1973–74 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights season

1973–74 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights
Division 6th Eastern
1973–74 record 32–42–4
Goals for 268
Goals against 313
Team information
Coach Camille Henry
Team leaders
< 1972–73

1974–75 >

The 1973–74 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights season was the second season of operation of the franchise in the World Hockey Association. The club was known as the New York Raiders in the previous season. It was the last season of operation in the New York City area, as the franchise relocated to San Diego, California for the following season.

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
New England Whalers 78 43 31 4 291 260 875 90
Toronto Toros 78 41 33 4 304 272 871 86
Cleveland Crusaders 78 37 32 9 266 264 1007 83
Chicago Cougars 78 38 35 5 271 273 1041 81
Quebec Nordiques 78 38 36 4 306 280 909 80
NY Golden Blades / NJ Knights 78 32 424 268 313 933 68

Game log

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 6, 19732–2 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 0–0–1
2TOctober 9, 19733–3 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 0–0–2
3LOctober 11, 19733–4 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 0–1–2
4LOctober 14, 19731–2 OT New England Whalers (1973–74) 0–2–2
5LOctober 18, 19731–6 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 0–3–2
6LOctober 20, 19731–8 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 0–4–2
7WOctober 21, 19734–3 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 1–4–2
8LOctober 22, 19731–4 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 1–5–2
9WOctober 24, 19735–2 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 2–5–2
10LOctober 25, 19733–8 New England Whalers (1973–74) 2–6–2
11LOctober 28, 19730–2 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 2–7–2
12LNovember 2, 19731–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 2–8–2
13WNovember 3, 19734–0 @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) 3–8–2
14WNovember 4, 19734–3 @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) 4–8–2
15LNovember 6, 19730–8 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 4–9–2
16LNovember 7, 19731–10 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 4–10–2
17WNovember 10, 19734–3 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 5–10–2
18LNovember 12, 19732–3 OT @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 5–11–2
19LNovember 17, 19732–3 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 5–12–2
20WNovember 18, 19735–3 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 6–12–2
21WNovember 25, 19733–1 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 7–12–2
22LNovember 26, 19732–4 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 7–13–2
23LNovember 29, 19732–3 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 7–14–2
24WDecember 2, 19732–1 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 8–14–2
25LDecember 5, 19732–5 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 8–15–2
26WDecember 6, 19733–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 9–15–2
27WDecember 8, 19733–1 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 10–15–2
28LDecember 9, 19731–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 10–16–2
29WDecember 12, 19734–2 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 11–16–2
30LDecember 14, 19731–3 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 11–17–2
31LDecember 16, 19736–7 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 11–18–2
32LDecember 18, 19731–4 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 11–19–2
33WDecember 21, 19735–1 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 12–19–2
34WDecember 23, 19736–3 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 13–19–2
35WDecember 28, 19735–3 Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) 14–19–2
36LDecember 29, 19730–3 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 14–20–2
37WDecember 30, 19736–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 15–20–2
38WJanuary 5, 19742–1 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 16–20–2
39WJanuary 6, 19744–2 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 17–20–2
40LJanuary 7, 19744–5 Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) 17–21–2
41LJanuary 13, 19742–7 @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) 17–22–2
42LJanuary 16, 19742–4 @ New England Whalers (1973–74) 17–23–2
43LJanuary 18, 19744–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 17–24–2
44WJanuary 19, 19745–4 OT @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) 18–24–2
45LJanuary 20, 19743–9 @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 18–25–2
46WJanuary 22, 19746–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 19–25–2
47WJanuary 23, 19744–1 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 20–25–2
48LJanuary 27, 19743–6 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 20–26–2
49WJanuary 29, 19746–1 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 21–26–2
50WJanuary 31, 19744–1 New England Whalers (1973–74) 22–26–2
51LFebruary 3, 19743–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 22–27–2
52LFebruary 4, 19741–7 Houston Aeros (1973–74) 22–28–2
53LFebruary 5, 19740–4 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 22–29–2
54WFebruary 7, 19747–4 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 23–29–2
55LFebruary 9, 19742–5 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 23–30–2
56LFebruary 10, 19744–5 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 23–31–2
57LFebruary 14, 19742–5 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 23–32–2
58WFebruary 15, 19746–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 24–32–2
59WFebruary 17, 197410–3 Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 25–32–2
60WFebruary 18, 19744–3 Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 26–32–2
61LFebruary 20, 19742–7 @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) 26–33–2
62LFebruary 24, 19744–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 26–34–2
63TFebruary 28, 19743–3 New England Whalers (1973–74) 26–34–3
64WMarch 2, 19748–7 Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 27–34–3
65WMarch 4, 19747–6 OT Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) 28–34–3
66LMarch 8, 19742–7 New England Whalers (1973–74) 28–35–3
67LMarch 10, 19742–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) 28–36–3
68WMarch 11, 197410–2 Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) 29–36–3
69WMarch 15, 19745–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 30–36–3
70TMarch 16, 19744–4 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 30–36–4
71WMarch 18, 197411–5 Toronto Toros (1973–74) 31–36–4
72WMarch 20, 19748–5 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 32–36–4
73LMarch 23, 19741–4 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 32–37–4
74LMarch 25, 19741–4 Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) 32–38–4
75LMarch 27, 19744–6 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74) 32–39–4
76LMarch 31, 19742–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) 32–40–4
77LApril 2, 19743–7 @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) 32–41–4
78LApril 4, 19744–6 @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) 32–42–4

