1975-76 WCHL season

The 1975–76 WCHL season was the 10th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72 game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their second consecutive President's Cup.
==League notes==
*The WCHL season expanded to 72 games from 70.
==Regular Season==
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
x Saskatoon Blades 	72	43	19	10	96 	390	269
x Brandon Wheat Kings 	72	34	30	8 	76 	341	303
x Lethbridge Broncos 	72	28	35	9 	65 	293	352
x Winnipeg Clubs 	72	27	39	6 	60 	302	378
x Regina Pats 	72	22	42	8 	52 	278	347
Flin Flon Bombers 	72	18	44	10	46 	279	441
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
x New Westminster Bruins	72	54	14	4 	112	463	247
x Kamloops Chiefs 	72	40	26	6 	86 	365	285
x Medicine Hat Tigers 	72	38	24	10	86 	379	306
x Victoria Cougars 	72	37	28	7 	81 	343	320
x Edmonton Oil Kings 	72	25	42	5 	55 	312	400
Calgary Centennials 	72	22	45	5 	49 	284	381
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Bernie Federko 	Saskatoon Blades 	72	72	115	187	108
Greg Carroll 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	71	60	109	169	118
Don Murdoch 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	70	88	77 	165	202
Blair Chapman 	Saskatoon Blades 	69	71	86 	157	67
Fred Berry 	New Westminster Bruins	72	59	87 	146	164
Rick Shinske 	New Westminster Bruins	70	52	91 	143	86
Jim Gustafson 	Victoria Cougars 	69	46	95 	141	72
Morris Lukowich	Medicine Hat Tigers 	72	65	75 	140	195
Rich Gosselin 	Flin Flon Bombers 	69	67	66 	133	192
Dale McMullin 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	72	56	74 	130	28
==WHL Playoffs==
===Preliminary round===
*Medicine Hat defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1
*Victoria defeated Regina 4 games to 1 with 1 tied
===League quarter-finals===
*New Westminster defeated Brandon 5 games to 0
*Saskatoon defeated Lethbridge 3 games to 1 with 2 tied
*Kamloops defeated Winnipeg 3 games to 1 with 2 tied
*Victoria defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 1 with 1 tied
===League semi-finals===
*Saskatoon defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2
*New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 0 with 1 tied
===WHL Championship===
*New Westminster defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2 with 1 tied
==All-Star Game==
On January 15, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 8–7 at Lethbridge, Alberta with a crowd of 2,413.
==WHL awards==
Most Valuable Player: Bernie Federko, Saskatoon Blades
Top Scorer: Bernie Federko, Saskatoon Blades
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Blair Chapman, Saskatoon Blades
Top Defenseman: Kevin McCarthy, Winnipeg Clubs
Rookie of the Year: Steve Tambellini, Lethbridge Broncos
Top Goaltender: Carey Walker, New Westminster Bruins
Coach of the Year: Ernie McLean, New Westminster Bruins
Regular season champions: New Westminster Bruins
==All-Star Teams==
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75-76BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
==Game Ads==
75-76WCHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
75-76WCHLPreReginaGameAd.jpg|Preliminary round @ Regina
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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