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1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners season

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1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners
Division2nd Western
1975–76 record39–35–6
Home record20–14–6
Road record19–21–0
Goals for302
Goals against287
Team information
CoachSandy Hucul
CaptainAl McLeod
Alternate captainsJim Niekamp
Robbie Ftorek
ArenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsDel Hall (47)
AssistsRobbie Ftorek (72)
PointsRobbie Ftorek (113)
Penalty minutesCam Connor (295)
WinsJack Norris (21)
Goals against averageJack Norris (3.18)

The 1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners season was the second season of operation of the Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Roadrunners qualified for the playoffs but lost in the first round to the San Diego Mariners.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Western Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Houston Aeros 80 53 27 0 106 341 263 1093
Phoenix Roadrunners 80 39 35 6 84 302 287 1292
San Diego Mariners 80 36 38 6 78 303 290 716
Minnesota Fighting Saints 59 30 25 4 64 211 212 1354


Schedule and results

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1975–76 regular season[1]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 10, 1975 6–5 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 1–0–0
2 W October 11, 1975 4–2 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 2–0–0
3 L October 12, 1975 0–4 Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 2–1–0
4 L October 17, 1975 4–5 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 2–2–0
5 W October 19, 1975 6–5 Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 3–2–0
6 W October 24, 1975 4–3 @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 4–2–0
7 L October 26, 1975 0–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 4–3–0
8 L October 28, 1975 3–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 4–4–0
9 W October 30, 1975 3–2 @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 5–4–0
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
10 L November 1, 1975 2–3 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 5–5–0
11 L November 2, 1975 2–5 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 5–6–0
12 L November 7, 1975 3–5 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 5–7–0
13 W November 8, 1975 3–2 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 6–7–0
14 L November 9, 1975 3–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 6–8–0
15 T November 14, 1975 2–2 Toronto Toros (1975–76) 6–8–1
16 T November 16, 1975 4–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 6–8–2
17 W November 20, 1975 3–1 Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 7–8–2
18 L November 22, 1975 5–7 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 7–9–2
19 L November 27, 1975 1–5 Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 7–10–2
20 T November 29, 1975 4–4 Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 7–10–3
21 L November 30, 1975 1–2 Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 7–11–3
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
22 W December 4, 1975 5–4 New England Whalers (1975–76) 8–11–3
23 W December 6, 1975 6–5 OT Houston Aeros (1975–76) 9–11–3
24 L December 10, 1975 1–2 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 9–12–3
25 L December 12, 1975 2–4 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 9–13–3
26 W December 13, 1975 4–1 @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 10–13–3
27 W December 14, 1975 4–2 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 11–13–3
28 W December 18, 1975 7–1 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 12–13–3
29 L December 20, 1975 3–4 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 12–14–3
30 W December 23, 1975 5–3 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 13–14–3
31 L December 26, 1975 2–4 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 13–15–3
32 W December 27, 1975 10–0 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 14–15–3
33 W December 28, 1975 5–2 @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 15–15–3
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
34 L January 2, 1976 1–4 @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) 15–16–3
35 W January 3, 1976 4–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 16–16–3
36 L January 4, 1976 2–3 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 16–17–3
37 L January 7, 1976 6–7 OT @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 16–18–3
38 W January 8, 1976 7–1 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 17–18–3
39 W January 10, 1976 8–5 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 18–18–3
40 W January 16, 1976 3–1 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 19–18–3
41 L January 17, 1976 2–4 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 19–19–3
42 T January 20, 1976 4–4 New England Whalers (1975–76) 19–19–4
43 W January 22, 1976 6–4 Toronto Toros (1975–76) 20–19–4
44 W January 25, 1976 7–5 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 21–19–4
45 W January 27, 1976 4–3 OT @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 22–19–4
46 W January 28, 1976 5–0 Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 23–19–4
47 T January 30, 1976 4–4 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 23–19–5
48 L January 31, 1976 1–6 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 23–20–5
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
49 W February 4, 1976 5–1 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 24–20–5
50 W February 5, 1976 5–1 Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 25–20–5
51 W February 7, 1976 4–2 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 26–20–5
52 T February 8, 1976 3–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 26–20–6
53 L February 11, 1976 1–2 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 26–21–6
54 L February 12, 1976 1–4 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 26–22–6
55 W February 14, 1976 5–2 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 27–22–6
56 W February 15, 1976 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 28–22–6
57 L February 18, 1976 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 28–23–6
58 L February 20, 1976 1–4 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 28–24–6
59 W February 22, 1976 6–5 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 29–24–6
60 W February 27, 1976 4–3 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 30–24–6
61 W February 29, 1976 5–2 @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 31–24–6
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
62 W March 2, 1976 5–2 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 32–24–6
63 L March 5, 1976 3–6 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 32–25–6
64 L March 6, 1976 3–5 New England Whalers (1975–76) 32–26–6
65 L March 7, 1976 2–5 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 32–27–6
66 W March 10, 1976 3–2 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 33–27–6
67 W March 12, 1976 5–2 @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) 34–27–6
68 L March 13, 1976 4–6 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 34–28–6
69 W March 14, 1976 3–2 OT @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 35–28–6
70 L March 17, 1976 4–7 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 35–29–6
71 L March 19, 1976 5–6 OT Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 35–30–6
72 W March 20, 1976 4–3 OT @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 36–30–6
73 L March 21, 1976 3–4 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 36–31–6
74 L March 24, 1976 4–5 Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 36–32–6
75 W March 26, 1976 3–1 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 37–32–6
76 W March 27, 1976 5–2 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 38–32–6
77 L March 28, 1976 4–7 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 38–33–6
78 W March 31, 1976 7–2 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) 39–33–6
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
79 L April 3, 1976 2–8 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 39–34–6
80 L April 6, 1976 5–8 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 39–35–6

