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| 79 || 3 || @ New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

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| 80 || 4 || Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

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Skaters

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! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| G
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| A
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| +/-
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| Pts
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| PIM
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| || 70 || 36 || 50 || 86 || -8 || 32
|- align=center
| || 80 || 30 || 53 || 83 || -17 || 40
|- align=center
| ^† || 62 || 29 || 38 || 67 || -39 || 28
|- align=center
| || 77 || 24 || 26 || 50 || -38 || 14
|- align=center
| ^† || 64 || 20 || 30 || 50 || -17 || 104
|- align=center
| || 79 || 21 || 24 || 45 || -11 || 10
|- align=center
| || 75 || 13 || 28 || 41 || -7 || 49
|- align=center
| || 79 || 15 || 21 || 36 || -8 || 77
|- align=center
| || 70 || 14 || 22 || 36 || -29 || 36
|- align=center
| || 78 || 8 || 28 || 36 || -10 || 56
|- align=center
| || 80 || 13 || 15 || 28 || -14 || 8
|- align=center
| || 77 || 6 || 21 || 27 || -51 || 93
|- align=center
| || 57 || 4 || 17 || 21 || -3 || 34
|- align=center
| ^‡ || 13 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 2 || 2
|- align=center
| || 42 || 6 || 7 || 13 || -14 || 14
|- align=center
| || 36 || 7 || 4 || 11 || -5 || 6
|- align=center
| || 59 || 1 || 8 || 9 || -15 || 77
|- align=center
| || 63 || 1 || 8 || 9 || -9 || 46
|- align=center
| || 50 || 4 || 4 || 8 || -19 || 38
|- align=center
| ^‡ || 13 || 2 || 4 || 6 || -4 || 23
|- align=center
| || 21 || 1 || 3 || 4 || -7 || 66
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| || 45 || 0 || 4 || 4 || -26 || 19
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| || 10 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
|- align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -1 || 0
|- align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -3 || 0
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| ^‡ || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -8 || 4
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| || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -2 || 0
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Goaltenders

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! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Min
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| W
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| L
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| T
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GAA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| SO
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| || 56 || 3207 || 22 || 28 || 5 || 212 || 3.97 || 3
|- align=center
| || 20 || 1080 || 5 || 9 || 3 || 76 || 4.22 || 0
|- align=center
| || 8 || 273 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 24 || 5.27 || 0
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| ^‡ || 4 || 240 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 19 || 4.75 || 0
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^†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
  Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
  The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association after each team nominates one...
  
  : Rod Gilbert
  Rod Gilbert
  Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He played right wing on the GAG line that also featured Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle...
  
  
• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
  Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
  The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability"...
  
  : Jean Ratelle
  Jean Ratelle
  Joseph Gilbert Yvon "Jean" Ratelle is a former Canadian ice hockey player and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. It has often been said of Jean Ratelle that he was so consistently effective at a high level of play day in and day out that he has been overlooked by some as one of the greatest to...
  
  

Transactions

• June 17, 1975 - Hartland Monahan
  Hartland Monahan
  Hartland Patrick Monahan is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. His father-in-law is the late Hall of Famer Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, and is the father of former Major League Baseball player Shane Monahan....
  
   was lost in intra-league draft to Washington Capitals
  Washington Capitals
  The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
  
  .
• June 17, 1975 - Dale Lewis
  Dale Lewis
  Dale Lewis is an Australian rules footballer from Swan Hill, Victoria. His preferred position is mid-fielder. He made his debut in 1990, and retired in 2001.Lewis played his entire professional AFL career with the Sydney Swans....
  
   claimed in intra-league draft from Los Angeles Kings
  Los Angeles Kings
  The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
  
  .
• June 18, 1975 - Ted Irvine
  Ted Irvine
  Edward Amos Irvine is a former NHL hockey player.- Career :Irvine was a left winger. He amassed a total of 331 points in 774 games played over a 15 year professional career. In his NHL career, Irvine played for the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and St...
  
  , Bert Wilson
  Bert Wilson
  Bert Wilson was a play-by-play broadcaster for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs from 1944 to 1955. He was an unabashed "homer", known for two catchphrases: "I don't care who wins, as long as it's the Cubs!" and "Sic 'em, Cubs!" He also invented a short-lived catchphrase for the double play...
  
   and Jerry Butler
  Jerry Butler (ice hockey)
  Jerome Patrick Butler is a retired a Canadian ice hockey winger who spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League...
  
   traded to St. Louis Blues for John Davidson and Bill Collins.
• September 9, 1975 - Curt Ridley
  Curt Ridley
  Curtis Charles Ridley is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played 104 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vancouver Canucks.-External links:...
  
   traded to Atlanta Flames
  Atlanta Flames
  The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...
  
   for Jerry Byers
  Jerry Byers
  Jerry William Byers was a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, twelfth overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft...
  
  .
• September 20, 1975 - Bob MacMillan
  Bob MacMillan
  Robert Lea MacMillan is a former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL for 11 seasons from 1974–75 until 1984–85.MacMillan was drafted 15th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft....
  
  , future consideration and cash went to the St. Louis Blues for Larry Sacharuk
  Larry Sacharuk
  Lawrence William Sacharuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues...
  
