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1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| year | 1975 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Adams |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 34–31–5 |
| HomeRecord | 23–12–5 |
| RoadRecord | 11–19–10 |
| GoalsFor | 294 |
| GoalsAgainst | 276 |
| GeneralManager | Jim Gregory |
| Coach | Red Kelly |
| Captain | Darryl Sittler |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Errol Thompson (43) |
| AssistsLeader | Darryl Sittler (59) |
| PointsLeader | Darryl Sittler (100) |
| PIMLeader | Tiger Williams (299) |
| WinsLeader | Wayne Thomas (28) |
| GAALeader | Wayne Thomas (3.19) |
The 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 34 wins, 31 losses, and 15 ties for 83 points. They defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins two games to one in the preliminary round before losing the Quarter-Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Don Ashby (C) | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 2 | 24 | Doug Jarvis (C) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 3 | 42 | Bruce Boudreau (C) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 5 | 78 | Ted Long (D) | Canada | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 96 | Kevin Campbell (D) | Canada | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 114 | Mario Rouillard (RW) | Canada | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 132 | Ron Wilson (D) | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 9 | 149 | Paul Evans (LW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 10 | 165 | Jean Latendresse (D) | Canada | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 166 | Paul Crowley (RW) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
| 11 | 179 | Dan D'Alvise (C) | Canada | Royal York Rangers (OPJHL) |
| 11 | 180 | Jack Laine (RW) | Canada | Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
| 12 | 188 | Ken Holland (G) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 12 | 189 | Bob Barnes (D) | Canada | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
| 12 | 191 | Gary Burns (LW) | United States | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 12 | 193 | Jim Montgomery (C) | Canada | Hull Festivals (QMJHL) |
| 13 | 199 | Rick Martin (RW) | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
Regular season
Sittler's Ten Point Night
- February 7, 1976 – In his first season as captain Darryl Sittler set the NHL record for most points scored in one game when he recorded ten points (six goals, four assists) against the Boston Bruins. At the 9:27 mark of the third period, he scored a goal and earned the ninth point of the game, breaking the NHL record for most points in a game. He would go on to earn another point to set a new record with 10 points in a game. To this day, this record still stands. In addiction, Sittler finished the season with 41 goals and 59 assists, being the first Leaf ever to reach the 100-point mark.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1975||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 12, 1975||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1975||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1975||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1975||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 22, 1975||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||October 24, 1975||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||4–3–0 |- |8||T||October 25, 1975||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1975||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||5–3–1 |- |10||L||October 30, 1975||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||5–4–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 79 | 41 | 59 | 100 | 90 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 75 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 70 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| LW | 75 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 7 | |
| D | 78 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 70 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 90 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 64 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 79 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 78 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 299 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 76 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 45 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 30 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| C/RW | 77 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 140 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 46 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 19 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 89 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 50 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 43 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3684 | 64 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 196 | 3.19 | 2 | |
| 956 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 3.70 | 0 | |
| 160 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5.63 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 270 | 3.38 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 587 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 3.48 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.62 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 3.50 | 1 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Borje Salming, defence, NHL 2nd All-Star Team
- Darryl Sittler, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Wayne Thomas, appeared in NHL All-Star Game
Records
- Darryl Sittler tied the playoff record for most goals in one game, with five against Philadelphia.
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season.
Trades
| June 1, 1976 | To Cincinnati Stingers (WHA)Cash | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Pelyk |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Carlyle |
Free agents
| Kurt Walker | Undrafted free agent |
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|}
References
References
- "1975-76 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1975-76 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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