1976-1977 Colorado Rockies team stats

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1976-1977 Colorado Rockies: 20-46-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 12-20-8 (114 goals scored, 143 allowed) Road record: 8-26-6 (112 goals scored, 164 allowed) Head Coach: Johnny Wilson Power Play: 44/274 (16.1%) Penalty Killing: 186/247 (75.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 173-239 226 goals scored (16th of 18 teams), 307 goals allowed (15th), 978 PIM (12th) NHL Averages: 3.32 goals/game (265.7 goals/team), 1040.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW     9  Wilf Paiement        6'1   210   21   78   41   40   81  101   9   5  109   35  102   15  287  14.3  -13
C     21  Paul Gardner         6'0   195   20   60   30   29   59   25  11   0   71   25   74    0  191  15.7  -28
LW    18  Gary Croteau         6'0   205   30   78   24   27   51   14   5   0   77   12   92    9  145  16.6  -18
C     12  Nelson Pyatt         6'0   175   23   77   23   22   45   20   2   0   60    7   72    2  158  14.6  -17
LW    22  Barry Dean           6'1   195   21   79   14   25   39   92   2   0   61   15   77    5  130  10.8  -26
C     11  Dave Hudson          6'0   185   27   73   15   21   36   14   1   0   51    5   72   23   89  16.9   -3
D      3  Tom Edur             6'1   185   22   80    7   25   32   39   3   0  113   18  108   27  150   4.7  +14
RW    17  Simon Nolet          5'9   185   35   52   12   19   31   10   1   1   44    5   52   13  105  11.4    0
D     24  Jim McElmury         6'1   190   27   55    7   23   30   16   1   0   75   26   77   13   81   8.6  -15
RW    10  Chuck Arnason        5'10  183   25   61   13   10   23   10   3   0   35    9   49    0  152   8.6  -23
C     14  Ron Andruff          6'0   185   23   66    4   18   22   21   0   0   34    5   52    5  106   3.8  -18
LW    16  Danny Gruen          5'11  190   24   29    8   10   18   12   2   0   28    6   31    3   60  13.3   -6
LW    15  Denis Dupere         6'1   200   28   57    7   11   18    4   1   3   30    3   41   17   60  11.7   +3
D     19  John Van Boxmeer     6'0   190   24   41    2   11   13   32   0   0   39   15   50    6   88   2.3  -20
D      6  Colin Campbell       5'9   190   23   54    3    8   11   67   0   0   34    3   63   10   87   3.4  -22
D      5  Tracy Pratt          6'2   195   33   66    1   10   11  110   0   0   57    4  113   33   53   1.9  -27
C     27  Ron Delorme          6'2   185   21   29    6    4   10   23   0   0   16    2   27    2   31  19.4  -11
C     20  Larry Skinner        5'11  180   20   19    4    5    9    6   3   0   11    7   21    4   40  10.0  -13
LW     7  Guy Delparte         5'10  175   27   48    1    8    9   18   0   0   19    1   35    7   37   2.7  -10
D     26  Mike Kitchen         5'10  185   20   60    1    8    9   36   0   0   58    6   57    3   46   2.2   -2
RW    27  Phil Roberto         6'1   190   27   22    1    5    6   23   0   0    8    0   25    6   38   2.6  -11
D      2  Bryan Lefley         6'0   195   28   58    0    6    6   27   0   0   39    5   68   19   40   0.0  -15
C/RW   8  Sean Shanahan        6'3   205   25   30    1    3    4   40   0   0   10    0   21    0   33   3.0  -11
D      4  Larry Johnston       5'11  195   33   25    0    3    3   35   0   0   13    0   42    4   22   0.0  -25
D     23  Roger Lemelin        6'3   215   22   14    1    1    2   21   0   0   10    0   21    5   25   4.0   -6
C     16  Henry Boucha         6'0   185   25    9    0    2    2    4   0   0    2    0    5    3   10   0.0    0
D      4  Steve Durbano        6'1   210   25   19    0    2    2  129   0   0    8    0   18    4   17   0.0   -6
LW    28  Don Cairns           6'1   195   21    2    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    0    0    0    3   0.0   +1
G     31  Michel Plasse        5'11  172   28   54    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C/LW  25  Randy Rota           5'8   170   26    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G      1  Bill McKenzie        5'11  180   27    5    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     33  Doug Favell          5'10  172   31   30    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


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Bill McKenzie        27    5   200    8  2.40   0   2   1  101   .921   0   0
G   31  Michel Plasse        28   54  2986  190  3.82  12  29   9 1714   .889   3   0
G   33  Doug Favell          31   30  1614  105  3.90   8  15   4  996   .895   1   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
  1   11  C    Paul Gardner             447          Oshawa Generals (OHA)                [pick acquired from PIT]
  3   38  D    Mike Kitchen             474          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5   74  LW   Rick McIntyre                         Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  6   92  C    Larry Skinner             47          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

