The 1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season was their second season in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Regular season

Season standings Western Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Houston Aeros 78 48 25 5 101 318 219 1038 Minnesota Fighting Saints78 44 32 290 332 275 1243 Edmonton Oilers78 38 37 3 79268 269 1273 Winnipeg Jets78 34 395 73 264 296 673 Vancouver Blazers78 27 50 1 55 278 345 1047 Los Angeles Sharks78 2553 0 50 239 339 1086

Schedule and results

| 1||L|| October 10, 1973 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 0–1–0

| 2||L|| October 12, 1973 || 4–6|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 0–2–0

| 3||W|| October 14, 1973 || 6–3|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 1–2–0

| 4||W|| October 17, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers|| 2–2–0

| 5||W|| October 18, 1973 || 6–1|| align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades|| 3–2–0

| 6||W|| October 21, 1973 || 2–1 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 4–2–0

| 7||T|| October 26, 1973 || 3–3|| align="left"| Toronto Toros|| 4–2–1

| 8||L|| October 27, 1973 || 2–5|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 4–3–1

| 9||L|| October 30, 1973 || 1–4|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 4–4–1

| 10||L|| October 31, 1973 || 4–6|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders|| 4–5–1

| 11||W|| November 2, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| New York Golden Blades|| 5–5–1

| 12||W|| November 4, 1973 || 8–2|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques|| 6–5–1

| 13||T|| November 6, 1973 || 2–2|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques|| 6–5–2

| 14||L|| November 7, 1973 || 2–9|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers|| 6–6–2

| 15||L|| November 10, 1973 || 2–4|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders|| 6–7–2

| 16||W|| November 11, 1973 || 6–2|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 7–7–2

| 17||L|| November 13, 1973 || 3–5|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 7–8–2

| 18||W|| November 16, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 8–8–2

| 19||L|| November 18, 1973 || 2–6|| align="left"| @ Toronto Toros|| 8–9–2

| 20||W|| November 21, 1973 || 6–2|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders|| 9–9–2

| 21||L|| November 23, 1973 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 9–10–2

| 22||L|| November 25, 1973 || 3–5|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 9–11–2

| 23||L|| November 27, 1973 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 9–12–2

| 24||T|| November 28, 1973 || 4–4|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 9–12–3

| 25||L|| November 30, 1973 || 2–5|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 9–13–3

| 26||W|| December 2, 1973 || 5–3|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques|| 10–13–3

| 27||W|| December 5, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 11–13–3

| 28||W|| December 7, 1973 || 7–4|| align="left"| Toronto Toros|| 12–13–3

| 29||W|| December 9, 1973 || 3–1|| align="left"| Jersey Knights|| 13–13–3

| 30||L|| December 12, 1973 || 2–3|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 13–14–3

| 31||W|| December 14, 1973 || 1–0|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 14–14–3

| 32||L|| December 16, 1973 || 2–3|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 14–15–3

| 33||T|| December 18, 1973 || 3–3|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 14–15–4

| 34||L|| December 19, 1973 || 0–10|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 14–16–4

| 35||W|| December 22, 1973 || 2–0|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers|| 15–16–4

| 36||L|| December 23, 1973 || 3–6|| align="left"| @ Jersey Knights|| 15–17–4

| 37||W|| December 26, 1973 || 4–2|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 16–17–4

| 38||W|| December 29, 1973 || 4–3|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques|| 17–17–4

| 39||L|| December 30, 1973 || 2–5|| align="left"| @ Toronto Toros|| 17–18–4

| 40||W|| January 1, 1974 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 18–18–4

| 41||L|| January 4, 1974 || 3–4|| align="left"| New England Whalers|| 18–19–4

| 42||L|| January 6, 1974 || 1–7|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 18–20–4

| 43||L|| January 8, 1974 || 1–4|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 18–21–4

| 44||W|| January 9, 1974 || 6–4|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 19–21–4

| 45||W|| January 11, 1974 || 7–4|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 20–21–4

| 46||W|| January 13, 1974 || 3–1|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 21–21–4

| 47||W|| January 18, 1974 || 7–3|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders|| 22–21–4

| 48||W|| January 20, 1974 || 9–3|| align="left"| Jersey Knights|| 23–21–4

| 49||W|| January 25, 1974 || 4–3|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 24–21–4

| 50||L|| January 27, 1974 || 2–12|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 24–22–4

| 51||W|| February 1, 1974 || 4–0|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks|| 25–22–4

