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1975–76 Indianapolis Racers season
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| Field | Value |
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| League | WHA |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| year | 1975 |
| Team | Indianapolis Racers |
| Record | 35–39–6 |
| HomeRecord | 21–17–2 |
| RoadRecord | 14–22–4 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| GoalsFor | 245 |
| GoalsAgainst | 247 |
| Coach | Gerry Moore (1–4–0) |
| Jacques Demers (34–35–6) | |
| Captain | Ken Block |
| AltCaptain | Dick Proceviat |
| Bob Sicinski | |
| Frank Rochon | |
| Arena | Market Square Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Nick Harbaruk |
| Reg Thomas (23) | |
| AssistsLeader | Pat Stapleton (40) |
| PointsLeader | Pat Stapleton (45) |
| PIMLeader | Kim Clackson (351) |
| WinsLeader | Michel Dion (14) |
| GAALeader | Jim Park (2.41) |
Jacques Demers (34–35–6) Bob Sicinski Frank Rochon Reg Thomas (23) The 1975–76 Indianapolis Racers season was the Indianapolis Racers' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Racers made the playoffs this season, losing in the first round to the New England Whalers.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 10, 1975||7–1 || align="left"| @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 12, 1975||5–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) ||1–5–0 |- |7||W||October 23, 1975||4–0 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1975–76) ||2–5–0 |- |8||W||October 26, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) ||3–5–0 |- |9||L||October 30, 1975||5–7 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) ||3–6–0
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 16 || New England Whalers || 4 – 1 || Indianapolis Racers || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 17 || New England Whalers || 0 – 4 || Indianapolis Racers || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 21 || Indianapolis Racers || 0 – 3 || New England Whalers || 1–2 |- | 4 || April 23 || Indianapolis Racers || 1 – 2 || New England Whalers || 1–3 |- | 5 || April 24 || New England Whalers || 0 – 4 || Indianapolis Racers || 2–3 |- | 6 || April 27 || Indianapolis Racers || 5 – 3 || New England Whalers || 3–3 |- | 7 || April 29 || New England Whalers || 6 – 0 || Indianapolis Racers || 3–4
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| Legend:
Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 80 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 48 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 79 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 70 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 76 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 80 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 41 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 40 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 62 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 54 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| C | 52 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 112 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 56 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 23 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 59 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 24 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 79 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 55 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | -4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 30 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 73 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 74 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 36 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 351 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 38 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 92 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 104 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 85 | 2.74 | 0 | |
| 1368 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 3.60 | 1 | |
| 1079 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| 572 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4879 | 80 | 35 | 39 | 6 | 244 | 3.00 | 1 |
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2.46 | 2 | |
| 126 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.38 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2.43 | 2 |
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Note: Pos = Position; 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
Indianapolis's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bryan Maxwell (D) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 3 | 32 | Clark Hamilton (C) | United States | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
| 4 | 47 | Blair MacKasey (D) | Canada | Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 62 | Rick Bowness (C) | Canada | Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 76 | Eric Sanderson (LW) | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 7 | 90 | Doug Young (D) | Canada | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
| 8 | 103 | Stan Jonathan (LW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 9 | 115 | Larry Huras (D) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 10 | 127 | Kari Makkonen (F) | Finland | Assat Pori (SM-sarja) |
| 11 | 140 | Michel Blais (D) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 12 | 152 | Anders Steen (F) | Sweden | Farjestads BK (Sweden) |
| 13 | 162 | Paul Evans (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
References
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References
- "1975-76 Indianapolis Racers Schedule".
- "1975-76 Indianapolis Racers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "1975 WHA Amateur Draft".
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