1976β77 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Division | 4th Norris |
Conference | 8th Campbell |
1976β77 record | 25β42β13 |
Home record | 13β21β6 |
Road record | 12β21β7 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 294 |
Team information | |
General manager | Phil Maloney |
Coach | Phil Maloney (9β23β3) Orland Kurtenbach (16β19β10) |
Captain | Chris Oddleifson |
Alternate captains |
Don Lever Dennis Kearns |
Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
Average attendance | 15,547 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Blight (28) |
Assists | Dennis Kearns (55) |
Points | Rick Blight (68) |
Penalty minutes | Harold Snepsts (149) |
Wins | Cesare Maniago (17) |
Goals against average | Cesare Maniago (3.36) |
The 1976β77 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's seventh in the NHL. The Canucks failed to reach the playoffs. Phil Maloney, the team's general manager and head coach, was replaced mid-season as head coach by Orland Kurtenbach, the first captain of the Canucks.
The Canucks made a complete change in the goal department for the 1976β77 season. On August 23, disgruntled Gary Smith was traded to Minnesota for veteran Cesare Maniago. Born and raised in Trail, Maniago became the first home-grown British Columbian to be a Canucks regular. In September, Ken Lockett signed as a free-agent with San Diego of the World Hockey Association. The back-up job was inherited by Curt Ridley. Both goalies would see plenty of rubber. The retirement of Andre Boudrias meant that the captaincy was available and Chris Oddleifson filled the vacancy.
Sophomore right-winger Rick Blight scored four goals in a 9β5 loss in Pittsburgh on opening night and continued to lead the team in scoring throughout the season, finishing with 68 points. The loss was a sign of things to come, as the Canucks won only five of their first 24 games. After a 5β4 home loss to Montreal on December 20, Phil Maloney decided that he needed more time to concentrate on his General Manager duties and called up ex-Canuck captain Orland Kurtenbach from Tulsa of the Central League to coach the remainder of the season. He started off with a 3β2 win in Los Angeles before winning only one of his next eight.
In the middle of that streak was a game that did not count but garnered considerable attention. The Canucks hosted the Soviet club Spartak Moscow on December 28 at the Pacific Coliseum. Rick Blight scored twice and Curt Ridley picked up a shutout as the Canucks won 2β0 before a jubilant full house. On January 25 there was another special event at the Coliseumβthe NHL All-Star Game. Harold Snepsts represented the Canucks in the mid-season classic, which was won 4β3 by the Wales Conference.
But the team stumbled along until March, perhaps partly due to the infrequent play of rugged defenseman Mike Robitaille, who was having back problems. Then in a February 11 game against Pittsburgh, which the Canucks won 3β2, Robitaille came out of the penalty box and was blind-sided by Penguins tough-guy Dennis Owchar. [1] Robitaille suffered a spinal injury and never played again. He later sued the Canucks for forcing him to play hurt, misdiagnosing his injuries, and making slanderous comments about him (calling him a "head case" and a hypochondriac) and was awarded $540,000 by the Supreme Court of B.C. in 1978.
With 17 games to play, there seemed to be no hope of salvaging the season, as the Canucks trailed Chicago for the third and final Smythe Division playoff spot by 15 points. But Vancouver went 8β3β6, which included a 10-game unbeaten streak (5β0β5). Chicago, meanwhile, took a nose dive and went 3β13β1 to finish up. The Canucks won both key meetings with the Black Hawks during that stretch. Unfortunately, they had to come from too far behind and a 6β3 home loss to Colorado in game number 79 eliminated them from playoff contention. They then won 6β3 over Minnesota in the finale to finish with 63 points, causing them to miss the final playoff spot to the Hawks on a tiebreaker (26β25 in wins).
