1975-1976 New England Whalers: 33-40-7
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Home record: 22-16-2 (148 goals scored, 130 allowed)
Road record: 11-24-5 (107 goals scored, 160 allowed)
Head Coaches: Jack Kelley (14-16-3), Don Blackburn (14-18-3), Harry Neale (5-6-1)
Power Play: 46/259 (17.8%)
Penalty Killing: 215/271 (79.3%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 15-4
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 194-230
255 goals scored (11th of 14 teams), 290 goals allowed (9th), 1012 PIM (10th)
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 8 Tom Webster 5'10 170 27 55 33 50 83 24 9 0 -- -- -- -- 195 16.9 +14
C 4 Larry Pleau 6'1 190 28 75 29 45 74 21 12 2 -- -- -- -- 192 15.1 +1
C 12 Rosaire Paiement 5'11 170 30 80 28 43 71 89 4 1 -- -- -- -- 200 14.0 -6
LW 15 Ron Climie 5'11 185 25 65 20 25 45 17 6 0 -- -- -- -- 118 16.9 -8
D 2 Rick Ley 5'9 190 27 67 8 30 38 78 2 0 -- -- -- -- 130 6.2 -20
D 6 Thommy Abrahamsson 6'2 185 28 63 14 21 35 47 3 2 -- -- -- -- 150 9.3 -11
C 9 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 38 38 14 19 33 6 0 1 -- -- -- -- 94 14.9 --
LW 9 Wayne Carleton 6'3 212 29 35 12 21 33 6 2 0 -- -- -- -- 107 11.2 -3
C 17 Mike Rogers 5'9 170 21 36 18 14 32 10 1 0 -- -- -- -- 88 20.5 -5
C 20 Garry Swain 5'8 164 28 79 10 16 26 46 1 3 -- -- -- -- 118 8.5 -30
D 10 Alan Hangsleben 6'1 195 22 78 2 23 25 62 0 0 -- -- -- -- 118 1.7 -3
RW 16 Fred O'Donnell 5'10 175 26 79 11 11 22 81 0 0 -- -- -- -- 100 11.0 -19
D 7 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 18 77 3 19 22 102 0 0 -- -- -- -- 115 2.6 -17
C 27 Tommy Earl 5'11 172 28 66 8 11 19 26 0 6 -- -- -- -- 63 12.7 -7
LW 22 Don Borgeson 5'11 175 30 31 9 8 17 4 1 0 -- -- -- -- 62 14.5 -2
RW 14 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 33 76 4 13 17 51 0 0 -- -- -- -- 109 3.7 -3
LW 19 Danny Arndt 5'10 170 20 69 8 8 16 10 1 0 -- -- -- -- 89 9.0 -16
D 5 Paul Hurley 5'11 185 29 46 0 14 14 20 0 0 -- -- -- -- 98 0.0 -6
C 11 Bob McManama 6'0 180 24 37 3 10 13 28 0 0 -- -- -- -- 39 7.7 -12
D 3 Brad Selwood 6'1 200 27 40 2 10 12 28 0 0 -- -- -- -- 55 3.6 +5
RW 21 Mike Byers 5'10 185 29 18 4 3 7 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 25 16.0 -2
LW 21 Dan Bolduc 5'9 180 22 14 2 5 7 14 0 0 -- -- -- -- 27 7.4 +5
LW 18 Bob Charlebois 5'11 170 31 28 3 3 6 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 19 15.8 -1
LW 23 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 23 49 3 2 5 94 0 0 -- -- -- -- 44 6.8 -5
LW 22 Don Blackburn 6'0 190 37 21 2 3 5 6 0 0 -- -- -- -- 15 13.3 -5
RW 5 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 27 11 0 3 3 55 0 0 -- -- -- -- 18 0.0 0
G 29 Paul Hoganson 5'11 175 26 4 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 26 Marty Gateman 6'0 185 23 12 0 1 1 6 0 0 -- -- -- -- 6 0.0 -8
G 30 Bruce Landon 5'9 180 26 38 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 6'2 175 28 40 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
F 24 John Danby 5'10 165 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- 0
C 7 Terry Caffery 5'9 165 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 2 0.0 -1
G 35 Cap Raeder 6'0 180 22 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 18 Steve Richardson 6'2 185 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 5 0.0 -1
F 25 Jim Troy 6'2 205 22 14 0 0 0 43 0 0 -- -- -- -- 7 0.0 -5
G 29 Gaye Cooley 5'8 175 29 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 28 41 2385 136 3.42 18 18 2 1221 .889 1 2
G 30 Bruce Landon 26 38 2181 126 3.47 14 19 5 1094 .885 3 0
G 29 Paul Hoganson 26 4 224 16 4.29 1 2 0 108 .852 0 0
G 35 Cap Raeder 22 2 100 8 4.80 0 1 0 46 .826 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 13 C Terry McDonald Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
2 28 LW Danny Arndt Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3 43 C Matti Hagman Finland
4 58 F Derek Spring Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
5 72 RW Gary McFadyen Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
6 86 F Terry Martin London Knights (OHA)
7 99 F John Tweedle Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
8 111 D Mike Harazny Regina Pats (WCHL)
9 123 LW Dave Norris Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
10 136 Paul Stevenson Brown University (ECAC)
11 149 F Clark Jantzie U. of Alberta (CIAU)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
06-19-1975 | claimed Paul Hoganson from Blades in dispersal draft |
