1974–75 Toronto Toros season

The 1974–75 Toronto Toros season was the team's second season in Toronto, after spending their inaugural season as the Ottawa Nationals in 1972–73. The Toros moved from Varsity Arena to Maple Leaf Gardens for the start of their second season.[1]

1974–75 Toronto Toros
League5th WHA
Division2nd Canadian
1974–75 record43–33–2
Home record24–15–0
Road record19–18–2
Goals for349
Goals against304
Team information
CoachBilly Harris
Bob Leduc
CaptainFrank Mahovlich
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Average attendance10,436
Team leaders
GoalsTom Simpson (52)
AssistsWayne Dillon (66)
PointsWayne Dillon (95)
Penalty minutesRick Cunningham (117)
WinsGilles Gratton (30)
Goals against averageLes Binkley (3.65)

Regular season

Season standings
Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Quebec Nordiques7846320923312991132
Toronto Toros784333288349304883
Winnipeg Jets783835581322293869
Vancouver Blazers7837392762562701075
Edmonton Oilers783638476279279896

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Game log
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 15New England Whalers2–6Toronto Toros1–0–02
2October 18Indianapolis Racers1–3Toronto Toros2–0–04
3October 20Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades3–4Toronto Toros3–0–06
4October 22Minnesota Fighting Saints2–11Toronto Toros4–0–08
5October 25Winnipeg Jets1–3Toronto Toros5–0–010
6October 28Phoenix Roadrunners3–7Toronto Toros6–0–012
7October 30Toronto Toros2–5New England Whalers6–1–012
8November 1Toronto Toros1–10Winnipeg Jets6–2–012
9November 2Toronto Toros3–4 OTChicago Cougars6–3–012
10November 4Quebec Nordiques5–3Toronto Toros6–4–012
11November 5Toronto Toros5–2Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades7–4–014
12November 9Toronto Toros7–4Minnesota Fighting Saints8–4–016
13November 10Toronto Toros7–0Chicago Cougars9–4–018
14November 13Toronto Toros5–3Vancouver Blazers10–4–020
15November 15Toronto Toros4–5Edmonton Oilers10–5–020
16November 17Toronto Toros3–1Winnipeg Jets11–5–022
17November 19Toronto Toros6–5Cleveland Crusaders12–5–024
18November 22Edmonton Oilers8–2Toronto Toros12–6–024
19November 23Toronto Toros9–2Quebec Nordiques13–6–026
20November 24Toronto Toros9–2Indianapolis Racers14–6–028
21November 26Minnesota Fighting Saints6–2Toronto Toros14–7–028
22November 28Vancouver Blazers6–2Toronto Toros14–8–028
23November 29Toronto Toros4–4Phoenix Roadrunners14–8–129
24December 1Toronto Toros3–1San Diego Mariners15–8–131
25December 3Houston Aeros5–4Toronto Toros15–9–131
26December 7Toronto Toros3–9Chicago Cougars15–10–131
27December 8Toronto Toros5–2Phoenix Roadrunners16–10–133
28December 10Minnesota Fighting Saints4–2Toronto Toros16–11–133
29December 13Cleveland Crusaders6–7 OTToronto Toros17–11–135
30December 15Toronto Toros7–2Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades18–11–137
31December 17Winnipeg Jets4–1Toronto Toros18–12–137
32December 22Chicago Cougars2–5Toronto Toros19–12–139
33December 23Cleveland Crusaders4–1Toronto Toros19–13–139
34December 27Chicago Cougars2–4Toronto Toros20–13–141
35January 3New England Whalers5–3Toronto Toros20–14–141
36January 4Toronto Toros1–3Quebec Nordiques20–15–141
37January 5Toronto Toros4–3Cleveland Crusaders21–15–143
38January 7Phoenix Roadrunners3–2Toronto Toros21–16–143
39January 10San Diego Mariners3–4Toronto Toros22–16–145
40January 12Toronto Toros7–4Houston Aeros23–16–147
41January 14Toronto Toros4–6San Diego Mariners23–17–147
42January 15Toronto Toros5–5Phoenix Roadrunners23–17–248
43January 17Toronto Toros1–2New England Whalers23–18–248
44January 24Toronto Toros5–7Minnesota Fighting Saints23–19–248
45January 26Toronto Toros7–5Edmonton Oilers24–19–250
46January 28Quebec Nordiques4–6Toronto Toros25–19–252
47January 30Toronto Toros3–2Indianapolis Racers26–19–254
48January 31Vancouver Blazers0–6Toronto Toros27–19–256
49February 2Toronto Toros2–4Vancouver Blazers27–20–256
50February 4Toronto Toros4–8San Diego Mariners27–21–256
51February 5Toronto Toros2–5Houston Aeros27–22–256
52February 7Cleveland Crusaders1–4Toronto Toros28–22–258
53February 9Indianapolis Racers5–7Toronto Toros29–22–260
54February 11Edmonton Oilers3–4Toronto Toros30–22–262
55February 12Toronto Toros7–4Winnipeg Jets31–22–264
56February 14Toronto Toros4–8Edmonton Oilers31–23–264
57February 16Toronto Toros7–4Vancouver Blazers32–23–266
58February 20Chicago Cougars4–3 OTToronto Toros32–24–266
59February 22Toronto Toros3–4Cleveland Crusaders32–25–266
60February 23Toronto Toros1–5Houston Aeros32–26–266
61February 25San Diego Mariners4–6Toronto Toros33–26–268
62March 2Toronto Toros3–5Minnesota Fighting Saints33–27–268
63March 4Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades4–6Toronto Toros34–27–270
64March 7Quebec Nordiques4–1Toronto Toros34–28–270
65March 8Toronto Toros7–4Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades35–28–272
66March 9Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades2–8Toronto Toros36–28–274
67March 11Phoenix Roadrunners4–7Toronto Toros37–28–276
68March 13Toronto Toros4–5Indianapolis Racers37–29–276
69March 14San Diego Mariners6–4Toronto Toros37–30–276
70March 16Toronto Toros5–7New England Whalers37–31–276
71March 17Houston Aeros4–5Toronto Toros38–31–278
72March 25Vancouver Blazers4–8Toronto Toros39–31–280
73March 28Edmonton Oilers4–5Toronto Toros40–31–282
74March 29Toronto Toros5–4 OTQuebec Nordiques41–31–284
75March 30New England Whalers4–3Toronto Toros41–32–284
76April 1Indianapolis Racers1–7Toronto Toros42–32–286
77April 4Winnipeg Jets1–7Toronto Toros43–32–288
78April 6Houston Aeros5–2Toronto Toros43–33–288

