The 1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints' season was the Minnesota Fighting Saints' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA).
Regular season Final standings
Schedule and results
|1||W||October 12, 1973||5–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||1–0–0
|2||W||October 14, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||2–0–0
|3||T||October 15, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||2–0–1
|4||W||October 19, 1973||1–0 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||3–0–1
|5||L||October 21, 1973||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||3–1–1
|6||L||October 24, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||3–2–1
|7||L||October 26, 1973||4–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||3–3–1
|8||W||October 27, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||4–3–1
|9||L||October 30, 1973||1–6 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||4–4–1
|10||W||November 2, 1973||5–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||5–4–1
|11||L||November 4, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||5–5–1
|12||W||November 7, 1973||10–1 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||6–5–1
|13||W||November 9, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||7–5–1
|14||W||November 11, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||8–5–1
|15||L||November 13, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||8–6–1
|16||L||November 15, 1973||5–7 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||8–7–1
|17||W||November 18, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||9–7–1
|18||L||November 20, 1973||2–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||9–8–1
|19||W||November 22, 1973||7–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||10–8–1
|20||W||November 25, 1973||5–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||11–8–1
|21||L||November 28, 1973||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||11–9–1
|22||L||November 30, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||11–10–1
|23||L||December 2, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||11–11–1
|24||W||December 4, 1973||9–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||12–11–1
|25||W||December 7, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||13–11–1
|26||W||December 8, 1973||4–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||14–11–1
|27||L||December 9, 1973||1–10 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||14–12–1
|28||W||December 11, 1973||5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||15–12–1
|29||L||December 14, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||15–13–1
|30||W||December 16, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||16–13–1
|31||W||December 19, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||17–13–1
|32||W||December 21, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||18–13–1
|33||L||December 22, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||18–14–1
|34||L||December 23, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||18–15–1
|35||W||December 27, 1973||5–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||19–15–1
|36||L||December 29, 1973||3–9 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||19–16–1
|37||L||December 30, 1973||3–5 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||19–17–1
|38||W||January 5, 1974||6–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||20–17–1
|39||L||January 6, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||20–18–1
|40||L||January 9, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||20–19–1
|41||W||January 12, 1974||8–6 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||21–19–1
|42||L||January 13, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||21–20–1
|43||L||January 15, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||21–21–1
|44||L||January 19, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||21–22–1
|45||L||January 20, 1974||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||21–23–1
|46||L||January 23, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||21–24–1
|47||W||January 25, 1974||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||22–24–1
|48||W||January 27, 1974||12–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||23–24–1
|49||W||February 2, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||24–24–1
|50||L||February 3, 1974||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Toros (1973–74) ||24–25–1
|51||W||February 5, 1974||4–1 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||25–25–1
|52||W||February 6, 1974||7–2 || align="left"| Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||26–25–1
|53||W||February 8, 1974||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||27–25–1
|54||W||February 10, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1973–74) ||28–25–1
|55||L||February 12, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||28–26–1
|56||W||February 13, 1974||7–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||29–26–1
|57||W||February 15, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||30–26–1