09-1975 | released Bill Berglund, Don Blackburn and Al Smith |
10-1975 | traded Terry Caffery to Cowboys for future considerations |
01-1976 | traded Wayne Carleton to Oilers for Mike Rogers |
01-1976 | purchased Ralph Backstrom and Don Borgeson from Spurs |
02-1976 | traded Paul Hurley and the rights to Clarke Jantze to Oilers for Steve Carlyle and Kerry Ketter |
03-1976 | signed Ron Busniuk (after Minnesota folded) as a free agent |
06-1976 | traded Bob McManama and Fred O'Donnell to Crusaders for Wayne Connelly |
07-1976 | signed George Lyle as a free agent |
08-1976 | signed Dave Hybes as a free agent |
10-1976 | sold Wayne Connelly to Cowboys |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/09/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 5-3
04/10/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders W 6-1
04/11/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders W 3-2
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Round 2
04/16/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 4-1
04/17/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 0-4
04/21/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers W 3-0
04/23/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers W 2-1
04/24/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 0-4
04/27/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers L 3-5
04/29/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 6-0
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Semifinals
05/05/1976 at Houston Aeros W 4-2
05/07/1976 at Houston Aeros L 2-5
05/09/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 4-1
05/11/1976 vs Houston Aeros L 3-4
05/13/1976 at Houston Aeros L 2-4
05/15/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 6-1
05/16/1976 at Houston Aeros L 0-2
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
RW 8 Tom Webster 5'10 170 27 17 10 9 19 6 -- --
C 12 Rosaire Paiement 5'11 170 30 17 4 11 15 41 -- --
C 17 Mike Rogers 5'9 170 21 17 5 8 13 2 -- --
C 4 Larry Pleau 6'1 190 28 14 5 7 12 0 -- --
D 7 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 18 17 2 9 11 36 -- --
C 9 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 38 17 5 4 9 8 -- --
C 11 Bob McManama 6'0 180 24 12 4 3 7 4 -- --
LW 21 Dan Bolduc 5'9 180 22 16 1 6 7 4 -- --
RW 16 Fred O'Donnell 5'10 175 26 17 2 5 7 20 -- --
D 6 Thommy Abrahamsson 6'2 185 28 17 2 4 6 15 -- --
D 10 Alan Hangsleben 6'1 195 22 13 2 3 5 20 -- --
LW 23 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 23 16 3 2 5 57 -- --
C 27 Tommy Earl 5'11 172 28 17 0 5 5 4 0 0
D 2 Rick Ley 5'9 190 27 17 1 4 5 49 -- --
C 20 Garry Swain 5'8 164 28 17 3 2 5 15 -- --
D 3 Brad Selwood 6'1 200 27 17 2 2 4 27 -- --
RW 5 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 27 17 0 2 2 14 0 0
RW 14 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 33 17 1 1 2 8 -- --
G 35 Cap Raeder 6'0 180 22 14 0 1 1 0 0 0
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 6'2 175 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 29 Gaye Cooley 5'8 175 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F 25 Jim Troy 6'2 205 22 2 0 0 0 29 0 0
G 30 Bruce Landon 5'9 180 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW 19 Danny Arndt 5'10 170 20 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW 22 Don Blackburn 6'0 190 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 22 Don Borgeson 5'11 175 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 21 Mike Byers 5'10 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 7 Terry Caffery 5'9 165 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 9 Wayne Carleton 6'3 212 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 18 Bob Charlebois 5'11 170 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 15 Ron Climie 5'11 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
F 24 John Danby 5'10 165 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 26 Marty Gateman 6'0 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 29 Paul Hoganson 5'11 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 5 Paul Hurley 5'11 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 18 Steve Richardson 6'2 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 35 Cap Raeder 22 14 819 31 2.27 7 7 409 .924 2
G 30 Bruce Landon 26 4 197 7 2.13 3 0 104 .933 0
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 28 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0
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