1976-1977 Calgary Cowboys team stats

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1976-1977 Calgary Cowboys: 31-43-7
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-12-2 (160 goals scored, 117 allowed) Road record: 5-31-5 (92 goals scored, 179 allowed) Head Coach: Joe Crozier Power Play: 38/258 (14.7%) Penalty Killing: 181/228 (79.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 206-239 252 goals scored (10th of 12 teams), 296 goals allowed (7th), 832 PIM (11th) WHA Averages: 3.69 goals/game (285.8 goals/team), 1057.6 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     10  Lynn Powis           6'0   175   27   63   30   30   60   40   4   1   --   --   --   --  168  17.9   +4
RW    17  Warren Miller        6'0   180   22   80   23   32   55   51   2   0   --   --   --   --  183  12.6  +11
C      7  Ron Chipperfield     5'11  186   22   81   27   27   54   32   5   0   --   --   --   --  209  12.9  -10
LW    24  Peter Driscoll       6'0   190   22   76   23   29   52  140   4   0   --   --   --   --  130  17.7   -8
RW    11  Danny Lawson         5'11  180   29   64   24   19   43   26   2   1   --   --   --   --  248   9.7  -13
D      4  Chris Evans          5'9   180   30   81    7   27   34   60   0   0   --   --   --   --  174   4.0  +12
LW    16  Dave Kryskow         5'10  175   19   45   16   17   33   47   3   1   --   --   --   --  124  12.9  -14
D     21  Paul Terbenche       5'10  170   31   80    9   24   33   30   0   0   --   --   --   --  130   6.9  -14
LW     5  Don Tannahill        5'11  178   27   72   10   22   32    4   0   4   --   --   --   --  129   7.8   -9
LW    15  Butch Deadmarsh      5'11  186   26   38   13   17   30   77   3   0   --   --   --   --   79  16.5   -5
LW     9  George Morrison      6'1   170   28   63   11   19   30   10   2   0   --   --   --   --   99  11.1  -10
D     23  John Miszuk          6'1   192   36   79    2   26   28   57   0   0   --   --   --   --   61   3.3   +5
D      3  Mike Ford            6'1   172   24   54    5   20   25   14   2   0   --   --   --   --  144   3.5   -8
RW     8  Rick Sentes          6'0   184   29   29   10   14   24    8   1   0   --   --   --   --   53  18.9  +17
C     15  Richard Lemieux      5'8   155   25   33    6   11   17    9   1   0   --   --   --   --   62   9.7   -4
D     25  John Arbour          5'11  195   31   37    1   15   16   38   1   0   --   --   --   --   69   1.4  -26
C     12  Wayne Connelly       5'10  170   37   25    5    6   11    4   1   0   --   --   --   --   51   9.8   -2
C      6  Ron Ward             5'11  175   32    9    5    5   10    0   1   0   --   --   --   --   18  27.8   +2
C     12  Veli-Pekka Ketola    6'3   220   28   17    4    6   10    2   1   0   --   --   --   --   58   6.9  -17
LW    18  Rick Jodzio          6'1   190   22   46    4    6   10   61   0   0   --   --   --   --   39  10.3  -13
G      1  Don McLeod           6'0   190   30   67    0    9    9    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C      8  Jacques Locas        5'8   167   22   22    3    4    7    2   1   0   --   --   --   --   29  10.3   -5
D      3  Joe Micheletti       6'0   185   22   14    3    3    6   10   2   0   --   --   --   --   41   7.3   -5
D      6  Paul Hurley          5'11  185   30   34    0    6    6   32   0   0   --   --   --   --   51   0.0   -8
RW    22  Jim Mayer            6'0   190   22   21    2    3    5    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   12  16.7   -9
RW    20  Tom Serviss          5'10  185   28    8    2    1    3    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   10  20.0   -1
F     12  Andre Deschamps      5'11  185   23    9    1    2    3   19   0   0   --   --   --   --    4  25.0   -2
C     16  Claude St. Sauveur   6'1   185   24   17    0    3    3    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   21   0.0   -3
D      2  Wayne Morin          5'10  195   21   13    2    0    2   25   0   0   --   --   --   --   11  18.2   -3
D      2  George Pesut         6'1   205   23   17    2    0    2    2   2   0   --   --   --   --   12  16.7   -7
LW     6  Bruce Greig          6'2   220   23    7    1    1    2   10   0   0   --   --   --   --    4  25.0   -1
RW    26  Steve Hull           5'10  180   24    2    0    2    2    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    3   0.0   +1
RW    19  Brian Walsh          5'8   175   22    5    0    2    2   12   0   0   --   --   --   --    7   0.0   -3
C     20  Jim Boyd             5'9   180   27   13    0    2    2    6   0   0   --   --   --   --   11   0.0   -7
LW        Danny Gruen          5'11  190   24    1    1    0    1    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    3  33.3   +2
RW    22  Bernie Lukowich      6'0   190   24    6    0    1    1    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   10   0.0   +2
W     12  Larry Israelson      6'1   175   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    3   0.0   -2
LW    22  Doug Lindskog        6'1   185   21    2    0    0    0    2   0   0   --   --   --   --    2   0.0   -1
D      6  Ric Jordan           6'3   196   26    5    0    0    0    4   0   0   --   --   --   --    3   0.0   -9
D     20  Ken Baird            6'0   190   25    7    0    0    0    2   0   0   --   --   --   --    3   0.0   -2
G     29  Gary Bromley         5'10  160   26   28    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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    1  Don McLeod           30   66  3701  210  3.40  25  14   5 1736   .879   5   3
G   29  Gary Bromley         26   28  1237   79  3.83   6   9   2  623   .873   2   0

