1974-75 • Franchise
1974-75 Vancouver Blazers
Record: 37-39-2, 76 pts
Finish: 4th, Canadian
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Coach: Joe Crozier
Game Log ... (@ away game, * overtime)
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
|
| 1 | Oct 15 | Winnipeg | 2-6 | L | 0-1-0 | 0 | 2-6 | 40 | Jan 19 | Indianapolis | 5-1 | W | 18-20-2 | 38 | 124-128 |
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2 | Oct 16 | Houston | 0-6 | L | 0-2-0 | 0 | 2-12 | 41 | Jan 22 | @ Minnesota | 2-1 | W | 19-20-2 | 40 | 126-129 |
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3 | Oct 18 | Chicago | 1-2 | L | 0-3-0 | 0 | 3-14 | 42 | Jan 23 | @ San Diego | 1-6 | L | 19-21-2 | 40 | 127-135 |
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4 | Oct 20 | Chicago | 3-1 | W | 1-3-0 | 2 | 6-15 | 43 | Jan 24 | Winnipeg | *4-3 | W | 20-21-2 | 42 | 131-138 |
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5 | Oct 23 | Cleveland | 4-1 | W | 2-3-0 | 4 | 10-16 | 44 | Jan 26 | @ Chicago | 5-3 | W | 21-21-2 | 44 | 136-141 |
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6 | Oct 30 | Edmonton | 8-6 | W | 3-3-0 | 6 | 18-22 | 45 | Jan 30 | @ Minnesota | 3-6 | L | 21-22-2 | 44 | 139-147 |
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7 | Nov 3 | San Diego | 2-6 | L | 3-4-0 | 6 | 20-28 | 46 | Jan 31 | @ Toronto | 0-6 | L | 21-23-2 | 44 | 139-153 |
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8 | Nov 5 | @ Chicago | 5-4 | W | 4-4-0 | 8 | 25-32 | 47 | Feb 2 | Toronto | 4-2 | W | 22-23-2 | 46 | 143-155 |
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9 | Nov 6 | @ Quebec | 3-5 | L | 4-5-0 | 8 | 28-37 | 48 | Feb 5 | Chicago | 4-2 | W | 23-23-2 | 48 | 147-157 |
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10 | Nov 8 | Cleveland | 1-2 | L | 4-6-0 | 8 | 29-39 | 49 | Feb 8 | New England | 4-1 | W | 24-23-2 | 50 | 151-158 |
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11 | Nov 9 | Winnipeg | 3-3 | T | 4-6-1 | 9 | 32-42 | 50 | Feb 9 | New England | 5-1 | W | 25-23-2 | 52 | 156-159 |
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12 | Nov 13 | Toronto | 3-5 | L | 4-7-1 | 9 | 35-47 | 51 | Feb 12 | Phoenix | 5-4 | W | 26-23-2 | 54 | 161-163 |
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13 | Nov 19 | @ San Diego | 2-3 | L | 4-8-1 | 9 | 37-50 | 52 | Feb 16 | Toronto | 4-7 | L | 26-24-2 | 54 | 165-170 |
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14 | Nov 22 | Houston | 1-4 | L | 4-9-1 | 9 | 38-54 | 53 | Feb 18 | @ Indianapolis | 9-2 | W | 27-24-2 | 56 | 174-172 |
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15 | Nov 23 | Houston | 2-4 | L | 4-10-1 | 9 | 40-58 | 54 | Feb 20 | @ Baltimore | 3-4 | L | 27-25-2 | 56 | 177-176 |
|
16 | Nov 26 | @ Michigan | 5-1 | W | 5-10-1 | 11 | 45-59 | 55 | Feb 22 | @ Houston | 4-2 | W | 28-25-2 | 58 | 181-178 |
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17 | Nov 28 | @ Toronto | 6-2 | W | 6-10-1 | 13 | 51-61 | 56 | Feb 23 | @ Chicago | 1-2 | L | 28-26-2 | 58 | 182-180 |
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18 | Nov 29 | New England | 5-1 | W | 7-10-1 | 15 | 56-62 | 57 | Feb 25 | @ New England | 2-3 | L | 28-27-2 | 58 | 184-183 |
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19 | Dec 4 | @ Edmonton | 3-6 | L | 7-11-1 | 15 | 59-68 | 58 | Feb 27 | @ Quebec | 7-9 | L | 28-28-2 | 58 | 191-192 |
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20 | Dec 7 | Michigan | 4-2 | W | 8-11-1 | 17 | 63-70 | 59 | Mar 2 | @ New England | 1-4 | L | 28-29-2 | 58 | 192-196 |
