/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 6-0 26-26-2 02/11/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 7-5 27-26-2 02/13/1973 vs Houston Aeros W 5-3 28-26-2 02/15/1973 vs Houston Aeros L 3-5 28-27-2 02/20/1973 at Cleveland Crusaders L 4-5 28-28-2 02/21/1973 at New York Raiders L 4-5 28-29-2 02/23/1973 at New England Whalers L 2-4 28-30-2 02/25/1973 at Ottawa Nationals L 2-3 28-31-2 02/27/1973 at Houston Aeros L 4-5 28-32-2 02/28/1973 at Houston Aeros L 2-3 28-33-2 03/06/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-4 28-34-2 03/08/1973 at Chicago Cougars W 3-2 29-34-2 03/10/1973 at Chicago Cougars W 5-4 30-34-2 03/11/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 1-2 30-35-2 03/13/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 4-2 31-35-2 03/14/1973 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 4-2 32-35-2 03/16/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 33-35-2 03/17/1973 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-0 34-35-2 03/20/1973 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-3 35-35-2 03/22/1973 at Winnipeg Jets T 1-1 35-35-3 03/24/1973 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 35-36-3 03/25/1973 at Quebec Nordiques W 5-4 36-36-3 03/28/1973 at Philadelphia Blazers W 2-1 37-36-3 03/29/1973 at Philadelphia Blazers L 1-2 37-37-3 03/30/1973 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-3 38-37-3

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