1976–77 Calgary Cowboys season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 WHA 1976–77 1976 Calgary Cowboys 31–43–7 26–12–2 5–31–5 Western 5th 252 296 Joe Crozier Peter Driscoll Ron ChipperfieldChris EvansPaul Terbenche Stampede Corral Lynn Powis (30) Warren Miller (32) Lynn Powis (60) Peter Driscoll (120) Don McLeod (25) Don McLeod (3.40) The 1976–77 Calgary Cowboys season was the Calgary Cowboys' fifth and final season of operation in the World Hockey Association, and their second season in Calgary. The Cowboys failed to make the playoffs and folded after the season. 2 Regular season Final standings CAL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 5px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 5px solid; 1976–77 regular season1976-77 Calgary Cowboys Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGC/1977_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 10, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 8, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 9, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 12, 1976||2–6 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 13, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 16, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||0–5–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||0–6–0 |- |7||T||October 22, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||0–6–1 |- |8||W||October 24, 1976||6–0 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||1–6–1 |- |9||W||October 26, 1976||9–3 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||2–6–1 |- |10||W||October 30, 1976||6–4 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||3–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 2, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||4–6–1 |- |12||W||November 4, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||5–6–1 |- |13||W||November 7, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||6–6–1 |- |14||W||November 11, 1976||7–5 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||7–6–1 |- |15||L||November 14, 1976||0–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||7–7–1 |- |16||L||November 16, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||7–8–1 |- |17||W||November 18, 1976||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||8–8–1 |- |18||W||November 19, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||9–8–1 |- |19||L||November 21, 1976||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||9–9–1 |- |20||L||November 23, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||9–10–1 |- |21||T||November 24, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||9–10–2 |- |22||L||November 27, 1976||0–2 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||9–11–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 1, 1976||4–8 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||9–12–2 |- |24||L||December 2, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||9–13–2 |- |25||L||December 3, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||9–14–2 |- |26||W||December 5, 1976||6–0 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||10–14–2 |- |27||L||December 8, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||10–15–2 |- |28||L||December 10, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||10–16–2 |- |29||W||December 11, 1976||3–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||11–16–2 |- |30||W||December 18, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||12–16–2 |- |31||L||December 21, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||12–17–2 |- |32||W||December 23, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||13–17–2 |- |33||W||December 26, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||14–17–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||W||January 1, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||15–17–2 |- |35||L||January 5, 1977||3–4 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||15–18–2 |- |36||L||January 7, 1977||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||15–19–2 |- |37||W||January 8, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||16–19–2 |- |38||L||January 11, 1977||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||16–20–2 |- |39||L||January 14, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||16–21–2 |- |40||W||January 15, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||17–21–2 |- |41||W||January 16, 1977||5–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||18–21–2 |- |42||T||January 21, 1977||1–1 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||18–21–3 |- |43||L||January 22, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||18–22–3 |- |44||L||January 23, 1977||5–10 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||18–23–3 |- |45||W||January 25, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||19–23–3 |- |46||L||January 29, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||19–24–3 |- |47||T||January 30, 1977||1–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||19–24–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||L||February 1, 1977||1–6 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||19–25–4 |- |49||L||February 2, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||19–26–4 |- |50||W||February 5, 1977||4–1 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||20–26–4 |- |51||L||February 6, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||20–27–4 |- |52||W||February 11, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||21–27–4 |- |53||L||February 13, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||21–28–4 |- |54||T||February 15, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||21–28–5 |- |55||L||February 16, 1977||3–7 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||21–29–5 |- |56||W||February 18, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||22–29–5 |- |57||L||February 20, 1977||0–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||22–30–5 |- |58||W||February 23, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||23–30–5 |- |59||L||February 25, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||23–31–5 |- |60||W||February 27, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||24–31–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||W||March 1, 1977||6–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||25–31–5 |- |62||W||March 3, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||26–31–5 |- |63||W||March 6, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||27–31–5 |- |64||W||March 9, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||28–31–5 |- |65||L||March 11, 1977||1–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||28–32–5 |- |66||L||March 12, 1977||2–9 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||28–33–5 |- |67||L||March 15, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||28–34–5 |- |68||L||March 16, 1977||3–4 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||28–35–5 |- |69||L||March 18, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||28–36–5 |- |70||L||March 19, 1977||0–8 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||28–37–5 |- |71||L||March 20, 1977||0–9 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||28–38–5 |- |72||L||March 22, 1977||4–7 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||28–39–5 |- |73||L||March 25, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||28–40–5 |- |74||L||March 26, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||28–41–5 |- |75||W||March 27, 1977||5–4 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||29–41–5 |- |76||W||March 29, 1977||9–5 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||30–41–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#EC1C24 2px solid; border-bottom:#EC1C24 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |77||W||April 1, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||31–41–5 |- |78||T||April 2, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||31–41–6 |- |79||L||April 3, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||31–42–6 |- |80||T||April 5, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||31–42–7 |- |81||L||April 7, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||31–43–7 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Lynn Powis C 63 30 30 60 404410 Warren Miller Warren Miller (ice hockey) RW 80 23 32 55 5111200 Ron Chipperfield C 81 27 27 54 32−10500 Peter Driscoll LW 76 23 29 52 120−8400 Danny Lawson RW 64 24 19 43 26−13210 Chris Evans Chris Evans (ice hockey) D 81 7 27 34 6012000 Dave Kryskow LW 45 16 17 33 47−14310 Paul Terbenche D 80 9 24 33 30−14000 Don Tannahill LW 72 10 22 32 4−9040 Butch Deadmarsh LW 38 13 17 30 77−5300 George Morrison George Morrison (ice hockey) LW 63 11 19 30 10−10200 John Miszuk D 79 2 26 28 575000 Mike Ford Mike Ford (ice hockey) D 54 5 20 25 14−8200 Dick Sentes LW 29 10 14 24 817100 Rich Lemieux C 33 6 11 17 9−4100 John Arbour D 37 1 15 16 38−26100 Wayne Connelly C 25 5 6 11 4−2100 Ron Ward ice hockey C 9 5 5 10 02100 Rick Jodzio LW 46 4 6 10 61−13000 Veli-Pekka Ketola C 17 4 6 10 2−17100 Don McLeod G 67 0 9 9 20000 Jacques Locas Jacques Locas (ice hockey b. 1954) C 22 3 4 7 2−5100 Joe Micheletti D 14 3 3 6 10−5200 Paul Hurley D 34 0 6 6 32−8000 Jim Mayer Jim Mayer (ice hockey) RW 21 2 3 5 0−9000 Tom Serviss C 8 2 1 3 2−1000 Andre Deschamps André Deschamps LW 9 1 2 3 19−2000 Claude St. Sauveur C 17 0 3 3 2−3000 Wayne Morrin D 13 2 0 2 25−3000 George Pesut D 17 2 0 2 2−7200 Bruce Greig LW 7 1 1 2 10−1000 Jim Boyd Jim Boyd (ice hockey) C 13 0 2 2 6−7000 Steve Hull RW 2 0 2 2 01000 Brian Walsh Brian Walsh (ice hockey) C 5 0 2 2 12−3000 Danny Gruen LW 1 1 0 1 02000 Bernie Lukowich RW 6 0 1 1 02000 Ken Baird D 7 0 0 0 2−2000 Gary Bromley G 28 0 0 0 20000 Larry Israelson LW 2 0 0 0 0−2000 Ric Jordan D 5 0 0 0 4−9000 Doug Lindskog LW 2 0 0 0 2−1000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Don McLeod 3701 67 25 34 5 210 3.40 3 Gary Bromley 1237 28 6 9 2 79 3.83 0 Team: 4938 81 31 43 7 289 3.51 3 hockey-reference.com 2009-07-02 1976-77 Calgary Cowboys Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGC/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 Calgary's draft picks 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)218David Shand (D)CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)443Alain Belanger (RW)CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)555Bruce Baker (RW)CanadaOttawa 67's (OHA)667Lorry Gloeckner (D)CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)779Phil Verchota (F)United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)891Don Jackson (D)United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)9102Rob Palmer (D)CanadaUniversity of Michigan (WCHA)10113Cal Sandbeck (D)United StatesUniversity of Denver (WCHA) See also 1976–77 WHA season References Cal Cal Category:Calgary Cowboys Category:1970s in Calgary Category:1976 in sports in Alberta Category:1977 in sports in Alberta