Besides Blight's fine season, Dennis Kearns upped his franchise record for defensemen to 55 assists and set a new record with 60 points. But Kearns was also often the victim of the Coliseum boo-birds for his apparent lack of physical play and a tendency to make bad gambles. In any event, it was apparent that the modest success of the previous couple of seasons had gone for naught and that it was once again back to the drawing board.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 239 | 276 | 73 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 240 | 310 | 64 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 240 | 298 | 63 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 235 | 294 | 63 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 226 | 307 | 54 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Smythe Division record vs. opponents
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 6, 1976 | 5β9 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 9, 1976 | 0β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 0β2β0 |
3 | L | October 10, 1976 | 1β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 0β3β0 |
4 | W | October 13, 1976 | 4β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 1β3β0 |
5 | L | October 16, 1976 | 3β6 | St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 1β4β0 |
6 | L | October 19, 1976 | 1β6 | @ New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 1β5β0 |
7 | L | October 20, 1976 | 0β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 1β6β0 |
8 | W | October 22, 1976 | 5β3 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 2β6β0 |
9 | W | October 24, 1976 | 5β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 3β6β0 |
10 | L | October 26, 1976 | 2β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 3β7β0 |
11 | W | October 28, 1976 | 3β1 | Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 4β7β0 |
12 | T | October 30, 1976 | 3β3 | Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 4β7β1 |
13 | L | November 1, 1976 | 2β3 | New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 4β8β1 |
14 | L | November 3, 1976 | 1β6 | New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 4β9β1 |
15 | W | November 5, 1976 | 4β1 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 5β9β1 |
16 | L | November 7, 1976 | 1β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 5β10β1 |
17 | L | November 9, 1976 | 2β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 5β11β1 |
18 | L | November 11, 1976 | 4β6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 5β12β1 |
19 | L | November 13, 1976 | 0β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 5β13β1 |
20 | L | November 17, 1976 | 2β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 5β14β1 |
21 | L | November 19, 1976 | 4β6 | New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 5β15β1 |
22 | L | November 22, 1976 | 2β3 | New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 5β16β1 |
23 | T | November 24, 1976 | 4β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 5β16β2 |
24 | L | November 25, 1976 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 5β17β2 |
25 | W | November 27, 1976 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 6β17β2 |
26 | L | December 1, 1976 | 2β5 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 6β18β2 |
27 | L | December 3, 1976 | 2β3 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 6β19β2 |
28 | W | December 5, 1976 | 4β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 7β19β2 |
29 | L | December 7, 1976 | 3β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 7β20β2 |
30 | W | December 8, 1976 | 4β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 8β20β2 |
31 | T | December 11, 1976 | 4β4 | Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 8β20β3 |
32 | L | December 14, 1976 | 3β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 8β21β3 |
33 | L | December 16, 1976 | 3β7 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 8β22β3 |
34 | W | December 18, 1976 | 3β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 9β22β3 |
35 | L | December 20, 1976 | 4β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 9β23β3 |
36 | W | December 22, 1976 | 3β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 10β23β3 |
37 | L | December 23, 1976 | 2β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 10β24β3 |
38 | L | December 27, 1976 | 1β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 10β25β3 |
39 | L | December 29, 1976 | 1β8 | Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 10β26β3 |
40 | W | January 1, 1977 | 5β1 | @ New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 11β26β3 |
41 | L | January 2, 1977 | 3β5 | @ New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 11β27β3 |
42 | T | January 4, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 11β27β4 |
43 | L | January 5, 1977 | 1β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 11β28β4 |
44 | L | January 7, 1977 | 4β8 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 11β29β4 |
45 | W | January 8, 1977 | 5β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 12β29β4 |
46 | W | January 12, 1977 | 5β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 13β29β4 |
47 | L | January 15, 1977 | 2β4 | Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 13β30β4 |
48 | L | January 19, 1977 | 0β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 13β31β4 |
49 | L | January 21, 1977 | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 13β32β4 |
50 | W | January 23, 1977 | 6β2 | New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 14β32β4 |
51 | T | January 27, 1977 | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 14β32β5 |
52 | W | January 29, 1977 | 4β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 15β32β5 |
53 | L | February 3, 1977 | 4β6 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 15β33β5 |
54 | T | February 5, 1977 | 5β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 15β33β6 |
