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1975-1976 Toronto Toros: 24-52-5
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-20-4 (184 goals scored, 180 allowed) Road record: 8-32-1 (151 goals scored, 218 allowed) Head Coaches: Bob Baun (15-35-5), Gilles Leger (9-17-0) Power Play: 54/279 (19.4%) Penalty Killing: 192/251 (76.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 272-332 335 goals scored (4th of 14 teams), 398 goals allowed (14th), 1099 PIM (7th) 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 14 Vaclav Nedomansky 6'2 205 31 81 56 42 98 8 6 0 -- -- -- -- 328 17.1 -2 RW 9 Mark Napier 5'10 182 18 78 43 50 93 20 10 3 -- -- -- -- 245 17.6 0 LW 27 Frank Mahovlich 6'0 205 37 75 34 55 89 14 6 1 -- -- -- -- 239 14.2 -16 C 11 Gavin Kirk 5'10 175 24 62 28 38 66 32 3 0 -- -- -- -- 142 19.7 -6 D 7 Jim Dorey 6'1 190 28 71 9 51 60 134 3 2 -- -- -- -- 163 5.5 -21 RW 19 Paul Henderson 5'11 180 32 65 26 29 55 22 8 1 -- -- -- -- 179 14.5 -20 RW 8 Richard Farda 5'8 175 30 63 19 35 54 8 2 0 -- -- -- -- 109 17.4 -5 RW 25 Jeff Jacques 5'11 190 22 81 17 30 47 113 1 0 -- -- -- -- 101 16.8 -8 RW 12 Tom Simpson 5'9 195 23 73 20 21 41 15 5 0 -- -- -- -- 159 12.6 -15 D 2 Jim Turkiewicz 5'10 185 20 77 10 29 39 55 2 0 -- -- -- -- 111 9.0 -13 C 20 Pete Marrin 5'10 180 22 64 22 16 38 16 2 0 -- -- -- -- 105 21.0 -12 C 15 Lou Nistico 5'7 170 22 65 12 22 34 120 1 0 -- -- -- -- 154 7.8 -20 D 3 Rick Cunningham 5'11 185 24 36 5 14 19 57 0 0 -- -- -- -- 58 8.6 +1 C 28 Jean-Luc Phaneuf 5'8 160 20 48 8 8 16 4 1 0 -- -- -- -- 65 12.3 -16 D 22 Paul Heaver 6'1 190 20 66 2 12 14 83 0 0 -- -- -- -- 42 4.8 -4 C 16 Bob D'Alvise 5'11 185 23 59 5 8 13 10 1 2 -- -- -- -- 61 8.2 -13 D 10 Jerry Rollins 6'3 200 20 52 5 7 12 185 0 0 -- -- -- -- 59 8.5 -20 D 5 Mike Amodeo 5'10 190 23 31 4 8 12 35 1 0 -- -- -- -- 33 12.1 -7 D 10 Dave Syvret 6'0 185 21 50 1 11 12 14 0 0 -- -- -- -- 36 2.8 -15 RW 26 Tony Featherstone 5'11 187 26 32 4 7 11 5 1 0 -- -- -- -- 33 12.1 -10 D 5 Peter Folco 6'0 185 22 19 1 8 9 15 0 0 -- -- -- -- 18 5.6 -7 RW 24 Steve Atkinson 5'11 170 27 52 2 6 8 22 0 0 -- -- -- -- 35 5.7 -7 D 23 Jerry Zrymiak 6'0 195 27 17 0 5 5 21 0 0 -- -- -- -- 13 0.0 -14 D 6 Rick Foley 6'4 223 30 11 1 2 3 6 1 0 -- -- -- -- 15 6.7 -8 D 22 Gerrard Gibbons 6'3 185 22 5 1 0 1 7 0 0 -- -- -- -- 3 33.3 -1 G 35 John Garrett 5'8 175 24 9 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Wayne Wood 6'1 195 24 13 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 17 Gilles Bilodeau 6'1 220 20 14 0 1 1 38 0 0 -- -- -- -- 5 0.0 0 D 6 Greg Neeld 6'0 198 20 17 0 1 1 18 0 0 -- -- -- -- 10 0.0 -16 D 23 George Kuzmicz 6'1 205 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- 0 LW 21 Jack Gibson 6'0 185 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 5 0.0 -2 D 17 John Van Horlick 6'0 190 26 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- -1 RW 17 Paul Crowley 5'9 180 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 5 0.0 0 G 30 Les Binkley 6'0 175 39 7 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Jim Shaw 6'0 180 30 16 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 31 Dave Tataryn 5'9 160 25 23 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 33 Mario Viens 5'7 166 20 25 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
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 35 John Garrett 24 9 551 33 3.59 3 6 0 349 .905 0 1 G 21 Dave Tataryn 25 23 1261 100 4.76 7 12 1 786 .873 3 0 G 1 Wayne Wood 24 13 781 62 4.76 6 7 0 474 .869 0 0 G 1 Jim Shaw 30 16 777 63 4.86 4 7 1 509 .876 0 0 G 33 Mario Viens 20 26 1228 105 5.13 4 14 3 830 .873 0 0 G 30 Les Binkley 39 7 335 32 5.73 0 6 0 212 .849 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   11  D    Rick Lapointe                         Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  2   26  D    Jerry Rollins                         Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)              
  3   41  D    Paul Heaver                           Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  4   56  D    Ken Breitenbach                       St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  5   70  G    Mario Viens                           Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  6   84  F    Paul Woods                            Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  7   97       Byron Shutt                           Bowling Green State University (NCAA)  
  8  109  C    Jean-Luc Phaneuf                      Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  9  121  LW   Gilles Bilodeau                       Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
 10  134  F    Roger Dorey                           Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
 11  147  LW   Bob Ritchie                           Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
 12  158  D    Bob Shaw                              Clarkson University (NCAA)         
 13  168  D    Wayne Morin                           Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             
 14  174       Dave Hanson                           Colorado College (WCHA)            

