1976-1977 Detroit Red Wings team stats

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1976-1977 Detroit Red Wings: 16-55-9
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 12-22-6 (108 goals scored, 137 allowed) Road record: 4-33-3 (75 goals scored, 172 allowed) Head Coaches: Alex Delvecchio (13-26-5), Larry Wilson (3-29-4) Power Play: 37/294 (12.6%) Penalty Killing: 244/317 (77.0%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 136-226 183 goals scored (18th of 18 teams), 309 goals allowed (16th), 1332 PIM (2nd) 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%   +/-
C     11  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   29   80   25   34   59   50   3   3   78   24  110   32  189  13.2  -24
C/RW   8  Dennis Polonich      5'6   166   23   79   18   28   46  274   6   1   67   19   73    5  183   9.8  -20
LW    22  Dennis Hextall       5'11  175   33   78   14   32   46  158   5   0   62   12  109   24  129  10.9  -35
LW    14  Nick Libett          6'1   195   31   80   14   27   41   25   3   1   63   14   99   25  210   6.7  -25
RW    16  Michel Bergeron      5'10  170   22   74   21   12   33   98   3   0   48   10   80    2  197  10.7  -40
LW    23  Bill Lochead         6'1   195   22   61   16   14   30   39   4   0   46   12   45    0  127  12.6  -11
LW     7  Dan Maloney          6'2   195   26   34   13   13   26   64   3   1   43   14   36   10  107  12.1   +3
RW    27  Fred "Buster" Harvey 6'0   185   26   54   11   11   22   18   2   3   31    6   51   13  105  10.5  -13
C     12  J.P. LeBlanc         5'10  170   30   74    7   11   18   40   0   0   27    0   63   20   77   9.1  -16
D      3  Jim Nahrgang         6'0   185   25   53    5   11   16   34   3   1   40    8   52    8   96   5.2  -12
D     19  Rick Wilson          6'1   195   26   77    3   13   16   56   0   0   66    6  109   29   60   5.0  -20
D     26  Al Cameron           6'1   205   21   80    3   13   16  112   1   0   62   16  121   32  139   2.2  -43
D      4  Rick Lapointe        6'2   200   21   49    2   11   13   80   1   0   42    8   59    8   59   3.4  -17
D      2  Terry Harper         6'1   200   36   52    4    8   12   28   1   0   40    4   77   18   60   6.7  -23
RW    21  Danny Grant          5'10  188   30   42    2   10   12    4   0   0   14    5   45    2   62   3.2  -34
D     24  Greg Joly            6'1   190   22   53    1   11   12   14   1   0   32   16   44    6   73   1.4  -22
D      5  Jean Hamel           5'11  195   24   71    1   10   11   63   0   0   44    0   85   23   85   1.2  -18
LW    25  Mike Bloom           6'3   206   24   45    6    3    9   22   0   0   13    0   23    0   40  15.0  -10
C     17  Bobby Sheehan        5'7   155   27   34    5    4    9    2   0   0   12    0   24    2   45  11.1  -10
LW    27  Bob Ritchie          5'10  170   21   17    6    2    8   10   1   0   12    3   25    3   33  18.2  -13
C     15  Fred Williams        5'11  178   20   44    2    5    7   10   0   0   13    2   29    1   32   6.2  -17
D      4  Terry Murray         6'2   190   26   23    0    7    7   10   0   0   16    3   46   15   24   0.0  -18
RW    25  Dave Kelly           6'2   205   24   16    2    0    2    4   0   0    3    0   11    0   17  11.8   -8
D     10  Dwight Schofield     6'3   195   20    3    1    0    1    2   0   0    3    0    3    0    3  33.3    0
RW    17  Steve Coates         5'9   172   26    5    1    0    1   24   0   0    1    0    2    0    5  20.0   -1
D     18  Bryan Watson         5'9   175   34   14    0    1    1   39   0   0   12    0   17    7    4   0.0   +2
D     28  Reed Larson          6'0   195   20   14    0    1    1   23   0   0    6    0    8    0   23   0.0   -2
G     31  Ed Giacomin          5'11  180   37   33    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Jim Rutherford       5'8   168   27   48    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    20  Don Martineau        6'0   190   24    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
D      3  Larry Giroux         6'0   190   25    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    1    0    7   0.0    0
RW    18  Kevin Schamehorn     5'9   185   20    3    0    0    0    9   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
C     18  Fern LeBlanc         5'9   170   20    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    3    0    1   0.0   -3
C     29  Fred Berry           5'9   175   20    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    3    0    4   0.0   -3
G     30  Terry Richardson     6'1   190   23    5    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    29  Brian McCutcheon     5'10  180   27   12    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    1    1   0.0    0

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  Ed Giacomin          37   33  1791  107  3.58   8  18   3  827   .871   3   3
G    1  Jim Rutherford       27   48  2740  180  3.94   7  34   6 1345   .866   1   0
G   30  Terry Richardson     23    5   269   18  4.01   1   3   0  137   .869   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

