1975-1976 California Golden Seals team stats

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1975-1976 California Golden Seals: 27-42-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-19-5 (136 goals scored, 136 allowed) Road record: 11-23-6 (114 goals scored, 142 allowed) Head Coach: Jack Evans Power Play: 71/382 (18.6%) Penalty Killing: 210/262 (80.2%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 170-216 250 goals scored (13th of 18 teams), 278 goals allowed (11th), 1058 PIM (9th) NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    25  Al MacAdam           6'0   180   23   80   32   31   63   49   8   4   89   27   89   18  177  18.1   -9
C     21  Dennis Maruk         5'8   175   20   80   30   32   62   44   7   5   88   26   93   25  233  12.9   -6
C      9  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   23   56   25   27   52   36   7   0   66   25   44    0  190  13.2   -3
LW/D   2  Rick Hampton         6'0   190   19   73   14   37   51   54   8   0  129   44  107   10  106  13.2  -12
RW    20  Bob Murdoch          5'11  191   21   78   22   27   49   53   9   0   75   26   63    1  166  13.3  -13
RW    11  Gary Sabourin        5'11  180   32   76   21   28   49   33   4   0   71   19   59    0  172  12.2   -7
C      7  Dave Gardner         6'0   185   23   74   16   32   48    8   2   0   74   33   45    0  157  10.2   -4
LW    26  Bob Girard           6'0   180   26   80   16   26   42   54   3   0   70   18   74   19  137  11.7   -3
RW    19  Jim Moxey            6'1   190   22   44   10   16   26   33   2   0   42   10   50    8  106   9.4  -10
RW    16  Fred Ahern           6'0   180   23   44   17    8   25   43   3   0   38    9   32    1   88  19.3   -2
C     10  Ralph Klassen        5'11  175   20   71    6   15   21   26   2   0   35   11   71   21   96   6.2  -26
D      4  Bob Stewart          6'1   206   25   76    4   17   21  112   2   0   71   13  122   30   67   6.0  -34
D      3  Mike Christie        6'0   190   26   78    3   18   21  152   0   0   83    2  112   13   63   4.8  -18
RW    14  Jim Pappin           6'0   190   36   32    6   13   19   12   2   0   30   15   31    0   72   8.3  -16
D      6  Len Frig             5'11  190   25   62    3   12   15   55   1   0   69   15   82   23  108   2.8   -5
LW    18  Dave Hrechkosy       6'2   195   18   38    9    5   14   14   4   0   26   10   31    0   75  12.0  -15
D      5  George Pesut         6'1   205   22   45    3    9   12   57   2   0   31   14   29    4   35   8.6   -8
C     24  Wayne King           5'10  185   24   46    1   11   12   26   1   0   19    5   17    0   46   2.2   -3
LW     8  Gary Holt            5'9   175   23   48    6    5   11   50   1   0   18    4   24    0   59  10.2  -10
D     23  Tim Jacobs           5'10  180   23   46    0   10   10   35   0   0   53   11   61   17   46   0.0   -2
C      9  Larry Patey          6'1   185   22   18    4    4    8   23   1   0   11    4   15    0   25  16.0   -8
D     15  Jim Neilson          6'2   205   35   26    1    6    7   20   1   0   28    7   34    7   41   2.4   -6
RW    12  Butch Williams       5'11  195   23   14    0    4    4    7   0   0    7    2   12    0   10   0.0   -7
LW    17  Charlie Simmer       6'3   210   21   21    1    1    2   22   1   0    4    2   15    4   12   8.3   -9
RW    14  Frank Spring         6'3   216   26    1    0    2    2    0   0   0    2    1    0    0    1   0.0   +1
D      5  Greg Smith           6'0   195   20    1    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    1    1    0    1   0.0   -1
G     27  Gilles Meloche       5'9   185   25   41    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     24  Brent Meeke          5'11  175   23    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0
D     17  Tom Price            6'1   190   21    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0   10    0    5   0.0   -9
G     31  Gary Simmons         6'2   200   31   40    0    0    0   18  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   31  Gary Simmons         31   40  2360  131  3.33  15  19   5 1177   .889   4   2
G   27  Gilles Meloche       25   41  2440  140  3.44  12  23   6 1251   .888   3   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    3  C    Ralph Klassen            497          Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  2   21  C    Dennis Maruk             888          London Knights (OHA)               
  3   39  C    John Tweedle                          Lake Superior State Univ. (NCAA)   
  4   57  D    Greg Smith               829          Colorado College (NCAA)            
  5   75  D    Doug Young                            Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  6   93  G    Larry Hendrick                        Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  7  111  C    Rick Shinske              63          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  8  129  D    Doug Schoenfeld                       Cambridge Hornets (OHASr)          
  9  146  G    Jim Weaver                            Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
 10  162  RW   Greg Agar                             Merritt Centennials (BCJHL)        

