The 1972–73 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings'
sixth season in the
National Hockey League. The team did not qualify for the playoffs and finished in sixth place out of eight teams in the West Division, only three points behind fourth place, the final playoff position. Kings' captain
Bob Pulford retired from play before the season and took over as the Kings' head coach.
Offseason
Regular season
Bob Pulford became full-time head coach and instituted a disciplined defense oriented system. Consequently, the Kings allowed 60 fewer goals than in 1971–72. Their penalty killing, once the worst in the NHL, was led by
Jimmy Peters and
Real Lemieux
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010 ...
and was the best in the league. Offensively, the Kings were led by "The Hot Line," which consisted of
Juha Widing,
Bob Berry, and
Mike Corrigan; they combined for 89 goals and 112 assists.
After starting 1–6, the Kings went on a club record 8-game winning streak. But from early January through February, they endured a 4–13–5 stretch that saw them fall from 4th to 7th place. They got hot again in March, going 6–4–2 to get within 2 points of the 4th place
St. Louis Blues, who held the final playoff spot with 3 games to play. But L.A. suffered two straight disastrous losses to the last place
California Golden Seals, and fell to 6th, missing the playoffs by 3 points.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Did not qualify
Player statistics
Bob Pulford became full-time head coach and instituted a disciplined defense oriented system. Consequently, the Kings allowed 60 fewer goals than in 1971–72. Their penalty killing, once the worst in the NHL, was led by
Jimmy Peters and
Real Lemieux
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010 ...
and was the best in the league. Offensively, the Kings were led by "The Hot Line," which consisted of
Juha Widing,
Bob Berry, and
Mike Corrigan; they combined for 89 goals and 112 assists.
Awards and records
None in 1972–73 season.
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the
1972–73 season.
Trades
Free agent signings
Free agents lost
Reverse Draft
Intra-league Draft
Expansion Draft
Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the
1972 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1972 NHL Amateur Draft was the 10th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Richard Brodeur, who played his last NHL game in the 1987–88 s ...
held at the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel in
Montreal,
Quebec.
Farm teams
Los Angeles Kings other seasons till now
Lost Angeles Kings hockey team has participated in almost all seasons. The summary of various seasons is placed in this
referenced list of Los Angeles Kings other seasons.
See also
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1972–73 NHL season
The 1972–73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. Two new teams, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames, made their debuts. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup by beating ...
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