The 1976-77 O-Pee-Chee NHL set consists of 396 hockey cards with a complete collection valued at around $300. This is the first set showing players with the Cleveland Barons, but not wearing Cleveland’s colours. However, the Topps sister set shows the same players as still members of the California Golden Seals.
The top rookie card and most valuable card in the entire set is number 115 belonging to Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders. The first Bobby Orr hockey card with him not as a member of the Boston Bruins is the second most valuable. Orr is shown as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Other significant rookie cards in the 1976-77 O-Pee-Chee set include Dave ‘Tiger’ Williams of the Maple Leafs, Dennis Maruk of the Barons and Doug Jarvis of the Montreal Canadiens.
1976-77 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
| Number | Player |
| 1 | Pierre Larouche [Goals Leaders] |
| 2 | Jean Ratelle [Assists Leaders] |
| 3 | Gilbert Perreault [Scoring Leaders] |
| 4 | Dave Schultz [Penalty Min. Leaders] |
| 5 | Denis Potvin [Power Play Goals Leaders] |
| 6 | Michel “Bunny” Larocque [Goals Against Avg. Leader] |
| 7 | Gary Doak |
| 8 | Jacques Richard |
| 9 | Wayne Dillon |
| 10 | Bernie Parent |
| 11 | Ed Westfall |
| 12 | Dick Redmond |
| 13 | Bryan Hextall |
| 14 | Jean Pronovost |
| 15 | Pete Mahovlich |
| 16 | Danny Grant |
| 17 | Phil Myre |
| 18 | Wayne Merrick |
| 19 | Steve Durbano |
| 20 | Derek Sanderson |
| 21 | Mike Murphy |
| 22 | Borje Salming |
| 23 | Mike Walton |
| 24 | Randy Manery |
| 25 | Ken Hodge |
| 26 | Mel Bridgman RC |
| 27 | Jerry Korab |
| 28 | Gilles Gratton |
| 29 | Andre St. Laurent |
| 30 | Yvan Cournoyer |
| 31 | Phil Russell |
| 32 | Dennis Hextall |
| 33 | Lowell MacDonald |
| 34 | Dennis O’Brien |
| 35 | Gerry Meehan |
| 36 | Gilles Meloche |
| 37 | Wilf Paiement |
| 38 | Bob MacMillan RC |
| 39 | Ian Turnbull |
| 40 | Rogatien Vachon |
| 41 | Nick Beverley |
| 42 | Rene Robert |
| 43 | Andre Savard |
| 44 | Bob Gainey |
| 45 | Joe Watson |
| 46 | Billy Smith |
| 47 | Darcy Rota |
| 48 | Rick Lapointe RC |
| 49 | Pierre Jarry |
| 50 | Syl Apps |
| 51 | Eric Vail |
| 52 | Greg Joly |
| 53 | Don Lever |
| 54 | Bob Murdoch RC |
| 55 | Denis Herron |
| 56 | Mike Bloom |
| 57 | Bill Fairbairn |
| 58 | Fred Stanfield |
| 59 | Steve Shutt |
| 60 | Brad Park |
| 61 | Gilles Villemure |
| 62 | Bert Marshall |
| 63 | Chuck Lefley |
| 64 | Simon Nolet |
| 65 | Reggie Leach [Record Breaker] |
| 66 | Darryl Sittler [Record Breaker] |
| 67 | Bryan Trottier RC [Record Breaker] |
| 68 | Garry Unger [Record Breaker] |
| 69 | Ron Low |
| 70 | Bobby Clarke |
| 71 | Michel Bergeron RC |
| 72 | Ron Stackhouse |
| 73 | Bill Hogaboam |
| 74 | Bob Murdoch |
| 75 | Steve Vickers |
| 76 | Hubert “Pit” Martin |
| 77 | Gerry Hart |
| 78 | Craig Ramsay |
| 79 | Michel “Bunny” Larocque |
| 80 | Jean Ratelle |
| 81 | Don Saleski |
| 82 | Bill Clement |
| 83 | Dave Burrows |
| 84 | Wayne Thomas |
| 85 | John Gould |
| 86 | Dennis Maruk RC |
| 87 | Ernie Hicke |
| 88 | Jim Rutherford |
| 89 | Dale Tallon |
| 90 | Rod Gilbert |
| 91 | Marcel Dionne |
| 92 | Chuck Arnason |
| 93 | Jean Potvin |
| 94 | Don Luce |
| 95 | Johnny Bucyk |
| 96 | Larry Goodenough |
| 97 | Mario Tremblay |
| 98 | Nelson Pyatt RC |
| 99 | Brian Glennie |
| 100 | Tony Esposito |
| 101 | Dan Maloney |
| 102 | Dunc Wilson |
| 103 | Dean Talafous |
| 104 | Ed Staniowski RC |
| 105 | Dallas Smith |
| 106 | Jude Drouin |
| 107 | Pat Hickey |
| 108 | Jocelyn Guevremont |
| 109 | Doug Risebrough |
| 110 | Reggie Leach |
| 111 | Dan Bouchard |
| 112 | Chris Oddleifson |
| 113 | Rick Hampton |
| 114 | John Marks |
| 115 | Bryan Trottier RC |
| 116 | Checklist |
| 117 | Greg Polis |
| 118 | Peter McNab |
| 119 | Jim Roberts |
| 120 | Gerry Cheevers |
| 121 | Rick MacLeish |
| 122 | Bill Lochead |