| 52||W|| February 3, 1974 || 4–2|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 26–22–4

| 53||L|| February 5, 1974 || 1–3|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 26–23–4

| 54||L|| February 8, 1974 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 26–24–4

| 55||T|| February 10, 1974 || 2–2|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 26–24–5

| 56||W|| February 12, 1974 || 4–2|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 27–24–5

| 57||L|| February 13, 1974 || 1–5|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros|| 27–25–5

| 58||L|| February 15, 1974 || 1–7|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 27–26–5

| 59||L|| February 17, 1974 || 2–3 OT|| align="left"| New England Whalers|| 27–27–5

| 60||L|| February 20, 1974 || 1–4|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers|| 27–28–5

| 61||W|| February 22, 1974 || 4–3|| align="left"| Toronto Toros|| 28–28–5

| 62||W|| February 24, 1974 || 3–1|| align="left"| Chicago Cougars|| 29–28–5

| 63||L|| February 26, 1974 || 1–7|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques|| 29–29–5

| 64||L|| February 28, 1974 || 0–3|| align="left"| @ Toronto Toros|| 29–30–5

| 65||L|| March 1, 1974 || 0–4|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints|| 29–31–5

| 66||W|| March 3, 1974 || 8–6|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques|| 30–31–5

| 67||L|| March 8, 1974 || 1–4|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders|| 30–32–5

| 68||L|| March 9, 1974 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars|| 30–33–5

| 69||L|| March 11, 1974 || 2–10|| align="left"| @ Jersey Knights|| 30–34–5

| 70||L|| March 13, 1974 || 3–4|| align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders|| 30–35–5

| 71||W|| March 15, 1974 || 7–5|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 31–35–5

| 72||W|| March 17, 1974 || 10–1|| align="left"| New England Whalers|| 32–35–5

| 73||L|| March 22, 1974 || 2–4|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 32–36–5

| 74||L|| March 24, 1974 || 3–6|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks|| 32–37–5

| 75||W|| March 29, 1974 || 7–5|| align="left"| Houston Aeros|| 33–37–5

| 76||W|| March 31, 1974 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Blazers|| 34–37–5

| 77||L|| April 3, 1974 || 5–6 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers|| 34–38–5

| 78||L|| April 4, 1974 || 2–4|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers|| 34–39–5

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 8 || Houston Aeros || 5–2 || Winnipeg Jets || 0–1

| 2 || April 10 || Houston Aeros || 3–2 || Winnipeg Jets || 0–2

| 3 || April 13 || Winnipeg Jets || 1–10 || Houston Aeros || 0–3

| 4 || April 14 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Houston Aeros || 0–4

Legend:

Player statistics

Forwards Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points Player GP G A PTS PIM Bobby Hull 75 53 42 95 38 Chris Bordeleau 75 26 49 75 22 Fran Huck 74 26 48 74 68 Norm Beaudin 74 27 28 55 8 Ron Snell 70 24 25 49 32 Dan Johnson 78 16 21 37 20 Jean-Guy Gratton 68 12 21 33 13 Ab McDonald 70 12 17 29 8 Dan Spring 66 8 16 24 8 Ted Hargreaves 74 7 12 19 15 Freeman Asmundson 72 5 14 19 85 Dunc Rousseau 60 10 8 18 39 Milt Black 47 6 9 15 14 Kelly Pratt 46 4 6 10 50 Cal Swenson 25 5 4 9 2 Bill Sutherland 12 4 5 9 6 Garth Rizzuto 41 3 4 7 8

Defencemen Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points Player GP G A PTS PIM Bob Woytowich 72 6 28 34 43 Joe Zanussi 76 3 22 25 53 Larry Hornung 51 4 19 23 18 Bob Ash 60 2 18 20 30 Ken Stephanson 29 0 7 7 24 Jim Hargreaves 53 1 4 5 50

Goaltending Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA Ernie Wakely 37 2254 15 18 4 3 3.27 Joe Daley 41 2454 19 20 1 0 3.99 Bill Holden 1 60 0 1 0 0 4.00

Draft picks Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 11 Ron Andruff (C) Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 2 25 Keith Mackie (D) Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 3 37 Kelly Pratt (RW) Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) 5 63 Randy Smith (LW) Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 6 76 Ron Kennedy (RW) New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 7 89 Jeff Jacques (RW) St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) 8 101 Terry McDougall (C) Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) 9 111 Russ Wiechnik (C) Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 10 121 Mike Kennedy (C) Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

References

External links Jets on Hockey Database