1975–76 Kansas City Scouts season

1975–76 Kansas City Scouts
Division	5th Smythe
Conference	9th Campbell
1975–76 record	12–56–12
Goals for	190
Goals against	351
Team information
General manager	Sid Abel
Coach	Bep Guidolin (Oct–Jan) Sid Abel (Jan) Eddie Bush (Jan–Apr)
Captain	Simon Nolet (Oct–Jan) Guy Charron (Jan–Apr)
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Kemper Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Guy Charron (27)
Assists	Guy Charron (44)
Points	Guy Charron (71)
Penalty minutes	Steve Durbano (209)
Wins	Denis Herron (11)
Goals against average	Bill Oleschuk (4.00)

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).

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 Hawks	80	32	30	18	254	261	82
Vancouver Canucks	80	33	32	15	271	272	81
St. Louis Blues	80	29	37	14	249	290	72
Minnesota North Stars	80	20	53	7	195	303	47
Kansas City Scouts	80	12	56	12	190	351	36

[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

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Smythe Division 1975–76 NHL records Team CHI KCS MIN STL VAN Total Chicago — 5–0–1 5–1 3–2–1 4–1–1 17–4–3 Kansas City 0–5–1 — 0–6 1–3–2 2–4 3–18–3 Minnesota 1–5 6–0 — 2–4 1–5 10–14–0 St. Louis 2–3–1 3–1–2 4–2 — 3–2–1 12–8–4 Vancouver 1–4–1 4–2 5–1 2–3–1 — 12–10–2 Vs. Patrick Division 1975–76 NHL records Team ATL NYI NYR PHI Total Chicago 2–2–1 1–3–1 0–2–3 1–2–2 4–9–7 Kansas City 0–5 0–2–3 1–4 0–5 1–16–3 Minnesota 1–4 1–4 1–4 0–3–2 3–15–2 St. Louis 3–1–1 0–4–1 2–3 1–3–1 6–11–3 Vancouver 0–3–2 3–0–2 1–3–1 0–4–1 4–10–6 Vs. Adams Division 1975–76 NHL records Team BOS BUF CAL TOR Total Chicago 0–3–1 0–2–2 1–2–1 2–1–1 3–8–5 Kansas City 1–2–1 0–3–1 2–1–1 0–3–1 3–9–4 Minnesota 0–3–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–13–1 St. Louis 1–2–1 1–2–1 1–2–1 0–2–2 3–8–5 Vancouver 1–2–1 2–1–1 1–2–1 2–1–1 6–6–4 Vs. Norris Division 1975–76 NHL records[2] Team DET LAK MTL PIT WSH Total Chicago 1–2–1 2–2 1–2–1 2–1–1 2–2 8–9–3 Kansas City 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–2–1 2–1–1 5–13–2 Minnesota 1–3 1–2–1 0–4 1–2–1 2–0–2 5–11–4 St. Louis 1–2–1 1–2–1 0–4 2–2 4–0 8–10–2 Vancouver 4–0 1–3 1–1–2 1–2–1 4–0 11–6–3

Game log

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

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Guy Charron	C	78	27	44	71	12	−51	9	0	4
Wilf Paiement	RW	57	21	22	43	121	−37	4	0	3
Gary Bergman	D	75	5	33	38	82	−52	1	0	1
Craig Patrick	RW	80	17	18	35	14	−24	3	1	0
Gary Croteau	LW	79	19	14	33	12	−24	4	0	1
Robin Burns	LW	78	13	18	31	37	−40	2	0	0
Dave Hudson	C	74	11	20	31	12	−28	2	0	0
Randy Rota	C/LW	71	12	14	26	14	−38	2	0	1
Simon Nolet	RW	41	10	15	25	16	−9	2	0	1
Chuck Arnason	RW	39	14	10	24	21	−35	5	0	0
Phil Roberto	RW	37	7	15	22	42	−11	3	0	0
Dennis Patterson	D	69	5	16	21	28	−28	0	0	0
Buster Harvey	RW	39	5	12	17	6	−31	0	0	0
Denis Dupere	LW	43	6	8	14	16	−8	2	0	0
Jean-Guy Lagace	D	69	3	10	13	108	−38	1	1	1
Ed Gilbert	C	41	4	8	12	8	−29	1	0	0
Larry Johnston	D	72	2	10	12	112	−61	1	0	0
Steve Durbano	D	37	1	11	12	209	−30	0	0	0
Henry Boucha	C	28	4	7	11	14	−13	2	0	0
Germain Gagnon	LW	31	1	9	10	6	−14	1	0	0
Jim McElmury	D	38	2	6	8	6	−13	1	0	0
Hugh Harvey	C/LW	10	1	1	2	2	−5	0	0	0
Claude Houde	D	25	0	2	2	20	−13	0	0	0
Ken Murray	D	23	0	2	2	24	−1	0	0	0
Terry McDonald	D	8	0	1	1	6	−5	0	0	0
Bill McKenzie	G	22	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0
Don Cairns	LW	7	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
Norm Dube	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denis Herron	G	64	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0
Roger Lemelin	D	11	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
Rich Lemieux	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Oleschuk	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Denis Herron	3620	64	11	39	11	243	4.03	0
Bill McKenzie	1120	22	1	16	1	97	5.20	0
Bill Oleschuk	60	1	0	1	0	4	4.00	0
Team:	4800	80	12	56	12	344	4.30	0

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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;

Awards and records

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.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Barry Dean	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
2	20	Don Cairns	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3	38	Neil Lyseng	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
4	56	Ron Delorme	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
5	74	Terry McDonald	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
6	92	Eric Sanderson	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
7	110	Bill Oleschuk	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8	128	Joe Baker	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
9	145	Scott Williams	Canada	Flin 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

• 1975–76 NHL season

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.

• "1975–76 Kansas City Scouts Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
• Scouts on Hockey Database
• Scouts on Database Hockey
• Scouts Game Log on Database Hockey