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

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   18  D    David Shand                           Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  4   43  RW   Alain Belanger                        Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  5   55  RW   Bruce Baker                           Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  6   67  D    Lorry Gloeckner                       Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  7   79  F    Phil Verchota                         U. of Minnesota (NCAA)             
  8   91  D    Don Jackson                           Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
  9  102  D    Rob Palmer                            U. of Michigan (NCAA)              
 10  113       Cal Sandbeck                          U. of Denver (NCAA)                

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1976	traded the rights to Craig Patrick to Fighting Saints for future considerations
07-1976	purchased the rights to Bruce Greig from Crusaders
07-1976	traded Richard Grenier to Nordiques for future considerations
08-1976	signed Gary Bromley and Richard Lemieux as free agents
08-1976	traded Francois Lacombe to Nordiques for future considerations
09-1976	signed Paul Hurley, Jim Mayer, George Pesut and Claude St. Sauveur as free agents
09-1976	traded future considerations to Oilers for Dave Kryskow
09-1976	traded Butch Deadmarsh to Fighting Saints for the rights to Jim Harrison
10-1976	purchased Wayne Connelly from Whalers
10-1976	traded draft picks to Jets for Mike Ford
11-1976	signed Ken Baird as a free agent
01-1977	purchased John Arbour, Butch Deadmarsh and Danny Gruen from Fighting Saints
01-1977	sold Claude St. Sauveur and Wayne Connelly to Oilers
02-1977	traded future considerations to Stingers for Jacques Locas
03-1977	traded Mike Ford and Danny Lawson to Jets for Veli Pekka-Ketola, Ron Ward and Heikki Riihiranta
05-1977	returned Jacques Locas to Stingers

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-4 0-1-0 10/09/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 0-2-0 10/12/1976 at Birmingham Bulls L 2-6 0-3-0 10/13/1976 at Houston Aeros L 1-2 0-4-0 10/16/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 2-4 0-5-0 10/21/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-4 0-6-0 10/22/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints T 2-2 0-6-1 10/24/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 6-0 1-6-1 10/26/1976 vs Birmingham Bulls W 9-3 2-6-1 10/30/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 6-4 3-6-1 11/02/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-3 4-6-1 11/04/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 5-6-1 11/07/1976 vs New England Whalers W 4-2 6-6-1 11/11/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-5 7-6-1 11/14/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets L 0-2 7-7-1 11/16/1976 at Houston Aeros L 2-4 7-8-1 11/18/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 2-1 8-8-1 11/19/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-1 9-8-1 11/21/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 1-5 9-9-1 11/23/1976 at Birmingham Bulls L 1-3 9-10-1 11/24/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners T 3-3 9-10-2 11/27/1976 vs San Diego Mariners L 0-2 9-11-2 12/01/1976 at New England Whalers L 4-8 9-12-2 12/02/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 1-2 9-13-2 12/03/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 4-6 9-14-2 12/05/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 6-0 10-14-2 12/08/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 10-15-2 12/10/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 2-4 10-16-2 12/11/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-0 11-16-2 12/18/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 12-16-2 12/21/1976 at Edmonton Oilers L 1-4 12-17-2 12/23/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 2-1 13-17-2 12/26/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 14-17-2 01/01/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-1 15-17-2 01/05/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 3-4 15-18-2 01/07/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 1-4 15-19-2 01/08/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-3 16-19-2 01/11/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers L 3-4 16-20-2 01/14/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 16-21-2 01/15/1977 at San Diego Mariners W 5-3 17-21-2

Date Opponent Result Record 01/16/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-4 18-21-2 01/21/1977 at Indianapolis Racers T 1-1 18-21-3 01/22/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-5 18-22-3 01/23/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 5-10 18-23-3 01/25/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 7-3 19-23-3 01/29/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 4-6 19-24-3 01/30/1977 at Edmonton Oilers T 1-1 19-24-4 02/01/1977 at Houston Aeros L 1-6 19-25-4 02/02/1977 at San Diego Mariners L 4-6 19-26-4 02/05/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-1 20-26-4 02/06/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 20-27-4 02/11/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-1 21-27-4 02/13/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 21-28-4 02/15/1977 at Winnipeg Jets T 2-2 21-28-5 02/16/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 3-7 21-29-5 02/18/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 5-3 22-29-5 02/20/1977 vs New England Whalers L 0-5 22-30-5 02/23/1977 vs Houston Aeros W 3-2 23-30-5 02/25/1977 vs New England Whalers L 2-3 23-31-5 02/27/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers W 2-1 24-31-5 03/01/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-1 25-31-5 03/03/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 4-2 26-31-5 03/06/1977 vs San Diego Mariners W 4-2 27-31-5 03/09/1977 vs San Diego Mariners W 4-3 28-31-5 03/11/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-4 28-32-5 03/12/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-9 28-33-5 03/15/1977 at Indianapolis Racers L 1-3 28-34-5 03/16/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers L 3-4 28-35-5 03/18/1977 at New England Whalers L 1-3 28-36-5 03/19/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-8 28-37-5 03/20/1977 at New England Whalers L 0-9 28-38-5 03/22/1977 at Birmingham Bulls L 4-7 28-39-5 03/25/1977 at Houston Aeros L 2-4 28-40-5 03/26/1977 at San Diego Mariners L 2-4 28-41-5 03/27/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-4 29-41-5 03/29/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 9-5 30-41-5 04/01/1977 at Edmonton Oilers W 3-1 31-41-5 04/02/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 31-41-6 04/03/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 31-42-6 04/05/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls T 4-4 31-42-7 04/07/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 31-43-7

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