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