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21 | Dec 8 | Minnesota | 4-2 | W | 9-11-1 | 19 | 67-72 | 60 | Mar 5 | Edmonton | 6-0 | W | 29-29-2 | 60 | 198-196 |
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22 | Dec 10 | @ Cleveland | 4-3 | W | 10-11-1 | 21 | 71-75 | 61 | Mar 7 | @ Edmonton | 0-4 | L | 29-30-2 | 60 | 198-200 |
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23 | Dec 11 | @ Houston | 2-5 | L | 10-12-1 | 21 | 73-80 | 62 | Mar 9 | Phoenix | 4-3 | W | 30-30-2 | 62 | 202-203 |
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24 | Dec 12 | @ Phoenix | 2-4 | L | 10-13-1 | 21 | 75-84 | 63 | Mar 12 | Minnesota | 4-2 | W | 31-30-2 | 64 | 206-205 |
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25 | Dec 15 | Cleveland | 2-1 | W | 11-13-1 | 23 | 77-85 | 64 | Mar 15 | Quebec | 7-4 | W | 32-30-2 | 66 | 213-209 |
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26 | Dec 17 | @ Indianapolis | 3-2 | W | 12-13-1 | 25 | 80-87 | 65 | Mar 16 | Quebec | 4-2 | W | 33-30-2 | 68 | 217-211 |
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27 | Dec 18 | @ Phoenix | 3-5 | L | 12-14-1 | 25 | 83-92 | 66 | Mar 18 | Minnesota | 3-5 | L | 33-31-2 | 68 | 220-216 |
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28 | Dec 19 | @ Houston | 3-1 | W | 13-14-1 | 27 | 86-93 | 67 | Mar 19 | @ Winnipeg | 3-8 | L | 33-32-2 | 68 | 223-224 |
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29 | Dec 21 | San Diego | 2-1 | W | 14-14-1 | 29 | 88-94 | 68 | Mar 22 | @ Phoenix | 2-4 | L | 33-33-2 | 68 | 225-228 |
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30 | Dec 26 | Michigan | 8-1 | W | 15-14-1 | 31 | 96-95 | 69 | Mar 23 | @ San Diego | *0-1 | L | 33-34-2 | 68 | 225-229 |
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31 | Dec 27 | Indianapolis | 1-1 | T | 15-14-2 | 32 | 97-96 | 70 | Mar 25 | @ Toronto | 4-8 | L | 33-35-2 | 68 | 229-237 |
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32 | Jan 2 | Phoenix | 3-2 | W | 16-14-2 | 34 | 100-98 | 71 | Mar 26 | @ Cleveland | 2-4 | L | 33-36-2 | 68 | 231-241 |
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33 | Jan 4 | @ New England | *3-4 | L | 16-15-2 | 34 | 103-102 | 72 | Mar 29 | San Diego | 3-7 | L | 33-37-2 | 68 | 234-248 |
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34 | Jan 5 | @ Michigan | 1-3 | L | 16-16-2 | 34 | 104-105 | 73 | Mar 30 | Baltimore | 4-3 | W | 34-37-2 | 70 | 238-251 |
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35 | Jan 7 | @ Indianapolis | 2-4 | L | 16-17-2 | 34 | 106-109 | 74 | Apr 1 | @ Minnesota | 2-5 | L | 34-38-2 | 70 | 240-256 |
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36 | Jan 8 | @ Quebec | 3-4 | L | 16-18-2 | 34 | 109-113 | 75 | Apr 2 | @ Winnipeg | 6-4 | W | 35-38-2 | 72 | 246-260 |
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37 | Jan 10 | @ Cleveland | 4-6 | L | 16-19-2 | 34 | 113-119 | 76 | Apr 4 | @ Edmonton | 3-5 | L | 35-39-2 | 72 | 249-265 |
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38 | Jan 14 | Quebec | 2-6 | L | 16-20-2 | 34 | 115-125 | 77 | Apr 5 | Edmonton | 3-2 | W | 36-39-2 | 74 | 252-267 |
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39 | Jan 15 | @ Winnipeg | 4-2 | W | 17-20-2 | 36 | 119-127 | 78 | Apr 6 | Indianapolis | 4-3 | W | 37-39-2 | 76 | 256-270
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Player Scoring
| pos.
| #
| Player
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
| +/-
| ppg
| shg
| sog
| sc%
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
|
|
RW | 9 | Bathgate, Andy | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 12 | 0.083 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 23 | Beaudoin, Serge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 23 | Brown, Arnie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 8 | Burgess, Don | 62 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 19 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 0.084 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 14 | Campbell, Bryan | 78 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 24 | -15 | 10 | 1 | 251 | 0.116 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 5 | Cardiff, Jim | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 16 | Chernoff, Mike | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 7 | Chipperfield, Ron | 78 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 30 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 0.080 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 15 | Deadmarsh, Butch | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 128 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0.159 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | - | Delorenzi, Ray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 24 | Driscoll, Peter | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.167 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 17 | Given, David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 23 | Gulka, Bud | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 18 | Harris, Hugh | 58 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 19 | +6 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 0.124 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 12 | Israelson, Larry | 46 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0.190 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 16 | Jodzio, Rick | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 159 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.045 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 20 | Jones, Jimmy | 63 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 0.112 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 11 | Lawson, Danny | 78 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 19 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 298 | 0.111 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 6 | McCulloch, Don | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0.011 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 19 | McKenzie, John | 74 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 84 | +11 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 0.215 | - | - | - | - | - |
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G | 1 | McLeod, Don | 72 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 25 | McNamee, Pete | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.333 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 18 | Migneault, John | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.250 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 17 | Myers, Murray | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.056 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 12 | O'Donoghue, Don | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 4 | Pelyk, Mike | 75 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 121 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 167 | 0.084 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 3 | Price, Pat | 68 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 15 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 0.052 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 2 | Rupp, Duane | 72 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 45 | +20 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 0.030 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 22 | St. Sauveur, Claude | 76 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 32 | -8 | 11 | 0 | 200 | 0.120 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 25 | Shmyr, John | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 43 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.077 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 21 | Terbenche, Paul | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0.037 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 10 | Walton, Rob | 75 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 28 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 159 | 0.151 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 35 | Wood, Wayne | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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Goaltending
| Goaltender
| gp
| min
| ga
| en
| so
| w-l-t
| gaa
| sog
| sv%
| gp
| min
| ga
| w-l
| gaa
|
|
McLeod, Don | 72 | 4184 | 233 | 7 | 1 | 33-35-2 | 3.34 | 2106 | 0.889 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Wood, Wayne | 11 | 512 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4-4-0 | 3.52 | 263 | 0.886 | - | - | - | - | -
|
Transactions
• Duane Rupp, Wayne Wood signed to contracts, Jun 1974
• Paul Terbenche, Rick Jodzio signed to contracts, Jul 1974
• Mike Pelyk loaned to Vancouver by Cincinnati for 1974-75 season, Jun 1974
• Don McCulloch signed to contract, Jun 1974
• Pete McNamee, Serge Beaudoin and John Migneault to Phoenix for Hugh Harris, Nov 1974
• Rick Jodzio signed to contract, Jan 1975
• Arnie Brown signed as free agent, Mar 1975
Splits versus opposing teams, home and away, and by month
| opponent
| overall
| gf-ga
| home
| gf-ga
| away
| gf-ga
|
Chicago | 4-2-0 | 19-14 | 2-1-0 | 8-5 | 2-1-0 | 11-9 | |
Cleveland | 3-3-0 | 17-17 | 2-1-0 | 7-4 | 1-2-0 | 10-13 |
|
Edmonton | 3-3-0 | 23-23 | 3-0-0 | 17-8 | 0-3-0 | 6-15 |
|
Houston | 2-4-0 | 12-22 | 0-3-0 | 3-14 | 2-1-0 | 9-8 |
|
Indianapolis | 4-1-1 | 24-13 | 2-0-1 | 10-5 | 2-1-0 | 14-8 |
|
Michigan-Baltimore | 4-2-0 | 25-14 | 3-0-0 | 16-6 | 1-2-0 | 9-8 |
|
Minnesota | 3-3-0 | 18-21 | 2-1-0 | 11-9 | 1-2-0 | 7-12 |
|
New England | 3-3-0 | 20-14 | 3-0-0 | 14-3 | 0-3-0 | 6-11 |
|
Phoenix | 3-3-0 | 19-22 | 3-0-0 | 12-9 | 0-3-0 | 7-13 |
|
Quebec | 2-4-0 | 26-30 | 2-1-0 | 13-12 | 0-3-0 | 13-18 |
|
San Diego | 1-5-0 | 10-24 | 1-2-0 | 7-14 | 0-3-0 | 3-10 |
|
Toronto | 2-4-0 | 21-30 | 1-2-0 | 11-14 | 1-2-0 | 10-16 |
|
Winnipeg | 3-2-1 | 22-26 | 1-1-1 | 9-12 | 2-1-0 | 13-14 |
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October | 3-3-0 | 18-22 | 3-3-0 | 18-22 | 0-0-0 | 0-0 |
|
November | 4-7-1 | 38-40 | 1-5-1 | 17-25 | 3-2-0 | 21-15 |
|
December | 8-4-1 | 41-34 | 5-0-1 | 21-8 | 3-4-0 | 20-26 |
|
January | 6-9-0 | 42-57 | 3-1-0 | 14-12 | 3-8-0 | 28-45 |
|
February | 7-5-0 | 52-39 | 5-1-0 | 26-17 | 2-4-0 | 26-22 |
|
March | 6-9-0 | 47-59 | 6-2-0 | 35-26 | 0-7-0 | 12-33 |
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April | 3-2-0 | 18-19 | 2-0-0 | 7-5 | 1-2-0 | 11-14
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