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1976–77 NHL Transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1976–77 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Trades between teams May June # Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on January 9, 1978 that sent Danny Grant to Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to Barry Long Barry Long (1 August 1926 – 6 December 2003 '' |
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional ice hockey league in the world. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the Stanley Cup playoffs, league playoff champion at the end of each season. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) views the Stanley Cup as one of the "most important championships available to the sport". The NHL is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The National Hockey League was organized at the Windsor Hotel (Montreal), Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 26, 1917, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 at Renfrew, Ontario. The NHL immediately took the NHA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Long (ice Hockey)
Barry Kenneth Long (born January 3, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Early life Long was born in Red Deer, Alberta. He began his career with the Moose Jaw Canucks of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and then played with the Central Hockey League's Dallas Black Hawks. Career Coveted as a third-line defensive forward, Long signed with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League in 1972. Seeking a more offensive role, after two years with the team, he signed with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association. He scored 20 goals in 1974–75 and was a second-team all-star for the league. After one more solid season with Edmonton, he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets. Long was again a second team all-star in the WHA's last year before its merger with the NHL. In the draft that followed the merger, Long was claimed by the Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Shanahan
Sean Bryan Shanahan (February 8, 1951 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Biography Shanahan was drafted by the Houston Aeros in the ninth round, 110th overall, of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He caused some controversy in Boston by being the first person after Hockey Hall of Fame player Phil Esposito to wear #7. He also played four games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers were an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979 and in the Central Hockey League during the 1979–80 season. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum. They are th .... Shanahan died on May 15, 2022, at the age of 71. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1951 births 2022 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cincinnati Stingers players Colorado Rockies (NHL) players 20th-century Canadian sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Andruff
Ronald Nicholas Andruff (born July 10, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Career Andruff was selected as the first draft pick of the Winnipeg Jets, of the breakaway World Hockey Association, as well as 32nd pick overall (second round) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Andruff chose to join the Stanley Cup Champion, Montreal Canadiens. During his nine years as a pro, he had the distinction of winning the Bronze Medal with Team Canada in the Moscow Isvestia Tournament; shared in a Stanley Cup; won the American League Championship – the AL Scoring Title and the Les Cunningham Award for the league’s Most Valuable Player (as chosen by the media and players). He played his last two seasons in Germany with Mannheim Eis- und Rollsport Club (MERC) winning the Deutsche Meisterschaft (German National Hockey League Championship) along with the Lieblingsspieler (MVP award as selected by the fans). While a pro athlete, Andruff lent his name and support to causes whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Wickenheiser
Douglas Peter Wickenheiser (March 30, 1961 – January 12, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey player, who was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Career Wickenheiser was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. A superstar in Major Junior hockey with the Regina Pats, he led the Western Hockey League in goal scoring (89) during the 1979–80 WHL season, captained the Pats to a berth in the Memorial Cup, and was the CHL Player of the Year. Wickenheiser was rated by ''The Hockey News'' as the top draft prospect in 1980 and was subsequently selected first overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Many Canadiens' fans, particularly French Canadian fans who desperately wanted the club to select francophone star Denis Savard, were unhappy with the selection (Savard would go on to play for the Canadiens after being traded to the team, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1993), and Montreal media attention soon turned negative. While Wickenheiser struggled to ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Morrow
Dave Morrow (born May 4, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and winger who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Career Drafted in the fourth round of the 1977 NHL amateur draft by the Vancouver Canucks, Morrow opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Cincinnati Stingers in the second round of the 1977 WHA amateur draft. He played ten games for the Indianapolis Racers during the 1978–79 WHA season. Personal life Morrow is the father of Joe Morrow, who was a 2011 first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Josh Morrow, who was a 2002 seventh-round pick of the Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio .... Career statistics References External links * 1957 births Calgary Centennials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Rockies (NHL)
The Colorado Rockies were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) that played in Denver from 1976 to 1982. They were founded as the Kansas City Scouts, an expansion team that began play in the NHL in the 1974–75 season. The Scouts moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver for the 1976–77 season. After six seasons in Denver, the franchise moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the 1982–83 season and was renamed the New Jersey Devils. Denver went without an NHL team until the Quebec Nordiques relocated to become the Colorado Avalanche following the 1994–95 season. The Colorado Rockies, an unrelated Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion team also based in Denver, began play in 1993. History Ivan Mullenix, owner of the Central Hockey League's Denver Spurs, had been awarded a "conditional" NHL franchise for the 1976–77 season. With McNichols Sports Arena already completed by 1975, he looked to enter the NHL a year early, and the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Maniago
Cesare Maniago (born January 13, 1939) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 410 of his 568 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Minnesota North Stars, the second most in franchise history. Playing career Originally the property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the young goalie played seven games for the Leafs in the 1960–61 season. Picked up by the Montreal Canadiens in the inter-league draft the following season, Maniago underwent a lengthy apprenticeship in the minor leagues, spending the better part of five years on the farm. The high point of his years with Montreal was a 14-game stint in relief of the ailing Jacques Plante during the 1963 season. He had a sparkling season for the Minneapolis Bruins of the Central Hockey League in 1965, winning the league's most valuable player award, after which he was dealt to the New York Rangers. Maniago competed against Ed Giacomin and Don Simmons for the starting goal position in 1966, playing 28 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Rogers Arena. Adam Foote is the head coach, Jim Rutherford serves as the president of hockey operations and Patrik Allvin serves as the general manager. The Canucks joined the league in 1970–71 NHL season, 1970 as an expansion team along with the Buffalo Sabres. The team has advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals three times, losing to the New York Islanders in 1982 Stanley Cup Finals, 1982, the New York Rangers in 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, 1994 and the Boston Bruins in 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, 2011. They have won the Presidents' Trophy in back-to-back seasons as the team with the league's best regular season record in both the 2010–11 NHL season, 2010–11 and 2011–12 NHL season, 2011–12 seasons. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Smith (ice Hockey)
Gary Edward Smith (born February 4, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Gary is a son of Des Smith (ice hockey), Des Smith and brother of Brian Smith (ice hockey b. 1940), Brian Smith, both former National Hockey League (NHL) players. Smith played for numerous clubs, including the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks, Oakland Seals, Oakland/California Seals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets. He was the co-winner of the Vezina Trophy in the 1971–72 NHL season. Near the end of his career, Smith played for the World Hockey Association in its last year of operation in 1978-79 WHA season, 1978. He played eleven games as the goaltender for the Indianapolis Racers. He went winless in eleven starts and was out of the team by January of 1979. However, at the urging of his wife, he inquired if the Winnipeg Jets were looking for some help after they had lost a game 10-1; two weeks later, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white. The North Stars played 2,062 regular season games and made the NHL playoffs 17 times, including two Stanley Cup Finals appearances, but were unable to win the Stanley Cup, losing to the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins in 1981 and 1991, respectively. After the 1992–93 season, the franchise moved to Dallas, and the team was renamed the Dallas Stars. History Beginnings On March 11, 1965, NHL President Clarence Campbell announced that the league would expand to 12 teams from six by creating a new six-team division for the 1967–68 season. In response to the announcement, a partnership of nine men, led by Walter Bush, Jr., Robert Ridder, and John Driscoll, was formed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
