1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season explained

League:	WHA
Season:	1975–76
Year:	1975
Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	27–49–5
Homerecord:	20–17–3
Roadrecord:	7–32–2
Goalsfor:	268 (10th)
Goalsagainst:	345 (11th)
Coach:	Clare Drake (18–28–2) Bill Hunter (9–21–3)
Goalsleader:	Ed Patenaude (42)
Assistsleader:	Norm Ullman (56)
Pointsleader:	Norm Ullman (87)
Plusminusleader:	Mike Rogers (+5)
Pimleader:	Ed Patenaude (88)
Winsleader:	Dave Dryden (22)
Gaaleader:	Dave Dryden (3.95)
Minorleague:	Spokane Flyers (WIHL) Greensboro Generals (SHL)

The 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fourth season of operation. The Oilers placed fourth to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the first round.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 10, 1975	1–4	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	0–1–0
2	W	October 12, 1975	6–5	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	1–1–0
3	L	October 14, 1975	5–8	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	1–2–0
4	L	October 15, 1975	4–5 OT	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	1–3–0
5	T	October 17, 1975	4–4	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	1–3–1
6	W	October 18, 1975	3–1	@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	2–3–1
7	W	October 19, 1975	4–2	Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)	3–3–1
8	L	October 23, 1975	4–6	@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)	3–4–1
9	L	October 25, 1975	2–5	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	3–5–1
10	L	October 26, 1975	3–4	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	3–6–1
11	W	October 28, 1975	7–3	Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	4–6–1
12	T	October 31, 1975	2–2	New England Whalers (1975–76)	4–6–2
13	W	November 2, 1975	5–3	San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	5–6–2
14	L	November 4, 1975	3–4	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	5–7–2
15	W	November 7, 1975	5–4 OT	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	6–7–2
16	W	November 9, 1975	4–1	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	7–7–2
17	L	November 11, 1975	3–6	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	7–8–2
18	L	November 14, 1975	1–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	7–9–2
19	W	November 17, 1975	6–3	San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	8–9–2
20	L	November 18, 1975	3–6	@ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76)	8–10–2
21	L	November 20, 1975	1–3	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	8–11–2
22	L	November 21, 1975	2–4	@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)	8–12–2
23	W	November 22, 1975	3–2 OT	@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	9–12–2
24	L	November 25, 1975	2–7	@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	9–13–2
25	L	November 28, 1975	4–7	@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)	9–14–2
26	W	November 30, 1975	4–2	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	10–14–2
27	W	December 2, 1975	7–2	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	11–14–2
28	L	December 5, 1975	3–8	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	11–15–2
29	L	December 7, 1975	4–5	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	11–16–2
30	W	December 10, 1975	7–4	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	12–16–2
31	W	December 11, 1975	3–2	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	13–16–2
32	L	December 14, 1975	1–3	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	13–17–2
33	W	December 16, 1975	3–1	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	14–17–2
34	W	December 17, 1975	3–2	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	15–17–2
35	L	December 19, 1975	2–4	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	15–18–2
36	L	December 21, 1975	2–4	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	15–19–2
37	L	December 23, 1975	2–6	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	15–20–2
38	L	December 26, 1975	6–8	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	15–21–2
39	L	December 27, 1975	3–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	15–22–2
40	L	December 30, 1975	3–6	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	15–23–2
41	L	January 1, 1976	1–5	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	15–24–2
42	L	January 2, 1976	1–3	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	15–25–2
43	L	January 4, 1976	1–8	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	15–26–2
44	W	January 6, 1976	3–0	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	16–26–2
45	W	January 9, 1976	5–3	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	17–26–2
46	L	January 11, 1976	3–5	Houston Aeros (1975–76)	17–27–2
47	W	January 16, 1976	5–1	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	18–27–2
48	L	January 20, 1976	3–10	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	18–28–2
49	L	January 23, 1976	2–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	18–29–2
50	L	January 25, 1976	6–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	18–30–2
51	T	January 27, 1976	4–4	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	18–30–3
52	L	January 28, 1976	5–6	Houston Aeros (1975–76)	18–31–3
53	W	February 1, 1976	5–2	Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)	19–31–3
54	W	February 3, 1976	4–0	New England Whalers (1975–76)	20–31–3
55	L	February 5, 1976	1–5	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	20–32–3
56	L	February 6, 1976	0–7	@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)	20–33–3
57	L	February 8, 1976	4–5	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	20–34–3
58	W	February 13, 1976	5–3	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	21–34–3
59	L	February 15, 1976	2–4	Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	21–35–3
60	T	February 17, 1976	4–4	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	21–35–4
61	L	February 20, 1976	2–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	21–36–4
62	W	February 22, 1976	4–3	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	22–36–4
63	T	February 24, 1976	3–3	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	22–36–5
64	L	February 25, 1976	2–5	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	22–37–5
65	L	February 27, 1976	3–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	22–38–5
66	L	February 29, 1976	2–5	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	22–39–5
67	L	March 2, 1976	3–6	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	22–40–5
68	W	March 3, 1976	6–4	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	23–40–5
69	L	March 5, 1976	4–5 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	23–41–5
70	W	March 7, 1976	4–2	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	24–41–5
71	L	March 11, 1976	0–2	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	24–42–5
72	L	March 14, 1976	2–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	24–43–5
73	L	March 16, 1976	3–4 OT	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	24–44–5
74	W	March 19, 1976	2–1	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	25–44–5
75	L	March 21, 1976	3–6	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	25–45–5
76	W	March 24, 1976	3–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	26–45–5
77	L	March 25, 1976	5–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	26–46–5
78	L	March 26, 1976	3–7	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	26–47–5
79	L	March 30, 1976	3–8	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	26–48–5
80	L	April 1, 1976	2–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	26–49–5
81	W	April 4, 1976	5–2	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	27–49–5

