# 1974–75 Vancouver Blazers season

The 1974–75 Vancouver Blazers season was the Vancouver Blazers' third season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA), and their second and final season in Vancouver. The Blazers failed to make the playoffs. The franchise moved to Calgary after this season and became the Cowboys.

## Regular season
### Final standings

| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| Quebec Nordiques | 78 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 92 | 331 | 299 | 1132 |
| Toronto Toros | 78 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 88 | 349 | 304 | 883 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 81 | 322 | 293 | 869 |
| Vancouver Blazers | 78 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 76 | 256 | 270 | 1075 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 78 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 76 | 279 | 279 | 896 |

### Game log

Regular season schedule :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 15, 1974 | 2–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 16, 1974 | 0–6 | Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | L | October 18, 1974 | 1–2 | Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 0–3–0 |
| 4 | W | October 20, 1974 | 3–1 | Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | W | October 23, 1974 | 4–1 | Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | W | October 30, 1974 | 8–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | L | November 3, 1974 | 2–6 | San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | W | November 5, 1974 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 4–4–0 |
| 9 | L | November 6, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 4–5–0 |
| 10 | L | November 8, 1974 | 1–2 | Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 4–6–0 |
| 11 | T | November 9, 1974 | 3–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 4–6–1 |
| 12 | L | November 13, 1974 | 3–5 | Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 4–7–1 |
| 13 | L | November 19, 1974 | 2–3 | @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 4–8–1 |
| 14 | L | November 22, 1974 | 1–4 | Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 4–9–1 |
| 15 | L | November 23, 1974 | 2–4 | Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 4–10–1 |
| 16 | W | November 26, 1974 | 5–1 | @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 5–10–1 |
| 17 | W | November 28, 1974 | 6–2 | @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 6–10–1 |
| 18 | W | November 29, 1974 | 5–1 | New England Whalers (1974–75) | 7–10–1 |
| 19 | L | December 4, 1974 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 7–11–1 |
| 20 | W | December 7, 1974 | 4–2 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 8–11–1 |
| 21 | W | December 8, 1974 | 4–2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) | 9–11–1 |
| 22 | W | December 10, 1974 | 4–3 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 10–11–1 |
| 23 | L | December 11, 1974 | 2–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 10–12–1 |
| 24 | L | December 12, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 10–13–1 |
| 25 | W | December 15, 1974 | 2–1 | Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 11–13–1 |
| 26 | W | December 17, 1974 | 3–2 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 12–13–1 |
| 27 | L | December 18, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 12–14–1 |
| 28 | W | December 19, 1974 | 3–1 | @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 13–14–1 |
| 29 | W | December 21, 1974 | 2–1 | San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 14–14–1 |
| 30 | W | December 26, 1974 | 8–1 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 15–14–1 |
| 31 | T | December 27, 1974 | 1–1 | Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 15–14–2 |
| 32 | W | January 2, 1975 | 3–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 16–14–2 |
| 33 | L | January 4, 1975 | 3–4 OT | @ New England Whalers (1974–75) | 16–15–2 |
| 34 | L | January 5, 1975 | 1–3 | @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 16–16–2 |
| 35 | L | January 7, 1975 | 2–4 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 16–17–2 |
| 36 | L | January 8, 1975 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 16–18–2 |
| 37 | L | January 10, 1975 | 4–6 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 16–19–2 |
| 38 | L | January 14, 1975 | 2–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 16–20–2 |
| 39 | W | January 15, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 17–20–2 |
| 40 | W | January 19, 1975 | 5–1 | Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 18–20–2 |
| 41 | W | January 22, 1975 | 2–1 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) | 19–20–2 |
| 42 | L | January 23, 1975 | 1–6 | @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 19–21–2 |
| 43 | W | January 24, 1975 | 4–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 20–21–2 |
| 44 | W | January 26, 1975 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 21–21–2 |
| 45 | L | January 30, 1975 | 3–6 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) | 21–22–2 |
| 46 | L | January 31, 1975 | 0–6 | @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 21–23–2 |
| 47 | W | February 2, 1975 | 4–2 | Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 22–23–2 |
| 48 | W | February 5, 1975 | 4–2 | Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 23–23–2 |
| 49 | W | February 8, 1975 | 4–1 | New England Whalers (1974–75) | 24–23–2 |
| 50 | W | February 9, 1975 | 5–1 | New England Whalers (1974–75) | 25–23–2 |
| 51 | W | February 12, 1975 | 5–4 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 26–23–2 |
| 52 | L | February 16, 1975 | 4–7 | Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 26–24–2 |
| 53 | W | February 18, 1975 | 9–2 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 27–24–2 |
| 54 | L | February 20, 1975 | 3–4 | @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 27–25–2 |
| 55 | W | February 22, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 28–25–2 |
| 56 | L | February 23, 1975 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 28–26–2 |
| 57 | L | February 25, 1975 | 2–3 | @ New England Whalers (1974–75) | 28–27–2 |
| 58 | L | February 27, 1975 | 7–9 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 28–28–2 |
| 59 | L | March 2, 1975 | 1–4 | @ New England Whalers (1974–75) | 28–29–2 |
| 60 | W | March 5, 1975 | 6–0 | Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 29–29–2 |
| 61 | L | March 7, 1975 | 0–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 29–30–2 |
| 62 | W | March 9, 1975 | 4–3 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 30–30–2 |
| 63 | W | March 12, 1975 | 4–2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) | 31–30–2 |
| 64 | W | March 15, 1975 | 7–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 32–30–2 |
| 65 | W | March 16, 1975 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 33–30–2 |
| 66 | L | March 18, 1975 | 3–5 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) | 33–31–2 |
| 67 | L | March 19, 1975 | 3–8 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 33–32–2 |
| 68 | L | March 22, 1975 | 2–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 33–33–2 |
| 69 | L | March 23, 1975 | 0–1 OT | @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 33–34–2 |
| 70 | L | March 25, 1975 | 4–8 | @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 33–35–2 |
| 71 | L | March 26, 1975 | 2–4 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 33–36–2 |
| 72 | L | March 29, 1975 | 3–7 | San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 33–37–2 |
| 73 | W | March 30, 1975 | 4–3 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 34–37–2 |
| 74 | L | April 1, 1975 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1974–75) | 34–38–2 |
| 75 | W | April 2, 1975 | 6–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 35–38–2 |
| 76 | L | April 4, 1975 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 35–39–2 |
| 77 | W | April 5, 1975 | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 36–39–2 |
| 78 | W | April 6, 1975 | 4–3 | Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 37–39–2 |

