1976-1977 Edmonton Oilers: 34-43-4
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Home record: 24-15-1 (148 goals scored, 131 allowed)
Road record: 10-28-3 (95 goals scored, 173 allowed)
Head Coaches: Bep Guidolin (25-36-2), Glen Sather (9-7-2)
Power Play: 50/242 (20.7%)
Penalty Killing: 220/278 (79.1%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 1-11
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 192-235
243 goals scored (11th of 12 teams), 304 goals allowed (9th), 1319 PIM (3rd)
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% +/-
RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 33 48 34 20 54 20 7 0 -- -- -- -- 177 19.2 +7
C 21 Bryan Campbell 6'0 175 32 66 12 42 54 18 0 1 -- -- -- -- 149 8.1 -10
LW 14 Glen Sather 5'11 180 33 81 19 34 53 77 2 0 -- -- -- -- 124 15.3 -17
D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 30 81 8 37 45 60 3 0 -- -- -- -- 140 5.7 -19
C 9 Norm Ullman 5'10 175 41 67 16 27 43 28 4 0 -- -- -- -- 107 15.0 -23
RW 17 Rusty Patenaude 5'8 175 27 73 25 16 41 57 8 0 -- -- -- -- 201 12.4 -23
C 11 Gavin Kirk 5'10 175 25 52 8 28 36 16 3 0 -- -- -- -- 87 9.2 -4
LW 7 Rick Morris 5'10 170 30 79 18 17 35 76 1 0 -- -- -- -- 198 9.1 -1
C 12 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 37 38 13 15 28 18 4 0 -- -- -- -- 111 11.7 0
D 6 Barry Wilkins 6'0 190 29 51 4 24 28 75 0 0 -- -- -- -- 65 6.2 -7
D 5 Doug Barrie 5'9 175 30 70 8 19 27 92 2 0 -- -- -- -- 102 7.8 -4
C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 23 29 9 16 25 48 2 0 -- -- -- -- 48 18.8 +6
RW 15 Tim Sheehy 6'1 185 28 28 15 8 23 4 4 0 -- -- -- -- 85 17.6 -7
D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 22 77 7 16 23 94 2 0 -- -- -- -- 133 5.3 -16
D 2 Gregg Boddy 6'2 200 27 46 1 17 18 41 1 0 -- -- -- -- 42 2.4 -1
C/LW 20 Randy Rota 5'8 170 26 40 9 6 15 8 1 0 -- -- -- -- 80 11.2 -10
C 25 Bob Russell 5'9 167 21 57 7 6 13 41 0 0 -- -- -- -- 79 8.9 -10
LW 27 Frank Beaton 5'10 200 23 68 4 9 13 274 0 0 -- -- -- -- 63 6.3 -12
RW 12 Butch Williams 5'11 195 24 29 3 10 13 16 1 0 -- -- -- -- 37 8.1 -9
C 15 Claude St. Sauveur 6'1 185 24 15 5 7 12 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 24 20.8 -1
C 21 Gene Peacosh 5'11 175 28 11 5 4 9 14 2 0 -- -- -- -- 28 17.9 +2
RW 8 Bob Nevin 6'0 185 38 13 3 2 5 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- 15 20.0 -8
RW 16 Tom Simpson 5'9 195 24 15 3 2 5 16 0 0 -- -- -- -- 23 13.0 +2
LW/C 20 Pete Laframboise 6'2 185 26 17 0 5 5 12 0 0 -- -- -- -- 28 0.0 -6
RW 8 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 28 29 2 2 4 83 0 0 -- -- -- -- 37 5.4 0
RW 11 Barry Merrell 6'1 180 31 10 1 3 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 15 6.7 -2
D 24 Glenn Patrick 6'2 190 26 23 0 4 4 62 0 0 -- -- -- -- 25 0.0 -10
D 4 Larry Hornung 6'0 190 31 21 2 1 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 21 9.5 -6
D 19 Ken Baird 6'0 190 25 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 7 14.3 +2
G 1 Ken Broderick 5'10 178 34 40 0 3 3 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 18 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 25 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 16 6.2 -3
RW 10 Ted Scharf 5'11 185 25 5 0 2 2 14 0 0 -- -- -- -- 11 0.0 -1
D 8 Bill Butters 5'10 185 25 7 0 2 2 17 0 0 -- -- -- -- 7 0.0 -2
D 23 Dennis Patterson 5'8 175 26 23 0 2 2 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 11 0.0 -18
G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 35 24 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 2 Barry Long 6'2 210 27 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 3 0.0 -4
LW 24 Danny Arndt 5'10 170 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- -2
LW 10 Joe Fortunato 5'9 170 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- 0
LW/C 16 Paul Stewart 6'1 205 22 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 0
D 4 Bill Prentice 6'0 190 26 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 +2
LW 22 Peter Morris 5'8 165 21 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 -2
G 30 Louis Levasseur 5'10 160 27 21 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 28 Dave Dryden 35 24 1416 77 3.26 10 13 0 693 .889 3 1
G 1 Ken Broderick 34 40 2301 134 3.49 18 18 1 1098 .878 1 4
G 30 Louis Levasseur 27 21 1213 88 4.35 6 12 3 658 .866 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
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1976 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 1 RW Blair Chapman Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
1 6 F Bernie Federko Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3 28 W Harold Phillipoff New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 30 C Drew Callander Regina Pats (WCHL)
3 36 F Brian Sutter Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
4 48 F Yvon Vautour Laval National (QMJHL)
5 60 D Tim Williams Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6 72 C Gord Blumenschein Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