08-07-1976	received Michel Plasse and Simon Nolet from Penguins as compensation for their signing of Denis Herron as a free agent
09-01-1976	received Colin Campbell on loan from Penguins as compensation for their signing of Denis Herron as a free agent
09-01-1976	signed Nelson Pyatt as a free agent
09-12-1976	signed Tracy Pratt as a free agent
09-13-1976	purchased Ron Andruff and Sean Shanahan from Canadiens
09-15-1976	purchased Doug Favell from Maple Leafs
10-04-1976	signed Guy Delparte as a free agent
11-1976	sold Randy Rota to Oilers
11-24-1976	traded Colorado's #3 pick in the 1979 draft to Canadiens for John Van Boxmeer
02-11-1977	purchased Danny Gruen from Red Wings
03-08-1977	traded Tracy Pratt to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #3 pick in the 1977 draft
08-05-1977	traded Barry Dean to Flyers for Mark Suzor
09-07-1977	purchased Tom Edur from Bruins
09-22-1977	purchased Rick Jodzio from Sabres
10-05-1977	signed Andy Spruce as a free agent

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/05/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 1-0-0 10/08/1976 vs New York Rangers L 3-5 1-1-0 10/09/1976 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-4 1-2-0 10/13/1976 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-3 1-3-0 10/15/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 2-3-0 10/17/1976 at New York Rangers L 3-4 2-4-0 10/20/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 2-5-0 10/22/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 2-5-1 10/24/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 2-6-1 10/27/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 3-6-1 10/29/1976 vs Washington Capitals L 1-2 3-7-1 10/30/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 1-3 3-8-1 11/02/1976 vs New York Islanders L 1-5 3-9-1 11/05/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-4 3-10-1 11/07/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 4-10-1 11/10/1976 vs Cleveland Barons L 1-2 4-11-1 11/13/1976 at Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 4-11-2 11/14/1976 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 4-12-2 11/17/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 3-6 4-13-2 11/20/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 5-13-2 11/21/1976 at Washington Capitals L 1-3 5-14-2 11/26/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 5-15-2 11/28/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings T 6-6 5-15-3 11/30/1976 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 6-15-3 12/01/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-3 7-15-3 12/03/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-2 8-15-3 12/05/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 8-16-3 12/08/1976 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 8-16-4 12/11/1976 at Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 8-16-5 12/15/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-8 8-17-5 12/18/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 8-18-5 12/19/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 8-19-5 12/22/1976 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-2 8-20-5 12/26/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5 8-21-5 12/27/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 2-6 8-22-5 12/29/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 3-1 9-22-5 12/31/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 9-22-6 01/02/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 10-22-6 01/05/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-6 10-23-6 01/07/1977 vs New York Rangers T 4-4 10-23-7

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-6 10-24-7 01/13/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 11-24-7 01/15/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 11-25-7 01/16/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-3 11-26-7 01/18/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 7-7 11-26-8 01/20/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-1 12-26-8 01/22/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 12-27-8 01/23/1977 vs New York Islanders L 1-7 12-28-8 01/27/1977 at Boston Bruins W 6-4 13-28-8 01/28/1977 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 13-28-9 01/30/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 14-28-9 02/01/1977 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 15-28-9 02/03/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-6 15-29-9 02/06/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 16-29-9 02/09/1977 at Minnesota North Stars W 8-6 17-29-9 02/11/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 0-3 17-30-9 02/12/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 17-31-9 02/15/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 18-31-9 02/18/1977 at Cleveland Barons T 3-3 18-31-10 02/20/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 19-31-10 02/22/1977 at New York Islanders L 1-2 19-32-10 02/25/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5 19-33-10 02/27/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 19-34-10 03/02/1977 vs St. Louis Blues T 2-2 19-34-11 03/05/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-6 19-35-11 03/06/1977 vs New York Islanders L 0-5 19-36-11 03/09/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-3 19-37-11 03/10/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 19-38-11 03/12/1977 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 19-38-12 03/13/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-6 19-39-12 03/16/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 19-39-13 03/18/1977 at Washington Capitals L 0-5 19-40-13 03/20/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-4 19-41-13 03/22/1977 at New York Islanders L 2-9 19-42-13 03/23/1977 at New York Rangers L 3-5 19-43-13 03/25/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 19-43-14 03/26/1977 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-2 19-44-14 03/31/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 5-7 19-45-14 04/01/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 20-45-14 04/03/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 4-6 20-46-14

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