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1974-1975 New York Rangers: 37-29-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 21-11-8 (174 goals scored, 120 allowed) Road record: 16-18-6 (145 goals scored, 156 allowed) Head Coach: Emile Francis Power Play: 84/296 (28.4%) Penalty Killing: 241/295 (81.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 229-215 319 goals scored (5th of 18 teams), 276 goals allowed (11th), 1053 PIM (15th) NHL Averages: 3.42 goals/game (274.0 goals/team), 1135.6 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 7 Rod Gilbert 5'9 180 33 76 36 61 97 22 11 0 133 64 69 1 239 15.1 +1 C 19 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 34 79 36 55 91 26 15 0 129 63 65 0 205 17.6 +1 LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 23 80 41 48 89 64 16 0 138 53 75 0 188 21.8 +10 RW 10 Bill Fairbairn 5'10 170 27 80 24 37 61 10 7 2 96 24 84 25 191 12.6 +13 C 21 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 31 77 24 35 59 63 3 0 78 10 86 15 159 15.1 -3 D 2 Brad Park 6'0 200 26 65 13 44 57 104 8 0 155 63 111 25 189 6.9 +6 C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 28 75 25 25 50 106 3 2 80 10 83 23 188 13.3 +10 D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 20 70 8 37 45 93 0 0 128 28 108 16 122 6.6 +8 LW 20 Greg Polis 6'0 195 24 76 26 15 41 55 4 0 63 13 48 1 213 12.2 +3 RW 9 Rick Middleton 5'11 170 21 47 22 18 40 19 6 0 57 24 39 0 106 20.8 -6 C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 27 62 11 25 36 34 2 0 65 24 56 16 134 8.2 +1 D 6 Gilles Marotte 5'9 205 29 77 4 32 36 69 0 0 117 7 140 30 148 2.7 0 LW 27 Ted Irvine 6'2 195 30 79 17 17 34 66 4 0 72 11 76 0 174 9.8 -15 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 23 78 17 16 33 102 1 2 52 6 65 14 157 10.8 -5 D 25 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 27 67 3 15 18 19 0 0 66 2 64 13 79 3.8 +13 D 23 John Bednarski 5'10 195 22 35 1 10 11 37 0 0 32 2 35 4 45 2.2 -1 D 5 Dale Rolfe 6'4 210 34 42 1 8 9 30 1 0 47 3 43 11 56 1.8 +12 D 3 Ron Harris 5'10 190 32 34 1 7 8 22 0 0 25 2 29 6 38 2.6 0 LW 14 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 25 61 5 1 6 66 1 0 17 3 17 3 38 13.2 0 RW 22 Bobby Rousseau 5'10 178 34 8 2 2 4 0 2 0 5 3 0 -2 6 33.3 0 RW 12 Bob MacMillan 5'11 185 22 22 1 2 3 4 0 0 7 0 5 1 16 6.2 +3 D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 18 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 2 0.0 +2 D 24 Joe Zanussi 5'10 180 27 8 0 2 2 4 0 0 7 1 2 1 8 0.0 +5 LW 22 Jerry Holland 5'10 180 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 100.0 +1 D 16 Rod Seiling 6'0 195 30 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 4 0.0 -4 RW 15 Hartland Monahan 5'11 197 23 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 5 0.0 -2 G 35 Curt Ridley 6'0 190 23 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 31 Dunc Wilson 5'11 175 26 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 35 37 0 0 0 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 30 Gilles Villemure 5'8 185 34 45 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 Gilles Villemure 34 45 2470 130 3.16 22 14 6 1165 .888 5 2 G 1 Ed Giacomin 35 37 2069 120 3.48 13 12 8 923 .870 1 1 G 31 Dunc Wilson 26 3 180 13 4.33 1 2 0 87 .851 0 0 G 35 Curt Ridley 23 2 81 7 5.19 1 1 0 42 .833 0 0
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
1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   14  D    Dave Maloney             657          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  2   32  D    Ron Greschner            982          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  3   50  LW   Jerry Holland             37     22   Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  4   68  LW   Boyd Anderson                         Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  5   86  C    Dennis Olmstead                       University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
  6  104  RW   Ed Johnstone             426     23   Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  7  122  G    John Memryk                           Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)              
  8  139  C    Greg Holst                11          Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  9  156  C    Claude Arvisais                       Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)         
 10  171  LW   Ken Dodd                              New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
 11  186  LW   Ralph Krentz                          Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)         
 12  198  RW   Larry Jacques                         Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
 13  208  LW   Tom Gastle                            Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
