1973–74 New England Whalers season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 Boston Garden (regular season)Eastern States Coliseum (playoffs) 5,970 (39.8%) WHA 1973–74 1973 New England Whalers 43–31–4 26–11–2 17–20–2 East 1st Jack Kelley Ron Ryan Ted Green Jim DoreyTommy WilliamsLarry Pleau 291 260 Tom Webster (43) John French (48) John French (72) Rick Ley (148) Al Smith (30) Al Smith (3.08) The 1973–74 New England Whalers season was the second season of the Whalers' franchise. The Whalers qualified for the playoffs for the second-straight season to attempt to defend their championship. They were defeated in the first round by the Chicago Cougars.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 2 Regular season Final standings NEW Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 5px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 New England Whalers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NEW/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 18, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 7, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 9, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 14, 1973||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||3–1–0 |- |5||T||October 15, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 17, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 19, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 21, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 22, 1973||4–1 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 25, 1973||8–3 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||6–3–1 |- |11||W||October 27, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||7–3–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 3, 1973||4–5 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||7–4–1 |- |13||W||November 4, 1973||7–5 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||8–4–1 |- |14||W||November 7, 1973||9–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||9–4–1 |- |15||L||November 10, 1973||3–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||9–5–1 |- |16||L||November 11, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||9–6–1 |- |17||W||November 12, 1973||3–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||10–6–1 |- |18||W||November 15, 1973||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||11–6–1 |- |19||L||November 17, 1973||4–10 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||11–7–1 |- |20||W||November 18, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||12–7–1 |- |21||L||November 21, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||12–8–1 |- |22||L||November 22, 1973||5–7 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||12–9–1 |- |23||W||November 26, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||13–9–1 |- |24||W||November 29, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||14–9–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |25||W||December 2, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||15–9–1 |- |26||L||December 8, 1973||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||15–10–1 |- |27||W||December 9, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||16–10–1 |- |28||W||December 12, 1973||8–6 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||17–10–1 |- |29||W||December 14, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||18–10–1 |- |30||L||December 16, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||18–11–1 |- |31||W||December 19, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||19–11–1 |- |32||L||December 22, 1973||0–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||19–12–1 |- |33||W||December 24, 1973||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||20–12–1 |- |34||W||December 26, 1973||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||21–12–1 |- |35||W||December 27, 1973||5–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||22–12–1 |- |36||L||December 29, 1973||2–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||22–13–1 |- |37||L||December 30, 1973||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||22–14–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||January 4, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||23–14–1 |- |39||L||January 5, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||23–15–1 |- |40||L||January 8, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||23–16–1 |- |41||T||January 10, 1974||6–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||23–16–2 |- |42||W||January 13, 1974||9–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||24–16–2 |- |43||W||January 16, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||25–16–2 |- |44||L||January 17, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||25–17–2 |- |45||W||January 19, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||26–17–2 |- |46||L||January 20, 1974||4–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||26–18–2 |- |47||L||January 22, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||26–19–2 |- |48||W||January 26, 1974||4–0 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||27–19–2 |- |49||W||January 28, 1974||6–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||28–19–2 |- |50||L||January 31, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||28–20–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||W||February 2, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||29–20–2 |- |52||L||February 3, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||29–21–2 |- |53||L||February 6, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||29–22–2 |- |54||W||February 8, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||30–22–2 |- |55||L||February 10, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||30–23–2 |- |56||L||February 13, 1974||4–9 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||30–24–2 |- |57||W||February 15, 1974||7–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||31–24–2 |- |58||W||February 17, 1974||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||32–24–2 |- |59||L||February 20, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||32–25–2 |- |60||W||February 23, 1974||3–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||33–25–2 |- |61||L||February 24, 1974||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||33–26–2 |- |62||W||February 27, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||34–26–2 |- |63||T||February 28, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||34–26–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 2, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||35–26–3 |- |65||W||March 3, 1974||6–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||36–26–3 |- |66||W||March 5, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||37–26–3 |- |67||L||March 6, 1974||6–8 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||37–27–3 |- |68||W||March 8, 1974||7–2 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||38–27–3 |- |69||L||March 12, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||38–28–3 |- |70||W||March 14, 1974||6–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||39–28–3 |- |71||W||March 15, 1974||6–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||40–28–3 |- |72||L||March 17, 1974||1–10 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||40–29–3 |- |73||T||March 20, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||40–29–4 |- |74||L||March 24, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||40–30–4 |- |75||W||March 27, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||41–30–4 |- |76||W||March 28, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||42–30–4 |- |77||W||March 31, 1974||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||43–30–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||L||April 1, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||43–31–4 |- |- | 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:#0C3B2B 5px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 5px solid; 1974 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0C3B2B 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3C606 2px solid; Division Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Cougars – Cougars win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 6 || Chicago Cougars || 4–6 || New England Whalers || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 7 || Chicago Cougars || 3 – 4 OT || New England Whalers || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 9 || New England Whalers || 6–8 || Chicago Cougars || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 10 || New England Whalers || 1 – 2 OT || Chicago Cougars || 2–2 |- | 5 || April 12 || Chicago Cougars || 4–2 || New England Whalers || 3–2 |- | 6 || April 14 || New England Whalers || 2–0 || Chicago Cougars || 3–3 |- | 7 || April 16 || Chicago Cougars || 3–2 || New England Whalers|| 3–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Draft picks New England'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 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)12Glenn Goldup (F)CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)112Blake Dunlop (F)CanadaOttawa 67's (OHA)226Mike Clarke (C)CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)338Tom Colley (C)CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)441Randy Holt (D)CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)451Alan Hangsleben (D)United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)553Larry Patey (C)CanadaBoston University (ECAC)564Cap Raeder (G)United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (ECAC)677Rick Chinnick (F)CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)790Steve Alley (LW)United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA) See also 1973–74 WHA season References New Category:New England Whalers seasons New England New England