1975-76 Cleveland Crusaders Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 35-40-5 - 75 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost AVCO Cup preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New England Whalers 3-0
Coach: Johnny Wilson (35-40-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1975-76 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics
1975-76 Cleveland Crusaders Roster

The Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 35 wins and 40 losses and 5 ties for 75 points, finishing second in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

The Crusaders scored 273 goals and gave up 279. Rich LeDuc netted 36 goals for Cleveland, while Jim Harrison and Ron Ward tallied 30 or more also. Ron Ward recorded 50 assists. Gerry Cheevers topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.63 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Johnny Wilson coached the team. The 1975-76 Cleveland Crusaders lost in the AVCO Cup preliminary round.

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Regular Season Goals For: 273
Regular Season Goals Against: 279

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1975 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Cleveland Crusaders 0 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 15, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 8 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 W 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
October 19, 1975 Houston Aeros 6 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 L 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0
October 25, 1975 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 1-2-0 1-0-0 2-2-0
October 29, 1975 Calgary Cowboys 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 1 L 1-3-0 1-0-0 2-3-0
October 31, 1975 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 6 W 2-3-0 1-0-0 3-3-0
November 2, 1975 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 3-3-0 1-0-0 4-3-0
November 4, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 2 T 3-3-0 1-0-1 4-3-1 OT
November 7, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Calgary Cowboys 5 L 3-3-0 1-1-1 4-4-1
November 9, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 3-3-0 1-2-1 4-5-1
November 11, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 W 3-3-0 2-2-1 5-5-1
November 13, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 1 at San Diego Mariners 3 L 3-3-0 2-3-1 5-6-1
November 15, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 5 L 3-3-0 2-4-1 5-7-1 OT
November 16, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 T 3-3-0 2-4-2 5-7-2 OT
November 19, 1975 Minnesota Fighting Saints 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 4-3-0 2-4-2 6-7-2 OT
November 22, 1975 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 6 W 5-3-0 2-4-2 7-7-2
November 25, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at Toronto Toros 3 W 5-3-0 3-4-2 8-7-2 OT
November 26, 1975 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 0 L 5-4-0 3-4-2 8-8-2
November 28, 1975 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 1 L 5-5-0 3-4-2 8-9-2
November 30, 1975 Toronto Toros 9 at Cleveland Crusaders 10 W 6-5-0 3-4-2 9-9-2
December 2, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Quebec Nordiques 9 L 6-5-0 3-5-2 9-10-2
December 3, 1975 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Cleveland Crusaders 3 L 6-6-0 3-5-2 9-11-2
December 6, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Indianapolis Racers 3 L 6-6-0 3-6-2 9-12-2
December 7, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 6-6-0 3-7-2 9-13-2
December 9, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 6 L 6-6-0 3-8-2 9-14-2
December 12, 1975 Minnesota Fighting Saints 0 at Cleveland Crusaders 1 W 7-6-0 3-8-2 10-14-2
December 13, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at New England Whalers 5 L 7-6-0 3-9-2 10-15-2
December 14, 1975 Houston Aeros 4 at Cleveland Crusaders 3 L 7-7-0 3-9-2 10-16-2
December 17, 1975 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 7-8-0 3-9-2 10-17-2
December 19, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at Indianapolis Racers 5 L 7-8-0 3-10-2 10-18-2 OT
December 20, 1975 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 8-8-0 3-10-2 11-18-2
December 22, 1975 New England Whalers 4 at Cleveland Crusaders 1 L 8-9-0 3-10-2 11-19-2
December 27, 1975 Toronto Toros 0 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 9-9-0 3-10-2 12-19-2
December 28, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 0 at New England Whalers 4 L 9-9-0 3-11-2 12-20-2
January 2, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 10-9-0 3-11-2 13-20-2 OT
January 3, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at New England Whalers 3 L 10-9-0 3-12-2 13-21-2
January 4, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 3 W 11-9-0 3-12-2 14-21-2
