# 1973–74 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1973–74 Edmonton Oilers season was the second season of operation of the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association. The Oilers' qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Western Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
| Houston Aeros | 78 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 318 | 219 | 1038 | 101 |
| Minnesota Fighting Saints | 78 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 332 | 275 | 1243 | 90 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 78 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 268 | 269 | 1273 | 79 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 264 | 296 | 673 | 73 |
| Vancouver Blazers | 78 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 278 | 345 | 1047 | 55 |
| Los Angeles Sharks | 78 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 239 | 339 | 1086 | 50 |

## Schedule and results

1973–74 Game Log :

## Playoffs

1974 Avco Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Ron Climie | LW | 76 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Harrison | C | 47 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 78 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Perkins | C | 78 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Len Lunde | C | 72 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Blair MacDonald | RW | 78 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rusty Patenaude | RW | 71 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Gilmore | LW | 57 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 164 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian McKenzie | LW | 78 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Wall | D | 74 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Baird | D | 68 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 69 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob McAneeley | LW | 52 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | LW | 72 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Joyal | C | 45 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Carlyle | D | 50 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | RW | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McCrimmon | D | 75 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Fitchner | C | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Cote | D | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Norris | G | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schraefel | C | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Carlin | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Colborne | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cunningham | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doyle | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Wilkie | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Zuk | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Jack Norris | 2954 | 53 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 158 | 3.21 | 2 |
| Chris Worthy | 1452 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 92 | 3.80 | 1 |
| Ian Wilkie | 256 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.11 | 0 |
| Gary Doyle | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 4722 | 78 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 263 | 3.34 | 3 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Blair MacDonald | RW | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gilmore | LW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Perkins | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schraefel | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Joyal | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Baird | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Patenaude | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McAneeley | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Carlyle | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Lunde | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McKenzie | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Climie | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Cote | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Norris | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Wilkie | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Chris Worthy | 146 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.29 | 0 |
| Jack Norris | 111 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.86 | 0 |
| Ian Wilkie | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.85 | 0 |
| Team: | 298 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4.23 | 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;

## Awards and records

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jim Harrison | 2nd WHA Hat-trick | October 12, 1973 |
| Len Lunde | 1st WHA Game | October 12, 1973 |
| Jim McCrimmon | 1st WHA Game | October 12, 1973 |
| Brian McKenzie | 1st WHA Game | October 12, 1973 |
| Blair MacDonald | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Goal | October 12, 1973 |
| Bob Fitchner | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point | October 21, 1973 |
| Blair MacDonald | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | October 21, 1973 |
| Tom Gilmore | 200th WHA PIM | October 23, 1973 |
| Brian McKenzie | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | October 23, 1973 |
| Chris Worthy | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Win | October 23, 1973 |
| Len Lunde | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | October 27, 1973 |
| Brian McKenzie | 1st WHA Goal | October 27, 1973 |
| Tom Gilmore | ??? WHA Gordie Howe hat trick | October 28, 1973 |
| Jim Harrison | 100th WHA Point | November 2, 1973 |
| Jim Harrison | 100th WHA PIM | November 4, 1973 |
| Ron Climie | 1st WHA Hat-trick 1st WHA Natural Hat-trick 1st Five-Goal WHA Game | November 6, 1973 |
| Jim McCrimmon | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | November 6, 1973 |
| Jim McCrimmon | 1st WHA Goal | November 20, 1973 |
| Al Hamilton | 100th WHA Game | December 1, 1973 |
| Bob Falkenberg | 100th WHA Game | December 2, 1973 |
| Len Lunde | 1st WHA Goal | December 4, 1973 |
| Chris Worthy | 1st WHA Shutout | December 4, 1973 |
| Ross Perkins | 100th WHA Game | December 16, 1973 |
| Doug Barrie | 200th WHA PIM | December 18, 1973 |
| Bob Fitchner | 1st WHA Assist | December 29, 1973 |
| Tom Gilmore | 300th WHA PIM | December 29, 1973 |
| Ross Perkins | 100th WHA Point | January 6, 1974 |
| Gary Doyle | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Win | January 18, 1974 |
| Al Hamilton | 200th WHA PIM | January 20, 1974 |
| Jack Norris | 100th WHA Game | February 3, 1974 |
| Doug Barrie | 300th WHA PIM | February 8, 1974 |
| Al Hamilton | 100th WHA Point | February 12, 1974 |
| Jim Schraefel | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | March 3, 1974 |
| Ken Baird | 200th WHA PIM | March 8, 1974 |
| Ed Patenaude | 100th WHA PIM | March 8, 1974 |
| Jim McCrimmon | 100th WHA PIM | March 12, 1974 |
| Jim Schraefel | 1st WHA Goal | March 12, 1974 |
| Ron Climie | 100th WHA Point | March 21, 1974 |
| Tom Gilmore | 1st WHA Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal WHA Game | April 3, 1974 |
| Ken Baird | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Doug Barrie | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Steve Carlyle | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Ron Climie | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Roger Côté | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Val Fonteyne | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Tom Gilmore | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Jim Harrison | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Eddie Joyal | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Bob McAneeley | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Ed Patenaude | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Bob Wall | 100th WHA Game | TBA |
| Howie Colborne | 1st WHA Game | TBA |
| Gary Cunningham | 1st WHA Game | TBA |
| Bob Fitchner | 1st WHA Game | TBA |
| Jim Schraefel | 1st WHA Game | TBA |
| Wayne Zuk | 1st WHA Game | TBA |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Bob Falkenberg | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 6, 1974 |
| Len Lunde | 1st WHA Game | April 6, 1974 |
| Brian McKenzie | 1st WHA Game | April 6, 1974 |
| Jim Schraefel | 1st WHA Game | April 6, 1974 |
| Blair MacDonald | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point | April 6, 1974 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 6, 1974 |
| Al Hamilton | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 7, 1974 |
| Len Lunde | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 7, 1974 |
| Brian McKenzie | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 7, 1974 |
| Ross Perkins | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 7, 1974 |
| Jim Schraefel | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | April 7, 1974 |
| Bob McAneeley | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point | April 7, 1974 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 1st WHA Goal | April 7, 1974 |
| Chris Worthy | 1st WHA Game | April 7, 1974 |
| Ken Baird | 1st WHA Assist | April 10, 1974 |
| Al Hamilton | 1st WHA Goal | April 10, 1974 |
| Ross Perkins | 1st WHA Goal | April 10, 1974 |
| Ian Wilkie | 1st WHA Game | April 10, 1974 |
| Val Fonteyne | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point | April 12, 1974 |
| Eddie Joyal | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point | April 12, 1974 |
| Blair MacDonald | 1st WHA Assist | April 12, 1974 |
| Chris Worthy | 1st WHA Win | April 12, 1974 |
| Doug Barrie | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point | April 14, 1974 |
| Steve Carlyle | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | TBD |
| Bob McAneeley | 1st WHA Game | TBD |

