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1976–77 New England Whalers season

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Field	Value
League	WHA
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	New England Whalers
Record	35–40–6
HomeRecord	20–16–4
RoadRecord	15–24–2
Division	East
DivisionRank	4th
GeneralManager	Ron Ryan
Coach	Harry Neale
Captain	Rick Ley
Arena	Hartford Civic Center
GoalsFor	275
GoalsAgainst	290
GoalsLeader	George Lyle (39)
AssistsLeader	Mike Rogers (57)
PointsLeader	Tom Webster (85)
PIMLeader	Gordie Roberts (169)
WinsLeader	Christer Abrahamsson (15)
GAALeader	Cap Raeder (3.12)

The 1976–77 New England Whalers season was the fifth season of operation of the New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association. The Whalers placed fourth in the Eastern Division, qualifying fourth for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Quebec Nordiques.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 8, 1976||0–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 10, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1976||2–8 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||0–3–0 |- |4||T||October 19, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||0–3–1 |- |5||W||October 22, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||October 23, 1976||5–4 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 26, 1976||0–1 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||2–4–1 |- |8||W||October 29, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 30, 1976||5–4 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||4–4–1

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Playoffs

The Whalers met the Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the playoffs. The Nordiques defeated the Whalers 4–1 to win the round. The Nordiques would go on to win the league championship.

|- | 1 || April 9 || New England Whalers || 2–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 12 || New England Whalers || 3–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 14 || Quebec Nordiques || 4 – 3 OT || New England Whalers || 0–3 |- | 4 || April 16 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–6 || New England Whalers || 1–3 |- | 5 || April 19 || New England Whalers || 0–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–4

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Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

New England's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	13	Mike Fidler (LW)	United States	Boston University (ECAC)
3	26	Fred Williams (C)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3	31	Dave Debol (C)	United States	University of Michigan (WCHA)
4	38	Mike Kaszycki (F)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
5	49	Bill Baker (D)	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
5	50	Mike Liut (G)	Canada	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
6	62	Dwight Schofield (D)	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
7	74	Warren Young (F)	Canada	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
8	86	Ken Morrow (D)	United States	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
9	97	Ed Clarey (F)	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
10	108	Jon Hammond (LW)	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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