1975-1976 Houston Aeros team stats

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1975-1976 Houston Aeros: 53-27-0
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 33-7-0 (207 goals scored, 126 allowed) Road record: 20-20-0 (134 goals scored, 137 allowed) Head Coach: Bill Dineen Power Play: 77/254 (30.3%) Penalty Killing: 258/301 (85.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 13-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 251-210 341 goals scored (3rd of 14 teams), 263 goals allowed (5th), 1093 PIM (8th) 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%   +/-
RW     9  Gordie Howe          6'0   205   47   78   32   70  102   76  12   1   --   --   --   --  241  13.3  +14
D      4  Mark Howe            5'11  185   20   72   39   37   76   38  13   6   --   --   --   --  270  14.4  +29
LW     7  Frank Hughes         5'10  180   26   80   31   45   76   26  12   0   --   --   --   --  165  18.8  +12
LW    16  Andre Hinse          5'9   175   30   70   35   38   73    6  12   0   --   --   --   --  158  22.2  +12
C     13  Larry Lund           6'0   190   35   73   24   49   73   50   6   1   --   --   --   --  146  16.4   +3
C     10  Gord Labossiere      6'1   190   35   80   23   32   55   18   4   0   --   --   --   --  151  15.2   -1
RW    21  Rich Preston         6'0   185   23   77   22   33   55   33   1   2   --   --   --   --  159  13.8  +30
RW    27  Don Larway           6'1   192   21   79   30   20   50   56   3   0   --   --   --   --  196  15.3   +9
C      8  Terry Ruskowski      5'10  178   20   65   14   35   49  100   3   0   --   --   --   --  105  13.3  +18
RW    11  Murray Hall          6'0   175   35   80   20   26   46   18   3   0   --   --   --   --  118  16.9   -3
D      6  Poul Popiel          5'10  175   32   78   10   36   46   71   2   2   --   --   --   --  162   6.2  +29
LW    14  Ted Taylor           6'0   175   33   68   15   26   41   88   3   0   --   --   --   --  130  11.5  -10
D      2  John Schella         6'0   190   28   74    6   32   38  106   0   0   --   --   --   --  193   3.1   +8
D      3  Marty Howe           6'1   195   21   80   14   23   37   81   0   0   --   --   --   --  179   7.8  +40
LW    18  John Tonelli         6'1   200   18   79   17   14   31   66   3   1   --   --   --   --  123  13.8  +11
D     17  Larry Hale           6'1   180   34   77    2   12   14   30   0   0   --   --   --   --   49   4.1   +7
LW    19  Jan Popiel           5'9   180   28   67    4    7   11   59   0   0   --   --   --   --   68   5.9  -13
D     24  Glen Irwin           5'11  195   24   72    3    8   11  116   0   0   --   --   --   --   59   5.1   +3
D     22  Bill Butters         5'10  185   24   14    0    4    4   18   0   0   --   --   --   --   11   0.0   +8
G     29  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   25   57    0    1    1   22  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    22  Bob Liddington       6'0   175   27    2    0    0    0    2   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0    0
D      5  Mike Stevens         5'11  188   25    6    0    0    0    2   0   0   --   --   --   --    7   0.0   -2
G     30  Wayne Rutledge       6'2   200   33   25    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     12  Steve West           5'0   165   23    0    0    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   30  Wayne Rutledge       33   25  1456   77  3.17  15  10   0  780   .901   1   1
G   29  Ron Grahame          25   57  3343  182  3.27  39  17   0 1752   .896   3   3

