1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season

1975–76 Edmonton Oilers
Division 4th Central
1975–76 record 27–49–5
Home record 20–17–3
Road record 7–32–2
Goals for 268 (10th)
Goals against 345 (11th)
Team information
General Manager Bill Hunter
Coach Clare Drake (18–28–2)
Bill Hunter (9–21–3)
Captain Al Hamilton
Alternate captains Doug Barrie
Barry Long
Bruce MacGregor
Arena Northlands Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals Ed Patenaude (42)
Assists Norm Ullman (56)
Points Norm Ullman (87)
Penalties in minutes Ed Patenaude (88)
Plus/minus Mike Rogers (+5)
Wins Dave Dryden (22)
Goals against average Dave Dryden (3.95)

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

Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Winnipeg Jets8152272106345254940
Quebec Nordiques81502741043713161654
Calgary Cowboys8041354863072821064
Edmonton Oilers812749559268345991
Toronto Toros8124525533353981099
Denver Spurs / Ottawa Civics+411426129134172536

+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 10, 19751–4Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)0–1–0
2WOctober 12, 19756–5Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)1–1–0
3LOctober 14, 19755–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)1–2–0
4LOctober 15, 19754–5 OT@ New England Whalers (1975–76)1–3–0
5TOctober 17, 19754–4@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)1–3–1
6WOctober 18, 19753–1@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)2–3–1
7WOctober 19, 19754–2Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)3–3–1
8LOctober 23, 19754–6@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)3–4–1
9LOctober 25, 19752–5@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)3–5–1
10LOctober 26, 19753–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)3–6–1
11WOctober 28, 19757–3Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)4–6–1
12TOctober 31, 19752–2New England Whalers (1975–76)4–6–2
13WNovember 2, 19755–3San Diego Mariners (1975–76)5–6–2
14LNovember 4, 19753–4Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)5–7–2
15WNovember 7, 19755–4 OTToronto Toros (1975–76)6–7–2
16WNovember 9, 19754–1Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)7–7–2
17LNovember 11, 19753–6@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)7–8–2
18LNovember 14, 19751–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)7–9–2
19WNovember 17, 19756–3San Diego Mariners (1975–76)8–9–2
20LNovember 18, 19753–6@ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76)8–10–2
21LNovember 20, 19751–3@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)8–11–2
22LNovember 21, 19752–4@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)8–12–2
23WNovember 22, 19753–2 OT@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)9–12–2
24LNovember 25, 19752–7@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)9–13–2
25LNovember 28, 19754–7@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)9–14–2
26WNovember 30, 19754–2Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)10–14–2
27WDecember 2, 19757–2Toronto Toros (1975–76)11–14–2
28LDecember 5, 19753–8@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)11–15–2
29LDecember 7, 19754–5Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)11–16–2
30WDecember 10, 19757–4Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)12–16–2
31WDecember 11, 19753–2@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)13–16–2
32LDecember 14, 19751–3Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)13–17–2
33WDecember 16, 19753–1@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)14–17–2
34WDecember 17, 19753–2@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)15–17–2
35LDecember 19, 19752–4@ New England Whalers (1975–76)15–18–2
36LDecember 21, 19752–4Toronto Toros (1975–76)15–19–2
37LDecember 23, 19752–6Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)15–20–2
38LDecember 26, 19756–8@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)15–21–2
39LDecember 27, 19753–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)15–22–2
40LDecember 30, 19753–6@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)15–23–2
41LJanuary 1, 19761–5@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)15–24–2
42LJanuary 2, 19761–3Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)15–25–2
43LJanuary 4, 19761–8Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)15–26–2
44WJanuary 6, 19763–0Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)16–26–2
45WJanuary 9, 19765–3Toronto Toros (1975–76)17–26–2
46LJanuary 11, 19763–5Houston Aeros (1975–76)17–27–2
47WJanuary 16, 19765–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)18–27–2
48LJanuary 20, 19763–10Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)18–28–2
49LJanuary 23, 19762–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)18–29–2
50LJanuary 25, 19766–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)18–30–2
51TJanuary 27, 19764–4@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)18–30–3
52LJanuary 28, 19765–6Houston Aeros (1975–76)18–31–3
53WFebruary 1, 19765–2Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)19–31–3
54WFebruary 3, 19764–0New England Whalers (1975–76)20–31–3
55LFebruary 5, 19761–5@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)20–32–3
56LFebruary 6, 19760–7@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)20–33–3
57LFebruary 8, 19764–5Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)20–34–3
58WFebruary 13, 19765–3Toronto Toros (1975–76)21–34–3
59LFebruary 15, 19762–4Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)21–35–3
60TFebruary 17, 19764–4Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)21–35–4
61LFebruary 20, 19762–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)21–36–4
62WFebruary 22, 19764–3Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)22–36–4
63TFebruary 24, 19763–3Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)22–36–5
64LFebruary 25, 19762–5@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)22–37–5
65LFebruary 27, 19763–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)22–38–5
66LFebruary 29, 19762–5Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)22–39–5
67LMarch 2, 19763–6@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)22–40–5
68WMarch 3, 19766–4Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)23–40–5
69LMarch 5, 19764–5 OTQuebec Nordiques (1975–76)23–41–5
70WMarch 7, 19764–2Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)24–41–5
71LMarch 11, 19760–2@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)24–42–5
72LMarch 14, 19762–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)24–43–5
73LMarch 16, 19763–4 OTCalgary Cowboys (1975–76)24–44–5
74WMarch 19, 19762–1Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)25–44–5
75LMarch 21, 19763–6Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)25–45–5
76WMarch 24, 19763–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)26–45–5
77LMarch 25, 19765–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)26–46–5
78LMarch 26, 19763–7@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)26–47–5
79LMarch 30, 19763–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)26–48–5
80LApril 1, 19762–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)26–49–5
81WApril 4, 19765–2Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)27–49–5

