1973–74 Atlanta Flames season

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1973–74 Atlanta Flames
Division 4th West
1973–74 record 30–34–14
Goals for 214
Goals against 238
General Manager Cliff Fletcher
Coach Bernie Geoffrion
Captain Keith McCreary
Arena Omni Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals Jacques Richard (27)
Assists Tom Lysiak (45)
Points Tom Lysiak (64)
Penalties in minutes Pat Quinn (94)
Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

West Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 78 50 16 12 273 164 112
Chicago Black Hawks 78 41 14 23 272 164 105
Los Angeles Kings 78 33 33 12 233 231 78
Atlanta Flames 78 30 34 14 214 238 74
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9 242 273 65
St. Louis Blues 78 26 40 12 206 248 64
Minnesota North Stars 78 23 38 17 235 275 63
California Golden Seals 78 13 55 10 195 342 36

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Lysiak 12 77 19 45 64 54 4 0 2 2 0
Bob Leiter 16 78 26 26 52 10 4 0 0 0 2
Larry Romanchych 21 73 22 29 51 33 4 2 2 4 4
Jacques Richard 15 78 27 16 43 45 4 0 0 0 2
Curt Bennett 5 71 17 24 41 34 4 0 1 1 34
Keith McCreary 9 76 18 19 37 62 4 0 0 0 0
Randy Manery 7 78 8 29 37 75 4 0 2 2 4
Rey Comeau 18 78 11 23 34 16 4 2 1 3 6
John Stewart 17 74 18 15 33 41 4 0 0 0 10
Pat Quinn 3 77 5 27 32 94 4 0 0 0 6
Leon Rochefort 11 56 10 12 22 13 - - - - -
Al McDonough† 14 35 10 9 19 15 4 0 0 0 2
Chuck Arnason‡ 14 33 7 6 13 13 - - - - -
Noel Price 4 62 0 13 13 38 4 0 0 0 6
Eric Vail 25 23 2 9 11 30 1 0 0 0 2
Jean Lemieux 6 32 3 5 8 6 3 1 1 2 0
Arnie Brown 19 48 2 6 8 29 4 0 0 0 0
Butch Deadmarsh 10 42 6 1 7 89 4 0 0 0 17
Bryan Hextall Jr.† 20 40 2 4 6 55 4 0 1 1 16
Lew Morrison 8 52 1 4 5 0 - - - - -
Doug Mohns 2 28 0 3 3 10 - - - - -
Bob Murray 23 62 0 3 3 34 4 1 0 1 2
Ed Kea 24 3 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
Bob Paradise‡ 6 18 0 1 1 13 - - - - -
Don Martineau 24 4 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Dwight Bialowas 22 11 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
Phil Myre 1 36 0 0 0 4 3
Dan Bouchard 30 46 0 0 0 10 1 10

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Dan Bouchard 30 46 2660 19 18 8 123 5 2.77 1 60 0 1 4 0 4.00
Phil Myre 1 36 2020 11 16 6 112 0 3.33 3 186 0 3 13 0 4.19

[edit] Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season.

[edit] Trades

May 29, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
Chuck Arnason		 To Montreal Canadiens
1st round pick in 1974 Amateur Draft
(Rick Chartraw)
May 29, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
Bob Murray		 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft
(Pierre Lagace)
January 4, 1974 To Atlanta Flames
Al McDonough		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Chuck Arnason
Bob Paradise

[edit] Free agents

Player Former team
Player New team

[edit] Claimed off waivers

Player Former team
C Bryan Hextall Jr. Pittsburgh Penguins

[edit] Intra-league Draft

Player Former team
D Doug Mohns Minnesota North Stars
Player New team
D Bill Plager Minnesota North Stars
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[edit] NHL Amateur Draft

See also: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 2. Tom Lysiak Flag of Canada Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
1 16. Vic Mercredi Flag of Canada Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
2 21. Eric Vail Flag of Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
4 53. Dean Talafous Flag of the United States United States Wisconsin (NCAA)
5 69. John Flesch Flag of Canada Canada Lake Superior (NCAA)
6 85. Ken Houston Flag of Canada Canada Chatham Maroons (SOJHL)
7 101. Tom Machowski Flag of the United States United States Wisconsin (NCAA)
8 117. Bob Law Flag of Canada Canada North Dakota (NCAA)
9 130. Bob Bilodeau Flag of Canada Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
10 148. Glen Surbey Flag of Canada Canada Loyola College (CIAU)
10 149. Guy Ross Flag of Canada Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
11 162. Greg Fox Flag of Canada Canada University of Michigan (NCAA)

[edit] References

v • d • e
1973–74 NHL season by team
East
Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver
West
Atlanta • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also
v • d • e
Atlanta Flames Seasons
1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • Calgary
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Relocated and defunct NHL teams
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