1975-76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Roster

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 14-26-1 - 29 points
Finishing 5th in the WHA's WHA West Division
Coach: Jean-Guy Talbot (14-26-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1975-76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Statistics
1975-76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Results

The Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics of the World Hockey Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 14 wins and 26 losses and 1 ties for 29 points, finishing fifth in the WHA's WHA West Division.

The Spurs/Civics paced the league with just 172 goals allowed. Denver/Ottawa scored 134 goals, worst in the league. Ralph Backstrom and Don Borgeson netted 21 goals for the squad each, and Ralph Backstrom accounted for 29 assists. Bob Johnson topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.93 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jean-Guy Talbot coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
John ArbourDSeptember 28, 19455'11"195LNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Ralph BackstromCSeptember 18, 19375'10"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Bryon BaltimoreDAugust 26, 19526'2"190RWhitehorse, YT Canada
Larry BignellDJanuary 7, 19506'0"175LEdmonton, AB Canada
Don BorgesonLMay 20, 19455'11"175LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Gary BredinRMay 25, 19486'0"185REdmonton, AB Canada
Ron DelormeRSeptember 3, 19556'2"185RNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Brian GibbonsDJuly 7, 19476'3"190LSt. John's, NL Canada
Bill GoldthorpeLJune 20, 19535'11"185LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Chris GriggGFebruary 2, 19536'1"175LHamilton, ON Canada
Bob JohnsonGNovember 12, 19486'1"185LFarminton, MI USA
Keith KokkolaDMay 4, 19496'3"210LWindsor, ON Canada
Brian LavenderLApril 20, 19476'0"174LEdmonton, AB Canada
J.P. LeBlancCOctober 20, 19465'10"170LSouth Durham, QC Canada
Barry LeggeDOctober 22, 19546'0"186LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Bob LiddingtonLSeptember 15, 19486'0"175LCalgary, AB Canada
Mark LomendaRApril 14, 19546'0"186REsterhazy, SK Canada
Gary MacGregorCSeptember 21, 19545'9"170LKingston, ON Canada
Daryl MaggsDApril 6, 19496'2"195RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Peter MaraCJuly 5, 19475'6"152LPoint Edward, ON Canada
Larry MavetyDMay 29, 19425'11"185RWoodstock, ON Canada
Rick MorrisLJuly 5, 19465'10"175LHamilton, ON Canada
Cam NewtonGFebruary 25, 19505'11"170LPeterborough, ON Canada
Ed PizunskiROctober 8, 19545'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Jan PopielLOctober 9, 19475'9"180LVirum, Denmark
Frank RochonLApril 18, 19535'11"181LMontreal, QC Canada
Nick SanzaGFebruary 6, 19555'11"175LMontreal, QC Canada
Jim SherritCSeptember 29, 19485'7"170LGlasgow, Scotland
Lynn ZimmermanGJuly 13, 19425'7"155RFort Erie, ON Canada