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CaptainCrunch · 05-04-2024, 08:05 PM

1975-76

By this point Hockey Purists cringed at the success of the Broad Street Bullies and were depressed at the thought of the Flyers winning a third straight cup and enshrining themselves into dynasty status.

NHL officials secretly hoped that another club would beat the league's villians at their own game, and this triggered what would be an arms race among NHL franchise as they searched for goons over players.

Nobody believed that the Canadians would be the team to beat the Flyers, frankly the Flyers had beaten the stylish Canadians into submission with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz leading the way.

Jacques Lemaire noted that the Flyers would start early beating up the Canadians in exhibition games to set the tone for the season, but in 1975-76 the Canadians joined the arms race bringing up goons like Flenn Goldup, Rich Chartraw and Sean Shanahan in the exhibition game and they stood up to the Flyers.

The Canadians continued to be a highly skilled team but they had found some bite and refused to be intimidated. When trouble would erupt the Canadians would flex their muscle using big skilled players like Larry Robinson who weren't afraid to stand up and brawl.

During the season the Canadians dominated the Norris Division running up a 58-11-11 record and excelled in every phase of the game. Guy LaFleur led the league with 125 points, Ken Dryden won the Vezina again. The Canadians went into the playoffs on a high and had no trouble getting past the Black Hawks then whipping the Islanders in 5 games.

Over in the Patrick the Flyers took first place with a 51-13-16 mark. Bobby Clarke led the league with 89 assists and won the Hart Trophy. His team mates continued to supply the mayhem. But in the playoffs the Flyers struggled against the Leafs in a 7 game series, then went against the Big Bad Bruins in 5 physical games. But the Flyers were clearly worn down.

The Stanley Cup finals was framed as a battle of good against evil, style against goonery. The Canadians took both of their home games to open the Finals. Then went to Philadelphia and refused to be intimidated. Even Kate Smith couldn't change the Flyers fortunes as the Canadians skated the Flyers into the ice to complete the sweep.

Most of the hockey fans outside of Philly and the NHL's public relations office were over the moon that the Habs had won and made the Flyers style obsolete. Little did anyone realize that this started the rise of one of the greatest dynasty's in NHL history.