## Player stats

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Danny Lawson | RW | 78 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 19 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 78 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 24 | -15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | RW | 74 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 84 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Walton | C | 75 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Harris | C | 58 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | C | 76 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 32 | -8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | D | 75 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 121 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Chipperfield | C | 78 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 30 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 68 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Burgess | LW | 62 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | D | 73 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Israelson | LW | 46 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | RW | 63 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | LW | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 128 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McCulloch | D | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McLeod | G | 72 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Bathgate | RW | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Migneault | LW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Shmyr | D | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 43 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Driscoll | LW | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | LW | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 159 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNamee | D | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Myers | RW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cardiff | D | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Gulka | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Chernoff | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Delorenzi | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Given | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don O'Donoghue | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Wood | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Don McLeod | 4184 | 72 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 233 | 3.34 | 1 |
| Wayne Wood | 512 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3.52 | 0 |
| Team: | 4696 | 78 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 263 | 3.36 | 1 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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;

## Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| WHA Secret Amateur Draft |||||
| 1 | 5 | Ron Greschner (D) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 2 | 20 | Ron Chipperfield (C) | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |
| WHA Amateur Draft |||||
| 1 | 1 | Pat Price (D) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 2 | 20 | Jacques Cossette (RW) | Canada | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 35 | Peter Driscoll (LW) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 4 | 50 | Dave Given (F) | United States | Brown University (ECAC) |
| 5 | 64 | Steve Jensen (LW) | United States | Michigan Tech (WCHA) |
| 6 | 79 | Dave Lumley (F) | Canada | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 7 | 94 | Mike Hobin (F) | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
| 8 | 109 | Mario Faubert (D) | Canada | St. Louis University (CCHA) |
| 9 | 124 | John Held (D) | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 10 | 138 | Eddie Mio (G) | Canada | Colorado College (WCHA) |
| 11 | 152 | Jim Miller (W) | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
| 12 | 165 | Dave Otness (W) | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 13 | 177 | Walt Kyle (C) | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |