1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season

The 1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season was the ill-fated single season of operation of the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Spurs began the season in Denver, Colorado but relocated to Ottawa, Ontario before giving up for good after 41 games.

1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics
Division6th Canadian
1975–76 record14–26–1
Home record8-14-1
Road record6-12-0
Goals for134
Goals against172
Team information
General managerJean-Guy Talbot
CoachJean-Guy Talbot
CaptainRalph Backstrom
Alternate captainsJean-Paul LeBlanc
Darryl Maggs
Larry Bignell
Team leaders
GoalsRalph Backstrom, Don Borgeson
AssistsRalph Backstrom
PointsRalph Backstrom

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Winnipeg Jets8152272106345254940
Quebec Nordiques81502741043713161654
Calgary Cowboys8041354863072821064
Edmonton Oilers812749559268345991
Toronto Toros8124525533353981099
Denver Spurs / Ottawa Civics+411426129134172536

+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.

Denver Spurs Game log
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 10, 19751–7Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)0–1–0
2LOctober 16, 19753–7Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)0–2–0
3WOctober 17, 19755–4@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)1–2–0
4WOctober 18, 19756–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)2–2–0
5WOctober 22, 19752–1@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)3–2–0
6LOctober 24, 19752–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)3–3–0
7LOctober 30, 19752–3Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)3–4–0
8LNovember 1, 19752–3Houston Aeros (1975–76)3–5–0
9TNovember 4, 19752–2Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)3–5–1
10LNovember 6, 19753–5Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)3–6–1
11LNovember 7, 19752–3 OTSan Diego Mariners (1975–76)3–7–1
12LNovember 9, 19752–3@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)3–8–1
13LNovember 13, 19758–11Toronto Toros (1975–76)3–9–1
14WNovember 15, 19755–4 OTCleveland Crusaders (1975–76)4–9–1
15WNovember 18, 19756–3Edmonton Oilers (1975–76)5–9–1
16LNovember 20, 19751–5@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)5–10–1
17LNovember 21, 19752–6Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)5–11–1
18WNovember 23, 19755–3Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)6–11–1
19WNovember 26, 19753–0@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)7–11–1
20LNovember 28, 19753–7@ New England Whalers (1975–76)7–12–1
21WNovember 30, 19754–2@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)8–12–1
22LDecember 2, 19753–4 OTWinnipeg Jets (1975–76)8–13–1
23LDecember 5, 19753–4@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)8–14–1
24LDecember 6, 19752–3@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)8–15–1
25WDecember 7, 19755–1New England Whalers (1975–76)9–15–1
26WDecember 9, 19756–3Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)10–15–1
27LDecember 13, 19751–4Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)10–16–1
28WDecember 16, 19753–2 OTCincinnati Stingers (1975–76)11–16–1
29WDecember 19, 19756–3San Diego Mariners (1975–76)12–16–1
30LDecember 23, 19754–5Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)12–17–1
31LDecember 26, 19754–9@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)12–18–1
32LDecember 27, 19750–10@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)12–19–1
33LDecember 28, 19752–5Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)12–20–1
34WDecember 30, 19752–1 OTIndianapolis Racers (1975–76)13–20–1

Ottawa Civics Game log
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
35LJanuary 2, 19761–2@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76)13–21–1
36LJanuary 3, 19762–4@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)13–22–1
37WJanuary 4, 19765–2@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)14–22–1
38LJanuary 7, 19762–3New England Whalers (1975–76)14–23–1
39LJanuary 10, 19765–8@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)14–24–1
40LJanuary 11, 19765–6 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)14–25–1
41LJanuary 15, 19764–5 OTHouston Aeros (1975–76)14–26–1

[1]

Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ralph BackstromC41212950149804
Don BorgesonLW40211637247501
Gary MacGregorC3816143018-2300
Jim SherritC4011193016-4000
Darryl MaggsD414232742-9101
Mark LomendaRW376162211-6500
Frank RochonLW4111102110-18300
Rick MorrisLW41961558-19021
Bob LiddingtonLW35781514-2100
John ArbourD352131549-14000
Barry LeggeD40681415-11401
Brian LavenderLW37561135-15000
Larry BignellD41551043-4000
Peter MaraC4037108-15000
Bryon BaltimoreD4118932-13000
Gary BredinRW174372-7100
Jean-Paul LeBlancC1515625-7000
Ron DelormeC2213428-3000
Larry MavetyD1404414-12000
Keith KokkolaD1603340-2000
Bob JohnsonG2401170000
Lynn ZimmermanG801100000
Brian GibbonsD20000-2000
Bill GoldthorpeLW1200031-5000
Chris GriggG200000000
Cam NewtonG1000000000
Ed PizunskiRW100000000
Jan PopielLW100020000
Nick SanzaG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bob Johnson1345248141883.930
Cam Newton57310460353.661
Lynn Zimmerman4958260313.760
Chris Grigg802000139.750
Nick Sanza201000515.000
Team:251341142611724.111

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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;

Draft picks

Denver's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
14Mel Bridgman (C) CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
334Ron Delorme (RW) CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
449Andre Leduc (D) CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
564Nick Sanza (G) CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
677Greg Miazga (F) CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
791Rick Martin (RW) CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
10128Dave Bossy (D) CanadaUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)
11141Andy Whitby (F) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)

See also

References
  1. "1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. "1975-76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  3. "1975 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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