Английская Википедия:1972–73 Alberta Oilers season

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox ice hockey team season The 1972–73 Alberta Oilers season was the Oilers' first season, as one of twelve inaugural franchises of the now-defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). [1][2] Шаблон:TOClimit

Regular season

The Oilers victory over the Ottawa Nationals on October 11, 1972, was the first game in league history, with Ron Anderson scoring the first goal.

Jim Harrison led the team in scoring, with 39 goals and 86 points. On January 30, 1973, in an 11–3 defeat of the New York Raiders, Harrison set a major professional hockey record with 10 points (3G, 7A) in a single game. That feat was later matched by Darryl Sittler on February 7, 1976, in a National Hockey League game.

The Oilers posted a winning record in the regular season, with 38 wins, 37 losses and 3 ties. The Minnesota Fighting Saints finished with an identical record, so a single game playoff was contested to decide fourth place in the Western Division. The Fighting Saints defeated the Oilers 4–2 on a neutral site rink (in Calgary), ending the Oilers season.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Oilers and the Minnesota Fighting Saints were tied at the end of the season. They had the same number of victories and points, and they had both won four games against each other. Subsequently, it was decided that the two teams would play a one-game playoff to decide the final spot in the playoffs, to be played in Calgary. The Oilers lost the game, and the Fighting Saints went on to play in the Quarterfinals.

1973 Avco Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Player Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Jim Harrison 66 39 47 86 93 1 0 1 1 2
Al Hamilton 78 11 50 61 124 1 0 0 0 2
Ross Perkins 71 21 37 58 19 1 0 0 0 2
Ed Patenaude 78 29 27 56 59 1 0 1 1 4
Ron Walters 78 28 26 54 37 1 1 0 1 0
Bob Wall 78 16 29 45 20 1 0 1 1 0
Val Fonteyne 77 7 32 39 2 1 0 0 0 0
Eddie Joyal 71 22 16 38 16 1 0 0 0 0
Bill Hicke 73 14 24 38 20 1 0 0 0 0
Brian Carlin 65 12 22 34 6 1 0 0 0 0
Doug Barrie 54 9 22 31 111 1 0 0 0 22
Ron Anderson 73 14 15 29 43 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Baird 75 14 15 29 112 1 1 0 1 6
Bob Falkenberg 77 6 23 29 44 1 0 0 0 0
Steve Carlyle 67 7 10 17 35 1 0 0 0 0
Dennis Kassian 50 6 7 13 14 1 0 1 1 0
Bob McAneeley 51 5 7 12 24
Bernie Blanchette 23 5 4 9 2
Roger Cote 60 3 5 8 46 1 0 0 0 0
John Fisher 40 0 5 5 0
Jack Norris 64 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Benzelock 26 1 1 2 10
Derek Harker 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Brown 20 0 0 0 2

Denotes player traded to the Oilers mid-season.
Denotes player traded away mid-season.
Statistics for all players reflect only games played with the Oilers.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Regular season Playoffs
GP TOI W L T GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Jack Norris 64 3705 28 29 3 189 1 0.903 3.06 1 59 0 1 4 0 0.833 4.07
Ken Brown 20 1034 10 8 0 63 1 0.883 3.65

Awards and records

Four Oilers were selected to play in the mid-season All-Star Game on January 6:

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Ron Anderson 1st WHA Game
1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
October 11, 1972
Bill Hicke
Eddie Joyal
Ron Walters
Jim Benzelock 1st WHA Game
Roger Côté
Bob Falkenberg
Dennis Kassian
Ed Patenaude
Ken Brown 1st WHA Game
1st WHA Win
Steve Carlyle 1st WHA Game
1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
John Fisher
Val Fonteyne
Al Hamilton
Bob McAneeley
Bob Wall
Jim Harrison 1st WHA Game
1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
Jack Norris 1st WHA Game October 13, 1972
Roger Côté 1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
October 15, 1972
Val Fonteyne 1st WHA Goal
Eddie Joyal 1st WHA Assist
Ron Walters
Ron Anderson 1st WHA Assist October 17, 1972
Jack Norris 1st WHA Win
Brian Carlin 1st WHA Game October 20, 1972
Bob Falkenberg 1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
Ed Patenaude 1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
Ron Walters 1st WHA Hat-trick
Brian Carlin 1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
October 24, 1972
Bill Hicke 1st WHA Assist
Ross Perkins 1st WHA Game October 27, 1972
Dennis Kassian 1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
October 28, 1972
Ross Perkins 1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
Ken Baird 1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
October 29, 1972
Doug Barrie 1st WHA Game
Ross Perkins 1st WHA Goal
Doug Barrie 1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
November 3, 1972
Brian Carlin 1st WHA Assist
Bob Wall 1st WHA Goal
Dennis Kassian 1st WHA Assist November 5, 1972
Doug Barrie
Steve Carlyle 1st WHA Goal November 7, 1972
Al Hamilton
Ken Baird 1st WHA Goal November 9, 1972
Bob Falkenberg 1st WHA Goal November 11, 1972
Jim Benzelock 1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
November 25, 1972
Bob McAneeley 1st WHA Goal November 30, 1972
Jim Benzelock 1st WHA Goal December 12, 1972
Roger Côté 1st WHA Assist December 21, 1972
Jim Harrison 1st WHA Gordie Howe hat trick
Ross Perkins 1st WHA Hat-Trick January 1, 1973
Jack Norris 1st WHA Assist January 16, 1973
Jim Harrison 1st WHA Hat-Trick January 30, 1973
Jack Norris 1st WHA Shutout February 9, 1973
Al Hamilton 100th WHA PIM February 27, 1973
Ken Baird 100th WHA PIM March 17, 1973
Ken Brown 1st WHA Shutout
Jim Harrison 2nd WHA Gordie Howe hat trick
Doug Barrie 100th WHA PIM March 28, 1973
Ken Baird 1st WHA Game TBD
Derek Harker
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Ron Anderson 1st WHA Game April 4, 1973
Doug Barrie
Brian Carlin
Steve Carlyle
Roger Côté
Bob Falkenberg
Val Fonteyne
Al Hamilton
Bill Hicke
Eddie Joyal
Jack Norris
Ross Perkins
Ken Baird 1st WHA Game
1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
Ron Walters
Jim Harrison 1st WHA Game
1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
Dennis Kassian
Ed Patenaude
Bob Wall