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    4  C    Fred Williams             44          Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  2   22  D    Reed Larson              904          University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  3   40  C    Fred Berry                 3          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  4   58  RW   Kevin Schamehorn          10          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  5   76  D    Dwight Schofield         211          London Knights (OHA)               
  6   94  D    Tony Horvath                          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  7  111  C    Fern LeBlanc              34          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  8  120  G    Claude Legris              4          Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

10-08-1976	signed Bobby Sheehan as a free agent
11-30-1976	traded Bryan Watson to Capitals for Greg Joly
02-11-1977	sold Danny Gruen to Rockies
02-17-1977	traded Rick Lapointe and Mike Korney to Flyers for Terry Murray, Dave Kelly, Steve Coates and Bob Ritchie
07-08-1977	signed Perry Miller as a free agent
07-14-1977	signed Steve Durbano as a free agent
08-1977	traded future considerations to Flames for Al McDonough
08-17-1977	signed Danny Gruen as a free agent
08-17-1977	traded Walt McKechnie, Detroit's #2 pick in the 1979 draft and Detroit's #3 pick in the 1978 draft to Capitals for the rights to Ron Low and Washington's #3 pick in the 1979 draft
08-18-1977	purchased Rick Bowness from Flames
10-04-1977	signed Dave Hanson as a free agent
10-10-1977	claimed Paul Woods from Canadiens in waiver draft

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1976 vs Washington Capitals T 3-3 0-0-1 10/09/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-0 1-0-1 10/12/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 1-1-1 10/16/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-4 1-2-1 10/17/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-7 1-3-1 10/22/1976 vs New York Islanders W 5-0 2-3-1 10/23/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 2-4 2-4-1 10/26/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 2-5-1 10/28/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-3 2-6-1 10/30/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 2-7-1 10/31/1976 at New York Rangers W 6-5 3-7-1 11/04/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 4-7-1 11/07/1976 vs Atlanta Flames T 0-0 4-7-2 11/09/1976 at New York Islanders L 1-8 4-8-2 11/10/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 4-6 4-9-2 11/13/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 4-9-3 11/16/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-2 4-10-3 11/17/1976 vs St. Louis Blues T 5-5 4-10-4 11/19/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-2 5-10-4 11/21/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 5-11-4 11/24/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 6-11-4 11/25/1976 at New York Islanders W 3-1 7-11-4 11/27/1976 vs New York Rangers L 0-5 7-12-4 11/28/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 7-13-4 12/01/1976 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 8-13-4 12/04/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 8-14-4 12/11/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-5 8-15-4 12/12/1976 at Boston Bruins W 5-3 9-15-4 12/15/1976 at Cleveland Barons L 3-7 9-16-4 12/16/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-3 10-16-4 12/18/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 6-3 11-16-4 12/19/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-6 11-17-4 12/22/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 1-2 11-18-4 12/23/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 12-18-4 12/27/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings L 4-7 12-19-4 12/29/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-6 12-20-4 12/31/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 4-2 13-20-4 01/02/1977 vs Colorado Rockies L 4-6 13-21-4 01/04/1977 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 13-21-5 01/06/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-7 13-22-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1977 vs Washington Capitals L 0-2 13-23-5 01/12/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 1-3 13-24-5 01/13/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 2-4 13-25-5 01/15/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 0-4 13-26-5 01/20/1977 vs Colorado Rockies L 1-3 13-27-5 01/22/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 0-3 13-28-5 01/23/1977 at Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 13-28-6 01/27/1977 at Washington Capitals L 1-4 13-29-6 01/29/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 4-3 14-29-6 02/02/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-9 14-30-6 02/05/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-3 14-31-6 02/06/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-2 15-31-6 02/10/1977 vs New York Rangers L 4-5 15-32-6 02/12/1977 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 15-32-7 02/13/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 15-33-7 02/15/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 2-6 15-34-7 02/17/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 15-34-8 02/19/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 15-35-8 02/20/1977 at New York Rangers L 2-3 15-36-8 02/23/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 15-37-8 02/24/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 16-37-8 02/26/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 16-38-8 03/01/1977 at Boston Bruins L 3-8 16-39-8 03/03/1977 vs New York Islanders L 2-4 16-40-8 03/05/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 16-41-8 03/09/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 16-42-8 03/10/1977 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-4 16-43-8 03/12/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-6 16-44-8 03/13/1977 vs Washington Capitals T 3-3 16-44-9 03/15/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-7 16-45-9 03/17/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 16-46-9 03/20/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 16-47-9 03/23/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 0-6 16-48-9 03/24/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 1-3 16-49-9 03/26/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-4 16-50-9 03/27/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-6 16-51-9 03/29/1977 at Washington Capitals L 1-6 16-52-9 03/31/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-3 16-53-9 04/02/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-4 16-54-9 04/03/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 16-55-9

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