1975–76_Vancouver_Canucks_season

1975–76 Vancouver Canucks
1975–76 Vancouver Canucks
Division	2nd Smythe
Conference	5th Campbell
1975–76 record	33–32–15
Home record	22–11–7
Road record	11–21–8
Goals for	271
Goals against	272
Team information
General manager	Phil Maloney
Coach	Phil Maloney
Captain	Andre Boudrias
Alternate captains	Dennis Ververgaert; Bob Dailey; Chris Oddleifson; Jocelyn Guevremont; Mike Robitaille
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance	15,798
Team leaders
Goals	Dennis Ververgaert (37)
Assists	Dennis Kearns ; Chris Oddleifson (62)
Points	Dennis Ververgaert (71)
Penalty minutes	Harold Snepsts (125)
Wins	Gary Smith (20)
Goals against average	Ken Lockett (3.47)
	← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season

6th season in franchise history

The 1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 6th in the NHL. The Canucks made the playoffs for the second seasons in a row, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders. This was the last time until the 1991–92 season that the team would have a winning season.

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Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.

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"All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Black Hawks	80	32	30	18	254	261	82
Vancouver Canucks	80	33	32	15	271	272	81
St. Louis Blues	80	29	37	14	249	290	72
Minnesota North Stars	80	20	53	7	195	303	47
Kansas City Scouts	80	12	56	12	190	351	36

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 8, 1975	3–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	1–0–0
2	L	October 11, 1975	2–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	1–1–0
3	L	October 12, 1975	0–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	1–2–0
4	W	October 14, 1975	7–2	Washington Capitals (1975–76)	2–2–0
5	L	October 17, 1975	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	2–3–0
6	L	October 19, 1975	1–8	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	2–4–0
7	T	October 21, 1975	5–5	@ New York Islanders (1975–76)	2–4–1
8	L	October 22, 1975	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	2–5–1
9	W	October 24, 1975	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	3–5–1
10	L	October 28, 1975	2–3	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	3–6–1
11	T	October 30, 1975	4–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	3–6–2
12	T	November 1, 1975	3–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	3–6–3
13	L	November 2, 1975	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	3–7–3
14	L	November 4, 1975	2–4	New York Rangers (1975–76)	3–8–3
15	W	November 8, 1975	4–2	Boston Bruins (1975–76)	4–8–3
16	W	November 11, 1975	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	5–8–3
17	W	November 15, 1975	4–3	New York Islanders (1975–76)	6–8–3
18	T	November 18, 1975	2–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	6–8–4
19	W	November 19, 1975	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)	7–8–4
20	T	November 22, 1975	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	7–8–5
21	W	November 25, 1975	4–0	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	8–8–5
22	L	November 26, 1975	1–2	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	8–9–5
23	L	November 29, 1975	4–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	8–10–5
24	L	November 30, 1975	3–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	8–11–5
25	W	December 3, 1975	9–1	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	9–11–5
26	L	December 5, 1975	2–6	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	9–12–5
27	W	December 9, 1975	5–3	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	10–12–5
28	L	December 14, 1975	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)	10–13–5
29	L	December 17, 1975	5–6	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	10–14–5
30	W	December 19, 1975	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	11–14–5
31	T	December 20, 1975	2–2	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	11–14–6
32	L	December 27, 1975	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	11–15–6
33	W	December 28, 1975	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	12–15–6
34	W	December 30, 1975	5–2	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	13–15–6
35	T	January 2, 1976	4–4	Boston Bruins (1975–76)	13–15–7
36	W	January 4, 1976	4–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	14–15–7
37	W	January 6, 1976	5–3	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)	15–15–7
38	L	January 8, 1976	5–8	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	15–16–7
39	T	January 10, 1976	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	15–16–8
40	L	January 11, 1976	2–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	15–17–8
41	W	January 14, 1976	5–1	New York Rangers (1975–76)	16–17–8
42	L	January 16, 1976	1–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	16–18–8
43	L	January 17, 1976	3–5	California Golden Seals (1975–76)	16–19–8
44	L	January 21, 1976	1–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	16–20–8
45	W	January 23, 1976	8–3	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	17–20–8
46	T	January 24, 1976	5–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	17–20–9
47	T	January 27, 1976	2–2	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	17–20–10
48	W	January 30, 1976	4–2	Washington Capitals (1975–76)	18–20–10
49	W	February 1, 1976	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	19–20–10
50	W	February 3, 1976	2–1	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	20–20–10
51	L	February 5, 1976	1–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	20–21–10
52	L	February 6, 1976	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	20–22–10
53	L	February 8, 1976	3–7	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	20–23–10
54	W	February 10, 1976	3–2	New York Islanders (1975–76)	21–23–10
55	W	February 12, 1976	6–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	22–23–10
56	W	February 14, 1976	4–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	23–23–10
57	T	February 17, 1976	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	23–23–11
58	L	February 18, 1976	4–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	23–24–11
59	W	February 20, 1976	7–0	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	24–24–11
60	W	February 21, 1976	5–4	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	25–24–11
61	L	February 24, 1976	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	25–25–11
62	L	February 28, 1976	4–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	25–26–11
63	L	February 29, 1976	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)	25–27–11
64	T	March 3, 1976	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	25–27–12
65	T	March 4, 1976	3–3	@ New York Islanders (1975–76)	25–27–13
66	W	March 6, 1976	5–3	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	26–27–13
67	W	March 7, 1976	4–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	27–27–13
68	L	March 9, 1976	1–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	27–28–13
69	W	March 10, 1976	3–1	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	28–28–13
70	L	March 13, 1976	3–7	New York Rangers (1975–76)	28–29–13
71	W	March 16, 1976	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	29–29–13
72	L	March 18, 1976	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	29–30–13
73	T	March 19, 1976	2–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	29–30–14
74	L	March 21, 1976	2–5	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	29–31–14
75	W	March 23, 1976	5–2	New York Islanders (1975–76)	30–31–14
76	W	March 26, 1976	4–3	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	31–31–14
77	L	March 27, 1976	3–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	31–32–14
78	T	March 30, 1976	4–4	California Golden Seals (1975–76)	31–32–15
79	W	April 2, 1976	5–0	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	32–32–15
80	W	April 4, 1976	5–2	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	33–32–15

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	10	Rick Blight (RW)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
2	28	Brad Gassoff (LW)	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
3	46	Norm LaPointe (G)	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
4	64	Glen Richardson (LW)	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
5	82	Doug Murray	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
6	100	Bob Watson	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
7	118	Brian Shmyr (C)	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8	136	Allan Fleck (LW)	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
9	152	Bob McNeice (LW)	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11	182	Sid Veysey (C)	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)

1975–76_Vancouver_Canucks_season

1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Draft picks

See also

References

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