1973–74 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights season

The 1973–74 New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights season was the second season of operation of the franchise in the World Hockey Association.

1973–74 New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights
Division6th Eastern
1973–74 record32–42–4
Home record22-16-1
Road record10-26-3
Goals for268
Goals against313
Team information
General managerJerry De Lise (Managing Director of Hockey)
CoachCamille Henry (6-12-2)
Harry Howell (26-30-2)
CaptainNorm Ferguson
Alternate captainsKen Block
Andre Lacroix
Gary Peters
ArenaMadison Square Garden (New York Golden Blades, to 20 November)
Cherry Hill Arena (Jersey Knights, remainder of season)
Average attendance2,585 (30.1%)
Team leaders
GoalsAndre Lacroix (31)
AssistsAndre Lacroix (80)
PointsAndre Lacroix (111)
Penalty minutesKevin Morrison (132)
WinsJoe Junkin (21)
Goals against averageJoe Junkin (3.79)

The club was known as the New York Raiders in the previous season. With a change in ownership, the financially challenged team was renamed the New York Golden Blades for the start of this season. The team drew as few as 500 ticket buyers to some home games, and the latest (of 18) owners folded operations. The league took over operations and moved the team to the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area township of Cherry Hill, New Jersey on November 21, 1973, renaming the franchise the Jersey Knights.[1]

This was the last season of operation in the Northeast megalopolis area, as the franchise relocated to San Diego, California, becoming the San Diego Mariners for the 1974–75 WHA season. [2][3]

Regular season

Final standings
Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
New England Whalers784331429126087590
Toronto Toros784133430427287186
Cleveland Crusaders7837329266264100783
Chicago Cougars7838355271273104181
Quebec Nordiques783836430628090980
NY Golden Blades / Jersey Knights783242426831393368

Game log
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 6, 19732–2@ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)0–0–1
2TOctober 9, 19733–3@ Toronto Toros (1973–74)0–0–2
3LOctober 11, 19733–4Chicago Cougars (1973–74)0–1–2
4LOctober 14, 19731–2 OTNew England Whalers (1973–74)0–2–2
5LOctober 18, 19731–6Winnipeg Jets (1973–74)0–3–2
6LOctober 20, 19731–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)0–4–2
7WOctober 21, 19734–3Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)1–4–2
8LOctober 22, 19731–4@ New England Whalers (1973–74)1–5–2
9WOctober 24, 19735–2Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74)2–5–2
10LOctober 25, 19733–8New England Whalers (1973–74)2–6–2
11LOctober 28, 19730–2Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74)2–7–2
12LNovember 2, 19731–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74)2–8–2
13WNovember 3, 19734–0@ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74)3–8–2
14WNovember 4, 19734–3@ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74)4–8–2
15LNovember 6, 19730–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74)4–9–2
16LNovember 7, 19731–10@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74)4–10–2
17WNovember 10, 19734–3Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)5–10–2
18LNovember 12, 19732–3 OT@ New England Whalers (1973–74)5–11–2
19LNovember 17, 19732–3Houston Aeros (1973–74)5–12–2
20WNovember 18, 19735–3Chicago Cougars (1973–74)6–12–2
21WNovember 25, 19733–1Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)7–12–2
22LNovember 26, 19732–4@ New England Whalers (1973–74)7–13–2
23LNovember 29, 19732–3Edmonton Oilers (1973–74)7–14–2
24WDecember 2, 19732–1Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74)8–14–2
25LDecember 5, 19732–5@ Houston Aeros (1973–74)8–15–2
26WDecember 6, 19733–2Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)9–15–2
27WDecember 8, 19733–1@ Chicago Cougars (1973–74)10–15–2
28LDecember 9, 19731–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74)10–16–2
29WDecember 12, 19734–2@ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)11–16–2
30LDecember 14, 19731–3@ New England Whalers (1973–74)11–17–2
31LDecember 16, 19736–7Edmonton Oilers (1973–74)11–18–2
32LDecember 18, 19731–4@ Toronto Toros (1973–74)11–19–2
33WDecember 21, 19735–1Chicago Cougars (1973–74)12–19–2
34WDecember 23, 19736–3Winnipeg Jets (1973–74)13–19–2
35WDecember 28, 19735–3Vancouver Blazers (1973–74)14–19–2
36LDecember 29, 19730–3@ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)14–20–2
37WDecember 30, 19736–2Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)15–20–2
38WJanuary 5, 19742–1Houston Aeros (1973–74)16–20–2
39WJanuary 6, 19744–2@ Toronto Toros (1973–74)17–20–2
40LJanuary 7, 19744–5Vancouver Blazers (1973–74)17–21–2
41LJanuary 13, 19742–7@ Toronto Toros (1973–74)17–22–2
42LJanuary 16, 19742–4@ New England Whalers (1973–74)17–23–2
43LJanuary 18, 19744–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74)17–24–2
44WJanuary 19, 19745–4 OT@ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74)18–24–2
45LJanuary 20, 19743–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74)18–25–2
46WJanuary 22, 19746–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74)19–25–2
47WJanuary 23, 19744–1@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74)20–25–2
48LJanuary 27, 19743–6Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74)20–26–2
49WJanuary 29, 19746–1Toronto Toros (1973–74)21–26–2
50WJanuary 31, 19744–1New England Whalers (1973–74)22–26–2
51LFebruary 3, 19743–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)22–27–2
52LFebruary 4, 19741–7Houston Aeros (1973–74)22–28–2
53LFebruary 5, 19740–4@ Houston Aeros (1973–74)22–29–2
54WFebruary 7, 19747–4@ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74)23–29–2
55LFebruary 9, 19742–5@ Chicago Cougars (1973–74)23–30–2
56LFebruary 10, 19744–5Toronto Toros (1973–74)23–31–2
57LFebruary 14, 19742–5Toronto Toros (1973–74)23–32–2
58WFebruary 15, 19746–2Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)24–32–2
59WFebruary 17, 197410–3Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)25–32–2
60WFebruary 18, 19744–3Chicago Cougars (1973–74)26–32–2
61LFebruary 20, 19742–7@ Houston Aeros (1973–74)26–33–2
62LFebruary 24, 19744–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)26–34–2
63TFebruary 28, 19743–3New England Whalers (1973–74)26–34–3
64WMarch 2, 19748–7Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74)27–34–3
65WMarch 4, 19747–6 OTVancouver Blazers (1973–74)28–34–3
66LMarch 8, 19742–7New England Whalers (1973–74)28–35–3
67LMarch 10, 19742–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74)28–36–3
68WMarch 11, 197410–2Winnipeg Jets (1973–74)29–36–3
69WMarch 15, 19745–3Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74)30–36–3
70TMarch 16, 19744–4@ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)30–36–4
71WMarch 18, 197411–5Toronto Toros (1973–74)31–36–4
72WMarch 20, 19748–5@ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74)32–36–4
73LMarch 23, 19741–4@ Chicago Cougars (1973–74)32–37–4
74LMarch 25, 19741–4Edmonton Oilers (1973–74)32–38–4
75LMarch 27, 19744–6@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74)32–39–4
76LMarch 31, 19742–4Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74)32–40–4
77LApril 2, 19743–7@ Chicago Cougars (1973–74)32–41–4
78LApril 4, 19744–6@ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74)32–42–4

