1975–76 Quebec Nordiques season

World Hockey Association team season March 2026 August 2023 WHA 1975–76 1975 Quebec Nordiques Canadian 2nd 50–27–4 33–7–0 17–20–4 371 316 Maurice Filion Jean-Guy Gendron Michel Parizeau Colisée de Québec Marc Tardif (71) Marc Tardif and J. C. Tremblay (77) Marc Tardif (148) Gord Gallant (297) Richard Brodeur (44) Richard Brodeur (3.69) The 1975–76 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fourth season, as they were coming off their best season to date in 1974–75, earning 92 points and finishing on top of the Canadian Division in the regular season, and making it to the Avco Cup finals in the playoffs, where they were swept by the Houston Aeros. Quebec would have a very strong start to the season, and would battle with the Winnipeg Jets all season long on top of the Canadian Division. Quebec would finish the season with a franchise record 50 wins and 104 points, but would finish behind the Jets, who tied the Houston Aeros with the most points in the league at 106. The Nordiques scored a league high 371 goals, and finished with a very impressive record of 33–7–0 at home, tying the Aeros for the best home record in the league. Offensively, Quebec was led by Marc Tardif, who had the most goals and points in the league with 71 and 148 respectively, while his 77 assists tied teammate J. C. Tremblay for the most in the WHA. Tremblay would finish the year with 89 points, leading the Nordiques blueline. Real Cloutier had a breakout season, scoring 60 goals and earning 114 points, as did Chris Bordeleau, who had 37 goals and 109 points. Rejean Houle and Serge Bernier also finished with over 100 points, as they earned 103 and 102 respectively. Gord Gallant had a team high 297 penalty minutes, while Pierre Roy was not too far behind with 259. In goal, Richard Brodeur shattered the Nordiques record for wins, earning 44, while he posted a 3.69 GAA and earned 2 shutouts in 69 games. Michel DeGuise backed him up, winning 6 games. In the opening round of the playoffs, Quebec would face the Calgary Cowboys, who finished the season 3rd in the Canadian Division with 86 points, which was 18 fewer than the Nordiques. Calgary would quiet the Nordiques home crowd in the first game, beating Quebec 3–1, then the Cowboys would win the second game by a score of 8–4 to take a 2–0 series lead. Quebec would fall behind 3–0 in the series after Calgary took the third game by a 3–2 score. The Nordiques managed to squeak out a 4–3 win in the fourth game, however, Calgary would end the series with a 6–4 win at Le Colisée in the fifth game, ending the Nordiques season much sooner than anyone expected. Season standings Canadian Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Winnipeg Jets 81 52 27 2 345 254 106 Quebec Nordiques 81 50 27 4 371 316 104 Calgary Cowboys 80 41 35 4 307 282 86 Edmonton Oilers 81 27 49 5 268 345 59 Toronto Toros 81 24 52 5 335 398 53 Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1975–76 regular season1975-76 Quebec Nordiques Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QBN/1976_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 19, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- | 1 || October 9 || Winnipeg Jets || 5–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || October 11 || Toronto Toros || 3–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–1–0 || 2 |- | 3 || October 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || October 18 || Houston Aeros || 2–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || October 21 || New England Whalers || 1–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–1–0 || 8 |- | 6 || October 25 || Toronto Toros || 2–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–1–0 || 10 |- | 7 || October 28 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–5 || Toronto Toros || 5–2–0 || 10 |- | 8 || October 29 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–4 || New England Whalers || 5–3–0 || 10 |- | 9 || October 31 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–6 || Cleveland Crusaders || 5–4–0 || 10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |10 || November 1 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Indianapolis Racers || 6–4–0 || 12 |- |11 || November 2 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–0 || Winnipeg Jets || 7–4–0 || 14 |- |12 || November 4 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–3 || Edmonton Oilers || 8–4–0 || 16 |- |13 || November 5 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–4 || Calgary Cowboys || 8–5–0 || 16 |- |14 || November 6 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–3 || Denver Spurs || 9–5–0 || 18 |- |15 || November 8 || Indianapolis Racers || 2–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 10–5–0 || 20 |- |16 || November 9 || Phoenix Roadrunners || 3–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 11–5–0 || 22 |- |17 || November 11 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 6–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 12–5–0 || 24 |- |18 || November 15 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–1 || New England Whalers || 13–5–0 || 26 |- |19 || November 18 || Cincinnati Stingers || 4–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 14–5–0 || 28 |- |20 || November 20 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–2 || Quebec Nordiques || 14–6–0 || 28 |- |21 || November 22 || Quebec Nordiques || 9–6 || Cincinnati Stingers || 15–6–0 || 30 |- |22 || November 23 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–4 || Houston Aeros || 15–7–0 || 30 |- |23 || November 27 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–5 || San Diego Mariners || 15–8–0 || 30 |- |24 || November 29 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–4 || Phoenix Roadrunners || 15–8–1 || 31 |- |25 || November 30 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–1 || Phoenix Roadrunners || 16–8–1 || 33 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |26 || December 2 || Cleveland Crusaders || 2–9 || Quebec Nordiques || 17–8–1 || 35 |- |27 || December 5 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–7 || Toronto Toros || 17–9–1 || 35 |- |28 || December 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–2 || Winnipeg Jets || 18–9–1 || 37 |- |29 || December 9 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–4 || Calgary Cowboys || 18–10–1 || 37 |- |30 || December 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–7 || Edmonton Oilers || 18–11–1 || 37 |- |31 || December 12 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–6 || Toronto Toros || 18–12–1 || 37 |- |32 || December 13 || Toronto Toros || 3–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 19–12–1 || 39 |- |33 || December 16 || Calgary Cowboys || 3–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 20–12–1 || 41 |- |34 || December 18 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 21–12–1 || 43 |- |35 || December 20 || Calgary Flames || 7–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 22–12–1 || 45 |- |36 || December 21 || Quebec Nordiques || 7–11 || Cincinnati Stingers || 22–13–1 || 45 |- |37 || December 23 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–10 || San Diego Mariners || 22–14–1 || 45 |- |38 || December 27 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 23–14–1 || 47 |- |39 || December 28 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–1 || Toronto Toros || 24–14–1 || 49 |- |40 || December 30 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–4 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 24–14–2 || 50 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |41 || January 2 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–5 || Cleveland Crusaders || 24–15–2 || 50 |- |42 || January 3 || Phoenix Roadrunners || 4–1 || Quebec Nordiques || 24–16–2 || 50 |- |43 || January 10 || San Diego Mariners || 3–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 25–16–2 || 52 |- |44 || January 15 || Calgary Cowboys || 3–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 26–16–2 || 54 |- |45 || January 17 || Toronto Toros || 3–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 27–16–2 || 56 |- |46 || January 21 || Indianapolis Racers || 2–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 28–16–2 || 58 |- |47 || January 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 6–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 29–16–2 || 60 |- |48 || January 27 || Cincinnati Stingers || 1–9 || Quebec Nordiques || 30–16–2 || 62 |- |49 || January 30 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–3 || Toronto Toros || 30–16–3 || 63 |- |50 || January 31 || Toronto Toros || 4–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 31–16–3 || 65 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |51 || February 3 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 32–16–3 || 67 |- |52 || February 5 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–4 || Indianapolis Racers || 32–17–3 || 67 |- |53 || February 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–4 || Calgary Cowboys || 32–17–4 || 68 |- |54 || February 8 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 33–17–4 || 70 |- |55 || February 11 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–4 || Winnipeg Jets || 34–17–4 || 72 |- |56 || February 12 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–6 || Minnesota Fighting Saints || 34–18–4 || 72 |- |57 || February 15 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–2 || Houston Aeros || 35–18–4 || 74 |- |58 || February 17 || San