1975–76 New York Rangers season

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 for the first time since the 1965–66 season.

Offseason 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.

Regular season 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.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 0–0–1

| 2 || 10 || @ Atlanta Flames || 2–1 || 1–0–1

| 3 || 12 || Los Angeles Kings || 6–4 || 1–1–1

| 4 || 15 || Atlanta Flames || 3–1 || 2–1–1

| 5 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 2–2–1

| 6 || 19 || Vancouver Canucks || 8–1 || 3–2–1

| 7 || 22 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 9–1 || 3–3–1

| 8 || 25 || @ New York Islanders || 7–1 || 3–4–1

| 9 || 26 || Philadelphia Flyers || 7–2 || 3–5–1

| 10 || 29 || St. Louis Blues || 3–1 || 4–5–1

| 11 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || 4–6–1

| 12 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–4 || 4–7–1

| 13 || 4 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–2 || 5–7–1

| 14 || 7 || @ California Golden Seals || 7–5 || 5–8–1

| 15 || 8 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 3–1 || 5–9–1

| 16 || 11 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 5–10–1

| 17 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 5–10–2

| 18 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–2 || 6–10–2

| 19 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–0 || 7–10–2

| 20 || 19 || Kansas City Scouts || 6–4 || 7–11–2

| 21 || 22 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || 7–12–2

| 22 || 23 || California Golden Seals || 3–2 || 8–12–2

| 23 || 26 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 8–13–2

| 24 || 29 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–3 || 8–14–2

| 25 || 30 || St. Louis Blues || 5–2 || 9–14–2

| 26 || 4 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–6 || 9–14–3

| 27 || 5 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 3–2 || 10–14–3

| 28 || 7 || Washington Capitals || 5–2 || 11–14–3

| 29 || 10 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–2 || 11–14–4

| 30 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 12–14–4

| 31 || 13 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 13–14–4

| 32 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–1 || 13–15–4

| 33 || 17 || New York Islanders || 3–0 || 13–16–4

| 34 || 19 || @ Atlanta Flames || 8–3 || 13–17–4

| 35 || 21 || Minnesota North Stars || 2–0 || 14–17–4

| 36 || 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || 15–17–4

| 37 || 31 || Atlanta Flames || 8–1 || 15–18–4

| 38 || 4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–6 || 15–19–4

| 39 || 6 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–2 || 15–20–4

| 40 || 10 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 8–4 || 16–20–4

| 41 || 11 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 17–20–4

| 42 || 14 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 5–1 || 17–21–4

| 43 || 16 || @ California Golden Seals || 7–0 || 17–22–4

| 44 || 18 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–3 || 17–23–4

| 45 || 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 17–23–5

| 46 || 23 || @ Washington Capitals || 7–5 || 17–24–5

| 47 || 25 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–1 || 17–25–5

| 48 || 28 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–3 || 17–25–6

| 49 || 29 || @ St. Louis Blues || 6–3 || 18–25–6

| 50 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–4 || 18–26–6

| 51 || 1 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–2 || 19–26–6

| 52 || 4 || New York Islanders || 6–5 || 19–27–6

| 53 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 20–27–6

| 54 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 20–28–6

| 55 || 12 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 6–1 || 20–29–6

| 56 || 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || 20–30–6

| 57 || 15 || Kansas City Scouts || 5–1 || 21–30–6

| 58 || 17 || @ New York Islanders || 3–1 || 22–30–6

| 59 || 18 || Washington Capitals || 11–4 || 23–30–6

| 60 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 23–31–6

| 61 || 22 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 23–32–6

