# 1974–75 Minnesota Fighting Saints season
## 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 19, 1974 | 1–3 | Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 22, 1974 | 2–11 | @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | W | October 24, 1974 | 3–2 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 26, 1974 | 2–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | W | October 27, 1974 | 6–5 OT | Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | L | October 29, 1974 | 3–4 OT | @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 2–4–0 |
| 7 | W | November 2, 1974 | 6–3 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | L | November 5, 1974 | 4–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 3–5–0 |
| 9 | L | November 9, 1974 | 4–7 | Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 3–6–0 |
| 10 | W | November 10, 1974 | 10–4 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 4–6–0 |
| 11 | L | November 13, 1974 | 5–8 | Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 4–7–0 |
| 12 | W | November 17, 1974 | 7–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 5–7–0 |
| 13 | L | November 20, 1974 | 1–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 5–8–0 |
| 14 | L | November 23, 1974 | 3–5 | San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 5–9–0 |
| 15 | L | November 24, 1974 | 2–3 | @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 5–10–0 |
| 16 | W | November 26, 1974 | 6–2 | @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 6–10–0 |
| 17 | L | November 30, 1974 | 5–7 | Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 6–11–0 |
| 18 | W | December 1, 1974 | 4–3 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 7–11–0 |
| 19 | W | December 4, 1974 | 6–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 8–11–0 |
| 20 | W | December 6, 1974 | 4–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 9–11–0 |
| 21 | L | December 8, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) | 9–12–0 |
| 22 | W | December 10, 1974 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 10–12–0 |
| 23 | L | December 11, 1974 | 1–3 | @ New England Whalers (1974–75) | 10–13–0 |
| 24 | L | December 13, 1974 | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 10–14–0 |
| 25 | L | December 14, 1974 | 3–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 10–15–0 |
| 26 | W | December 15, 1974 | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 11–15–0 |
| 27 | W | December 19, 1974 | 6–0 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 12–15–0 |
| 28 | W | December 20, 1974 | 6–4 | Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 13–15–0 |
| 29 | W | December 26, 1974 | 5–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 14–15–0 |
| 30 | W | December 27, 1974 | 6–3 | New England Whalers (1974–75) | 15–15–0 |
| 31 | L | December 28, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 15–16–0 |
| 32 | W | December 29, 1974 | 6–0 | Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 16–16–0 |
| 33 | W | January 1, 1975 | 6–2 | Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 17–16–0 |
| 34 | L | January 3, 1975 | 1–2 | San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 17–17–0 |
| 35 | W | January 5, 1975 | 9–3 | New England Whalers (1974–75) | 18–17–0 |
| 36 | W | January 7, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 19–17–0 |
| 37 | L | January 9, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 19–18–0 |
| 38 | W | January 15, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 20–18–0 |
| 39 | L | January 18, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 20–19–0 |
| 40 | W | January 19, 1975 | 3–1 | @ New England Whalers (1974–75) | 21–19–0 |
| 41 | L | January 22, 1975 | 1–2 | Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) | 21–20–0 |
| 42 | W | January 24, 1975 | 7–5 | Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 22–20–0 |
| 43 | W | January 26, 1975 | 2–1 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 23–20–0 |
| 44 | W | January 30, 1975 | 6–3 | Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) | 24–20–0 |
| 45 | W | January 31, 1975 | 4–1 | Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 25–20–0 |
| 46 | W | February 2, 1975 | 5–4 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 26–20–0 |
| 47 | W | February 5, 1975 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 27–20–0 |
| 48 | T | February 6, 1975 | 2–2 | @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 27–20–1 |
| 49 | L | February 7, 1975 | 1–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 27–21–1 |
| 50 | L | February 8, 1975 | 4–8 | @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 27–22–1 |
| 51 | L | February 12, 1975 | 1–3 | Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 27–23–1 |
| 52 | L | February 14, 1975 | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 27–24–1 |
| 53 | W | February 16, 1975 | 5–2 | San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 28–24–1 |
| 54 | W | February 17, 1975 | 2–1 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 29–24–1 |
| 55 | W | February 19, 1975 | 5–3 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1974–75) | 30–24–1 |
| 56 | L | February 21, 1975 | 2–5 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 30–25–1 |
| 57 | L | February 23, 1975 | 4–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 30–26–1 |
| 58 | T | February 25, 1975 | 6–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 30–26–2 |
| 59 | W | February 26, 1975 | 4–3 OT | Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 31–26–2 |
| 60 | L | February 27, 1975 | 2–5 | @ New England Whalers (1974–75) | 31–27–2 |
| 61 | W | March 1, 1975 | 4–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 32–27–2 |
| 62 | W | March 2, 1975 | 5–3 | Toronto Toros (1974–75) | 33–27–2 |
| 63 | W | March 5, 1975 | 5–3 | New England Whalers (1974–75) | 34–27–2 |
| 64 | L | March 9, 1975 | 5–6 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1974–75) | 34–28–2 |
| 65 | W | March 11, 1975 | 6–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1974–75) | 35–28–2 |
| 66 | L | March 12, 1975 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) | 35–29–2 |
| 67 | W | March 18, 1975 | 5–3 | @ Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) | 36–29–2 |
| 68 | W | March 23, 1975 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1974–75) | 37–29–2 |
| 69 | W | March 25, 1975 | 5–4 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 38–29–2 |
| 70 | W | March 26, 1975 | 4–3 | Chicago Cougars (1974–75) | 39–29–2 |
| 71 | T | March 28, 1975 | 2–2 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 39–29–3 |
| 72 | L | March 29, 1975 | 2–8 | @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 39–30–3 |
| 73 | W | March 30, 1975 | 5–3 | Indianapolis Racers (1974–75) | 40–30–3 |
| 74 | W | April 1, 1975 | 5–2 | Vancouver Blazers (1974–75) | 41–30–3 |
| 75 | L | April 2, 1975 | 3–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1974–75) | 41–31–3 |
| 76 | L | April 4, 1975 | 1–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1974–75) | 41–32–3 |
| 77 | L | April 5, 1975 | 2–8 | @ Houston Aeros (1974–75) | 41–33–3 |
| 78 | W | April 6, 1975 | 6–5 OT | @ Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974–75) | 42–33–3 |

