1975-76 • Franchise
1975-76 Minnesota Fighting Saints
Record: 30-25-4, 64 pts
Finish: Disbanded, February 27, 1976
Playoffs: -
Coach: Harry Neale
Jack McCartan filled in as coach on February 17 as Neale was absent.
Game Log ... (@ away game, * overtime)
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
|
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1. | Oct 10 | @ Edmonton | 4-1 | W | 1-0-0 | 2 | 4-1 | 31. | Dec 28 | San Diego | 1-2 | L | 16-13-2 | 34 | 101-105 |
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2. | Oct 12 | @ Calgary | 2-0 | W | 2-0-0 | 4 | 6-1 | 32. | Dec 30 | Quebec | 4-4 | T | 16-13-3 | 35 | 105-109 |
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3. | Oct 15 | Cleveland | 4-8 | L | 2-1-0 | 4 | 10-9 | 33. | Jan 3 | Indianapolis | 3-1 | W | 17-13-3 | 37 | 108-110 |
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4. | Oct 18 | Edmonton | 1-3 | L | 2-2-0 | 4 | 11-12 | 34. | Jan 4 | Ottawa | 2-5 | L | 17-14-3 | 37 | 110-115 |
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5. | Oct 21 | @ Indianapolis | 2-1 | W | 3-2-0 | 6 | 13-13 | 35. | Jan 7 | Phoenix | *7-6 | W | 18-14-3 | 39 | 117-121 |
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6. | Oct 23 | @ San Diego | 4-4 | T | 3-2-1 | 7 | 17-17 | 36. | Jan 10 | Houston | 1-4 | L | 18-15-3 | 39 | 118-125 |
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7. | Oct 25 | @ San Diego | 1-6 | L | 3-3-1 | 7 | 18-23 | 37. | Jan 11 | @ Cincinnati | 7-4 | W | 19-15-3 | 41 | 125-129 |
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8. | Oct 29 | Cincinnati | 4-6 | L | 3-4-1 | 7 | 22-29 | 38. | Jan 15 | @ San Diego | *4-5 | L | 19-16-3 | 41 | 129-134 |
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9. | Nov 1 | Phoenix | 3-2 | W | 4-4-1 | 9 | 25-31 | 39. | Jan 16 | @ Phoenix | 1-3 | L | 19-17-3 | 41 | 130-137 |
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10. | Nov 5 | @ Houston | 4-6 | L | 4-5-1 | 9 | 29-37 | 40. | Jan 17 | @ Phoenix | 4-2 | W | 20-17-3 | 43 | 134-139 |
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11. | Nov 8 | Toronto | 4-3 | W | 5-5-1 | 11 | 33-40 | 41. | Jan 21 | San Diego | 6-5 | W | 21-17-3 | 45 | 140-144 |
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12. | Nov 11 | @ Quebec | 6-8 | L | 5-6-1 | 11 | 39-48 | 42. | Jan 23 | San Diego | 1-7 | L | 21-18-3 | 45 | 141-151 |
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13. | Nov 15 | Indianapolis | 9-7 | W | 6-6-1 | 13 | 48-55 | 43. | Jan 25 | Toronto | 5-2 | W | 22-18-3 | 47 | 146-153 |
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14. | Nov 16 | @ Cincinnati | 3-2 | W | 7-6-1 | 15 | 51-57 | 44. | Jan 28 | Winnipeg | 6-2 | W | 23-18-3 | 49 | 152-155 |
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15. | Nov 19 | @ Cleveland | *3-4 | L | 7-7-1 | 15 | 54-61 | 45. | Jan 29 | @ Indianapolis | 6-5 | W | 24-18-3 | 51 | 158-160 |
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16. | Nov 20 | @ New England | 2-0 | W | 8-7-1 | 17 | 56-61 | 46. | Jan 31 | Houston | 4-1 | W | 25-18-3 | 53 | 162-161 |
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17. | Nov 22 | Calgary | 4-6 | L | 8-8-1 | 17 | 60-67 | 47. | Feb 1 | Cleveland | 5-6 | L | 25-19-3 | 53 | 167-167 |
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18. | Nov 25 | New England | 3-2 | W | 9-8-1 | 19 | 63-69 | 48. | Feb 3 | @ Houston | 4-8 | L | 25-20-3 | 53 | 171-175 |
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19. | Nov 27 | Cincinnati | 5-3 | W | 10-8-1 | 21 | 68-72 | 49. | Feb 4 | @ San Diego | 1-4 | L | 25-21-3 | 53 | 172-179 |
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20. | Nov 30 | @ Winnipeg | 3-5 | L | 10-9-1 | 21 | 71-77 | 50. | Feb 7 | @ Phoenix | 2-4 | L | 25-22-3 | 53 | 174-183 |
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21. | Dec 5 | Denver | 4-3 | W | 11-9-1 | 23 | 75-80 | 51. | Feb 8 | @ Phoenix | 3-3 | T | 25-22-4 | 54 | 177-186 |
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22. | Dec 9 | @ Toronto | 5-3 | W | 12-9-1 | 25 | 80-83 | 52. | Feb 10 | San Diego | 6-3 | W | 26-22-4 | 56 | 183-189 |
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23. | Dec 10 | @ New England | 2-3 | L | 12-10-1 | 25 | 82-86 | 53. | Feb 11 | @ San Diego | 4-2 | W | 27-22-4 | 58 | 187-191 |