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Playoffs

Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 – Quarterfinals

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 9		3–7		1–0
2	April 11		4–5 OT		2–0
3	April 14		3–2		3–0
4	April 16		7–2		4–0

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 77 31 56 87 12 -21 13 1 1 RW 77 42 30 72 88 -3 11 0 4 RW 81 34 31 65 17 -4 6 0 6 D 78 10 32 42 66 -49 5 0 2 D 48 13 24 37 87 -6 3 0 1 D 54 2 32 34 78 -8 1 0 0 C 58 13 18 31 19 -12 0 0 0 LW 71 12 16 28 60 -11 2 0 1 C 44 12 15 27 10 5 0 0 2 LW 33 11 15 26 52 -14 0 4 2 D 79 4 21 25 81 -42 0 0 1 C 63 13 10 23 13 -33 2 1 0 C 75 12 11 23 8 -25 1 0 1 LW 26 5 16 21 6 -3 2 0 1 LW 54 8 12 20 67 -10 0 1 1 LW 75 7 13 20 34 -16 1 0 0 D 79 2 17 19 71 -9 0 0 1 RW 44 9 8 17 34 -13 0 0 0 C 41 8 8 16 55 -3 2 1 3 RW 29 7 5 12 8 -8 3 0 0 D 28 0 11 11 10 -3 0 0 0 D 48 1 9 10 20 -12 0 0 0 C 45 5 4 9 6 -19 0 0 0 D 28 3 4 7 14 -8 1 0 0 D 26 1 4 5 14 -5 0 0 0 RW 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 LW 10 1 1 2 31 -2 0 0 0 RW 13 1 1 2 4 -2 0 0 0 D 10 1 1 2 0 -6 0 0 0 G 62 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO 3567 62 22 34 5 235 3.95 1 1256 24 5 14 0 98 4.68 1 106 3 0 1 0 9 5.09 0 Team: 4929 81 27 49 5 342 4.16 2

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG RW 4 1 4 5 12 0 0 0 D 4 3 1 4 16 0 0 0 RW 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 C 4 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 LW 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 C 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 C 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 1 1 15 0 0 0 D 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 LW 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 LW 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 LW 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 LW 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO 180 3 0 3 15 5.00 0 60 1 0 1 7 7.00 0 Team: 240 4 0 4 22 5.50 0

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Transactions

Trades

Date	To Edmonton Oilers	Traded to	Traded for
June 1975			John Stewart
	Future considerations		Bill Lesuk
			2nd round pick in 1976 - Kent Nilsson
		Cleveland Crusaders	Ray McKay
September 1975	Cash		Brian Lavender
	Cash		Randy Wyrozub
			Barry Dean
		Indianapolis Racers	Blair MacDonald
		Cleveland Crusaders	Bill Evo Future considerations
			Mike Rogers Future considerations
		New England Whalers	Steve Carlyle Kerry Ketter
			2 WHA Amateur Draft picks

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term
		California Golden Seals (NHL)	2-year
		Omaha Knights (CHL)
September 1975		Alberta Golden Bears (CWUAA)
			2-year
			1-year
		Spokane Chiefs (WIHL)
March 1976

Players lost

Date	Player	New team
1975		Retired
	Don Herriman
June 1975		Indianapolis Racers
		Retired
		Chicago Black Hawks (NHL)
		Retired
	Jacques Plante

Signings

Date	Player	Term
		3-year
		3-year
		2-year
		1-year

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.^[3]

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	6	Barry Dean (LW)		Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
2	21	Peter Morris (LW)		Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3	36	Barry Smith (C)		New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
4	51	Stu Younger (F)		Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
5	66	Jim Ofrim (F)		University of Alberta (CWUAA)
6	79	Bob Sunderland (D)		Boston University (ECAC)
7	93	Dave Bell (F)		Harvard University (ECAC)
8	105	Sidney Veysey (C)		Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
9	117	Bob Russell (C)		Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
10	130	Jean Thibodeau (F)		Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
11	143	Brian Petrovek (G)		Harvard University (ECAC)
12	154	Jim Montgomery (C)		Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
13	164	Terry Angel (F)		Oshawa Generals (OHA)
14	171	Rick Shinske (C)		New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

See also

• 1975–76 WHA season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-29 .
2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-29 . 1975-76 Edmonton Oilers Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com.
3. Web site: 1975 WHA Amateur Draft . hockeyDB.com . December 19, 2018.