1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season

NHL hockey team season (inaugural season) March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1974–75 1974 Kansas City Scouts Campbell 9th Smythe 5th 15–54–11 12–20–8 3–34–3 184 328 Sid Abel Bep Guidolin Simon Nolet Randy RotaBrent Hughes Kemper Arena Simon Nolet and Wilf Paiement (26) Simon Nolet (32) Simon Nolet (58) Wilf Paiement (101) Peter McDuffe (7) Denis Herron (3.75) The 1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season was the first season for the franchise now known as the New Jersey Devils. The NHL completed its first 8-year expansion cycle by adding franchises in Washington and Kansas City.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/kansascity/kcscouts.html Kansas City Scouts December 13, 2007 May 6, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060506175053/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/kansascity/kcscouts.html dead Kansas City was awarded an NHL franchise on June 8, 1972. The city had a hockey history but had been a home to minor league hockey teams only.Currier 2022 14 Initially, the franchise chose MO-Hawks as their nickname to reflect a Missouri-Kansas union, an attempt to appeal to both Kansas and Missouri residents (the Kansas City metropolitan area spills across both states) and incorporating Missouri's postal abbreviation with the Kansas Jayhawker nickname, but the name was vetoed by the Chicago Black Hawks. Therefore, the franchise selected its second choice, Scouts. This was named after The Scout, a famous statue overlooking the city.Currier 2022 16–17 The arrival of the Scouts and Capitals led the NHL into creating four divisions, the Adams, Norris, Patrick and Smythe Divisions. The Scouts would be placed in the Smythe Division while their expansion cousins, the Capitals, would be in the Norris Division. The Scouts played for the first time on October 9 in Toronto. With construction of Kemper Arena (the Scouts home arena) starting late, then delayed by union work stoppages, the Scouts were forced to play their first 8 games on the road losing 7 and tying 1. On November 2, the Scouts made their home debut losing 4–3 to the Black Hawks. The following day they would get their first win beating the Capitals in Washington 5–4. The highlight of the seasons would come on January 23 when the Scouts upset the Bruins 3–2 in Boston. Despite being led in scoring by team captain Simon Nolet, the Scouts finished in last place with a 15–54–11 record. 2 Kansas City's games aired on radio station WDAF-AM with Dick Carlson the play-by-play broadcaster. A limited number of road contests were televised by KBMA Channel 41. Gene Osborn handled play-by-play with Bill Grigsby serving as analyst. Offseason Sid Abel was hired as the general manager of the team on April 13, 1974, signing a three-year contract.Currier 2022 17 Bep Guidolin was hired to be the coach of the team in May 1974.Currier 2022 18 NHL draft Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team12Wilf Paiement (RW)CanadaSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)220Glen Burdon (C) Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)338Bob Bourne (C) Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)456Roger Lemelin (D) Canada London Knights (OMJHL)574Mark Lomenda (RW) Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL)692John Shewchuk (C) United States St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL)7110Mike Boland (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)9145Brian Kuruliak (LW) Canada North Bay Trappers (OPJHL)10162Denis Carufel (D) Canada Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)11177Soren Johansson (C) Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)12191Mats Ulander (LW) Sweden Bodens BK (Sweden)13203Ed Pizunski (D) Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)14213Willie Wing (RW) Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) Expansion draft # Player Drafted from Drafted by 1. Michel Plasse (G) Montreal Canadiens Kansas City Scouts 3. Peter McDuffe (G) New York Rangers Kansas City Scouts 5. Simon Nolet (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Kansas City Scouts 7. Butch Deadmarsh (LW) Atlanta Flames Kansas City Scouts 9. Brent Hughes (D) Detroit Red Wings Kansas City Scouts11. Paul Terbenche (D) Buffalo Sabres Kansas City Scouts13. Gary Coalter (C) California Golden Seals Kansas City Scouts15. Gary Croteau (LW) California Golden Seals Kansas City Scouts17. Randy Rota (LW) Los Angeles Kings Kansas City Scouts19. Lynn Powis (C) Chicago Black Hawks Kansas City Scouts21. John Wright (W) St. Louis Blues Kansas City Scouts23. Ted Snell (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Kansas City Scouts25. Chris Evans (W) Detroit Red Wings Kansas City Scouts27. Bryan Lefley (D) New York Islanders Kansas City Scouts29. Robin Burns (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Kansas City Scouts31. Tom Peluso (W) Chicago Black Hawks Kansas City Scouts33. Kerry Ketter (D) Atlanta Flames Kansas City Scouts35. Norm Dube (W) Los Angeles Kings Kansas City Scouts37. Real Lemieux (C) Vancouver Canucks Kansas City Scouts39. Dave Hudson (C) Vancouver Canucks Kansas City Scouts41. Ken Murray (D) Detroit Red Wings Kansas City Scouts43. Dennis Patterson (D) Minnesota North Stars Kansas City Scouts45. Ed Gilbert (C) Montreal Canadiens Kansas City Scouts47. Doug Horbul (W) New York Rangers Kansas City Scouts Regular season Along with the Washington Capitals, the Scouts joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 1974–75 season. With a combined 30 teams between the NHL and the rival World Hockey Association, the talent pool available to stock the new teams was extremely thin. In their first season, the Capitals would set an NHL record for futility, losing 67 of 80 games, and only winning one on the road. The Scouts fared only marginally