1974-75 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 35-40-3 - 73 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Houston Aeros 4-1
Coach: John Hanna (14-18-1)
Coach: Jack Vivian (21-22-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1974-75 Cleveland Crusaders RosterTeam Record: 35-40-3 - 73 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Houston Aeros 4-1
Coach: John Hanna (14-18-1)
Coach: Jack Vivian (21-22-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1974-75 Cleveland Crusaders Results
The Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 35 wins and 40 losses and 3 ties for 73 points, finishing second in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Crusaders netted 236 goals and conceded 258. Rich LeDuc scored 35 goals for Cleveland, while Al McDonough and Ron Ward tallied 30 or more also. Ron Ward recorded 32 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Bob Whidden recorded a 3.23 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
John Hanna and Jack Vivian coached the team. The 1974-75 Cleveland Crusaders lost in the AVCO Cup quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich LeDuc | C | 78 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 122 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 11.7 |
| Al McDonough | R | 78 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 27 | -11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 13.2 |
| Ron Ward | C | 73 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 14.4 |
| Jim Harrison | C | 60 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 106 | -8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 13.2 |
| Gary Jarrett | L | 77 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 7.3 |
| Gerry Pinder | R | 74 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 71 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.2 |
| Skip Krake | C | 71 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 108 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 9.6 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 78 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 9.4 |
| Russ Walker | R | 66 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 10.7 |
| Terry Holbrook | R | 78 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11.6 |
| Tom Edur | D | 61 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 2.8 |
| Steve Cardwell | L | 75 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 127 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 8.2 |
| Ray Clearwater | D | 66 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 3.8 |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 8.0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 78 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 65 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 4.5 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 77 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 83 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0.0 |
| John Stewart | C | 59 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Ron F. Anderson | D | 39 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.0 |
| Robbie Neale | C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Ron Buchanan | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Baxter | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Bob Whidden | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1396 | 236 | 356 | 592 | 1249 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2617 | 9.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 52 | 3076 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 167 | 3.26 | 1763 | 1596 | .905 |
| Bob Whidden | 29 | 1654 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 3.23 | 918 | 829 | .903 |
| Totals | 81 | 4730 | 35 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 256 | 3.25 | 2937 | 2681 | .913 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich LeDuc | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | R | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | R | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Holbrook | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Hillman | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 90 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 |