Trivia

The Hall of fame inducts 7 players including George Armstrong, Ace Bailey, Gordie Drillon, Glenn Hall and Pierre Pilote.
The Stanley Cup Champions trade up for the first pick in the draft and pick future Calgary Flames fan favourite Mel Bridgeman.
Marcel Dionne demands a trade from the Red Wings and gets traded to the Kings for Dan Maloney, Terry Harper and a pick.
NHL Amateur Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_NHL_Amateur_Draft
WHA Amateur Draft:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_WHA_Amateur_Draft
The Rangers retool which includes selling Ed Giacomin to the Wings.
On Oct 30th John Bucyk of the Bruins joins the expanding 500 goal club.
In one of the biggest trades in NHL history on Nov 7th, the Rangers trade Jean Ratelle and Brad Park to the Bruins for Phil Esposito.
On Feb 7th Toronto's Darryl Sittler sets an NHL record when he scores 6 goals and 10 points in an 11-4 route of the Bruins.
Bernie Parent of the Flyers suffers a back injury and Wayne Stephenson takes over and wins 40 games.
The Flames finish in third place in the Patrick Division lead by a 34 goal performance by Curt Bennett and 82 points from Tom Lysiak.
Phil Esposito scores just 35 goals and 83 points for the Rangers.
The Hawks win the Smythe division with a 32-30-17 record.
The Canucks finish in 2nd place in the Smythe led by Phil Maloney's 37 goals.
Kansas finishes last in the Smythe with a pathetic 12 win season but lead the league in coaching changes.
The Canadians take the Norris Division.
Montreal's Ken Dryden leads the NHL in wins with 42 and a 2.03 gaa.
Detroit fails to make the playoffs for the 6th straight year.
Milt Schmidt goes 3-28-5 coaching the Capitals, he's replaced by Tommy McVie who goes 8-31-5.
Buffalo wins the Adam's division as goalie Gilles Gilbert sets a NHL record 17 straight games.
The Flyers Reggie Leach leads the league with 61 goals.
Guy Lafleur of the Canadians leads all scorers with 125 points.
Steve Durbano skates with the Pens and the Scouts and leads the league with 370 PIM. He then releases a dove at center ice and yells "Peace".
In the WHA Minnesota and Denver fold. Vancouver moves to Calgary and renames themselves the Cowboys. Cinncinnati enters the league as Chicago exits the league.
Winnipeg wins the Canadian Division as Hull, Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg combine for 141 points and 342 points.
Indianapolis takes the East Division with a 35-39-6 record.
Houston leads the league, Gordie Howe puts up 102 points at the age of 47.
Marc Tardiff of Quebec leads the league with 71 goals, he leads the league with 147 points.
The Calgary Cowboys and Quebec Nordique engage in a vicious brawl in their quarterfinals matchup, after Cowboy Rick Jodzio injures Quebec Star Marc Tardiff. A 20 minute brawl ensues that brings the Police and spectators onto the ice. Cowboys coach Joe Crozier was banned for the rest of the series, and Jodzio banned from the league, but he returned next season.
After beating Edmonto 5-0 and Calgary 4-1 the Jets sweep Houston to win the Avco Cup.
In the opening round of the playoffs, Buffalo beats St Louis 2-1, Toronto beats the Pens 2-1, The Isles beat the Canucks 2-0 and LA sweeps the Flames 2-0.
In the quarterfinals the Bruins beat the Kings 4-3 while Philly beats the Leafs 4-3. The Habs sweep Chicago and the Isles take out the Sabres in 6 games.
In the semi's the Habs crush the Islanders in 5 andthe Flyers thrash the Bruins in 5.
The Stanley Cup finals is a clash of styles between the skilled Canadians and the mongol horde from Philly.
The Canadians win their 18th cup when they sweep the Flyers.
Reg Leatch wins the Conn Smythe trophy after scoring 19 playoff goals.
Bobby Clark wins his third and last Hart Trophy.
Boston's Jean Ratelle wins the Lady Byng.
Ken Dryden wins the Vezina.
Islanders rookie Bryan Trottier edges his team mate goalie Chico Resch for the Calder.
Denis Potvin wins the Norris, ending the reign of Bobby Orr.
Brad Gilbert wins the Masterton, while Stan Mikita receives the Lester Patrick.
The Soviet Red Army team tours NHL playing 4 games, one of the greatest hockey games ever played was the New Years eve 3-3 tie against the Canadians. The Flyers save the NHL and hand the Red Army their first defeat by beating them up on the ice and the score board 4-1. the Red Army protests the rough play of the Flyers by walking off of the ice.
The Soviet Wings team plays 4 games, losing one game 12-6 to the Sabres.
Guy Lafleur receives the peer voted Lester B. Pearson.
Don Cherry wins the Jack Adam's trophy.
The Soviets win their 5th straight Olympic Gold medal.
Canada opts to boycott for the second straight Olympics to protest the use of "Professionals" skating for Eastern Bloc countries.
Hamilton wins the Memorial Cup.
Peter Lee of Ottawa is named the CMJL player of the league.
Minnesota wins the NCAA title beating Michigan Tech.

Debuts

Willi Plett, Atlanta Flames
Dennis Maruk, California Golden Seals
Bob Murray, Chicago Blackhawks
Gary Sargent, Los Angeles Kings
Doug Jarvis, Montreal Canadiens
Doug Risebrough, Montreal Canadiens
Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
Mel Bridgman, Philadelphia Flyers

Last games

Gary Bergman, Kansas City Scouts
Bryan Hextall Jr., Minnesota North Stars
Chico Maki, Chicago Black Hawks
Bob Nevin, Los Angeles Kings
Noel Price, Atlanta Flames
Mickey Redmond, Detroit Red Wings
Bill White, Chicago Black Hawks
Terry Crisp, Philadelphia Flyers
Andre Boudrias, Vancouver Canucks
Tommy Williams, Washington Capitals

NOTE: Boudrias finished his major professional career in the World Hockey Association.