## Player stats

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Mike Walton | C | 75 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 33 | -11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Wayne Connelly | C | 76 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Fran Huck | C | 78 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| George Morrison | LW | 76 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| John Arbour | D | 70 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 67 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Tannahill | LW | 72 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ted Hampson | C | 78 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 6 | -8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 67 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Ball | D | 76 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | C | 76 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 47 | -22 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | D | 78 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 112 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Gambucci | C | 68 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Gallant | LW | 66 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 203 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Busniuk | RW | 73 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 176 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | RW | 68 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 42 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McMahon | D | 64 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Heatley | RW | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | LW | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 85 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Robertson | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | D | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 58 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | C | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Westrum | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Brackenbury | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Curran | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McCartan | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Garrett | 3294 | 58 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 180 | 3.28 | 2 |
| Mike Curran | 1367 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90 | 3.95 | 0 |
| Jack McCartan | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.92 | 0 |
| Team: | 4722 | 78 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 275 | 3.49 | 2 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Mike Walton | C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fran Huck | C | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Morrison | LW | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | C | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | D | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hampson | C | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Ball | D | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Tannahill | LW | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Arbour | D | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gambucci | C | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Busniuk | RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Brackenbury | RW | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Gallant | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McMahon | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Garrett | 726 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 3.39 | 1 |
| Team: | 726 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 3.39 | 1 |
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;

## Playoffs
### Minnesota Fighting Saints 4, New England Whalers 2 - Quarterfinals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | April 9 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 6 – 5 | New England Whalers | 1–0 |
| 2 | April 11 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2 – 3 OT | New England Whalers | 1–1 |
| 3 | April 13 | New England Whalers | 3 – 8 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–1 |
| 4 | April 15 | New England Whalers | 5 – 2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–2 |
| 5 | April 18 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4 – 0 | New England Whalers | 3–2 |
| 6 | April 19 | New England Whalers | 1 – 6 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–2 |

### Quebec Nordiques 4, Minnesota Fighting Saints 2

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | April 22 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 0–1 |
| 2 | April 23 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–1 |
| 3 | April 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–1 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 1–2 |
| 4 | April 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–2 |
| 5 | April 29 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 |
| 6 | May 1 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–4 |

## Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| WHA Secret Amateur Draft |||||
| 2 | 28 | John Paddock (F) | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |
| WHA Amateur Draft |||||
| 1 | 14 | Bruce Boudreau (C) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 2 | 29 | Rob Laird (LW) | Canada | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 3 | 44 | Buzz Schneider (LW) | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 4 | 59 | David Hanson (D) | United States | St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL) |
| 5 | 73 | Steve Carlson (F) | United States | Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) |
| 6 | 88 | Al Hillier (C) | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 7 | 103 | Jack Carlson (F) | United States | Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) |
| 8 | 118 | Rick Moore (F) | Canada | Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 133 | Don Dufek (F) | United States | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
| 10 | 146 | Reg Duncombe | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 11 | 159 | Robin Larson (D) | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 12 | 172 | Joe Baker (D) | United States | St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL) |
| 13 | 183 | Tony Dorn (D) | United States | Three Rivers Dukes |
| 14 | 191 | Reed Larson (D) | United States | Minnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL) |
| 15 | 196 | Kym Yackel (W) | United States | South St. Paul (Minn. H.S.) |
| 16 | 200 | Dana Decker (LW) | United States | Michigan Americans (SOJHL) |
| 17 | 204 | John Rothstein (RW) | United States | Grand Rapids Jrs. |