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1976-1977

1976-1977 New England Whalers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Christer Abrahamsson (G)	77	1947	Umeå, SWE	188	79	L
	#30	Bruce Landon (G)	75	1949	Kingston, ON, CAN	175	82	L
	#35	Robert Raeder (G)	71	1953	Portland, ME, USA	183	82	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#6	Thommy Abrahamsson (D)	77	1947	Umeå, SWE	188	84	L
		Bill Butters (D)	73	1951	White Bear Lake, MN, USA	178	84	R
	#10	Al Hangsleben (D)	71	1953	Warroad, MN, USA	185	88	L
		Dave Hanson (D)	70	1954	Cumberland, WI, USA	185	93	L
	#2	Rick Ley (D)"C"	76	1948	Orillia, ON, CAN	175	86	L
	#14	Doug Roberts (D/RW)	82	1942	Detroit, MI, USA	188	91	R
	#7	Gordie Roberts (D)	67	1957	Detroit, MI, USA	183	88	L
	#3	Brad Selwood (D)	76	1948	Leamington, ON, CAN	191	84	L
FORWARDS
	#12	Mike Antonovich (C)	73	1951	Calumet, MN, USA	173	75	L
	#19	Danny Arndt (LW)	69	1955	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	178	79	L
	#9	Ralph Backstrom (C)		1937	Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN	178	75	L
	#21	Dan Bolduc (LW)	71	1953	Waterville, ME, USA	175	86	L
	#5	Ron Busniuk (C)		1948	Fort William, ON, CAN	180	82	R
	#22	Brett Callighen (C)	71	1953	Toronto, ON, CAN	180	81	L
		Jack Carlson (LW)	70	1954	Virginia, MN, USA	191	93	L
		Steve Carlson (C)	69	1955	Virginia, MN, USA	191	82	L
		Ron Climie (LW)	74	1950	Hamilton, ON, CAN	180	84	-
	#27	Tommy Earl (C)	77	1947	Niagara Falls, ON, CAN	178	73	R
	#11	Dave Hynes (LW)	73	1951	Cambridge, MA, USA	175	83	-
		Dave Keon (C)	84	1940	Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN	175	74	L
	#16	George Lyle (LW)	71	1953	Edmonton, AB, CAN	188	93	L
	#12	Gary MacGregor (C)		1954	Kingston, ON, CAN	175	77	L
		John McKenzie (RW)		1937	High River, AB, CAN	175	79	R
	#12	Rosaire Paiement (C)	79	1945	Earlton, ON, CAN	185	82	R
	#4	Larry Pleau (C)	77	1947	Boston, MA, USA	185	84	L
	#17	Mike Rogers (C)	70	1954	Calgary, AB, CAN	175	77	L
	#24	Dale Smedsmo (LW)	73	1951	Bemidji, MN, USA	185	93	L
	#20	Garry Swain (C)	77	1947	Welland, ON, CAN	173	74	L
	#25	James Troy (RW)	71	1953	Boston, MA, USA	188	93	R
	#8	Tom Webster (RW)		1948	Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN	178	77	R

Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 21Av Age: 27.71 yearsAv Ht: 181.13 cmAv Wt: 82.58 kgCompare with other teams »

1976-1977 New England Whalers Staff

Head CoachHarry Neale
General ManagerRon Ryan
Asst. General ManagerJack Ferreira
Team ManagerJoe Altott
BroadcasterBob Neumeier
Equipment ManagerSkip Cunningham
Equipment ManagerBob Gorman
Franchise OwnerHoward Baldwin

Team Staff History

1976-1977 New England Whalers Captains

"C"

Rick Ley

Team Captaincy History

New England Whalers Facts

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Team Colors: Green + White
Town: Hartford, CT, USA Map
Founded: 1972

1976-1977 New England Whalers Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
14 players
2 players

Experience

New England Whalers: 3 830 GP
NHL: 3 971 GP
WC: 97 GP
OG: 22 GP
AHL: 1 480 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: XL Center
Location: Hartford, CT, USA
Capacity: 15 635
Construction Year: 1975

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New England Whalers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1978-1979	WHA	80	37	34	9	-	-	298	287	83	1.04	4	Semifinal loss
1977-1978	WHA	80	44	31	5	-	-	335	269	93	1.16	2	Final loss
1976-1977	WHA	81	35	40	6	-	-	275	290	76	0.94	7	Quarterfinal loss
1975-1976	WHA	80	33	40	7	-	-	255	290	73	0.91	9	Semifinal loss
1974-1975	WHA	78	43	30	5	-	-	274	279	91	1.17	3	Quarterfinal loss
1973-1974	WHA	78	43	31	4	-	-	291	260	90	1.15	3	Quarterfinal loss
1972-1973	WHA	78	46	30	2	-	-	318	263	94	1.21	1	Champion

New England Whalers Stars And Cult Players

1947
Larry Pleau (F)

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