 14  218  C    Eric Brubacher                        Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
 15  224  RW   Russ Hall                             Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)              
 16  227  G    Bill Kriski                           Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)              
 17  230  RW   Kevin Treacy                          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
 18  233  C    Ken Gassoff                           Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
 19  236  D    Cliff Bast                            Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
 20  239  RW   Jim Mayer                  4     74   Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
 21  241  RW   Warren Miller            262    238   University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
 22  243  D    Kevin Walker                          Cornell University (NCAA)          
 23  245  RW   Jim Warner                32     41   Minnesota Stars (MJHL)             

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
06-10-1974Golden Seals claimed Jim Neilson in intra-league draft
06-10-1974claimed Walt McKechnie from Golden Seals in intra-league draft
06-12-1974Scouts selected Peter McDuffe in expansion draft
06-12-1974Scouts selected Doug Horbul in expansion draft
06-12-1974Capitals selected Jack Egers in expansion draft
06-12-1974traded Walt McKechnie to Bruins for Derek Sanderson
07-29-1974sold Andre Peloffy to Capitals
08-29-1974traded Larry Sacharuk to Blues for Greg Polis
09-23-1974traded Brian Lavender to Golden Seals for Hartland Monahan
10-29-1974Capitals claimed Rod Seiling on waivers
02-15-1975claimed Dunc Wilson on waivers from Maple Leafs
06-17-1975claimed Dale Lewis from Springfield (AHL) in inter-league draft
06-17-1975Capitals claimed Hartland Monahan in intra-league draft
06-18-1975traded Ted Irvine, Jerry Butler and Bert Wilson to Blues for John Davidson and Bill Collins
07-1975Bobby Rousseau and Dale Rolfe retired
09-09-1975traded Curt Ridley to Flames for Jerry Byers
09-21-1975traded Bob MacMillan and future considerations to Blues for Larry Sacharuk


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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1975   vs New York Islanders        L   2-3 
04/10/1975   at New York Islanders        W   8-3 
04/11/1975   vs New York Islanders        L   3-4 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 19 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 34 3 1 5 6 2 1 0 LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 23 3 2 4 6 6 0 0 D 2 Brad Park 6'0 200 26 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 RW 10 Bill Fairbairn 5'10 170 27 3 4 0 4 13 2 1 RW 7 Rod Gilbert 5'9 180 33 3 1 3 4 2 0 0 C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 27 3 1 2 3 5 0 0 D 25 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 27 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 23 3 1 0 1 16 0 0 D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 20 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 3 Ron Harris 5'10 190 32 3 1 0 1 9 0 0 LW 27 Ted Irvine 6'2 195 30 3 0 1 1 11 0 0 D 6 Gilles Marotte 5'9 205 29 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 C 21 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 31 3 1 0 1 10 0 0 D 23 John Bednarski 5'10 195 22 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 G 1 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 35 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 30 Gilles Villemure 5'8 185 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 9 Rick Middleton 5'11 170 21 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 20 Greg Polis 6'0 195 24 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 22 Jerry Holland 5'10 180 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 12 Bob MacMillan 5'11 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Hartland Monahan 5'11 197 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Curt Ridley 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Dale Rolfe 6'4 210 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 22 Bobby Rousseau 5'10 178 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 16 Rod Seiling 6'0 195 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 14 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Dunc Wilson 5'11 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Joe Zanussi 5'10 180 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Ed Giacomin 35 2 87 4 2.76 0 2 36 .889 0 0 G 30 Gilles Villemure 34 2 93 6 3.87 1 0 41 .854 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/09/1974 vs Washington Capitals W 6-3 1-0-0 10/12/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-7 1-1-0 10/16/1974 vs California Golden Seals T 5-5 1-1-1 10/19/1974 at New York