5/8/1975 Schedule

Phoenix Roadrunners at Houston Aeros

HOUSTON AEROS 5, PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 1 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

PHX 0 - 0 - 1 = 1
HOU 2 - 2 - 1 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Frank Hughes 5 (Gord Labossiere, Ted Taylor), 1:03.
2. HOU Larry Lund 4 (Andre Hinse), 7:36.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. HOU Jim Sherrit 6 (Ted Taylor), 3:49.
4. HOU Don Larway 6 (Rich Preston, Larry Lund), 8:56.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. HOU Larry Lund 5 (Unassisted), 1:21.
6. PHX John Gray 5 (Mike Stevens, Murray Keogan), 5:10.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHX 12 - 9 - 14 = 35
HOU 16 - 17 - 12 = 45

POWER PLAYS:

PHX 0 for 3
HOU 0 for 0

GOALIES:

PHX Gary Kurt 8-3 (45 Shots - 40 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 9-2 (35 Shots - 34 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Brent Casselman
Linesman: Dick Haigh
Linesman: Glen Sherwood

(HOUSTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)

5/10/1975 Schedule

Phoenix Roadrunners at Houston Aeros

HOUSTON AEROS 3, PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 2 (BEST OF 7)(4 OT !)

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

PHX 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 2
HOU 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU John Schella 2 (Frank Hughes), 14:54.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. PHX Bob Mowat 2 (Jim Boyd, Dave Gorman), 4:21.
3. HOU Rich Preston 2 (Terry Ruskowski, Don Larway), 12:56.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. PHX Jim Boyd 7 (Frank Hughes, Bob Mowat), 4:52 (PP).

1ST OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

2ND OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

3RD OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

4TH OVERTIME SCORING:

5. HOU Mark Howe 9 (John Schella, Frank Hughes), 8:01.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHX 7 - 14 - 9 - 16 - 9 - 6 - 3 = 64
HOU 16 - 14 - 9 - 16 - 14 - 14 - 6 = 89

POWER PLAYS:

PHX 1 for 6
HOU 0 for 2

GOALIES:

PHX Gary Kurt 8-4 (89 Shots - 86 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 10-2 (64 Shots - 62 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesman: Ken Pierce
Linesman: Dennis Fonteyne

(HOUSTON LEADS SERIES 2-0)

5/12/1975 Schedule

Houston Aeros at Phoenix Roadrunners

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 4, HOUSTON AEROS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

HOU 1 - 1 - 1 = 3
PHX 1 - 2 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Gordie Howe 2 (Larry Lund, Poul Popiel), 5:58 (PP).
2. PHX Dennis Sobchuk 4 (Mike Stevens, Jim Boyd), 10:06.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. PHX Bob Mowat 3 (Jim Boyd, Rick Newell), 5:56 (SH).
4. PHX Jim Boyd 8 (Peter McNamee, Gerry Odrowski), 12:51.
5. HOU Rich Preston 3 (Jim Sherrit, Murray Hall), 18:34 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. HOU Mark Howe 10 (Poul Popiel, Gordie Howe), 2:06 (PP).
7. PHX John Migneault 2 (Cam Connor, Jim Boyd), 18:46.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 13 - 9 - 12 = 34
PHX 9 - 13 - 11 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 3 for 4
PHX 0 for 4

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 10-3 (33 Shots - 29 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 9-4 (34 Shots - 31 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Harris
Linesman: Gordon Cresswell
Linesman: Ken Pierce

(HOUSTON LEADS SERIES 2-1)

5/14/1975 Schedule

Houston Aeros at Phoenix Roadrunners

HOUSTON AEROS 4, PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 1 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

HOU 0 - 2 - 2 = 4
PHX 0 - 1 - 0 = 1

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Don Borgeson 6 (Dennis Sobchuk, Bob Barlow), 5:27 (SH).
2. HOU Larry Lund 6 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 12:43 (PP).
3. HOU Mark Howe 11 (Larry Lund, Murray Hall), 19:13.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. HOU Murray Hall 5 (Frank Hughes), 12:03.
5. HOU Ted Taylor 2 (Murray Hall, Ron Grahame), 19:07 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 8 - 12 - 11 = 31
PHX 9 - 12 - 13 = 34

