# 1976–77 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1976–77 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fifth season of operation. The Oilers placed fourth to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the first round.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Western Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Houston Aeros | 80 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 320 | 241 | 106 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 366 | 291 | 94 |
| San Diego Mariners | 81 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 284 | 283 | 85 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 81 | 34 | 43 | 4 | 243 | 304 | 72 |
| Calgary Cowboys | 81 | 31 | 43 | 7 | 252 | 296 | 69 |
| Phoenix Roadrunners | 80 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 281 | 383 | 60 |

## Schedule and results

Regular season schedule :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 8, 1976 | 2–0 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 15, 1976 | 1–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 17, 1976 | 7–2 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | W | October 19, 1976 | 5–4 OT | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | L | October 24, 1976 | 3–5 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | L | October 26, 1976 | 1–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | W | October 28, 1976 | 4–3 OT | @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 4–3–0 |
| 8 | L | October 29, 1976 | 3–11 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 4–4–0 |
| 9 | L | October 31, 1976 | 0–4 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 4–5–0 |
| 10 | W | November 3, 1976 | 4–2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 5–5–0 |
| 11 | L | November 4, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 5–6–0 |
| 12 | L | November 5, 1976 | 3–4 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 5–7–0 |
| 13 | L | November 7, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 5–8–0 |
| 14 | L | November 10, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 5–9–0 |
| 15 | W | November 13, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 6–9–0 |
| 16 | L | November 16, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 6–10–0 |
| 17 | L | November 17, 1976 | 2–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 6–11–0 |
| 18 | W | November 19, 1976 | 4–3 OT | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 7–11–0 |
| 19 | W | November 21, 1976 | 6–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 8–11–0 |
| 20 | L | November 23, 1976 | 3–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 8–12–0 |
| 21 | L | November 24, 1976 | 2–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 8–13–0 |
| 22 | L | November 26, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 8–14–0 |
| 23 | W | November 28, 1976 | 4–0 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 9–14–0 |
| 24 | W | November 30, 1976 | 3–2 OT | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 10–14–0 |
| 25 | W | December 2, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 11–14–0 |
| 26 | T | December 3, 1976 | 0–0 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 11–14–1 |
| 27 | L | December 4, 1976 | 3–5 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 11–15–1 |
| 28 | L | December 5, 1976 | 1–5 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 11–16–1 |
| 29 | W | December 7, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 12–16–1 |
| 30 | L | December 11, 1976 | 0–3 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 12–17–1 |
| 31 | W | December 12, 1976 | 5–3 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 13–17–1 |
| 32 | L | December 14, 1976 | 1–6 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 13–18–1 |
| 33 | L | December 16, 1976 | 0–3 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 13–19–1 |
| 34 | W | December 17, 1976 | 1–0 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 14–19–1 |
| 35 | W | December 19, 1976 | 4–2 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 15–19–1 |
| 36 | W | December 21, 1976 | 4–1 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 16–19–1 |
| 37 | L | December 28, 1976 | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 16–20–1 |
| 38 | L | January 1, 1977 | 1–5 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 16–21–1 |
| 39 | L | January 4, 1977 | 3–5 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 16–22–1 |
| 40 | W | January 7, 1977 | 4–1 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 17–22–1 |
| 41 | L | January 8, 1977 | 0–5 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 17–23–1 |
| 42 | W | January 9, 1977 | 5–3 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 18–23–1 |
| 43 | W | January 14, 1977 | 5–3 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 19–23–1 |
| 44 | L | January 15, 1977 | 3–6 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 19–24–1 |
| 45 | L | January 16, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 19–25–1 |
| 46 | L | January 20, 1977 | 1–5 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 19–26–1 |
| 47 | L | January 22, 1977 | 1–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 19–27–1 |
| 48 | W | January 23, 1977 | 9–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 20–27–1 |
| 49 | W | January 26, 1977 | 5–4 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 21–27–1 |
| 50 | L | January 28, 1977 | 1–4 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 21–28–1 |
| 51 | T | January 30, 1977 | 1–1 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 21–28–2 |
| 52 | L | February 1, 1977 | 1–11 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 21–29–2 |
| 53 | W | February 6, 1977 | 4–2 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 22–29–2 |
| 54 | L | February 8, 1977 | 5–6 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 22–30–2 |
| 55 | L | February 11, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 22–31–2 |
| 56 | W | February 13, 1977 | 5–2 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 23–31–2 |
| 57 | L | February 15, 1977 | 4–7 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 23–32–2 |
| 58 | W | February 18, 1977 | 3–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 24–32–2 |
| 59 | L | February 20, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 24–33–2 |
| 60 | W | February 22, 1977 | 4–3 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 25–33–2 |
| 61 | L | February 25, 1977 | 2–3 OT | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 25–34–2 |
| 62 | L | February 27, 1977 | 0–4 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 25–35–2 |
| 63 | L | March 1, 1977 | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 25–36–2 |
| 64 | W | March 3, 1977 | 5–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 26–36–2 |
| 65 | W | March 6, 1977 | 5–2 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 27–36–2 |
| 66 | L | March 8, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 27–37–2 |
| 67 | L | March 9, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 27–38–2 |
| 68 | W | March 10, 1977 | 4–3 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 28–38–2 |
| 69 | T | March 12, 1977 | 3–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 28–38–3 |
| 70 | L | March 13, 1977 | 3–9 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 28–39–3 |
| 71 | L | March 15, 1977 | 0–7 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 28–40–3 |
| 72 | W | March 17, 1977 | 4–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 29–40–3 |
| 73 | L | March 22, 1977 | 3–8 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 29–41–3 |
| 74 | W | March 24, 1977 | 5–4 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 30–41–3 |
| 75 | W | March 25, 1977 | 4–3 OT | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 31–41–3 |
| 76 | L | March 27, 1977 | 2–5 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 31–42–3 |
| 77 | W | March 30, 1977 | 8–0 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 32–42–3 |
| 78 | L | April 1, 1977 | 1–3 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 32–43–3 |
| 79 | T | April 2, 1977 | 4–4 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 32–43–4 |
| 80 | W | April 4, 1977 | 6–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 33–43–4 |
| 81 | W | April 6, 1977 | 6–4 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 34–43–4 |

