The 1975–76 WCHL season was the tenth season for the

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. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The

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won their second consecutive

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League notes

*The WCHL season expanded to 72 games from 70.

Regular season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''

1976 WCHL Playoffs

Preliminary round

*Medicine Hat defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1 *Victoria defeated Regina 4 games to 1 with 1 tied

League quarter-finals

*New Westminster defeated Brandon 5 games to 0 *Saskatoon defeated Lethbridge 3 games to 1 with 2 tied *Kamloops defeated Winnipeg 3 games to 1 with 2 tied *Victoria defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 1 with 1 tied

League semi-finals

*Saskatoon defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2 *New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 0 with 1 tied

WHL Championship

*New Westminster defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2 with 1 tied

All-Star game

On January 15, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 8–7 at

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with a crowd of 2,413.

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

References

whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1975-76 Wchl Season Western Hockey League seasons WHL