05-04-2024, 08:05 PM	#174
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	1975-76 By this point Hockey Purists cringed at the success of the Broad Street Bullies and were depressed at the thought of the Flyers winning a third straight cup and enshrining themselves into dynasty status. NHL officials secretly hoped that another club would beat the league's villians at their own game, and this triggered what would be an arms race among NHL franchise as they searched for goons over players. Nobody believed that the Canadians would be the team to beat the Flyers, frankly the Flyers had beaten the stylish Canadians into submission with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz leading the way. Jacques Lemaire noted that the Flyers would start early beating up the Canadians in exhibition games to set the tone for the season, but in 1975-76 the Canadians joined the arms race bringing up goons like Flenn Goldup, Rich Chartraw and Sean Shanahan in the exhibition game and they stood up to the Flyers. The Canadians continued to be a highly skilled team but they had found some bite and refused to be intimidated. When trouble would erupt the Canadians would flex their muscle using big skilled players like Larry Robinson who weren't afraid to stand up and brawl. During the season the Canadians dominated the Norris Division running up a 58-11-11 record and excelled in every phase of the game. Guy LaFleur led the league with 125 points, Ken Dryden won the Vezina again. The Canadians went into the playoffs on a high and had no trouble getting past the Black Hawks then whipping the Islanders in 5 games. Over in the Patrick the Flyers took first place with a 51-13-16 mark. Bobby Clarke led the league with 89 assists and won the Hart Trophy. His team mates continued to supply the mayhem. But in the playoffs the Flyers struggled against the Leafs in a 7 game series, then went against the Big Bad Bruins in 5 physical games. But the Flyers were clearly worn down. The Stanley Cup finals was framed as a battle of good against evil, style against goonery. The Canadians took both of their home games to open the Finals. Then went to Philadelphia and refused to be intimidated. Even Kate Smith couldn't change the Flyers fortunes as the Canadians skated the Flyers into the ice to complete the sweep. Most of the hockey fans outside of Philly and the NHL's public relations office were over the moon that the Habs had won and made the Flyers style obsolete. Little did anyone realize that this started the rise of one of the greatest dynasty's in NHL history. Trivia The Hall of fame inducts 7 players including George Armstrong, Ace Bailey, Gordie Drillon, Glenn Hall and Pierre Pilote. The Stanley Cup Champions trade up for the first pick in the draft and pick future Calgary Flames fan favourite Mel Bridgeman. Marcel Dionne demands a trade from the Red Wings and gets traded to the Kings for Dan Maloney, Terry Harper and a pick. NHL Amateur Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_NHL_Amateur_Draft WHA Amateur Draft:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_WHA_Amateur_Draft The Rangers retool which includes selling Ed Giacomin to the Wings. On Oct 30th John Bucyk of the Bruins joins the expanding 500 goal club. In one of the biggest trades in NHL history on Nov 7th, the Rangers trade Jean Ratelle and Brad Park to the Bruins for Phil Esposito. On Feb 7th Toronto's Darryl Sittler sets an NHL record when he scores 6 goals and 10 points in an 11-4 route of the Bruins. Bernie Parent of the Flyers suffers a back injury and Wayne Stephenson takes over and wins 40 games. The Flames finish in third place in the Patrick Division lead by a 34 goal performance by Curt Bennett and 82 points from Tom Lysiak. Phil Esposito scores just 35 goals and 83 points for the Rangers. The Hawks win the Smythe division with a 32-30-17 record. The Canucks finish in 2nd place in the Smythe led by Phil Maloney's 37 goals. Kansas finishes last in the Smythe with a pathetic 12 win season but lead the league in coaching changes. The Canadians take the Norris Division. Montreal's Ken Dryden