1973–74 California Golden Seals season
1973–74 California Golden Seals | ||
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Division | 8th West | |
1973–74 record | 13-55-10 | |
Goals for | 195 | |
Goals against | 342 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Fred Glover Garry Young | |
Coach | Fred Glover Marshall Johnston | |
Captain | Joey Johnston | |
Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Joey Johnston (27) | |
Assists | Joey Johnston (40) | |
Points | Joey Johnston (67) | |
Penalties in minutes | Bob Stewart (69) | |
Wins | Gilles Meloche (9) | |
Goals against average | Ted Tucker (3.39) | |
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The 1973–74 California Golden Seals season was the Seals' seventh season in the NHL. With the continuing depletion of talent due to the World Hockey Association and a lack of interest from owner Charles O. Finley who put the team up for sale, the Seals had a miserable season and sank to a franchise low 36 points. In January 1974, the NHL bought the Seals from owner Charlie Finley for $6.585 million.[1] With the league takeover, the players immediately returned to wearing black skates. The Seals would conclude the season with the worst record in the league.[2]
Offseason
Amateur Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
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3 | 34. | Jeff Jacques | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
4 | 50. | Ron Serafini | United States | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
5 | 66. | Jim Moxey | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
6 | 82. | Willie Trognitz | Canada | Thunder Bay (Junior) |
7 | 98. | Paul Tantardini | Canada | Downsview Beavers (OPJHL) |
8 | 114. | Bruce Greig | Canada | Vancouver Nats (WCHL) |
9 | 130. | Larry Patey | Canada | Braintree Hawks (NEnHL) |
10 | 145. | Doug Mahood | Canada | Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds (OHA) |
11 | 160. | Angie Moretto | Canada | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 273 | 164 | +109 | 112 |
2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 272 | 164 | +108 | 105 |
3 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 233 | 231 | +2 | 78 |
4 | Atlanta Flames | 78 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 214 | 238 | −24 | 74 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 242 | 273 | −31 | 65 |
6 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 206 | 248 | −42 | 64 |
7 | Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 235 | 275 | −40 | 63 |
8 | California Golden Seals | 78 | 13 | 55 | 10 | 195 | 342 | −147 | 36 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1973 | 2–1 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 12, 1973 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 17, 1973 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 2–1–0 |
4 | L | October 20, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 21, 1973 | 2–11 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 2–3–0 |
6 | W | October 24, 1973 | 7–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 3–3–0 |
7 | L | October 26, 1973 | 1–3 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 3–4–0 |
8 | L | October 28, 1973 | 1–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 3–5–0 |
9 | L | October 31, 1973 | 2–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 3–6–0 |
10 | L | November 1, 1973 | 2–7 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 3–7–0 |
11 | L | November 3, 1973 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 3–8–0 |
12 | L | November 4, 1973 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 3–9–0 |
13 | T | November 7, 1973 | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 3–9–1 |
14 | W | November 9, 1973 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 4–9–1 |
15 | L | November 14, 1973 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 4–10–1 |
16 | L | November 16, 1973 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 4–11–1 |
17 | W | November 18, 1973 | 2–0 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 5–11–1 |
18 | L | November 21, 1973 | 0–3 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 5–12–1 |
19 | L | November 24, 1973 | 3–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 5–13–1 |
20 | L | November 25, 1973 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 5–14–1 |
21 | W | November 28, 1973 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 6–14–1 |
22 | L | December 1, 1973 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 6–15–1 |
23 | L | December 2, 1973 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 6–16–1 |
24 | T | December 5, 1973 | 3–3 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 6–16–2 |
25 | W | December 7, 1973 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 7–16–2 |
26 | L | December 9, 1973 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 7–17–2 |
27 | L | December 11, 1973 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 7–18–2 |
28 | L | December 12, 1973 | 1–9 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 7–19–2 |
29 | T | December 14, 1973 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 7–19–3 |
30 | L | December 16, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 7–20–3 |
31 | L | December 18, 1973 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 7–21–3 |
32 | L | December 19, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 7–22–3 |
33 | T | December 23, 1973 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 7–22–4 |
34 | L | December 26, 1973 | 4–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 7–23–4 |
35 | T | December 28, 1973 | 4–4 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 7–23–5 |
36 | L | December 30, 1973 | 1–8 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 7–24–5 |
37 | W | January 2, 1974 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 8–24–5 |
38 | L | January 5, 1974 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 8–25–5 |
39 | L | January 6, 1974 | 4–9 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 8–26–5 |
40 | W | January 9, 1974 | 8–6 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 9–26–5 |
41 | L | January 11, 1974 | 2–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 9–27–5 |
42 | L | January 13, 1974 | 2–7 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 9–28–5 |
43 | T | January 16, 1974 | 5–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 9–28–6 |
44 | L | January 18, 1974 | 2–6 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 9–29–6 |
45 | L | January 20, 1974 | 4–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 9–30–6 |
46 | L | January 22, 1974 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 9–31–6 |
47 | L | January 23, 1974 | 2–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 9–32–6 |
