1975–76 New England Whalers season

1975–76 New England Whalers
Division 3rd East
1975–76 record 33–40–7
Goals for 255
Goals against 290
Team information
General Manager Jack Kelley (Oct-Dec)
Ron Ryan (Dec-Apr)
Coach Jack Kelley
Captain Rick Ley
Team leaders
<1974–75 1976–77>

The 1975–76 New England Whalers season was the Whalers' fourth season of play. The Whalers once again made the playoffs but fell short of winning the Avco Cup, falling in the semi-finals to the Houston Aeros.

Regular season

Final standings

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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19750–5 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 0–1–0
2WOctober 15, 19755–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 1–1–0
3WOctober 18, 19753–1 Toronto Toros (1975–76) 2–1–0
4LOctober 21, 19751–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 2–2–0
5WOctober 24, 19755–4 @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) 3–2–0
6WOctober 26, 19753–1 Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 4–2–0
7WOctober 29, 19754–2 Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 5–2–0
8TOctober 31, 19752–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 5–2–1
9LNovember 2, 19753–4 OT @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 5–3–1
10LNovember 4, 19752–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 5–4–1
11WNovember 6, 19758–3 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 6–4–1
12LNovember 8, 19752–3 Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 6–5–1
13LNovember 9, 19752–4 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 6–6–1
14WNovember 12, 19754–1 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 7–6–1
15LNovember 15, 19751–3 Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 7–7–1
16LNovember 19, 19751–3 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 7–8–1
17LNovember 20, 19750–2 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 7–9–1
18WNovember 22, 19757–5 Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 8–9–1
19LNovember 23, 19752–3 Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 8–10–1
20LNovember 25, 19752–3 OT @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 8–11–1
21WNovember 28, 19757–3 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 9–11–1
22LNovember 29, 19752–3 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 9–12–1
23WDecember 2, 19755–2 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 10–12–1
24LDecember 4, 19754–5 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 10–13–1
25LDecember 6, 19751–4 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 10–14–1
26LDecember 7, 19751–5 @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 10–15–1
27WDecember 10, 19753–2 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 11–15–1
28WDecember 13, 19755–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 12–15–1
29TDecember 14, 19752–2 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 12–15–2
30TDecember 17, 19750–0 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 12–15–3
31WDecember 19, 19754–2 Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 13–15–3
32LDecember 20, 19752–4 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 13–16–3
33WDecember 22, 19754–1 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 14–16–3
34WDecember 26, 19754–3 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 15–16–3
35WDecember 28, 19754–0 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 16–16–3
36WDecember 30, 19755–3 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 17–16–3
37WJanuary 3, 19763–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 18–16–3
38LJanuary 4, 19762–3 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 18–17–3
39WJanuary 7, 19763–2 @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 19–17–3
40LJanuary 9, 19763–5 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 19–18–3
41WJanuary 11, 19768–4 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 20–18–3
42WJanuary 15, 19765–2 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 21–18–3
43LJanuary 16, 19763–4 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 21–19–3
44LJanuary 18, 19760–8 @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 21–20–3
45TJanuary 20, 19764–4 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 21–20–4
46LJanuary 21, 19763–9 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 21–21–4
47TJanuary 23, 19762–2 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 21–21–5
48LJanuary 24, 19763–6 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 21–22–5
49WJanuary 28, 19766–4 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 22–22–5
50LJanuary 30, 19763–6 Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 22–23–5
51WFebruary 1, 19767–5 @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) 23–23–5
52LFebruary 3, 19760–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 23–24–5
53WFebruary 5, 19766–4 @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 24–24–5
54WFebruary 7, 19767–3 Toronto Toros (1975–76) 25–24–5
55LFebruary 8, 19761–6 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 25–25–5
56LFebruary 13, 19761–5 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 25–26–5
57WFebruary 15, 19763–2 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 26–26–5
58LFebruary 17, 19763–4 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 26–27–5
59LFebruary 19, 19763–10 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 26–28–5
60LFebruary 22, 19760–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 26–29–5
61LFebruary 25, 19762–5 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 26–30–5
62LFebruary 26, 19762–5 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 26–31–5
63TFebruary 28, 19764–4 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 26–31–6
64WMarch 2, 19764–3 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 27–31–6
65LMarch 4, 19762–8 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 27–32–6
66WMarch 6, 19765–3 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 28–32–6
67LMarch 7, 19763–5 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 28–33–6
68LMarch 10, 19762–3 Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 28–34–6
69WMarch 12, 19768–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 29–34–6
70WMarch 13, 19765–1 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 30–34–6
71LMarch 16, 19761–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 30–35–6
72LMarch 17, 19762–5 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 30–36–6
73WMarch 19, 19766–5 OT Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 31–36–6
74TMarch 20, 19761–1 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 31–36–7
75LMarch 24, 19766–7 Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 31–37–7
76WMarch 26, 19764–1 Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 32–37–7
77LMarch 28, 19761–3 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 32–38–7
78LMarch 31, 19761–5 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 32–39–7
79WApril 3, 19765–2 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 33–39–7
80LApril 4, 19762–4 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 33–40–7

