1974-75 • Franchise
1974-75 Chicago Cougars
Record: 30-47-1, 61 pts
Finish: 3rd, East
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Coach: Pat Stapleton (player coach) • Jacques Demers (bench)
Game Log ... (@ away game, * overtime)
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
|
| 1 | Oct 18 | @ Vancouver | 2-1 | W | 1-0-0 | 2 | 2-1 | 40 | Jan 18 | Minnesota | 3-2 | W | 17-22-1 | 35 | 136-150 |
| 2 | Oct 20 | @ Vancouver | 1-3 | L | 1-1-0 | 2 | 3-4 | 41 | Jan 19 | Quebec | 2-5 | L | 17-23-1 | 35 | 138-155 |
| 3 | Oct 27 | @ Minnesota | *5-6 | L | 1-2-0 | 2 | 8-10 | 42 | Jan 22 | @ Phoenix | 5-8 | L | 17-24-1 | 35 | 143-163 |
| 4 | Oct 29 | Houston | 2-4 | L | 1-3-0 | 2 | 10-14 | 43 | Jan 23 | @ Indianapolis | 2-4 | L | 17-25-1 | 35 | 145-167 |
| 5 | Oct 30 | @ Houston | 0-1 | L | 1-4-0 | 2 | 10-15 | 44 | Jan 25 | @ Quebec | 4-6 | L | 17-26-1 | 35 | 149-173 |
| 6 | Oct 31 | @ San Diego | 3-4 | L | 1-5-0 | 2 | 13-19 | 45 | Jan 26 | Vancouver | 3-5 | L | 17-27-1 | 35 | 152-178 |
| 7 | Nov 2 | Toronto | 4-3 | W | 2-5-0 | 4 | 17-22 | 46 | Jan 28 | Cleveland | 4-3 | W | 18-27-1 | 37 | 156-181 |
| 8 | Nov 5 | Vancouver | 4-5 | L | 2-6-0 | 4 | 21-27 | 47 | Jan 30 | Quebec | 2-5 | L | 18-28-1 | 37 | 158-186 |
| 9 | Nov 10 | Toronto | 0-7 | L | 2-7-0 | 4 | 21-34 | 48 | Feb 1 | Houston | 5-6 | L | 18-29-1 | 37 | 163-192 |
| 10 | Nov 12 | San Diego | 2-4 | L | 2-8-0 | 4 | 23-38 | 49 | Feb 2 | @ Edmonton | *3-4 | L | 18-30-1 | 37 | 166-196 |
| 11 | Nov 14 | @ Michigan | 2-4 | L | 2-9-0 | 4 | 25-42 | 50 | Feb 5 | @ Vancouver | 2-4 | L | 18-31-1 | 37 | 168-200 |
| 12 | Nov 16 | @ Houston | 2-6 | L | 2-10-0 | 4 | 27-48 | 51 | Feb 8 | Winnipeg | 6-3 | W | 19-31-1 | 39 | 174-203 |
| 13 | Nov 19 | New England | 4-5 | L | 2-11-0 | 4 | 31-53 | 52 | Feb 9 | @ Winnipeg | 2-3 | L | 19-32-1 | 39 | 176-206 |
| 14 | Nov 20 | Indianapolis | 6-4 | W | 3-11-0 | 6 | 37-57 | 53 | Feb 10 | @ Indianapolis | 1-4 | L | 19-33-1 | 39 | 177-210 |
| 15 | Nov 22 | Michigan | 5-3 | W | 4-11-0 | 8 | 42-60 | 54 | Feb 12 | @ Cleveland | 3-5 | L | 19-34-1 | 39 | 180-215 |
| 16 | Nov 23 | @ New England | 2-3 | L | 4-12-0 | 8 | 44-63 | 55 | Feb 15 | @ Baltimore | 5-3 | W | 20-34-1 | 41 | 185-218 |
| 17 | Nov 24 | New England | 5-9 | L | 4-13-0 | 8 | 49-72 | 56 | Feb 16 | Winnipeg | 3-6 | L | 20-35-1 | 41 | 188-224 |
| 18 | Nov 27 | @ Phoenix | 4-2 | W | 5-13-0 | 10 | 53-74 | 57 | Feb 17 | Indianapolis | 6-5 | W | 21-35-1 | 43 | 194-229 |
| 19 | Nov 28 | @ San Diego | 3-2 | W | 6-13-0 | 12 | 56-76 | 58 | Feb 20 | @ Toronto | 4-3 | W | 22-35-1 | 45 | 198-232 |
| 20 | Nov 30 | @ Minnesota | 7-5 | W | 7-13-0 | 14 | 63-81 | 59 | Feb 23 | Vancouver | 2-1 | W | 23-35-1 | 47 | 200-233 |
| 21 | Dec 5 | @ Indianapolis | 5-3 | W | 8-13-0 | 16 | 68-84 | 60 | Feb 25 | Edmonton | *4-3 | W | 24-35-1 | 49 | 204-236 |
| 22 | Dec 7 | Toronto | 9-3 | W | 9-13-0 | 18 | 77-87 | 61 | Feb 26 | @ New England | 4-3 | W | 25-35-1 | 51 | 208-239 |
| 23 | Dec 8 | @ Winnipeg | 2-5 | L | 9-14-0 | 18 | 79-92 | 62 | Mar 1 | @ Houston | 2-4 | L | 25-36-1 | 51 | 210-243 |
| 24 | Dec 10 | Phoenix | 2-4 | L | 9-15-0 | 18 | 81-96 | 63 | Mar 2 | @ Phoenix | 0-5 | L | 25-37-1 | 51 | 210-248 |
| 25 | Dec 14 | Michigan | 6-0 | W | 10-15-0 | 20 | 87-96 | 64 | Mar 9 | @ Quebec | 5-7 | L | 25-38-1 | 51 | 215-255 |
| 26 | Dec 17 | Quebec | 1-6 | L | 10-16-0 | 20 | 88-102 | 65 | Mar 11 | Edmonton | 1-5 | L | 25-39-1 | 51 | 216-260 |
| 27 | Dec 20 | @ Quebec | 5-3 | W | 11-16-0 | 22 | 93-105 | 66 | Mar 14 | Houston | 4-5 | L | 25-40-1 | 51 | 220-265 |
| 28 | Dec 21 | Edmonton | 0-3 | L | 11-17-0 | 22 | 93-108 | 67 | Mar 16 | San Diego | 4-2 | W | 26-40-1 | 53 | 224-267 |
| 29 | Dec 22 | @ Toronto | 2-5 | L | 11-18-0 | 22 | 95-113 | 68 | Mar 17 | Cleveland | 3-2 | W | 27-40-1 | 55 | 227-269 |
| 30 | Dec 27 | @ Toronto | 2-4 | L | 11-19-0 | 22 | 97-117 | 69 | Mar 18 | Phoenix | 3-7 | L | 27-41-1 | 55 | 230-276 |
| 31 | Dec 28 | Minnesota | 5-3 | W | 12-19-0 | 24 | 102-120 | 70 | Mar 20 | @ San Diego | 4-2 | W | 28-41-1 | 57 | 234-278 |
| 32 | Dec 29 | @ Michigan | 3-4 | L | 12-20-0 | 24 | 105-124 | 71 | Mar 22 | Winnipeg | 2-4 | L | 28-42-1 | 57 | 236-282 |
| 33 | Dec 31 | @ Cleveland | 4-3 | W | 13-20-0 | 26 | 109-127 | 72 | Mar 23 | @ Winnipeg | 3-4 | L | 28-43-1 | 57 | 239-286 |
| 34 | Jan 4 | Indianapolis | 4-4 | T | 13-20-1 | 27 | 113-131 | 73 | Mar 25 | San Diego | 4-6 | L | 28-44-1 | 57 | 243-292 |
| 35 | Jan 5 | @ Edmonton | 3-2 | W | 14-20-1 | 29 | 116-133 | 74 | Mar 26 | @ Minnesota | 3-4 | L | 28-45-1 | 57 | 246-296 |
| 36 | Jan 7 | Minnesota | 2-4 | L | 14-21-1 | 29 | 118-137 | 75 | Mar 30 | @ Cleveland | 6-7 | L | 28-46-1 | 57 | 252-303 |
| 37 | Jan 10 | Michigan | 5-2 | W | 15-21-1 | 31 | 123-139 | 76 | Apr 1 | Cleveland | *3-2 | W | 29-46-1 | 59 | 255-305 |
| 38 | Jan 14 | Phoenix | 5-2 | W | 16-21-1 | 33 | 128-141 | 77 | Apr 4 | New England | 3-1 | W | 30-46-1 | 61 | 258-306 |
| 39 | Jan 15 | @ New England | 5-7 | L | 16-22-1 | 33 | 133-148 | 78 | Apr 6 | @ Edmonton | 3-6 | L | 30-47-1 | 61 | 261-312 |
Player Scoring
| pos.
| #
| Player
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
| +/-
| ppg
| shg
| sog
| sc%
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
|
|
C | 17 | Angotti, Lou | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 14 | Backstrom, Ralph | 70 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 28 | -28 | 6 | 0 | 161 | 0.093 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 18 | Baltimore, Bryon | 77 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 110 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0.077 | - | - | - | - | - |
| RW | 22 | Benzelock, Jim | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| LW | 11 | Coates, Brian | 35 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0.194 | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 25 | Coutu, Rich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 1 | Dryden, Dave | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | - | Dumas, Rich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RW | 16 | Gordon, Don | 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0.082 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 25 | Hardy, Joe | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.071 | - | - | - | - | - |
| RW | 20 | Harris, Duke | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 18 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 0.083 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 3 | Kokkola, Keith | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| LW | 7 | Liddington, Bob | 78 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 27 | -31 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 0.148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| RW | 24 | Lomenda, Mark | 69 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 21 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 0.125 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 6 | MacGregor, Gary | 78 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 26 | +3 | 8 | 0 | 269 | 0.164 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 4 | Maggs, Darryl | 77 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 137 | +17 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 0.028 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 23 | Mara, Peter | 57 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 16 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0.189 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 21 | Mavety, Larry | 57 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 126 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 0.059 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 2 | McCallum, Dunc | 31 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| LW | 10 | Morris, Rick | 78 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 110 | -14 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 0.130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 30 | Newton, Cam | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RW | 9 | Paiement, Rosaire | 78 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 0.101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| LW | 19 | Popiel, Jan | 60 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 74 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 0.186 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 23 | Pritchard, Jim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 3 | Proceviat, Dick | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| LW | 15 | Rochon, Francois | 69 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 19 | +8 | 5 | 0 | 160 | 0.169 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 12 | Stapleton, Pat | 68 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 38 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 0.038 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 17 | Walter, Dave | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 | 0.071 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 5 | Watson, Jim | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 31 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0.048 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 8 | Zaine, Rod | 68 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0.107 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Goaltender
| gp
| min
| ga
| en
| so
| w-l-t
| gaa
| sog
| sv%
| gp
| min
| ga
| w-l
| gaa
|
| Coutu, Rich | 1 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-1-0 | 5.00 | 36 | 0.861 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dryden, Dave | 45 | 2728 | 176 | 3 | 1 | 18-26-1 | 3.87 | 1679 | 0.895 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dumas, Rich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newton, Cam | 32 | 1905 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 12-20-0 | 3.97 | 1196 | 0.895 | - | - | - | - | - |
Transactions
• Peter Mara signed to contract, Sep 1974
• Dunc McCallum signed to contract, Nov 1974
• Joe Hardy to Indianapolis for future considerations, Dec. 1974
• Dick Proceviat to Indianapolis for future considerations, Dec. 1974
• Larry Mavety to Toronto for draft picks, Feb. 1975
Splits versus opposing teams, home and away, and by month
| opponent
| overall
| gf-ga
| home
| gf-ga
| away
| gf-ga
|
Cleveland | 4-2-0 | 23-22 | 3-0-0 | 10-7 | 1-2-0 | 13-15 | |
Edmonton | 2-4-0 | 14-23 | 1-2-0 | 5-11 | 1-2-0 | 9-12 |
|
Houston | 0-6-0 | 15-26 | 0-3-0 | 11-15 | 0-3-0 | 4-11 |
|
Indianapolis | 3-2-1 | 24-24 | 2-0-1 | 16-13 | 1-2-0 | 8-11 |
|
Michigan-Baltimore | 4-2-0 | 26-16 | 3-0-0 | 16-5 | 1-2-0 | 10-11 |
|
Minnesota | 3-3-0 | 25-24 | 2-1-0 | 10-9 | 1-2-0 | 15-15 |
|
New England | 2-4-0 | 23-28 | 1-2-0 | 12-15 | 1-2-0 | 11-13 |
|
Phoenix | 2-4-0 | 19-28 | 1-2-0 | 10-13 | 1-2-0 | 9-15 |
|
Quebec | 1-5-0 | 19-32 | 0-3-0 | 5-16 | 1-2-0 | 14-16 |
|
San Diego | 3-3-0 | 20-20 | 1-2-0 | 10-12 | 2-1-0 | 10-8 |
|
Toronto | 3-3-0 | 21-25 | 2-1-0 | 13-13 | 1-2-0 | 8-12 |
|
Vancouver | 2-4-0 | 14-19 | 1-2-0 | 9-11 | 1-2-0 | 5-8 |
|
Winnipeg | 1-5-0 | 18-25 | 1-2-0 | 11-13 | 0-3-0 | 7-12 |
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October | 1-5-0 | 13-19 | 0-1-0 | 2-4 | 1-4-0 | 11-15 |
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November | 6-8-0 | 50-62 | 3-5-0 | 30-40 | 3-3-0 | 20-22 |
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December | 6-7-0 | 46-46 | 3-3-0 | 23-19 | 3-4-0 | 23-27 |
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January | 5-8-1 | 49-59 | 4-4-1 | 30-32 | 1-4-0 | 19-27 |
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February | 7-7-0 | 50-53 | 4-2-0 | 26-24 | 3-5-0 | 24-29 |
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March | 3-11-0 | 44-64 | 2-5-0 | 21-31 | 1-6-0 | 23-33 |
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April | 2-1-0 | 9-9 | 2-0-0 | 6-3 | 0-1-0 | 3-6
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