## Playoffs
### Houston Aeros 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 – Semifinals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | April 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 OT | Houston Aeros | 0–1 |
| 2 | April 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–6 | Houston Aeros | 0–2 |
| 3 | April 17 | Houston Aeros | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 |
| 4 | April 20 | Houston Aeros | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 |
| 5 | April 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Houston Aeros | 1–4 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Bill Flett | RW | 48 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 66 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 18 | −10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | LW | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 77 | −17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 81 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 60 | −19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | C | 67 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 28 | −23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Patenaude | RW | 73 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 57 | −23 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Kirk | C | 52 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 16 | −4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Morris | LW | 79 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 76 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | C | 38 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | D | 51 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 75 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 70 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 92 | −4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | C | 29 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Sheehy | RW | 28 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 | −7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | D | 77 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 94 | −16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | D | 46 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 41 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rota | C/LW | 40 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | −10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Russell | C | 57 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | LW | 68 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 274 | −12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Williams | RW | 29 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | −9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | C | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Peacosh | LW | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | RW | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | −8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Simpson | RW | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | LW/C | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Busniuk | RW | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Merrell | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | D | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | D | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Baird | D | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Broderick | G | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | G | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Patterson | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Scharf | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Arndt | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Fortunato | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Louis Levasseur | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Morris | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Prentice | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stewart | LW/D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Ken Broderick | 2301 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 134 | 3.49 | 4 |
| Dave Dryden | 1416 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 77 | 3.26 | 1 |
| Jean-Louis Levasseur | 1213 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 88 | 4.35 | 0 |
| Team: | 4930 | 81 | 34 | 43 | 4 | 299 | 3.64 | 5 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brett Callighen | C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Rota | C/LW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Busniuk | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Kirk | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Morris | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Broderick | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Louis Levasseur | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Patenaude | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Russell | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Ken Broderick | 179 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3.35 | 0 |
| Jean-Louis Levasseur | 133 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.51 | 0 |
| Team: | 312 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3.85 | 0 |
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;

