1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 St. Paul Civic Center WHA 1976–77 1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints 19–18–5 14–8–3 5–10–2 Eastern 6th 136 129 Glen Sonmor Ron WardJohn Arbour Bill ButtersRay AdduonoJohnny McKenzie Mike Antonovich (27) Dave Keon (38) Dave Keon (51) Bill Butters (133) Jean-Louis Levasseur (15) Jean-Louis Levasseur (2.73) 1975–76 The 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the last season of WHA hockey in Minnesota. The original Fighting Saints disbanded and the Cleveland Crusaders relocated to become the new Minnesota Fighting Saints. The season came to an early end on January 14, 1977, when the Saints played their last game without finishing the season. 2 Regular season Final standings MIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#C62100 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFC600 5px solid; 1976–77 regular season1976-77 Minnesota Fighting Saints Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MNF/1977_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 10, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#C62100 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFC600 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 7, 1976||2–7 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 10, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 14, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 15, 1976||4–7 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||1–4–0 |- |6||W||October 17, 1976||6–1 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||October 19, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||2–5–0 |- |8||T||October 22, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||2–5–1 |- |9||W||October 26, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||3–5–1 |- |10||T||October 28, 1976||1–1 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||October 30, 1976||1–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||3–6–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C62100 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFC600 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 2, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||3–7–2 |- |13||L||November 3, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||3–8–2 |- |14||L||November 5, 1976||2–9 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||3–9–2 |- |15||L||November 7, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||3–10–2 |- |16||T||November 11, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||3–10–3 |- |17||W||November 13, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||4–10–3 |- |18||L||November 18, 1976||5–9 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||4–11–3 |- |19||T||November 20, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||4–11–4 |- |20||W||November 21, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||5–11–4 |- |21||W||November 23, 1976||4–0 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||6–11–4 |- |22||W||November 26, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||7–11–4 |- |23||W||November 27, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||8–11–4 |- |24||W||November 28, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||9–11–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C62100 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFC600 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |25||L||December 3, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||9–12–4 |- |26||W||December 5, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||10–12–4 |- |27||W||December 7, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||11–12–4 |- |28||W||December 10, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||12–12–4 |- |29||L||December 12, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||12–13–4 |- |30||L||December 15, 1976||0–5 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||12–14–4 |- |31||W||December 16, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||13–14–4 |- |32||W||December 18, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||14–14–4 |- |33||L||December 22, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||14–15–4 |- |34||L||December 23, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||14–16–4 |- |35||L||December 26, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||14–17–4 |- |36||W||December 28, 1976||5–4 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||15–17–4 |- |37||W||December 30, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||16–17–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C62100 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFC600 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||January 2, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||17–17–4 |- |39||T||January 7, 1977||1–1 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||17–17–5 |- |40||W||January 8, 1977||5–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||18–17–5 |- |41||L||January 12, 1977||3–4 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||18–18–5 |- |42||W||January 14, 1977||9–5 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||19–18–5 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics + Players Player Position GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes +/- Plus/Minus PPG Power play goals SHG Short-handed goals GWG Game-winning goals Dave Keon C 42 13 38 51 225110 Mike Antonovich Mike Antonovich (ice hockey) C 42 27 21 48 2820600 Ron Ward ice hockey C 41 15 21 36 69410 John McKenzie John McKenzie (ice hockey) RW 40 17 13 30 5214300 Al McDonough RW 42 9 21 30 613000 Ray Adduono C 40 4 19 23 17−14300 John Arbour D 33 3 19 22 2214000 Danny Gruen LW 34 10 9 19 197200 Craig Patrick RW 30 6 11 17 64000 Butch Deadmarsh LW 35 9 4 13 51−5200 Steve Carlson Steve Carlson (ice hockey) C 21 5 8 13 83000 Jerry Zrymiak D 40 2 10 12 147000 Ray McKay D 42 2 9 11 2819000 Pat Westrum D 40 1 9 10 4215000 Gord Gallant LW 37 6 3 9 64−1000 Jack Carlson Jack Carlson (ice hockey) LW 36 4 3 7 55−1000 Bill Butters D 42 0 7 7 1335000 John Stewart John Stewart (ice hockey b. 1950) LW 15 3 3 6 2−6000 Dave Hanson David Hanson (ice hockey) D 7 0 2 2 35−9000 Jean-Louis Levasseur G 30 0 1 1 20000 Ray Clearwater D 2 0 0 0 2−3000 Mike Curran G 16 0 0 0 60000 Barry Legge D 2 0 0 0 0−1000 Tom Milani RW 2 0 0 0 0−2000 +GoaltendingPlayer MIN Minutes GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals allowed GAA Goals Against Average SO Shutouts Jean-Louis Levasseur 1715 30 15 11 2 78 2.73 2 Mike Curran 848 16 4 7 3 50 3.54 0 Team: 2563 42 19 18 5 128 3.00 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-29 1976-77 Minnesota Fighting Saints Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MNF/1977.html Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Draft picks Minnesota's draft picks (selected while still known as the Cleveland Crusaders) at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1976a.html 1976 WHA Amateur Draft hockeyDB.com December 19, 2018 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)13Glen Sharpley (C)CanadaHull Festivals (QMJHL)214Rod Schutt (LW)CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)327Jeff McDill (RW)CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)439Rocky Maze (LW)CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)547Vern Stenlund (C)CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)551Bob Miller (W)United StatesU.S. National Team663Rob Flockhart (LW)CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)775Mark Earp (G)CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)887Ron Zanussi (F)CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)998Charlie Skjodt (C)CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHA)10109Larry McRae (G)CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHA) See also 1976–77 WHA season References Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints seasons Category:Cleveland Crusaders seasons Minn