7 84 LW John Tavella Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
8 95 RW Al Dumba Regina Pats (WCHL)
9 106 G Jim Bedard Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
06-1976 | purchased the rights to Barry Wilkins from Aeros |
07-1976 | sold the rights to Gilles Marotte to Stingers |
08-1976 | signed Pete Laframboise, Barry Merrell and Glen Sather as free agents |
08-1976 | traded future considerations to Mariners for Gene Peacosh |
09-1976 | signed Ken Broderick, Dennis Patterson and Butch Williams as free agents |
09-1976 | traded Dave Kryskow to Cowboys for future considerations |
10-1976 | purchased Frank Beaton from Stingers |
10-1976 | traded Barry Long to Jets for future considerations |
10-1976 | signed Bob Nevin and Paul Stewart as free agents |
11-1976 | traded Larry Hornung to Mariners for Gregg Boddy |
11-1976 | traded Gene Peacosh to Racers for Bryan Campbell |
11-1976 | purchased Randy Rota from Rockies |
12-1976 | purchased Bill Flett from Flames |
12-1976 | traded Tim Sheehy to Bulls for Gavin Kirk and Tom Simpson |
01-1977 | purchased Claude St. Sauveur and Wayne Connelly from Cowboys |
01-1977 | purchased Mike Antonovich, Bill Butters and Louis Levasseur from Fighting Saints |
01-1977 | purchased Dave Keon, John McKenzie, Steve Carlson and Jack Carlson from Fighting Saints |
01-1977 | traded Dave Keon, John McKenzie, Steve Carlson and Jack Carlson to Whalers for Dave Debol (acq. June 1977), Danny Arndt and cash |
02-1977 | traded Mike Antonovich and Bill Butters to Whalers for Ron Busniuk and Brett Callighen |
02-1977 | signed Glenn Patrick as a free agent |
06-1977 | signed Gerry Pinder (after San Diego folded) as a free agent |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/13/1977 at Houston Aeros L 3-4 (OT)
04/15/1977 at Houston Aeros L 2-6
04/17/1977 vs Houston Aeros W 7-2
04/20/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 1-4
04/22/1977 at Houston Aeros L 3-4
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 23 5 4 1 5 7 -- --
C/LW 20 Randy Rota 5'8 170 26 5 3 2 5 0 -- --
C 21 Bryan Campbell 6'0 175 32 5 3 1 4 0 -- --
D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 30 5 0 4 4 4 0 0
D 2 Gregg Boddy 6'2 200 27 4 1 2 3 14 -- --
D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 22 5 2 1 3 9 -- --
C 9 Norm Ullman 5'10 175 41 5 0 3 3 0 0 0
LW 27 Frank Beaton 5'10 200 23 5 0 2 2 21 0 0
RW 8 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 28 5 0 2 2 37 0 0
RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 33 5 0 2 2 2 0 0
LW 14 Glen Sather 5'11 180 33 5 1 1 2 2 -- --
D 6 Barry Wilkins 6'0 190 29 4 0 1 1 2 0 0
C 12 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 37 5 0 1 1 0 0 0
C 11 Gavin Kirk 5'10 175 25 5 1 0 1 4 -- --
LW 7 Rick Morris 5'10 170 30 5 0 1 1 4 0 0
C 15 Claude St. Sauveur 6'1 185 24 5 1 0 1 0 -- --
C 25 Bob Russell 5'9 167 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 30 Louis Levasseur 5'10 160 27 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
RW 17 Rusty Patenaude 5'8 175 27 2 0 0 0 8 0 0
D 24 Glenn Patrick 6'2 190 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 1 Ken Broderick 5'10 178 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 5 Doug Barrie 5'9 175 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 18 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Danny Arndt 5'10 170 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 19 Ken Baird 6'0 190 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 8 Bill Butters 5'10 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 10 Joe Fortunato 5'9 170 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Larry Hornung 6'0 190 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW/C 20 Pete Laframboise 6'2 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 2 Barry Long 6'2 210 27 -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 11 Barry Merrell 6'1 180 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 22 Peter Morris 5'8 165 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 8 Bob Nevin 6'0 185 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 23 Dennis Patterson 5'8 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Gene Peacosh 5'11 175 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Bill Prentice 6'0 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 10 Ted Scharf 5'11 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 15 Tim Sheehy 6'1 185 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 16 Tom Simpson 5'9 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW/C 16 Paul Stewart 6'1 205 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 12 Butch Williams 5'11 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 1 Ken Broderick 34 3 179 10 3.35 1 2 82 .878 0 0
G 30 Louis Levasseur 27 2 133 10 4.51 0 2 .000 0 0
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