1975-1976 San Diego Mariners team stats

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1975-1976 San Diego Mariners: 36-38-6
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 24-12-4 (171 goals scored, 110 allowed) Road record: 12-26-2 (132 goals scored, 180 allowed) Head Coach: Ron Ingram Power Play: 66/287 (23.0%) Penalty Killing: 178/220 (80.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 231-238 303 goals scored (6th of 14 teams), 290 goals allowed (10th), 716 PIM (13th) 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%   +/-
C      7  Andre Lacroix        5'8   175   30   80   29   72  101   42  12   3   --   --   --   --  274  10.6  -29
C     10  Ray Adduono          5'9   160   28   80   23   67   90   22   6   0   --   --   --   --   92  25.0  +29
RW     9  Norm Ferguson        5'9   165   30   79   37   37   74   12   4   0   --   --   --   --  253  14.6  +14
C     25  Gene Peacosh         5'11  175   27   79   37   33   70   35   8   0   --   --   --   --  214  17.3   -5
C/D   21  Joe Noris            6'0   185   24   80   28   40   68   24   5   3   --   --   --   --  194  14.4   +4
LW     4  Kevin Morrison       6'0   202   26   80   22   43   65   56   7   0   --   --   --   --  334   6.6    0
L     11  John French          5'11  165   25   76   25   39   64   16   6   0   --   --   --   --  110  22.7   -2
LW    16  Kevin Devine         5'8   165   21   80   21   28   49  102   3   0   --   --   --   --  109  19.3   +2
RW    12  Wayne Rivers         5'10  180   33   71   19   25   44   24  10   0   --   --   --   --  188  10.1  -18
D      2  Brent Hughes         6'0   205   32   78    7   28   35   63   1   0   --   --   --   --  104   6.7   +6
RW    14  Alec Tidey           6'0   182   20   74   16   11   27   46   2   0   --   --   --   --  160  10.0   +7
LW     8  Don Burgess          6'0   175   29   73   14   11   25   35   2   0   --   --   --   --  122  11.5  -17
D      5  Bob Wall             5'10  171   33   68    1   20   21   32   0   0   --   --   --   --   73   1.4   +3
D      6  Bob Falkenberg       6'0   185   29   79    3   13   16   31   0   0   --   --   --   --   71   4.2  -18
D     23  Mike McMahon         5'11  180   34   69    2   12   14   38   0   0   --   --   --   --   79   2.5   -5
C     15  Brian Morenz         5'10  185   26   40    6    7   13   22   0   0   --   --   --   --   38  15.8   -9
RW    29  Gary Bredin          6'0   180   27   50    4    5    9   10   0   0   --   --   --   --   55   7.3  -12
RW    18  Peter McNamee        5'11  170   25   51    2    3    5   27   0   0   --   --   --   --   52   3.8  -10
C     19  Bob Dobek            6'0   185   23   14    3    1    4    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   23  13.0   +1
C     11  Dave Walter          6'0   185   23   16    1    2    3    6   0   0   --   --   --   --   13   7.7   +2
D     17  Jim Hargreaves       5'11  195   25   43    1    1    2   26   0   0   --   --   --   --   34   2.9   -3
G     31  Ernie Wakely         5'11  160   35   67    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
F     22  Jamie Bateman        6'1   190   21    7    1    0    1    4   0   0   --   --   --   --    6  16.7   -1
LW    18  Bill Goldthorpe      5'11  185   22   14    1    0    1   30   0   0   --   --   --   --   12   8.3    0
C         Brian Bye            5'10  180   21    1    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0    0
G     30  Bob Blanchet         5'8   175   21    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D         Gary Jacquith        6'0   200   27    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    0   ---    0
D      3  Rick Lalonde         6'0   200   20    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    0   ---   -1
G      1  Russ Gillow          5'10  165   35   23    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   31  Ernie Wakely         35   67  3823  208  3.26  35  27   4 1980   .895   3   3
G    1  Russ Gillow          35   23  1037   74  4.28   1  10   2  568   .870   1   0
G   30  Bob Blanchet         21    1    32    4  7.50   0   1   0   24   .833   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

