1975–76 Toronto Toros season

The 1975–76 Toronto Toros season was the team's 3rd and last season in Toronto, 4th of the franchise. The Toros finished 5th in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
The Toros jerseys were the same design as in the 1973-74 season.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 11 	Toronto Toros 	3–7 	Quebec Nordiques 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 14 	Houston Aeros 	3–6 	Toronto Toros 	1–1–0 	2
3 	October 17 	Edmonton Oilers 		4–4 	Toronto Toros 	1–1–1 	3
4 	October 18 	Toronto Toros 	1–3 	New England Whalers 	1–2–1 	3
5 	October 24 	New England Whalers 	5–4 	Toronto Toros 	1–3–1 	3
6 	October 25 	Toronto Toros 	2–3 	Quebec Nordiques 	1–4–1 	3
7 	October 28 	Quebec Nordiques 	4–6 	Toronto Toros 	2–4–1 	5
8 	November 4 	Toronto Toros 	3–4 	Indianapolis Racers 	2–5–1 	5
9 	November 7 	Toronto Toros 	4–5 OT 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–6–1 	5
10	November 8 	Toronto Toros 	3–4 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	2–7–1 	5
11	November 9 	Toronto Toros 	3–5 	Winnipeg Jets 	2–8–1 	5
12	November 11	Toronto Toros 	4–5 	Houston Aeros 	2–9–1 	5
13	November 13	Toronto Toros 	11–8 	Denver Spurs 	3–9–1 	7
14	November 14	Toronto Toros 	2–2 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	3–9–2 	8
15	November 15	Toronto Toros 	6–4 	San Diego Mariners 	4–9–2 	10
16	November 17	Indianapolis Racers 	6–2 	Toronto Toros 	4–10–2 	10
17	November 21	Cincinnati Stingers 	7–8 	Toronto Toros 	5–10–2 	12
18	November 25	Cleveland Crusaders 	4–3 OT 		Toronto Toros 	5–11–2 	12
19	November 28	Winnipeg Jets 		5–3 	Toronto Toros 	5–12–2 	12
20	November 29	Toronto Toros 	9–5 	Cincinnati Stingers 	6–12–2 		14
21	November 30	Toronto Toros 	9–10 	Cleveland Crusaders 	6–13–2 	14
22	December 2 	Toronto Toros 	2–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–14–2 	14
23	December 3 	Toronto Toros 	4–3 	Calgary Cowboys 	7–14–2 	16
24	December 5 	Quebec Nordiques 	4–7 	Toronto Toros 	8–14–2 	18
25	December 9 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	5–3 	Toronto Toros 	8–15–2 	18
26	December 10	Toronto Toros 	5–6 OT 	Winnipeg Jets 	8–16–2 	18
27	December 12	Quebec Nordiques 	4–6 	Toronto Toros 	9–16–2 	20
28	December 13	Toronto Toros 	3–6 	Quebec Nordiques 	9–17–2 	20
29	December 14	Calgary Cowboys 	3–3 	Toronto Toros 	9–17–3 	21
30	December 16	Winnipeg Jets 	4–3 	Toronto Toros 	9–18–3 	21
31	December 19	Calgary Cowboys 	5–3 	Toronto Toros 	9–19–3 	21
32	December 21	Toronto Toros 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	10–19–3	23
33	December 23	Toronto Toros 	1–10 	Calgary Cowboys 	10–20–3	23
34	December 26	Edmonton Oilers 	6–8 	Toronto Toros 	11–20–3	25
35	December 27	Toronto Toros 	0–5 	Cleveland Crusaders 	11–21–3	25
36	December 28	Quebec Nordiques 	6–1 	Toronto Toros 	11–22–3	25
37	December 30	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6 	Toronto Toros 	12–22–3	27
38	January 2 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	1–4 	Toronto Toros 	13–22–3	29
39	January 6 	San Diego Mariners 	4–6 	Toronto Toros 	14–22–3	31
40	January 7 	Toronto Toros 	2–8 	Winnipeg Jets 	14–23–3	31
41	January 9 	Toronto Toros 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	14–24–3	31
