1973–74 California Golden Seals season

The 1973–74 California Golden Seals season was the Seals' seventh season in the NHL. With the continuing depletion of talent due to the World Hockey Association and a lack of interest from owner Charles O. Finley who put the team up for sale, the Seals had a miserable season and sank to a franchise low 36 points. In January 1974, the NHL bought the Seals from owner Charlie Finley for $6.585 million.[1] With the league takeover, the players immediately returned to wearing black skates. The Seals would conclude the season with the worst record in the league.[2]

1973–74 California Golden Seals
Division8th West
1973–74 record13–55–10
Goals for195
Goals against342
Team information
General managerFred Glover
Garry Young
CoachFred Glover
Marshall Johnston
CaptainJoey Johnston
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJoey Johnston (27)
AssistsJoey Johnston (40)
PointsJoey Johnston (67)
Penalty minutesBob Stewart (69)
WinsGilles Meloche (9)
Goals against averageTed Tucker (3.39)

Offseason

Amateur Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
3 34. Jeff Jacques  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
4 50. Ron Serafini  United States St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
5 66. Jim Moxey  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
6 82. Willie Trognitz  Canada Thunder Bay (Junior)
7 98. Paul Tantardini  Canada Downsview Beavers (OPJHL)
8 114. Bruce Greig  Canada Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
9 130. Larry Patey  Canada Braintree Hawks (NEnHL)
10 145. Doug Mahood  Canada Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
11 160. Angie Moretto  Canada University of Michigan (NCAA)

Regular season

Final standings

West Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers78501612273164+109112
2Chicago Black Hawks78411423272164+108105
3Los Angeles Kings78333312233231+278
4Atlanta Flames78303414214238−2474
5Pittsburgh Penguins7828419242273−3165
6St. Louis Blues78264012206248−4264
7Minnesota North Stars78233817235275−4063
8California Golden Seals78135510195342−14736

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 10, 19732–1St. Louis Blues (1973–74)1–0–0
2WOctober 12, 19733–2Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)2–0–0
3LOctober 17, 19731–5Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)2–1–0
4LOctober 20, 19733–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)2–2–0
5LOctober 21, 19732–11@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)2–3–0
6WOctober 24, 19737–3Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)3–3–0
7LOctober 26, 19731–3Atlanta Flames (1973–74)3–4–0
8LOctober 28, 19731–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)3–5–0
9LOctober 31, 19732–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)3–6–0
10LNovember 1, 19732–7@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)3–7–0
11LNovember 3, 19732–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)3–8–0
12LNovember 4, 19731–4@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)3–9–0
13TNovember 7, 19731–1Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)3–9–1
14WNovember 9, 19736–3Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)4–9–1
15LNovember 14, 19731–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)4–10–1
16LNovember 16, 19731–2Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)4–11–1
17WNovember 18, 19732–0@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)5–11–1
18LNovember 21, 19730–3@ New York Rangers (1973–74)5–12–1
19LNovember 24, 19733–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)5–13–1
20LNovember 25, 19732–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)5–14–1
21WNovember 28, 19735–1Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)6–14–1
22LDecember 1, 19732–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)6–15–1
23LDecember 2, 19731–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)6–16–1
24TDecember 5, 19733–3Atlanta Flames (1973–74)6–16–2
25WDecember 7, 19734–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)7–16–2
26LDecember 9, 19733–6@ New York Rangers (1973–74)7–17–2
27LDecember 11, 19733–6@ New York Islanders (1973–74)7–18–2
28LDecember 12, 19731–9@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)7–19–2
29TDecember 14, 19732–2Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)7–19–3
30LDecember 16, 19733–5@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)7–20–3
31LDecember 18, 19731–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)7–21–3
32LDecember 19, 19733–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)7–22–3
33TDecember 23, 19732–2Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)7–22–4
34LDecember 26, 19734–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)7–23–4
35TDecember 28, 19734–4New York Islanders (1973–74)7–23–5
36LDecember 30, 19731–8Boston Bruins (1973–74)7–24–5
37WJanuary 2, 19745–2Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)8–24–5
38LJanuary 5, 19741–4@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)8–25–5
39LJanuary 6, 19744–9@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)8–26–5
40WJanuary 9, 19748–6St. Louis Blues (1973–74)9–26–5
41LJanuary 11, 19742–3Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)9–27–5
42LJanuary 13, 19742–7New York Rangers (1973–74)9–28–5
43TJanuary 16, 19745–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)9–28–6
44LJanuary 18, 19742–6@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)9–29–6
45LJanuary 20, 19744–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)9–30–6
46LJanuary 22, 19743–4@ New York Islanders (1973–74)9–31–6
47LJanuary 23, 19742–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)9–32–6
48LJanuary 25, 19740–5Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)9–33–6
49TJanuary 27, 19742–2Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)9–33–7
50LJanuary 30, 19744–6@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)9–34–7
51LJanuary 31, 19741–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)9–35–7
52LFebruary 2, 19741–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)9–36–7
53WFebruary 3, 19744–2New York Islanders (1973–74)10–36–7
54WFebruary 6, 19744–2Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)11–36–7
55LFebruary 8, 19742–7Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)11–37–7
56LFebruary 13, 19746–9Boston Bruins (1973–74)11–38–7
57LFebruary 16, 19743–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)11–39–7
58LFebruary 17, 19741–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)11–40–7
59LFebruary 20, 19740–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)11–41–7
60LFebruary 22, 19743–4New York Rangers (1973–74)11–42–7
61TFebruary 27, 19742–2St. Louis Blues (1973–74)11–42–8
62WMarch 2, 19744–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)12–42–8
63LMarch 3, 19742–8@ New York Rangers (1973–74)12–43–8
64LMarch 5, 19741–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)12–44–8
65TMarch 6, 19743–3Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)12–44–9
66WMarch 10, 19746–2Boston Bruins (1973–74)13–44–9
67LMarch 13, 19742–5Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)13–45–9
68LMarch 15, 19741–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)13–46–9
69LMarch 19, 19743–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)13–47–9
70LMarch 21, 19743–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)13–48–9
71LMarch 22, 19742–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)13–49–9
72LMarch 24, 19741–7Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)13–50–9
73TMarch 27, 19742–2New York Islanders (1973–74)13–50–10
74LMarch 29, 19743–4Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)13–51–10
75LMarch 31, 19740–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)13–52–10
76LApril 2, 19743–5@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)13–53–10
77LApril 3, 19741–4Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)13–54–10
78LApril 5, 19742–4Atlanta Flames (1973–74)13–55–10

