1975–76 California Golden Seals season

NHL season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1975–76 1975 California Golden Seals Wales 7th Adams 4th 27–42–11 16–19–5 11–23–6 250 278 Bill McCreary Jack Evans Jim Neilson and Bob Stewart None Oakland Coliseum Arena Al MacAdam (32) Dennis Maruk (32) Al McAdam (63) Frank Spring (+1) Mike Christie (152) Gary Simmons (15) Gary Simmons (3.33) 1976–77 (Cleveland) The 1975–76 California Golden Seals season would be the Seals' ninth and final season in the Bay Area of California. The Seals were led by rookie Dennis Maruk. Maruk centered the 3M line with Bob Murdoch and Al MacAdam. Both Maruk and MacAdam scored over 30 goals while Murdoch led the team in power play goals. Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot. Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner George Gund III to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, where it was renamed Cleveland Barons.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/caloak/seals California Golden Seals (1967-1976) 2008-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105002/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/caloak/seals 2015-09-24 dead The NHL returned to the Bay Area fifteen years later, when the San Jose Sharks entered via expansion. Offseason Amateur draft 1975 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team13.Ralph KlassenCanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)221.Dennis MarukCanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)339.John TweedleCanadaLake Superior State Lakers (CCHA)457.Greg SmithCanadaColorado College Tigers (WCHA)575.Doug YoungCanadaMichigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)693.Larry HendrickCanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)7111.Rick ShinskeCanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)8129.Doug SchoenfeldCanadaCambridge Hornets (OHA Sr. A)9146.Jim WeaverCanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)10162.Greg AgarCanadaMerritt Centennials (BCJHL) Regular season Final standings CALNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 Record vs. opponents CAL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 5px solid; 1975–76 regular season1975-76 California Golden Seals Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGS/1976_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 23, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 8, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 12, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 15, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||2–2–0 |- |5||T||October 17, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 18, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 22, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||3–3–1 |- |8||T||October 25, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||3–3–2 |- |9||L||October 26, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||3–4–2 |- |10||L||October 29, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||October 31, 1975||0–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||3–6–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 2, 1975||0–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||3–7–2 |- |13||L||November 4, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||3–8–2 |- |14||L||November 5, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||3–9–2 |- |15||W||November 7, 1975||7–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||4–9–2 |- |16||L||November 9, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||4–10–2 |- |17||W||November 11, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||5–10–2 |- |18||W||November 12, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||6–10–2 |- |19||L||November 14, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||6–11–2 |- |20||L||November 16, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||6–12–2 |- |21||W||November 18, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||7–12–2 |- |22||L||November 20, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||7–13–2 |- |23||W||November 21, 1975||2–0 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||8–13–2 |- |24||L||November 23, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||8–14–2 |- |25||W||November 26, 1975||2–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||9–14–2 |- |26||L||November 28, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||9–15–2 |- |27||L||November 30, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||9–16–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |28||L||December 3, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||9–17–2 |- |29||W||December 5, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||10–17–2 |- |30||T||December 10, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||10–17–3 |- |31||W||December 12, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||11–17–3 |- |32||L||December 17, 1975||2–9 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||11–18–3 |- |33||W||December 19, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||12–18–3 |- |34||L||December 21, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||12–19–3 |- |35||L||December 26, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||12–20–3 |- |36||L||December 28, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||12–21–3 |- |37||L||December 30, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||12–22–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||January 1, 1976||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||12–23–3 |- |39||W||January 2, 1976||8–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||13–23–3 |- |40||W||January 7, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||14–23–3 |- |41||W||January 9, 1976||5–0 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||15–23–3 |- |42||L||January 10, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||15–24–3 |- |43||T||January 14, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||15–24–4 |- |44||W||January 16, 1976||7–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||16–24–4 |- |45||W||January 17, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||17–24–4 |- |46||W||January 23, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||18–24–4 |- |47||W||January 25, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||19–24–4 |- |48||L||January 28, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||19–25–4 |- |49||L||January 30, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||19–26–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 1, 1976||5–9 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||19–27–4 |- |51||T||February 3, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||19–27–5 |- |52||L||February 4, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||19–28–5 |- |53||L||February 6, 1976||1–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||19–29–5 |- |54||T||February 8, 1976||5–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||19–29–6 |- |55||T||February 11, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||19–29–7 |- |56||L||February 13, 1976||5–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||19–30–7 |- |57||W||February 15, 1976||7–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||20–30–7 |- |58||L||February 16, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||20–31–7 |- |59||W||February 18, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||21–31–7 |- |60||L||February 20, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||21–32–7 |- |61||W||February 22, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||22–32–7 |- |62||W||February 25, 1976||6–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||23–32–7 |- |63||T||February 26, 1976||1–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||23–32–8 |- |64||L||February 28, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||23–33–8 |- |65||L||February 29, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||23–34–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |66||L||March 2, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||23–35–8 |- |67||L||March 3, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||23–36–8 |- |68||W||March 5, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||24–36–8 |- |69||T||March 7, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||24–36–9 |- |70||W||March 10, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||25–36–9 |- |71||L||March 13, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||25–37–9 |- |72||L||March 14, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||25–38–9 |- |73||L||March 17, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||25–39–9 |- |74||L||March 19, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||25–40–9 |- |75||T||March 20, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||25–40–10 |- |76||W||March 22, 1976||7–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||26–40–10 |- |77||L||March 26, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||26–41–10 |- |78||T||March 30, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||26–41–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009CA6 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 2, 1976||0–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||26–42–11 |- |80||W||April 4, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||27–42–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes     Regular season   Playoffs Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM Al MacAdam 25 80 32 31 63 49 – – – – – Dennis Maruk 21 80 30 32 62 44 – – – – – Wayne Merrick† 9 56 25 27 52 36 – – – – – Rick Hampton 2 73 14 37 51 54 – – – – – Bob Murdoch 20 78 22 27 49 53 – – – – – Gary Sabourin 11 76 21 28 49 33 – – – – – Dave Gardner 7 74 16 31 47 8 – – – – – Bob Girard 26 80 16 26 42 54 – – – – – Jim Moxey 19 44 10 16 26 33 – – – – – Fred Ahern 16 44 17 8 25 43 – – – – – Ralph Klassen 10 71 6 15 21 26 – – – – – Bob Stewart 4 76 4 17 21 112 – – – – – Mike Christie 3 78 3 18 21 152 – – – – – Jim Pappin 14 32 6 13 19 12 – – – – – Len Frig 6 62 3 12 15 55 – – – – – Dave Hrechkosy‡ 18 38 9 5 14 14 – – – – – George Pesut 5 45 3 9 12 57 – – – – – Wayne King 24 46 1 11 12 26 – – – – – Gary Holt 8 48 6 5 11 50 – – – – – Tim Jacobs 23 46 0 10 10 35 – – – – – Larry Patey‡ 9 18 4 4 8 23 – – – – – Jim Neilson 15 26 1 6 7 20 – – – – – Butch Williams 12 14 0 4 4 7 – – – – – Charlie Simmer 17 21 1 1 2 22 – – – – – Frank Spring 14 1 0 2 2 0 – – – – – Greg Smith 5 1 0 1 1 2 – – – – – Gilles Meloche 27 41 0 1 1 0 – – – – – Brent Meeke 25 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – – Tom Price 17 5 0 0 0 0 – – – – – Gary Simmons 31 40 0 0 0 18 – – – – –https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGS/1976.html 1975-76 California Golden Seals Roster and Statistics †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average     Regular season   Playoffs Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA Gary Simmons 31 40 2360 15 19 5 131 2 3.33 – – – – – – -.-- Gilles Meloche 27 41 2440 12 23 6 140 1 3.44 – – – – – – -.-- Transactions The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season: Trades June, 1975 To California Golden Seals Gary Holt To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) rights to Del Hallrights to Ron Huston June 1, 1975 To California Golden Seals Jim Pappin3rd-round pick in 1977 Draft (Guy Lash) To Chicago Black Hawks Joey Johnston June 20, 1975 To California Golden Seals Gary Sabourin To Toronto Maple Leafs Stan Weir October 22, 1975 To California Golden Seals cash To St. Louis Blues rights to Rick Smith November 14, 1975 To California Golden Seals Wayne Merrick To St. Louis Blues Larry Patey3rd-round pick in 1977 Draft (reacquired later—Reg Kerr) March 9, 1976 To California Golden Seals 5th-round pick in 1976 Draft (Cal Sandbeck)Seals' 3rd-round pick in 1977 Draft (Reg Kerr) To St. Louis Blues Dave Hrechkosy Additions and subtractions Additions Player Former team Via — — — Subtractions Player New team Via Brian Lavender Denver Spurs (WHA) free agency Ted McAneeley Edmonton Oilers (WHA) free agency Morris Mott Frölunda HC (Elitserien) free agency John Stewart Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) free agency Larry Wright Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1975-09-10) Terry Murray Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1975-09-17) October 2008 References Seals on Hockey Database Seals on Database Hockey Category:California Golden Seals seasons Cali Calif Calif Category:1970s in Oakland, California