# 1974–75 San Diego Mariners season

The 1974–75 San Diego Mariners season was the first season of operation of the San Diego Mariners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The franchise was formerly named the Jersey Knights and was transferred to San Diego. The Mariners qualified for the playoffs, winning the first round before losing in the second round to the Houston Aeros.

## Offseason

After two seasons in the greater New York City area as the New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades and Jersey Knights, the franchise relocated to the city of San Diego, California.

## Regular season
### Final standings

| Western Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| Houston Aeros | 78 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 106 | 369 | 247 | 1257 |
| San Diego Mariners | 78 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 90 | 326 | 268 | 1058 |
| Minnesota Fighting Saints | 78 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 87 | 308 | 279 | 1233 |
| Phoenix Roadrunners | 78 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 86 | 300 | 265 | 1388 |
| Michigan Stags / Baltimore Blades | 78 | 21 | 53 | 4 | 46 | 205 | 341 | 1104 |

### Game log

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

## Playoffs
### San Diego Mariners 4, Toronto Toros 2

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | April 9 | Toronto Toros | 3–5 | San Diego Mariners | 1-0 |
| 2 | April 12 | Toronto Toros | 6–7 | San Diego Mariners | 2-0 |
| 3 | April 14 | San Diego Mariners | 2–5 | Toronto Toros | 2-1 |
| 4 | April 16 | San Diego Mariners | 5–6 | Toronto Toros | 2-2 |
| 5 | April 18 | Toronto Toros | 3–4 | San Diego Mariners | 3-2 |
| 6 | April 21 | San Diego Mariners | 6–4 | Toronto Toros | 4-2 |

### Houston Aeros 4, San Diego Mariners 0 - Semifinals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | April 25 | Houston Aeros | 4–0 | San Diego Mariners | 1–0 |
| 2 | April 27 | Houston Aeros | 2–1 | San Diego Mariners | 2–0 |
| 3 | April 29 | San Diego Mariners | 0–6 | Houston Aeros | 3–0 |
| 4 | May 1 | San Diego Mariners | 4–5 OT | Houston Aeros | 4–0 |

## Player stats

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Andre Lacroix | C | 78 | 41 | 106 | 147 | 63 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Rivers | RW | 78 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Sentes | LW | 74 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 52 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Morrison | D | 78 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 143 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Peacosh | LW | 78 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Adduono | C | 78 | 15 | 59 | 74 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | RW | 78 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Plumb | D | 78 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Morenz | C | 78 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 76 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hargreaves | D | 41 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Laughton | C | 65 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Devine | LW | 46 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | D | 74 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Block | D | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Rouleau | C | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bradley | LW | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | D | 33 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Scharf | RW | 67 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 94 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reichmuth | LW | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Bateman | LW | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 96 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Inglis | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Trevelyan | C | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Gillow | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Junkin | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Blanchet | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Boylan | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Krezanski | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Ernie Wakely | 2062 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 115 | 3.35 | 2 |
| Russ Gillow | 1653 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 3.41 | 1 |
| Joe Junkin | 839 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 3.29 | 1 |
| Bob Blanchet | 179 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.35 | 1 |
| Team: | 4733 | 78 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 262 | 3.32 | 5 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Ray Adduono | C | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Peacosh | LW | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Lacroix | C | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | RW | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Morrison | D | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Laughton | C | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Plumb | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Rivers | RW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Perry | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Morenz | C | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Sentes | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Devine | LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hargreaves | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bradley | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Bateman | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Gillow | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Rouleau | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Scharf | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Russ Gillow | 79 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3.80 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | 520 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 599 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 4.41 | 0 |
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

San Diego's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| WHA Secret Amateur Draft |||||
| 1 | 6 | Rick Chartraw (D) | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| WHA Amateur Draft |||||
| 1 | 6 | Brad Rhiness (C) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 2 | 21 | Kevin Devine (LW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 3 | 36 | Jim Warden (G) | United States | Michigan Tech (WCHA) |
| 4 | 51 | Jamie Bateman (F) | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 56 | Derrick Emerson (F) | Canada | Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 65 | Mike Boland (D) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) |
| 6 | 80 | Ray Maluta (D) | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 7 | 95 | Greg Holst (C) | Austria | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 8 | 110 | Mike McKegney (F) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 9 | 125 | Brian Bye (C) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 11 | 153 | Firmin Royer (C) | Canada | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 12 | 166 | Bob Elinesky (D) | Canada | Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) |
| 13 | 178 | Mitch Giroux (RW) | Canada | Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters (SOJHL) |
| 14 | 188 | Bob Blanchet (G) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |