1974–75 Vancouver Blazers season

The 1974–75 Vancouver Blazers season was the 3rd and final season of the Blazers franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA), having been the Philadelphia Blazers two seasons before. The Blazers finished 4th in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
The Blazers jerseys underwent a significant overall from those used since the Philadelphia Blazers 1972-73 season. The colour scheme remained the same except for the additions of black, used to outline the numbers, logo and added to the socks. The shoulder yolk numbers were moved to the sleeves and the names were given a unique font and a nameplate added to the orange primarily away jersey. Finally, the logo, which had been horizontal, became a slanted "BLAZERS" and the puck was moved to under the "L", which was made to resemble a hockey stick.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Schedule	Regular Season Schedule	Regular Season Schedule	Regular Season Schedule	Regular Season Schedule 	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
==Playoffs==
*The Blazers did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
# 	Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
11 	 	RW 	78	33	43	76 	19 	-5 	3 	1 	0
14 	 	C 	78	29	34	63 	24 	-15	10 	1 	0
19 	 	RW 	74	23	37	60 	84 	11 	5 	0 	0
10 	 	C 	75	24	33	57 	28 	1 	7 	0 	0
18 	 	C 	58	23	34	57 	49 	6 	6 	0 	0
22 	 	C 	76	24	23	47 	32 	-8 	11 	0 	0
4 	 	D 	75	14	26	40 	121	-2 	1 	3 	0
7 	 	C 	78	19	20	39 	30 	-2 	7 	0 	0
3 	 	D 	68	5 	29	34 	15 	6 	1 	0 	0
8 	 	LW 	62	11	18	29 	19 	2 	2 	0 	0
2 	 	D 	73	3 	26	29 	45 	20 	1 	0 	0
12 	 	LW 	46	12	9 	21 	10 	-2 	1 	0 	0
20 	 	RW 	63	11	7 	18 	39 	-5 	0 	3 	0
21 	 	D 	60	3 	14	17 	10 	-7 	0 	0 	0
15 	 	LW 	38	7 	8 	15 	128	-4 	1 	0 	0
6 	 	D 	51	1 	9 	10 	42 	-12	0 	0 	0
1 	 	G 	72	0 	8 	8 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0
9 	 	RW 	11	1 	6 	7 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
18 	 	LW 	14	4 	2 	6 	12 	-1 	0 	0 	0
25 	 	D 	39	1 	5 	6 	43 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	 	LW 	21	3 	2 	5 	40 	-2 	0 	0 	0
9 	 	LW 	44	1 	3 	4 	159	-12	0 	0 	0
24 	 	D 	11	2 	1 	3 	15 	3 	1 	0 	0
17 	 	RW 	24	1 	1 	2 	4 	-4 	0 	0 	0
5 	 	D 	44	0 	2 	2 	25 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	 	RW 	5 	1 	0 	1 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	10	0 	1 	1 	13 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	LW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
12 	 	RW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
35 	 	G 	11	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	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==
*The Blazers did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==Gallery==
1974-Nov13-McLeod-McKenzie-Farda-Price.jpg|Don McLeod, John McKenzie, Richard Farda, Pat Price, November 13, 1974.
1974-Nov13-McLeod-Pelyk-Henderson.jpg|Don McLeod, Mike Pelyk, Paul Henderson, November 13, 1974.
74-75WHAVancouverGameAd.jpg
==See Also==
*1974–75 WHA season
==References==
Vancouver Blazers season, 1974–75
Vancouver Blazers season, 1974–75
Category:Vancouver Blazers seasons