55 | L | February 6, 1977 | 2β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 15β34β6 |
56 | L | February 9, 1977 | 0β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 15β35β6 |
57 | W | February 11, 1977 | 3β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 16β35β6 |
58 | L | February 14, 1977 | 1β2 | New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 16β36β6 |
59 | L | February 16, 1977 | 3β7 | Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 16β37β6 |
60 | W | February 19, 1977 | 5β1 | Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 17β37β6 |
61 | L | February 21, 1977 | 0β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 17β38β6 |
62 | T | February 24, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 17β38β7 |
63 | L | February 26, 1977 | 0β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 17β39β7 |
64 | W | February 27, 1977 | 4β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 18β39β7 |
65 | W | March 2, 1977 | 2β1 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 19β39β7 |
66 | L | March 3, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 19β40β7 |
67 | T | March 5, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 19β40β8 |
68 | W | March 9, 1977 | 5β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 20β40β8 |
69 | W | March 10, 1977 | 5β0 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 21β40β8 |
70 | T | March 12, 1977 | 2β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 21β40β9 |
71 | W | March 13, 1977 | 6β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 22β40β9 |
72 | W | March 15, 1977 | 7β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 23β40β9 |
73 | T | March 19, 1977 | 4β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 23β40β10 |
74 | W | March 20, 1977 | 4β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 24β40β10 |
75 | T | March 22, 1977 | 4β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 24β40β11 |
76 | T | March 25, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 24β40β12 |
77 | L | March 26, 1977 | 3β9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 24β41β12 |
78 | T | March 29, 1977 | 3β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 24β41β13 |
79 | L | April 1, 1977 | 3β6 | Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 24β42β13 |
80 | W | April 3, 1977 | 6β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 25β42β13 |
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Vancouver's picks at the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was at the NHL office in Montreal, Canada.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 26 | Bob Manno (D) | ![]() |
St. Catharines Black Hawks ( OHA) |
3 | 44 | Rob Flockhart (LW) | ![]() |
Kamloops Chiefs ( WCHL) |
4 | 62 | Elmer Ray (LW) | ![]() |
Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
5 | 80 | Rick Durston (LW) | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
6 | 98 | Rob Tudor (C) | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WCHL) |
7 | 114 | Brad Rhiness (C) | ![]() |
Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
8 | 122 | Stuart Ostlund (C) | ![]() |
Michigan Tech Huskies ( NCAA) |
1976β77 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Division | 4th Norris |
Conference | 8th Campbell |
1976β77 record | 25β42β13 |
Home record | 13β21β6 |
Road record | 12β21β7 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 294 |
Team information | |
General manager | Phil Maloney |
Coach | Phil Maloney (9β23β3) Orland Kurtenbach (16β19β10) |
Captain | Chris Oddleifson |
Alternate captains |
Don Lever Dennis Kearns |
Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
Average attendance | 15,547 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Blight (28) |
Assists | Dennis Kearns (55) |
Points | Rick Blight (68) |
Penalty minutes | Harold Snepsts (149) |
Wins | Cesare Maniago (17) |
Goals against average | Cesare Maniago (3.36) |
The 1976β77 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's seventh in the NHL. The Canucks failed to reach the playoffs. Phil Maloney, the team's general manager and head coach, was replaced mid-season as head coach by Orland Kurtenbach, the first captain of the Canucks.
The Canucks made a complete change in the goal department for the 1976β77 season. On August 23, disgruntled Gary Smith was traded to Minnesota for veteran Cesare Maniago. Born and raised in Trail, Maniago became the first home-grown British Columbian to be a Canucks regular. In September, Ken Lockett signed as a free-agent with San Diego of the World Hockey Association. The back-up job was inherited by Curt Ridley. Both goalies would see plenty of rubber. The retirement of Andre Boudrias meant that the captaincy was available and Chris Oddleifson filled the vacancy.
Sophomore right-winger Rick Blight scored four goals in a 9β5 loss in Pittsburgh on opening night and continued to lead the team in scoring throughout the season, finishing with 68 points. The loss was a sign of things to come, as the Canucks won only five of their first 24 games. After a 5β4 home loss to Montreal on December 20, Phil Maloney decided that he needed more time to concentrate on his General Manager duties and called up ex-Canuck captain Orland Kurtenbach from Tulsa of the Central League to coach the remainder of the season. He started off with a 3β2 win in Los Angeles before winning only one of his next eight.
In the middle of that streak was a game that did not count but garnered considerable attention. The Canucks hosted the Soviet club Spartak Moscow on December 28 at the Pacific Coliseum. Rick Blight scored twice and Curt Ridley picked up a shutout as the Canucks won 2β0 before a jubilant full house. On January 25 there was another special event at the Coliseumβthe NHL All-Star Game. Harold Snepsts represented the Canucks in the mid-season classic, which was won 4β3 by the Wales Conference.