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Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Lacroix, 7-Andre7-Andre Lacroix C 78 31 80 111 5401102
Morrison, 4-Kevin4-Kevin Morrison D 78 24 43 67 1320520
Rivers, 12-Wayne12-Wayne Rivers RW 73 30 27 57 200501
Peacosh, 25-Gene25-Gene Peacosh LW 68 21 32 53 170504
Morenz, 15-Brian15-Brian Morenz C 75 20 30 50 440125
Block, 17-Ken17-Ken Block D 74 3 43 46 220100
Jones, 10-Bob10-Bob Jones LW 78 17 28 45 200601
Laughton, 18-Mike18-Mike Laughton C 71 20 18 38 340114
Bradley, 14-Brian14-Brian Bradley LW 78 15 23 38 120311
Ferguson, 9-Norm9-Norm Ferguson RW 75 15 21 36 120304
Herriman, 21-Don21-Don Herriman LW 44 11 21 32 590201
Perry, 19-Brian19-Brian Perry C 71 20 11 31 190314
Howell, 3-Harry3-Harry Howell D 65 3 23 26 240002
Sheehan, 6-Bobby6-Bobby Sheehan C 50 12 8 20 80501
Brown, 26-Bob26-Bob Brown D 59 7 13 20 380101
Reichmuth, 11-Craig11-Craig Reichmuth LW 72 10 8 18 1140000
Peters, 8-Garry8-Garry Peters C 34 2 5 7 180000
Scharf, 20-Ted20-Ted Scharf RW 63 4 2 6 1070001
Boylan, 5-Dean5-Dean Boylan D 61 1 5 6 1120000
Speer, 24-Bill24-Bill Speer D 66 1 3 4 300000
Winograd, 2-Bob2-Bob Winograd D 7 1 0 1 00000
Junkin, 36-Joe36-Joe Junkin G 53 0 1 1 70000
Kurt, 30-Gary30-Gary Kurt G 20 0 1 1 00000
LaRose, 23-Ray23-Ray LaRose D 18 0 1 1 200000
Barber, 28-Bob28-Bob Barber D 3 0 0 0 20000
Chartre, 22-Claude22-Claude Chartre C 5 0 0 0 00000
Inglis, 19-Lee19-Lee Inglis LW 5 0 0 0 00000
McLeod, 1-Jim1-Jim McLeod G 10 0 0 0 20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Junkin, 36-Joe36-Joe Junkin 3122 53 21 25 4 197 3.79 1
Kurt, 30-Gary30-Gary Kurt 1089 20 8 10 0 75 4.13 0
McLeod, 1-Jim1-Jim McLeod 516 10 3 7 0 36 4.19 0
Team: 4727 78 32 42 4 308 3.91 1

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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;

Transactions

Jim McLeod traded to Los Angeles Sharks for Russ Gillow & Earl Heiskala, January, 1974. Earl Heiskala refused to report and was suspended.

Bobby Sheehan to Edmonton Oilers for future considerations (Bob Falkenburg), March, 1974.

See also

References

External links

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