48 | L | January 25, 1974 | 0–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 9–33–6 |
49 | T | January 27, 1974 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 9–33–7 |
50 | L | January 30, 1974 | 4–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 9–34–7 |
51 | L | January 31, 1974 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 9–35–7 |
52 | L | February 2, 1974 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 9–36–7 |
53 | W | February 3, 1974 | 4–2 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 10–36–7 |
54 | W | February 6, 1974 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 11–36–7 |
55 | L | February 8, 1974 | 2–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 11–37–7 |
56 | L | February 13, 1974 | 6–9 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 11–38–7 |
57 | L | February 16, 1974 | 3–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 11–39–7 |
58 | L | February 17, 1974 | 1–7 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 11–40–7 |
59 | L | February 20, 1974 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 11–41–7 |
60 | L | February 22, 1974 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 11–42–7 |
61 | T | February 27, 1974 | 2–2 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 11–42–8 |
62 | W | March 2, 1974 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 12–42–8 |
63 | L | March 3, 1974 | 2–8 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 12–43–8 |
64 | L | March 5, 1974 | 1–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 12–44–8 |
65 | T | March 6, 1974 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 12–44–9 |
66 | W | March 10, 1974 | 6–2 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 13–44–9 |
67 | L | March 13, 1974 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 13–45–9 |
68 | L | March 15, 1974 | 1–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 13–46–9 |
69 | L | March 19, 1974 | 3–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 13–47–9 |
70 | L | March 21, 1974 | 3–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 13–48–9 |
71 | L | March 22, 1974 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 13–49–9 |
72 | L | March 24, 1974 | 1–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 13–50–9 |
73 | T | March 27, 1974 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 13–50–10 |
74 | L | March 29, 1974 | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 13–51–10 |
75 | L | March 31, 1974 | 0–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 13–52–10 |
76 | L | April 2, 1974 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 13–53–10 |
77 | L | April 3, 1974 | 1–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 13–54–10 |
78 | L | April 5, 1974 | 2–4 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 13–55–10 |
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Joey Johnston | 22 | 78 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ivan Boldirev | 9 | 78 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Walt McKechnie | 8 | 63 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Reggie Leach | 7 | 78 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gary Croteau | 18 | 76 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Stan Gilbertson | 15 | 76 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Craig Patrick | 14 | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Hilliard Graves | 17 | 64 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Morris Mott | 20 | 77 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ted McAneeley | 23 | 72 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Marshall Johnston | 2 | 50 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Stan Weir | 21 | 58 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Pete Laframboise | 24 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ray McKay | 3 | 72 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ron Huston | 11 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Terry Murray | 5 | 58 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Brent Meeke | 25 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Rick Kessell | 12 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bob Stewart | 6 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Paul Shakes | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Barry Cummins | 4 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Del Hall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Lyle Bradley | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Marv Edwards | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gilles Meloche | 27 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Hartland Monahan | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Larry Patey | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bruce Greig | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gary Holt | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Dave Hrechkosy | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Wayne King | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ron Serafini | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gary Coalter | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ted Tucker | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bob Champoux | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Ted Tucker | 30 | 5 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | ||
Marv Edwards | 1 | 14 | 780 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 3.92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | ||
Gilles Meloche | 27 | 47 | 2800 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 198 | 1 | 4.24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | ||
Bob Champoux | 28 | 17 | 923 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 5.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- |
Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season:
Trades
May 11, 1973 | To California Golden Seals Gary Coalter |
To New York Rangers cash |
June 10, 1973 | To California Golden Seals Ted Tucker |
To Atlanta Flames cash |
Additions and subtractions
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Playoffs
They didn't qualify for the playoffs
Roster
1973–1974 California Golden Seals Roster | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Centers
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References
- ↑ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super Showman, p.201-2, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ↑ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super Showman, p.169, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ↑ "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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