North American Hockey League 1975/76
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The 1975/76 season was the third regular season of the North American Hockey League . The ten teams should complete 74 games in the regular season , but the game plan had to be changed after the Cape Codders prematurely stopped playing. The North American Hockey League was played in two divisions . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Jaros de Beauce , while the Philadelphia Firebirds prevailed in the final games of the Lockhart Cup .
Team changes
The following changes were made during the season:
- The Jaros de Beauce were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Buffalo Norsemen were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Erie Blades were added to the league as an expansion team.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
| East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaros de Beauce | 74 | 54 | 18th | 2 | 462 | 306 | 110 |
| Syracuse Blazers | 74 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 284 | 278 | 79 |
| Mohawk Valley Comets | 74 | 30th | 40 | 4th | 306 | 354 | 64 |
| Cape Codders | 52 | 24 | 25th | 3 | 244 | 227 | 51 |
| Maine Nordiques | 74 | 18th | 55 | 1 | 295 | 450 | 37 |
| West Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown Jets | 74 | 47 | 25th | 2 | 346 | 257 | 96 |
| Philadelphia Firebirds | 74 | 45 | 29 | 0 | 373 | 319 | 90 |
| Erie Blades | 74 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 310 | 298 | 75 |
| Buffalo Norsemen | 74 | 30th | 44 | 0 | 323 | 375 | 60 |
| Broome Dusters | 74 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 258 | 337 | 56 |
Lockhart Cup playoffs
| Division semi-finals | Division finals | Lockhart Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Jaros de Beauce | 3 | |||||||||||
| E5 | Maine Nordiques | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Jaros de Beauce | 4th | |||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Syracuse Blazers | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Syracuse Blazers | 3 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Mohawk Valley Comets | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Jaros de Beauce | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Philadelphia Firebirds | 4th | |||||||||||
| W1 | Johnstown Jets | 3 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Buffalo Norsemen | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Johnstown Jets | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Philadelphia Firebirds | 4th | |||||||||||
| W2 | Philadelphia Firebirds | 3 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Erie Blades | 2 | |||||||||||