1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season

The 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the last season of WHA hockey in Minnesota. The original Fighting Saints disbanded and the Cleveland Crusaders relocated to become the new Minnesota Fighting Saints. The season came to an early end on January 14, 1977, when the Saints played their last game without finishing the season.

1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints
Division6th Eastern
1976–77 record19–18–5
Goals for136
Goals against129
Team information
CoachGlen Sonmor
CaptainRon Ward
Alternate captainsBill Butters
Ray Adduono
Johnny McKenzie
ArenaSt. Paul Civic Center

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques814731335329597
Cincinnati Stingers813937535430383
Indianapolis Racers813637827630580
New England Whalers813540627529076
Birmingham Bulls813146428930966
Minnesota Fighting Saints421918513612943

Game log
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
3WOctober 10, 19764–1Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)1–2–0
6WOctober 17, 19766–1Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)2–4–0
8TOctober 22, 19762–2Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)2–5–1
11LOctober 30, 19761–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)3–6–2
13LNovember 3, 19762–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)3–8–2
14LNovember 5, 19762–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)3–9–2
15LNovember 7, 19761–3Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)3–10–2
16TNovember 11, 19763–3New England Whalers (1976–77)3–10–3
17WNovember 13, 19764–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)4–10–3
18LNovember 18, 19765–9Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)4–11–3
19TNovember 20, 19763–3@ New England Whalers (1976–77)4–11–4
20WNovember 21, 19765–1Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)5–11–4
21WNovember 23, 19764–0Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)6–11–4
22WNovember 26, 19764–2Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)7–11–4
23WNovember 27, 19763–1@ New England Whalers (1976–77)8–11–4
24WNovember 28, 19763–1@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)9–11–4
25LDecember 3, 19763–4Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)9–12–4
26WDecember 5, 19765–1Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)10–12–4
27WDecember 7, 19764–2New England Whalers (1976–77)11–12–4
28WDecember 10, 19764–2Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)12–12–4
29LDecember 12, 19762–4San Diego Mariners (1976–77)12–13–4
30LDecember 15, 19760–5@ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)12–14–4
31WDecember 16, 19765–3@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)13–14–4
32WDecember 18, 19764–3Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)14–14–4
33LDecember 22, 19763–4Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)14–15–4
34LDecember 23, 19761–2@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)14–16–4
35LDecember 26, 19762–3@ New England Whalers (1976–77)14–17–4
36WDecember 28, 19765–4New England Whalers (1976–77)15–17–4
37WDecember 30, 19764–2@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)16–17–4
38WJanuary 2, 19773–1Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)17–17–4
39TJanuary 7, 19771–1Houston Aeros (1976–77)17–17–5
40WJanuary 8, 19775–0Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)18–17–5
41LJanuary 12, 19773–4Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)18–18–5
42WJanuary 14, 19779–5Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)19–18–5

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Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dave KeonC42133851225110
Mike AntonovichC422721482820600
Ron WardC4115213669410
John McKenzieRW401713305214300
Al McDonoughRW4292130613000
Ray AdduonoC404192317−14300
John ArbourD33319222214000
Danny GruenLW3410919197200
Craig PatrickRW306111764000
Butch DeadmarshLW35941351−5200
Steve CarlsonC21581383000
Jerry ZrymiakD4021012147000
Ray McKayD4229112819000
Pat WestrumD4019104215000
Gord GallantLW3763964−1000
Jack CarlsonLW3643755−1000
Bill ButtersD420771335000
John StewartLW153362−6000
Dave HansonD702235−9000
Jean-Louis LevasseurG3001120000
Ray ClearwaterD20002−3000
Mike CurranG1600060000
Barry LeggeD20000−1000
Tom MilaniRW20000−2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jean-Louis Levasseur17153015112782.732
Mike Curran84816473503.540
Team:256342191851283.002

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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

Minnesota's draft picks (selected while still known as the Cleveland Crusaders) at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
13Glen Sharpley (C) CanadaHull Festivals (QMJHL)
214Rod Schutt (LW) CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)
327Jeff McDill (RW) CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
439Rocky Maze (LW) CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
547Vern Stenlund (C) CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
551Bob Miller (W) United StatesU.S. National Team
663Rob Flockhart (LW) CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
775Mark Earp (G) CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
887Ron Zanussi (F) CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
998Charlie Skjodt (C) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHA)
10109Larry McRae (G) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHA)

See also

References
  1. "1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  2. "1976-77 Minnesota Fighting Saints Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  3. "1976 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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