1972–73 California Golden Seals season

1972–73 California Golden Seals
Division 8th West
1972–73 record 16-46-16
Goals for 213
Goals against 323
Team information
General Manager Garry Young
Fred Glover
Coach Garry Young
Fred Glover
Captain Bert Marshall/Joey Johnston
Arena Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Team leaders
Goals Joey Johnston (28)
Assists Walt McKechnie (38)
Points Walt McKechnie (54)
Penalties in minutes Bob Stewart (181)
Wins Gilles Meloche (12)
Goals against average Gilles Meloche (4.06)
<1971–72 1973–74>

The 1972–73 California Golden Seals season was the California Golden Seals' sixth season in the NHL. The Seals were hit particularly hard by defections to the new World Hockey Association, dropping 12 points from the previous year and returning to the basement of the West Division. The Seals had the worst record in the National Hockey League with a 13-55-10 record.[1]

Contents

Offseason

Amateur Draft

Main article: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
2 22. Tom Cassidy  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2 28. Stan Weir  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
3 38. Paul Shakes  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
4 54. Claude St. Sauveur  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
5 70. Tim Jacobs  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6 86. Jacques Lefebvre  Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
7 102. Mike Amodeo  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
8 118. Brent Meeke  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
9 134. Denis Meloche  Canada Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)

Regular season

Final standings

West Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Chicago Black Hawks 78 42 27 9 284 225 93
Philadelphia Flyers 78 37 30 11 296 256 85
Minnesota North Stars 78 37 30 11 254 230 85
St. Louis Blues 78 32 34 12 233 251 76
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 257 265 73
Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 232 245 73
Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 191 239 65
California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 213 323 48

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 7, 1972 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 0–1–0
2 L October 11, 1972 2–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 0–2–0
3 L October 14, 1972 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 0–3–0
4 W October 15, 1972 4–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 1–3–0
5 T October 20, 1972 3–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 1–3–1
6 L October 22, 1972 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 1–4–1
7 L October 24, 1972 0–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 1–5–1
8 L October 25, 1972 3–4 Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 1–6–1
9 W October 27, 1972 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 2–6–1
10 L November 1, 1972 2–6 New York Islanders (1972–73) 2–7–1
11 T November 3, 1972 6–6 Boston Bruins (1972–73) 2–7–2
12 T November 5, 1972 3–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 2–7–3
13 L November 8, 1972 2–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 2–8–3
14 T November 9, 1972 0–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 2–8–4
15 L November 11, 1972 2–7 @ New York Rangers (1972–73) 2–9–4
16 L November 12, 1972 3–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 2–10–4
17 L November 15, 1972 0–4 Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 2–11–4
18 W November 17, 1972 5–1 Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 3–11–4
19 L November 21, 1972 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1972–73) 3–12–4
20 L November 23, 1972 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 3–13–4
21 L November 25, 1972 0–11 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 3–14–4
22 W November 26, 1972 6–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 4–14–4
23 L November 29, 1972 1–2 St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 4–15–4
24 T December 1, 1972 3–3 New York Rangers (1972–73) 4–15–5
25 T December 6, 1972 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 4–15–6
26 L December 9, 1972 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 4–16–6
27 L December 10, 1972 4–8 @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 4–17–6
28 T December 13, 1972 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 4–17–7
29 L December 15, 1972 4–9 Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 4–18–7
30 L December 16, 1972 3–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 4–19–7
31 L December 20, 1972 2–5 Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 4–20–7
32 W December 22, 1972 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 5–20–7
33 L December 24, 1972 3–5 Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 5–21–7
34 L December 26, 1972 3–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 5–22–7
35 T December 27, 1972 2–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 5–22–8
36 W December 29, 1972 5–2 New York Islanders (1972–73) 6–22–8
37 W January 3, 1973 11–3 Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 7–22–8
38 L January 6, 1973 0–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 7–23–8
39 L January 7, 1973 0–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 7–24–8
40 W January 10, 1973 6–5 St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 8–24–8
41 T January 12, 1973 3–3 Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 8–24–9
42 T January 14, 1973 6–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 8–24–10
43 T January 17, 1973 3–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 8–24–11
44 L January 19, 1973 0–6 New York Rangers (1972–73) 8–25–11
45 L January 21, 1973 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 8–26–11
46 L January 23, 1973 1–8 @ New York Islanders (1972–73) 8–27–11
47 W January 24, 1973 5–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 9–27–11
48 T January 26, 1973 1–1 St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 9–27–12
49 L January 28, 1973 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 9–28–12
50 L January 31, 1973 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1972–73) 9–29–12
51 L February 1, 1973 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 9–30–12
52 L February 3, 1973 1–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 9–31–12
53 L February 4, 1973 1–6 Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 9–32–12
54 L February 7, 1973 3–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 9–33–12
55 L February 8, 1973 0–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 9–34–12
56 L February 10, 1973 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 9–35–12
57 L February 11, 1973 1–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 9–36–12
58 T February 14, 1973 3–3 Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 9–36–13
59 T February 16, 1973 2–2 Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 9–36–14
60 L February 18, 1973 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 9–37–14
61 L February 21, 1973 2–6 Boston Bruins (1972–73) 9–38–14
62 W February 23, 1973 5–3 New York Rangers (1972–73) 10–38–14
63 L February 25, 1973 0–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 10–39–14
64 L February 28, 1973 3–7 @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 10–40–14
65 W March 3, 1973 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 11–40–14
66 L March 4, 1973 2–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 11–41–14
67 T March 7, 1973 2–2 Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 11–41–15
68 L March 10, 1973 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 11–42–15
69 L March 11, 1973 1–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 11–43–15
70 L March 14, 1973 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 11–44–15
71 T March 16, 1973 5–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 11–44–16
72 W March 18, 1973 2–0 Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 12–44–16
73 L March 20, 1973 3–6 @ New York Islanders (1972–73) 12–45–16
74 L March 21, 1973 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 12–46–16
75 W March 23, 1973 7–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 13–46–16
76 W March 25, 1973 8–5 Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 14–46–16
77 W March 28, 1973 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 15–46–16
78 W March 30, 1973 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 16–46–16

