1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season

NHA hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 1973–74 1973 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets WHA 9th place Western 4th 34–39–5 26–11–2 8–28–3 264 296 Annis Stukus Bobby HullNick Mickoski Ab McDonald Danny JohnsonLarry Hornung Winnipeg Arena 6,401 (63.5%) Bobby Hull (53) Chris Bordeleau (49) Bobby Hull (95) Duke Asmundson (85) Joe Daley (19) Ernie Wakely (3.27) 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season was their second season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). World Hockey Association World Hockey Association 1973 WHA 1973-74 Media Guide World Hockey AssociationWorld Hockey Association World Hockey Association 1974 WHA 1974-75 Media Guide World Hockey Association Regular season Season standings Western Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Houston Aeros 78 48 25 5 101 318 219 1038 Minnesota Fighting Saints78 44 32 290 332 275 1243 Edmonton Oilers78 38 37 3 79268 269 1273 Winnipeg Jets78 34 395 73 264 296 673 Vancouver Blazers78 27 50 1 55 278 345 1047 Los Angeles Sharks78 2553 0 50 239 339 1086 Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WNJ/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October: 4–5–1, 9 points (home: 2–0–1; road: 2–5–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 1||L|| October 10, 1973 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 0–1–0 |- | 2||L|| October 12, 1973 || 4–6|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 0–2–0 |- | 3||W|| October 14, 1973 || 6–3|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 1–2–0 |- | 4||W|| October 17, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers|| 2–2–0 |- | 5||W|| October 18, 1973 || 6–1|| align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades|| 3–2–0 |- | 6||W|| October 21, 1973 || 2–1 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 4–2–0 |- | 7||T|| October 26, 1973 || 3–3|| align="left"| Toronto Toros|| 4–2–1 |- | 8||L|| October 27, 1973 || 2–5|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 4–3–1 |- | 9||L|| October 30, 1973 || 1–4|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 4–4–1 |- | 10||L|| October 31, 1973 || 4–6|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders|| 4–5–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November: 5–8–2, 12 points (home: 5–2–0; road: 0–6–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 11||W|| November 2, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| New York Golden Blades|| 5–5–1 |- | 12||W|| November 4, 1973 || 8–2|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques|| 6–5–1 |- | 13||T|| November 6, 1973 || 2–2|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques|| 6–5–2 |- | 14||L|| November 7, 1973 || 2–9|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers|| 6–6–2 |- | 15||L|| November 10, 1973 || 2–4|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders|| 6–7–2 |- | 16||W|| November 11, 1973 || 6–2|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 7–7–2 |- | 17||L|| November 13, 1973 || 3–5|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 7–8–2 |- | 18||W|| November 16, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 8–8–2 |- | 19||L|| November 18, 1973 || 2–6|| align="left"| @ Toronto Toros|| 8–9–2 |- | 20||W|| November 21, 1973 || 6–2|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders|| 9–9–2 |- | 21||L|| November 23, 1973 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 9–10–2 |- | 22||L|| November 25, 1973 || 3–5|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 9–11–2 |- | 23||L|| November 27, 1973 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 9–12–2 |- | 24||T|| November 28, 1973 || 4–4|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 9–12–3 |- | 25||L|| November 30, 1973 || 2–5|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 9–13–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 6–2–0; road: 2–3–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 26||W|| December 2, 1973 || 5–3|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques|| 10–13–3 |- | 27||W|| December 5, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 11–13–3 |- | 28||W|| December 7, 1973 || 7–4|| align="left"| Toronto Toros|| 12–13–3 |- | 29||W|| December 9, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| Jersey Knights|| 13–13–3 |- | 30||L|| December 12, 1973 || 2–3|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 13–14–3 |- | 31||W|| December 14, 1973 || 1–0|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 14–14–3 |- | 32||L|| December 16, 1973 || 2–3|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 14–15–3 |- | 33||T|| December 18, 1973 || 3–3|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 14–15–4 |- | 34||L|| December 19, 1973 || 0–10|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 14–16–4 |- | 35||W|| December 22, 1973 || 2–0|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers|| 15–16–4 |- | 36||L|| December 23, 1973 || 3–6|| align="left"| @ Jersey Knights|| 15–17–4 |- | 37||W|| December 26, 1973 || 4–2|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 16–17–4 |- | 38||W|| December 29, 1973 || 4–3|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques|| 17–17–4 |- | 39||L|| December 30, 1973 || 2–5|| align="left"| @ Toronto Toros|| 17–18–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January: 