1976-1977 Vancouver Canucks team stats

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1976-1977 Vancouver Canucks: 25-42-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 13-21-6 (119 goals scored, 138 allowed) Road record: 12-21-7 (116 goals scored, 156 allowed) Head Coaches: Phil Maloney (9-23-3), Orland Kurtenbach (16-19-10) Power Play: 50/263 (19.0%) Penalty Killing: 200/258 (77.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 178-229 235 goals scored (15th of 18 teams), 294 goals allowed (12th), 1078 PIM (8th) NHL Averages: 3.32 goals/game (265.7 goals/team), 1040.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW     8  Rick Blight          6'2   195   21   78   28   40   68   32  11   0  102   41   62    1  197  14.2    0
D      6  Dennis Kearns        5'9   185   31   80    5   55   60   60   2   1  116   39  116   14  121   4.1  -25
LW     9  Don Lever            5'11  185   24   80   27   30   57   28   8   1   90   24   95   21  198  13.6   -8
RW    10  Dennis Ververgaert   6'0   185   23   79   27   18   45   38   7   0   66   24   78    1  178  15.2  -35
LW    24  Garry Monahan        6'0   199   30   76   18   26   44   48   3   0   62   10   75   22  169  10.7   -1
C     14  Chris Oddleifson     6'2   185   26   80   14   26   40   81   3   1   64   16   84   18   99  14.1  -18
LW    17  Ron Sedlbauer        6'3   195   22   70   18   20   38   29   0   1   54    3   49   10  129  14.0  +12
C     20  Bobby Lalonde        5'5   155   25   68   17   15   32   39   3   0   48   16   44    0  115  14.8  -12
C      4  Mike Walton          5'10  175   31   40    7   24   31   32   2   0   42   12   46    1   75   9.3  -15
RW    15  Hilliard Graves      5'11  175   26   54   10   20   30   17   2   0   49   10   42    5   91  11.0   +2
LW    23  Gerry O'Flaherty     5'10  182   26   72   12   12   24   20   1   0   35    8   66   15  114  10.5  -24
D     27  Harold Snepsts       6'3   210   22   79    4   18   22  149   0   0   85    2  112   24  101   4.0   -5
D      3  Bob Dailey           6'5   220   23   44    4   16   20   52   2   0   56   14   75   17  100   4.0  -16
C     19  Derek Sanderson      6'0   185   30   16    7    9   16   30   2   2   25    8   17    5   21  33.3   +5
LW    22  Andy Spruce          5'11  178   22   51    9    6   15   37   2   0   21    4   39    2   54  16.7  -20
RW    21  John Gould           5'11  197   27   25    7    8   15    2   1   0   21    3   30    3   65  10.8   -9
C     25  Ralph Stewart        6'1   190   28   34    6    8   14    4   0   0   23    1   26    7   54  11.1   +3
LW    16  Brad Gassoff         5'11  195   21   37    6    4   10   35   1   0   16    5   35    0   53  11.3  -24
C     19  Jim Wiley            6'2   200   26   34    4    6   10    4   0   0   13    0   26    0   37  10.8  -13
D      5  Larry Carriere       6'1   190   24   49    1    9   10   55   0   1   43    1   63   10   65   1.5  -11
D      2  Mike Robitaille      5'11  195   28   40    0    9    9   21   0   0   39    7   57   12   54   0.0  -13
D     29  Jack McIlhargey      6'0   190   24   21    1    7    8   61   0   0   25    1   29    8   18   5.6   +3
D     28  Larry Goodenough     6'0   195   23   30    2    4    6   27   0   0   27    1   42   11   35   5.7   -5
D      7  Dave Fortier         5'11  190   25   58    1    3    4  125   0   0   28    0   58   15   46   2.2  -15
D     18  John Grisdale        6'0   195   28   20    0    2    2   20   0   0   10    0   25    2   16   0.0  -13
G     30  Cesare Maniago       6'3   195   37   47    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Bruce Bullock        5'7   160   27    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  Bob Manno            6'0   185   20    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    3    1    0   ---   -2
LW    28  Rob Flockhart        6'0   185   20    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    1   0.0   +1
D     26  Bob Murray           6'1   195   28   12    0    0    0    6   0   0    2    0    4    1   10   0.0   -1
G     35  Curt Ridley          6'0   190   25   37    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Cesare Maniago       37   47  2699  151  3.36  17  21   9 1427   .894   4   1
G   35  Curt Ridley          25   37  2074  134  3.88   8  21   4 1038   .871   2   0
G    1  Bruce Bullock        27    1    27    3  6.67   0   0   0   13   .769   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