| 62 || 25 || California Golden Seals || 6–4 || 23–33–6

| 63 || 28 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–3 || 23–34–6

| 64 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 23–34–7

| 65 || 3 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–3 || 23–34–8

| 66 || 5 || @ Atlanta Flames || 8–3 || 23–35–8

| 67 || 7 || Atlanta Flames || 6–6 || 23–35–9

| 68 || 11 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 4–3 || 23–36–9

| 69 || 13 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 7–3 || 24–36–9

| 70 || 16 || @ Washington Capitals || 5–2 || 24–37–9

| 71 || 17 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–1 || 25–37–9

| 72 || 20 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–1 || 25–38–9

| 73 || 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || 25–39–9

| 74 || 24 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 7–3 || 25–40–9

| 75 || 25 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–1 || 25–41–9

| 76 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–5 || 26–41–9

| 77 || 28 || Kansas City Scouts || 4–2 || 27–41–9

| 78 || 31 || New York Islanders || 3–1 || 28–41–9

| 79 || 3 || @ New York Islanders || 10–2 || 28–42–9

| 80 || 4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || 29–42–9

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 36 50 86 −8 32 80 30 53 83 −17 40 † 62 29 38 67 −39 28 77 24 26 50 −38 14 † 64 20 30 50 −17 104 79 21 24 45 −11 10 75 13 28 41 −7 49 79 15 21 36 −8 77 70 14 22 36 −29 36 78 8 28 36 −10 56 80 13 15 28 −14 8 77 6 21 27 −51 93 57 4 17 21 −3 34 ‡ 13 5 10 15 2 2 42 6 7 13 −14 14 36 7 4 11 −5 6 59 1 8 9 −15 77 63 1 8 9 −9 46 50 4 4 8 −19 38 ‡ 13 2 4 6 −4 23 21 1 3 4 −7 66 45 0 4 4 −26 19 10 2 1 3 4 4 3 0 1 1 −1 0 2 0 0 0 −3 0 ‡ 8 0 0 0 −8 4 8 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 56 3207 22 28 5 212 3.97 3 20 1080 5 9 3 76 4.22 0 8 273 2 2 0 24 5.27 0 ‡ 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.

Awards and records Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Rod Gilbert Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jean Ratelle

Transactions June 17, 1975 – Hartland Monahan was lost in intra-league draft to Washington Capitals. June 17, 1975 – Dale Lewis claimed in intra-league draft from Los Angeles Kings. June 18, 1975 – Ted Irvine, Bert Wilson and Jerry Butler traded to St. Louis Blues for John Davidson and Bill Collins. September 9, 1975 – Curt Ridley traded to Atlanta Flames for Jerry Byers. September 20, 1975 – Bob MacMillan, future consideration and cash went to the St. Louis Blues for Larry Sacharuk. October 28, 1975 – Gilles Villemure traded to Chicago Blackhawks for Doug Jarrett. October 30, 1975 – Derek Sanderson traded to St. Louis Blues for 1977 first-round pick. October 31, 1975 – Ed Giacomin was picked up on waivers by the Detroit Red Wings. November 7, 1975 – Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi traded to Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais. November 14, 1975 – Al Simmons picked up for cash from the Boston Bruins.

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Draft picks New York's picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 12 Wayne Dillon C Toronto Toros (WHA) 2 30 Doug Soetaert G Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 3 48 Greg Hickey LW Hamilton Fincups (OHA) 4 66 Bill Cheropita G St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) 5 84 Larry Huras D Kitchener Rangers (OHA) 6 102 Randy Koch LW University of Vermont (NCAA) 7 120 Claude Larose LW Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) 8 138 Bill Hamilton C St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) 9 154 Bud Stefanski C Oshawa Generals (OHA) 10 169 Daniel Beaulieu LW Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 11 184 John McMorrow C Providence College (NCAA) 12 195 Tom McNamara G University of Vermont (NCAA) 13 200 Steve Roberts D Providence College (NCAA) 13 201 Paul Dionne D Princeton University (NCAA) 14 205 Cecil Luckern LW University of New Hampshire (NCAA) 15 209 John Corriveau RW University of New Hampshire (NCAA) 16 212 Tom Funke LW Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MidJHL)

See also 1975–76 NHL season

References

External links Rangers on Hockey Database