better, and the expansion was widely seen as having been a mistake. They played their home games at Kemper Arena. The team was not a particular success either at the gate or on the ice. Rising oil prices and a falling commodity market made for hard going in the Midwest during the 1970s. October 9, 1974 – The Scouts played their first game in franchise history against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The final score was 6–2 in favor of the Maple Leafs. November 2, 1974 – The first home game in Kansas City Scouts history was played. The opponent was the Chicago Blackhawks and the Blackhawks won the game by a score of 5–4. November 3, 1974 – The Scouts won their first game in franchise history by defeating their expansion brethren, the Washington Capitals by a 5–4 score. November 13, 1974 – The Scouts won their first home game in franchise history. The final score was 5–3 in a triumph over their cross-state rivals, the St. Louis Blues. December 9, 1974 – Prior to a morning practice, the team was informed that head athletic trainer Gordon Marchant had committed suicide at his farm near Plattsburg, Missouri north of Kansas City. Clinton County (Missouri) Sheriff Ray Boyd stated Marchant died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Marchant's body was discovered by Scouts equipment manager James Kraus.Treasure 2018 100–102 January 23, 1975 – The Scouts had their biggest win of the season by defeating the Boston Bruins by a score of 3–2 in Boston. Gary Croteau's second-period goal turned out to be the game-winner. Following the game, a Boston fan attempted to attack Croteau at the Scouts' bench, but Boston police intervened.Treasure 2018 122 Final standings KAN Record vs. opponents KCS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1974–75 regular season1974-75 Kansas City Scouts Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/KCS/1975_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 23, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 9, 1974||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 12, 1974||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 13, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 18, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||0–5–0 |- |6||T||October 23, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 25, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||0–6–1 |- |8||L||October 27, 1974||2–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||0–7–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |9||L||November 2, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||0–8–1 |- |10||W||November 3, 1974||5–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||1–8–1 |- |11||L||November 5, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||1–9–1 |- |12||L||November 7, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||1–10–1 |- |13||L||November 9, 1974||1–6 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||1–11–1 |- |14||W||November 13, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||2–11–1 |- |15||W||November 15, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||3–11–1 |- |16||L||November 16, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||3–12–1 |- |17||L||November 20, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||3–13–1 |- |18||L||November 22, 1974||6–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||3–14–1 |- |19||L||November 23, 1974||0–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||3–15–1 |- |20||W||November 26, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||4–15–1 |- |21||L||November 27, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||4–16–1 |- |22||L||November 30, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||4–17–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 1, 1974||0–10 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||4–18–1 |- |24||L||December 4, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||4–19–1 |- |25||T||December 6, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||4–19–2 |- |26||L||December 7, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||4–20–2 |- |27||L||December 10, 1974||2–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||4–21–2 |- |28||W||December 12, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||5–21–2 |- |29||T||December 14, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||5–21–3 |- |30||L||December 18, 1974||0–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||5–22–3 |- |31||T||December 19, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||5–22–4 |- |32||L||December 21, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||5–23–4 |- |33||L||December 22, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||5–24–4 |- |34||L||December 28, 1974||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||5–25–4 |- |35||L||December 29, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||5–26–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||5–27–4 |- |37||W||January 4, 1975||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||6–27–4 |- |38||W||January 6, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||7–27–4 |- |39||L||January 8, 1975||1–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||7–28–4 |- |40||W||January 11, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||8–28–4 |- |41||L||January 14, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||8–29–4 |- |42||L||January 16, 1975||4–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||8–30–4 |- |43||W||January 18, 1975||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||9–30–4 |- |44||L||January 19, 1975||0–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||9–31–4 |- |45||W||January 23, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||10–31–4 |- |46||L||January 25, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||10–32–4 |- |47||T||January 27, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||10–32–5 |- |48||T||January 29, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||10–32–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||L||February 1, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||10–33–6 |- |50||L||February 2, 1975||1–8 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||10–34–6 |- |51||T||February 4, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||10–34–7 |- |52||W||February 6, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||11–34–7 |- |53||L||February 7, 1975||0–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||11–35–7 |- |54||W||February 9, 1975||2–1 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||12–35–7 |- |55||L||February 11, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||12–36–7 |- |56||W||February 13, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||13–36–7 |- |57||L||February 15, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||13–37–7 |- |58||L||February 16, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||13–38–7 |- |59||T||February 18, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||13–38–8 |- |60||L||February 20, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||13–39–8 |- |61||W||February 23, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||14–39–8 |- |62||L||February 26, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||14–40–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||L||March 1, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||14–41–8 |- |64||L||March 2, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||14–42–8 |- |65||L||March 4, 1975||4–7 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||14–43–8 |- |66||T||March 5, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||14–43–9 |- |67||L||March 7, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||14–44–9 |- |68||L||March 8, 1975||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||14–45–9 |- |69||T||March 11, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||14–45–10 |- |70||L||March 14, 1975||1–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||14–46–10 |- |71||L||March 16, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||14–47–10 |- |72||L||March 19, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||14–48–10 |- |73||L||March 22, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||14–49–10 |- |74||L||March 25, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||14–50–10 |- |75||T||March 26, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||14–50–11 |- |76||L||March 29, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||14–51–11 |- |77||L||March 30, 1975||2–8 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||14–52–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0032A0 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 1, 1975||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||15–52–11 |- |79||L||April 3, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||15–53–11 |- |80||L||April 6, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||15–54–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Forwards Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts PIM Simon Nolet 72 26 32 58 30 Guy Charron 51 13 29 42 21 Dave Hudson 70 9 32 41 27 Wilf Paiement 78 26 13 39 101 Ed Gilbert 80 16 22 38 14 Robin Burns 71 18 15 33 70 Randy Rota 80 15 18 33 30Lynn Powis 73 11 20 31 19 Gary Croteau 77 8 11 19 16Norm Dube 56 8 10 18 54 Gary Coalter 30 2 4 6 2 Butch Deadmarsh 20 3 2 5 19 Ted Snell 29 3 2 5 8 Doug Buhr 6 0 2 2 4 Doug Horbul 4 1 0 1 2 Hugh Harvey 8 0 0 0 2 Defensemen Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts PIM Jim McElmury 78 5 17 22 25 Brent Hughes 66 1 18 19 43 Jean-Guy Lagace 19 2 9 11 22 Bart Crashley 27 3 6 9 10Claude Houde 34 3 4 7 20 Larry Johnston 14 0 7 7 10 Larry Giroux 21 0 6 6 24 Dennis Patterson 66 1 5 6 39 Bryan Lefley 29 0 3 3 6 Glen Burdon 11 0 2 2 0 Chris Evans 2 0 2 2 2 Ken Murray 8 0 2 2 14 Roger Lemelin 8 0 1 1 6 Mike Baumgartner 17 0 0 0 0 Mike Boland 1 0 0 0 0 Hank Lehvonen 4 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average Player GP W L T SO GAA Denis Herron 22 4 13 4 0 3.75 Peter McDuffe 36 7 25 4 0 4.23 Michel Plasse 24 4 16 3 0 4.06 Transactions Trades August 22, 1974To Montreal CanadienscashTo Kansas City ScoutsMike Baumgartner September 1, 1974To Atlanta FlamescashTo Kansas City ScoutsMorris Stefaniw September 10, 1974To New York IslandersBob BourneTo Kansas City ScoutsLarry Hornung Bart Crashley October 29, 1974To St. Louis BluesChris Evans Kansas City's 4th round draft pick1976 NHL entry draftTo Kansas City ScoutsLarry Giroux December 1, 1974To Vancouver Blazers (WHA)Butch DeadmarshTo Kansas City Scoutscash December 14, 1974To Detroit Red WingsBart Crashley Ted Snell Larry GirouxTo Kansas City ScoutsGuy Charron Claude Houde January 10, 1975To Pittsburgh PenguinsMichel PlasseTo Kansas City ScoutsJean-Guy Lagace Denis Herron February 1, 1975To Los Angeles KingscashTo Kansas City ScoutsDoug Buhr February 10, 1975To Los Angeles KingsKen MurrayTo Kansas City Scoutscash June 3, 1975To Toronto Maple LeafsKansas City's 12th round pick 1975 NHL entry draftTo Kansas City Scoutscash June 18, 1975To St. Louis BluesLynn Powis Kansas City's 2nd round pick 1975 NHL entry draftTo Kansas City ScoutsCraig Patrick Denis Dupere cash References Books Currier Steve 2022 When the NHL Invaded Japan: The Washington Capitals, the Kansas City Scouts and the Coca-Cola Bottlers' Cup, 1975–-1976 McFarland & Company Jefferson, North Carolina 978-1-4766-8761-2 Treasure Troy 2018 Icing on the Plains: The rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts Balboa Press Bloomington, Indiana 978-1-9822-1406-7 Websites Scouts on Hockey Database Scouts on Database Hockey Scouts Game Log on Database Hockey 1974–1975 Scouts Transactions (Archived 2009-05-27) Category:Kansas City Scouts seasons Kansas Category:1974 in Missouri Category:1975 in Missouri