# 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fourth season of operation. The Oilers placed fourth to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the first round.

## Regular season
### Final standings

| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| Winnipeg Jets | 81 | 52 | 27 | 2 | 106 | 345 | 254 | 940 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 81 | 50 | 27 | 4 | 104 | 371 | 316 | 1654 |
| Calgary Cowboys | 80 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 86 | 307 | 282 | 1064 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 81 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 59 | 268 | 345 | 991 |
| Toronto Toros | 81 | 24 | 52 | 5 | 53 | 335 | 398 | 1099 |
| Denver Spurs / Ottawa Civics+ | 41 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 134 | 172 | 536 |
+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.

## Schedule and results

Regular season schedule :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 10, 1975 | 1–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | October 12, 1975 | 6–5 | Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | October 14, 1975 | 5–8 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 15, 1975 | 4–5 OT | @ New England Whalers (1975–76) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | T | October 17, 1975 | 4–4 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 1–3–1 |
| 6 | W | October 18, 1975 | 3–1 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) | 2–3–1 |
| 7 | W | October 19, 1975 | 4–2 | Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | L | October 23, 1975 | 4–6 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | L | October 25, 1975 | 2–5 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | L | October 26, 1975 | 3–4 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 3–6–1 |
| 11 | W | October 28, 1975 | 7–3 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 4–6–1 |
| 12 | T | October 31, 1975 | 2–2 | New England Whalers (1975–76) | 4–6–2 |
| 13 | W | November 2, 1975 | 5–3 | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 5–6–2 |
| 14 | L | November 4, 1975 | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 5–7–2 |
| 15 | W | November 7, 1975 | 5–4 OT | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 6–7–2 |
| 16 | W | November 9, 1975 | 4–1 | Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 7–7–2 |
| 17 | L | November 11, 1975 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 7–8–2 |
| 18 | L | November 14, 1975 | 1–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 7–9–2 |
| 19 | W | November 17, 1975 | 6–3 | San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 8–9–2 |
| 20 | L | November 18, 1975 | 3–6 | @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) | 8–10–2 |
| 21 | L | November 20, 1975 | 1–3 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 8–11–2 |
| 22 | L | November 21, 1975 | 2–4 | @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 8–12–2 |
| 23 | W | November 22, 1975 | 3–2 OT | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 9–12–2 |
| 24 | L | November 25, 1975 | 2–7 | @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) | 9–13–2 |
| 25 | L | November 28, 1975 | 4–7 | @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 9–14–2 |
| 26 | W | November 30, 1975 | 4–2 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 10–14–2 |
| 27 | W | December 2, 1975 | 7–2 | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 11–14–2 |
| 28 | L | December 5, 1975 | 3–8 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 11–15–2 |
| 29 | L | December 7, 1975 | 4–5 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 11–16–2 |
| 30 | W | December 10, 1975 | 7–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 12–16–2 |
| 31 | W | December 11, 1975 | 3–2 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 13–16–2 |
| 32 | L | December 14, 1975 | 1–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 13–17–2 |
| 33 | W | December 16, 1975 | 3–1 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 14–17–2 |
| 34 | W | December 17, 1975 | 3–2 | @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 15–17–2 |
| 35 | L | December 19, 1975 | 2–4 | @ New England Whalers (1975–76) | 15–18–2 |
| 36 | L | December 21, 1975 | 2–4 | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 15–19–2 |
| 37 | L | December 23, 1975 | 2–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 15–20–2 |
| 38 | L | December 26, 1975 | 6–8 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 15–21–2 |
| 39 | L | December 27, 1975 | 3–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 15–22–2 |
| 40 | L | December 30, 1975 | 3–6 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 15–23–2 |
| 41 | L | January 1, 1976 | 1–5 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 15–24–2 |
| 42 | L | January 2, 1976 | 1–3 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 15–25–2 |
| 43 | L | January 4, 1976 | 1–8 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 15–26–2 |
| 44 | W | January 6, 1976 | 3–0 | Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) | 16–26–2 |
| 45 | W | January 9, 1976 | 5–3 | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 17–26–2 |
| 46 | L | January 11, 1976 | 3–5 | Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 17–27–2 |
| 47 | W | January 16, 1976 | 5–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 18–27–2 |
| 48 | L | January 20, 1976 | 3–10 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 18–28–2 |
| 49 | L | January 23, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 18–29–2 |
| 50 | L | January 25, 1976 | 6–7 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 18–30–2 |
| 51 | T | January 27, 1976 | 4–4 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 18–30–3 |
| 52 | L | January 28, 1976 | 5–6 | Houston Aeros (1975–76) | 18–31–3 |
| 53 | W | February 1, 1976 | 5–2 | Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 19–31–3 |
| 54 | W | February 3, 1976 | 4–0 | New England Whalers (1975–76) | 20–31–3 |
| 55 | L | February 5, 1976 | 1–5 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 20–32–3 |
| 56 | L | February 6, 1976 | 0–7 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76) | 20–33–3 |
| 57 | L | February 8, 1976 | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 20–34–3 |
| 58 | W | February 13, 1976 | 5–3 | Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 21–34–3 |
| 59 | L | February 15, 1976 | 2–4 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) | 21–35–3 |
| 60 | T | February 17, 1976 | 4–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 21–35–4 |
| 61 | L | February 20, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 21–36–4 |
| 62 | W | February 22, 1976 | 4–3 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) | 22–36–4 |
| 63 | T | February 24, 1976 | 3–3 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 22–36–5 |
| 64 | L | February 25, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 22–37–5 |
| 65 | L | February 27, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 22–38–5 |
| 66 | L | February 29, 1976 | 2–5 | Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) | 22–39–5 |
| 67 | L | March 2, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 22–40–5 |
| 68 | W | March 3, 1976 | 6–4 | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 23–40–5 |
| 69 | L | March 5, 1976 | 4–5 OT | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 23–41–5 |
| 70 | W | March 7, 1976 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 24–41–5 |
| 71 | L | March 11, 1976 | 0–2 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 24–42–5 |
| 72 | L | March 14, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 24–43–5 |
| 73 | L | March 16, 1976 | 3–4 OT | Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) | 24–44–5 |
| 74 | W | March 19, 1976 | 2–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 25–44–5 |
| 75 | L | March 21, 1976 | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 25–45–5 |
| 76 | W | March 24, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 26–45–5 |
| 77 | L | March 25, 1976 | 5–7 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 26–46–5 |
| 78 | L | March 26, 1976 | 3–7 | @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) | 26–47–5 |
| 79 | L | March 30, 1976 | 3–8 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 26–48–5 |
| 80 | L | April 1, 1976 | 2–7 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) | 26–49–5 |
| 81 | W | April 4, 1976 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) | 27–49–5 |