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24. | Dec 12 | @ Cleveland | 0-1 | L | 12-11-1 | 25 | 82-87 | 54. | Feb 12 | Quebec | 6-4 | W | 28-22-4 | 60 | 193-195 |
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25. | Dec 13 | Houston | 4-3 | W | 13-11-1 | 27 | 86-90 | 55. | Feb 14 | Phoenix | 2-5 | L | 28-23-4 | 60 | 195-200 |
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26. | Dec 17 | New England | 0-0 | T | 13-11-2 | 28 | 86-90 | 56. | Feb 17 | @ Toronto | 6-3 | W | 29-23-4 | 62 | 201-203 |
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27. | Dec 20 | Winnipeg | 6-3 | W | 14-11-2 | 30 | 92-93 | 57. | Feb 20 | @ Calgary | 6-3 | W | 30-23-4 | 64 | 207-206 |
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28. | Dec 21 | @ Winnipeg | 3-1 | W | 15-11-2 | 32 | 95-94 | 58. | Feb 22 | @ Edmonton | 3-4 | L | 30-24-4 | 64 | 210-210 |
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29. | Dec 23 | @ Denver | 5-4 | W | 16-11-2 | 34 | 100-98 | 59. | Feb 25 | San Diego | *1-2 | L | 30-25-4 | 64 | 211-212 |
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30. | Dec 27 | @ Houston | 0-5 | L | 16-12-2 | 34 | 100-103
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Franchise disbanded February 27, 1976.
Player Scoring
| pos.
| #
| Player
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
| +/-
| ppg
| shg
| sog
| sc%
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
|
|
C | 12 | Antonovich, Mike | 57 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 18 | +21 | - | 0 | 166 | 0.151 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 17 | Arbour, John | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 16 | Boucha, Henry | 36 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 47 | +3 | - | 0 | 85 | 0.176 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 18 | Boudreau, Bruce | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | -1 | - | 0 | 36 | 0.083 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 9 | Brackenbury, Curt | 59 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 254 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0.077 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 5 | Busniuk, Ron | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 150 | +9 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0.026 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 2 | Butters, Bill | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 120 | +19 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 20 | Carlson, Jack | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 189 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0.117 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 22 | Carlson, Jeff | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 21 | Carlson, Steve | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 7 | Connelly, Wayne | 59 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 19 | +9 | 4 | 0 | 203 | 0.118 | - | - | - | - | - |
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G | 1 | Curran, Mike | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 8 | Gambucci, Gary | 45 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +5 | - | 0 | 92 | 0.109 | - | - | - | - | - |
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G | 35 | Garrett, John | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 10 | Hampson, Ted | 59 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0.109 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 24 | Holmgren, Paul | 51 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 121 | -7 | - | 0 | 97 | 0.144 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 25 | Huck, Fran | 59 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 27 | +9 | - | 0 | 115 | 0.110 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 14 | Keon, Dave | 57 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 4 | +14 | 5 | 2 | 144 | 0.181 | - | - | - | - | - |