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   26  D    Bob Manno                371          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   44  LW   Rob Flockhart             55          Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             
  4   62  LW   Elmer Ray                             Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  5   80  LW   Rick Durston                          Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  6   98  RW   Rob Tudor                 28          Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  7  114  C    Brad Rhiness                     70   Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  8  122  C    Stu Ostlund                           Michigan Tech (NCAA)               

Traded draft picks:

#1 to ATL (Dave Shand)


Transactions

08-23-1976	traded Gary Smith to North Stars for Cesare Maniago
10-1976	sold Dan Seguin to Rhode Island (AHL)
10-06-1976	purchased Ralph Stewart and Dave Fortier from Islanders
12-02-1976	traded John Gould and Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1977 draft to Flames for Hilliard Graves and Larry Carriere
01-20-1977	traded Bob Dailey to Flyers for Jack McIlhargey and Larry Goodenough
02-18-1977	purchased Derek Sanderson from Blues

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 5-9 0-1-0 10/09/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-3 0-2-0 10/10/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 0-3-0 10/13/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 4-1 1-3-0 10/16/1976 vs St. Louis Blues L 3-6 1-4-0 10/19/1976 at New York Islanders L 1-6 1-5-0 10/20/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-4 1-6-0 10/22/1976 at Atlanta Flames W 5-3 2-6-0 10/24/1976 at New York Rangers W 5-4 3-6-0 10/26/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 2-5 3-7-0 10/28/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 3-1 4-7-0 10/30/1976 vs Atlanta Flames T 3-3 4-7-1 11/01/1976 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 4-8-1 11/03/1976 vs New York Rangers L 1-6 4-9-1 11/05/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 5-9-1 11/07/1976 at Boston Bruins L 1-3 5-10-1 11/09/1976 at Washington Capitals L 2-4 5-11-1 11/11/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-6 5-12-1 11/13/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-3 5-13-1 11/17/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 5-14-1 11/19/1976 vs New York Islanders L 4-6 5-15-1 11/22/1976 vs New York Rangers L 2-3 5-16-1 11/24/1976 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 5-16-2 11/25/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 5-17-2 11/27/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3 6-17-2 12/01/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings L 2-5 6-18-2 12/03/1976 at Colorado Rockies L 2-3 6-19-2 12/05/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-2 7-19-2 12/07/1976 at Washington Capitals L 3-4 7-20-2 12/08/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 8-20-2 12/11/1976 vs Colorado Rockies T 4-4 8-20-3 12/14/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 8-21-3 12/16/1976 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-7 8-22-3 12/18/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-1 9-22-3 12/20/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 9-23-3 12/22/1976 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 10-23-3 12/23/1976 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-4 10-24-3 12/27/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-5 10-25-3 12/29/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 1-8 10-26-3 01/01/1977 at New York Islanders W 5-1 11-26-3

Date Opponent Result Record 01/02/1977 at New York Rangers L 3-5 11-27-3 01/04/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 2-2 11-27-4 01/05/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 11-28-4 01/07/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 4-8 11-29-4 01/08/1977 at St. Louis Blues W 5-2 12-29-4 01/12/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 13-29-4 01/15/1977 vs Cleveland Barons L 2-4 13-30-4 01/19/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-3 13-31-4 01/21/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-3 13-32-4 01/23/1977 vs New York Rangers W 6-2 14-32-4 01/27/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 1-1 14-32-5 01/29/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 15-32-5 02/03/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-6 15-33-5 02/05/1977 at Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 15-33-6 02/06/1977 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-3 15-34-6 02/09/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-6 15-35-6 02/11/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 16-35-6 02/14/1977 vs New York Islanders L 1-2 16-36-6 02/16/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 3-7 16-37-6 02/19/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-1 17-37-6 02/21/1977 vs St. Louis Blues L 0-4 17-38-6 02/24/1977 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 17-38-7 02/26/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-3 17-39-7 02/27/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3 18-39-7 03/02/1977 at Atlanta Flames W 2-1 19-39-7 03/03/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 19-40-7 03/05/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 19-40-8 03/09/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 5-2 20-40-8 03/10/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-0 21-40-8 03/12/1977 vs Colorado Rockies T 2-2 21-40-9 03/13/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 6-2 22-40-9 03/15/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-1 23-40-9 03/19/1977 at St. Louis Blues T 4-4 23-40-10 03/20/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 4-1 24-40-10 03/22/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 24-40-11 03/25/1977 at Cleveland Barons T 4-4 24-40-12 03/26/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-9 24-41-12 03/29/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 24-41-13 04/01/1977 vs Colorado Rockies L 3-6 24-42-13 04/03/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 25-42-13

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