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1973–74 Edmonton Oilers Season
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. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results Playoffs Player statistics 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 Transactions Draft picks Edmonton's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Farm teams See also *1973–74 WHA season The 1973–74 WHA season was the second season of the World Hockey Association. Twelve teams each played 78 games. The Philadelphia Blazers relocated to Vancouv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hunter (ice Hockey)
William Dickenson "Wild Bill" Hunter, (May 5, 1920 – December 16, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey player, general manager and coach. Hunter was involved in hockey, Canadian football, baseball, softball and curling, but he is best known for founding the Western Hockey League (WHL), being a key player in the upstart World Hockey Association (WHA) and for his efforts to bring professional hockey to previously overlooked Western Canadian cities, especially in Edmonton and (unsuccessfully) in Saskatoon. Early years Hunter was born in Saskatoon, the first of ten children and founded his first competitive sports team when he was 18. Hunter's Saskatoon Dukes football club eventually became the Saskatoon Hilltops. Hunter then attended Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, from 1938 to 1940, where he managed the college baseball team. Following the outbreak of the Second World War Hunter left school to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and served for about four years as a pilot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Toros
The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. History The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 for $25,000 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season. Harold Ballard, owner of Maple Leaf Gardens and the Toronto Maple Leafs, offered to rent the arena to the team if it was located in Toronto, but Michel found the rent excessive. He then tried to base the team in Hamilton, but the city did not have an appropriate venue. Michel settled on Ottawa and the team became the Ottawa Nationals. Nick Trbovich became majority owner in May 1972. The team was a flop at the box office, averaging about 3,000 fans a game, and in March 1973 — just before the end of the season — the City of Ottawa demanded payment of $100,000 to guarantee the club dates at the Ottawa Civic Centre. The team decided to leave Ottawa and played their home playoff games at Maple Leaf Gardens, attracting crowds of 5,000 and 4,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Lunde
Leonard Melvin Lunde (November 13, 1936 – November 22, 2010) was a professional ice hockey player who played 321 games in the National Hockey League and 72 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Minnesota North Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings. Playing career Lunde was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, and played junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL. A prospect of the Detroit Red Wings, he moved up to the Edmonton Flyer of the Western Hockey League, where he scored 39 goals during the 1957–58 season. The following season, he debuted in the National Hockey League, playing in 68 games for the Red Wings, and scoring 14 goals and 12 assists. He was a regular in the Red Wings' lineup though the 1960–61 season, when Detroit reached the Stanley Cup finals, but after spending a majority of the 1961–62 season in the minors was traded to Chicago in June 1962. With the Black Hawks, he no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Gilmore (ice Hockey)
Tom Gilmore (born May 14, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played a total of 202 games in the World Hockey Association with the Los Angeles Sharks and the Edmonton Oilers. Early life Gilmore was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Gilmore played major junior with the Flin Flon Bombers, then was captain of the University of Denver Pioneers hockey team when they won the consecutive 1968 and 1969 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments. Personal life Gilmore is married to Collette Gilmore and they have two children, Scott Gilmore, one of the founders of Peace Dividend Trust, and Patrick Gilmore Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (December 25, 1829 – September 24, 1892) was an Irish-born American composer and bandmaster who lived and worked in the United States after 1848. While serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, Gilmor ..., a film and television actor. Awards and honors References External links * 1948 births Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Fitchner
Robert Douglas Fitchner (born December 22, 1950) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 414 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA), with the Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Racers and Quebec Nordiques between 1973 and 1979. When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1979–80 NHL season The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded World Hockey Association as expansion franchises. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers (l ..., Fitchner played 78 NHL games with the Nordiques between 1979 and 1981. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References * 1950 births Living people Amarillo Wranglers players Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey centres Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Fort Wayne Komets players Hershey Bears players Indianapolis Racers players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Quebec Nordiques p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McKenzie (ice Hockey)
Brian Stewart McKenzie (born March 16, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1971–72 season and 87 games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers and Indianapolis Racers during the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons. Career McKenzie was drafted 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft and played six games for the Penguins during the 1971–72 season. He also played in the World Hockey Association for the Edmonton Oilers and the Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena. They are o .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mckenzie, Brian 1951 births Living people Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair MacDonald
Blair Neil Joseph "B. J." MacDonald (born November 17, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1983. He featured in the 1979 WHA Final with the Edmonton Oilers and the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals with the Vancouver Canucks. He is best known for his time with the Oilers, the club where he spent the majority of his career and where he served as one of Wayne Gretzky's first linemates at the start of Gretzky's NHL career. Playing career WHA After a stellar final year of junior hockey with the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL in which he scored 63 goals in 64 games, MacDonald was selected 86th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he was also selected 30th overall by the Alberta Oilers (returned to original name Edmonton Oilers a few months later) of the rival World Hockey Association in their draft, and chose to forego the NHL to sign in Edmonton. MacD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries. Fans held a collection for Stephenson, and presented him with a hat bought with the proceeds. The term was used in print for the first time in 1865 in the ''Chelmsford Chronicle''. The term was eventually adopted by many other sports including hockey, association football, Formula 1 racing, rugby, and water polo. Use Association football A hat-trick occurs in association football when a player scores three goals (not necessarily consecutive) in a single game; whereas scoring two goals (in a single match) is called a brace. In common with other official record-keeping rules, all goals scored during the regulation 90 minutes, plus extra time if required, are counted but goals in a penalty shooto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wilkie
Ian Wilkie (born July 20, 1949) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the New York Golden Blades, New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks, and Edmonton Oilers. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Wilkie played major junior hockey with the hometown Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL), Edmonton Oil Kings, joining the team for the 1966–67 season, and was their starting goaltender from 1967–68 to 1969–70. Wilkie's son is Edmonton-based firefighter and politician Jordan Wilkie. References External links Edmonton Oilers: Goaltending History * 1949 births Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Greensboro Generals (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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