## Playoffs
### Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 – Quarterfinals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | April 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–7 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–0 |
| 2 | April 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 OT | Winnipeg Jets | 2–0 |
| 3 | April 14 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 |
| 4 | April 16 | Winnipeg Jets | 7–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–0 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Norm Ullman | C | 77 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 12 | -21 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Rusty Patenaude | RW | 77 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 88 | -3 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Sheehy | RW | 81 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 17 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Barry Long | D | 78 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 66 | -49 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Baird | D | 48 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 87 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 54 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 78 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Russell | C | 58 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 19 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McAneeley | LW | 71 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 60 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | C | 44 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Morris | LW | 33 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 52 | -14 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 81 | -42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | C | 63 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 13 | -33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Spring | C | 75 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | -25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | LW | 26 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Laing | LW | 54 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 67 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Morris | LW | 75 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted McAneeley | D | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 71 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Rogers | RW | 44 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Krake | C | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 55 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Blair MacDonald | RW | 29 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Carlyle | D | 28 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Ketter | D | 48 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Joyal | C | 45 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Kennett | D | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hurley | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Evo | RW | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Kerslake | RW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | G | 62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Turnbull | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dave Dryden | 3567 | 62 | 22 | 34 | 5 | 235 | 3.95 | 1 |
| Chris Worthy | 1256 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 98 | 4.68 | 1 |
| Frank Turnbull | 106 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5.09 | 0 |
| Team: | 4929 | 81 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 342 | 4.16 | 2 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Rusty Patenaude | RW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Baird | D | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Sheehy | RW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Spring | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McAneeley | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Russell | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Laing | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Morris | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Morris | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hurley | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted McAneeley | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dave Dryden | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 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 |
| June 1975 | Joe Fortunato | Cleveland Crusaders | John Stewart |
| June 1975 | Future considerations | Winnipeg Jets | Bill Lesuk |
| June 2, 1975 (1975-06-02) | Ted McAneeley | Houston Aeros | 2nd round pick in 1976 - Kent Nilsson |
| August 29, 1975 (1975-08-29) | Skip Krake | Cleveland Crusaders | Ray McKay |
| September 1975 | Cash | Denver Spurs | Brian Lavender |
| September 1975 | Cash | Indianapolis Racers | Randy Wyrozub |
| September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11) | 1st round pick in 1976 - Bernie Federko 3rd round pick in 1976 - Drew Callander | Phoenix Roadrunners | Barry Dean |
| December 8, 1975 (1975-12-08) | 3rd round pick in 1976 - Harold Phillipoff | Indianapolis Racers | Blair MacDonald |
| January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04) | Wayne Muloin | Cleveland Crusaders | Bill Evo Future considerations |
| January 19, 1976 (1976-01-19) | Wayne Carleton | New England Whalers | Mike Rogers Future considerations |
| January 30, 1976 (1976-01-30) | Paul Hurley Clark Jantzie | New England Whalers | Steve Carlyle Kerry Ketter |
| March 15, 1976 (1976-03-15) | Jack Carlson | San Diego Mariners | 2 WHA Amateur Draft picks |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term |
| June 2, 1975 (1975-06-02) | Bob McAneeley | California Golden Seals (NHL) | 2-year |
| June 2, 1975 (1975-06-02) | Allie Sutherland | Omaha Knights (CHL) | |
| June 19, 1975 (1975-06-19) | Dave Dryden | Chicago Cougars | |
| June 19, 1975 (1975-06-19) | Bill Evo | Baltimore Blades | |
| June 19, 1975 (1975-06-19) | Boris Mikhailov | Baltimore Blades | |
| June 19, 1975 (1975-06-19) | Vladimir Petrov | Baltimore Blades | |
| September 1975 | Steve McKnight | Alberta Golden Bears (CWUAA) | |
| September 1975 | Dan Spring | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year |
| January 22, 1976 (1976-01-22) | Rick Morris | Ottawa Civics | 1-year |
| February 8, 1976 (1976-02-08) | Frank Turnbull | Spokane Chiefs (WIHL) | |
| March 1976 | Jeff Carlson | Minnesota Fighting Saints | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team |
| 1975 | Tom Gilmore | Retired |
| 1975 | Don Herriman | Retired |
| June 1975 | Leif Holmqvist | Indianapolis Racers |
| August 15, 1975 (1975-08-15) | Ross Perkins | Retired |
| September 24, 1975 (1975-09-24) | Bobby Sheehan | Chicago Black Hawks (NHL) |
| September 29, 1975 (1975-09-29) | Ken Brown | Retired |
| October 21, 1975 (1975-10-21) | Jacques Plante | Retired |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 2, 1975 (1975-06-02) | Kerry Ketter | |
| August 7, 1975 (1975-08-07) | Peter Morris | 3-year |
| August 7, 1975 (1975-08-07) | Bob Russell | 3-year |
| August 14, 1975 (1975-08-14) | Ken Baird | 2-year |
| August 14, 1975 (1975-08-14) | Eddie Joyal | |
| September 17, 1975 (1975-09-17) | Norm Ullman | 1-year |
| November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26) | John Rogers | |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 6 | Barry Dean (LW) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 2 | 21 | Peter Morris (LW) | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 3 | 36 | Barry Smith (C) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 4 | 51 | Stu Younger (F) | Canada | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
| 5 | 66 | Jim Ofrim (F) | Canada | University of Alberta (CWUAA) |
| 6 | 79 | Bob Sunderland (D) | United States | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 93 | Dave Bell (F) | Canada | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 8 | 105 | Sidney Veysey (C) | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 117 | Bob Russell (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 10 | 130 | Jean Thibodeau (F) | Canada | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 143 | Brian Petrovek (G) | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 12 | 154 | Jim Montgomery (C) | Canada | Hull Festivals (QMJHL) |
| 13 | 164 | Terry Angel (F) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 14 | 171 | Rick Shinske (C) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |