The 1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season was the ill-fated single season of operation of the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Spurs began the season in Denver, Colorado but relocated to Ottawa , Ontario before giving up for good after 41 games.
Offseason [ ]
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Regular season [ ]
Final standings [ ]
+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.
Denver Spurs Game log [ ]
Regular season schedule
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
L
October 10, 1975
1–7
Indianapolis Racers (1975–76 )
0–1–0
2
L
October 16, 1975
3–7
Winnipeg Jets (1975–76 )
0–2–0
3
W
October 17, 1975
5–4
@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 )
1–2–0
4
W
October 18, 1975
6–4
@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76 )
2–2–0
5
W
October 22, 1975
2–1
@ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76 )
3–2–0
6
L
October 24, 1975
2–5
@ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76 )
3–3–0
7
L
October 30, 1975
2–3
Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 )
3–4–0
8
L
November 1, 1975
2–3
Houston Aeros (1975–76 )
3–5–0
9
T
November 4, 1975
2–2
Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76 )
3–5–1
10
L
November 6, 1975
3–5
Quebec Nordiques (1975–76 )
3–6–1
11
L
November 7, 1975
2–3 OT
San Diego Mariners (1975–76 )
3–7–1
12
L
November 9, 1975
2–3
@ Houston Aeros (1975–76 )
3–8–1
13
L
November 13, 1975
8–11
Toronto Toros (1975–76 )
3–9–1
14
W
November 15, 1975
5–4 OT
Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76 )
4–9–1
15
W
November 18, 1975
6–3
Edmonton Oilers (1975–76 )
5–9–1
16
L
November 20, 1975
1–5
@ San Diego Mariners (1975–76 )
5–10–1
17
L
November 21, 1975
2–6
Calgary Cowboys (1975–76 )
5–11–1
18
W
November 23, 1975
5–3
Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76 )
6–11–1
19
W
November 26, 1975
3–0
@ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76 )
7–11–1
20
L
November 28, 1975
3–7
@ New England Whalers (1975–76 )
7–12–1
21
W
November 30, 1975
4–2
@ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76 )
8–12–1
22
L
December 2, 1975
3–4 OT
Winnipeg Jets (1975–76 )
8–13–1
23
L
December 5, 1975
3–4
@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76 )
8–14–1
24
L
December 6, 1975
2–3
@ Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76 )
8–15–1
25
W
December 7, 1975
5–1
New England Whalers (1975–76 )
9–15–1
26
W
December 9, 1975
6–3
Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76 )
10–15–1
27
L
December 13, 1975
1–4
Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 )
10–16–1
28
W
December 16, 1975
3–2 OT
Cincinnati Stingers (1975–76 )
11–16–1
29
W
December 19, 1975
6–3
San Diego Mariners (1975–76 )
12–16–1
30
L
December 23, 1975
4–5
Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76 )
12–17–1
31
L
December 26, 1975
4–9
@ Houston Aeros (1975–76 )
12–18–1
32
L
December 27, 1975
0–10
@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 )
12–19–1
33
L
December 28, 1975
2–5
Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 )
12–20–1
34
W
December 30, 1975
2–1 OT
Indianapolis Racers (1975–76 )
13–20–1
Ottawa Civics Game log [ ]
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Playoffs [ ]
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Player stats [ ]
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Bob Johnson
1345
24
8
14
1
88
3.93
0
Cam Newton
573
10
4
6
0
35
3.66
1
Lynn Zimmerman
495
8
2
6
0
31
3.76
0
Chris Grigg
80
2
0
0
0
13
9.75
0
Nick Sanza
20
1
0
0
0
5
15.00
0
Team:
2513
41
14
26
1
172
4.11
1
[2]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records [ ]
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Transactions [ ]
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Draft picks [ ]
Denver's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft .[3]
Round
#
Player
Nationality
College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1
4
Mel Bridgman (C)
Canada
Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3
34
Ron Delorme (RW)
Canada
Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
4
49
Andre Leduc (D)
Canada
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
5
64
Nick Sanza (G)
Canada
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
6
77
Greg Miazga (F)
Canada
Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
7
91
Rick Martin (RW)
Canada
London Knights (OHA)
10
128
Dave Bossy (D)
Canada
University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
11
141
Andy Whitby (F)
Canada
Oshawa Generals (OHA)
Farm teams [ ]
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See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Canadian: Eastern: Western: See also