Roster

Updated June 5, 1976.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Sweden Abrahamsson, ChristerChrister Abrahamsson G L 29 1974 Leksand, Sweden
6 Sweden Abrahamsson, ThommyThommy Abrahamsson D L 29 1974 Leksand, Sweden
19 Canada Arndt, DannyDanny Arndt LW L 21 1975 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
9 Canada Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom C L 38 1975 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
22 Canada Blackburn, DonDon Blackburn LW L 38 1973 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
21 United States Bolduc, DanDan Bolduc RW L 23 1975 Waterville, Maine
22 Canada Borgeson, DonDon Borgeson LW L 31 1975 North Battleford, Saskatchewan
5 Canada Busniuk, RonRon Busniuk D R 27 1975 Fort William, Ontario
21 Canada Byers, MikeMike Byers RW R 29 1973 Toronto, Ontario
7 Canada Caffery, TerryTerry Caffery C R 27 1972 Toronto, Ontario
9 Canada Carleton, WayneWayne Carleton C L 29 1974 Sudbury, Ontario
18 Canada Charlebois, BobBob Charlebois LW L 32 1973 Cornwall, Ontario
15 Canada Climie, RonRon Climie LW L 26 1975 Hamilton, Ontario
12 Canada Danby, JohnJohn Danby C R 27 1972 Toronto, Ontario
27 Canada Earl, TommyTommy Earl LW R 28 1972 Niagara Falls, Ontario
23 United States Fotiu, NickNick Fotiu LW L 27 1974 Staten Island, New York
26 Canada Gateman, MartyMarty Gateman D L 23 1975 Southampton, Ontario
10 United States Hangsleben, AlanAlan Hangsleben D L 23 1975 Warroad, Minnesota
29 Canada Hoganson, PaulPaul Hoganson G L 26 1975 Toronto, Ontario
5 United States Hurley, PaulPaul Hurley D R 29 1972 Melrose, Massachusetts
30 Canada Landon, BruceBruce Landon G L 26 1972 Kingston, Ontario
2 Canada Ley, RickRick Ley D L 27 1972 Orillia, Ontario
11 United States McManama, BobBob McManama C L 24 1975 Belmont, Massachusetts
16 Canada O'Donnell, FredFred O'Donnell RW R 26 1974 Kingston, Ontario
12 Canada Paiement, RosaireRosaire Paiement C R 27 1975 Earlton, Ontario
4 United States Pleau, LarryLarry Pleau LW L 29 1972 Lynn, Massachusetts
35 United States Raeder, CapCap Raeder G L 22 1975 Needham, Massachusetts
- Canada Richardson, SteveSteve Richardson LW L 27 1975 Olds, Alberta
14 United States Roberts, DougDoug Roberts D R 33 1975 Detroit, Michigan
7 United States Roberts, GordieGordie Roberts D L 18 1975 Detroit, Michigan
17 Canada Rogers, MikeMike Rogers C L 21 1975 Calgary, Alberta
3 Canada Selwood, BradBrad Selwood D L 28 1972 Leamington, Ontario
20 Canada Swain, GarryGarry Swain C L 28 1974 Welland, Ontario
25 United States Troy, JimJim Troy RW R 23 1975 Boston, Massachusetts
8 Canada Webster, TomTom Webster RW R 27 1972 Kirkland Lake, Ontario

See also

References

  1. "1975-76 New England Whalers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

External links

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