Diego Mariners || 2–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 36–18–4 || 76 |- |59 || February 22 || New England Whalers || 0–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 37–18–4 || 78 |- |60 || February 24 || Houston Aeros || 1–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 38–18–4 || 80 |- |61 || February 28 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 38–19–4 || 80 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |62 || March 2 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–5 || Toronto Toros || 38–20–4 || 80 |- |63 || March 4 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–4 || Calgary Cowboys || 38–21–4 || 80 |- |64 || March 5 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 39–21–4 || 82 |- |65 || March 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 39–22–4 || 82 |- |66 || March 9 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–7 || Calgary Cowboys || 39–23–4 || 82 |- |67 || March 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–10 || Winnipeg Jets || 39–24–4 || 82 |- |68 || March 12 || Quebec Nordiques || 10–8 || Winnipeg Jets || 40–24–4 || 84 |- |69 || March 14 || Toronto Toros || 3–1 || Quebec Nordiques || 40–25–4 || 84 |- |70 || March 16 || New England Whalers || 1–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 41–25–4 || 86 |- |71 || March 19 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–3 || Toronto Toros || 42–25–4 || 88 |- |72 || March 20 || Calgary Cowboys || 8–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 42–26–4 || 88 |- |73 || March 21 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–3 || Edmonton Oilers || 43–26–4 || 90 |- |74 || March 23 || Cleveland Crusaders || 3–1 || Quebec Nordiques || 43–27–4 || 90 |- |75 || March 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 44–27–4 || 92 |- |76 || March 27 || Calgary Cowboys || 4–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 45–27–4 || 94 |- |77 || March 30 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 46–27–4 || 96 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |78 || April 1 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 47–27–4 || 98 |- |79 || April 3 || Toronto Toros || 1–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 48–27–4 || 100 |- |80 || April 4 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Toronto Toros || 49–27–4 || 102 |- |81 || April 6 || Toronto Toros || 6–10 || Quebec Nordiques || 50–27–4 || 104 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1976 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (C3) Calgary Cowboys – Cowboys win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 10 || Calgary Cowboys || 3–1 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 11 || Calgary Cowboys || 8–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 14 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–3 || Calgary Cowboys || 0–3 |- | 4 || April 16 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–3 || Calgary Cowboys || 1–3 |- | 5 || April 18 || Calgary Cowboys || 6–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Season stats Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts PIMMarc Tardif 81 71 77 148 79Real Cloutier 80 60 54 114 27Chris Bordeleau 74 37 72 109 42Rejean Houle 81 51 52 103 61Serge Bernier 70 34 68 102 91 Goaltending Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA Save %Richard Brodeur 69 3967 44 21 2 244 2 3.69 .890Michel DeGuise 18 835 6 5 2 60 0 4.35 .870Pete Donnelly 4 129 0 1 0 10 0 4.65 .846 Playoff stats Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts PIMReal Cloutier 5 4 5 9 0Serge Bernier 5 2 6 8 6Dale Hoganson 5 1 3 4 2Steve Sutherland 5 2 1 3 17Pierre Roy 5 1 2 3 29 Goaltending Player GP TOI W L GA SO GAARichard Brodeur 5 299 1 4 22 0 4.41 Draft picks Quebec's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1975a.html 1975 WHA Amateur Draft hockeyDB.com December 19, 2018 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)114 Pierre Mondou Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)229 Doug Halward Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)344 Pierre Giroux Canada Hull Festivals (QMJHL)459 Ted Bulley Canada Hull Festivals (QMJHL)573 Andre LePage Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)687 Jean Trottier Canada Laval National (QMJHL)7100 Mike Backman Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)8112 Michel Brisebois Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)9124 Michel Hamel Canada Laval National (QMJHL)10137 Florent Fortier Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) References External links Hockey-Reference Quebec Nordiques season, 1975-76 Category:Quebec Nordiques seasons Quebec Category:1970s in Quebec City Category:1975 in sports in Quebec Category:1976 in sports in Quebec