## Transactions
### Trades

| Date | To Edmonton Oilers | Traded to | Traded for |
| July 1976 | Cash | Cincinnati Stingers | Gilles Marotte |
| September 1976 | Cal Sandbeck | Calgary Cowboys | Dave Kryskow |
| September 13, 1976 (1976-09-13) | Barry Wilkins | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Bob Paradise |
| October 26, 1976 (1976-10-26) | Future considerations | Winnipeg Jets | Barry Long |
| November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) | Frank Beaton | Cincinnati Stingers | Cash |
| November 5, 1976 (1976-11-05) | Bryan Campbell | Indianapolis Racers | Gene Peacosh |
| November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21) | Randy Rota | Colorado Rockies (NHL) | Cash |
| November 25, 1976 (1976-11-25) | Gregg Boddy | San Diego Mariners | Larry Hornung |
| December 5, 1976 (1976-12-05) | Gavin Kirk Tom Simpson | Birmingham Bulls | Tim Sheehy |
| December 10, 1976 (1976-12-10) | Bill Flett | Atlanta Flames (NHL) | Cash |
| January 12, 1977 (1977-01-12) | Bill Prentice | Quebec Nordiques | 2nd round pick in 1977 - John Anderson |
| January 14, 1977 (1977-01-14) | Dave Keon John McKenzie Mike Antonovich Bill Butters Jack Carlson Jean-Louis Levasseur Steve Carlson | Minnesota Fighting Saints | ($140,000) Cash |
| January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) | Danny Arndt Dave Debol 1st round pick in 1977 - Mike Crombeen Cash | New England Whalers | Dave Keon John McKenzie Dave Dryden Jack Carlson Steve Carlson |
| February 4, 1977 (1977-02-04) | Ron Busniuk Brett Callighen | New England Whalers | Mike Antonovich Bill Butters |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term |
| May 26, 1976 (1976-05-26) | Dave Langevin | Minnesota Fighting Saints | |
| May 26, 1976 (1976-05-26) | Bob Paradise | Minnesota Fighting Saints | |
| May 26, 1976 (1976-05-26) | John Rothstein | Minnesota Fighting Saints | |
| May 26, 1976 (1976-05-26) | Craig Sarner | Minnesota Fighting Saints | |
| July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) | Larry Hornung | Winnipeg Jets | |
| July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) | Barry Merrell | Rochester Americans (AHL) | |
| September 1976 | Butch Williams | California Golden Seals (NHL) | |
| September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01) | Ken Broderick | San Diego Mariners | 2-year |
| September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01) | Tony Featherstone | Toronto Toros | |
| September 7, 1976 (1976-09-07) | Don Borgeson | Calgary Cowboys | |
| September 12, 1976 (1976-09-12) | Pete Laframboise | Los Angeles Sharks | |
| October 8, 1976 (1976-10-08) | Dennis Patterson | Kansas City Scouts (NHL) | 1-year |
| October 8, 1976 (1976-10-08) | Gene Peacosh | San Diego Mariners | 1-year |
| October 22, 1976 (1976-10-22) | Bob Nevin | Birmingham Bulls | 1-year |
| November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03) | Ted Scharf | Indianapolis Racers | |
| November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03) | Paul Stewart | Broome Dusters (NAHL) | |
| February 18, 1977 (1977-02-18) | Glenn Patrick | Cleveland Crusaders | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team |
| 1976 | Eddie Joyal | Retired |
| 1976 | Doug Kerslake | Retired |
| 1976 | Skip Krake | Retired |
| 1976 | Bill Laing | Retired |
| 1976 | Dwayne Pentland | Houston Aeros |
| July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) | Jack Carlson | Calgary Cowboys |
| July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) | Jeff Carlson | Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| September 1976 | Paul Hurley | Calgary Cowboys |
| September 13, 1976 (1976-09-13) | Wayne Muloin | Hershey Bears (AHL) |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Tom Gilmore | Released |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Murray Kennett | Released |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Bruce MacGregor | Released |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Bob McAneeley | Released |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Ted McAneeley | Released |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Ray Reeson | Released |
| October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | Dan Spring | Released |
| October 17, 1976 (1976-10-17) | Tony Featherstone | Retired |
| October 21, 1976 (1976-10-21) | Ken Baird | Released |
| November 1976 | Ken Baird | Calgary Cowboys |
| December 3, 1976 (1976-12-03) | Ted McAneeley | Spokane Flyers (WIHL) |
| January 1977 | Wayne Carleton | Birmingham Bulls |
| April 22, 1977 (1977-04-22) | Glen Sather | Retired |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team |
| January 1, 1977 (1977-01-01) | Wayne Connelly | from Calgary Cowboys |
| January 1, 1977 (1977-01-01) | Claude St. Sauveur | from Calgary Cowboys |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| August 30, 1976 (1976-08-30) | Norm Ullman | 1-year |
| September 3, 1976 (1976-09-03) | Barry Wilkins | 1-year |
| September 7, 1976 (1976-09-07) | Don Borgeson | |
| September 7, 1976 (1976-09-07) | Barry Merrell | |
| September 7, 1976 (1976-09-07) | Rick Morris | 1-year |
| September 8, 1976 (1976-09-08) | Larry Hornung | |
| September 8, 1976 (1976-09-08) | Dave Langevin | |
| September 10, 1976 (1976-09-10) | Glen Sather | |
| January 27, 1977 (1977-01-27) | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 3-year |
| March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) | Gord Blumenschein | |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 1 | Blair Chapman (RW) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 1 | 6 | Bernie Federko (C) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 3 | 28 | Harold Phillipoff (W) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 3 | 30 | Drew Callander (C) | Canada | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 4 | 36 | Brian Sutter (LW) | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
| 5 | 48 | Yvon Vautour (F) | Canada | Laval National (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 60 | Tim Williams (D) | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 7 | 72 | Gord Blumenschein (C) | Canada | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) |
| 8 | 84 | John Tavella (LW) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) |
| 9 | 95 | Al Dumba (RW) | Canada | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 10 | 106 | Jim Bedard (G) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |