# 1976–77 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1976–77 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades between teams
### May

| May 26, 1976 | To Boston BruinsRick Middleton | To New York RangersKen Hodge |
| May 28, 1976 | To Los Angeles KingsJohn Campbell | To New York RangersMark Heaslip |

### June

| June 12, 1976 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 49 - Moe Robinson) 1st-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 8 - Dan Geoffrion) | To Los Angeles KingsGlenn Goldup 3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (DET - # 53 - Doug Derkson)$^1$ |
* Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on January 9, 1978 that sent Danny Grant to Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to Barry Long and this pick.

### August

| August 11, 1976 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 42 - Richard David) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDon Awrey |
| August 23, 1976 | To Minnesota North StarsGary Smith | To Vancouver CanucksCesare Maniago |

### September

| September 12, 1976 | To Vancouver Canucks5th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 73 - Tim Thomlison) | To Colorado Rockies4th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 56 - Dave Morrow) |
| September 13, 1976 | To Montreal Canadienscash Canadiens option to swap 1st-rd picks - 1980 Entry Draft (# 1 - Doug Wickenheiser)$^1$ | To Colorado RockiesRon Andruff Sean Shanahan |
| September 15, 1976 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Colorado RockiesDoug Favell |
| September 27, 1976 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBlair MacKasey | To Washington Capitalscash |
| September 28, 1976 | To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 24 - Bob Gladney) | To Chicago Black Hawksrights to Jim Harrison |
| September 29, 1976 | To Los Angeles KingsDave Schultz | To Philadelphia Flyers4th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 67 - Yves Guillemette) 2nd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (COL - # 27 - Merlin Malinowski)$^2$ |
* Montreal exercised the option and swap the 19th pick for the 1st overall pick in 1980.
* Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978 that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1979 in exchange for this pick.

### October

| October 6, 1976 | To Vancouver CanucksDave Fortier Ralph Stewart | To New York Islanderscash |
| October 8, 1976 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDunc Wilson | To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 59 - Dave Silk) |
| October 18, 1976 | To Los Angeles Kings5th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 84 - Julian Baretta) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMike Corrigan |

### November

| November 11, 1976 | To Minnesota North StarsNick Beverley Bill Fairbairn | To New York RangersBill Goldsworthy |
| November 24, 1976 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft (# 43 - Craig Levie) | To Colorado RockiesJohn Van Boxmeer |
| November 24, 1976 | To Washington Capitalscash | To Philadelphia FlyersHarvey Bennett Jr. |
| November 30, 1976 | To Detroit Red WingsGreg Joly | To Washington CapitalsBryan Watson |

### December

| December 2, 1976 | To Vancouver CanucksLarry Carriere Hilliard Graves | To Atlanta FlamesJohn Gould 2nd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 31 - Brian Hill) |
| December 4, 1976 | To Washington CapitalsBill Collins | To Philadelphia Flyerscash |
| December 20, 1976 | To Boston BruinsRick Smith | To St. Louis BluesJoe Zanussi |

### January

| January 20, 1977 | To Vancouver CanucksLarry Goodenough Jack McIlhargey | To Philadelphia FlyersBob Dailey |
| January 22, 1977 | To Cleveland BaronsGary Edwards Juha Widing | To Los Angeles KingsJim Moxey Gary Simmons |

### February

| February 11, 1977 | To Colorado Rockiesrights to Danny Gruen | To Detroit Red Wingscash |
| February 17, 1977 | To Detroit Red WingsSteve Coates Dave Kelly Terry Murray Bob Ritchie | To Philadelphia FlyersMike Korney Rick Lapointe |
| February 18, 1977 | To Vancouver CanucksDerek Sanderson | To St. Louis Bluescash |
| February 25, 1977 | To Montreal Canadienscash future considerations | To Detroit Red Wingsrights to Marty Howe |

### March

| March 3, 1977 | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To Washington CapitalsRoger Crozier |
| March 8, 1977 | To Toronto Maple LeafsTracy Pratt | To Colorado Rockies3rd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 47 - Randy Pierce) |

## Additional sources

* hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
* "NHL trades for 1976-1977". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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