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1975-76 WHA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Canadian Division         
Winnipeg Jets* 81 52 27 2 106 .654 345 254 0.99
Quebec Nordiques* 81 50 27 4 104 .642 371 316 0.59
Calgary Cowboys* 80 41 35 4 86 .538 307 282 0.30
Edmonton Oilers* 81 27 49 5 59 .364 268 345 -0.74
Toronto Toros 81 24 52 5 53 .327 335 398 -0.60
East Division         
Indianapolis Racers* 80 35 39 6 76 .475 245 247 -0.11
Cleveland Crusaders* 80 35 40 5 75 .469 273 279 -0.15
New England Whalers* 80 33 40 7 73 .456 255 290 -0.46
Cincinnati Stingers 80 35 44 1 71 .444 285 340 -0.69
West Division         
Houston Aeros* 80 53 27 0 106 .663 341 263 0.89
Phoenix Roadrunners* 80 39 35 6 84 .525 302 287 0.19
San Diego Mariners* 80 36 38 6 78 .488 303 290 0.21
Minnesota Fighting Saints 59 30 25 4 64 .542 211 212 0.03
Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 41 14 26 1 29 .354 134 172 -0.81

League Playoffs

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Avco Cup Finals (4-0):Winnipeg Jets over Houston Aeros 
 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Houston Aeros over New England Whalers 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Winnipeg Jets over Calgary Cowboys 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Houston Aeros over San Diego Mariners 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):New England Whalers over Indianapolis Racers 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Calgary Cowboys over Quebec Nordiques 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Winnipeg Jets over Edmonton Oilers 
 
Preliminary Round (2-3):Phoenix Roadrunners over San Diego Mariners 
Preliminary Round (3-0):New England Whalers over Cleveland Crusaders 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Winnipeg Jets* 81 52 27 2 106 .654 345 254 0.99 7.40 68 394 17.26 45 251 82.07 10 8
2 Houston Aeros* 80 53 27 0 106 .663 341 263 0.89 7.55 77 254 30.31 43 301 85.71 13 10
3 Quebec Nordiques* 81 50 27 4 104 .642 371 316 0.59 8.48 77 249 30.92 69 305 77.38 5 10
4 Calgary Cowboys* 80 41 35 4 86 .538 307 282 0.30 7.36 59 271 21.77 70 297 76.43 15 13
5 Phoenix Roadrunners* 80 39 35 6 84 .525 302 287 0.19 7.36 57 276 20.65 89 330 73.03 8 3
6 San Diego Mariners* 80 36 38 6 78 .488 303 290 0.21 7.41 66 287 23.00 42 220 80.91 6 10
7 Indianapolis Racers* 80 35 39 6 76 .475 245 247 -0.11 6.15 59 254 23.23 52 252 79.37 6 9
8 Cleveland Crusaders* 80 35 40 5 75 .469 273 279 -0.15 6.90 69 292 23.63 49 294 83.33 11 14
9 New England Whalers* 80 33 40 7 73 .456 255 290 -0.46 6.81 46 259 17.76 56 271 79.34 15 4
10 Cincinnati Stingers 80 35 44 1 71 .444 285 340 -0.69 7.81 54 317 17.03 83 321 74.14 8 8
11 Minnesota Fighting Saints 59 30 25 4 64 .542 211 212 0.03 7.17 40 185 21.62 58 245 76.33 5 9
12 Edmonton Oilers* 81 27 49 5 59 .364 268 345 -0.74 7.57 53 293 18.09 58 273 78.75 8 10
13 Toronto Toros 81 24 52 5 53 .327 335 398 -0.60 9.05 54 279 19.35 59 251 76.49 9 7
14 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 41 14 26 1 29 .354 134 172 -0.81 7.46 25 149 16.78 31 148 79.05 2 6
League Average 76 36 36 4 76 .500 284 284 0.00 7.47 57 269 21.39 57 269 78.61 9 9

League Awards

Ben Hatskin Trophy:Michel Dion
Bill Hunter Trophy:Marc Tardif
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy:Paul Shmyr
Gary L. Davidson Award/Gordie Howe Trophy:Marc Tardif
Lou Kaplan Trophy:Mark Napier
Paul Deneau Trophy:Vaclav Nedomansky
WHA Playoff MVP:Ulf Nilsson

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Marc Tardif-QBN71
2.Real Cloutier-QBN60
3.Vaclav Nedomansky-TRT56
4.Bobby Hull*-WNJ53
5.Rejean Houle-QBN51

Goals Per Game

1.Marc Tardif-QBN0.88
2.Real Cloutier-QBN0.75
3.Vaclav Nedomansky-TRT0.69
4.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.66
5.Anders Hedberg-WNJ0.66

Assists

1.J.C. Tremblay-QBN77
 Marc Tardif-QBN77
3.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ76
4.Robbie Ftorek-PHR72
 Andre Lacroix-SDM72
 Christian Bordeleau-QBN72

Assists Per Game

1.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ0.97
2.Christian Bordeleau-QBN0.97
3.Serge Bernier-QBN0.97
4.J.C. Tremblay-QBN0.96
5.Marc Tardif-QBN0.95

Points

1.Marc Tardif-QBN148
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ123
3.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ114
 Real Cloutier-QBN114
5.Robbie Ftorek-PHR113

Points Per Game

1.Marc Tardif-QBN1.83
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ1.54
3.Tom Webster-NEW1.51
4.Christian Bordeleau-QBN1.47
5.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ1.46

Goals Created

1.Marc Tardif-QBN58.3
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ47.3
3.Real Cloutier-QBN46.0
4.Robbie Ftorek-PHR41.7
5.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ41.6

Goals Created Per Game

1.Marc Tardif-QBN0.72
2.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.59
3.Real Cloutier-QBN0.57
4.Tom Webster-NEW0.57
5.Anders Hedberg-WNJ0.54

Penalties in Minutes

1.Curt Brackenbury-2Tm365
2.Kim Clackson-INR351
3.Gord Gallant-QBN297
4.Cam Connor-PHR295
5.Pierre Roy-QBN258

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Richard Brodeur-QBN69
2.Ernie Wakely-SDM67
3.Don McLeod-CGC63
4.Dave Dryden-EDO62
 Joe Daley-WNJ62

Wins (Goalie)

1.Richard Brodeur-QBN44
2.Joe Daley-WNJ41
3.Ron Grahame-HSA39
4.Ernie Wakely-SDM35
5.Don McLeod-CGC30

Losses (Goalie)

1.Dave Dryden-EDO34
2.John Garrett-2Tm28
3.Don McLeod-CGC27
 Ernie Wakely-SDM27
5.Paul Hoganson-2Tm26

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Dave Dryden-EDO5
 Bruce Landon-NEW5
3.Ernie Wakely-SDM4
 Jack Norris-PHR4
 John Garrett-2Tm4

Points (Goalie)

1.Richard Brodeur-QBN90
2.Joe Daley-WNJ83
3.Ron Grahame-HSA78
4.Ernie Wakely-SDM74
5.Don McLeod-CGC63

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Joe Daley-WNJ.703
2.Ron Grahame-HSA.696
3.Richard Brodeur-QBN.672
4.Wayne Wood-2Tm.596
5.Jack Norris-PHR.590

Shutouts

1.Joe Daley-WNJ5
2.Ernie Wakely-SDM3
 Ron Grahame-HSA3
 John Garrett-2Tm3
5.Christer Abrahamsson-NEW2
 Richard Brodeur-QBN2
 Paul Hoganson-2Tm2

Goals Against

1.Richard Brodeur-QBN244
2.Dave Dryden-EDO235
3.John Garrett-2Tm210
4.Ernie Wakely-SDM208
5.Don McLeod-CGC206

Goals Against Average

1.Michel Dion-INR2.74
2.Joe Daley-WNJ2.84
3.Wayne Rutledge-HSA3.17
4.Jack Norris-PHR3.18
5.Ernie Wakely-SDM3.26
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Joe Daley
D: Paul Shmyr
D: J.C. Tremblay
C: Ulf Nilsson
LW: Anders Hedberg
RW: Marc Tardif
 2nd Team
G: Ron Grahame
D: Kevin Morrison
D: Pat Stapleton
C: Robbie Ftorek
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Real Cloutier