1973–74 Cleveland Crusaders season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 Cleveland Arena 6,212 (66.8%) WHA 1973–74 1973 Cleveland Crusaders 37–32–9 27–8–4 10–24–5 Eastern 3rd Jack Vivian Bill Needham Paul Shmyr 266 264 Gary Jarrett (31) Gary Jarrett (39) Gary Jarrett (70) Paul Shmyr (165) Gerry Cheevers (30) Gerry Cheevers (3.03) The 1973–74 Cleveland Crusaders season was the Cleveland Crusaders' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The Crusaders placed second in the Eastern Division, qualifying for the playoffs. The Crusaders lost in the first round to the Toronto Toros.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 CLE Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 5px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 Cleveland Crusaders Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CLC/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 10, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 6, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 13, 1973||6–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 14, 1973||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||2–0–1 |- |4||W||October 20, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||3–0–1 |- |5||W||October 21, 1973||2–0 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||4–0–1 |- |6||L||October 23, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||4–1–1 |- |7||W||October 26, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||5–1–1 |- |8||T||October 27, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||5–1–2 |- |9||W||October 31, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||6–1–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||L||November 3, 1973||4–7 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||6–2–2 |- |11||L||November 4, 1973||5–7 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||6–3–2 |- |12||W||November 10, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||7–3–2 |- |13||L||November 11, 1973||4–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||7–4–2 |- |14||W||November 13, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||8–4–2 |- |15||W||November 16, 1973||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||9–4–2 |- |16||L||November 18, 1973||2–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||9–5–2 |- |17||L||November 20, 1973||3–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||9–6–2 |- |18||L||November 21, 1973||2–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||9–7–2 |- |19||L||November 23, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||9–8–2 |- |20||W||November 24, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||10–8–2 |- |21||T||November 29, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||10–8–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||December 1, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||11–8–3 |- |23||W||December 2, 1973||3–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||12–8–3 |- |24||L||December 6, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||12–9–3 |- |25||W||December 8, 1973||2–1 OT|| align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||13–9–3 |- |26||L||December 9, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||13–10–3 |- |27||L||December 12, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||13–11–3 |- |28||L||December 13, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||13–12–3 |- |29||W||December 15, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||14–12–3 |- |30||T||December 16, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||14–12–4 |- |31||W||December 22, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||15–12–4 |- |32||W||December 23, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||16–12–4 |- |33||L||December 26, 1973||3–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||16–13–4 |- |34||L||December 27, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||16–14–4 |- |35||W||December 29, 1973||3–0 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||17–14–4 |- |36||L||December 30, 1973||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||17–15–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||L||January 1, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||17–16–4 |- |38||W||January 5, 1974||1–0 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||18–16–4 |- |39||W||January 6, 1974||11–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||19–16–4 |- |40||T||January 8, 1974||0–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||19–16–5 |- |41||W||January 12, 1974||5–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||20–16–5 |- |42||W||January 13, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||21–16–5 |- |43||L||January 18, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||21–17–5 |- |44||L||January 20, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||21–18–5 |- |45||L||January 23, 1974||3–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||21–19–5 |- |46||W||January 24, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||22–19–5 |- |47||L||January 26, 1974||0–4 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||22–20–5 |- |48||L||January 27, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||22–21–5 |- |49||W||January 30, 1974||5–1 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||23–21–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 2, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||23–22–5 |- |51||W||February 3, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||24–22–5 |- |52||L||February 5, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||24–23–5 |- |53||L||February 8, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||24–24–5 |- |54||W||February 9, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||25–24–5 |- |55||L||February 15, 1974||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||25–25–5 |- |56||W||February 16, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||26–25–5 |- |57||W||February 17, 1974||6–5 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||27–25–5 |- |58||L||February 19, 