1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 6th in the NHL. The Canucks made the playoffs for the second seasons in a row, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders. This was the last time until the 1991–92 season that the team would have a winning season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 8, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 12, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 14, 1975||7–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 17, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 19, 1975||1–8 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–4–0 |- |7||T||October 21, 1975||5–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–4–1 |- |8||L||October 22, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–5–1 |- |9||W||October 24, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–5–1 |- |10||L||October 28, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–6–1 |- |11||T||October 30, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–6–2 |-

|- |12||T||November 1, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–6–3 |- |13||L||November 2, 1975||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–7–3 |- |14||L||November 4, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–8–3 |- |15||W||November 8, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||4–8–3 |- |16||W||November 11, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1975–76)</small> ||5–8–3 |- |17||W||November 15, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||6–8–3 |- |18||T||November 18, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||6–8–4 |- |19||W||November 19, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||7–8–4 |- |20||T||November 22, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||7–8–5 |- |21||W||November 25, 1975||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||8–8–5 |- |22||L||November 26, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||8–9–5 |- |23||L||November 29, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||8–10–5 |- |24||L||November 30, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||8–11–5 |-

|- |25||W||December 3, 1975||9–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–11–5 |- |26||L||December 5, 1975||2–6 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–12–5 |- |27||W||December 9, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||10–12–5 |- |28||L||December 14, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||10–13–5 |- |29||L||December 17, 1975||5–6 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||10–14–5 |- |30||W||December 19, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||11–14–5 |- |31||T||December 20, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||11–14–6 |- |32||L||December 27, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||11–15–6 |- |33||W||December 28, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||12–15–6 |- |34||W||December 30, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||13–15–6 |-

|- |35||T||January 2, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||13–15–7 |- |36||W||January 4, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||14–15–7 |- |37||W||January 6, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||15–15–7 |- |38||L||January 8, 1976||5–8 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||15–16–7 |- |39||T||January 10, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||15–16–8 |- |40||L||January 11, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||15–17–8 |- |41||W||January 14, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||16–17–8 |- |42||L||January 16, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||16–18–8 |- |43||L||January 17, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||16–19–8 |- |44||L||January 21, 1976||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||16–20–8 |- |45||W||January 23, 1976||8–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||17–20–8 |- |46||T||January 24, 1976||5–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1975–76)</small> ||17–20–9 |- |47||T||January 27, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||17–20–10 |- |48||W||January 30, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||18–20–10 |-

|- |49||W||February 1, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||19–20–10 |- |50||W||February 3, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–20–10 |- |51||L||February 5, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–21–10 |- |52||L||February 6, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–22–10 |- |53||L||February 8, 1976||3–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–23–10 |- |54||W||February 10, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||21–23–10 |- |55||W||February 12, 1976||6–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||22–23–10 |- |56||W||February 14, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1975–76)</small> ||23–23–10 |- |57||T||February 17, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||23–23–11 |- |58||L||February 18, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||23–24–11 |- |59||W||February 20, 1976||7–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||24–24–11 |- |60||W||February 21, 1976||5–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–24–11 |- |61||L||February 24, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–25–11 |- |62||L||February 28, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–26–11 |- |63||L||February 29, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–27–11 |-

|- |64||T||March 3, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–27–12 |- |65||T||March 4, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–27–13 |- |66||W||March 6, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||26–27–13 |- |67||W||March 7, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||27–27–13 |- |68||L||March 9, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||27–28–13 |- |69||W||March 10, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||28–28–13 |- |70||L||March 13, 1976||3–7 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||28–29–13 |- |71||W||March 16, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||29–29–13 |- |72||L||March 18, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||29–30–13 |- |73||T||March 19, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||29–30–14 |- |74||L||March 21, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||29–31–14 |- |75||W||March 23, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||30–31–14 |- |76||W||March 26, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–31–14 |- |77||L||March 27, 1976||3–7 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–32–14 |- |78||T||March 30, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–32–15 |-

|- |79||W||April 2, 1976||5–0 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||32–32–15 |- |80||W||April 4, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||33–32–15 |-

|- | Legend:

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

• Cyclone Taylor Award (Canucks MVP): Don Lever
• Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (Canucks Leading Scorer): Dennis Ververgaert
• Babe Pratt Trophy (Canucks Outstanding Defenceman): Dennis Kearns
• Fred J. Hume Award (Canucks Unsung Hero): Mike Robitaille
• Most Exciting Player: Bobby Lalonde
• Molson Cup (Most 3 Star Selections): Bobby Lalonde

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft. The draft was held at the NHL Office in Montreal, Quebec.

See also

• 1975–76 NHL season

References