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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.
1975–76 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 4th Patrick |
Conference | 7th Campbell |
1975–76 record | 29–42–9 |
Goals for | 262 |
Goals against | 333 |
Team information | |
General manager | Emile Francis John Ferguson |
Coach | Ron Stewart John Ferguson Sr. |
Captain | Phil Esposito |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rod Gilbert (36) |
Assists | Rod Gilbert (50) |
Points | Rod Gilbert (86) |
Penalty minutes | Carol Vadnais (104) |
Wins | John Davidson (22) |
Goals against average | John Davidson (3.97) |
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.
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.[1]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 51 | 13 | 16 | 348 | 209 | 118 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 297 | 190 | 101 |
Atlanta Flames | 80 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 262 | 237 | 82 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 262 | 333 | 67 |
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1975–76 Game Log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 1–3–0)
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November: 5–9–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 2–6–1)
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December: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–1–1)
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January: 3–8–2 (Home: 0–2–2; Road: 3–6–0)
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February: 5–8–1 (Home: 3–5–1; Road: 2–3–0)
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March: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 2–6–0)
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April: 1–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)
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The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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John Davidson | 56 | 3207 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 212 | 3.97 | 3 |
Dunc Wilson | 20 | 1080 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 4.22 | 0 |
Doug Soetaert | 8 | 273 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5.27 | 0 |
Ed Giacomin‡ | 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.
Source: – "Search Results". hockeytransactions.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
New York's picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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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) |
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