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1975–76 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1975–76
year	1975
Team	New York Rangers
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	7th
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	4th
Record	29–42–9
HomeRecord	16–16–8
RoadRecord	13–26–1
GoalsFor	262
GoalsAgainst	333
GeneralManager	Emile Francis
John Ferguson
Coach	Ron Stewart
John Ferguson Sr.
Captain	Phil Esposito
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Madison Square Garden
GoalsLeader	Rod Gilbert (36)
AssistsLeader	Rod Gilbert (50)
PointsLeader	Rod Gilbert (86)
PIMLeader	Carol Vadnais (104)
WinsLeader	John Davidson (22)
GAALeader	John Davidson (3.97)

John Ferguson John Ferguson Sr.

The 1975–76 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 50th season. The Rangers would finish in fourth in the Patrick Division and miss the playoffs.

Offseason

The Rangers chose Wayne Dillon as their first pick in the 1975 draft. Dillon was already playing professionally with the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association.

Regular season

On November 7, 1975, the New York Rangers pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Boston Bruins, exchanging Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 0–0–1 |- | 2 || 10 || @ Atlanta Flames || 2–1 || 1–0–1 |- | 3 || 12 || Los Angeles Kings || 6–4 || 1–1–1 |- | 4 || 15 || Atlanta Flames || 3–1 || 2–1–1 |- | 5 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 2–2–1 |- | 6 || 19 || Vancouver Canucks || 8–1 || 3–2–1 |- | 7 || 22 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 9–1 || 3–3–1 |- | 8 || 25 || @ New York Islanders || 7–1 || 3–4–1 |- | 9 || 26 || Philadelphia Flyers || 7–2 || 3–5–1 |- | 10 || 29 || St. Louis Blues || 3–1 || 4–5–1

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	70	36	50	86	−8	32
	80	30	53	83	−17	40
†	62	29	38	67	−39	28
	77	24	26	50	−38	14
†	64	20	30	50	−17	104
	79	21	24	45	−11	10
	75	13	28	41	−7	49
	79	15	21	36	−8	77
	70	14	22	36	−29	36
	78	8	28	36	−10	56
	80	13	15	28	−14	8
	77	6	21	27	−51	93
	57	4	17	21	−3	34
‡	13	5	10	15	2	2
	42	6	7	13	−14	14
	36	7	4	11	−5	6
	59	1	8	9	−15	77
	63	1	8	9	−9	46
	50	4	4	8	−19	38
‡	13	2	4	6	−4	23
	21	1	3	4	−7	66
	45	0	4	4	−26	19
	10	2	1	3	4	4
	3	0	1	1	−1	0
	2	0	0	0	−3	0
‡	8	0	0	0	−8	4
	8	0	0	0	−2	0

;Goaltenders

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	56	3207	22	28	5	212	3.97	3
	20	1080	5	9	3	76	4.22	0
	8	273	2	2	0	24	5.27	0
‡	4	240	0	3	1	19	4.75	0

Mike Ralph dressed for 6 games from Jan 6th 1976 to Jan 18th 1976. All six were away games.

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Awards and records

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Rod Gilbert
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jean Ratelle

Transactions

June 17, 1975 – Hartland Monahan was lost in intra-league draft to Washington Capitals.
June 17, 1975 – Dale Lewis claimed in intra-league draft from Los Angeles Kings.
June 18, 1975 – Ted Irvine, Bert Wilson and Jerry Butler traded to St. Louis Blues for John Davidson and Bill Collins.
September 9, 1975 – Curt Ridley traded to Atlanta Flames for Jerry Byers.
September 20, 1975 – Bob MacMillan, future consideration and cash went to the St. Louis Blues for Larry Sacharuk.
October 28, 1975 – Gilles Villemure traded to Chicago Blackhawks for Doug Jarrett.
October 30, 1975 – Derek Sanderson traded to St. Louis Blues for 1977 first-round pick.
October 31, 1975 – Ed Giacomin was picked up on waivers by the Detroit Red Wings.
November 7, 1975 – Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi traded to Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais.
November 14, 1975 – Al Simmons picked up for cash from the Boston Bruins.

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Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	12	Wayne Dillon	C	Canada	Toronto Toros (WHA)
2	30	Doug Soetaert	G	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3	48	Greg Hickey	LW	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
4	66	Bill Cheropita	G	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
5	84	Larry Huras	D	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
6	102	Randy Koch	LW	United States	University of Vermont (NCAA)
7	120	Claude Larose	LW	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
8	138	Bill Hamilton	C	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9	154	Bud Stefanski	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
10	169	Daniel Beaulieu	LW	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
11	184	John McMorrow	C	United States	Providence College (NCAA)
12	195	Tom McNamara	G	United States	University of Vermont (NCAA)
13	200	Steve Roberts	D	United States	Providence College (NCAA)
13	201	Paul Dionne	D	Canada	Princeton University (NCAA)
14	205	Cecil Luckern	LW	United States	University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
15	209	John Corriveau	RW	United States	University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
16	212	Tom Funke	LW	United States	Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MidJHL)

References

"Hockey Transactions Search Results". hockeytransactions.com.
"1975-76 New York Rangers Schedule".
"1975–76 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.

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