Transactions

Draft picks

The WHA General Player Draft was held on February 12–13, 1972 to stock each new WHA team with their initial rosters. The Oilers selected four NHL players with their "priority" selections:

Ullman and MacGregor would eventually play for the Oilers, but not for the 1972–73 season. Both were Edmonton-born players who finished their playing careers with the Oilers after long NHL careers.

The Oilers selected an additional 96 players in subsequent rounds of the draft. Of those, 22 players would play for the Oilers, 16 in the 1972–73 season.

Player Pos Team League Joined Oilers
Rounds 1-10
Шаблон:Sortname LW Boston Bruins NHL 1978–79
Шаблон:Sortname D Los Angeles Kings NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname C Fort Worth Wings CHL 1972–73
Rounds 11-20
Шаблон:Sortname RW Buffalo Sabres NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname LW Ilves Tampere SM-sarja 1973–74
Rounds 21-50
Шаблон:Sortname D California Golden Seals NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname RW Dayton Gems IHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname LW Los Angeles Kings NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname D Detroit Red Wings NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname LW Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname LW California Golden Seals NHL 1977–78
Шаблон:Sortname D Buffalo Sabres NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname C Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname D Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 1975–76
Шаблон:Sortname D Portland Buckaroos WHL 1974–75
Шаблон:Sortname LW New York Rangers NHL 1976–77
Шаблон:Sortname C Tidewater Wings AHL 1972–73
Rounds 51-70
Шаблон:Sortname D Cleveland Barons AHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname LW University of British Columbia CWUAA 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname RW Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1972–73
Шаблон:Sortname D Detroit Red Wings NHL 1972–73
Rounds 71+
Шаблон:Sortname C Fort Worth Wings CHL 1972–73

Trades

Date To Alberta Oilers Traded to Traded for
May 1972 Jim Harrison Calgary Broncos Cash
Dennis Kassian Houston Aeros Cash
June 1972 Future considerations Quebec Nordiques François Lacombe

Darryl Sittler

July 1972 Darryl Sittler
Steve Carlyle
Cleveland Crusaders Jocelyn Hardy
Doug Brindley
Bill Horton
Rich Pumple
August 1972 Jack Norris
Ken Brown
Cleveland Crusaders Bob Whidden
Future considerations Quebec Nordiques John Gravel
Jean-Yves Cartier
September 1972 Cash Ottawa Nationals Gilles Gratton
Шаблон:Start date Cash Philadelphia Blazers Derek Harker
Шаблон:Start date Bernie Blanchette Chicago Cougars Jim Benzelock

Free Agents

Date Player Former team
Шаблон:Start date Bill Hicke Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

Signings

Date Player Term
1972 Len Lunde 2-year
Шаблон:Start date Doug Barrie
Brian Carlin
Roger Côté
Al Hamilton 5-year
Eddie Joyal 3-year
Ross Perkins 3-year
Bob Wall
Шаблон:Start date Jim Benzelock 3-year
Bob Falkenberg
Шаблон:Start date Jim Harrison 4-year
Шаблон:Start date Ken Baird 3-year
Derek Harker
Bob McAneeley
Ed Patenaude
Шаблон:Start date Ron Walters
Шаблон:Start date Ken Brown 3-year
Jack Norris
Шаблон:Start date Ron Anderson
Steve Carlyle 3-year
Шаблон:Start date Val Fonteyne 2-year
Шаблон:Start date Dennis Kassian 2-year
October 1972 John Fisher

References

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