|58||W||February 17, 1974||6–1 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||31–26–1
|59||W||February 22, 1974||6–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||32–26–1
|60||W||February 24, 1974||2–1 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||33–26–1
|61||W||February 27, 1974||5–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||34–26–1
|62||T||February 28, 1974||6–6 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1973–74) ||34–26–2
|63||W||March 1, 1974||4–0 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1973–74) ||35–26–2
|64||W||March 3, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||36–26–2
|65||W||March 6, 1974||8–6 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1973–74) ||37–26–2
|66||W||March 9, 1974||9–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||38–26–2
|67||L||March 10, 1974||5–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||38–27–2
|68||L||March 12, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||38–28–2
|69||L||March 14, 1974||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Cougars (1973–74) ||38–29–2
|70||L||March 15, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||38–30–2
|71||W||March 17, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1973–74) ||39–30–2
|72||L||March 19, 1974||4–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||39–31–2
|73||W||March 22, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Sharks (1973–74) ||40–31–2
|74||W||March 24, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||41–31–2
|75||W||March 27, 1974||6–4 || align="left"| New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights (1973–74) ||42–31–2
|76||L||March 29, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1973–74) ||42–32–2
|77||W||March 31, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1973–74) ||43–32–2
|78||W||April 3, 1974||9–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Blazers (1973–74) ||44–32–2
Legend:
Playoffs
| 1 || April 6 || Edmonton Oilers || 1–2 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 1–0
| 2 || April 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–8 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 2–0
| 3 || April 10 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 6–2 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–0
| 4 || April 12 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 1–2 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–1
| 5 || April 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–5 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 4–1
| 1 || April 18 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 5–4 OT || Houston Aeros || 0–1
| 2 || April 20 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 2–5 || Houston Aeros || 1–1
| 3 || April 21 || Houston Aeros || 1–4 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 1–2
| 4 || April 28 || Houston Aeros || 4–1 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 2–2
| 5 || April 29 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 4–9 || Houston Aeros || 3–2
| 6 || May 1 || Houston Aeros || 3–1 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 4–2
Legend:
Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 78 57 60 117 880997 C 78 42 53 95 1601506 LW 73 40 38 78 3701213 RW 71 26 32 58 230305 C 77 17 38 55 90244 C 71 15 39 54 300112 C 68 21 29 50 40204 D 77 6 43 49 1920001 RW 78 14 34 48 810300 LW 77 23 23 46 1000113 D 71 10 35 45 820131 D 71 10 28 38 980013 C 74 11 25 36 360401 D 71 8 28 36 340400 C 45 8 23 31 240101 LW 72 7 15 22 2230002 RW 65 14 6 20 120301 D 41 1 14 15 140000 D 67 2 7 9 710000 G 40 0 0 0 60000 G 40 0 0 0 100000 G 2 0 0 0 00000 D 8 0 0 0 210000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2382 40 23 14 2 130 3.27 2 2290 40 21 18 0 137 3.59 1 42 2 0 0 0 5 7.14 0 Team: 4714 78 44 32 2 272 3.46 3 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 11 10 8 18 16003 C 11 6 7 13 4000 LW 11 5 5 10 12000 D 11 3 6 9 27001 C 11 4 4 8 8001 D 11 1 7 8 9000 RW 11 3 2 5 18001 RW 11 2 3 5 4000 C 11 1 4 5 4000 C 11 1 4 5 4000 D 11 1 2 3 6000 LW 11 1 2 3 67000 RW 10 1 0 1 2000 C 10 0 1 1 2000 D 11 0 1 1 22000 D 7 0 0 0 4000 LW 10 0 0 0 20000 G 5 0 0 0 10000 G 7 0 0 0 14000 LW 3 0 0 0 25000 D 7 0 0 0 6000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 372 7 4 2 25 4.03 0 289 5 2 3 14 2.91 0 Team: 661 11 6 5 39 3.54 0 Source:
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;
Transactions Rob Walton was traded to Vancouver Blazers for Jean Tetreault, January 1974.
Bill Goldthorpe was signed to a contract, May 1974.
Draft picks Minnesota's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)17Bob Gainey (F)Peterborough Petes (OHA)221Rick Middleton (F)Oshawa Generals (OHA)333Bob Gassoff (D)Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)446Steve Langdon (RW)London Knights (OHA)559Nelson Pyatt (C)Oshawa Generals (OHA)672John Flesch (LW)Lake Superior State University (CCHA)785Tom Machowski (D)University of Wisconsin (WCHA)897Bob Young (D)University of Denver (WCHA)9108Neil Korzack (F)Peterborough Petes (OHA)10118Pat Phippen (LW)St. Paul Bruins
See also 1973–74 WHA season
References