Islanders W 4-2 2-1-1 10/20/1974 vs Vancouver Canucks L 0-1 2-2-1 10/23/1974 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-1 3-2-1 10/26/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-4 4-2-1 10/27/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-1 5-2-1 10/30/1974 vs New York Islanders T 1-1 5-2-2 10/31/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-5 5-3-2 11/03/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-4 5-4-2 11/05/1974 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-2 5-5-2 11/06/1974 at California Golden Seals W 7-3 6-5-2 11/09/1974 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 6-5-3 11/13/1974 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 6-6-3 11/16/1974 at Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 6-6-4 11/17/1974 vs California Golden Seals W 10-0 7-6-4 11/20/1974 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-4 8-6-4 11/23/1974 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5 8-7-4 11/24/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-5 9-7-4 11/27/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-1 10-7-4 11/29/1974 at Atlanta Flames L 2-3 10-8-4 12/01/1974 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 10-8-5 12/04/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 11-8-5 12/07/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks W 7-4 12-8-5 12/08/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 12-8-6 12/12/1974 at Washington Capitals T 6-6 12-8-7 12/14/1974 at St. Louis Blues L 2-6 12-9-7 12/15/1974 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 12-9-8 12/18/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-0 13-9-8 12/19/1974 at Boston Bruins L 3-11 13-10-8 12/22/1974 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-4 13-11-8 12/27/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres W 9-5 14-11-8 12/29/1974 vs Kansas City Scouts W 2-1 15-11-8 12/30/1974 at Minnesota North Stars W 8-1 16-11-8 01/01/1975 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 17-11-8 01/04/1975 at New York Islanders W 5-3 18-11-8 01/05/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-2 19-11-8 01/08/1975 at Kansas City Scouts W 6-1 20-11-8 01/11/1975 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 21-11-8
Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 21-12-8 01/15/1975 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 22-12-8 01/17/1975 at California Golden Seals T 4-4 22-12-9 01/18/1975 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-2 23-12-9 01/23/1975 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-2 24-12-9 01/25/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-5 24-13-9 01/26/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 25-13-9 01/28/1975 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-5 25-14-9 01/30/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 25-15-9 02/01/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 26-15-9 02/02/1975 vs Detroit Red Wings T 5-5 26-15-10 02/05/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 26-16-10 02/06/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 27-16-10 02/08/1975 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 27-17-10 02/09/1975 vs Washington Capitals W 7-3 28-17-10 02/11/1975 at Washington Capitals L 4-7 28-18-10 02/15/1975 at Minnesota North Stars W 9-2 29-18-10 02/16/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 5-5 29-18-11 02/18/1975 at Kansas City Scouts T 2-2 29-18-12 02/19/1975 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 29-18-13 02/22/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-5 29-19-13 02/23/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 30-19-13 02/26/1975 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-1 31-19-13 03/02/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 6-8 31-20-13 03/05/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 31-21-13 03/07/1975 at Kansas City Scouts W 5-2 32-21-13 03/09/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 32-22-13 03/11/1975 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 32-23-13 03/12/1975 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 33-23-13 03/14/1975 at Atlanta Flames L 0-1 33-24-13 03/19/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-0 34-24-13 03/20/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 34-25-13 03/22/1975 at Detroit Red Wings L 4-7 34-26-13 03/23/1975 vs Boston Bruins W 7-5 35-26-13 03/26/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 35-27-13 03/29/1975 at New York Islanders L 4-6 35-28-13 03/30/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts W 8-2 36-28-13 04/03/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 36-28-14 04/04/1975 at Atlanta Flames W 3-2 37-28-14 04/06/1975 vs New York Islanders L 4-6 37-29-14

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