1973-74 Houston Aeros Statistics

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 48-25-5 - 101 points
Finishing 1st in the WHA's WHA West Division
Postseason: 12-2
Won AVCO Cup
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Winnipeg Jets 4-0
Division Finals - Defeated Minnesota Fighting Saints 4-2
Avco Cup Finals - Defeated Chicago Cougars 4-0
Coach: Bill Dineen (48-25-5)
Location: Houston, Texas

1973-74 Houston Aeros Roster
1973-74 Houston Aeros Results

The Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 48 wins and 25 losses and 5 ties for 101 points, finishing first in the WHA's WHA West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-2.

The Aeros gave up 219 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Houston netted 318 goals. Frank Hughes scored 42 goals for the team, while Jim Sherrit, Murray Hall, Larry Lund, Gordie Howe and Mark Howe each tallied 30 or more, too. Gordie Howe contributed 69 assists. Don McLeod earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.56 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Bill Dineen coached the team. The 1973-74 Houston Aeros won the AVCO Cup.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Gordie Howe	R	70	31	69	100	46	9	3	5
Larry Lund	C	75	33	53	86	109	7	2	10
Frank Hughes	R	73	42	42	84	47	13	0	3
Andre Hinse	L	69	24	56	80	39	10	0	3
Mark Howe	D	76	38	41	79	20	5	5	3
Murray Hall	R	78	30	28	58	25	8	2	5
Jim Sherrit	C	76	30	28	58	18	4	0	2
Gord Labossiere	C	67	19	36	55	30	4	0	4
Poul Popiel	D	78	7	41	48	126	1	0	0
Ted Taylor	L	75	21	23	44	143	1	3	3
John Schella	D	73	12	19	31	170	0	2	3
Don Grierson	R	65	11	18	29	45	0	0	2
Marty Howe	D	73	4	20	24	90	0	0	1
Gord Kannegiesser	D	78	0	20	20	26	0	0	0
Larry Hale	D	69	2	14	16	39	0	0	0
Joe Szura	C	42	8	7	15	4	0	0	3
Gary Williamson	L	9	2	6	8	0	1	0	0
Jack Stanfield	L	41	1	3	4	2	1	0	0
Bill Prentice	D	55	1	2	3	35	0	0	0
Don McLeod	G	49	0	3	3	6	0	0	0
Ed Hoekstra	C	19	2	0	2	0	0	0	1
Wayne Rutledge	G	25	0	1	1	14	0	0	0
Ron Grahame	G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		1339	318	530	848	1034	64	17	48

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Don McLeod	49	2971	33	13	3	3	3	127	2.56	1432	1305	.911
Wayne Rutledge	25	1509	12	12	1	0	0	84	3.34	737	653	.886
Ron Grahame	4	250	3	0	1	0	1	5	1.20	123	118	.959
Totals	78	4730	48	25	5	3	4	216	2.74	2508	2292	.914

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GWG
Gordie Howe	R	13	3	14	17	34	1
Larry Lund	C	14	9	14	23	56	1
Frank Hughes	R	14	9	5	14	9	1
Andre Hinse	L	14	8	9	17	18	1
Mark Howe	D	14	9	10	19	4	1
Murray Hall	R	14	9	6	15	6	3
Jim Sherrit	C	14	5	7	12	2	1
Gord Labossiere	C	14	7	9	16	20	2
Poul Popiel	D	14	1	14	15	22	0
Ted Taylor	L	14	4	8	12	60	0
John Schella	D	14	2	6	8	42	0
Don Grierson	R	14	1	5	6	23	0
Marty Howe	D	14	1	5	6	31	0
Gord Kannegiesser	D	3	0	2	2	2	0
Larry Hale	D	14	3	2	5	6	1
Joe Szura	C	10	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Williamson	L	12	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Stanfield	L	7	0	0	0	2	0
Bill Prentice	D	10	0	0	0	5	0
Don McLeod	G	14	0	0	0	2	0
Totals		251	71	116	187	344	12

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Don McLeod	14	842	12	2	0	0	0	35	2.49	386	351	.909
Totals	14	842	12	2	0	0	0	35	2.49	421	386	.917