1975-1976 Cleveland Crusaders: 35-40-5
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Home record: 23-15-2 (145 goals scored, 112 allowed)
Road record: 12-25-3 (128 goals scored, 167 allowed)
Head Coach: Johnny Wilson
Power Play: 69/292 (23.6%)
Penalty Killing: 245/294 (83.3%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-14
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 193-216
273 goals scored (9th of 14 teams), 279 goals allowed (6th), 1356 PIM (2nd)
WHA Averages: 3.69 goals/game (283.9 goals/team), 1125.1 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 24 Ron Ward 5'11 175 31 75 32 50 82 24 11 2 -- -- -- -- 172 18.6 +14
C 15 Jim Harrison 5'11 185 28 59 34 38 72 62 9 2 -- -- -- -- 216 15.7 +4
C 22 Rich Leduc 5'11 170 24 79 36 22 58 76 8 2 -- -- -- -- 286 12.6 +7
LW 7 Gerry Pinder 5'8 165 27 79 21 30 51 118 8 3 -- -- -- -- 201 10.4 -8
LW 23 Danny Gruen 5'11 190 23 80 26 24 50 72 5 0 -- -- -- -- 173 15.0 +9
D 3 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 29 70 6 44 50 101 4 1 -- -- -- -- 165 3.6 +16
RW 14 Al McDonough 6'1 175 25 80 23 22 45 19 4 0 -- -- -- -- 229 10.0 +1
RW 28 Russ Walker 6'2 185 22 72 23 15 38 122 5 0 -- -- -- -- 161 14.3 -7
D 18 Tom Edur 6'1 185 21 80 7 28 35 62 3 0 -- -- -- -- 151 4.6 +15
LW 12 Gary Jarrett 5'8 170 33 69 16 17 33 22 1 0 -- -- -- -- 128 12.5 -4
LW 17 John Stewart 6'0 180 25 79 12 21 33 43 0 0 -- -- -- -- 166 7.2 -3
LW 9 Juhani Tamminen 5'11 185 25 65 7 14 21 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- 101 6.9 -8
D 26 Bryan Maxwell 6'2 200 20 73 3 14 17 177 0 0 -- -- -- -- 67 4.5 -13
D 21 Terry Ball 5'9 160 31 23 2 15 17 18 2 0 -- -- -- -- 62 3.2 -21
D 2 Ray McKay 6'4 183 29 68 3 10 13 44 1 0 -- -- -- -- 50 6.0 -8
LW 10 Lyle Moffat 5'10 180 27 33 4 7 11 33 1 0 -- -- -- -- 57 7.0 +10
C 19 John Stewart 6'0 180 21 42 2 9 11 15 0 0 -- -- -- -- 68 2.9 -2
D 4 Paul Baxter 5'11 200 20 67 3 7 10 201 1 0 -- -- -- -- 65 4.6 -7
D 6 Randy Legge 5'11 184 30 44 1 8 9 28 0 0 -- -- -- -- 41 2.4 -7
C 16 Gary MacGregor 5'9 170 21 35 5 3 8 6 4 0 -- -- -- -- 45 11.1 -16
C 25 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 36 12 5 2 7 4 3 0 -- -- -- -- 39 12.8 -1
D 8 Barry Legge 6'0 186 21 35 0 7 7 22 0 0 -- -- -- -- 28 0.0 -8
LW 27 Bill Evo 6'2 190 21 40 1 5 6 32 0 0 -- -- -- -- 30 3.3 -15
D 5 Wayne Muloin 5'8 175 34 27 0 5 5 12 0 0 -- -- -- -- 16 0.0 -7
RW 20 Terry Holbrook 6'0 185 25 15 1 2 3 6 0 1 -- -- -- -- 17 5.9 -1
F Mike Conroy 6'0 185 25 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- 0
G 35 Cam Newton 5'11 170 25 15 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 35 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D Brian Bowles 5'11 180 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- -2
G 31 Bob Johnson 6'1 185 27 18 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Bob Whidden 5'10 175 29 21 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 35 28 0 0 0 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 35 Cam Newton 25 15 896 48 3.21 7 7 1 468 .897 0 0
G 31 Bob Johnson 27 18 1043 56 3.22 9 8 0 601 .907 0 1
G 1 Bob Whidden 29 21 1230 70 3.41 7 11 2 650 .892 1 1
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 35 28 1570 95 3.63 11 14 1 834 .886 1 1
G 30 Jacques Caron 35 2 130 8 3.69 1 0 1 77 .896 0 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
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1975 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 5 F Ralph Klassen Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
2 19 F Mal Zinger Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
