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 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.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
+Team disbanded after 42 games.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
Regular season schedule
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
3
W
October 10, 1976
4–1
Indianapolis Racers (1976–77 )
1–2–0
6
W
October 17, 1976
6–1
Birmingham Bulls (1976–77 )
2–4–0
8
T
October 22, 1976
2–2
Calgary Cowboys (1976–77 )
2–5–1
11
L
October 30, 1976
1–5
@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77 )
3–6–2
13
L
November 3, 1976
2–4
@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77 )
3–8–2
14
L
November 5, 1976
2–9
@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77 )
3–9–2
15
L
November 7, 1976
1–3
Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77 )
3–10–2
16
T
November 11, 1976
3–3
New England Whalers (1976–77 )
3–10–3
17
W
November 13, 1976
4–2
@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77 )
4–10–3
18
L
November 18, 1976
5–9
Quebec Nordiques (1976–77 )
4–11–3
19
T
November 20, 1976
3–3
@ New England Whalers (1976–77 )
4–11–4
20
W
November 21, 1976
5–1
Calgary Cowboys (1976–77 )
5–11–4
21
W
November 23, 1976
4–0
Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77 )
6–11–4
22
W
November 26, 1976
4–2
Quebec Nordiques (1976–77 )
7–11–4
23
W
November 27, 1976
3–1
@ New England Whalers (1976–77 )
8–11–4
24
W
November 28, 1976
3–1
@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77 )
9–11–4
25
L
December 3, 1976
3–4
Winnipeg Jets (1976–77 )
9–12–4
26
W
December 5, 1976
5–1
Edmonton Oilers (1976–77 )
10–12–4
27
W
December 7, 1976
4–2
New England Whalers (1976–77 )
11–12–4
28
W
December 10, 1976
4–2
Calgary Cowboys (1976–77 )
12–12–4
29
L
December 12, 1976
2–4
San Diego Mariners (1976–77 )
12–13–4
30
L
December 15, 1976
0–5
@ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77 )
12–14–4
31
W
December 16, 1976
5–3
@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77 )
13–14–4
32
W
December 18, 1976
4–3
Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77 )
14–14–4
33
L
December 22, 1976
3–4
Quebec Nordiques (1976–77 )
14–15–4
34
L
December 23, 1976
1–2
@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77 )
14–16–4
35
L
December 26, 1976
2–3
@ New England Whalers (1976–77 )
14–17–4
36
W
December 28, 1976
5–4
New England Whalers (1976–77 )
15–17–4
37
W
December 30, 1976
4–2
@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77 )
16–17–4
38
W
January 2, 1977
3–1
Birmingham Bulls (1976–77 )
17–17–4
39
T
January 7, 1977
1–1
Houston Aeros (1976–77 )
17–17–5
40
W
January 8, 1977
5–0
Edmonton Oilers (1976–77 )
18–17–5
41
L
January 12, 1977
3–4
Birmingham Bulls (1976–77 )
18–18–5
42
W
January 14, 1977
9–5
Indianapolis Racers (1976–77 )
19–18–5
[1]
Playoffs
Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
+/-
PPG
SHG
GWG
Keon, Dave Dave Keon
C
42
13
38
51
2
25
1
1
0
Antonovich, Mike Mike Antonovich
C
42
27
21
48
28
20
6
0
0
Ward, Ron Ron Ward
C
41
15
21
36
6
9
4
1
0
McKenzie, John John McKenzie
RW
40
17
13
30
52
14
3
0
0
McDonough, Al Al McDonough
RW
42
9
21
30
6
13
0
0
0
Adduono, Ray Ray Adduono
C
40
4
19
23
17
-14
3
0
0
Arbour, John John Arbour
D
33
3
19
22
22
14
0
0
0
Gruen, Danny Danny Gruen
LW
34
10
9
19
19
7
2
0
0
Patrick, Craig Craig Patrick
RW
30
6
11
17
6
4
0
0
0
Deadmarsh, Butch Butch Deadmarsh
LW
35
9
4
13
51
-5
2
0
0
Carlson, Steve Steve Carlson
C
21
5
8
13
8
3
0
0
0
Zrymiak, Jerry Jerry Zrymiak
D
40
2
10
12
14
7
0
0
0
McKay, Ray Ray McKay
D
42
2
9
11
28
19
0
0
0
Westrum, Pat Pat Westrum
D
40
1
9
10
42
15
0
0
0
Gallant, Gord Gord Gallant
LW
37
6
3
9
64
-1
0
0
0
Carlson, Jack Jack Carlson
LW
36
4
3
7
55
-1
0
0
0
Butters, Bill Bill Butters
D
42
0
7
7
133
5
0
0
0
Stewart, John John Stewart
LW
15
3
3
6
2
-6
0
0
0
Hanson, Dave Dave Hanson
D
7
0
2
2
35
-9
0
0
0
Levasseur, Jean-Louis Jean-Louis Levasseur
G
30
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Clearwater, Ray Ray Clearwater
D
2
0
0
0
2
-3
0
0
0
Curran, Mike Mike Curran
G
16
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
Legge, Barry Barry Legge
D
2
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
Milani, Tom Tom Milani
RW
2
0
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Levasseur, Jean-Louis Jean-Louis Levasseur
1715
30
15
11
2
78
2.73
2
Curran, Mike Mike Curran
848
16
4
7
3
50
3.54
0
Team:
2563
42
19
18
5
128
3.00
2
[2]
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;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Farm teams
See also
References
External links