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1975	traded the rights to Ron Huston to Roadrunners for the rights to Del Hall and Garry Holt
06-01-1975	traded Joey Johnston to Black Hawks for Jim Pappin and Chicago's #3 pick in the 1977 draft
06-20-1975	traded Stan Weir to Maple Leafs for Gary Sabourin
09-23-1975	sold Claude St. Sauveur to Flames
10-22-1975	sold Rick Smith to Blues
11-24-1975	traded Larry Patey and California's #3 pick in the 1977 draft to Blues for Wayne Merrick
03-09-1976	traded Dave Hrechkosy to Blues for California's #3 pick in the 1977 draft and St. Louis' #5 pick in the 1976 draft

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1975 at Atlanta Flames W 4-3 1-0-0 10/11/1975 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 2-0-0 10/12/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 2-1-0 10/15/1975 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-4 2-2-0 10/17/1975 vs Washington Capitals T 3-3 2-2-1 10/18/1975 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 2-3-1 10/22/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 3-3-1 10/25/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 3-3-2 10/26/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 3-4-2 10/29/1975 at Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 3-5-2 10/31/1975 vs Atlanta Flames L 0-2 3-6-2 11/02/1975 at Boston Bruins L 0-5 3-7-2 11/04/1975 at New York Islanders L 3-5 3-8-2 11/05/1975 at Kansas City Scouts L 2-3 3-9-2 11/07/1975 vs New York Rangers W 7-5 4-9-2 11/09/1975 vs Boston Bruins L 3-6 4-10-2 11/11/1975 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 5-10-2 11/12/1975 vs New York Islanders W 5-1 6-10-2 11/14/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 6-11-2 11/16/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 6-12-2 11/18/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 7-12-2 11/20/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 7-13-2 11/21/1975 at Washington Capitals W 2-0 8-13-2 11/23/1975 at New York Rangers L 2-3 8-14-2 11/26/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 2-1 9-14-2 11/28/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 9-15-2 11/30/1975 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-4 9-16-2 12/03/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 9-17-2 12/05/1975 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 10-17-2 12/10/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 10-17-3 12/12/1975 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 11-17-3 12/17/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-9 11-18-3 12/19/1975 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 12-18-3 12/21/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 12-19-3 12/26/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 12-20-3 12/28/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts L 1-3 12-21-3 12/30/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5 12-22-3 01/01/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-5 12-23-3 01/02/1976 at Washington Capitals W 8-5 13-23-3 01/07/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 14-23-3

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1976 at Washington Capitals W 5-0 15-23-3 01/10/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 15-24-3 01/14/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 15-24-4 01/16/1976 vs New York Rangers W 7-0 16-24-4 01/17/1976 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 17-24-4 01/23/1976 vs Kansas City Scouts W 4-1 18-24-4 01/25/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 19-24-4 01/28/1976 vs Washington Capitals L 2-4 19-25-4 01/30/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 19-26-4 02/01/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 5-9 19-27-4 02/03/1976 at St. Louis Blues T 4-4 19-27-5 02/04/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 19-28-5 02/06/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 19-29-5 02/08/1976 at Buffalo Sabres T 5-5 19-29-6 02/11/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 19-29-7 02/13/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 5-6 19-30-7 02/15/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 7-3 20-30-7 02/16/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 2-4 20-31-7 02/18/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 21-31-7 02/20/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 21-32-7 02/22/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 22-32-7 02/25/1976 at New York Rangers W 6-4 23-32-7 02/26/1976 at Detroit Red Wings T 1-1 23-32-8 02/28/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 23-33-8 02/29/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-6 23-34-8 03/02/1976 at New York Islanders L 1-2 23-35-8 03/03/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 23-36-8 03/05/1976 vs Boston Bruins W 4-3 24-36-8 03/07/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 7-7 24-36-9 03/10/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-3 25-36-9 03/13/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 25-37-9 03/14/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 25-38-9 03/17/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 25-39-9 03/19/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 25-40-9 03/20/1976 at Kansas City Scouts T 2-2 25-40-10 03/22/1976 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-1 26-40-10 03/26/1976 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 26-41-10 03/30/1976 at Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 26-41-11 04/02/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks L 0-5 26-42-11 04/04/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 27-42-11

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