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

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   15  D    Richard Mulhern                       Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  2   30  C    Doug Jarvis                           Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  3   45  D    Kevin Campbell                        St. Lawrence University (NCAA)     
  4   60  LW   Dave Salvian                          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  5   74  RW   Paul Crowley                          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  6   88  G    Bill Cheropita                        St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  7  101  D    John Glynne                           U. of Vermont (NCAA)               
  8  113  F    Dave Taylor                           Clarkson University (NCAA)         
  9  125       Jim Maxfield                          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
 10  138  LW   Chad Campbell                         U. of Denver (NCAA)                
 11  150  G    Bill Oleschuk                         Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
 12  160       Jim Lundquist                         Brown University (NCAA)            
 13  169  G    Rick St. Croix                        Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
 14  175  D    Paul Jensen                           Michigan Tech (WCHA)               

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

10-1975	traded Don Borgeson and Jim Sherrit to Crusaders for Jan Popiel
01-1976	signed Bob Liddington as a free agent
03-1976	signed Bill Butters (after Minnesota folded) as a free agent
06-1976	sold the rights to Barry Wilkins to Oilers
10-1976	traded Bob Liddington to Roadrunners for Cam Connor

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/21/1976   vs San Diego Mariners        W   8-6 
04/23/1976   vs San Diego Mariners        W   3-1 
04/25/1976   at San Diego Mariners        W   8-4 
04/27/1976   at San Diego Mariners        L   2-3 
04/28/1976   vs San Diego Mariners        L   2-3 
04/30/1976   at San Diego Mariners        W   3-2 
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Semifinals
05/05/1976   vs New England Whalers       L   2-4 
05/07/1976   vs New England Whalers       W   5-2 
05/09/1976   at New England Whalers       L   1-4 
05/11/1976   at New England Whalers       W   4-3 
05/13/1976   vs New England Whalers       W   4-2 
05/15/1976   at New England Whalers       L   1-6 
05/16/1976   vs New England Whalers       W   2-0 
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Finals
05/20/1976   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   3-4 
05/23/1976   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   4-5 
05/25/1976   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-6 
05/27/1976   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-9

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 8 Terry Ruskowski 5'10 178 20 16 6 10 16 64 -- -- D 4 Mark Howe 5'11 185 20 17 6 10 16 18 -- -- LW 18 John Tonelli 6'1 200 18 17 7 7 14 18 -- -- RW 27 Don Larway 6'1 192 21 16 7 5 12 21 -- -- RW 9 Gordie Howe 6'0 205 47 17 4 8 12 31 -- -- C 10 Gord Labossiere 6'1 190 35 17 2 8 10 14 -- -- RW 21 Rich Preston 6'0 185 23 17 4 6 10 8 -- -- D 3 Marty Howe 6'1 195 21 16 4 4 8 12 -- -- D 6 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 32 17 3 5 8 16 -- -- D 2 John Schella 6'0 190 28 17 1 6 7 38 -- -- LW 7 Frank Hughes 5'10 180 26 17 5 1 6 20 -- -- D 17 Larry Hale 6'1 180 34 17 0 5 5 8 0 0 RW 11 Murray Hall 6'0 175 35 17 1 4 5 0 -- -- LW 16 Andre Hinse 5'9 175 30 17 2 3 5 2 -- -- LW 14 Ted Taylor 6'0 175 33 11 2 2 4 17 -- -- D 22 Bill Butters 5'10 185 24 17 0 3 3 51 0 0 C 13 Larry Lund 6'0 190 35 5 1 1 2 4 -- -- LW 19 Jan Popiel 5'9 180 28 8 1 1 2 4 -- -- C 12 Steve West 5'0 165 23 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 G 30 Wayne Rutledge 6'2 200 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Glen Irwin 5'11 195 24 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 G 29 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 22 Bob Liddington 6'0 175 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Mike Stevens 5'11 188 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ron Grahame 25 14 817 54 3.97 6 8 .000 0 1 G 30 Wayne Rutledge 33 4 200 10 3.00 2 1 103 .903 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1975 at New England Whalers W 5-0 1-0-0 10/14/1975 at Toronto Toros L 3-6 1-1-0 10/18/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 1-2-0 10/19/1975 at Cleveland Crusaders W 6-5 2-2-0 10/23/1975 at Indianapolis Racers L 0-4 2-3-0 10/25/1975 at Cincinnati Stingers L 4-7 2-4-0 10/30/1975 at San Diego Mariners W 4-2 3-4-0 11/01/1975 at Denver Spurs W 3-2 4-4-0 11/05/1975 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 6-4 5-4-0 11/07/1975 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-3 6-4-0 11/09/1975 vs Denver Spurs W 3-2 7-4-0 11/11/1975 vs Toronto Toros W 5-4 8-4-0 11/12/1975 at New England Whalers L 1-4 8-5-0 11/15/1975 at Cincinnati Stingers L 5-8 8-6-0 11/16/1975 at Calgary Cowboys L 3-5 8-7-0 11/18/1975 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 9-7-0 11/21/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 10-7-0 11/23/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-0 11-7-0 11/25/1975 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-1 12-7-0 11/28/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers W 7-4 13-7-0 11/30/1975 vs San Diego Mariners W 8-4 14-7-0 12/02/1975 vs New England Whalers L 2-5 14-8-0 12/05/1975 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 15-8-0 12/06/1975 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 5-6 15-9-0 12/09/1975 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-4 16-9-0 12/12/1975 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-2 17-9-0 12/13/1975 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-4 17-10-0 12/14/1975 at Cleveland Crusaders W 4-3 18-10-0 12/16/1975 vs San Diego Mariners L 2-4 18-11-0 12/20/1975 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-3 19-11-0 12/21/1975 at San Diego Mariners L 1-3 19-12-0 12/26/1975 vs Denver Spurs W 9-4 20-12-0 12/27/1975 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-0 21-12-0 12/30/1975 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 21-13-0 01/03/1976 vs Ottawa Civics W 4-2 22-13-0 01/06/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 7-3 23-13-0 01/09/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 6-5 24-13-0 01/10/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-1 25-13-0 01/11/1976 at Edmonton Oilers W 5-3 26-13-0 01/14/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-4 26-14-0