But the team stumbled along until March, perhaps partly due to the infrequent play of rugged defenseman Mike Robitaille, who was having back problems. Then in a February 11 game against Pittsburgh, which the Canucks won 3β2, Robitaille came out of the penalty box and was blind-sided by Penguins tough-guy Dennis Owchar. [1] Robitaille suffered a spinal injury and never played again. He later sued the Canucks for forcing him to play hurt, misdiagnosing his injuries, and making slanderous comments about him (calling him a "head case" and a hypochondriac) and was awarded $540,000 by the Supreme Court of B.C. in 1978.
With 17 games to play, there seemed to be no hope of salvaging the season, as the Canucks trailed Chicago for the third and final Smythe Division playoff spot by 15 points. But Vancouver went 8β3β6, which included a 10-game unbeaten streak (5β0β5). Chicago, meanwhile, took a nose dive and went 3β13β1 to finish up. The Canucks won both key meetings with the Black Hawks during that stretch. Unfortunately, they had to come from too far behind and a 6β3 home loss to Colorado in game number 79 eliminated them from playoff contention. They then won 6β3 over Minnesota in the finale to finish with 63 points, causing them to miss the final playoff spot to the Hawks on a tiebreaker (26β25 in wins).
Besides Blight's fine season, Dennis Kearns upped his franchise record for defensemen to 55 assists and set a new record with 60 points. But Kearns was also often the victim of the Coliseum boo-birds for his apparent lack of physical play and a tendency to make bad gambles. In any event, it was apparent that the modest success of the previous couple of seasons had gone for naught and that it was once again back to the drawing board.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 239 | 276 | 73 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 240 | 310 | 64 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 240 | 298 | 63 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 235 | 294 | 63 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 226 | 307 | 54 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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1 | L | October 6, 1976 | 5β9 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 9, 1976 | 0β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 0β2β0 |
3 | L | October 10, 1976 | 1β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 0β3β0 |
4 | W | October 13, 1976 | 4β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 1β3β0 |
5 | L | October 16, 1976 | 3β6 | St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 1β4β0 |
6 | L | October 19, 1976 | 1β6 | @ New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 1β5β0 |
7 | L | October 20, 1976 | 0β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 1β6β0 |
8 | W | October 22, 1976 | 5β3 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 2β6β0 |
9 | W | October 24, 1976 | 5β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 3β6β0 |
10 | L | October 26, 1976 | 2β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 3β7β0 |
11 | W | October 28, 1976 | 3β1 | Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 4β7β0 |
12 | T | October 30, 1976 | 3β3 | Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 4β7β1 |
13 | L | November 1, 1976 | 2β3 | New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 4β8β1 |
14 | L | November 3, 1976 | 1β6 | New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 4β9β1 |
15 | W | November 5, 1976 | 4β1 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 5β9β1 |
16 | L | November 7, 1976 | 1β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 5β10β1 |
17 | L | November 9, 1976 | 2β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 5β11β1 |
18 | L | November 11, 1976 | 4β6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 5β12β1 |
19 | L | November 13, 1976 | 0β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 5β13β1 |
20 | L | November 17, 1976 | 2β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 5β14β1 |
21 | L | November 19, 1976 | 4β6 | New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 5β15β1 |
22 | L | November 22, 1976 | 2β3 | New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 5β16β1 |
23 | T | November 24, 1976 | 4β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 5β16β2 |
24 | L | November 25, 1976 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 5β17β2 |
25 | W | November 27, 1976 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 6β17β2 |
26 | L | December 1, 1976 | 2β5 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 6β18β2 |
27 | L | December 3, 1976 | 2β3 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 6β19β2 |
28 | W | December 5, 1976 | 4β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 7β19β2 |
29 | L | December 7, 1976 | 3β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 7β20β2 |
30 | W | December 8, 1976 | 4β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 8β20β2 |
31 | T | December 11, 1976 | 4β4 | Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 8β20β3 |
32 | L | December 14, 1976 | 3β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1976β77) | 8β21β3 |
