| 1975–76Kansas City Scouts | |
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| Division | 5thSmythe |
| Conference | 9thCampbell |
| 1975–76 record | 12–56–12 |
| Home record | 8–24–8 |
| Road record | 4–32–4 |
| Goals for | 190 |
| Goals against | 351 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Sid Abel |
| Coach | Bep Guidolin(Oct–Jan) Sid Abel(Jan) Eddie Bush(Jan–Apr) |
| Captain | Simon Nolet(Oct–Jan) Guy Charron(Jan–Apr) |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Kemper Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Guy Charron (27) |
| Assists | Guy Charron (44) |
| Points | Guy Charron (71) |
| Penalty minutes | Steve Durbano (209) |
| Wins | Denis Herron (11) |
| Goals against average | Bill Oleschuk (4.00) |
The1975–76 Kansas City Scouts season was the second and finalseason for theNHL franchise inKansas City, Missouri. They played their home games atKemper Arena. The Scouts started the season by going 11–21–4 in their first 36 games, but after their December 28 win against theCalifornia Golden Seals, the Scouts would win only once in their final 44 games going 1–35–8, to finish with a record of 12 wins, 56 losses, and 12 ties (for a season-ending total of 36 points).
The last four games the Scouts ever played took place in Japan. Following the conclusion of the 1975–76 regular season, Kansas City and Washington participated in an exhibition series with the first two games played in Sapporo (site of the 1972 Winter Olympics), the third and fourth in Tokyo at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, site of the swimming and diving competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Capitals won the first three contests. On April 18, 1976, the Scouts defeated Washington 4–2. Thus, Kansas City won its final game but it did not count in the NHL standings.[1]
During late July 1976, the Scouts left Kansas City forDenver to become theColorado Rockies ending their two-year stint in Kansas City.
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| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 254 | 261 | 82 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 271 | 272 | 81 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 249 | 290 | 72 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 195 | 303 | 47 |
| Kansas City Scouts | 80 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 190 | 351 | 36 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| Guy Charron | C | 78 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 12 | −51 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 57 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 121 | −37 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Bergman | D | 75 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 82 | −52 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | RW | 80 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 14 | −24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | LW | 79 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 12 | −24 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Burns | LW | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 37 | −40 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | C | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | −28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rota | C/LW | 71 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | −38 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | RW | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | −9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | RW | 39 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 21 | −35 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | RW | 37 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 | −11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Patterson | D | 69 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 28 | −28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Harvey | RW | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | −31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | LW | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | −8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | D | 69 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 108 | −38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Gilbert | C | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | −29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | D | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 112 | −61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | D | 37 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 209 | −30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | C | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | −13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | LW | 31 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | −14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McElmury | D | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | −13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Harvey | C/LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Houde | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Murray | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry McDonald | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McKenzie | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Cairns | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Dube | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Lemelin | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Lemieux | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 3620 | 64 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 243 | 4.03 | 0 |
| Bill McKenzie | 1120 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 97 | 5.20 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 344 | 4.30 | 0 |
Note: 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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| August 22, 1975 | ToDetroit Red Wings Peter McDuffe Glen Burdon | ToKansas City Scouts Bill McKenzie Gary Bergman |
| October 1, 1975 | ToBuffalo Sabres cash | ToKansas City Scouts Rocky Farr |
| October 13, 1975 | ToAtlanta Flames Richard Lemieux Kansas City's 2nd round draft pick 1977 NHL entry draft | ToKansas City Scouts Buster Harvey |
| November 1, 1975 | ToDetroit Red Wings Hank Lehvonen | ToKansas City Scouts Frank Bathe |
| December 9, 1975 | ToMinnesota North Stars Kansas City's 2nd round draft pick 1978 NHL entry draft | ToKansas City Scouts Henry Boucha |
| January 9, 1976 | ToPittsburgh Penguins Simon Nolet Ed Gilbert Kansas City's 1st round draft pick 1976 NHL entry draft | ToKansas City Scouts Steve Durbano Chuck Arnason Pittsburgh's 1st round draft pick 1976 NHL entry draft |
| January 14, 1976 | ToDetroit Red Wings Buster Harvey | ToKansas City Scouts Phil Roberto |
| October 28, 1975 | FromChicago Black Hawks Germain Gagnon |
Kansas City's draft picks at the1975 NHL amateur draft held inMontreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 2 | Barry Dean | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | |
| 2 | 20 | Don Cairns | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | |
| 3 | 38 | Neil Lyseng | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | |
| 4 | 56 | Ron Delorme | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | |
| 5 | 74 | Terry McDonald | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | |
| 6 | 92 | Eric Sanderson | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | |
| 7 | 110 | Bill Oleschuk | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
| 8 | 128 | Joe Baker | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | |
| 9 | 145 | Scott Williams | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
Kansas City's International Hockey League affiliate was the Port Huron Flags. During the course of the 1975–76 season, the Scouts assigned players to the American Hockey League's Springfield Indians.