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Playoffs

San Diego Mariners 4, Toronto Toros 2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 9Toronto Toros3–5San Diego Mariners0-1
2April 12Toronto Toros6–7San Diego Mariners0-2
3April 14San Diego Mariners2–5Toronto Toros1-2
4April 16San Diego Mariners5–6Toronto Toros2-2
5April 18Toronto Toros3–4San Diego Mariners2-3
6April 21San Diego Mariners6–4Toronto Toros2-4

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Player stats

Regular season
Scoring leaders[4]
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Dillon7729669522
Frank Mahovlich7338448227
Vaclav Nedomansky7841408119
Tom Simpson7052288048
Gavin Kirk7815587369
Goaltending[4]
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAASave %
Les Binkley177726404703.65.888
Gilles Gratton5328813020118523.85.887
Jim Shaw2110557917003.98.885

Playoffs
Scoring leaders[4]
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Gavin Kirk656112
Jim Dorey62682
Wayne Dillon64484
Lou Nistico661719
Tom Martin51560
Goaltending[4]
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAASave %
Jim Shaw5262221804.12
Les Binkley15901505.08
Gilles Gratton13601508.33

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.[5]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
112Jim Turkiewicz (D) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
227Roger Lemelin (D) CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
571Carlo Torresan (D) CanadaSorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
686Ron Sedlbauer (LW) CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHA)
7100Gilles Lupien (D) CanadaMontreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
8115Garth Malarchuk (G) CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
9130John Harper (RW) CanadaCornell University (NCAA)
10145Joe McNeil (F) CanadaSt. Francis Xavier University (CIAU)
11160Jack Davies (F) CanadaThunder Bay Hurricanes (MJHL)
12173Bill Hassard (LW) CanadaWexford Raiders (OPJHL)

See also

References
  1. Sokol, Al (May 15, 1986). "Sportsman Johnny F. Bassett dead at 47 'A gifted maverick who often challenged the establishment'". Toronto Star.
  2. "1974-75 WHA Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. "1974–75 Toronto Toros Games". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  4. "1974-75 Toronto Toros Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  5. "1974 WHA Amateur Draft". Hockeydb. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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