1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season explained

League:	WHA
Season:	1975–76
Year:	1975
Team:	Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets
Record:	52–27–2
Division:	Canadian
Divisionrank:	1st
Goalsfor:	345
Goalsagainst:	254
Avcocup:	yes
Next Season:	1976–77

The 1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). After qualifying first in the Canadian Division, the Jets then proceeded to win three rounds of the playoffs to win their first Avco Cup, sweeping the Houston Aeros 4–0 in the final.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

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

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Playoffs

Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 0

	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

Winnipeg Jets 4, Calgary Cowboys 1

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 23		1–6		1–0
2	April 25		2–3		2–0
3	April 28		6–3		3–0
4	April 30		3–7		3–1
5	May 2		0–4		4–1

Winnipeg Jets 4, Houston Aeros 0 – Avco Cup Finals

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	May 20		4–3		1–0
2	May 23		5–4		2–0
3	May 25		3–6		3–0
4	May 27		1–9		4–0

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
	LW	80	53	70	123	30	62	14	0	10
	C	78	38	76	114	84	65	7	3	8
	RW	76	50	55	105	48	60	9	6	10
	C	78	32	39	71	22	−4	5	0	3
	C	80	32	36	68	32	−4	8	0	1
	RW	81	23	36	59	32	4	5	1	4
	D	81	13	43	56	70	39	2	0	2
	RW	80	16	31	47	38	−1	2	0	1
	D	81	11	30	41	111	9	1	0	2
	D	81	5	36	41	12	46	1	0	0
	LW	81	15	21	36	92	1	3	0	2
	C	65	19	15	34	12	7	4	0	5
	D	79	5	23	28	73	32	0	0	0
	LW	42	13	9	22	44	3	4	0	2
	D	76	3	18	21	26	−6	1	0	2
	D/RW	72	5	11	16	19	1	0	0	0
	D	47	7	6	13	41	8	1	0	0
	D	71	1	12	13	62	−3	0	0	0
	D	70	1	8	9	26	0	0	0	0
	LW	29	3	3	6	14	−7	1	0	0
	G	62	0	1	1	17	0	0	0	0
	G	23	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
	D	13	0	1	1	6	−8	0	0	0
	D	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	3612	62	41	17	1	171	2.84	5
	1287	23	11	10	1	83	3.87	0
Team:	4899	81	52	27	2	254	3.11	5

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	C	13	7	19	26	6
	LW	13	12	8	20	4
	RW	13	13	6	19	15
	C	13	6	7	13	0
	D	13	3	10	13	8
	D	12	1	12	13	8
	C	13	7	5	12	2
	RW	13	4	7	11	2
	LW	13	3	3	6	9
	LW	13	3	3	6	9
	D/RW	13	3	2	5	11
	RW	13	2	3	5	10
	D	13	0	5	5	12
	LW	13	2	2	4	8
	C	13	2	2	4	4
	D	4	0	4	4	6
	D	13	0	3	3	6
	D	11	0	2	2	16
	D	12	0	2	2	32
	G	12	0	1	1	10
	G	2	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	671	12	10	1	29	2.59	1
	110	2	2	0	6	3.27	0
Team:	781	13	12	1	35	2.69	1

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Draft picks

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

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Brad Gassoff (LW)		Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
2	22	Russ Anderson (D)		University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3	38	Glen Richardson (LW)		Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
4	53	Ted Long (LW)		Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
6	81	Nick Bobstock		Acadia University
9	119	Jim Gustafson (LW)		Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
10	132	Dag Bredberg (F)		Farjestads BK (Sweden)
11	145	Emil Meszaros (F)		Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)
12	156	Torbjorn Nilsson (F)		Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
13	166	Bengt Lundholm (F)		AIK IF (Sweden)

See also

• 1975–76 WHA season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1975–76 Winnipeg Jets Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-21 .
2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-28 . 1975-76 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.
3. Web site: 1975 WHA Amateur Draft . hockeyDB.com . December 19, 2018.