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   12  D    Jamie Masters                         Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  2   27  C    Rick Adduono                          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   42  RW   Bob Watson                            Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  4   57       Dan Blair                             Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  5   71  C    Craig Crawford                        Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  6   85  RW   Alec Tidey                            Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)          
  7   98  D    Rick Lalonde                          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  8  110  F    Kelly Secord                          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  9  122  F    Alex Forsyth                          Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
 10  135  G    Don Edwards                           Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
 11  148  D    Dale Anderson                         Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)         
 12  159       Bruce O'Grady                         Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

07-1975	Brian Perry, Doug Volmar and Tom Trevelyan retired
09-1975	Harry Howell retired
11-1975	traded Bill Goldthorpe to Spurs for Gary Bredin
12-1975	traded Dave Walter to Roadrunners for Peter McNamee
07-1976	signed Randy Legge (after Cleveland folded) as a free agent
08-1976	traded Gene Peacosh to Oilers for future considerations
08-1976	traded future considerations to Roadrunners for Gary Veneruzzo
09-1976	traded Ray Adduono and Bob Wall to Fighting Saints for Gerry Pinder and Paul Shmyr
09-1976	signed Gregg Boddy and Ken Lockett as free agents

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/09/1976   at Phoenix Roadrunners       L   2-3 
04/10/1976   vs Phoenix Roadrunners       W   4-2 
04/13/1976   at Phoenix Roadrunners       L   4-6 
04/15/1976   vs Phoenix Roadrunners       W   5-1 
04/17/1976   at Phoenix Roadrunners       W   2-1 
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Round 2
04/21/1976   at Houston Aeros             L   6-8 
04/23/1976   at Houston Aeros             L   1-3 
04/25/1976   vs Houston Aeros             L   4-8 
04/27/1976   vs Houston Aeros             W   3-2 
04/28/1976   at Houston Aeros             W   3-2 
04/30/1976   vs Houston Aeros             L   2-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 10 Ray Adduono 5'9 160 28 11 4 7 11 6 -- -- L 11 John French 5'11 165 25 11 4 7 11 0 -- -- C 7 Andre Lacroix 5'8 175 30 11 4 6 10 4 -- -- RW 14 Alec Tidey 6'0 182 20 11 3 6 9 10 -- -- LW 8 Don Burgess 6'0 175 29 11 1 7 8 4 -- -- RW 12 Wayne Rivers 5'10 180 33 11 4 4 8 4 -- -- D 2 Brent Hughes 6'0 205 32 10 1 5 6 6 -- -- LW 4 Kevin Morrison 6'0 202 26 11 1 5 6 12 -- -- C/D 21 Joe Noris 6'0 185 24 11 2 4 6 6 -- -- LW 16 Kevin Devine 5'8 165 21 11 3 1 4 36 -- -- D 5 Bob Wall 5'10 171 33 11 1 3 4 4 -- -- C 19 Bob Dobek 6'0 185 23 11 1 2 3 0 -- -- D 6 Bob Falkenberg 6'0 185 29 11 1 2 3 6 -- -- C 15 Brian Morenz 5'10 185 26 11 2 1 3 11 -- -- C 25 Gene Peacosh 5'11 175 27 11 2 1 3 21 -- -- RW 9 Norm Ferguson 5'9 165 30 4 2 0 2 9 -- -- D 23 Mike McMahon 5'11 180 34 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 18 Peter McNamee 5'11 170 25 11 0 1 1 28 0 0 G 1 Russ Gillow 5'10 165 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 17 Jim Hargreaves 5'11 195 25 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 31 Ernie Wakely 5'11 160 35 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 F 22 Jamie Bateman 6'1 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Bob Blanchet 5'8 175 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 29 Gary Bredin 6'0 180 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C Brian Bye 5'10 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 18 Bill Goldthorpe 5'11 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D Gary Jacquith 6'0 200 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Rick Lalonde 6'0 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 11 Dave Walter 6'0 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Ernie Wakely 35 11 640 39 3.66 5 6 .000 0 0 G 1 Russ Gillow 35 1 20 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1975 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 5-6 0-1-0 10/11/1975 vs Phoenix Roadrunners L 2-4 0-2-0 10/16/1975 vs Indianapolis Racers W 3-0 1-2-0 10/18/1975 vs Winnipeg Jets W 2-1 2-2-0 10/23/1975 vs Minn. Fighting Saints T 