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1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season

World Hockey Association team season

Field	Value
Arena	St. Paul Civic Center
League	WHA
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	Minnesota Fighting Saints
Record	19–18–5
HomeRecord	14–8–3
RoadRecord	5–10–2
Division	Eastern
DivisionRank	6th
GoalsFor	136
GoalsAgainst	129
Coach	Glen Sonmor
Captain	Ron Ward
AltCaptain	Bill Butters
Ray Adduono
Johnny McKenzie
GoalsLeader	Mike Antonovich (27)
AssistsLeader	Dave Keon (38)
PointsLeader	Dave Keon (51)
PIMLeader	Bill Butters (133)
WinsLeader	Jean-Louis Levasseur (15)
GAALeader	Jean-Louis Levasseur (2.73)
prev_season	[1975–76](1975-76-cleveland-crusaders-season)

Ray Adduono Johnny McKenzie The 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the last season of WHA hockey in Minnesota. The original Fighting Saints disbanded and the Cleveland Crusaders relocated to become the new Minnesota Fighting Saints. The season came to an early end on January 14, 1977, when the Saints played their last game without finishing the season.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 7, 1976||2–7 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 10, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 14, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 15, 1976||4–7 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||1–4–0 |- |6||W||October 17, 1976||6–1 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||October 19, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||2–5–0 |- |8||T||October 22, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||2–5–1 |- |9||W||October 26, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||3–5–1 |- |10||T||October 28, 1976||1–1 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||October 30, 1976||1–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||3–6–2

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Player statistics

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG
C	42	13	38	51	2	25	1	1
C	42	27	21	48	28	20	6	0
C	41	15	21	36	6	9	4	1
RW	40	17	13	30	52	14	3	0
RW	42	9	21	30	6	13	0	0
C	40	4	19	23	17	−14	3	0
D	33	3	19	22	22	14	0	0
LW	34	10	9	19	19	7	2	0
RW	30	6	11	17	6	4	0	0
LW	35	9	4	13	51	−5	2	0
C	21	5	8	13	8	3	0	0
D	40	2	10	12	14	7	0	0
D	42	2	9	11	28	19	0	0
D	40	1	9	10	42	15	0	0
LW	37	6	3	9	64	−1	0	0
LW	36	4	3	7	55	−1	0	0
D	42	0	7	7	133	5	0	0
LW	15	3	3	6	2	−6	0	0
D	7	0	2	2	35	−9	0	0
G	30	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	2	−3	0	0
G	16	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0
RW	2	0	0	0	0	−2	0	0

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Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	1715	30	15	11	2	78	2.73	2
	848	16	4	7	3	50	3.54	0
Team:	2563	42	19	18	5	128	3.00	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

Minnesota's draft picks (selected while still known as the Cleveland Crusaders) at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Glen Sharpley (C)	Canada	Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
2	14	Rod Schutt (LW)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
3	27	Jeff McDill (RW)	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
4	39	Rocky Maze (LW)	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5	47	Vern Stenlund (C)	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
5	51	Bob Miller (W)	United States	U.S. National Team
6	63	Rob Flockhart (LW)	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
7	75	Mark Earp (G)	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
8	87	Ron Zanussi (F)	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
9	98	Charlie Skjodt (C)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHA)
10	109	Larry McRae (G)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHA)

References

"1976-77 Minnesota Fighting Saints Schedule".
"1976-77 Minnesota Fighting Saints Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
"1976 WHA Amateur Draft".

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