1973–74 Edmonton Oilers season

WHA hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 WHA 1973–74 1973 Edmonton Oilers Western 3rd 38–37–3 24–14–1 14–23–2 268 269 Bill Hunter Brian Shaw Al Hamilton Doug BarrieVal FonteyneJim Harrison Edmonton Gardens Ron Climie (38) Jim Harrison (45)Al Hamilton (45) Ron Climie (74) Doug Barrie (214) Jack Norris (23) Jack Norris (3.21) 1972–73 Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SHL) The 1973–74 Edmonton Oilers season was the second season of operation of the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association. The Oilers' qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Minnesota Fighting Saints. 2 Regular season Final standings EDM Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 Edmonton Oilers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/EDO/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 21, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; October: 6–1–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–0–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 1 || October 12 || Winnipeg Jets || 4 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 4,809 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 14 || Houston Aeros || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 19 || Vancouver Blazers || 3 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,277 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 21 || Chicago Cougars || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 4,128 || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 23 || Toronto Toros || 2 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 3,374 || 4–1–0 || 8 || |- | 6 || October 27 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 2 || Vancouver Blazers || || Worthy || 8,102 || 5–1–0 || 10 || |- | 7 || October 28 || Vancouver Blazers || 5 – 7 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,650 || 6–1–0 || 12 || |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; November: 9–5–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 8 || November 2 || Quebec Nordiques || 4 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 5,200 || 7–1–0 || 14 || |- | 9 || November 4 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 4,591 || 8–1–0 || 16 || |- | 10 || November 6 || New York Golden Blades || 0 – 8 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,441 || 9–1–0 || 18 || |- | 11 || November 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Quebec Nordiques || || Worthy || 7,021 || 10–1–0 || 20 || |- | 12 || November 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 3 || New England Whalers || || Norris || 4,135 || 11–1–0 || 22 || |- | 13 || November 11 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 2 || Toronto Toros || || Worthy || 4,296 || 12–1–0 || 24 || |- | 14 || November 13 || Los Angeles Sharks || 0 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 4,394 || 13–1–0 || 26 || |- | 15 || November 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 3 || Winnipeg Jets || || Norris || 7,952 || 13–2–0 || 26 || |- | 16 || November 18 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 5 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || || 4,780 || 13–3–0 || 26 || |- | 17 || November 20 || Cleveland Crusaders || 3 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,960 || 14–3–0 || 28 || |- | 18 || November 22 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 7 || Vancouver Blazers || || Worthy || 8,573 || 14–4–0 || 28 || |- | 19 || November 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 2 || Los Angeles Sharks || || Norris || 6,876 || 14–5–0 || 28 || |- | 20 || November 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 2 || Houston Aeros || || Norris || 6,916 || 14–6–0 || 28 || |- | 21 || November 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || New Jersey Knights || || Norris || 1,004 || 15–6–0 || 30 || |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; December: 5–9–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–6–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 22 || December 1 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Cleveland Crusaders || || Worthy || 7,357 || 15–7–0 || 30 || |- | 23 || December 2 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 3 || Cleveland Crusaders || || Norris || 3,623 || 15–8–0 || 30 || |- | 24 || December 4 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 0 || Chicago Cougars || || Worthy || 3,097 || 16–8–0 || 32 || |- | 25 || December 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 3 || Winnipeg Jets || || Norris || 5,257 || 16–9–0 || 32 || |- | 26 || December 6 || Toronto Toros || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 3,417 || 17–9–0 || 34 || |- | 27 || December 12 || Los Angeles Sharks || 7 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || || 3,322 || 17–10–0 || 34 || |- | 28 || December 14 || Quebec Nordiques || 4 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 4,048 || 17–11–0 || 34 || |- | 29 || December 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 7 – 6 || New Jersey Knights || || Worthy || 814 || 18–11–0 || 36 || |- | 30 || December 18 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Quebec Nordiques || || Worthy || 6,344 || 18–12–0 || 36 || |- | 31 || December 19 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || New England Whalers || || Norris || 5,433 || 18–13–0 || 36 || |- | 32 || December 21 || Vancouver Blazers || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,244 || 19–13–0 || 38 || |- | 33 || December 22 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 6 || Vancouver Blazers || || || 8,611 || 19–14–0 || 38 || |- | 34 || December 27 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 5 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 19–15–0 || 38 || |- | 35 || December 29 || New England Whalers || 2 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 4,828 || 20–15–0 || 40 || |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; January: 5–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 36 || January 1 || Winnipeg Jets || 4 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Norris || 5,200 || 20–16–0 || 40 || |- | 37 || January 4 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 4 || Los Angeles Sharks || || || 4,087 || 20–17–0 || 40 || |- | 38 || January 6 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 4 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Norris || 4,430 || 21–17–0 || 42 || |- | 39 || January 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 6 || Houston Aeros || || || 6,847 || 21–18–0 || 42 || |- | 40 || January 9 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 4 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Norris || 3,924 || 22–18–0 || 44 || |- | 41 || January 11 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 7 || Winnipeg Jets || || Worthy || 6,566 || 22–19–0 || 44 || |- | 42 || January 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 6 || Vancouver Blazers || || Norris || 9,309 || 22–20–0 || 44 || |- | 43 || January 15 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,949 || 23–20–0 || 46 || |- | 44 || January 18 || New Jersey Knights || 4 – 7 || Edmonton Oilers || || Doyle || 3,757 || 24–20–0 || 48 || |- | 45 || January 20 || Cleveland Crusaders || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 4,609 || 25–20–0 || 50 || |- | 46 || January 22 || New Jersey Knights || 6 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 3,330 || 25–21–0 || 50 || |- | 47 || January 25 || Winnipeg Jets || 4 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 25–22–0 || 50 || |- | 48 || January 27 || Houston Aeros || 4 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 25–23–0 || 50 || |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; February: 5–7–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 49 || February 1 || Chicago Cougars || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 3,756 || 26–23–0 || 52 || |- | 50 || February 3 || Los Angeles Sharks || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 4,071 || 27–23–0 || 54 || |- | 51 || February 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 8 || Vancouver Blazers || || Norris || 9,637 || 27–24–0 || 54 || |- | 52 || February 8 || Houston Aeros || 6 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 27–25–0 || 54 || |- | 53 || February 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 4 