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Playoffs

Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 – Quarterfinals

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 9Edmonton Oilers3–7Winnipeg Jets1–0
2April 11Edmonton Oilers4–5 OTWinnipeg Jets2–0
3April 14Winnipeg Jets3–2Edmonton Oilers3–0
4April 16Winnipeg Jets7–2Edmonton Oilers4–0

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Norm UllmanC7731568712-211311
Rusty PatenaudeRW7742307288-31104
Tim SheehyRW8134316517-4606
Barry LongD7810324266-49502
Ken BairdD4813243787-6301
Al HamiltonD542323478-8100
Bob RussellC5813183119-12000
Bob McAneeleyLW7112162860-11201
Mike RogersC44121527105002
Rick MorrisLW3311152652-14042
Doug BarrieD794212581-42001
Bruce MacGregorC6313102313-33210
Dan SpringC751211238-25101
Wayne CarletonLW26516216-3201
Bill LaingLW548122067-10011
Peter MorrisLW757132034-16100
Ted McAneeleyD792171971-9001
John RogersRW44981734-13000
Skip KrakeC41881655-3213
Blair MacDonaldRW2975128-8300
Steve CarlyleD280111110-3000
Kerry KetterD48191020-12000
Eddie JoyalC455496-19000
Murray KennettD2834714-8100
Paul HurleyD2614514-5000
Bill EvoRW804400000
Jack CarlsonLW1011231-2000
Doug KerslakeRW131124-2000
Wayne MuloinD101120-6000
Dave DrydenG6202220000
Frank TurnbullG300000000
Chris WorthyG2400020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Dryden356762223452353.951
Chris Worthy1256245140984.681
Frank Turnbull106301095.090
Team:492981274953424.162
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Rusty PatenaudeRW414512000
Ken BairdD431416000
Tim SheehyRW42240000
Norm UllmanC41342000
Wayne CarletonLW41122000
Dan SpringC21120000
Bob McAneeleyLW31010000
Bob RussellC41010000
Doug BarrieD401115000
Al HamiltonD40116000
Bill LaingLW40114000
Bruce MacGregorC40110000
Peter MorrisLW30117000
Rick MorrisLW40114000
Jack CarlsonLW40004000
Dave DrydenG30000000
Paul HurleyD40000000
Barry LongD40004000
Ted McAneeleyD40000000
Wayne MuloinD10000000
Chris WorthyG10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Dave Dryden180303155.000
Chris Worthy6010177.000
Team:240404225.500

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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;

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1975–76 Edmonton Oilers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. ↑ "1975-76 Edmonton Oilers Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
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