1974–75 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1974–75 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' third season of operation. The Oilers placed last and failed to make the playoffs.

1974–75 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th Central
1974–75 record36–38–4
Home record25–12–2
Road record11–26–2
Goals for279 (8th)
Goals against279 (T-6th)
Team information
General managerBill Hunter
CoachBrian Shaw (30–26–3)
Bill Hunter (6–12–1)
CaptainAl Hamilton
Alternate captainsDoug Barrie
Barry Long
Bruce MacGregor
ArenaEdmonton Gardens (Oct–Nov)
Northlands Coliseum (Nov–Apr)
Team leaders
GoalsMike Rogers (35)
AssistsMike Rogers (48)
PointsMike Rogers (83)
Penalty minutesKen Baird (151)
Plus/minusRay McKay (+18)
WinsJacques Plante (15)
Goals against averageJacques Plante (3.32)

Regular season

Final standings

Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Quebec Nordiques7846320923312991132
Toronto Toros784333288349304883
Winnipeg Jets783835581322293869
Vancouver Blazers7837392762562701075
Edmonton Oilers783638476279279896

Schedule and results

1974–75 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike RogersC7835488322400
Barry LongD78204060116-8710
Ken BairdD77302858151-19800
Bobby SheehanC7719395887200
Bruce MacGregorC7224285210-11330
Eddie JoyalC782225472-10020
Blair MacDonaldRW72222446144100
Doug BarrieD78123345122-11120
Ron ClimieLW49152742153300
Rusty PatenaudeRW56201636381300
Tom GilmoreLW7412193184-22000
Ray McKayD69820284718100
Tim SheehyRW29820284-5200
Steve CarlyleD732252746-13000
Ross PerkinsC7671623337010
Murray KennettD50414181716000
Ron BuchananC22691540100
Al HamiltonD2511314425100
Bill MorrisLW36481265000
Bill LaingLW4224632-3000
Jim McCrimmonD34156509000
Doug KerslakeRW10404103000
Don HerrimanLW3312321-6000
Ken BrownG3201120000
Jacques PlanteG3101120000
Chris WorthyG2900070000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jacques Plante15923115141883.321
Chris Worthy16602911133993.581
Ken Brown14663210110863.522
Team:471878363842733.474

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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;

Awards and records

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Barry Long1st WHA GameOctober 18, 1974
Ray McKay
Mike Rogers
Bruce MacGregor1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
October 30, 1974
Ray McKay
Mike Rogers
Rusty Patenaude100th WHA Point
Bruce MacGregor1st WHA GoalNovember 2, 1974
Barry Long1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
November 10, 1974
Jacques Plante1st WHA Game
1st WHA Win
1st WHA Assist
Ken Baird??? WHA Hat-trickNovember 13, 1974
Ray McKay1st WHA GoalNovember 15, 1974
Doug Barrie??? WHA Gordie Howe hat trickNovember 18, 1974
Barry Long1st WHA Assist
Mike Rogers1st WHA Goal
Al Hamilton100th WHA AssistDecember 4, 1974
Jacques Plante1st WHA ShutoutDecember 8, 1974
Ken Baird300th WHA PIMJanuary 9, 1975
Bill Laing1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
January 17, 1975
Doug Barrie400th WHA PIMJanuary 18, 1975
Blair MacDonald??? WHA Hat-trickJanuary 23, 1975
Tom Gilmore400th WHA PIMJanuary 24, 1975
Ken Baird100th WHA PointFebruary 9, 1975
Bill Morris1st WHA Assist
1st WHA Point
February 14, 1975
Ken Brown1st WHA AssistFebruary 16, 1975
Bill Morris1st WHA Goal
Tom Gilmore100th WHA PointFebruary 18, 1975
Doug Kerslake1st WHA Goal
1st WHA Point
February 28, 1975
Bill Laing1st WHA GoalMarch 7, 1975
Doug Barrie100th WHA PointMarch 18, 1975
Barry Long100th WHA PIM
Bobby Sheehan100th WHA AssistMarch 28, 1975
Eddie Joyal100th WHA PointApril 1, 1975
Timothy Sheehy100th WHA AssistApril 4, 1975
Doug Barrie200th WHA GameApril 5, 1975
Ken Baird200th WHA GameTBD
Tom Gilmore
Rusty Patenaude
Ross Perkins
Bobby Sheehan
Doug Kerslake1st WHA Game
Bill Laing
Bruce MacGregor
Bill Morris
Blair MacDonald100th WHA Game
Jim McCrimmon

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.[3][4]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
WHA Secret Amateur Draft
17Clark Gillies (F) CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
219Mike Rogers (C) CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
WHA Amateur Draft
18Gary Soetaert (D) CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
223Glen Burdon (D) CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
338Paul Holmgren (F) United StatesSt. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
453Kevin Treacy (RW) CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
567Dave Langevin (D) United StatesUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
682Bernard Noreau (F) CanadaLaval National (QMJHL)
797Tom Sundberg (F) United StatesSt. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
8112Cam Botting (RW) CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (SOJHL)
9127Marty Mathews (F) CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
10140Willie Friesen (LW) CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WCHL)

See also

References

  1. "1974–75 Edmonton Oilers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. "1974-75 Edmonton Oilers Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  3. "1974 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  4. "1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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