1975–76 Kansas City Scouts season

The 1975–76 Kansas City Scouts season was the second and final season for the NHL franchise in Kansas City, Missouri. They played their home games at Kemper Arena. The Scouts started the season by going 11–21–4 in their first 36 games, but after their December 28 win against the California 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).

1975–76 Kansas City Scouts
Division5th Smythe
Conference9th Campbell
1975–76 record12–56–12
Goals for190
Goals against351
Team information
General managerSid Abel
CoachBep Guidolin (Oct–Jan)
Sid Abel (Jan)
Eddie Bush (Jan–Apr)
CaptainSimon Nolet (Oct–Jan)
Guy Charron (Jan–Apr)
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaKemper Arena
Team leaders
GoalsGuy Charron (27)
AssistsGuy Charron (44)
PointsGuy Charron (71)
Penalty minutesSteve Durbano (209)
WinsDenis Herron (11)
Goals against averageBill Oleschuk (4.00)

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. (Icing On The Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts, Troy Treasure, Balboa Press)

During late July 1976, the Scouts left Kansas City for Denver to become the Colorado Rockies ending their two-year stint in Kansas City.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks8032301825426182
Vancouver Canucks8033321527127281
St. Louis Blues8029371424929072
Minnesota North Stars802053719530347
Kansas City Scouts8012561219035136

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Game log
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 8, 19751–1New York Islanders (1975–76)0–0–1
2WOctober 11, 19754–2Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)1–0–1
3LOctober 14, 19751–5@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)1–1–1
4LOctober 18, 19753–5Atlanta Flames (1975–76)1–2–1
5WOctober 22, 19754–2@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)2–2–1
6WOctober 23, 19753–2@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)3–2–1
7LOctober 25, 19750–4Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)3–3–1
8LOctober 29, 19750–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)3–4–1
9LOctober 30, 19752–6Washington Capitals (1975–76)3–5–1
10LNovember 1, 19750–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)3–6–1
11LNovember 2, 19750–10@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)3–7–1
12WNovember 5, 19753–2California Golden Seals (1975–76)4–7–1
13TNovember 7, 19753–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)4–7–2
14LNovember 12, 19751–2@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)4–8–2
15LNovember 13, 19753–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)4–9–2
16LNovember 16, 19752–4@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)4–10–2
17WNovember 19, 19756–4@ New York Rangers (1975–76)5–10–2
18LNovember 22, 19752–5@ New York Islanders (1975–76)5–11–2
19LNovember 23, 19752–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)5–12–2
20TNovember 26, 19753–3@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)5–12–3
21WNovember 27, 19753–2St. Louis Blues (1975–76)6–12–3
22LNovember 29, 19753–5Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)6–13–3
23TNovember 30, 19751–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)6–13–4
24WDecember 3, 19756–5Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)7–13–4
25LDecember 5, 19752–3New York Rangers (1975–76)7–14–4
26LDecember 6, 19750–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)7–15–4
27WDecember 9, 19753–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)8–15–4
28LDecember 11, 19753–5Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)8–16–4
29LDecember 13, 19751–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)8–17–4
30LDecember 16, 19751–3@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)8–18–4
31WDecember 17, 19756–5Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)9–18–4
32WDecember 19, 19754–1Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)10–18–4
33LDecember 20, 19751–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)10–19–4
34LDecember 23, 19751–5Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)10–20–4
35LDecember 27, 19754–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)10–21–4
36WDecember 28, 19753–1@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)11–21–4
37LDecember 30, 19752–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)11–22–4
38LJanuary 1, 19762–4Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)11–23–4
39LJanuary 3, 19764–6Atlanta Flames (1975–76)11–24–4
40LJanuary 6, 19761–8@ New York Islanders (1975–76)11–25–4
41LJanuary 7, 19762–5Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)11–26–4
42LJanuary 10, 19764–8New York Rangers (1975–76)11–27–4
43LJanuary 14, 19763–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)11–28–4
44LJanuary 15, 19764–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)11–29–4
45LJanuary 17, 19761–7Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)11–30–4
46LJanuary 21, 19762–4St. Louis Blues (1975–76)11–31–4
47LJanuary 23, 19761–4@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)11–32–4
48LJanuary 25, 19761–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)11–33–4
49LJanuary 28, 19763–9@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)11–34–4
50LJanuary 29, 19762–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)11–35–4
51TJanuary 31, 19764–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)11–35–5
52TFebruary 4, 19763–3St. Louis Blues (1975–76)11–35–6
53WFebruary 7, 19765–1Washington Capitals (1975–76)12–35–6
54TFebruary 12, 19762–2New York Islanders (1975–76)12–35–7
55LFebruary 14, 19764–5Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)12–36–7
56LFebruary 15, 19761–5@ New York Rangers (1975–76)12–37–7
57LFebruary 17, 19761–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)12–38–7
58TFebruary 18, 19763–3Boston Bruins (1975–76)12–38–8
59LFebruary 20, 19761–3Atlanta Flames (1975–76)12–39–8
60LFebruary 22, 19763–6Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)12–40–8
61LFebruary 25, 19761–3Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)12–41–8
62TFebruary 26, 19762–2@ New York Islanders (1975–76)12–41–9
63TFebruary 28, 19764–4Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)12–41–10
64LMarch 4, 19761–6Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)12–42–10
65LMarch 6, 19763–5Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)12–43–10
66LMarch 7, 19761–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)12–44–10
67LMarch 10, 19761–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)12–45–10
68LMarch 13, 19763–5@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)12–46–10
69LMarch 16, 19763–6Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)12–47–10
70LMarch 18, 19762–5Boston Bruins (1975–76)12–48–10
71TMarch 20, 19762–2California Golden Seals (1975–76)12–48–11
72LMarch 21, 19761–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)12–49–11
73TMarch 23, 19765–5@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)12–49–12
74LMarch 24, 19761–4Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)12–50–12
75LMarch 27, 19762–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)12–51–12
76LMarch 28, 19762–4@ New York Rangers (1975–76)12–52–12
77LMarch 30, 19766–8Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)12–53–12
78LMarch 31, 19763–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)12–54–12
79LApril 3, 19761–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)12–55–12
80LApril 4, 19762–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)12–56–12

