1975-76 Phoenix Roadrunners Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 39-35-6 - 84 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Sandy Hucul (39-35-6)
1975-76 Phoenix Roadrunners RosterTeam Record: 39-35-6 - 84 points
in the WHA's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Sandy Hucul (39-35-6)
The Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 39 wins and 35 losses and 6 ties for 84 points in the WHA's Western Division.
The Roadrunners scored 302 goals and conceded 287. Del Hall netted 47 goals for Phoenix, while Robbie Ftorek and John Gray tallied 30 or more also. Robbie Ftorek contributed 72 assists. Jack Norris topped the squad with 21 wins, and Gary Kurt added 15 or more victories as well. Jack Norris recorded a 3.18 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Sandy Hucul coached the team. The 1975-76 Phoenix Roadrunners lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | C | 80 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 109 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 17.7 |
| Del Hall | C | 80 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 249 | 18.9 |
| John Gray | R | 79 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 136 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 192 | 18.2 |
| Ron Huston | C | 79 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 185 | 11.9 |
| Jim Boyd | C | 80 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 189 | 12.2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | D | 73 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 5.8 |
| Gary Veneruzzo | L | 61 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 14.6 |
| Cam Connor | R | 73 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 295 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 11.8 |
| Michel Cormier | L | 46 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 17.5 |
| Lauri Mononen | R | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 11.1 |
| Barry Dean | L | 71 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 110 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 7.1 |
| Dave Gorman | R | 67 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 9.2 |
| Garry Lariviere | D | 79 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 6.9 |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 76 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0.0 |
| John Migneault | L | 68 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 11.6 |
| Al McLeod | D | 80 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2.4 |
| Jim Niekamp | D | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 4.6 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Jim Clarke | D | 59 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Gary Kurt | G | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter McNamee | D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Mike Sleep | R | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Mike Hobin | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Jack Norris | G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Keogan | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Clay Hebenton | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1461 | 302 | 513 | 815 | 1278 | 220 | 57 | 8 | 39 | 2633 | 11.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Norris | 41 | 2412 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 3.18 | 1177 | 1049 | .891 |
| Gary Kurt | 40 | 2369 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 3.72 | 1162 | 1015 | .873 |
| Clay Hebenton | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.75 | 48 | 39 | .813 |
| Totals | 83 | 4861 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 284 | 3.51 | 2387 | 2103 | .881 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Del Hall | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Gray | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Huston | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Boyd | C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pekka Rautakallio | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Veneruzzo | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cam Connor | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lauri Mononen | R | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Gorman | R | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Lariviere | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Migneault | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al McLeod | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Niekamp | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grant Erickson | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sleep | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Norris | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Norris | 5 | 298 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.42 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 298 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.42 | 0 |
