1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season

The 1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season was the ill-fated single season of operation of the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Spurs began the season in Denver, Colorado but relocated to Ottawa, Ontario before giving up for good after 41 games.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 10, 1975||1–7 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) ||0–1–0

|2||L||October 16, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) ||0–2–0

|3||W||October 17, 1975||5–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) ||1–2–0

|4||W||October 18, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) ||2–2–0

|5||W||October 22, 1975||2–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) ||3–2–0

|6||L||October 24, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) ||3–3–0

|7||L||October 30, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) ||3–4–0

|8||L||November 1, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1975–76) ||3–5–0

|9||T||November 4, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) ||3–5–1

|10||L||November 6, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) ||3–6–1

|11||L||November 7, 1975||2–3 OT|| align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1975–76) ||3–7–1

|12||L||November 9, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) ||3–8–1

|13||L||November 13, 1975||8–11 || align="left"| Toronto Toros (1975–76) ||3–9–1

|14||W||November 15, 1975||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) ||4–9–1

|15||W||November 18, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) ||5–9–1

|16||L||November 20, 1975||1–5 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) ||5–10–1

|17||L||November 21, 1975||2–6 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) ||5–11–1

|18||W||November 23, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) ||6–11–1

|19||W||November 26, 1975||3–0 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) ||7–11–1

|20||L||November 28, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1975–76) ||7–12–1

|21||W||November 30, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) ||8–12–1

|22||L||December 2, 1975||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) ||8–13–1

|23||L||December 5, 1975||3–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) ||8–14–1

|24||L||December 6, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) ||8–15–1

|25||W||December 7, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1975–76) ||9–15–1

|26||W||December 9, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) ||10–15–1

|27||L||December 13, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) ||10–16–1

|28||W||December 16, 1975||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) ||11–16–1

|29||W||December 19, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1975–76) ||12–16–1

|30||L||December 23, 1975||4–5 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) ||12–17–1

|31||L||December 26, 1975||4–9 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) ||12–18–1

|32||L||December 27, 1975||0–10 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) ||12–19–1

|33||L||December 28, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) ||12–20–1

|34||W||December 30, 1975||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) ||13–20–1

|35||L||January 2, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) ||13–21–1

|36||L||January 3, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) ||13–22–1

|37||W||January 4, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) ||14–22–1

|38||L||January 7, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1975–76) ||14–23–1

|39||L||January 10, 1976||5–8 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) ||14–24–1

|40||L||January 11, 1976||5–6 OT || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) ||14–25–1

|41||L||January 15, 1976||4–5 OT || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1975–76) ||14–26–1

Legend:

Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 41 21 29 50 149804 LW 40 21 16 37 247501 C 38 16 14 30 18-2300 C 40 11 19 30 16-4000 D 41 4 23 27 42-9101 RW 37 6 16 22 11-6500 LW 41 11 10 21 10-18300 LW 41 9 6 15 58-19021 LW 35 7 8 15 14-2100 D 35 2 13 15 49-14000 D 40 6 8 14 15-11401 LW 37 5 6 11 35-15000 D 41 5 5 10 43-4000 C 40 3 7 10 8-15000 D 41 1 8 9 32-13000 RW 17 4 3 7 2-7100 C 15 1 5 6 25-7000 C 22 1 3 4 28-3000 D 14 0 4 4 14-12000 D 16 0 3 3 40-2000 G 24 0 1 1 70000 G 8 0 1 1 00000 D 2 0 0 0 0-2000 LW 12 0 0 0 31-5000 G 2 0 0 0 00000 G 10 0 0 0 00000 RW 1 0 0 0 00000 LW 1 0 0 0 20000 G 1 0 0 0 00000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 1345 24 8 14 1 88 3.93 0 573 10 4 6 0 35 3.66 1 495 8 2 6 0 31 3.76 0 80 2 0 0 0 13 9.75 0 20 1 0 0 0 5 15.00 0 Team: 2513 41 14 26 1 172 4.11 1

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; Draft picks Denver's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)14Mel Bridgman (C)Victoria Cougars (WCHL)334Ron Delorme (RW)Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)449Andre Leduc (D)Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)564Nick Sanza (G)Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)677Greg Miazga (F)Victoria Cougars (WCHL)791Rick Martin (RW)London Knights (OHA)10128Dave Bossy (D)University of Notre Dame (WCHA)11141Andy Whitby (F)Oshawa Generals (OHA)

See also 1975–76 WHA season

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