1973-74 NHL season
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The 1973-74 NHL season was the 57th season of the National Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. A new award, the Jack Adams for the best coach, was introduced for this season. The first winner was Fred Shero of the Philadelphia Flyers.
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[edit] Regular season
The Philadelphia Flyers who developed the nick-name "Broad Street Bullies" because of their physical style of play, de-throned the Chicago Black Hawks as the West Division champions and the Boston Bruins regained the top spot in the East and the league.
[edit] Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 113 | 349 | 221 | 968 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 99 | 293 | 240 | 761 |
| New York Rangers | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 94 | 300 | 251 | 782 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 86 | 274 | 230 | 903 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 76 | 242 | 250 | 787 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 68 | 255 | 319 | 917 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 59 | 224 | 296 | 952 |
| New York Islanders | 78 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 56 | 182 | 247 | 1075 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 112 | 273 | 164 | 1750 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 105 | 272 | 164 | 877 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 78 | 233 | 231 | 1055 |
| Atlanta Flames | 78 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 74 | 214 | 238 | 841 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 65 | 242 | 273 | 950 |
| St. Louis Blues | 78 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 64 | 206 | 248 | 1147 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 63 | 235 | 275 | 821 |
| California Golden Seals | 78 | 13 | 55 | 10 | 36 | 195 | 342 | 651 |
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 78 | 68 | 77 | 145 | 58 |
| Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 74 | 32 | 90 | 122 | 82 |
| Ken Hodge | Boston Bruins | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 43 |
| Wayne Cashman | Boston Bruins | 78 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 111 |
| Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 77 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 113 |
[edit] Leading goaltenders
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
[edit] Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Atlanta Flames | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York Rangers | 4 | |||||||||||
[edit] Finals
Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2, winning the cup with a Game 6 1-0 victory. In doing so, the Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Cup in the post-Original Six era.
[edit] NHL awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Boston Bruins |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Denis Potvin, New York Islanders |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
| Jack Adams Award: | Fred Shero, Philadelphia Flyers |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Johnny Bucyk, Boston Bruins |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
| Vezina Trophy: | Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks tied Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Alex Delvecchio, Murray Murdoch, Weston W. Adams, Sr., Charles L. Crovat |
[edit] All-Star teams
[edit] Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1973-74 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Eric Vail, Atlanta Flames
- Tom Lysiak, Atlanta Flames
- Peter McNab, Buffalo Sabres
- Darcy Rota, Chicago Blackhawks
- Blake Dunlop, Minnesota North Stars
- Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
- Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens
- Denis Potvin, New York Islanders
- Chico Resch, New York Islanders
- Dave Lewis, New York Islanders
- Al MacAdam, Philadelphia Flyers
- Blaine Stoughton, Pittsburgh Penguins
- John Davidson, St. Louis Blues
- Inge Hammarstrom, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Borje Salming, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Lanny McDonald, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Bob Dailey, Vancouver Canucks
- Dennis Ververgaert, Vancouver Canucks
[edit] Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1973-74 (listed with their last team):
- Tim Horton, Buffalo Sabres
- Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red Wings
- Dean Prentice, Minnesota North Stars
- Gump Worsley, Minnesota North Stars
- Frank Mahovlich, Montreal Canadiens
- Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
- Barry Ashbee, Philadelphia Flyers
- Orland Kurtenbach, Vancouver Canucks
[edit] See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
- 27th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- List of WHA seasons
[edit] References
| NHL seasons |
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1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 |
