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1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers
1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers
Division	4th East
1975–76 record	35–44–1
Goals for	285
Goals against	340
Team information
Coach	Terry Slater
Captain	Mike Pelyk
Alternate captains	Bryan Campbell; Rick Dudley
Arena	Riverfront Coliseum
	1976–77 →

The 1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' first season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Indianapolis Racers	80	35	39	6	76	245	247	1301
Cleveland Crusaders	80	35	40	5	75	273	279	1356
New England Whalers	80	33	40	7	73	255	290	1012
Cincinnati Stingers	80	35	44	1	71	285	340	1344

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
2	W	October 17, 1975	6–2	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	2–0–0
3	L	October 19, 1975	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76)	2–1–0
4	L	October 21, 1975	0–7	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	2–2–0
5	W	October 23, 1975	6–4	Edmonton Oilers (1975–76)	3–2–0
6	W	October 25, 1975	7–4	Houston Aeros (1975–76)	4–2–0
7	W	October 29, 1975	6–4	@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	5–2–0
8	L	October 30, 1975	0–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	5–3–0
9	W	November 1, 1975	3–2	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	6–3–0
10	L	November 6, 1975	3–8	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	6–4–0
11	W	November 8, 1975	7–4	San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	7–4–0
12	W	November 9, 1975	4–2	New England Whalers (1975–76)	8–4–0
13	W	November 15, 1975	8–5	Houston Aeros (1975–76)	9–4–0
14	L	November 16, 1975	2–3	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	9–5–0
15	L	November 18, 1975	4–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	9–6–0
16	L	November 21, 1975	7–8	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	9–7–0
17	L	November 22, 1975	6–9	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	9–8–0
18	L	November 23, 1975	3–5	@ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76)	9–9–0
19	L	November 26, 1975	3–11	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	9–10–0
20	L	November 27, 1975	3–5	@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	9–11–0
21	L	November 29, 1975	5–9	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	9–12–0
22	W	December 3, 1975	5–3	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	10–12–0
23	L	December 4, 1975	1–7	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	10–13–0
24	W	December 6, 1975	3–2	Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76)	11–13–0
25	W	December 7, 1975	3–1	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	12–13–0
26	L	December 9, 1975	4–6	@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)	12–14–0
27	W	December 12, 1975	4–2	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	13–14–0
28	T	December 13, 1975	3–3	@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	13–14–1
29	L	December 16, 1975	2–3 OT	@ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76)	13–15–1
30	L	December 18, 1975	3–7	@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	13–16–1
31	W	December 20, 1975	4–2	New England Whalers (1975–76)	14–16–1
32	W	December 21, 1975	11–7	Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	15–16–1
33	L	December 23, 1975	3–5	Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	15–17–1
34	L	December 26, 1975	3–4	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	15–18–1
35	L	December 27, 1975	1–2	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	15–19–1
36	W	December 28, 1975	4–1	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	16–19–1
37	W	January 2, 1976	2–1	Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76)	17–19–1
38	W	January 3, 1976	5–3	San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	18–19–1
39	L	January 6, 1976	3–7	@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)	18–20–1
40	L	January 8, 1976	1–7	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	18–21–1
41	L	January 11, 1976	4–7	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76)	18–22–1
42	L	January 15, 1976	2–5	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	18–23–1
43	W	January 17, 1976	4–0	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	19–23–1
44	W	January 21, 1976	8–2	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	20–23–1
45	L	January 23, 1976	3–4	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	20–24–1
46	W	January 24, 1976	6–3	New England Whalers (1975–76)	21–24–1
47	L	January 27, 1976	1–9	@ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76)	21–25–1
48	L	January 28, 1976	4–6	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	21–26–1
49	L	January 31, 1976	2–5	Winnipeg Jets (1975–76)	21–27–1
50	L	February 1, 1976	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76)	21–28–1
51	L	February 3, 1976	2–3	@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	21–29–1
52	W	February 6, 1976	7–0	Edmonton Oilers (1975–76)	22–29–1
53	L	February 7, 1976	1–5	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	22–30–1
54	L	February 11, 1976	2–4	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	22–31–1
55	W	February 13, 1976	5–1	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	23–31–1
56	W	February 14, 1976	3–2	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	24–31–1
57	W	February 15, 1976	5–4 OT	Calgary Cowboys (1975–76)	25–31–1
58	W	February 20, 1976	4–1	Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	26–31–1
59	W	February 21, 1976	3–2	San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	27–31–1
60	W	February 24, 1976	9–6	@ Toronto Toros (1975–76)	28–31–1
61	W	February 25, 1976	5–2	New England Whalers (1975–76)	29–31–1
62	L	February 28, 1976	2–4	Houston Aeros (1975–76)	29–32–1
63	L	February 29, 1976	2–5	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	29–33–1
64	W	March 3, 1976	4–3 OT	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	30–33–1
65	L	March 4, 1976	1–3	@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	30–34–1
66	L	March 6, 1976	2–3	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	30–35–1
67	W	March 7, 1976	5–3	New England Whalers (1975–76)	31–35–1
68	L	March 10, 1976	2–5	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	31–36–1
69	L	March 12, 1976	3–6	Indianapolis Racers (1975–76)	31–37–1
70	L	March 13, 1976	1–5	New England Whalers (1975–76)	31–38–1
71	W	March 17, 1976	5–4	Toronto Toros (1975–76)	32–38–1
72	L	March 19, 1976	5–6 OT	@ New England Whalers (1975–76)	32–39–1
73	W	March 20, 1976	2–1	Houston Aeros (1975–76)	33–39–1
74	L	March 21, 1976	1–4	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	33–40–1
75	W	March 24, 1976	5–4	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	34–40–1
76	L	March 25, 1976	1–9	@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76)	34–41–1
77	L	March 26, 1976	1–5	@ Houston Aeros (1975–76)	34–42–1
78	L	March 31, 1976	2–7	Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76)	34–43–1
79	W	April 2, 1976	5–2	Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	35–43–1
80	L	April 4, 1976	3–6	@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76)	35–44–1

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Playoffs

Player stats

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Cincinnati's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.^[2]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Claude Larose (LW)	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
2	16	Bob Sauve (G)	Canada	Laval National (QMJHL)
3	31	Larry Hendrick (G)	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	46	Norm LaPointe (G)	Canada	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
5	61	Paul Harrison (G)	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
6	75	Jackie Laine (F)	Canada	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
7	89	Gary Carr (G)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
8	102	Greg Clause (RW)	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
9	114	Yvon Disotell (F)	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
10	126	Gary Burns (F)	United States	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
11	139	Bill Reber (RW)	United States	University of Vermont (ECAC)
12	151	David McNab (G)	Canada	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
13	161	Peter Shier (D)	Canada	Cornell University (ECAC)
14	170	Francois Robert (D)	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

Farm teams

References

^ "1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
^ "1975 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.