2 20 RW Kelly Greenbank Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
3 35 G Ed Staniowski Regina Pats (WCHL)
4 50 D Peter Scamurra Peterborough Petes (OHA)
5 65 F Dennis Maruk London Knights (OHA)
6 78 D Joe Augustine Austin Mavericks (MJHL)
7 92 D Michel Lachance Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
8 104 LW Joe Fortunato Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
9 116 Viktor Khatulev Russia
10 129 D Aarie Kanteenpera Finland
11 142 G Tom McNamara U. of Vermont (NCAA)
12 153 D Rick Marsh R.P.I. (ECAC)
13 163 Dan Shearer Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
10-1975 | traded Jan Popiel to Aeros for Don Borgeson and Jim Sherrit |
01-1976 | traded Terry Ball to Stingers for future considerations |
01-1976 | signed Bob Johnson (after Denver/Ottawa folded) as a free agent |
01-1976 | signed Cam Newton (after Denver/Ottawa folded) as a free agent |
01-1976 | purchased Gary MacGregor and Barry Legge from Spurs |
01-1976 | traded Wayne Muloin to Oilers for Bill Evo |
01-1976 | traded Lyle Moffat to Jets for Randy Legge and future considerations |
01-25-1976 | suspended Gerry Cheevers for refusing to play |
03-1976 | signed Wayne Connelly (after Minnesota folded) as a free agent |
06-1976 | sold Rich Leduc to Stingers |
06-1976 | traded Wayne Connelly to Whalers for Bob McManama and Fred O'Donnell |
07-1976 | sold the rights to Bruce Greig to Cowboys |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/09/1976 at New England Whalers L 3-5
04/10/1976 vs New England Whalers L 1-6
04/11/1976 vs New England Whalers L 2-3
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
LW 12 Gary Jarrett 5'8 170 33 3 0 3 3 2 0 0
C 22 Rich Leduc 5'11 170 24 3 2 1 3 2 -- --
D 18 Tom Edur 6'1 185 21 3 0 2 2 0 0 0
LW 23 Danny Gruen 5'11 190 23 3 2 0 2 0 -- --
C 24 Ron Ward 5'11 175 31 3 0 2 2 0 0 0
D 26 Bryan Maxwell 6'2 200 20 2 0 1 1 4 0 0
C 25 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 36 3 1 0 1 2 -- --
C 15 Jim Harrison 5'11 185 28 3 0 1 1 9 0 0
D 8 Barry Legge 6'0 186 21 3 0 1 1 12 0 0
RW 14 Al McDonough 6'1 175 25 3 1 0 1 2 -- --
G 35 Cam Newton 5'11 170 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW 9 Juhani Tamminen 5'11 185 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 31 Bob Johnson 6'1 185 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 Paul Baxter 5'11 200 20 3 0 0 0 10 0 0
RW 20 Terry Holbrook 6'0 185 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 Randy Legge 5'11 184 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 16 Gary MacGregor 5'9 170 21 3 0 0 0 4 0 0
D 2 Ray McKay 6'4 183 29 3 0 0 0 4 0 0
LW 7 Gerry Pinder 5'8 165 27 3 0 0 0 4 0 0
LW 17 John Stewart 6'0 180 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 28 Russ Walker 6'2 185 22 3 0 0 0 18 0 0
D 21 Terry Ball 5'9 160 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D Brian Bowles 5'11 180 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
F Mike Conroy 6'0 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 27 Bill Evo 6'2 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 10 Lyle Moffat 5'10 180 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 5 Wayne Muloin 5'8 175 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 19 John Stewart 6'0 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Bob Whidden 5'10 175 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 31 Bob Johnson 27 2 120 8 4.00 0 2 .000 0 0
G 35 Cam Newton 25 1 60 6 6.00 0 1 .000 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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