leads the NHL in wins with 42 and a 2.03 gaa. Detroit fails to make the playoffs for the 6th straight year. Milt Schmidt goes 3-28-5 coaching the Capitals, he's replaced by Tommy McVie who goes 8-31-5. Buffalo wins the Adam's division as goalie Gilles Gilbert sets a NHL record 17 straight games. The Flyers Reggie Leach leads the league with 61 goals. Guy Lafleur of the Canadians leads all scorers with 125 points. Steve Durbano skates with the Pens and the Scouts and leads the league with 370 PIM. He then releases a dove at center ice and yells "Peace". In the WHA Minnesota and Denver fold. Vancouver moves to Calgary and renames themselves the Cowboys. Cinncinnati enters the league as Chicago exits the league. Winnipeg wins the Canadian Division as Hull, Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg combine for 141 points and 342 points. Indianapolis takes the East Division with a 35-39-6 record. Houston leads the league, Gordie Howe puts up 102 points at the age of 47. Marc Tardiff of Quebec leads the league with 71 goals, he leads the league with 147 points. The Calgary Cowboys and Quebec Nordique engage in a vicious brawl in their quarterfinals matchup, after Cowboy Rick Jodzio injures Quebec Star Marc Tardiff. A 20 minute brawl ensues that brings the Police and spectators onto the ice. Cowboys coach Joe Crozier was banned for the rest of the series, and Jodzio banned from the league, but he returned next season. After beating Edmonto 5-0 and Calgary 4-1 the Jets sweep Houston to win the Avco Cup. In the opening round of the playoffs, Buffalo beats St Louis 2-1, Toronto beats the Pens 2-1, The Isles beat the Canucks 2-0 and LA sweeps the Flames 2-0. In the quarterfinals the Bruins beat the Kings 4-3 while Philly beats the Leafs 4-3. The Habs sweep Chicago and the Isles take out the Sabres in 6 games. In the semi's the Habs crush the Islanders in 5 andthe Flyers thrash the Bruins in 5. The Stanley Cup finals is a clash of styles between the skilled Canadians and the mongol horde from Philly. The Canadians win their 18th cup when they sweep the Flyers. Reg Leatch wins the Conn Smythe trophy after scoring 19 playoff goals. Bobby Clark wins his third and last Hart Trophy. Boston's Jean Ratelle wins the Lady Byng. Ken Dryden wins the Vezina. Islanders rookie Bryan Trottier edges his team mate goalie Chico Resch for the Calder. Denis Potvin wins the Norris, ending the reign of Bobby Orr. Brad Gilbert wins the Masterton, while Stan Mikita receives the Lester Patrick. The Soviet Red Army team tours NHL playing 4 games, one of the greatest hockey games ever played was the New Years eve 3-3 tie against the Canadians. The Flyers save the NHL and hand the Red Army their first defeat by beating them up on the ice and the score board 4-1. the Red Army protests the rough play of the Flyers by walking off of the ice. The Soviet Wings team plays 4 games, losing one game 12-6 to the Sabres. Guy Lafleur receives the peer voted Lester B. Pearson. Don Cherry wins the Jack Adam's trophy. The Soviets win their 5th straight Olympic Gold medal. Canada opts to boycott for the second straight Olympics to protest the use of "Professionals" skating for Eastern Bloc countries. Hamilton wins the Memorial Cup. Peter Lee of Ottawa is named the CMJL player of the league. Minnesota wins the NCAA title beating Michigan Tech. Debuts Willi Plett, Atlanta Flames Dennis Maruk, California Golden Seals Bob Murray, Chicago Blackhawks Gary Sargent, Los Angeles Kings Doug Jarvis, Montreal Canadiens Doug Risebrough, Montreal Canadiens Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders Mel Bridgman, Philadelphia Flyers Last games Gary Bergman, Kansas City Scouts Bryan Hextall Jr., Minnesota North Stars Chico Maki, Chicago Black Hawks Bob Nevin, Los Angeles Kings Noel Price, Atlanta Flames Mickey Redmond, Detroit Red Wings Bill White, Chicago Black Hawks Terry Crisp, Philadelphia Flyers Andre Boudrias, Vancouver Canucks Tommy Williams, Washington Capitals NOTE: Boudrias finished his major professional career in the World Hockey Association. YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!