# 1975–76 Kansas City Scouts season

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.

## 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 |
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
—5–0–15–13–2–14–1–117–4–3
Kansas City
0–5–1—0–61–3–22–43–18–3
Minnesota
1–56–0—2–41–510–14–0
St. Louis
2–3–13–1–24–2—3–2–112–8–4
Vancouver
1–4–14–25–12–3–1—12–10–2
Vs. Patrick Division
1975–76 NHL records
Team
ATL
NYI
NYR
PHI
Total
Chicago
2–2–11–3–10–2–31–2–24–9–7
Kansas City
0–50–2–31–40–51–16–3
Minnesota
1–41–41–40–3–23–15–2
St. Louis
3–1–10–4–12–31–3–16–11–3
Vancouver
0–3–23–0–21–3–10–4–14–10–6
Vs. Adams Division
1975–76 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
CAL
TOR
Total
Chicago
0–3–10–2–21–2–12–1–13–8–5
Kansas City
1–2–10–3–12–1–10–3–13–9–4
Minnesota
0–3–10–41–31–32–13–1
St. Louis
1–2–11–2–11–2–10–2–23–8–5
Vancouver
1–2–12–1–11–2–12–1–16–6–4
Vs. Norris Division
1975–76 NHL records
Team
DET
LAK
MTL
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
1–2–12–21–2–12–1–12–28–9–3
Kansas City
1–30–41–31–2–12–1–15–13–2
Minnesota
1–31–2–10–41–2–12–0–25–11–4
St. Louis
1–2–11–2–10–42–24–08–10–2
Vancouver
4–01–31–1–21–2–14–011–6–3 :

### 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 |

## 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 |
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;

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 22, 1975 | To Detroit Red WingsPeter McDuffe Glen Burdon | To Kansas City ScoutsBill McKenzie Gary Bergman |
| October 1, 1975 | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To Kansas City ScoutsRocky Farr |
| October 13, 1975 | To Atlanta FlamesRichard Lemieux Kansas City's 2nd round draft pick 1977 NHL entry draft | To Kansas City ScoutsBuster Harvey |
| November 1, 1975 | To Detroit Red WingsHank Lehvonen | To Kansas City ScoutsFrank Bathe |
| December 9, 1975 | To Minnesota North StarsKansas City's 2nd round draft pick 1978 NHL entry draft | To Kansas City ScoutsHenry Boucha |
| January 9, 1976 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsSimon Nolet Ed Gilbert Kansas City's 1st round draft pick 1976 NHL entry draft | To Kansas City ScoutsSteve Durbano Chuck Arnason Pittsburgh's 1st round draft pick 1976 NHL entry draft |
| January 14, 1976 | To Detroit Red WingsBuster Harvey | To Kansas City ScoutsPhil Roberto |

### Waivers

| October 28, 1975 | From Chicago Black HawksGermain 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.