42	January 17 	Toronto Toros 	3–4 OT 	Quebec Nordiques 	14–25–3	31
43	January 20 	Toronto Toros 	7–5 	Houston Aeros 	15–25–3	33
44	January 22 	Toronto Toros 	4–6 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	15–26–3	33
45	January 24 	Toronto Toros 	4–6 	San Diego Mariners 	15–27–3	33
46	January 25 	Toronto Toros 	2–5 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	15–28–3	33
47	January 27 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Toronto Toros 	15–28–4	34
48	January 30 	Quebec Nordiques 	3–3 	Toronto Toros 	15–28–5	35
49	January 31 	Toronto Toros 	4–8 	Quebec Nordiques 	15–29–5	35
50	February 1 	New England Whalers 	7–5 	Toronto Toros 	15–30–5	35
51	February 6 	Winnipeg Jets 	7–6 	Toronto Toros 	15–31–5	35
52	February 7 	Toronto Toros 	3–7 	New England Whalers 	15–32–5	35
53	February 10	Toronto Toros 	3–4 	Calgary Cowboys 	15–33–5	35
54	February 13	Toronto Toros 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–34–5	35
55	February 15	Toronto Toros 	6–7 	Winnipeg Jets 	15–35–5	35
56	February 17	Minnesota Fighting Saints	6–3 	Toronto Toros 	15–36–5	35
57	February 20	San Diego Mariners 	6–4 	Toronto Toros 	15–37–5	35
58	February 22	Toronto Toros 	2–4 	Calgary Cowboys 	15–38–5	35
59	February 24	Cincinnati Stingers 	9–6 	Toronto Toros 	15–39–5	35
60	February 27	Houston Aeros 	7–6 OT 	Toronto Toros 	15–40–5	35
61	February 29	Winnipeg Jets 	7–11 	Toronto Toros 	16–40–5	37
62	March 2 	Quebec Nordiques 	2–5 	Toronto Toros 	17–40–5	39
63	March 6 	Calgary Cowboys 	2–5 	Toronto Toros 	18–40–5	41
64	March 9 	Winnipeg Jets 	5–2 	Toronto Toros 	18–41–5	41
65	March 11 	Toronto Toros 	1–3 	Indianapolis Racers 	18–42–5	41
66	March 12 		Phoenix Roadrunners 	5–2 	Toronto Toros 	18–43–5	41
67	March 14 	Toronto Toros 	3–1 	Quebec Nordiques 	19–43–5	43
68	March 16 	Cleveland Crusaders 	0–6 	Toronto Toros 	20–43–5	45
69	March 17 	Toronto Toros 	4–5 	Cincinnati Stingers 	20–44–5	45
70	March 19 	Quebec Nordiques 	4–3 OT 	Toronto Toros 	20–45–5	45
71	March 20 	Toronto Toros 	6–5 	Cleveland Crusaders 	21–45–5	47
72	March 21 	Winnipeg Jets 	2–5 	Toronto Toros 	22–45–5	49
73	March 23 		Calgary Cowboys 	5–6 OT	Toronto Toros 	23–45–5	51
74	March 26 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–7 	Toronto Toros 	24–45–5	53
75	March 28 	Calgary Cowboys 	5–4 	Toronto Toros 	24–46–5	53
76	March 30 	Toronto Toros 	2–6 	Calgary Cowboys 	24–47–5	53
77	March 31 	Toronto Toros 	3–5 	Winnipeg Jets 	24–48–5		53
78	April 2 	Indianapolis Racers 	3–1 	Toronto Toros 	24–49–5	53
79	April 3 	Toronto Toros 	1–5 	Quebec Nordiques 	24–50–5	53
80	April 4 	Quebec Nordiques 	5–4 OT 	Toronto Toros 	24–51–5	53
81	April 6 	Toronto Toros 	6–10 	Quebec Nordiques 		24–52–5	53
==Playoffs==
*The Toros did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
# 	Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
14 	Václav Nedomanský	81	56	42	98 	8
9 	Mark Napier 	78	43	50	93 	20
27 	Frank Mahovlich 	75	34	55	89 	14
11 	Gavin Kirk 	62	28	38	66 	32
7 	Jim Dorey 	74	9 	51	60 	134
19 	Paul Henderson 	65	26	29	55 	22
8 	Richard Farda 	63	19	35	54 	8
25 	Jeff Jacques 	81	17	33	50 	113
12 	Tom Simpson 	73	20	21	41 	15
2 	Jim Turkiewicz 	77	10	29	39 	55
20 	Peter Marrin 	64	22	16	38 	16
15 	Lou Nistico 	64	12	22	34 	120
