1975–76 Southern Hockey League season

Southern Hockey League

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Tidewater

Hampton

Fayetteville

Winston-Salem

Suncoast

Roanoke

Macon

Greensboro

Charlotte Southern Hockey League teams, 1975–1976.

Active teams

Former teams

The 1975–76 Southern Hockey League season was the third season of the Southern Hockey League. The five existing teams returned from the previous season, joined by a sixth expansion team from Norfolk, Virginia. The Tidewater Sharks joined the league owned by Virginia politician Dick Davis, playing at the Norfolk Scope. The six teams played a complete schedule of 72 games, with the Charlotte Checkers winning the regular season, and the playoffs.

Standings

Final standings of the regular season.

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Charlotte Checkers	72	42	20	10	302	206	94
Hampton Gulls	72	33	23	16	262	234	82
Winston-Salem Polar Twins	72	30	29	13	252	251	73
Roanoke Valley Rebels	72	29	28	15	239	238	73
Tidewater Sharks	72	24	34	14	230	260	62
Greensboro Generals	72	18	42	12	221	317	48

WHA/NHL affiliations

Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements:

SHL team	WHA parent clubs	NHL parent clubs
Charlotte Checkers	Calgary Cowboys	Buffalo Sabres
Greensboro Generals	none	Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals
Hampton Gulls	Cincinnati Stingers	none
Roanoke Valley Rebels	Winnipeg Jets Calgary Cowboys San Diego Mariners	none
Tidewater Sharks	Cleveland Crusaders	Buffalo Sabres
Winston-Salem Polar Twins	none	New York Rangers) St. Louis Blues

Scoring leaders

Top 10 SHL points scoring leaders.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
1	John Campbell	Winston-Salem	33	59	92
2	Yvon Dupuis	Charlotte	52	39	91
3	Ken Gassoff	Winston-Salem	36	49	85
4	Wally Sprange	Greensboro	22	59	81
5	Art Stratton	Hampton	14	64	78
6	Neil Korzack	Charlotte	46	31	77
7	John Raynak	Roanoke Valley	35	40	75
8	Bob Smulders	Charlotte	22	46	68
9	Pat Donnelly	Hampton	28	39	67
10	Wayne Chrysler	Charlotte	24	42	66

Playoffs

James Crockett Cup playoffs.

Semifinals			Final

1	Charlotte Checkers	4

4	Roanoke Valley Rebels	2
			1	Charlotte Checkers	4

			2	Hampton Gulls	1
2	Hampton Gulls	4

3	Winston-Salem Polar Twins	0

References

Crossley, Drew (August 30, 2014). "Southern Hockey League 1973 Archives". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^ "1975-76 Southern Hockey League [SHL] standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
"Charlotte Checkers Parent Team affiliate history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
"Greensboro Generals Parent Team affiliate history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
"Hampton Gulls Parent Team affiliate history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
"Roanoke Valley Rebels Parent Team affiliate history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
"Tidewater Sharks Parent Team affiliate history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
"Winston-Salem Polar Twins Parent Team affiliate history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
"SHL 1975–76 League Leaders". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
"1975-76 SHL Playoffs Results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.

v t e Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)
Teams	Baltimore Clippers Charlotte Checkers Fayetteville Arsenal Greensboro Generals Hampton Gulls Macon Whoopees Richmond Wildcats Roanoke Valley Rebels Suncoast Suns Tidewater Sharks Winston-Salem Polar Twins
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77

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