Player stats

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
Walt McKechnie 78 16 38 54 58 - - - - -
Hilliard Graves 75 27 25 52 34 - - - - -
Joey Johnston 71 28 21 49 62 - - - - -
Craig Patrick 71 20 22 42 6 - - - - -
Pete Laframboise 77 16 25 41 26 - - - - -
Stan Weir 78 15 24 39 16 - - - - -
Reggie Leach 76 23 12 35 45 - - - - -
Ivan Boldirev 56 11 23 34 58 - - - - -
Rick Smith 64 9 24 33 77 - - - - -
Marshall Johnston 78 10 20 30 14 - - - - -
Darryl Maggs† 54 7 15 22 46 - - - - -
Gary Croteau 47 6 15 21 8 - - - - -
Stan Gilbertson 66 6 15 21 19 - - - - -
Bob Stewart 63 4 17 21 181 - - - - -
Ted McAneeley 77 4 13 17 75 - - - - -
Dick Redmond‡ 24 3 13 16 22 - - - - -
Morris Mott 70 6 7 13 8 - - - - -
Bert Marshall‡ 55 2 6 8 71 - - - - -
Terry Murray 23 0 3 3 4 - - - - -
Gilles Meloche 27 59 0 2 2 4 - - - - -
Marv Edwards 21 0 1 1 6 - - - - -
Pete Vipond 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Brent Meeke 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Del Hall 6 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season

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
Gilles Meloche 27 59 3473 12 32 14 235 1 4.06 - - - - - - -.--
Marv Edwards 21 1207 4 14 2 87 1 4.32 - - - - - - -.--

Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:

Trades

June, 1972 To California Golden Seals
Barry Cummins		 To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
$15,000
December 5, 1972 To California Golden Seals
Darryl Maggs		 To Chicago Black Hawks
Dick Redmond
rights to Bobby Sheehan
March 4, 1973 To California Golden Seals
cash
future considerations
(Dave Hrechkosy
& Gary Coalter;
May 17, 1973)		 To New York Rangers
Bert Marshall

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Marv Edwards Toronto Maple Leafs Reverse Draft (1972–06–08)
Ron Huston Spokane Jets (WIHL) free agency (1972–09)
Morris Mott Queen's University (OUAA) free agency (1972–10–01)
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Ernie Hicke Atlanta Flames Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
Norm Ferguson New York Islanders Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
Frank Hughes Atlanta Flames Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
Ken Baird Alberta Oilers (WHA) free agency
Gary Jarrett Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) free agency
Gary Kurt New York Raiders (WHA) free agency
Gerry Pinder Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) free agency
Bobby Sheehan New York Raiders (WHA) free agency
Paul Shmyr Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) free agency
Tom Webster New England Whalers (WHA) free agency
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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ 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
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