The 1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the original Minnesota Fighting Saints' fourth and final season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Saints did not finish the season, folding after 59 games. However the
1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders would relocate to Minnesota the following season and play as the Fighting Saints.
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Regular season
Final standings
Game log
Regular season schedule |
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
1 | W | October 10, 1975 | 4–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 12, 1975 | 2–0 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 15, 1975 | 4–8 | Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 2–1–0 |
4 | L | October 18, 1975 | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) | 2–2–0 |
5 | W | October 21, 1975 | 2–1 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 3–2–0 |
6 | T | October 23, 1975 | 4–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | October 25, 1975 | 1–6 | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 3–3–1 |
8 | L | October 29, 1975 | 4–6 | Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | November 1, 1975 | 3–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 4–4–1 |
10 | L | November 5, 1975 | 4–6 | @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 4–5–1 |
11 | W | November 8, 1975 | 4–3 | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 5–5–1 |
12 | L | November 11, 1975 | 6–8 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 5–6–1 |
13 | W | November 15, 1975 | 9–7 | Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 6–6–1 |
14 | W | November 16, 1975 | 3–2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 7–6–1 |
15 | L | November 19, 1975 | 3–4 OT | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 7–7–1 |
16 | W | November 20, 1975 | 2–0 | @ New England Whalers (1975–76) | 8–7–1 |
17 | L | November 22, 1975 | 4–6 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 8–8–1 |
18 | W | November 25, 1975 | 3–2 OT | New England Whalers (1975–76) | 9–8–1 |
19 | W | November 27, 1975 | 5–3 | Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 10–8–1 |
20 | L | November 30, 1975 | 3–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 10–9–1 |
21 | W | December 5, 1975 | 4–3 | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) | 11–9–1 |
22 | W | December 9, 1975 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 12–9–1 |
23 | L | December 10, 1975 | 2–3 | @ New England Whalers (1975–76) | 12–10–1 |
24 | L | December 12, 1975 | 0–1 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 12–11–1 |
25 | W | December 13, 1975 | 4–3 | Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 13–11–1 |
26 | T | December 17, 1975 | 0–0 | New England Whalers (1975–76) | 13–11–2 |
27 | W | December 20, 1975 | 6–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 14–11–2 |
28 | W | December 21, 1975 | 3–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 15–11–2 |
29 | W | December 23, 1975 | 5–4 | @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) | 16–11–2 |
30 | L | December 27, 1975 | 0–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 16–12–2 |
31 | L | December 28, 1975 | 1–2 | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 16–13–2 |
32 | T | December 30, 1975 | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 16–13–3 |
33 | W | January 3, 1976 | 3–1 | Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 17–13–3 |
34 | L | January 4, 1976 | 2–5 | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) | 17–14–3 |
35 | W | January 7, 1976 | 7–6 OT | Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 18–14–3 |
36 | L | January 10, 1976 | 1–4 | Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 18–15–3 |
37 | W | January 11, 1976 | 7–4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 19–15–3 |
38 | L | January 15, 1976 | 4–5 OT | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 19–16–3 |
39 | L | January 16, 1976 | 1–3 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 19–17–3 |
40 | W | January 17, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 20–17–3 |
41 | W | January 21, 1976 | 6–5 OT | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 21–17–3 |
42 | L | January 23, 1976 | 1–7 | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 21–18–3 |
43 | W | January 25, 1976 | 5–2 | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 22–18–3 |
44 | W | January 28, 1976 | 6–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 23–18–3 |
45 | W | January 29, 1976 | 6–5 OT | @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 24–18–3 |
46 | W | January 31, 1976 | 4–1 | Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 25–18–3 |
47 | L | February 1, 1976 | 5–6 | Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 25–19–3 |
48 | L | February 3, 1976 | 4–8 | @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 25–20–3 |
49 | L | February 4, 1976 | 1–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 25–21–3 |
50 | L | February 7, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 25–22–3 |
51 | T | February 8, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 25–22–4 |
52 | W | February 10, 1976 | 6–3 | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 26–22–4 |
53 | W | February 11, 1976 | 4–2 | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 27–22–4 |
54 | W | February 12, 1976 | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 28–22–4 |
55 | L | February 14, 1976 | 2–5 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 28–23–4 |
56 | W | February 17, 1976 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 29–23–4 |
57 | W | February 20, 1976 | 6–3 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 30–23–4 |
58 | L | February 22, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) | 30–24–4 |
59 | L | February 25, 1976 | 1–2 OT | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 30–25–4 |
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Player stats
Regular season |
Scoring |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Walton, MikeMike Walton | C | 58 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keon, DaveDave Keon | C | 57 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Huck, FranFran Huck | C | 59 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Connelly, WayneWayne Connelly | C | 59 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
McKenzie, JohnJohn McKenzie | RW | 57 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Antonovich, MikeMike Antonovich | C | 57 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boucha, HenryHenry Boucha | C | 36 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smith, RickRick Smith | D | 51 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Holmgren, PaulPaul Holmgren | RW | 51 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 121 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hampson, TedTed Hampson | C | 59 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carlson, JackJack Carlson | LW | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 189 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gambucci, GaryGary Gambucci | C | 45 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Butters, BillBill Butters | D | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 170 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brackenbury, CurtCurt Brackenbury | RW | 59 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 254 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Westrum, PatPat Westrum | D | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Busniuk, RonRon Busniuk | RW | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 150 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Odrowski, GerryGerry Odrowski | D | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 10 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boudreau, BruceBruce Boudreau | C | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zrymiak, JerryJerry Zrymiak | D | 22 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miller, PerryPerry Miller | D | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arbour, JohnJohn Arbour | D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ouimet, FrancoisFrancois Ouimet | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlson, JeffJeff Carlson | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlson, SteveSteve Carlson | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curran, MikeMike Curran | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett, JohnJohn Garrett | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Levasseur, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Levasseur | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarner, CraigCraig Sarner | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tetreault, JeanJean Tetreault | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltending |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Garrett, JohnJohn Garrett | 3179 | 52 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 177 | 3.34 | 2 |
Curran, MikeMike Curran | 240 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 |
Levasseur, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Levasseur | 193 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.11 | 0 |
Team: | 3612 | 59 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 209 | 3.47 | 3 |
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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;
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