1976-1977 New England Whalers: 35-40-6
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Home record: 20-16-4 (150 goals scored, 133 allowed)
Road record: 15-24-2 (125 goals scored, 157 allowed)
Head Coach: Harry Neale
Power Play: 47/245 (19.2%)
Penalty Killing: 216/281 (76.9%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-10
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 220-215
275 goals scored (9th of 12 teams), 290 goals allowed (4th), 1254 PIM (4th)
WHA Averages: 3.69 goals/game (285.8 goals/team), 1057.6 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 28 70 36 49 85 43 11 0 -- -- -- -- 188 19.1 +18
C 17 Mike Rogers 5'9 170 22 78 25 57 82 10 6 0 -- -- -- -- 212 11.8 +11
LW 16 George Lyle 6'2 205 23 75 39 33 72 62 12 0 -- -- -- -- 229 17.0 +30
C 9 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 39 77 17 31 48 30 0 0 -- -- -- -- 162 10.5 +1
D 7 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 19 77 13 33 46 169 2 0 -- -- -- -- 199 6.5 +16
C 14 Dave Keon 5'9 165 36 34 14 25 39 8 5 1 -- -- -- -- 107 13.1 +13
C 4 Larry Pleau 6'1 190 29 78 11 21 32 22 0 0 -- -- -- -- 146 7.5 -17
RW 19 John McKenzie 5'9 175 39 34 11 19 30 25 0 3 -- -- -- -- 63 17.5 +10
D 6 Thommy Abrahamsson 6'2 185 29 64 6 24 30 33 0 0 -- -- -- -- 174 3.4 +6
C 27 Tommy Earl 5'11 172 29 54 9 14 23 37 0 1 -- -- -- -- 69 13.0 -7
D 2 Rick Ley 5'9 190 28 55 2 21 23 102 0 0 -- -- -- -- 98 2.0 -6
D 10 Alan Hangsleben 6'1 195 23 74 13 9 22 79 0 0 -- -- -- -- 118 11.0 -24
LW 19 Danny Arndt 5'10 170 21 46 8 14 22 11 1 0 -- -- -- -- 87 9.2 -13
C 12 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 25 26 12 9 21 10 1 0 -- -- -- -- 83 14.5 +11
RW 14 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 34 64 3 18 21 33 0 0 -- -- -- -- 107 2.8 -6
C 12 Gary MacGregor 5'9 170 22 30 8 8 16 4 3 0 -- -- -- -- 67 11.9 -14
C 22 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 23 33 6 10 16 41 1 0 -- -- -- -- 49 12.2 -1
D 3 Brad Selwood 6'1 200 28 41 4 12 16 71 2 0 -- -- -- -- 60 6.7 -8
C 26 Steve Carlson 6'3 180 21 31 4 9 13 40 0 0 -- -- -- -- 51 7.8 0
LW 23 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 22 35 7 5 12 81 0 0 -- -- -- -- 46 15.2 -2
LW 21 Dan Bolduc 5'9 180 23 33 8 3 11 15 0 0 -- -- -- -- 57 14.0 -13
RW 5 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 28 55 1 9 10 141 0 0 -- -- -- -- 78 1.3 -10
LW 11 Dave Hynes 5'9 182 25 22 5 4 9 4 0 1 -- -- -- -- 41 12.2 +5
D 22 Bill Butters 5'10 185 25 26 1 8 9 65 0 0 -- -- -- -- 38 2.6 +13
C 12 Rosaire Paiement 5'11 170 31 13 5 2 7 12 1 0 -- -- -- -- 32 15.6 +2
C 20 Garry Swain 5'8 164 29 26 5 2 7 6 1 2 -- -- -- -- 30 16.7 -6
LW 24 Dale Smedsmo 6'1 195 25 15 2 0 2 54 1 0 -- -- -- -- 12 16.7 -6
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 6'2 175 29 45 0 1 1 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 24 Dave Hanson 6'0 190 22 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- 0
LW 15 Ron Climie 5'11 185 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 -1
F 25 Jim Troy 6'2 205 23 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 -3
G 30 Bruce Landon 5'9 180 27 23 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 35 Cap Raeder 6'0 180 23 26 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 35 Cap Raeder 23 26 1328 69 3.12 12 10 1 701 .902 0 2
G 30 Bruce Landon 27 23 1118 59 3.17 8 8 1 570 .896 3 1
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 29 45 2484 159 3.84 15 22 4 1438 .889 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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1976 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
2 13 LW Mike Fidler Boston University (NCAA)
3 26 C Fred Williams Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3 31 C Dave Debol U. of Michigan (NCAA
4 38 F Mike Kaszycki Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
5 49 D Bill Baker U. of Minnesota (NCAA)
5 50 G Mike Liut Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
6 62 D Dwight Schofield London Knights (OHA)
7 74 F Warren Young Michigan Tech (NCAA)
8 86 D Ken Morrow Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
9 97 F Ed Clarey Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
10 108 LW Jon Hammond Regina Pats (WCHL)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
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 |
11-1976 | traded Rosaire Paiement to Racers for Gary MacGregor |
12-1976 | Don Blackburn retired |
01-1977 | signed Dave Hanson and Ray Adduano from the defunct Minnesota team as free agents |
01-1977 | traded Dave Debol (acq. June 1977), Danny Arndt and cash to Oilers for Dave Keon, John McKenzie, Steve Carlson and Jack Carlson |
02-1977 | traded Ron Busniuk and Brett Callighen to Oilers for Mike Antonovich and Bill Butters |
02-1977 | traded Dale Smedsmo to Stingers for future considerations |
06-1977 | signed Gordie Howe as a free agent |
06-1977 | Ralph Backstrom retired |
06-11-1977 | signed Jim Mayer (after Calgary folded) as a free agent |
07-1977 | Tommy Abrahamsson retired |
07-1977 | released Doug Roberts |
08-15-1977 | signed Al Smith as a free agent |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/09/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5
04/12/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-7
04/14/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 (OT)
04/16/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-4
04/19/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-3
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 12 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 25 5 2 2 4 4 -- --
C 14 Dave Keon 5'9 165 36 5 3 1 4 0 -- --
D 2 Rick Ley 5'9 190 28 5 0 4 4 4 0 0
D 7 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 19 5 2 2 4 4 -- --
D 6 Thommy Abrahamsson 6'2 185 29 5 0 3 3 0 0 0
RW 19 John McKenzie 5'9 175 39 5 2 1 3 8 -- --
LW 23 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 22 5 1 1 2 9 -- --
C 17 Mike Rogers 5'9 170 22 5 1 1 2 2 -- --
RW 8 Tom Webster 5'10 170 28 5 1 1 2 0 -- --
G 30 Bruce Landon 5'9 180 27 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
D 22 Bill Butters 5'10 185 25 5 0 1 1 15 0 0
LW 16 George Lyle 6'2 205 23 5 1 0 1 4 -- --
C 4 Larry Pleau 6'1 190 29 5 1 0 1 0 -- --
C 27 Tommy Earl 5'11 172 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 24 Dave Hanson 6'0 190 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 Cap Raeder 6'0 180 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 6'2 175 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 14 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 20 Garry Swain 5'8 164 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 9 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 10 Alan Hangsleben 6'1 195 23 4 0 0 0 9 0 0
C 26 Steve Carlson 6'3 180 21 5 0 0 0 9 0 0
D 3 Brad Selwood 6'1 200 28 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 19 Danny Arndt 5'10 170 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 21 Dan Bolduc 5'9 180 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 5 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 22 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 15 Ron Climie 5'11 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 11 Dave Hynes 5'9 182 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 12 Gary MacGregor 5'9 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 12 Rosaire Paiement 5'11 170 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Dale Smedsmo 6'1 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
F 25 Jim Troy 6'2 205 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Bruce Landon 27 3 152 11 4.34 1 2 75 .853 0 0
G 1 Christer Abrahamsson 29 2 90 5 3.33 0 1 51 .902 0 0
G 35 Cap Raeder 23 1 60 7 7.00 0 1 34 .794 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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