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 4,866 || 27–26–0 || 54 || |- | 54 || February 12 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Chicago Cougars || || Worthy || 4,129 || 27–27–0 || 54 || |- | 55 || February 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 7 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Norris || 4,637 || 27–28–0 || 54 || |- | 56 || February 15 || New England Whalers || 7 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || || 4,056 || 27–29–0 || 54 || |- | 57 || February 17 || Toronto Toros || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Norris || 4,215 || 28–29–0 || 56 || |- | 58 || February 20 || Winnipeg Jets || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 29–29–0 || 58 || |- | 59 || February 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 5 || Houston Aeros || || Worthy || 9,188 || 29–30–0 || 58 || |- | 60 || February 24 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 3 || Los Angeles Sharks || || Norris || 4,512 || 30–30–0 || 60 || |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; March: 7–6–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–4–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 61 || March 1 || Houston Aeros || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 31–30–0 || 62 || |- | 62 || March 3 || Cleveland Crusaders || 3 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Norris || 4,503 || 31–30–1 || 63 || |- | 63 || March 6 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 2 || Houston Aeros || || Norris || 5,739 || 32–30–1 || 65 || |- | 64 || March 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Los Angeles Sharks || || Norris || 6,296 || 32–31–1 || 65 || |- | 65 || March 10 || Vancouver Blazers || 2 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Norris || 4,469 || 32–32–1 || 65 || |- | 66 || March 12 || Los Angeles Sharks || 1 – 8 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 3,530 || 33–32–1 || 67 || |- | 67 || March 15 || New England Whalers || 6 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,046 || 33–33–1 || 67 || |- | 68 || March 17 || Vancouver Blazers || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 4,546 || 34–33–1 || 69 || |- | 69 || March 20 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 2 || New England Whalers || OT || Wilkie || 5,355 || 34–33–2 || 70 || |- | 70 || March 21 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 5 || Quebec Nordiques || OT || Worthy || 6,211 || 34–33–3 || 71 || |- | 71 || March 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 3 || Cleveland Crusaders || || Norris || 7,784 || 34–34–3 || 71 || |- | 72 || March 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 1 || New Jersey Knights || || Wilkie || 1,936 || 35–34–3 || 73 || |- | 73 || March 26 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Chicago Cougars || || Norris || 5,168 || 35–35–3 || 73 || |- | 74 || March 28 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 6 || Toronto Toros || OT || Norris || 5,555 || 35–36–3 || 73 || |- | 75 || March 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 1 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Wilkie || 11,459 || 36–36–3 || 75 || |- | 76 || March 31 || Chicago Cougars || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Norris || 5,200 || 37–36–3 || 77 || |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; April: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap |- | 77 || April 2 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Toronto Toros || || Wilkie || 4,025 || 37–37–3 || 77 || |- | 78 || April 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 5 || Winnipeg Jets || OT || Wilkie || 5,339 || 38–37–3 || 79 || |- |- | 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:#FF6720 5px solid; 1974 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#FF6720 2px solid; Western Division Semifinals vs. (W2) Minnesota Fighting Saints – Fighting Saints win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 6 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 2 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Norris || 13,004 || 0–1 || |- | 2 || April 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 8 