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 1 for 4
PHX 0 for 5

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 11-3 (34 Shots - 33 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 9-5 (30 Shots - 27 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Tom Marek
Linesman: Graham Hern

(HOUSTON LEADS SERIES 3-1)

5/16/1975 Schedule

Phoenix Roadrunners at Houston Aeros

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 4, HOUSTON AEROS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

PHX 2 - 1 - 1 = 4
HOU 1 - 2 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Poul Popiel 4 (Gordie Howe, Larry Lund), 4:31.
2. PHX Murray Keogan 7 (Gerry Odrowski, Wendell Bennett), 12:43 (PP).
3. PHX Jim Niekamp 2 (Michel Cormier, Cam Connor), 18:21.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. HOU Gord Labossiere 5 (Larry Hale, Frank Hughes), 9:00.
5. HOU Murray Hall 6 (Ted Taylor), 10:47.
6. PHX Don Borgeson 7 (Jim Boyd), 14:45.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

7. PHX Michel Cormier 4 (John Gray, Dennis Sobchuk), 10:17.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHX 15 - 9 - 13 = 37
HOU 9 - 14 - 13 = 36

POWER PLAYS:

PHX 1 for 2
HOU 0 for 0

GOALIES:

PHX Gary Kurt 10-5 (36 Shots - 33 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 11-4 (37 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bob Kolari
Linesman: Ron Foyt
Linesman: Tom Shamshak

(HOUSTON LEADS SERIES 3-2)

5/18/1975 Schedule

Houston Aeros at Phoenix Roadrunners

HOUSTON AEROS 3, PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 2 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

HOU 1 - 2 - 0 = 3
PHX 1 - 1 - 0 = 2

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Don Larway 7 (Ted Taylor, Jim Sherrit), 8:59.
2. PHX Michel Cormier 5 (Gerry Odrowski, Dave Gorman), 14:18.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. HOU Terry Ruskowski 5 (Poul Popiel), 6:35.
4. PHX Michel Cormier 6 (Dave Gorman), 8:11.
5. HOU Gordie Howe 3 (Larry Lund), 16:49.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 10 - 13 - 8 = 31
PHX 9 - 9 - 13 = 31

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 0 for 3
PHX 0 for 1

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 12-4 (31 Shots - 29 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 10-6 (31 Shots - 28 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Brent Casselman
Linesman: Wayne Bonney
Linesman: Bob McPherson

(HOUSTON WINS SERIES 4-2)

AVCO CUP FINAL ROUND RESULTS


HOUSTON AEROS vs. PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Thursday, May 8, 1975 - Phoenix 1 at Houston 5 (Houston Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Saturday, May 10, 1975 - Phoenix 2 at Houston 3 (4 OT) (Houston Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Monday, May 12, 1975 - Houston 3 at Phoenix 4 (Houston Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Wednesday, May 14, 1975 - Houston 4 at Phoenix 1 (Houston Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Friday, May 16, 1975 - Phoenix 4 at Houston 3 (Houston Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Sunday, May 18, 1975 - Houston 3 at Phoenix 2 (Houston Wins Series 4-2)

WHA PLAYOFF LEADERS



POINTS:

19 - Andre Hinse - HOU
19 - Jim Boyd - PHX
18 - Larry Lund - HOU
17 - Mark Howe - HOU
17 - Gord Labossiere - HOU
15 - Murray Keogan - PHX
14 - Poul Popiel - HOU
13 - Murray Hall - HOU
13 - Don Larway - HOU
13 - John French - NEW
13 - Don Borgeson - PHX
13 - Frank Mahovlich - TOR

GOALS:

