1975–76 New York Rangers season

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1975–76 New York Rangers
Division 4th Patrick
1975–76 record 29–42–9
Goals for 262
Goals against 333
General Manager Emile Francis
John Ferguson, Sr.
Coach Ron Stewart
John Ferguson, Sr.
Captain Phil Esposito
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Rod Gilbert (36)
Assists Rod Gilbert (50)
Points Rod Gilbert (86)
Penalties in minutes Carol Vadnais (104)
Wins John Davidson (22)
Goals against average John Davidson (3.97)

The aspect of the New York Rangers season was that it made a trade with the rival Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 12 Wayne Dillon (C) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros (WHA)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 80 51 13 16 348 209 118
New York Islanders 80 42 21 17 297 190 101
Atlanta Flames 80 35 33 12 262 237 82
New York Rangers 80 29 42 9 262 333 67

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Rod Gilbert 70 36 50 86 32
Steve Vickers 80 30 53 83 40
Phil Esposito 62 29 38 67 28
Rick Middleton 77 24 26 50 14

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Carol Vadnais 64 20 30 50 104

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

v • d • e
1975–76 NHL season by team
Patrick
Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • California • Toronto
Norris
Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington
Smythe
Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver
See also
1975 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions
v • d • e
New York Rangers
The Franchise
Arenas
Culture and Lore
Rivalries
Important Figures
Tex Rickard • Lester Patrick • Lynn Patrick • Frank Boucher • Bill Cook • Bun Cook • Art Coulter • Bryan Hextall • Allan Stanley • Gump Worsley • Harry Howell • Andy Bathgate • Emile Francis • Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion • Rod Gilbert • Vic Hadfield • Jean Ratelle • Eddie Giacomin • Brad Park • Ulf Nilsson • Fred Shero • Ron Greschner • Don Maloney • Dave Maloney • Phil Esposito • John Davidson • Sam Rosen • Sal Messina • John Vanbiesbrouck • Marcel Dionne • Brian Leetch • Roger Neilson • Neil Smith • Mike Gartner • Mark Messier • Mike Richter • Adam Graves • Jeff Beukeboom • Mike Keenan • Stephane Matteau • Wayne Gretzky • Jaromir Jagr • Henrik Lundqvist • Brendan Shanahan • Sean Avery • Scott Gomez • Chris Drury
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 7 • 9 (to be retired in 2008–2009) • 11 • 35 • 99 (league-wide)
Key Personnel
Owner: Cablevision • Managing Partner: James Dolan • President and General Manager: Glen Sather • Head Coach: Tom Renney • Team Captain: Jaromir Jagr
Stanley Cup Finals (10)
Wins: 1928 • 1933 • 1940 • 1994 • Losses: 1929 • 1932 • 1937 • 1950 • 1972 • 1979
Minor League Affiliates
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New York Rangers seasons
1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80  • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09
Italics indicate Stanley Cup Championship