33 | L | December 16, 1976 | 3β7 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 8β22β3 |
34 | W | December 18, 1976 | 3β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 9β22β3 |
35 | L | December 20, 1976 | 4β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 9β23β3 |
36 | W | December 22, 1976 | 3β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 10β23β3 |
37 | L | December 23, 1976 | 2β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 10β24β3 |
38 | L | December 27, 1976 | 1β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 10β25β3 |
39 | L | December 29, 1976 | 1β8 | Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 10β26β3 |
40 | W | January 1, 1977 | 5β1 | @ New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 11β26β3 |
41 | L | January 2, 1977 | 3β5 | @ New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 11β27β3 |
42 | T | January 4, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 11β27β4 |
43 | L | January 5, 1977 | 1β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 11β28β4 |
44 | L | January 7, 1977 | 4β8 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 11β29β4 |
45 | W | January 8, 1977 | 5β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 12β29β4 |
46 | W | January 12, 1977 | 5β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 13β29β4 |
47 | L | January 15, 1977 | 2β4 | Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 13β30β4 |
48 | L | January 19, 1977 | 0β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 13β31β4 |
49 | L | January 21, 1977 | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 13β32β4 |
50 | W | January 23, 1977 | 6β2 | New York Rangers ( 1976β77) | 14β32β4 |
51 | T | January 27, 1977 | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 14β32β5 |
52 | W | January 29, 1977 | 4β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 15β32β5 |
53 | L | February 3, 1977 | 4β6 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 15β33β5 |
54 | T | February 5, 1977 | 5β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 15β33β6 |
55 | L | February 6, 1977 | 2β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 15β34β6 |
56 | L | February 9, 1977 | 0β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1976β77) | 15β35β6 |
57 | W | February 11, 1977 | 3β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1976β77) | 16β35β6 |
58 | L | February 14, 1977 | 1β2 | New York Islanders ( 1976β77) | 16β36β6 |
59 | L | February 16, 1977 | 3β7 | Boston Bruins ( 1976β77) | 16β37β6 |
60 | W | February 19, 1977 | 5β1 | Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 17β37β6 |
61 | L | February 21, 1977 | 0β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 17β38β6 |
62 | T | February 24, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 17β38β7 |
63 | L | February 26, 1977 | 0β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 17β39β7 |
64 | W | February 27, 1977 | 4β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 18β39β7 |
65 | W | March 2, 1977 | 2β1 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1976β77) | 19β39β7 |
66 | L | March 3, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 19β40β7 |
67 | T | March 5, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1976β77) | 19β40β8 |
68 | W | March 9, 1977 | 5β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1976β77) | 20β40β8 |
69 | W | March 10, 1977 | 5β0 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1976β77) | 21β40β8 |
70 | T | March 12, 1977 | 2β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 21β40β9 |
71 | W | March 13, 1977 | 6β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 22β40β9 |
72 | W | March 15, 1977 | 7β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1976β77) | 23β40β9 |
73 | T | March 19, 1977 | 4β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1976β77) | 23β40β10 |
74 | W | March 20, 1977 | 4β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 24β40β10 |
75 | T | March 22, 1977 | 4β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 24β40β11 |
76 | T | March 25, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1976β77) | 24β40β12 |
77 | L | March 26, 1977 | 3β9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1976β77) | 24β41β12 |
78 | T | March 29, 1977 | 3β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1976β77) | 24β41β13 |
79 | L | April 1, 1977 | 3β6 | Colorado Rockies ( 1976β77) | 24β42β13 |
80 | W | April 3, 1977 | 6β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1976β77) | 25β42β13 |
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Vancouver's picks at the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was at the NHL office in Montreal, Canada.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 26 | Bob Manno (D) | ![]() |
St. Catharines Black Hawks ( OHA) |
3 | 44 | Rob Flockhart (LW) | ![]() |
Kamloops Chiefs ( WCHL) |
4 | 62 | Elmer Ray (LW) | ![]() |
Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
5 | 80 | Rick Durston (LW) | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
6 | 98 | Rob Tudor (C) | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WCHL) |
7 | 114 | Brad Rhiness (C) | ![]() |
Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
8 | 122 | Stuart Ostlund (C) | ![]() |
Michigan Tech Huskies ( NCAA) |