Date Opponent Result Record 01/15/1976 at Ottawa Civics W 5-4 27-14-0 01/17/1976 at Calgary Cowboys L 2-4 27-15-0 01/20/1976 vs Toronto Toros L 5-7 27-16-0 01/21/1976 vs New England Whalers W 9-3 28-16-0 01/23/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 2-0 29-16-0 01/25/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 5-3 30-16-0 01/28/1976 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-5 31-16-0 01/30/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 1-2 31-17-0 01/31/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 1-4 31-18-0 02/03/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 8-4 32-18-0 02/06/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-3 33-18-0 02/08/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 5-2 34-18-0 02/12/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-1 35-18-0 02/14/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 1-5 35-19-0 02/15/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-4 35-20-0 02/17/1976 vs New England Whalers W 4-3 36-20-0 02/19/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 5-3 37-20-0 02/22/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders L 1-2 37-21-0 02/24/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 37-22-0 02/26/1976 at New England Whalers W 5-2 38-22-0 02/27/1976 at Toronto Toros W 7-6 39-22-0 02/28/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers W 4-2 40-22-0 03/05/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 6-3 41-22-0 03/06/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 4-5 41-23-0 03/09/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 9-2 42-23-0 03/11/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 1-4 42-24-0 03/13/1976 at San Diego Mariners W 3-2 43-24-0 03/17/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 7-4 44-24-0 03/19/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 8-3 45-24-0 03/20/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 1-2 45-25-0 03/21/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-3 46-25-0 03/24/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders W 3-2 47-25-0 03/25/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 3-4 47-26-0 03/26/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 5-1 48-26-0 03/28/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 7-4 49-26-0 03/30/1976 vs San Diego Mariners L 3-4 49-27-0 04/01/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 4-1 50-27-0 04/03/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 8-2 51-27-0 04/04/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 5-2 52-27-0 04/06/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 8-5 53-27-0

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