11 - Mark Howe - HOU
10 - Fred O'Donnell - NEW
8 - Andre Hinse - HOU
8 - Jim Boyd - PHX
7 - Murray Keogan - PHX
7 - Don Larway - HOU
7 - Don Borgeson - PHX
7 - Wayne Rivers - SAN
7 - Larry Pleau - NEW
6 - Larry Lund - HOU
6 - Murray Hall - HOU
6 - Tom Webster - NEW
6 - Michel Cormier - PHX
6 - Robbie Ftorek - PHX
6 - Vaclav Nedomansky - TOR
6 - Jim Sherrit - HOU

ASSISTS:

12 - Larry Lund - HOU
12 - Gord Labossiere - HOU
12 - John French - NEW
11 - Andre Hinse - HOU
11 - Jim Boyd - PHX
10 - Poul Popiel - HOU
10 - Frank Mahovlich - TOR
9 - Gordie Howe - HOU
9 - Andre Lacroix - SAN
8 - Murray Keogan - PHX
8 - Dick Sentes - SAN
8 - Wayne Dillon - TOR
8 - Brad Selwood - NEW

PENALTY MINUTES:

47 - John Hughes - PHX
34 - Al McLeod - PHX
33 - Glen Irwin - HOU
32 - Poul Popiel - HOU
32 - Larry Mavety - TOR
31 - Nick Fotiu - NEW
28 - Terry Ruskowski - HOU
28 - Ted Taylor - HOU
24 - Gordie Howe - HOU
24 - Wendell Bennett - PHX
24 - Marty Howe - HOU

POWER PLAY GOALS:

5 - Murray Keogan - PHX
3 - Andre Hinse - HOU
2 - Larry Lund - HOU
2 - Jim Dorey - TOR
2 - Tom Simpson - TOR
2 - Dick Sentes - SAN
2 - Jim Boyd - PHX
2 - Frank Mahovlich - TOR
2 - Gene Peacosh - SAN
2 - Tom Martin - TOR

SHORT-HANDED GOALS:

3 - Don Borgeson - PHX
1 - Jim Dorey - TOR
1 - Marty Howe - HOU
1 - Gavin Kirk - TOR
1 - Kevin Morrison - SAN
1 - Rick Ley - NEW
1 - Murray Hall - HOU
1 - Serge Bernier - QUE
1 - Bob Mowat - PHX
1 - Barry Long - EDM
1 - Harry Howell - SAN
1 - Eddie Joyal - EDM
1 - Mike Laughton - SAN

GAME WINNING GOALS:

4 - Mark Howe - HOU
2 - Andre Hinse - HOU
2 - Jim Boyd - PHX
2 - Tom Martin - TOR
2 - Jim Sherrit - HOU

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE:

2.34 - Ron Grahame - HOU
3.32 - Gary Kurt - PHX
3.88 - Ernie Wakely - SAN
3.88 - Richard Brodeur - QUE
4.52 - Gilles Gratton - TOR
4.60 - Al Smith - NEW
5.80 - Gerry Cheevers - CLE

SAVE PERCENTAGE:

0.931 - Ron Grahame - HOU
0.910 - Gary Kurt - PHX
0.875 - Richard Brodeur - QUE
0.868 - Al Smith - NEW
0.865 - Ernie Wakely - SAN
0.859 - Gilles Gratton - TOR
0.853 - Gerry Cheevers - CLE

WINS:

12 - Ron Grahame - HOU
10 - Gary Kurt - PHX
6 - Gilles Gratton - TOR
4 - Al Smith - NEW
3 - Ernie Wakely - SAN
2 - Jacques Plante - EDM
2 - Richard Brodeur - QUE

MINUTES PLAYED:

1,030 - Gary Kurt - PHX
1,024 - Ron Grahame - HOU
717 - Gilles Gratton - TOR
691 - Al Smith - NEW
449 - Ernie Wakely - SAN
356 - Richard Brodeur - QUE
238 - Gerry Cheevers - CLE
120 - Jacques Plante - EDM
119 - Ken Brown - EDM
118 - Chris Worthy - EDM

SHUTOUTS:

1 - Ron Grahame - HOU

TEAM POWER PLAY EFFICIENCY:

28.6% - San Diego Mariners
27.3% - Houston Aeros
26.2% - Toronto Toros
16.7% - Cleveland Crusaders
15.9% - Phoenix Roadrunners
9.1% - Quebec Nordiques
6.7% - New England Whalers
5.0% - Edmonton Oilers

TEAM PENALTY KILLING EFFICIENCY:

95.5% - San Diego Mariners
88.1% - Toronto Toros
84.4% - Quebec Nordiques
83.7% - Phoenix Roadrunners
80.4% - Houston Aeros
80.0% - Edmonton Oilers
74.2% - New England Whalers
55.6% - Cleveland Crusaders

CLEVELAND CRUSADERS PLAYOFF LEADERS



POINTS:

3 - Jim Harrison
3 - Gerry Pinder
2 - Gary Jarrett
2 - Al McDonough
1 - Terry Holbrook
1 - Skip Krake
1 - Rich LeDuc
1 - John Stewart
1 - Russ Walker
1 - Ray Clearwater
1 - Tom Edur

GOALS:

2 - Jim Harrison
1 - Gerry Pinder
1 - Gary Jarrett
1 - Rich LeDuc
1 - Ray Clearwater

ASSISTS:

2 - Gerry Pinder
2 - Al McDonough
1 - Jim Harrison
1 - Gary Jarrett
1 - Terry Holbrook
1 - Skip Krake
1 - John Stewart
1 - Russ Walker
1 - Tom Edur

PENALTY MINUTES:

8 - Jim Harrison
8 - Steve Cardwell
6 - Skip Krake
6 - Gerry Cheevers
4 - Gerry Pinder
4 - Russ Walker
4 - Rich LeDuc
4 - Ray Clearwater
4 - Larry Hillman
4 - Wayne Muloin

EDMONTON OILERS PLAYOFF LEADERS



POINTS:

11 - Ken Baird
7 - Eddie Joyal
6 - Bruce MacGregor
6 - Barry Long
5 - Mike Rogers
5 - Bobby Sheehan

GOALS:

4 - Ken Baird
4 - Eddie Joyal
4 - Mike Rogers
3 - Bruce MacGregor
3 - Barry Long

ASSISTS:

7 - Ken Baird
4 - Blair MacDonald
3 - Eddie Joyal
3 - Bruce MacGregor
3 - Barry Long
3 - Bobby Sheehan
3 - Doug Barrie
3 - Ray McKay
3 - Steve Carlyle

PENALTY MINUTES:

19 - Ken Baird
8 - Doug Barrie
6 - Jim McCrimmon
4 - Tom Gilmore
4 - Don Herriman
4 - Bill Laing
4 - Ross Perkins

HOUSTON AEROS PLAYOFF LEADERS



POINTS:

19 - Andre Hinse
18 - Larry Lund
17 - Mark Howe
17 - Gord Labossiere
14 - Poul Popiel

GOALS:

11 - Mark Howe
8 - Andre Hinse
7 - Don Larway
6 - Larry Lund
6 - Murray Hall
6 - Jim Sherrit

ASSISTS:

12 - Larry Lund
12 - Gord Labossiere
11 - Andre Hinse
10 - Poul Popiel
9 - Gordie Howe

PENALTY MINUTES:

33 - Glen Irwin
32 - Poul Popiel
28 - Terry Ruskowski
28 - Ted Taylor
24 - Gordie Howe
24 - Marty Howe

NEW ENGLAND WHALERS PLAYOFF LEADERS



POINTS:

13 - John French
12 - Fred O'Donnell
12 - Tom Webster
9 - Larry Pleau
9 - Thommy Abrahamsson

GOALS:

10 - Fred O'Donnell
7 - Larry Pleau
6 - Tom Webster
5 - Mike Byers
3 - Don Blackburn

ASSISTS:

12 - John French
8 - Brad Selwood
7 - Thommy Abrahamsson
6 - Tom Webster
6 - Terry Caffery
6 - Rick Ley
6 - Paul Hurley

PENALTY MINUTES:

31 - Nick Fotiu
16 - Brad Selwood
12 - Fred O'Donnell
10 - Larry Pleau
8 - Rick Ley
8 - Paul Hurley