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Norris || 11,756 || 0–2 || |- | 3 || April 10 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 6 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Wilkie || 4,606 || 0–3 || |- | 4 || April 12 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 1 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Worthy || 5,200 || 1–3 || |- | 5 || April 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 5 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || || Worthy || 10,764 || 1–4 || |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Ron Climie LW 76 38 36 74 220907 Jim Harrison Jim Harrison (ice hockey) C 47 24 45 69 990327 Al Hamilton D 78 14 45 59 1040602 Ross Perkins C 78 16 40 56 430003 Len Lunde C 72 26 22 48 80724 Blair MacDonald RW 78 21 24 45 340503 Rusty Patenaude RW 71 20 23 43 550202 Tom Gilmore Tom Gilmore (ice hockey) LW 57 19 23 42 1640202 Brian McKenzie ice hockey LW 78 18 20 38 660001 Bob Wall Bob Wall (ice hockey) D 74 6 31 37 460210 Ken Baird D 68 17 19 36 1150201 Doug Barrie D 69 4 27 31 2140002 Bob McAneeley LW 52 12 11 23 490000 Val Fonteyne LW 72 9 13 22 20040 Eddie Joyal C 45 8 10 18 20001 Bob Falkenberg D 78 3 14 17 320000 Steve Carlyle D 50 2 13 15 180001 Ron Anderson Ron Anderson (ice hockey b. 1945) RW 19 5 2 7 60001 Jim McCrimmon D 75 2 3 5 1060001 Bobby Sheehan Bobby Sheehan (ice hockey) C 10 1 3 4 60100 Bob Fitchner C 31 1 2 3 210000 Roger Cote D 59 0 3 3 340000 Jack Norris Jack Norris (ice hockey) G 53 0 3 3 00000 Jim Schraefel C 34 1 1 2 00000 Brian Carlin LW 5 1 0 1 00000 Howie Colborne LW 2 0 0 0 00000 Gary Cunningham Gary Cunningham (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 00000 Gary Doyle G 1 0 0 0 00000 Ian Wilkie G 5 0 0 0 00000 Chris Worthy G 29 0 0 0 130000 Wayne Zuk C 2 0 0 0 00000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Jack Norris Jack Norris (ice hockey) 2954 53 23 24 1 158 3.21 2 Chris Worthy 1452 29 11 12 1 92 3.80 1 Ian Wilkie 256 5 3 1 1 9 2.11 0 Gary Doyle 60 1 1 0 0 4 4.00 0 Team: 4722 78 38 37 3 263 3.34 3 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Blair MacDonald RW 5 4 2 6 2000 Tom Gilmore Tom Gilmore (ice hockey) LW 5 1 4 5 15000 Ross Perkins C 5 1 3 4 2000 Bobby Sheehan Bobby Sheehan (ice hockey) C 5 1 3 4 0000 Jim Schraefel C 5 0 3 3 0000 Eddie Joyal C 5 2 0 2 4001 Ken Baird D 5 1 1 2 7000 Al Hamilton D 4 1 1 2 15000 Bob Falkenberg D 5 0 2 2 14000 Rusty Patenaude RW 4 0 2 2 2000 Bob Wall Bob Wall (ice hockey) D 5 0 2 2 2000 Doug Barrie D 4 1 0 1 16000 Val Fonteyne LW 5 1 0 1 0000 Bob McAneeley LW 4 1 0 1 0000 Steve Carlyle D 5 0 1 1 4000 Len Lunde C 5 0 1 1 0000 Brian McKenzie ice hockey LW 5 0 1 1 0000 Ron Anderson Ron Anderson (ice hockey b. 1945) RW 1 0 0 0 0000 Ron Climie LW 5 0 0 0 0000 Roger Cote D 2 0 0 0 0000 Jack Norris Jack Norris (ice hockey) G 3 0 0 0 0000 Ian Wilkie G 1 0 0 0 0000 Chris Worthy G 3 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Chris Worthy 146 3 1 1 8 3.29 0 Jack Norris Jack Norris (ice hockey) 111 3 0 2 9 4.86 0 Ian Wilkie 41 1 0 1 4 5.85 0 Team: 298 5 1 4 21 4.23 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-29 1973-74 Edmonton Oilers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/EDO/1974.html 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 Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Jim Harrison 2nd WHA Hat-trick October 12, 1973 Len Lunde 1st WHA Game Jim McCrimmon Brian McKenzie Blair MacDonald 1st WHA Game1st WHA Goal Bob Fitchner 1st WHA Goal1st WHA Point October 21, 1973 Blair MacDonald 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point Tom Gilmore 200th WHA PIM October 23, 1973 Brian McKenzie 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point Chris Worthy 1st WHA Game1st WHA Win Len Lunde 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point October 27, 1973 Brian McKenzie 1st WHA Goal Tom Gilmore ??? WHA Gordie Howe hat trick October 28, 1973 Jim Harrison 100th WHA Point November 2, 1973 Jim Harrison 100th WHA PIM November 4, 1973 Ron Climie 1st WHA Hat-trick1st WHA Natural Hat-trick1st Five-Goal WHA Game November 6, 1973 Jim McCrimmon 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point Jim McCrimmon 1st WHA Goal November 20, 1973 Al Hamilton 100th WHA