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1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| year | 1975 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 26–44–10 |
| HomeRecord | 17–15–8 |
| RoadRecord | 9–29–2 |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 8th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| GeneralManager | Alex Delvecchio |
| Coach | Doug Barkley (Oct–Dec) |
| Alex Delvecchio (Dec-Apr) | |
| Captain | Danny Grant and |
| Terry Harper | |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsFor | 226 |
| GoalsAgainst | 300 |
| GoalsLeader | Michel Bergeron (32) |
| AssistsLeader | Walt McKechnie (56) |
| PointsLeader | Walt McKechnie (82) |
| PIMLeader | Bryan Watson (322) |
| WinsLeader | Ed Giacomin (12) |
| GAALeader | Ed Giacomin (3.45) |
Alex Delvecchio (Dec-Apr) Terry Harper The 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season was the 50th season of competition for the Detroit franchise and 42nd as the Red Wings. The Wings finished fourth in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs for the sixth straight year.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 8, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 9, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 11, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||0–2–1 |- |4||T||October 15, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||0–2–2 |- |5||T||October 16, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||0–2–3 |- |6||L||October 18, 1975||1–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||0–3–3 |- |7||L||October 19, 1975||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||0–4–3 |- |8||L||October 22, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||0–5–3 |- |9||L||October 25, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||0–6–3 |- |10||L||October 26, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||0–7–3 |- |11||W||October 29, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||1–7–3
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| LW | 77 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 203 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| RW | 72 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 48 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 80 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 71 | -9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 50 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 30 | -8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 95 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 76 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 99 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 37 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| C/RW | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 302 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 39 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 20 | -17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 53 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 79 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 322 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 63 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 52 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 77 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 129 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 49 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2640 | 44 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 158 | 3.59 | 4 | |
| 1740 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 100 | 3.45 | 2 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| 240 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 295 | 3.69 | 6 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rick Lapointe | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 2 | 23 | Jerry Rollins | Canada | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) |
| 3 | 37 | Al Cameron | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 3 | 45 | Blair Davidson | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 3 | 50 | Clark Hamilton | Canada | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
| 4 | 59 | Mike Wirachowsky | Canada | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 5 | 77 | Mike Wong | United States | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 95 | Mike Harazny | Canada | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 7 | 113 | Jean-Luc Phaneuf | Canada | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 131 | Steve Carlson | United States | Johnstown Jets (NAHL) |
| 9 | 148 | Gary Vaughan | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 10 | 164 | Jean Thibodeau | Canada | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 176 | Dave Hanson | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
| 11 | 178 | Rob Larson | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
References
References
- "1975-76 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1975-76 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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