The 1975–76 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 50th season. The Rangers would finish in fourth in the

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and miss the playoffs.

Offseason

The Rangers chose Wayne Dillon as their first pick in the 1975 draft. Dillon was already playing professionally with the

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of the

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Regular season

On November 7, 1975, the

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pulled off a blockbuster trade with the

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, exchanging Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

;Skaters ;Goaltenders Mike Ralph dressed for 6 games from Jan 6th 1976 to Jan 18th 1976. All six were away games.
^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Awards and records

* Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Rod Gilbert * Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jean Ratelle

Transactions

* June 17, 1975 – Hartland Monahan was lost in intra-league draft to

. * June 17, 1975 – Dale Lewis claimed in intra-league draft from

. * June 18, 1975 –

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, Bert Wilson and Jerry Butler traded to St. Louis Blues for John Davidson and Bill Collins. * September 9, 1975 – Curt Ridley traded to Atlanta Flames for Jerry Byers. * September 20, 1975 – Bob MacMillan, future consideration and cash went to the St. Louis Blues for Larry Sacharuk. * October 28, 1975 – Gilles Villemure traded to

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for Doug Jarrett. * October 30, 1975 – Derek Sanderson traded to St. Louis Blues for 1977 first-round pick. * October 31, 1975 – Ed Giacomin was picked up on waivers by the

. * November 7, 1975 – Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi traded to

for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais. * November 14, 1975 – Al Simmons picked up for cash from the

. Source: –

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft in

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, Canada.

References

External links

Rangers on Hockey Database
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