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G | 30 | Levasseur, Louis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 19 | McKenzie, John | 57 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 48 | +10 | 4 | 2 | 125 | 0.168 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 11 | Miller, Perry | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.067 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 15 | Odrowski, Gerry | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 10 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0.014 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 26 | Ouimet, Francois | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | - | Sarner, Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 3 | Smith, Rick | 51 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 50 | +1 | - | 0 | 101 | 0.010 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 11 | Tetreault, Jean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 4 | Walton, Mike | 58 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 27 | +7 | - | 0 | 210 | 0.148 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 6 | Westrum, Pat | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0.055 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 23 | Zrymiak, Jerry | 22 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | -
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Goaltending
| Goaltender
| gp
| min
| ga
| en
| so
| w-l-t
| gaa
| sog
| sv%
| gp
| min
| ga
| w-l
| gaa
|
|
Curran, Mike | 5 | 240 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2-2-0 | 5.50 | 153 | 0.856 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Garrett, John | 52 | 3179 | 177 | 3 | 2 | 26-22-4 | 3.34 | 1673 | 0.894 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Levasseur, Louis | 4 | 193 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2-1-0 | 3.11 | 87 | 0.885 | - | - | - | - | -
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Transactions
• Henry Boucha signed to contract, May 1975
• Rights to Paul Holmgren purchased from Edmonton, Jul 1975
• Dave Keon signed to contract, Aug 1975
• John McKenzie acquired from Calgary for George Morrison, Wally Olds, Don Tannahill and Joe Micheletti, Sep 1976
• John Arbour traded to Denver for draft pick, Oct 1975, subsequently resigned as free agent from defunct Ottawa, Feb 1976
• Gerry Odrowski traded to Winnipeg for Perry Miller, Jan 1976
• Remaining players declared free agents, Mar 1976
Splits versus opposing teams, home and away, and by month
| opponent
| overall
| gf-ga
| home
| gf-ga
| away
| gf-ga
|
Calgary | 2-1-0 | 12-9 | 0-1-0 | 4-6 | 2-0-0 | 8-3 | |
Cincinnati | 3-1-0 | 19-15 | 1-1-0 | 9-9 | 2-0-0 | 10-6 |
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Cleveland | 0-4-0 | 12-19 | 0-2-0 | 9-14 | 0-2-0 | 3-5 |
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Denver-Ottawa | 2-1-0 | 11-12 | 1-1-0 | 6-8 | 1-0-0 | 5-4 |
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Edmonton | 1-2-0 | 8-8 | 0-1-0 | 1-3 | 1-1-0 | 7-5 |
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Houston | 2-4-0 | 17-27 | 2-1-0 | 9-8 | 0-3-0 | 8-19 |
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Indianapolis | 4-0-0 | 20-14 | 2-0-0 | 12-8 | 2-0-0 | 8-6 |
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New England | 2-1-1 | 7-5 | 1-0-1 | 3-2 | 1-1-0 | 4-3 |
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Phoenix | 3-3-1 | 22-25 | 2-1-0 | 12-13 | 1-2-1 | 10-12 |
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Quebec | 1-1-1 | 16-16 | 1-0-1 | 10-8 | 0-1-0 | 6-8 |
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San Diego | 3-6-1 | 29-40 | 2-3-0 | 15-19 | 1-3-1 | 14-21 |
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Toronto | 4-0-0 | 20-11 | 2-0-0 | 9-5 | 2-0-0 | 11-6 |
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Winnipeg | 3-1-0 | 18-11 | 2-0-0 | 12-5 | 1-1-0 | 8-6 |
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October | 3-4-1 | 22-29 | 0-3-0 | 9-17 | 3-1-1 | 13-12 |
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November | 7-5-0 | 49-48 | 5-1-0 | 28-23 | 2-4-0 | 21-25 |
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December | 6-4-2 | 34-32 | 3-1-2 | 19-15 | 3-3-0 | 15-17 |
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January | 9-5-0 | 57-52 | 6-3-0 | 35-33 | 3-2-0 | 22-19 |
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February | 5-7-1 | 49-51 | 2-3-0 | 20-20 | 3-4-1 | 29-31
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