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Guy CharronC7827447112−51904
Wilf PaiementRW57212243121−37403
Gary BergmanD755333882−52101
Craig PatrickRW8017183514−24310
Gary CroteauLW7919143312−24401
Robin BurnsLW7813183137−40200
Dave HudsonC7411203112−28200
Randy RotaC/LW7112142614−38201
Simon NoletRW4110152516−9201
Chuck ArnasonRW3914102421−35500
Phil RobertoRW377152242−11300
Dennis PattersonD695162128−28000
Buster HarveyRW39512176−31000
Denis DupereLW43681416−8200
Jean-Guy LagaceD6931013108−38111
Ed GilbertC4148128−29100
Larry JohnstonD7221012112−61100
Steve DurbanoD3711112209−30000
Henry BouchaC28471114−13200
Germain GagnonLW3119106−14100
Jim McElmuryD382686−13100
Hugh HarveyC/LW101122−5000
Claude HoudeD2502220−13000
Ken MurrayD2302224−1000
Terry McDonaldD80116−5000
Bill McKenzieG2201140000
Don CairnsLW70000−1000
Norm DubeLW100000000
Denis HerronG64000160000
Roger LemelinD110000−1000
Rich LemieuxC200000000
Bill OleschukG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Denis Herron3620641139112434.030
Bill McKenzie1120221161975.200
Bill Oleschuk60101044.000
Team:4800801256123444.300

[3]

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;

Transactions

Trades
August 22, 1975 To Detroit Red Wings
Peter McDuffe
Glen Burdon		 To Kansas City Scouts
Bill McKenzie
Gary Bergman
October 1, 1975 To Buffalo Sabres
cash		 To Kansas City Scouts
Rocky Farr
October 13, 1975 To Atlanta Flames
Richard Lemieux
Kansas City's 2nd round draft pick
1977 NHL Entry Draft		 To Kansas City Scouts
Buster Harvey
November 1, 1975 To Detroit Red Wings
Hank Lehvonen		 To Kansas City Scouts
Frank Bathe
December 9, 1975 To Minnesota North Stars
Kansas City's 2nd round draft pick
1978 NHL Entry Draft		 To Kansas City Scouts
Henry Boucha
January 9, 1976 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Simon Nolet
Ed Gilbert
Kansas City's 1st round draft pick
1976 NHL Entry Draft		 To Kansas City Scouts
Steve Durbano
Chuck Arnason
Pittsburgh's 1st round draft pick
1976 NHL Entry Draft
January 14, 1976 To Detroit Red Wings
Buster Harvey		 To Kansas City Scouts
Phil Roberto

Waivers
October 28, 1975 From Chicago Black Hawks
Germain Gagnon

Draft picks

Kansas City's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
12Barry Dean CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
220Don Cairns CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
338Neil Lyseng CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
456Ron Delorme CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
574Terry McDonald CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
692Eric Sanderson CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
7110Bill Oleschuk CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8128Joe Baker United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
9145Scott Williams CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

Farm teams

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.

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1975-76 Kansas City Scouts Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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