1972–73 New York Raiders
Division6th East
1972–73 record33–43–2
Home record23-15-1
Road record10-28-1
Goals for303
Goals against334
Team information
General managerMarvin Milkes
CoachCamille Henry (32-43-2)
Ian Wilkie (1-0-0)
CaptainNorm Ferguson
Alternate captainsKen Block
Mike Laughton
Ron Ward
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance5,868 (34.0%)
Team leaders
GoalsRon Ward (51)
AssistsRon Ward (67)
PointsRon Ward (118)
Penalty minutesHal Willis (159)
WinsPeter Donnelly (22)
Goals against averagePeter Donnelly (3.56)

The 1972–73 New York Raiders season was the inaugural season for the World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise.[1][2]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
New England Whalers784630231826385894
Cleveland Crusaders7843323287239109589
Philadelphia Blazers7838400288305126076
Ottawa Nationals7835394279301106774
Quebec Nordiques7833405276313135471
New York Raiders783343230333490068

Game log

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 12, 19724–6Winnipeg Jets (1972–73)0–1–0
2WOctober 14, 19728–6Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)1–1–0
3WOctober 15, 19725–0Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)2–1–0
4LOctober 17, 19723–4 OT@ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)2–2–0
5LOctober 19, 19721–3Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)2–3–0
6WOctober 21, 19723–2Houston Aeros (1972–73)3–3–0
7LOctober 22, 19724–5Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73)3–4–0
8WOctober 26, 19727–6New England Whalers (1972–73)4–4–0
9LOctober 28, 19723–4 OTLos Angeles Sharks (1972–73)4–5–0
10WOctober 29, 19727–2Alberta Oilers (1972–73)5–5–0
11WNovember 2, 19724–2@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73)6–5–0
12WNovember 3, 19729–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73)7–5–0
13LNovember 5, 19721–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73)7–6–0
14LNovember 7, 19722–4@ Alberta Oilers (1972–73)7–7–0
15LNovember 8, 19721–2@ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73)7–8–0
16LNovember 11, 19725–6@ New England Whalers (1972–73)7–9–0
17LNovember 15, 19724–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)7–10–0
18WNovember 18, 19727–1Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)8–10–0
19WNovember 19, 19725–0Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)9–10–0
20WNovember 22, 19723–1New England Whalers (1972–73)10–10–0
21WNovember 25, 19724–2Alberta Oilers (1972–73)11–10–0
22LNovember 26, 19722–6Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73)11–11–0
23WNovember 29, 19727–6New England Whalers (1972–73)12–11–0
24WNovember 30, 19725–2Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73)13–11–0
25LDecember 2, 19722–7Houston Aeros (1972–73)13–12–0
26WDecember 3, 19725–2Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)14–12–0
27WDecember 5, 19726–4@ Houston Aeros (1972–73)15–12–0
28LDecember 6, 19723–4@ New England Whalers (1972–73)15–13–0
29LDecember 8, 19721–3@ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)15–14–0
30LDecember 9, 19722–4@ New England Whalers (1972–73)15–15–0
31WDecember 11, 19728–3Chicago Cougars (1972–73)16–15–0
32WDecember 13, 19729–1Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)17–15–0
33WDecember 14, 19724–3@ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)18–15–0
34LDecember 17, 19723–4Winnipeg Jets (1972–73)18–16–0
35WDecember 19, 19727–2@ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)19–16–0
36LDecember 21, 19722–6@ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)19–17–0
37WDecember 22, 19727–5Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)20–17–0
38LDecember 25, 19722–8New England Whalers (1972–73)20–18–0
39WDecember 26, 19725–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)21–18–0
40LDecember 31, 19720–3New England Whalers (1972–73)21–19–0
41LJanuary 1, 19730–3Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)21–20–0
42WJanuary 4, 19739–4Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)22–20–0
43LJanuary 8, 19735–6 OTQuebec Nordiques (1972–73)22–21–0
44WJanuary 10, 19734–1@ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)23–21–0
45LJanuary 11, 19731–4@ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)23–22–0
46LJanuary 13, 19733–4@ New England Whalers (1972–73)23–23–0
47TJanuary 18, 19734–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)23–23–1
48LJanuary 22, 19732–3Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73)23–24–1
49LJanuary 25, 19732–9@ Chicago Cougars (1972–73)23–25–1
50WJanuary 26, 19735–4 OT@ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73)24–25–1
51LJanuary 28, 19732–9@ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73)24–26–1
52LJanuary 30, 19733–11@ Alberta Oilers (1972–73)24–27–1
53LFebruary 1, 19735–8@ Alberta Oilers (1972–73)24–28–1
54LFebruary 3, 19732–4@ Chicago Cougars (1972–73)24–29–1
55WFebruary 4, 19735–4Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)25–29–1
56LFebruary 6, 19734–5@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73)25–30–1
57WFebruary 8, 19733–2@ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)26–30–1
58LFebruary 10, 19734–8@ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)26–31–1
59WFebruary 11, 19733–2Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)27–31–1
60LFebruary 12, 19732–8@ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)27–32–1
61LFebruary 16, 19732–9@ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)27–33–1
62WFebruary 21, 19735–4Alberta Oilers (1972–73)28–33–1
63WFebruary 25, 19739–5Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)29–33–1
64LMarch 1, 19731–2@ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73)29–34–1
65LMarch 3, 19733–4Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73)29–35–1
66LMarch 4, 19732–4Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73)29–36–1
67TMarch 5, 19734–4Chicago Cougars (1972–73)29–36–2
68WMarch 10, 19733–2 OTWinnipeg Jets (1972–73)30–36–2
69LMarch 11, 19731–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73)30–37–2
70WMarch 12, 19738–7Chicago Cougars (1972–73)31–37–2
71WMarch 14, 19735–1Houston Aeros (1972–73)32–37–2
72LMarch 15, 19732–6Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73)32–38–2
73LMarch 17, 19733–6@ Chicago Cougars (1972–73)32–39–2
74WMarch 18, 19733–2 OT@ Houston Aeros (1972–73)33–39–2
75LMarch 25, 19734–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73)33–40–2
76LMarch 27, 19733–4@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73)33–41–2
77LMarch 29, 19733–5@ Houston Aeros (1972–73)33–42–2
78LMarch 30, 19734–5 OT@ New England Whalers (1972–73)33–43–2

