# 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.

## Regular season
### Season 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

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
| 1 | October 15 | New England Whalers | 2–6 | Toronto Toros | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | October 18 | Indianapolis Racers | 1–3 | Toronto Toros | 2–0–0 | 4 |
| 3 | October 20 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | 3–4 | Toronto Toros | 3–0–0 | 6 |
| 4 | October 22 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 2–11 | Toronto Toros | 4–0–0 | 8 |
| 5 | October 25 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–3 | Toronto Toros | 5–0–0 | 10 |
| 6 | October 28 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 3–7 | Toronto Toros | 6–0–0 | 12 |
| 7 | October 30 | Toronto Toros | 2–5 | New England Whalers | 6–1–0 | 12 |
| 8 | November 1 | Toronto Toros | 1–10 | Winnipeg Jets | 6–2–0 | 12 |
| 9 | November 2 | Toronto Toros | 3–4 OT | Chicago Cougars | 6–3–0 | 12 |
| 10 | November 4 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–3 | Toronto Toros | 6–4–0 | 12 |
| 11 | November 5 | Toronto Toros | 5–2 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | 7–4–0 | 14 |
| 12 | November 9 | Toronto Toros | 7–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 8–4–0 | 16 |
| 13 | November 10 | Toronto Toros | 7–0 | Chicago Cougars | 9–4–0 | 18 |
| 14 | November 13 | Toronto Toros | 5–3 | Vancouver Blazers | 10–4–0 | 20 |
| 15 | November 15 | Toronto Toros | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–5–0 | 20 |
| 16 | November 17 | Toronto Toros | 3–1 | Winnipeg Jets | 11–5–0 | 22 |
| 17 | November 19 | Toronto Toros | 6–5 | Cleveland Crusaders | 12–5–0 | 24 |
| 18 | November 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–2 | Toronto Toros | 12–6–0 | 24 |
| 19 | November 23 | Toronto Toros | 9–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 13–6–0 | 26 |
| 20 | November 24 | Toronto Toros | 9–2 | Indianapolis Racers | 14–6–0 | 28 |
| 21 | November 26 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 6–2 | Toronto Toros | 14–7–0 | 28 |
| 22 | November 28 | Vancouver Blazers | 6–2 | Toronto Toros | 14–8–0 | 28 |
| 23 | November 29 | Toronto Toros | 4–4 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 14–8–1 | 29 |
| 24 | December 1 | Toronto Toros | 3–1 | San Diego Mariners | 15–8–1 | 31 |
| 25 | December 3 | Houston Aeros | 5–4 | Toronto Toros | 15–9–1 | 31 |
| 26 | December 7 | Toronto Toros | 3–9 | Chicago Cougars | 15–10–1 | 31 |
| 27 | December 8 | Toronto Toros | 5–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 16–10–1 | 33 |
| 28 | December 10 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 4–2 | Toronto Toros | 16–11–1 | 33 |
| 29 | December 13 | Cleveland Crusaders | 6–7 OT | Toronto Toros | 17–11–1 | 35 |
| 30 | December 15 | Toronto Toros | 7–2 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | 18–11–1 | 37 |
| 31 | December 17 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–1 | Toronto Toros | 18–12–1 | 37 |
| 32 | December 22 | Chicago Cougars | 2–5 | Toronto Toros | 19–12–1 | 39 |
| 33 | December 23 | Cleveland Crusaders | 4–1 | Toronto Toros | 19–13–1 | 39 |
| 34 | December 27 | Chicago Cougars | 2–4 | Toronto Toros | 20–13–1 | 41 |
| 35 | January 3 | New England Whalers | 5–3 | Toronto Toros | 20–14–1 | 41 |
| 36 | January 4 | Toronto Toros | 1–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 20–15–1 | 41 |
| 37 | January 5 | Toronto Toros | 4–3 | Cleveland Crusaders | 21–15–1 | 43 |
| 38 | January 7 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 3–2 | Toronto Toros | 21–16–1 | 43 |
| 39 | January 10 | San Diego Mariners | 3–4 | Toronto Toros | 22–16–1 | 45 |
| 40 | January 12 | Toronto Toros | 7–4 | Houston Aeros | 23–16–1 | 47 |
| 41 | January 14 | Toronto Toros | 4–6 | San Diego Mariners | 23–17–1 | 47 |
| 42 | January 15 | Toronto Toros | 5–5 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 23–17–2 | 48 |
| 43 | January 17 | Toronto Toros | 1–2 | New England Whalers | 23–18–2 | 48 |
| 44 | January 24 | Toronto Toros | 5–7 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 23–19–2 | 48 |
| 45 | January 26 | Toronto Toros | 7–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 24–19–2 | 50 |
| 46 | January 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–6 | Toronto Toros | 25–19–2 | 52 |
| 47 | January 30 | Toronto Toros | 3–2 | Indianapolis Racers | 26–19–2 | 54 |
| 48 | January 31 | Vancouver Blazers | 0–6 | Toronto Toros | 27–19–2 | 56 |
| 49 | February 2 | Toronto Toros | 2–4 | Vancouver Blazers | 27–20–2 | 56 |
| 50 | February 4 | Toronto Toros | 4–8 | San Diego Mariners | 27–21–2 | 56 |
| 51 | February 5 | Toronto Toros | 2–5 | Houston Aeros | 27–22–2 | 56 |
| 52 | February 7 | Cleveland Crusaders | 1–4 | Toronto Toros | 28–22–2 | 58 |
| 53 | February 9 | Indianapolis Racers | 5–7 | Toronto Toros | 29–22–2 | 60 |
| 54 | February 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Toronto Toros | 30–22–2 | 62 |
| 55 | February 12 | Toronto Toros | 7–4 | Winnipeg Jets | 31–22–2 | 64 |
| 56 | February 14 | Toronto Toros | 4–8 | Edmonton Oilers | 31–23–2 | 64 |
| 57 | February 16 | Toronto Toros | 7–4 | Vancouver Blazers | 32–23–2 | 66 |
| 58 | February 20 | Chicago Cougars | 4–3 OT | Toronto Toros | 32–24–2 | 66 |
| 59 | February 22 | Toronto Toros | 3–4 | Cleveland Crusaders | 32–25–2 | 66 |
| 60 | February 23 | Toronto Toros | 1–5 | Houston Aeros | 32–26–2 | 66 |
| 61 | February 25 | San Diego Mariners | 4–6 | Toronto Toros | 33–26–2 | 68 |
| 62 | March 2 | Toronto Toros | 3–5 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 33–27–2 | 68 |
| 63 | March 4 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | 4–6 | Toronto Toros | 34–27–2 | 70 |
| 64 | March 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–1 | Toronto Toros | 34–28–2 | 70 |
| 65 | March 8 | Toronto Toros | 7–4 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | 35–28–2 | 72 |
| 66 | March 9 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | 2–8 | Toronto Toros | 36–28–2 | 74 |
| 67 | March 11 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 4–7 | Toronto Toros | 37–28–2 | 76 |
| 68 | March 13 | Toronto Toros | 4–5 | Indianapolis Racers | 37–29–2 | 76 |
| 69 | March 14 | San Diego Mariners | 6–4 | Toronto Toros | 37–30–2 | 76 |
| 70 | March 16 | Toronto Toros | 5–7 | New England Whalers | 37–31–2 | 76 |
| 71 | March 17 | Houston Aeros | 4–5 | Toronto Toros | 38–31–2 | 78 |
| 72 | March 25 | Vancouver Blazers | 4–8 | Toronto Toros | 39–31–2 | 80 |
| 73 | March 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Toronto Toros | 40–31–2 | 82 |
| 74 | March 29 | Toronto Toros | 5–4 OT | Quebec Nordiques | 41–31–2 | 84 |
| 75 | March 30 | New England Whalers | 4–3 | Toronto Toros | 41–32–2 | 84 |
| 76 | April 1 | Indianapolis Racers | 1–7 | Toronto Toros | 42–32–2 | 86 |
| 77 | April 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–7 | Toronto Toros | 43–32–2 | 88 |
| 78 | April 6 | Houston Aeros | 5–2 | Toronto Toros | 43–33–2 | 88 |

