1975–76_AHL_season
1975–76 AHL season
Sports season
The 1975–76 AHL season was the 40th season of the American Hockey League. The league begins to give out three James H. Ellery Memorial Awards to the media, one each for outstanding newspaper, radio and television coverage of the AHL.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 1975–76 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Season MVP | Ron Andruff |
| Top scorer | Jean-Guy Gratton |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Runners-up | Hershey Bears |
| AHL seasons | |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |
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Eight teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.
- The Syracuse Eagles cease operations.
- The Virginia Wings cease operations.
- The Baltimore Clippers resume operations.
- The New Haven Nighthawks switch divisions from North to South.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
More information North, GP ...
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AFM/MTL) | 76 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 104 | 326 | 209 |
| Rochester Americans (BOS) | 76 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 93 | 304 | 243 |
| Providence Reds (NYR/STL) | 76 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 76 | 294 | 300 |
| Springfield Indians (KCS) | 76 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 70 | 267 | 321 |
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More information South, GP ...
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Bears (BUF/PIT) | 76 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 84 | 304 | 275 |
| Richmond Robins (PHI/WSH) | 76 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 66 | 262 | 297 |
| New Haven Nighthawks (DET/MNS) | 76 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 66 | 261 | 295 |
| Baltimore Clippers (WSH) | 76 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 238 | 316 |
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Gratton | Hershey Bears | 73 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 38 |
| Ron Andruff | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 74 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 58 |
| Greg Holst | Providence Reds | 69 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 77 |
| Guy Chouinard | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 70 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 14 |
| Gordie Clark | Rochester Americans | 72 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 7 |
| Pierre Mondou | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 74 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 30 |
| Fred Speck | Baltimore Clippers | 76 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 93 |
| Larry Fullan | Richmond Robins | 76 | 18 | 57 | 75 | 26 |
| Wayne Schaab | Richmond Robins | 75 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 31 |
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Main article: 1976 Calder Cup playoffs
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rochester | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rochester | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Nova Scotia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Hershey | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New Haven | 0 | ||||||||||||
- Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Hershey Bears |
- Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Ron Andruff - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Jean-Guy Gratton - Hershey Bears |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Greg Holst - Providence Reds & Pierre Mondou - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Noel Price - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Ed Walsh & Dave Elenbaas - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Chuck Hamilton - Hershey Bears |
- Other awards
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Macgregor Kilpatrick |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Clayton Campbell, Nova Scotia, (newspaper) Arnie Patterson, Nova Scotia, (radio) Dick Galiette, New Haven, (television) |
| Preceded by | AHL seasons | Succeeded by |