1974–75 Winnipeg Jets season

1974–75 Winnipeg Jets
Division3rd Canadian
1974–75 record38–35–5
Goals for322
Goals against293
Team information
General managerRudy Pilous
CoachRudy Pilous,
Bobby Hull
CaptainDan Johnson
Alternate captainsDan Spring
Larry Hornung

The 1974–75 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' third season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The club finished third in the Canadian Division and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Quebec Nordiques 78 46 32 0 92 331 299 1132
Toronto Toros 78 43 33 2 88 349 304 883
Winnipeg Jets 78 38 35 5 81 322 293 869
Vancouver Blazers 78 37 39 2 76 256 270 1075
Edmonton Oilers 78 36 38 4 76 279 279 896

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 15, 1974 6–2 @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) 1–0–0
2 W October 18, 1974 4–0 Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) 2–0–0
3 L October 25, 1974 1–3 @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) 2–1–0
4 W October 27, 1974 5–2 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) 3–1–0
5 W October 30, 1974 6–5 OT Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) 4–1–0
6 W November 1, 1974 10–1 Toronto Toros (1974–75) 5–1–0
7 W November 3, 1974 11–3 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) 6–1–0
8 W November 5, 1974 6–4 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) 7–1–0
9 T November 9, 1974 3–3 @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) 7–1–1
10 L November 13, 1974 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) 7–2–1
11 W November 15, 1974 5–0 Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) 8–2–1
12 L November 17, 1974 1–3 Toronto Toros (1974–75) 8–3–1
13 L November 18, 1974 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) 8–4–1
14 W November 20, 1974 3–1 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) 9–4–1
15 L November 24, 1974 1–3 Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) 9–5–1
16 W November 26, 1974 4–0 @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) 10–5–1
17 L November 27, 1974 4–5 OT @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) 10–6–1
18 W November 29, 1974 7–6 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) 11–6–1
19 W December 1, 1974 3–2 Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) 12–6–1
20 L December 4, 1974 2–3 Houston Aeros (1974–75) 12–7–1
21 L December 6, 1974 2–4 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) 12–8–1
22 W December 8, 1974 5–2 Chicago Cougars (1974–75) 13–8–1
23 W December 10, 1974 5–3 @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) 14–8–1
24 L December 12, 1974 3–5 @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) 14–9–1
25 L December 14, 1974 3–5 @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) 14–10–1
26 L December 15, 1974 3–4 New England Whalers (1974–75) 14–11–1
27 W December 17, 1974 4–1 @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) 15–11–1
28 L December 18, 1974 1–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) 15–12–1
29 L December 22, 1974 2–4 Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) 15–13–1
30 W December 26, 1974 3–2 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) 16–13–1
31 W December 28, 1974 6–4 @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) 17–13–1
32 L December 29, 1974 3–6 @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) 17–14–1
33 T January 7, 1975 4–4 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) 17–14–2
34 L January 9, 1975 4–5 OT @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) 17–15–2
35 L January 10, 1975 1–6 Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) 17–16–2
36 L January 15, 1975 2–4 Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) 17–17–2
37 W January 19, 1975 9–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) 18–17–2
38 L January 22, 1975 1–3 Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) 18–18–2
39 L January 23, 1975 3–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) 18–19–2
40 L January 24, 1975 3–4 OT @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) 18–20–2
41 L January 26, 1975 1–3 Houston Aeros (1974–75) 18–21–2
42 W January 28, 1975 9–7 @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) 19–21–2
43 W January 30, 1975 5–3 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) 20–21–2
44 L February 2, 1975 4–5 OT @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) 20–22–2
45 L February 5, 1975 2–3 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) 20–23–2
46 L February 7, 1975 4–5 OT New England Whalers (1974–75) 20–24–2
47 L February 8, 1975 3–6 @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) 20–25–2
48 W February 9, 1975 3–2 Chicago Cougars (1974–75) 21–25–2
49 L February 12, 1975 4–7 Toronto Toros (1974–75) 21–26–2
50 W February 14, 1975 5–3 Houston Aeros (1974–75) 22–26–2
51 W February 15, 1975 5–1 Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) 23–26–2
52 W February 16, 1975 6–3 @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) 24–26–2
53 W February 18, 1975 5–3 @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) 25–26–2
54 W February 19, 1975 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) 26–26–2
55 L February 23, 1975 1–2 OT New England Whalers (1974–75) 26–27–2
56 T February 25, 1975 6–6 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) 26–27–3
57 W February 28, 1975 4–3 San Diego Mariners (1974–75) 27–27–3
58 T March 2, 1975 4–4 San Diego Mariners (1974–75) 27–27–4
59 W March 5, 1975 4–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) 28–27–4
60 L March 7, 1975 4–7 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) 28–28–4
61 L March 8, 1975 5–6 @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) 28–29–4
62 W March 9, 1975 6–5 OT @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) 29–29–4
63 L March 11, 1975 2–6 @ New England Whalers (1974–75) 29–30–4
64 L March 12, 1975 3–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) 29–31–4
65 W March 14, 1975 4–3 Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) 30–31–4
66 W March 16, 1975 10–1 Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) 31–31–4
67 W March 19, 1975 8–3 Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) 32–31–4
68 W March 21, 1975 6–3 @ New England Whalers (1974–75) 33–31–4
69 W March 22, 1975 4–2 @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) 34–31–4
70 W March 23, 1975 4–3 Chicago Cougars (1974–75) 35–31–4
71 W March 25, 1975 4–3 OT @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) 36–31–4
72 L March 27, 1975 0–8 @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) 36–32–4
73 W March 29, 1975 9–3 @ New England Whalers (1974–75) 37–32–4
74 W March 31, 1975 4–1 Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) 38–32–4
75 L April 2, 1975 4–6 Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) 38–33–4
76 L April 4, 1975 1–7 @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) 38–34–4
77 L April 5, 1975 5–9 @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) 38–35–4
78 T April 6, 1975 5–5 San Diego Mariners (1974–75) 38–35–5

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.[1][2]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
WHA Secret Amateur Draft
1 11 Danny Gare (F)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
2 26 Gord McTavish (F)  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
2 27 Ron Ashton (LW)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
WHA Amateur Draft
1 7 Randy Andreachuk (C)  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
2 22 Brian Engblom (D)  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
3 37 Kim MacDougall (D)  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
4 52 Boyd Anderson (LW)  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5 66 Rick Uhrich (RW)  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
6 81 Dave Rooke (C)  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7 96 Bob Ferguson (C)  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
8 111 John Duncan (D)  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
9 126 Wayne Wilhelm (G)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10 139 Mike Wanchuk (RW)  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
11 154 John Memryk (G)  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
12 167 Marcel Dumais (C)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
19 207 Tom Wynne (G)  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ "1974 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.