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1976 Avco Cup playoffs[1]
Preliminary round vs. San Diego Mariners – Mariners win 3–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 9 San Diego Mariners 2–3 OT Phoenix Roadrunners 0–1
2 April 10 Phoenix Roadrunners 2–4 San Diego Mariners 1-1
3 April 13 San Diego Mariners 4–6 Phoenix Roadrunners 1–2
4 April 15 Phoenix Roadrunners 1–5 San Diego Mariners 2-2
5 April 17 San Diego Mariners 2–1 Phoenix Roadrunners 3–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Robbie Ftorek C/LW 80 41 72 113 109 36 10 0 4
Del Hall C 80 47 44 91 10 21 12 0 7
John Gray RW 79 35 45 80 136 22 6 0 5
Ron Huston C 79 22 44 66 4 0 4 4 2
Jim Boyd C 80 23 34 57 44 3 7 2 4
Pekka Rautakallio D 73 11 39 50 8 25 3 0 2
Gary Veneruzzo W 61 19 24 43 27 22 3 1 3
Cam Connor RW 73 18 21 39 295 23 1 0 0
Michel Cormier LW 46 21 15 36 4 5 4 0 1
Lauri Mononen RW 75 15 21 36 19 9 2 0 2
Barry Dean LW 71 9 25 34 110 17 1 0 4
Dave Gorman RW 67 11 20 31 28 0 1 0 1
Garry Lariviere D 79 7 17 24 100 15 1 0 0
Serge Beaudoin D 76 0 21 21 102 4 0 0 0
John Migneault LW 68 8 12 20 14 -9 0 0 2
Al McLeod D 80 2 18 20 82 12 1 0 0
Jim Niekamp D 79 4 14 18 77 21 1 0 1
Grant Erickson LW 33 4 7 11 6 0 0 1 0
Jim Clarke D 59 1 9 10 57 3 0 0 0
Gary Kurt G 40 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
Peter McNamee D 14 1 2 3 32 -6 0 0 0
Mike Sleep RW 9 2 0 2 0 -4 0 0 1
Mike Hobin C 9 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
Murray Keogan C 8 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Jack Norris G 41 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0
Clay Hebenton G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jack Norris 2412 41 21 14 4 128 3.18 1
Gary Kurt 2369 40 18 20 2 147 3.72 1
Clay Hebenton 80 2 0 1 0 9 6.75 0
Team: 4861 80 39 35 6 284 3.51 2
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jim Boyd C 5 3 2 5 2 0 0 0
Del Hall C 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 0
Robbie Ftorek C/LW 5 1 3 4 2 0 0 0
Lauri Mononen RW 5 1 3 4 2 0 0 0
Gary Veneruzzo W 5 2 0 2 7 0 0 0
John Gray RW 5 1 1 2 7 0 0 0
Ron Huston C 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Grant Erickson LW 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dave Gorman RW 5 0 2 2 24 0 0 0
Garry Lariviere D 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Al McLeod D 5 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Pekka Rautakallio D 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Serge Beaudoin D 5 1 0 1 10 0 0 0
Cam Connor RW 5 1 0 1 21 0 0 0
Jim Niekamp D 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
John Migneault LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Norris G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Sleep RW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jack Norris 298 5 2 3 17 3.42 0
Team: 298 5 2 3 17 3.42 0

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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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Phoenix's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Greg Vaydik (F)  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
2 23 Neil Lyseng (RW)  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
2 24 Mike O'Connell (D)  United States Kingston Canadians (OHA)
3 39 Blair Davidson (D)  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
4 54 Roger Swanson (G)  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
5 68 Mike Sleep (RW)  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
6 82 Dana Decker (LW)  United States Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
7 95 Dale McMullin (LW)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
8 107 Gary Morrison (F)  United States University of Michigan (WCHA)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1975-76 Phoenix Roadrunners Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "1975-76 Phoenix Roadrunners Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "1975 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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