3 	Rick Cunningham 	36	5 	14	19 	57
28 	Jean-Luc Phaneuf 	48	8 	8 	16 	4
22 	Paul Heaver 	66	2 	12	14 	83
16 	Bob D'Alvise 	59	5 	8 	13 	10
4,10	Jerry Rollins 	52	5 	7 	12 	185
5 	Mike Amodeo 	31	4 	8 	12 	35
10 	Dave Syvret 	50	1 	11	12 	14
26 	Tony Featherstone	32	4 	7 	11 	5
 	Peter Folco 	19	1 	8 	9 	15
24 	Steve Atkinson 	52	2 	6 	8 	22
 	Jerry Zrymiak 	17	0 	5 	5 	21
6 	Rick Foley 	11	1 	2 	3 	6
5 	Gerrard Gibbons 	5 	1 	0 	1 	7
 	John Garrett 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	Wayne Wood 	13	0 	1 	1 	0
 	Gilles Bilodeau 	14	0 	1 	1 	38
6 	Greg Neeld 	17	0 	1 	1 	18
23 	George Kuzmicz 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	Jack Gibson 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	Paul Crowley 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
30 	Les Binkley 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
1 	Jim Shaw 	16	0 	0 	0 	0
21 	Dave Tataryn 	23	0 	0 	0 	2
33 	Mario Viens 	25	0 	0 	0 	2
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W	L 	T	GA 	SO	GAA 	Save %
John Garrett	9 	551 	3	6 	0	33 	1 	3.59	.905
Dave Tataryn	23	1261	7	12	1	100	0 	4.76	.873
Wayne Wood 	13	781 	6	7 	0	62 	0 	4.76	.869
Jim Shaw 	16	777 	4	7 	1	63 	0 	4.86	.875
Mario Viens 	26	1228	4	14	3	105	0 	5.13	.873
Les Binkley 	7 	335 	0	6 	0	32 	0 	5.73	.849
==Awards and Records==
*Lou Kaplan Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Mark Napier
*Paul Deneau Trophy (Most Gentlemenly): Vaclav Nedomansky
==Draft Picks==
Toronto's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	11 	Rick Lapointe 	 	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
2 	26 	Jerry Rollins 	 	Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
3 	41 	Paul Heaver 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
4 	56 	Ken Breitenbach 	 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
5 	70 	Mario Viens 	 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
6 	84 	Paul Woods 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
7 	97 	Byron Shutt 	 	Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
8 	109	Jean-Luc Phaneuf	 	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
9 	121	Gilles Bilodeau 	 	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
10 	134	Roger Dorey 	 	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
11 	147	Bob Ritchie 	 	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
12 	158	Bob Shaw 	 	Clarkson University (NCAA)
13 	168	Wayne Morrin 	 	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
14 	174	Dave Hanson 	 	Colorado College (NCAA)
==Farm Teams==
*Buffalo Norsemen, NAHL
==Gallery==
1975-Oct17-Long-Jacques-Kennett-Dryden.jpg|Barry Long, Jeff Jacques, Murray Kennett, Dave Dryden, October 17, 1975.
1975-Dec9-Tataryn-Holmgren.jpg|Paul Holmgren and Dave Tataryn, December 9, 1975.
1975-Nov13-Shaw-Borgeson.jpg|Don Borgeson scores on Jim Shaw, November 13, 1975.
1975-Dec14-Morrison-Vien.jpg|George Morrison and Mario Viens, December 14, 1975.
1976-Apr2-Harbaruk-Garrett.jpg|Nick Harbaruk, John Garrett, April 2, 1976.
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==See Also==
* 1975–76 WHA season
==References==
Toronto Toros season, 1975–76
Toronto Toros season, 1975–76
Category:Toronto Toros seasons