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Joey Johnston227827406767
Ivan Boldirev97825315622
Walt McKechnie86323295214
Reggie Leach77822244634
Gary Croteau187614213516
Stan Gilbertson157618123039
Craig Patrick145910203017
Hilliard Graves176411182948
Morris Mott20779172633
Ted McAneeley23724202462
Marshall Johnston2502161824
Stan Weir2158971610
Pete Laframboise2465771414
Ray McKay3722121449
Ron Huston1123310130
Terry Murray5580121248
Brent Meeke251819104
Rick Kessell12512684
Bob Stewart64725769
Paul Shakes42104412
Barry Cummins43612339
Del Hall1222022
Lyle Bradley1541012
Marv Edwards1140114
Gilles Meloche27470112
Hartland Monahan1710000
Larry Patey1710000
Bruce Greig2810004
Gary Holt1710000
Dave Hrechkosy1920000
Wayne King2420000
Ron Serafini220002
Gary Coalter1540000
Ted Tucker3050000
Bob Champoux28170000

Goaltenders

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

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Ted Tucker3051771111003.39-.--
Marv Edwards11478011015103.92-.--
Gilles Meloche27472800933519814.24-.--
Bob Champoux281792321138005.20-.--

Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season:

Trades

May 11, 1973 To California Golden Seals
Gary Coalter
To New York Rangers
cash
June 10, 1973 To California Golden Seals
Ted Tucker
To Atlanta Flames
cash

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Ray McKayBuffalo SabresIntra-league Draft (1973–06–12)
Rick KessellPittsburgh PenguinsIntra-league Draft (1973–06–13)
Gary HoltPort Huron Wings (IHL)free agency (1973–09)
Dave HrechkosyRochester Americans (AHL)free agency (1973–09)
Bob GirardAmqui Aces (QSHL)free agency (1973–09)
Bob ChampouxSan Diego Gulls (WHL)free agency (1973–11)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
Lyle CarterMinnesota North StarsReverse Draft (1973–06–13)
Al SimmonsSan Diego Gulls (WHL)Reverse Draft (1973–06–13)
Jim JonesChicago Cougars (WHA)free agency (1973–09)
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Playoffs

They didn't qualify for the playoffs

Roster

1973–1974 California Golden Seals Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

  1. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.201-2, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  2. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.169, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  3. "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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