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
03-1976traded Gavin Kirk to Cowboys for Wayne Wood
03-1976signed Jerry Zyrmiak and John Garrett (after Minnesota folded) as free agents

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-7 0-1-0 10/14/1975 vs Houston Aeros W 6-3 1-1-0 10/17/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 1-1-1 10/18/1975 at New England Whalers L 1-3 1-2-1 10/24/1975 vs New England Whalers L 4-5 1-3-1 10/25/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 1-4-1 10/28/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-4 2-4-1 11/04/1975 at Indianapolis Racers L 3-4 2-5-1 11/07/1975 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-5 2-6-1 11/08/1975 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-4 2-7-1 11/09/1975 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 2-8-1 11/11/1975 at Houston Aeros L 4-5 2-9-1 11/13/1975 at Denver Spurs W 11-8 3-9-1 11/14/1975 at Phoenix Roadrunners T 2-2 3-9-2 11/15/1975 at San Diego Mariners W 6-4 4-9-2 11/17/1975 vs Indianapolis Racers L 2-6 4-10-2 11/21/1975 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 8-7 5-10-2 11/25/1975 vs Cleveland Crusaders L 3-4 5-11-2 11/28/1975 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 5-12-2 11/29/1975 at Cincinnati Stingers W 9-5 6-12-2 11/30/1975 at Cleveland Crusaders L 9-10 6-13-2 12/02/1975 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-7 6-14-2 12/03/1975 at Calgary Cowboys W 4-3 7-14-2 12/05/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-4 8-14-2 12/09/1975 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-5 8-15-2 12/10/1975 at Winnipeg Jets L 5-6 8-16-2 12/12/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-4 9-16-2 12/13/1975 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 9-17-2 12/14/1975 vs Calgary Cowboys T 3-3 9-17-3 12/16/1975 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-4 9-18-3 12/19/1975 vs Calgary Cowboys L 3-5 9-19-3 12/21/1975 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 10-19-3 12/23/1975 at Calgary Cowboys L 1-10 10-20-3 12/26/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers W 8-6 11-20-3 12/27/1975 at Cleveland Crusaders L 0-5 11-21-3 12/28/1975 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-6 11-22-3 12/30/1975 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-3 12-22-3 01/02/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-1 13-22-3 01/06/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 6-4 14-22-3 01/07/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-8 14-23-3
Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1976 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 14-24-3 01/17/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 14-25-3 01/20/1976 at Houston Aeros W 7-5 15-25-3 01/22/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 4-6 15-26-3 01/24/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 4-6 15-27-3 01/25/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 2-5 15-28-3 01/27/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 15-28-4 01/30/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques T 3-3 15-28-5 01/31/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-8 15-29-5 02/01/1976 vs New England Whalers L 5-7 15-30-5 02/06/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets L 6-7 15-31-5 02/07/1976 at New England Whalers L 3-7 15-32-5 02/10/1976 at Calgary Cowboys L 3-4 15-33-5 02/13/1976 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 15-34-5 02/15/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 6-7 15-35-5 02/17/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints L 3-6 15-36-5 02/20/1976 vs San Diego Mariners L 4-6 15-37-5 02/22/1976 at Calgary Cowboys L 2-4 15-38-5 02/24/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 6-9 15-39-5 02/27/1976 vs Houston Aeros L 6-7 15-40-5 02/29/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets W 11-7 16-40-5 03/02/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-2 17-40-5 03/06/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 5-2 18-40-5 03/09/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets L 2-5 18-41-5 03/11/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 1-3 18-42-5 03/12/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners L 2-5 18-43-5 03/14/1976 at Quebec Nordiques W 3-1 19-43-5 03/16/1976 vs Cleveland Crusaders W 6-0 20-43-5 03/17/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 4-5 20-44-5 03/19/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 20-45-5 03/20/1976 at Cleveland Crusaders W 6-5 21-45-5 03/21/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 22-45-5 03/23/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 6-5 23-45-5 03/26/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 7-3 24-45-5 03/28/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys L 4-5 24-46-5 03/30/1976 at Calgary Cowboys L 2-6 24-47-5 03/31/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 24-48-5 04/02/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers L 1-3 24-49-5 04/03/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-5 24-50-5 04/04/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 24-51-5 04/06/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 6-10 24-52-5

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