Game December 1, 1973 Bob Falkenberg 100th WHA Game December 2, 1973 Len Lunde 1st WHA Goal December 4, 1973 Chris Worthy 1st WHA Shutout Ross Perkins 100th WHA Game December 16, 1973 Doug Barrie 200th WHA PIM December 18, 1973 Bob Fitchner 1st WHA Assist December 29, 1973 Tom Gilmore 300th WHA PIM Ross Perkins 100th WHA Point January 6, 1974 Gary Doyle 1st WHA Game1st WHA Win January 18, 1974 Al Hamilton 200th WHA PIM January 20, 1974 Jack Norris 100th WHA Game February 3, 1974 Doug Barrie 300th WHA PIM February 8, 1974 Al Hamilton 100th WHA Point February 12, 1974 Jim Schraefel 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point March 3, 1974 Ken Baird 200th WHA PIM March 8, 1974 Ed Patenaude 100th WHA PIM Jim McCrimmon 100th WHA PIM March 12, 1974 Jim Schraefel 1st WHA Goal Ron Climie 100th WHA Point March 21, 1974 Tom Gilmore 1st WHA Hat-trick1st Four-Goal WHA Game April 3, 1974 Ken Baird 100th WHA Game TBA Doug Barrie Steve Carlyle Ron Climie Roger Cote Val Fonteyne Tom Gilmore Jim Harrison Eddie Joyal Bob McAneeley Ed Patenaude Bob Wall Howie Colborne 1st WHA Game Gary Cunningham Bob Fitchner Jim Schraefel Wayne Zuk Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Bob Falkenberg 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point April 6, 1974 Len Lunde 1st WHA Game Brian McKenzie Jim Schraefel Blair MacDonald 1st WHA Game1st WHA Goal1st WHA Point Bobby Sheehan 1st WHA Game1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point Al Hamilton 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point April 7, 1974 Len Lunde Brian McKenzie Ross Perkins Jim Schraefel Bob McAneeley 1st WHA Goal1st WHA Point Bobby Sheehan 1st WHA Goal Chris Worthy 1st WHA Game Ken Baird 1st WHA Assist April 10, 1974 Al Hamilton 1st WHA Goal Ross Perkins Ian Wilkie 1st WHA Game Val Fonteyne 1st WHA Goal1st WHA Point April 12, 1974 Eddie Joyal Blair MacDonald 1st WHA Assist Chris Worthy 1st WHA Win Doug Barrie 1st WHA Goal1st WHA Point April 14, 1974 Steve Carlyle 1st WHA Assist1st WHA Point TBD Bob McAneeley 1st WHA Game Transactions Trades Date To Edmonton Oilers Traded to Traded for1973 5 18 4th-round pick in 1973 - Bill Laing6th-round pick in 1973 - Dave Pay Cincinnati Stingers 2nd-round pick in 1974 Secret - Brad Winton Ron Climie3rd-round pick in 1973 - Blair MacDonald Toronto Toros Darryl Sittler3rd-round pick in 1976 - Paul Gardner 1973 9 7 Tom Gilmore Los Angeles Sharks Ron Walters 1973 9 14 Ian Wilkie New York Raiders Future considerations 1973 11 5 Cash Los Angeles Sharks Ian Wilkie 1974 2 25 second-round pick in 1974 Secret - Mike Rogers Los Angeles Sharks Don Saleski1974 3 15 Ian Wilkie Los Angeles Sharks Wayne Zuk Bobby Sheehan New York Jersey Knights Bob Falkenberg Players acquired Date Player Former team 1973 5 23 Bob Fitchner Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) September 1973 Gary Cunningham New York Raiders 1973 9 24 Gary Doyle Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUAA) January 1974 Jim Schraefel San Diego Gulls (WHL) February 1974 Howie Colborne Calgary Dinos (CWUAA) Players lost Date Player New team 1973 John Fisher Retired 1974 4 29 Len Lunde Signings Date Player Term 1973 6 5 Brian McKenzie 1973 6 13 Bill Laing 2-year Jim McCrimmon 3-year 1973 6 27 Blair MacDonald 3-year1973 8 30 Chris Worthy 2-year Wayne Zuk 1973 9 14 Ron Climie Draft picks Edmonton'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)16John Rogers (RW)CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)220Jim McCrimmon (D)CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)330Blair MacDonald (RW)CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)332Dave Lewis (D)CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)439Bill Laing (C)CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)445Jim Moxey (F)CanadaHamilton Red Wings (OHA)558Ken Houston (D)CanadaChatham Maroons (SOJHL)665Dave Pay (C)CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)671Yvon Bouillon (F)CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)784Dwayne Pentland (D)CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) See also 1973–74 WHA season References Ed Ed Category:Edmonton Oilers seasons Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Category:1970s in Edmonton