1975–76 New York Rangers season

The 1975–76 New York Rangers season was the Rangers' 50th season of operation. The Rangers would finish in fourth in the Patrick Division and miss the playoffs.

Offseason

The Rangers chose Wayne Dillon as their first pick in the 1975 draft. Dillon was already playing professionally with the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association.

Regular season

On November 11, 1975 the New York Rangers pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Boston Bruins, exchanging Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais.^[1]

Final standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	51	13	16	348	209	118
New York Islanders	80	42	21	17	297	190	101
Atlanta Flames	80	35	33	12	262	237	82
New York Rangers	80	29	42	9	262	333	67

^[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

1975-76 Game Log

October: 4-5-1 (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 1-3-0)

November: 5-9-1 (Home: 3-3-1; Road: 2-6-1)

December: 6-4-2 (Home: 3-3-1; Road: 3-1-1)

January: 3-8-2 (Home: 0-2-2; Road: 3-6-0)

February: 5-8-1 (Home: 3-5-1; Road: 2-3-0)

March: 5-7-2 (Home: 3-1-2; Road: 2-6-0)

April: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 0-1-0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	70	36	50	86	-8	32
Vickers, SteveSteve Vickers	80	30	53	83	-17	40
Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito^†	62	29	38	67	-39	28
Middleton, RickRick Middleton	77	24	26	50	-38	14
Vadnais, CarolCarol Vadnais^†	64	20	30	50	-17	104
Dillon, WayneWayne Dillon	79	21	24	45	-11	10
Stemkowski, PetePete Stemkowski	75	13	28	41	-7	49
Polis, GregGreg Polis	79	15	21	36	-8	77
Hickey, PatPat Hickey	70	14	22	36	-29	36
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	78	8	28	36	-10	56
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn	80	13	15	28	-14	8
Greschner, RonRon Greschner	77	6	21	27	-51	93
Marotte, GillesGilles Marotte	57	4	17	21	-3	34
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle^‡	13	5	10	15	2	2
Sacharuk, LarryLarry Sacharuk	42	6	7	13	-14	14
Holland, JerryJerry Holland	36	7	4	11	-5	6
Bednarski, JohnJohn Bednarski	59	1	8	9	-15	77
Beverley, NickNick Beverley	63	1	8	9	-9	46
Collins, BillBill Collins	50	4	4	8	-19	38
Park, BradBrad Park^‡	13	2	4	6	-4	23
Maloney, DaveDave Maloney	21	1	3	4	-7	66
Jarrett, DougDoug Jarrett	45	0	4	4	-26	19
Johnstone, EdEd Johnstone	10	2	1	3	4	4
Harris, RonRon Harris	3	0	1	1	-1	0
Holst, GregGreg Holst	2	0	0	0	-3	0
Sanderson, DerekDerek Sanderson^‡	8	0	0	0	-8	4
Lewis, DaleDale Lewis	8	0	0	0	-2	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Davidson, JohnJohn Davidson	56	3207	22	28	5	212	3.97	3
Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson	20	1080	5	9	3	76	4.22	0
Soetaert, DougDoug Soetaert	8	273	2	2	0	24	5.27	0
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin^‡	4	240	0	3	1	19	4.75	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

June 17, 1975 - Hartland Monahan was lost in intra-league draft to Washington Capitals.
June 17, 1975 - Dale Lewis claimed in intra-league draft from Los Angeles Kings.
June 18, 1975 - Ted Irvine, Bert Wilson and Jerry Butler traded to St. Louis Blues for John Davidson and Bill Collins.
September 9, 1975 - Curt Ridley traded to Atlanta Flames for Jerry Byers.
September 20, 1975 - Bob MacMillan, future consideration and cash went to the St. Louis Blues for Larry Sacharuk.
October 28, 1975 - Gilles Villemure traded to Chicago Blackhawks for Doug Jarrett.
October 30, 1975 - Derek Sanderson traded to St. Louis Blues for 1977 first-round pick.
October 31, 1975 - Ed Giacomin was picked up on waivers by the Detroit Red Wings.
November 7, 1975 - Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi traded to Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais.
November 14, 1975 - Al Simmons picked up for cash from the Boston Bruins.

Source: - "Search Results". hockeytransactions.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	12	Wayne Dillon	C	Canada	Toronto Toros (WHA)
2	30	Doug Soetaert	G	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3	48	Greg Hickey	LW	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
4	66	Bill Cheropita	G	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
5	84	Larry Huras	D	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
6	102	Randy Koch	LW	United States	University of Vermont (NCAA)
7	120	Claude Larose	LW	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
8	138	Bill Hamilton	C	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9	154	Bud Stefanski	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
10	169	Daniel Beaulieu	LW	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
11	184	John McMorrow	C	United States	Providence College (NCAA)
12	195	Tom McNamara	G	United States	University of Vermont (NCAA)
13	200	Steve Roberts	D	United States	Providence College (NCAA)
13	201	Paul Dionne	D	Canada	Princeton University (NCAA)
14	205	Cecil Luckern	LW	United States	University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
15	209	John Corriveau	RW	United States	University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
16	212	Tom Funke	LW	United States	Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MidJHL)

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". hockeytransactions.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1975-76 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

1975–76 NHL season

Patrick	Atlanta NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia

Adams	Boston Buffalo California Toronto

Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Kansas City Minnesota St. Louis Vancouver

See also	Draft Super Series '76 All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

New York Rangers

Founded in 1926
Based in New York City, New York

Franchise

History

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Owners: The Madison Square Garden Company (James Dolan, chairman)
President: Glen Sather
General manager: Jeff Gorton
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Team captain: Ryan McDonagh
Current roster

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AHL: Hartford Wolf Pack

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