The 1972–73 Chicago Cougars season was the Chicago Cougars' inaugural season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The team did not qualify for the playoffs.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|1||L||October 12, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||0–1–0
|2||L||October 15, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||0–2–0
|3||L||October 16, 1972||1–4 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1972–73) ||0–3–0
|4||L||October 19, 1972||2–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||0–4–0
|5||W||October 22, 1972||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||1–4–0
|6||T||October 24, 1972||3–3 || align="left"| @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||1–4–1
|7||L||October 27, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||1–5–1
|8||W||October 31, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||2–5–1
|9||L||November 1, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1972–73) ||2–6–1
|10||L||November 4, 1972||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||2–7–1
|11||L||November 5, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||2–8–1
|12||L||November 7, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||2–9–1
|13||L||November 11, 1972||1–4 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||2–10–1
|14||L||November 14, 1972||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||2–11–1
|15||L||November 17, 1972||1–3 || align="left"| @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||2–12–1
|16||W||November 19, 1972||4–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||3–12–1
|17||W||November 23, 1972||8–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||4–12–1
|18||W||November 25, 1972||4–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||5–12–1
|19||L||November 28, 1972||2–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||5–13–1
|20||L||December 1, 1972||3–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||5–14–1
|21||L||December 2, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||5–15–1
|22||W||December 5, 1972||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||6–15–1
|23||L||December 6, 1972||1–7 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||6–16–1
|24||W||December 8, 1972||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||7–16–1
|25||L||December 9, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||7–17–1
|26||L||December 11, 1972||3–8 || align="left"| @ New York Raiders (1972–73) ||7–18–1
|27||W||December 13, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1972–73) ||8–18–1
|28||L||December 14, 1972||3–6 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||8–19–1
|29||L||December 17, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||8–20–1
|30||W||December 19, 1972||6–1 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||9–20–1
|31||L||December 20, 1972||5–8 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||9–21–1
|32||W||December 22, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||10–21–1
|33||W||December 23, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||11–21–1
|34||W||December 25, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||12–21–1
|35||L||December 26, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||12–22–1
|36||W||December 28, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||13–22–1
|37||L||December 30, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||13–23–1
|38||L||January 10, 1973||5–8 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||13–24–1
|39||L||January 11, 1973||0–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||13–25–1
|40||L||January 13, 1973||2–6 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||13–26–1
|41||L||January 15, 1973||4–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||13–27–1
|42||L||January 17, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1972–73) ||13–28–1
|43||L||January 18, 1973||3–8 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||13–29–1
|44||W||January 20, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||14–29–1
|45||L||January 22, 1973||1–6 || align="left"| @ Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||14–30–1
|46||W||January 23, 1973||7–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||15–30–1
|47||W||January 25, 1973||9–2 || align="left"| New York Raiders (1972–73) ||16–30–1
|48||L||January 27, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||16–31–1
|49||L||January 28, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||16–32–1
|50||W||January 30, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||17–32–1
|51||W||February 2, 1973||4–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||18–32–1
|52||W||February 3, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| New York Raiders (1972–73) ||19–32–1
|53||L||February 5, 1973||5–7 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||19–33–1
|54||W||February 8, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||20–33–1
|55||W||February 10, 1973||3–0 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1972–73) ||21–33–1
|56||W||February 13, 1973||6–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||22–33–1
|57||L||February 15, 1973||2–7 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||22–34–1
|58||L||February 17, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||22–35–1
|59||L||February 18, 1973||5–7 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||22–36–1
|60||W||February 20, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1972–73) ||23–36–1
|61||W||February 24, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||24–36–1
|62||L||February 27, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||24–37–1
|63||L||March 4, 1973||4–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Nationals (1972–73) ||24–38–1
|64||T||March 5, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Raiders (1972–73) ||24–38–2
|65||W||March 6, 1973||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||25–38–2
|66||L||March 8, 1973||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||25–39–2
|67||L||March 10, 1973||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Alberta Oilers (1972–73) ||25–40–2
|68||L||March 12, 1973||7–8 || align="left"| @ New York Raiders (1972–73) ||25–41–2
|69||L||March 13, 1973||3–4 OT|| align="left"| New England Whalers (1972–73) ||25–42–2
|70||L||March 15, 1973||4–7 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||25–43–2
|71||W||March 17, 1973||6–3 || align="left"| New York Raiders (1972–73) ||26–43–2
|72||L||March 22, 1973||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–73) ||26–44–2
|73||L||March 23, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1972–73) ||26–45–2
|74||L||March 25, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||26–46–2
|75||L||March 27, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1972–73) ||26–47–2
|76||L||March 28, 1973||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1972–73) ||26–48–2
|77||L||March 31, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Blazers (1972–73) ||26–49–2
|78||L||April 1, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1972–73) ||26–50–2
Legend:
Player statistics Skating Player Position C 77 25 63 88 180712 C 78 33 36 69 1350504 D/LW 75 23 45 68 930712 LW 76 31 34 65 770604 C 75 23 28 51 530320 D 67 9 40 49 730210 LW 76 31 17 48 840400 LW 58 15 18 33 160400 LW 78 20 11 31 240100 D 74 3 26 29 340010 D 75 4 19 23 390000 RW 43 9 12 21 230300 D 53 4 14 18 330100 C 74 3 14 17 250000 RW 41 3 8 11 00000 RW 33 3 8 11 20200 D 75 1 10 11 440000 LW 50 2 5 7 00000 RW 24 2 3 5 80000 RW 15 1 1 2 20000 G 54 0 1 1 20000 G 33 0 0 0 60000 D 30 0 0 0 120000 G 1 0 0 0 00000 LW 2 0 0 0 00000 D 4 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending Player 2996 54 22 25 2 166 3.32 1 1709 33 4 24 0 118 4.14 0 45 1 0 1 0 5 6.67 0 Team: 4750 78 26 50 2 289 3.65 1
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;
See also 1972–73 WHA season References