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Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
7-Andre LacroixC7831801115401102
4-Kevin MorrisonD782443671320520
12-Wayne RiversRW73302757200501
25-Gene PeacoshLW68213253170504
15-Brian MorenzC75203050440125
17-Ken BlockD7434346220100
10-Bob JonesLW78172845200601
18-Mike LaughtonC71201838340114
14-Brian BradleyLW78152338120311
9-Norm FergusonRW75152136120304
21-Don HerrimanLW44112132590201
19-Brian PerryC71201131190314
3-Harry HowellD6532326240002
6-Bobby SheehanC501282080501
26-Bob BrownD5971320380101
11-Craig ReichmuthLW72108181140000
8-Garry PetersC34257180000
20-Ted ScharfRW634261070001
5-Dean BoylanD611561120000
24-Bill SpeerD66134300000
2-Bob WinogradD710100000
36-Joe JunkinG5301170000
30-Gary KurtG2001100000
23-Ray LaRoseD18011200000
28-Bob BarberD300020000
22-Claude ChartreC500000000
19-Lee InglisLW500000000
1-Jim McLeodG1000020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
36-Joe Junkin312253212541973.791
30-Gary Kurt1089208100754.130
1-Jim McLeod51610370364.190
Team:472778324243083.911

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Transactions

Jim McLeod traded to Los Angeles Sharks for Russ Gillow & Earl Heiskala, January, 1974. Earl Heiskala refused to report and was suspended.

Bobby Sheehan to Edmonton Oilers for future considerations (Bob Falkenburg), March, 1974.

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.[6]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
216Al Sims (D) CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
328John Wensink (LW) NetherlandsCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
554Doug Marit (D) CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
667Dennis Ververgaert (RW) CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
780Lowell Ostlund (D) CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
893Paul Granchukoff (F) United StatesMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
9104Rick Austin (RW) CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WCHL)
10115Brian Dick (C) CanadaWinnipeg Jets (WCHL)

See also

References
  1. "N.Y. Blades Now Jersey Knights". The Montreal Gazette. 21 November 1973. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. World Hockey Association (1973). WHA 1973-74 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  3. World Hockey Association (1974). WHA 1974-75 Media Guide. World Hockey Association.
  4. "1973–74 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  5. "1973-74 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  6. "1973 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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