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1975–76 California Golden Seals season

NHL season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1975–76
year	1975
Team	California Golden Seals
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	7th
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	4th
Record	27–42–11
HomeRecord	16–19–5
RoadRecord	11–23–6
GoalsFor	250
GoalsAgainst	278
GeneralManager	Bill McCreary
Coach	Jack Evans
Captain	Jim Neilson and Bob Stewart
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Oakland Coliseum Arena
GoalsLeader	Al MacAdam (32)
AssistsLeader	Dennis Maruk (32)
PointsLeader	Al McAdam (63)
PlusMinusLeader	Frank Spring (+1)
PIMLeader	Mike Christie (152)
WinsLeader	Gary Simmons (15)
GAALeader	Gary Simmons (3.33)
next_season	[1976–77 (Cleveland)](1976-77-cleveland-barons-season)

The 1975–76 California Golden Seals season would be the Seals' ninth and final season in the Bay Area of California. The Seals were led by rookie Dennis Maruk.

Maruk centered the 3M line with Bob Murdoch and Al MacAdam. Both Maruk and MacAdam scored over 30 goals while Murdoch led the team in power play goals. Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot.

Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner George Gund III to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, where it was renamed Cleveland Barons. The NHL returned to the Bay Area fifteen years later, when the San Jose Sharks entered via expansion.

Offseason

Amateur draft

Main article: 1975 NHL amateur draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	3.	Ralph Klassen	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
2	21.	Dennis Maruk	Canada	London Knights (OMJHL)
3	39.	John Tweedle	Canada	Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA)
4	57.	Greg Smith	Canada	Colorado College Tigers (WCHA)
5	75.	Doug Young	Canada	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
6	93.	Larry Hendrick	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
7	111.	Rick Shinske	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8	129.	Doug Schoenfeld	Canada	Cambridge Hornets (OHA Sr. A)
9	146.	Jim Weaver	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
10	162.	Greg Agar	Canada	Merritt Centennials (BCJHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 8, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 12, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 15, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||2–2–0 |- |5||T||October 17, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 18, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 22, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||3–3–1 |- |8||T||October 25, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||3–3–2 |- |9||L||October 26, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||3–4–2 |- |10||L||October 29, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||October 31, 1975||0–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||3–6–2

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Al MacAdam	25	80	32	31	63	49	–	–	–	–	–
Dennis Maruk	21	80	30	32	62	44	–	–	–	–	–
Wayne Merrick†	9	56	25	27	52	36	–	–	–	–	–
Rick Hampton	2	73	14	37	51	54	–	–	–	–	–
Bob Murdoch	20	78	22	27	49	53	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Sabourin	11	76	21	28	49	33	–	–	–	–	–
Dave Gardner	7	74	16	31	47	8	–	–	–	–	–
Bob Girard	26	80	16	26	42	54	–	–	–	–	–
Jim Moxey	19	44	10	16	26	33	–	–	–	–	–
Fred Ahern	16	44	17	8	25	43	–	–	–	–	–
Ralph Klassen	10	71	6	15	21	26	–	–	–	–	–
Bob Stewart	4	76	4	17	21	112	–	–	–	–	–
Mike Christie	3	78	3	18	21	152	–	–	–	–	–
Jim Pappin	14	32	6	13	19	12	–	–	–	–	–
Len Frig	6	62	3	12	15	55	–	–	–	–	–
Dave Hrechkosy‡	18	38	9	5	14	14	–	–	–	–	–
George Pesut	5	45	3	9	12	57	–	–	–	–	–
Wayne King	24	46	1	11	12	26	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Holt	8	48	6	5	11	50	–	–	–	–	–
Tim Jacobs	23	46	0	10	10	35	–	–	–	–	–
Larry Patey‡	9	18	4	4	8	23	–	–	–	–	–
Jim Neilson	15	26	1	6	7	20	–	–	–	–	–
Butch Williams	12	14	0	4	4	7	–	–	–	–	–
Charlie Simmer	17	21	1	1	2	22	–	–	–	–	–
Frank Spring	14	1	0	2	2	0	–	–	–	–	–
Greg Smith	5	1	0	1	1	2	–	–	–	–	–
Gilles Meloche	27	41	0	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	–
Brent Meeke	25	1	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Price	17	5	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Simmons	31	40	0	0	0	18	–	–	–	–	–

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	#	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Gary Simmons	31	40	2360	15	19	5	131	2	3.33	–	–	–	–	–	–	-.--
Gilles Meloche	27	41	2440	12	23	6	140	1	3.44	–	–	–	–	–	–	-.--

Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season:

Trades

March 9, 1976	To California Golden Seals 5th round pick in [1976 Draft](1976-nhl-amateur-draft) (Cal Sandbeck)
Seals' 3rd round pick in [1977 Draft](1977-nhl-amateur-draft) (Reg Kerr)	To St. Louis Blues Dave Hrechkosy

Additions and subtractions

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Terry Murray	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1975-09-17)

References

"California Golden Seals (1967-1976)".
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
"1975-76 California Golden Seals Schedule".
"1975-76 California Golden Seals Roster and Statistics".

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