  .
• October 28, 1975 - Gilles Villemure
  Gilles Villemure
  Gilles Villemure is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in the 1960s and 1970s.-Playing career:...
  
   traded to Chicago Blackhawks
  Chicago Blackhawks
  The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
  
   for Doug Jarrett
  Doug Jarrett
  Douglas William Jarrett is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He was a defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers. He periodically does work on behalf of the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Association.-External links:...
  
  .
• October 30, 1975 - Derek Sanderson
  Derek Sanderson
  Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur....
  
   traded to St. Louis Blues for 1977 first-round pick.
• October 31, 1975 - Ed Giacomin was picked up on waivers by the Detroit Red Wings
  Detroit Red Wings
  The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
  
  .
• November 7, 1975 - Brad Park
  Brad Park
  Douglas Bradford Park is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings...
  
  , Jean Ratelle
  Jean Ratelle
  Joseph Gilbert Yvon "Jean" Ratelle is a former Canadian ice hockey player and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. It has often been said of Jean Ratelle that he was so consistently effective at a high level of play day in and day out that he has been overlooked by some as one of the greatest to...
  
   and Joe Zanussi
  Joe Zanussi
  Joseph Lawrence Zanussi is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 149 games in the World Hockey Association and 87 games in the National Hockey League...
  
   traded to Boston Bruins
  Boston Bruins
  The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
  
   for Phil Esposito
  Phil Esposito
  Philip Anthony Esposito, OC is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He is an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and is considered to be one of the best to have...
  
   and Carol Vadnais
  Carol Vadnais
  Carol Marcel Vadnais is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1966–67 until 1982–83...
  
  .
• November 14, 1975 - Al Simmons
  Al Simmons (ice hockey)
  Allan Kenneth Simmons is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eleven games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals and Boston Bruins.-External links:...
  
   picked up for cash from the Boston Bruins
  Boston Bruins
  The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
  
  .

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Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft

1975 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, trading Bill Clement, Don McLean, and the 18th overall pick to the Washington Capitals for the number one overall selection,...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.00%;"| Round
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:16.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:12.25%;"| Position
! style="background:#ddf; width:17.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/Junior/Club Team (League)
|-
| 1
| 12
| Wayne Dillon

Wayne Dillon

Gerald Wayne Dillon is a retired professional ice hockey centre.-Playing career:Wayne Dillon spent four years in the NHL and was known as a top scorer in the WHA and junior leagues. He was chosen 12th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and recorded 44 points his rookie...

| C

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

|  Canada
| Toronto Toros

Toronto Toros

The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976.The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season...

 (WHA

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

)
|-
| 2
| 30
| Doug Soetaert

Doug Soetaert

Douglas Henry Soetaert is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.-Awards and achievements:...

| G

Goaltender

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

|  Canada
| Edmonton Oil Kings

Edmonton Oil Kings

This article refers to the original Oil Kings franchises that existed until 1978. For the current team that began play in 2007, see Edmonton Oil Kings...

 (WCHL

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

)
|-
| 3
| 48
| Greg Hickey

Greg Hickey

Greg Hickey is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1977–78 NHL season.-External links:...

| LW
|  Canada
| Hamilton Fincups

Hamilton Fincups

The Fincups were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for 4 years, from 1974 to 1978. The team played in Hamilton, Ontario for three years, and in St. Catharines, Ontario for one.-History:...

 (OHA

Ontario Hockey Association

The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...

)
|-
| 4
| 66
| Bill Cheropita
| G
|  Canada
| St. Catharines Black Hawks

St. Catharines Black Hawks

The St. Catharines Black Hawks were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1962 to 1976. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 (OHA)
|-
| 5
| 84
| Larry Huras

Larry Huras

Larry Robert "Big Dog" Huras, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. His debut in the National Hockey League was on 27 February 1977 with the New York Rangers.- Coaching career :...

| D

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

|  Canada
| Kitchener Rangers

Kitchener Rangers

The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...

 (OHA)
|-
| 6
| 102
| Randy Koch
| LW
|  United States
| University of Vermont

Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East. They play at the Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 7
| 120
| Claude Larose
| LW
|  Canada
| Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

)
|-
| 8
| 138
| Bill Hamilton
| C
|  Canada
| St. Catharines Black Hawks

St. Catharines Black Hawks

The St. Catharines Black Hawks were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1962 to 1976. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 (OHA)
|-
| 9
| 154
| Bud Stefanski

Bud Stefanski

Stanley Michael "Bud" Stefanski is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1977–78 NHL season. He is also a former head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts and Toronto St. Michael's Majors....

| C
|  Canada
| Oshawa Generals

Oshawa Generals

The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...

 (OHA)
|-
| 10
| 169
| Daniel Beaulieu
| LW
|  Canada
| Quebec Remparts

Québec Remparts

There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...

 (QMJHL)
|-
| 11
| 184
| John McMorrow
| C
|  United States
| Providence College

Providence College

Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 12
| 195
| Tom McNamara
| G
|  United States
| University of Vermont (NCAA)
|-
| 13
| 200
| Steve Roberts
| D
|  United States
| Providence College (NCAA)
|-
| 13
| 201
| Paul Dionne
| D
|  Canada
| Princeton University

Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey

The Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Princeton University. The Tigers are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink in Princeton, New Jersey.-External links:*...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 14
| 205
| Cecil Luckern
| LW
|  United States
| University of New Hampshire

New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey

The New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 15
| 209
| John Corriveau
| RW
|  United States
| University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
|-
| 16
| 212
| Tom Funke
| LW
|  United States
| Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MidJHL)
|}