1975-76 Cleveland Crusaders Statistics

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 Roster
1975-76 Cleveland Crusaders Results

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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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GTG SOG SG%
Ron WardC753250822414110202017218.6
Jim HarrisonC5934387262490205021615.7
Rich LeDucC7936225876780206028612.6
Gerry PinderR79213051118-880302020110.4
Danny GruenL8026245072950004017315.0
Paul ShmyrD7064450101164010201653.6
Al McDonoughR8023224519140001022910.0
Russ WalkerR72231538122-750002016114.3
Tom EdurD807283562153000001514.6
Gary JarrettL6916173322-410001012812.5
John StewartL7912213343-30000301667.2
Juhani TamminenR65714210-82000001016.9
Bryan MaxwellD7331417177-13000010674.5
Terry BallD232151718-21200000623.2
Ray McKayD683101344-8100010506.0
Lyle MoffatL3347113310100010577.0
John StewartC42291115-2000000682.9
Paul BaxterD673710201-7100010654.6
Randy LeggeD4418928-7000000412.4
Gary MacGregorC355386-164000204511.1
Wayne ConnellyR125274-13000103912.8
Barry LeggeD3507722-8000000280.0
Bill EvoR4015632-15000000303.3
Wayne MuloinD2705512-7000000160.0
Terry HolbrookR151236-1001000175.9
Cam NewtonG15011000000000
Mike ConroyL4011000000000
Bob WhiddenG21000200000000
Brian BowlesD30000-20000000
Bob JohnsonG18000200000000
Jacques CaronG2000000000000
Gerry CheeversG280001500000000
Totals14922734216941338-62720110350273410.0


Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Gerry Cheevers2815701114111953.63834739.886
Bob Johnson18104398001563.22601545.907
Cam Newton1589677100483.21468420.897
Bob Whidden211230711211703.41650580.892
Jacques Caron21301010083.697769.896
Totals84486935405232773.4129072630.905

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GTG SOG SG%
Ron WardC30220-3000000
Jim HarrisonC30119-2000000
Rich LeDucC32132-3000000
Gerry PinderR30004-2000000
Danny GruenL32020-1000000
Al McDonoughR31012-2000000
Russ WalkerR3000181000000
Tom EdurD30220-3000000
Gary JarrettL30332-1000000
John StewartL300000000000
Juhani TamminenR100000000000
Bryan MaxwellD20114-1000000
Ray McKayD30004-3000000
Paul BaxterD300010-2000000
Randy LeggeD30000-2000000
Gary MacGregorC300040000000
Wayne ConnellyR31012-2000000
Barry LeggeD301112-3000000
Terry HolbrookR30000-5000000
Cam NewtonG100000000000
Bob JohnsonG200000000000
Totals576111773-34000000

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Bob Johnson21200200084.000
Cam Newton1600100066.000
Totals318003000144.670