## Transactions
### Trades

| Date | To Edmonton Oilers | Traded to | Traded for |
| May 18, 1973 (1973-05-18) | 4th round pick in 1973 - Bill Laing 6th round pick in 1973 - Dave Pay | Cincinnati Stingers | 2nd round pick in 1974 Secret - Brad Winton |
| May 18, 1973 (1973-05-18) | Ron Climie 3rd round pick in 1973 - Blair MacDonald | Toronto Toros | Darryl Sittler 3rd round pick in 1976 - Paul Gardner |
| September 7, 1973 (1973-09-07) | Tom Gilmore | Los Angeles Sharks | Ron Walters |
| September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14) | Ian Wilkie | New York Raiders | Future considerations |
| November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) | Cash | Los Angeles Sharks | Ian Wilkie |
| February 25, 1974 (1974-02-25) | 2nd round pick in 1974 Secret - Mike Rogers | Los Angeles Sharks | Don Saleski |
| March 15, 1974 (1974-03-15) | Ian Wilkie | Los Angeles Sharks | Wayne Zuk |
| March 15, 1974 (1974-03-15) | Bobby Sheehan | New York Jersey Knights | Bob Falkenberg |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team |
| May 23, 1973 (1973-05-23) | Bob Fitchner | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) |
| September 1973 | Gary Cunningham | New York Raiders |
| September 24, 1973 (1973-09-24) | Gary Doyle | Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUAA) |
| January 1974 | Jim Schraefel | San Diego Gulls (WHL) |
| February 1974 | Howie Colborne | Calgary Dinos (CWUAA) |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team |
| 1973 | John Fisher | Retired |
| April 29, 1974 (1974-04-29) | Len Lunde | Retired |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 5, 1973 (1973-06-05) | Brian McKenzie | |
| June 13, 1973 (1973-06-13) | Bill Laing | 2-year |
| June 13, 1973 (1973-06-13) | Jim McCrimmon | 3-year |
| June 27, 1973 (1973-06-27) | Blair MacDonald | 3-year |
| August 30, 1973 (1973-08-30) | Chris Worthy | 2-year |
| August 30, 1973 (1973-08-30) | Wayne Zuk | |
| September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14) | Ron Climie | |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 6 | John Rogers (RW) | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
| 2 | 20 | Jim McCrimmon (D) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 3 | 30 | Blair MacDonald (RW) | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 32 | Dave Lewis (D) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 4 | 39 | Bill Laing (C) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 4 | 45 | Jim Moxey (F) | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
| 5 | 58 | Ken Houston (D) | Canada | Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) |
| 6 | 65 | Dave Pay (C) | Canada | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 6 | 71 | Yvon Bouillon (F) | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 84 | Dwayne Pentland (D) | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |