1975-76 WHA season
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The 1975-76 WHA season was the fourth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association. Theoretically, fourteen teams would play 80 games each, but four of five Canadian Division teams played 81, due to the WHA's tiebreaker rule, while two teams (Minnesota and Denver/Ottawa) folded mid-season.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Final standings
| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Jets* | 81 | 52 | 27 | 2 | 106 | 345 | 254 | 940 |
| Quebec Nordiques* | 81 | 50 | 27 | 4 | 104 | 371 | 316 | 1654 |
| Calgary Cowboys* | 80 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 86 | 307 | 282 | 1064 |
| Edmonton Oilers* | 81 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 59 | 268 | 345 | 991 |
| Toronto Toros | 81 | 24 | 52 | 5 | 53 | 335 | 398 | 1099 |
| Denver Spurs / Ottawa Civics+ | 41 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 134 | 172 | 536 |
+team stated season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Racers* | 80 | 35 | 39 | 6 | 76 | 245 | 247 | 1301 |
| Cleveland Crusaders* | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 75 | 273 | 279 | 1356 |
| New England Whalers* | 80 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 73 | 255 | 290 | 1012 |
| Cincinnati Stingers | 80 | 35 | 44 | 1 | 71 | 285 | 340 | 1344 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Aeros* | 80 | 53 | 27 | 0 | 106 | 341 | 263 | 1093 |
| Phoenix Roadrunners* | 80 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 84 | 302 | 287 | 1292 |
| San Diego Mariners* | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 78 | 303 | 290 | 716 |
| Minnesota Fighting Saints | 59 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 64 | 211 | 212 | 1354 |
*qualified for playoffs
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Tardif | 81 | 71 | 77 | 148 | |
| Bobby Hull | 80 | 53 | 70 | 123 | |
| Real Cloutier | 80 | 60 | 54 | 114 | |
| Ulf Nilsson | 78 | 38 | 76 | 114 | |
| Robbie Ftorek | 80 | 41 | 72 | 113 | |
| Chris Bordeleau | 74 | 37 | 72 | 109 | |
| Anders Hedberg | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | |
| Rejean Houle | 81 | 51 | 52 | 103 | |
| Serge Bernier | 70 | 34 | 68 | 102 | |
| Gordie Howe | 78 | 32 | 70 | 102 |
[edit] All-Star game
[edit] Avco World Trophy playoffs
[edit] Avco World Trophy finals
[edit] WHA awards
[edit] See also
[edit] References
| Preceded by 1974-75 WHA season |
WHA seasons | Succeeded by 1976-77 WHA season |