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

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

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Wayne Dillon | 77 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 22 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 73 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 27 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 78 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 19 |
| Tom Simpson | 70 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 48 |
| Gavin Kirk | 78 | 15 | 58 | 73 | 69 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | Save % |
| Les Binkley | 17 | 772 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3.65 | .888 |
| Gilles Gratton | 53 | 2881 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 185 | 2 | 3.85 | .887 |
| Jim Shaw | 21 | 1055 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 3.98 | .885 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Gavin Kirk | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Jim Dorey | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Lou Nistico | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| Tom Martin | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
| Jim Shaw | 5 | 262 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4.12 |
| Les Binkley | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.08 |
| Gilles Gratton | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.33 |

## Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 12 | Jim Turkiewicz (D) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 2 | 27 | Roger Lemelin (D) | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 5 | 71 | Carlo Torresan (D) | Canada | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 86 | Ron Sedlbauer (LW) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 7 | 100 | Gilles Lupien (D) | Canada | Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 115 | Garth Malarchuk (G) | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 9 | 130 | John Harper (RW) | Canada | Cornell University (NCAA) |
| 10 | 145 | Joe McNeil (F) | Canada | St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU) |
| 11 | 160 | Jack Davies (F) | Canada | Thunder Bay Hurricanes (MJHL) |
| 12 | 173 | Bill Hassard (LW) | Canada | Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) |