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1976-77 Grand Rapids Blades (USHL)

Head Coach: Nelson LeClair
General Manager: Ken Hoffman (resigned 12/20/76)
Bruce Johnson (12/20/76 - 12/31/76
Joe Zalokar (1/1/76 - End of Season)
Record: 48-34-11-3
Goals For: 336
Goals Against: 213
Playoffs: 11-5-3-3 Won Commissioners Trophy as USHL Champions
Home Ice: Stadium Arena
Affiliation: Chicago Blackhawks
Regular SeasonPlayoffs
#PosName GPGAPTSPIM    GPGAPTSPIMNotes
1 G Yvon Pouliot 23 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 Season ending knee injury 2/5/77
1 G Brian Cousineau 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Signed 2/9/77 Previously with Winston-Salem (SHL) when league folded
2 D Andy Janicek 45 6 18 24 44 11 1 2 3 0
3 D Dan Lemieux 40 5 15 20 20 11 0 4 4 0
4 D Steve Prusky 18 3 7 10 34 0 0 0 0 0 Sold to Milwaukee 1/6/77
4 C Mark Melody 7 4 5 9 11 0 0 0 0 0
4 RW Ernie Moser S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 D Dean Sigler 28 0 6 6 57 0 0 0 0 0
6 C Rich Kramp 42 40 53 93 82 11 6 14 20 24 Rights acquired from Waterloo 10/30/76
7 RW/C Marty Desmarais 37 12 30 42 89 6 0 1 1 0
8 LW/D Darryl Rice 46 26 44 70 58 11 5 4 9 6
9 C Gary Ford 40 37 68 105 56 11 6 14 20 0
10 RW Nelson LeClair 48 38 51 89 16 11 7 10 17 0
11 C Maurice Sylvestre 48 18 49 67 44 11 5 3 8 6
12 RW/C Guy Racine 46 20 20 40 34 11 1 0 1 0
14 RW Claude Dumas 45 34 25 59 6 6 1 1 2 0
15 F George Hansen 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Traded to Waterloo 10/30/76
15 LW Rick Loe 18 17 20 37 45 11 6 6 12 34 Signed 1/28/77 - Formerly with Johnstown (EHL)
16 LW Butch Clay 6 1 1 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 Loaned to TC Bays 11/18/76
16 LW Dave White S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 RW Ernie Moser 6 12 5 17 2 11 7 5 12 6 Signed 2/24/77 Formerly with Muskegon (IHL)
17 LW/D Mike Legge 18 3 3 6 37 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended and sold to Milwaukee 1/8/77
17 D Gary Wood 24 6 35 41 55 10 3 13 16 38
18 F Mike Reynolds 4 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 Traded to Waterloo 10/30/76
18 LW Dave White 35 34 49 83 49 11 9 11 20 6 Signed 11/21/76 Formerly with Kalamzoo (IHL) and Maine (NAHL)
19 RW Greg MacPherson 43 16 19 35 44 11 1 0 1 0
20 D Raynauld Tessier 39 2 28 30 24 11 0 3 3 0
30 G Dan Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Backup netminder left team 10/24/76
30 G Gerald Gobeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Backup netminder 10/25/76 - 11/10/76
30 G Sam Clegg 24 0 2 2 8 11 0 0 0 0 Acquired from Saginaw (IHL) 11/10/76
LW Gary Lallo 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
LW Geoff Day 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
0 Total 48 336 562 898 871 11 58 91 149 120

#Pos NameGPW-L-TMinsGAGAASv%SO    GPW-LMinsGAGAASv%SO
1 G Yvon Pouliot 23 13-5-2 1271 89 4.20 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 G Brian Cousineau 7 5-1-0 350 30 5.14 0 1 0-1-0 40 7 10.50
30 G Dan Sullivan 0 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 G Gerald Gobeil 0 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 G Sam Clegg 24 16-5-1 1289 93 4.33 0 11 5-2-3 650 40 3.69
0 0 Totals 48 34-11-3 2910 213 4.39 0 11 5-3-3 690 47 4.09