7–4–0, 14 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 40||W|| January 1, 1974 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 18–18–4 |- | 41||L|| January 4, 1974 || 3–4|| align="left"| New England Whalers|| 18–19–4 |- | 42||L|| January 6, 1974 || 1–7|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 18–20–4 |- | 43||L|| January 8, 1974 || 1–4|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 18–21–4 |- | 44||W|| January 9, 1974 || 6–4|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 19–21–4 |- | 45||W|| January 11, 1974 || 7–4|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 20–21–4 |- | 46||W|| January 13, 1974 || 3–1|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 21–21–4 |- | 47||W|| January 18, 1974 || 7–3|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders|| 22–21–4 |- | 48||W|| January 20, 1974 || 9–3|| align="left"| Jersey Knights|| 23–21–4 |- | 49||W|| January 25, 1974 || 4–3|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 24–21–4 |- | 50||L|| January 27, 1974 || 2–12|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 24–22–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February: 5–8–1, 11 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–6–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 51||W|| February 1, 1974 || 4–0|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 25–22–4 |- | 52||W|| February 3, 1974 || 4–2|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 26–22–4 |- | 53||L|| February 5, 1974 || 1–3|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 26–23–4 |- | 54||L|| February 8, 1974 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 26–24–4 |- | 55||T|| February 10, 1974 || 2–2|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 26–24–5 |- | 56||W|| February 12, 1974 || 4–2|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 27–24–5 |- | 57||L|| February 13, 1974 || 1–5|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 27–25–5 |- | 58||L|| February 15, 1974 || 1–7|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 27–26–5 |- | 59||L|| February 17, 1974 || 2–3 OT|| align="left"| New England Whalers|| 27–27–5 |- | 60||L|| February 20, 1974 || 1–4|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 27–28–5 |- | 61||W|| February 22, 1974 || 4–3|| align="left"| Toronto Toros|| 28–28–5 |- | 62||W|| February 24, 1974 || 3–1|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 29–28–5 |- | 63||L|| February 26, 1974 || 1–7|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques|| 29–29–5 |- | 64||L|| February 28, 1974 || 0–3|| align="left"| @ Toronto Toros|| 29–30–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March: 5–7–0, 10 points (home: 5–3–0; road: 0–4–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 65||L|| March 1, 1974 || 0–4|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 29–31–5 |- | 66||W|| March 3, 1974 || 8–6|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques|| 30–31–5 |- | 67||L|| March 8, 1974 || 1–4|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders|| 30–32–5 |- | 68||L|| March 9, 1974 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 30–33–5 |- | 69||L|| March 11, 1974 || 2–10|| align="left"| @ Jersey Knights|| 30–34–5 |- | 70||L|| March 13, 1974 || 3–4|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders|| 30–35–5 |- | 71||W|| March 15, 1974 || 7–5|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 31–35–5 |- | 72||W|| March 17, 1974 || 10–1|| align="left"| New England Whalers|| 32–35–5 |- | 73||L|| March 22, 1974 || 2–4|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 32–36–5 |- | 74||L|| March 24, 1974 || 3–6|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 32–37–5 |- | 75||W|| March 29, 1974 || 7–5|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 33–37–5 |- | 76||W|| March 31, 1974 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 34–37–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April: 0–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 77||L|| April 3, 1974 || 5–6 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 34–38–5 |- | 78||L|| April 4, 1974 || 2–4|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 34–39–5 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1974 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (W1) Houston Aeros – Aeros win 4–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 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: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Forwards Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points Player GP G A PTS PIM 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 Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points Player GP G A PTS PIM 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 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 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 Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1973a.html 1973 WHA Amateur Draft hockeyDB.com December 19, 2018 December 19, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071219125957/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1973a.html live Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 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 External links Jets on Hockey Database Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Winn Category:1970s in Winnipeg Category:1973 in Manitoba Category:1974 in Manitoba