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Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ron WardC7751671182801215
Bobby SheehanC753553881701805
Wayne RiversRW75374077470404
Gene PeacoshLW673734712501013
Norm FergusonRW5628406880815
Ken BlockD7855358430011
Brian BradleyLW78223355200120
Mike LaughtonC67162036440100
Brian PerryC74132033300310
Craig ReichmuthLW731314271270000
Bill SpeerD6932326400000
Hal WillisD74321241590000
Bob JonesLW56111223240010
Kent DouglasD6031518740000
Wally OldsD61571240000
Bob WinogradD5201212230000
Jamie KennedyRW/C544610110000
Garry PetersC23279240000
Brian MorenzC30718230120
Claude ChartreC1223500200
Alton WhiteRW1314520000
Ted ScharfRW29224720000
Bob BrownD1704460000
Jean GauthierD31213210000
Jarda KrupickaRW3012340000
Pete DonnellyG4700020000
Gary KurtG3600020000
Blaine RydmanD200040000
Ian WilkieG500000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Pete Donnelly260647221921553.572
Gary Kurt188136102101504.780
Ian Wilkie2535130276.400
Team:474078334323324.202

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Farm Team

Long Island Ducks, Eastern Hockey League

See also

References

  1. World Hockey Association (1972). WHA 1972-73 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  2. World Hockey Association (1973). WHA 1973-74 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  3. "1972–73 New York Raiders Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  4. "1972-73 New York Raiders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
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