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1975–76 California Golden Seals
Division 4th Adams
Conference 7th Prince of Wales
1975–76 record 27-42-11
Goals for 250
Goals against 278
Team information
General manager Bill McCreary
Captain Jim Neilson
Bob Stewart (co-captains)
Arena Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Team leaders
Goals Al McAdam (32)
Assists Dennis Maruk (32)
Points Al McAdam (63)
Penalty minutes Mike Christie (152)
Plus/minus Frank Spring (+1)
Wins Gary Simmons (15)
Goals against average Gary Simmons (3.33)

The 1975–76 California Golden Seals season would be the Seals' 9th and final season in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The Seals finished last in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season[]

Draft Picks[]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 3. Ralph Klassen Flag of Canada Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
2 21. Dennis Maruk Flag of Canada Canada London Knights (OMJHL)
3 39. John Tweedle Flag of Canada Canada Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA)
4 57. Greg Smith Flag of Canada Canada Colorado College Tigers (WCHA)
5 75. Doug Young Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
6 93. Larry Hendrick Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
7 111. Rick Shinske Flag of Canada Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8 129. Doug Schoenfeld Flag of Canada Canada Cambridge Hornets (OHA Sr. A)
9 146. Jim Weaver Flag of Canada Canada Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
10 162. Greg Agar Flag of Canada Canada Merritt Centennials (BCJHL)

Regular Season[]

The Seals were led by rookie Dennis Maruk. Maruk centered the 3M line with Bob Murdoch and Al McAdam. Both Maruk and MacAdam scored over 30 goals while Murdoch led the team in power play goals. Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot.

Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner George Gund III to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, where it was renamed Cleveland Barons.[1]

Final Standings[]

Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 48 15 17 313 237 113
Buffalo Sabres 80 46 21 13 339 240 105
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 34 31 15 294 276 83
California Golden Seals 80 27 42 11 250 278 65

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
[2]

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 8, 1975 4–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 1–0–0
2 W October 11, 1975 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 2–0–0
3 L October 12, 1975 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 2–1–0
4 L October 15, 1975 1–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 2–2–0
5 T October 17, 1975 3–3 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 2–2–1
6 L October 18, 1975 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 2–3–1
7 W October 22, 1975 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 3–3–1
8 T October 25, 1975 2–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 3–3–2
9 L October 26, 1975 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 3–4–2
10 L October 29, 1975 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 3–5–2
11 L October 31, 1975 0–2 Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 3–6–2
12 L November 2, 1975 0–5 @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 3–7–2
13 L November 4, 1975 3–5 @ New York Islanders (1975–76) 3–8–2
14 L November 5, 1975 2–3 @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 3–9–2
15 W November 7, 1975 7–5 New York Rangers (1975–76) 4–9–2
16 L November 9, 1975 3–6 Boston Bruins (1975–76) 4–10–2
17 W November 11, 1975 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 5–10–2
18 W November 12, 1975 5–1 New York Islanders (1975–76) 6–10–2
19 L November 14, 1975 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 6–11–2
20 L November 16, 1975 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 6–12–2
21 W November 18, 1975 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 7–12–2
22 L November 20, 1975 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 7–13–2
23 W November 21, 1975 2–0 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 8–13–2
24 L November 23, 1975 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1975–76) 8–14–2
25 W November 26, 1975 2–1 Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 9–14–2
26 L November 28, 1975 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 9–15–2
27 L November 30, 1975 1–4 Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 9–16–2
28 L December 3, 1975 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 9–17–2
29 W December 5, 1975 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 10–17–2
30 T December 10, 1975 1–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 10–17–3
31 W December 12, 1975 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 11–17–3
32 L December 17, 1975 2–9 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 11–18–3
33 W December 19, 1975 5–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 12–18–3
34 L December 21, 1975 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 12–19–3
35 L December 26, 1975 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 12–20–3
36 L December 28, 1975 1–3 Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 12–21–3
37 L December 30, 1975 3–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 12–22–3
38 L January 1, 1976 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 12–23–3
39 W January 2, 1976 8–5 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 13–23–3
40 W January 7, 1976 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 14–23–3
41 W January 9, 1976 5–0 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 15–23–3
42 L January 10, 1976 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 15–24–3
43 T January 14, 1976 2–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 15–24–4
44 W January 16, 1976 7–0 New York Rangers (1975–76) 16–24–4
45 W January 17, 1976 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 17–24–4
46 W January 23, 1976 4–1 Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 18–24–4
47 W January 25, 1976 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 19–24–4
48 L January 28, 1976 2–4 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 19–25–4
49 L January 30, 1976 4–5 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 19–26–4
50 L February 1, 1976 5–9 Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 19–27–4
51 T February 3, 1976 4–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 19–27–5
52 L February 4, 1976 1–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 19–28–5
53 L February 6, 1976 1–7 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 19–29–5
54 T February 8, 1976 5–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 19–29–6
55 T February 11, 1976 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 19–29–7
56 L February 13, 1976 5–6 Boston Bruins (1975–76) 19–30–7
57 W February 15, 1976 7–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 20–30–7
58 L February 16, 1976 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 20–31–7
59 W February 18, 1976 6–3 Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 21–31–7
60 L February 20, 1976 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 21–32–7
61 W February 22, 1976 5–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 22–32–7
62 W February 25, 1976 6–4 @ New York Rangers (1975–76) 23–32–7
63 T February 26, 1976 1–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 23–32–8
64 L February 28, 1976 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 23–33–8
65 L February 29, 1976 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 23–34–8
66 L March 2, 1976 1–2 @ New York Islanders (1975–76) 23–35–8
67 L March 3, 1976 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 23–36–8
68 W March 5, 1976 4–3 Boston Bruins (1975–76) 24–36–8
69 T March 7, 1976 7–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 24–36–9
70 W March 10, 1976 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 25–36–9
71 L March 13, 1976 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 25–37–9
72 L March 14, 1976 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 25–38–9
73 L March 17, 1976 3–5 Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 25–39–9
74 L March 19, 1976 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 25–40–9
75 T March 20, 1976 2–2 @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 25–40–10
76 W March 22, 1976 7–1 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 26–40–10
77 L March 26, 1976 2–3 New York Islanders (1975–76) 26–41–10
78 T March 30, 1976 4–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 26–41–11
79 L April 2, 1976 0–5 Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 26–42–11
80 W April 4, 1976 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 27–42–11