1974||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||27–26–5 |- |59||W||February 23, 1974||7–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||28–26–5 |- |60||L||February 24, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||28–27–5 |- |61||T||February 28, 1974||6–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) ||28–27–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||L||March 1, 1974||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||28–28–6 |- |63||T||March 3, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||28–28–7 |- |64||W||March 5, 1974||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||29–28–7 |- |65||W||March 7, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||30–28–7 |- |66||W||March 8, 1974||4–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||31–28–7 |- |67||L||March 10, 1974||3–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||31–29–7 |- |68||W||March 13, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||32–29–7 |- |69||T||March 16, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||32–29–8 |- |70||L||March 17, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||32–30–8 |- |71||W||March 19, 1974||7–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||33–30–8 |- |72||L||March 20, 1974||4–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||33–31–8 |- |73||W||March 23, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||34–31–8 |- |74||T||March 24, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||34–31–9 |- |75||W||March 27, 1974||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||35–31–9 |- |76||L||March 28, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||35–32–9 |- |77||W||March 30, 1974||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||36–32–9 |- |78||W||March 31, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||37–32–9 |- |- | 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:#6F2DA8 5px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 5px solid; 1974 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#6F2DA8 2px solid; border-bottom:#6F2DA8 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Toros – Toros win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 7 || Cleveland Crusaders || 0–4 || Toronto Toros || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 9 || Cleveland Crusaders || 3–4 || Toronto Toros || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 12 || Toronto Toros || 4–2 || Cleveland Crusaders || 0–3 |- | 4 || April 13 || Toronto Toros || 2–3 OT || Cleveland Crusaders || 1–3 |- | 5 || April 15 || Cleveland Crusaders || 1–4 || Toronto Toros || 1–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Players + Regular season Player Position GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes +/- Plus/Minus PPG Power play goals SHG Short-handed goals GWG Game-winning goals Gary Jarrett LW 75 31 39 70 6801104 Jim Wiste C 76 23 35 58 260407 Gerry Pinder LW 73 23 33 56 900313 Skip Krake C 69 20 36 56 940503 Grant Erickson LW 78 23 27 50 260325 Ron Buchanan C 49 18 27 45 20603 Paul Shmyr D 78 13 31 44 1650300 Tom Edur D 76 7 31 38 260100 Ray Clearwater D 68 12 23 35 470301 Paul Andrea RW 69 15 18 33 140632 Russ Walker Russ Walker (ice hockey) RW 76 15 14 29 1170102 Ron Ward ice hockey C 23 19 7 26 70404 Larry Hillman D 44 5 21 26 370100 Doug Brindley LW/C 30 13 9 22 130101 Bill Heindl LW 67 4 14 18 40101 Robbie Neale C 43 8 9 17 300101 Bill Young Bill Young (ice hockey) LW 53 8 9 17 700000 Wayne Muloin D 76 3 7 10 390100 Norm Cournoyer C 13 3 5 8 60100 Wayne Hillman D 66 1 7 8 510000 Rich Pumple LW 17 2 2 4 160000 Ted Hodgson RW 10 0 2 2 60000 Ralph Hopiavuori D 13 0 2 2 60000 Ron Morgan LW 4 0 1 1 70000 Bob Whidden G 22 0 1 1 20000 Ray Adduono C 2 0 0 0 00000 Brad Buetow D 25 0 0 0 40000 Gerry Cheevers G 59 0 0 0 300000 Jim McMasters D 9 0 0 0 40000 Glen Shirton D 4 0 0 0 00000 + Avco Cup playoffs Player Position GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes PPG Power play goals SHG Short-handed goals GWG Game-winning goals Paul Shmyr D 5 0 4 4 31000 Ron Ward ice hockey C 5 3 0 3 2000 Tom Edur D 5 1 2 3 0000 Gary Jarrett LW 5 1 1 2 13000 Grant Erickson LW 5 0 2 2 0000 Paul Andrea RW 5 1 0 1 0000 Ron Morgan LW 2 1 0 1 0000 Wayne Muloin D 5 1 0 1 0001 Russ Walker Russ Walker (ice hockey) RW 5 1 0 1 11000 Doug Brindley LW/C 5 0 1 1 2000 Bill Heindl LW 5 0 1 1 2000 Ralph Hopiavuori D 4 0 1 1 0000 Skip Krake C 5 0 1 1 39000 Jim Wiste C 5 0 1 1 0000 Ron Buchanan C 5 0 0 0 2000 Gerry Cheevers G 5 0 0 0 6000 Ray Clearwater D 5 0 0 0 2000 Wayne Hillman D 5 0 0 0 16000 Robbie Neale C 5 0 0 0 4000 Gerry Pinder LW 1 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN Minutes GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals allowed GAA Goals Against Average SO Shutouts Gerry Cheevers 3562 59 30 20 6 180 3.03 4 Bob Whidden 1232 22 7 12 3 80 3.90 1 Team: 4794 78 37 32 9 260 3.25 5 +Avco Cup playoffsPlayer MIN Minutes GP Games played W Wins L Losses GA Goals allowed GAA Goals Against Average SO Shutouts Gerry Cheevers 303 5 1 4 18 3.56 0 Team: 303 5 1 4 18 3.56 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-30 1973-74 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CLC/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; Draft picks Cleveland'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)110Lanny McDonald (F)CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)224George Pesut (D)CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)336Robbie Neale (F)CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)449Russ Walker (RW)CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)562Rich Latulippe (F)CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)675Bob Smulders (F)CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)788Ron Serafini (D)United StatesSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)8100Michel Latrielle (D)CanadaMontreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)9111Bruce Greig (LW)CanadaVancouver Nats (WCHL)10120Henry Durkin (G)CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WCHL) See also 1973–74 WHA season References Category:Cleveland Crusaders seasons Cleve