January 7, 1976 San Diego Mariners 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 8 W 12-9-0 3-12-2 15-21-2
January 9, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 5 at Houston Aeros 6 L 12-9-0 3-13-2 15-22-2
January 11, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 13-9-0 3-13-2 16-22-2
January 15, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at Indianapolis Racers 1 W 13-9-0 4-13-2 17-22-2
January 16, 1976 New England Whalers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 14-9-0 4-13-2 18-22-2
January 17, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at San Diego Mariners 5 L 14-9-0 4-14-2 18-23-2
January 21, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 L 14-9-0 4-15-2 18-24-2
January 23, 1976 New England Whalers 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 T 14-9-1 4-15-2 18-24-3 OT
January 25, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Indianapolis Racers 4 L 14-9-1 4-16-2 18-25-3
January 28, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 14-9-1 5-16-2 19-25-3
January 30, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 T 14-9-1 5-16-3 19-25-4 OT
February 1, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 6 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 5 W 14-9-1 6-16-3 20-25-4
February 4, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 1 at Phoenix Roadrunners 5 L 14-9-1 6-17-3 20-26-4
February 5, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at San Diego Mariners 3 L 14-9-1 6-18-3 20-27-4
February 7, 1976 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 T 14-9-2 6-18-3 20-27-5 OT
February 8, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 6 at New England Whalers 1 W 14-9-2 7-18-3 21-27-5
February 11, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 15-9-2 7-18-3 22-27-5
February 15, 1976 New England Whalers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 15-10-2 7-18-3 22-28-5
February 18, 1976 Calgary Cowboys 0 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 16-10-2 7-18-3 23-28-5
February 19, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at Houston Aeros 5 L 16-10-2 7-19-3 23-29-5
February 21, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 3 W 17-10-2 7-19-3 24-29-5
February 22, 1976 Houston Aeros 1 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 W 18-10-2 7-19-3 25-29-5
February 25, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 L 18-10-2 7-20-3 25-30-5
February 27, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 4 at Calgary Cowboys 5 L 18-10-2 7-21-3 25-31-5
February 29, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 18-10-2 8-21-3 26-31-5
March 3, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 18-10-2 8-22-3 26-32-5 OT
March 6, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 5 at Houston Aeros 4 W 18-10-2 9-22-3 27-32-5
March 7, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 5 at Indianapolis Racers 1 W 18-10-2 10-22-3 28-32-5
March 10, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 19-10-2 10-22-3 29-32-5
March 12, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at New England Whalers 8 L 19-10-2 10-23-3 29-33-5
March 14, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 19-11-2 10-23-3 29-34-5 OT
March 16, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 0 at Toronto Toros 6 L 19-11-2 10-24-3 29-35-5
March 19, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 5 W 19-11-2 11-24-3 30-35-5 OT
March 20, 1976 Toronto Toros 6 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 L 19-12-2 11-24-3 30-36-5
March 21, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 20-12-2 11-24-3 31-36-5
March 23, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at Quebec Nordiques 1 W 20-12-2 12-24-3 32-36-5
March 24, 1976 Houston Aeros 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 20-13-2 12-24-3 32-37-5
March 26, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 20-14-2 12-24-3 32-38-5
March 31, 1976 New England Whalers 1 at Cleveland Crusaders 5 W 21-14-2 12-24-3 33-38-5
April 2, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 L 21-14-2 12-25-3 33-39-5
April 3, 1976 San Diego Mariners 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 4 W 22-14-2 12-25-3 34-39-5
April 4, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 6 W 23-14-2 12-25-3 35-39-5
April 6, 1976 San Diego Mariners 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 23-15-2 12-25-3 35-40-5 OT
April 9, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders 3 at New England Whalers 5 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 10, 1976 New England Whalers 6 at Cleveland Crusaders 1 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
April 11, 1976 New England Whalers 3 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 L 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0