Playoffs[]

  • The Golden Seals did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Al MacAdam 80 32 31 63 49 - - - - -
Dennis Maruk 80 30 32 62 44 - - - - -
Wayne Merrick 56 25 27 52 36 - - - - -
Rick Hampton 73 14 37 51 54 - - - - -
Bob Murdoch 78 22 27 49 53 - - - - -
Gary Sabourin 76 21 28 49 33 - - - - -
Dave Gardner 74 16 31 47 8 - - - - -
Bob Girard 80 16 26 42 54 - - - - -
Jim Moxey 44 10 16 26 33 - - - - -
Fred Ahern 44 17 8 25 43 - - - - -
Ralph Klassen 71 6 15 21 26 - - - - -
Bob Stewart 76 4 17 21 112 - - - - -
Mike Christie 78 3 18 21 152 - - - - -
Jim Pappin 32 6 13 19 12 - - - - -
Len Frig 62 3 12 15 55 - - - - -
Dave Hrechkosy 38 9 5 14 14 - - - - -
George Pesut 45 3 9 12 57 - - - - -
Wayne King 46 1 11 12 26 - - - - -
Gary Holt 48 6 5 11 50 - - - - -
Tim Jacobs 46 0 10 10 35 - - - - -
Larry Patey 18 4 4 8 23 - - - - -
Jim Neilson 26 1 6 7 20 - - - - -
Butch Williams 14 0 4 4 7 - - - - -
Charlie Simmer 21 1 1 2 22 - - - - -
Frank Spring 1 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
Greg Smith 1 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
Gilles Meloche 27 41 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
Brent Meeke 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Tom Price 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Gary Simmons 40 0 0 0 18 - - - - -

[3] Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. Traded mid-season

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Gary Simmons 40 2360 15 19 5 131 2 3.33 - - - - - - -.--
Gilles Meloche 27 41 2440 12 23 6 140 1 3.44 - - - - - - -.--

Awards and Records[]

  • The Golden Seals did not win any awards this season.

Transactions[]

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season:

Trades[]

June, 1975 To California Golden Seals
Gary Holt
To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
rights to Del Hall
rights to Ron Huston
June 1, 1975 To California Golden Seals
Jim Pappin
3rd round pick in 1977 Draft (Guy Lash)
To Chicago Black Hawks
Joey Johnston
June 20, 1975 To California Golden Seals
Gary Sabourin
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Stan Weir
October 22, 1975 To California Golden Seals
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Rick Smith
November 14, 1975 To California Golden Seals
Wayne Merrick
To St. Louis Blues
Larry Patey
3rd round pick in 1977 Draft (reacquired later—Reg Kerr)
March 9, 1976 To California Golden Seals
5th round pick in 1976 Draft (Cal Sandbeck)
Seals' 3rd round pick in 1977 Draft (Reg Kerr)
To St. Louis Blues
Dave Hrechkosy

Additions and Subtractions[]

Additions
Player Former team Via
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Brian Lavender Denver Spurs (WHA) free agency
Ted McAneeley Edmonton Oilers (WHA) free agency
Morris Mott Frölunda HC (Elitserien) free agency
John Stewart Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) free agency
Larry Wright Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1975-09-10)
Terry Murray Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1975-09-17)

References[]

  1. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/caloak/seals
  2. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  3. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGS/1976.html
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