4-4 2-2-1 10/25/1975 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 6-1 3-2-1 10/30/1975 vs Houston Aeros L 2-4 3-3-1 11/02/1975 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 3-4-1 11/04/1975 at Calgary Cowboys T 4-4 3-4-2 11/07/1975 at Denver Spurs W 3-2 4-4-2 11/08/1975 at Cincinnati Stingers L 4-7 4-5-2 11/13/1975 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 3-1 5-5-2 11/15/1975 vs Toronto Toros L 4-6 5-6-2 11/17/1975 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-6 5-7-2 11/18/1975 at Calgary Cowboys W 6-2 6-7-2 11/20/1975 vs Denver Spurs W 5-1 7-7-2 11/22/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-3 7-8-2 11/25/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers W 7-2 8-8-2 11/27/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-1 9-8-2 11/29/1975 vs Calgary Cowboys L 4-5 9-9-2 11/30/1975 at Houston Aeros L 4-8 9-10-2 12/04/1975 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 9-11-2 12/06/1975 vs New England Whalers W 4-1 10-11-2 12/11/1975 vs Indianapolis Racers T 3-3 10-11-3 12/13/1975 vs Cincinnati Stingers T 3-3 10-11-4 12/14/1975 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 2-4 10-12-4 12/16/1975 at Houston Aeros W 4-2 11-12-4 12/18/1975 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 7-3 12-12-4 12/19/1975 at Denver Spurs L 3-6 12-13-4 12/21/1975 vs Houston Aeros W 3-1 13-13-4 12/23/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 10-4 14-13-4 12/26/1975 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-2 15-13-4 12/28/1975 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 2-1 16-13-4 12/30/1975 at New England Whalers L 3-5 16-14-4 01/02/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 2-0 17-14-4 01/03/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 3-5 17-15-4 01/06/1976 at Toronto Toros L 4-6 17-16-4 01/07/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders L 3-8 17-17-4 01/09/1976 at New England Whalers W 5-3 18-17-4 01/10/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 18-18-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1976 at New England Whalers L 4-8 18-19-4 01/15/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 5-4 19-19-4 01/17/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 5-4 20-19-4 01/21/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 5-6 20-20-4 01/23/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 7-1 21-20-4 01/24/1976 vs Toronto Toros W 6-4 22-20-4 01/25/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 5-7 22-21-4 01/27/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners L 3-4 22-22-4 01/29/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 1-0 23-22-4 01/31/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 6-1 24-22-4 02/04/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-1 25-22-4 02/05/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 3-2 26-22-4 02/08/1976 at Houston Aeros L 2-5 26-23-4 02/10/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-6 26-24-4 02/11/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 2-4 26-25-4 02/14/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 5-1 27-25-4 02/15/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 3-2 28-25-4 02/17/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 28-26-4 02/20/1976 at Toronto Toros W 6-4 29-26-4 02/21/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-3 29-27-4 02/25/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 2-1 30-27-4 02/27/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 3-4 30-28-4 03/02/1976 vs New England Whalers L 3-4 30-29-4 03/04/1976 vs New England Whalers W 8-2 31-29-4 03/07/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-2 32-29-4 03/09/1976 at Houston Aeros L 2-9 32-30-4 03/11/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 4-1 33-30-4 03/13/1976 vs Houston Aeros L 2-3 33-31-4 03/18/1976 at Indianapolis Racers T 4-4 33-31-5 03/19/1976 at Houston Aeros L 3-8 33-32-5 03/20/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners L 3-4 33-33-5 03/23/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers T 8-8 33-33-6 03/25/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 9-1 34-33-6 03/26/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 1-3 34-34-6 03/27/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners L 2-5 34-35-6 03/28/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-6 34-36-6 03/30/1976 at Houston Aeros W 4-3 35-36-6 04/03/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders L 2-4 35-37-6 04/04/1976 at Houston Aeros L 2-5 35-38-6 04/06/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders W 3-2 36-38-6

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