| 123 | Tom Reid |
| 124 | Rick Kehoe |
| 125 | Keith Magnuson |
| 126 | Clark Gillies |
| 127 | Rick Middleton |
| 128 | Bill Hajt |
| 129 | Jacques Lemaire |
| 130 | Terry O’Reilly |
| 131 | Andre Dupont |
| 132 | Atlanta Flames [Checklist] |
| 133 | Boston Bruins [Checklist] |
| 134 | Buffalo Sabres [Checklist] |
| 135 | California Golden Seals [Checklist] |
| 136 | Chicago Blackhawks [Checklist] |
| 137 | Detroit Red Wings [Checklist] |
| 138 | Kansas City Scouts [Checklist] |
| 139 | Los Angeles Kings [Checklist] |
| 140 | Minnesotta North Stars [Checklist] |
| 141 | Montreal Canadiens [Checklist] |
| 142 | New York Islanders [Checklist] |
| 143 | New York Rangers [Checklist] |
| 144 | Philadelphia Flyers [Checklist] |
| 145 | Pittsburgh Penguins [Checklist] |
| 146 | St. Louis Blues [Checklist] |
| 147 | Toronto Maple Leafs [Checklist] |
| 148 | Vancouver Canucks [Checklist] |
| 149 | Washington Capitals [Checklist] |
| 150 | Dave Schultz |
| 151 | Larry Robinson |
| 152 | Al Smith |
| 153 | Bob Nystrom |
| 154 | Ron Greschner |
| 155 | Gregg Sheppard |
| 156 | Alain Daigle |
| 157 | Ed Van Impe |
| 158 | Tim Young RC |
| 159 | Bryan Lefley |
| 160 | Ed Giacomin |
| 161 | Yvon Labre |
| 162 | Jim Lorentz |
| 163 | Guy Lafleur |
| 164 | Tom Bladon |
| 165 | Wayne Cashman |
| 166 | Pete Stemkowski |
| 167 | Grant Mulvey |
| 168 | Yves Belanger RC |
| 169 | Bill Goldsworthy |
| 170 | Denis Potvin |
| 171 | Nick Libett |
| 172 | Michel Plasse |
| 173 | Lou Nanne |
| 174 | Tom Lysiak |
| 175 | Dennis Ververgaert |
| 176 | Gary Simmons |
| 177 | Pierre Bouchard |
| 178 | Bill Barber |
| 179 | Darryl Edestrand |
| 180 | Gilbert Perreault |
| 181 | Dave Maloney RC |
| 182 | Jean-Paul Parise |
| 183 | Jim Harrison |
| 184 | Pete LoPresti RC |
| 185 | Don Kozak |
| 186 | Guy Charron |
| 187 | Stan Gilbertson |
| 188 | Bill Nyrop RC |
| 189 | Bobby Schmautz |
| 190 | Wayne Stephenson |
| 191 | Brian Spencer |
| 192 | Gilles Marotte |
| 193 | Lorne Henning |
| 194 | Bob Neely |
| 195 | Dennis Hull |
| 196 | Walt McKechnie |
| 197 | Curt Ridley RC |
| 198 | Dwight Bialowas |
| 199 | Pierre Larouche |
| 200 | Ken Dryden |
| 201 | Ross Lonsberry |
| 202 | Curt Bennett |
| 203 | Hartland Monahan RC |
| 204 | John Davidson |
| 205 | Serge Savard |
| 206 | Garry Howatt |
| 207 | Darryl Sittler |
| 208 | J.P. Bordeleau |
| 209 | Henry Boucha |
| 210 | Rick Martin |
| 211 | Vic Venasky |
| 212 | Fred “Buster” Harvey |
| 213 | Bobby Orr |
| 214 | Rene Robert [The French Connection] |
| 215 | Reggie Leach [LCB Line] |
| 216 | Billy Harris [Long Island Lightning Com] |
| 217 | Jim Roberts [Checking Line] |
| 218 | Jean Pronovost [Bicentennial Line] |
| 219 | Bob Kelly |
| 220 | Walt Tkaczuk |
| 221 | Dave Lewis |
| 222 | Danny Gare |
| 223 | Guy Lapointe |
| 224 | Hank Nowak RC |
| 225 | Stan Mikita |
| 226 | Vic Hadfield |
| 227 | Bernie Wolfe RC |
| 228 | Bryan Watson |
| 229 | Ralph Stewart |
| 230 | Gerry Desjardins |
| 231 | John Bednarski RC |
| 232 | Yvon Lambert |
| 233 | Orest Kindrachuk |
| 234 | Don Marcotte |
| 235 | Bill White |
| 236 | Gordon “Red” Berenson |
| 237 | Al MacAdam |
| 238 | Rick Blight RC |
| 239 | Robert “Butch” Goring |
| 240 | Cesare Maniago |
| 241 | Jim Schoenfeld |
| 242 | Cliff Koroll |
| 243 | Scott Garland RC |
| 244 | Rick Chartraw |
| 245 | Phil Esposito |
| 246 | Dave Forbes |
| 247 | Jim Watson |
| 248 | Ron Schock |
| 249 | Fred Barrett |
| 250 | Glenn “Chico” Resch |
| 251 | Ivan Boldirev |
| 252 | Billy Harris |
| 253 | Lee Fogolin |
| 254 | Murray Wilson |
| 255 | Gilles Gilbert |
| 256 | Gary Dornhoefer |
| 257 | Carol Vadnais |
| 258 | Checklist |
| 259 | Errol Thompson |
| 260 | Garry Unger |
| 261 | J.-Bob Kelly |
| 262 | Terry Harper |
| 263 | Blake Dunlop |
| 264 | Montreal Canadiens over t [Stanley Cup Champions] |
| 265 | Richard Mulhern RC |
| 266 | Gary Sabourin |
| 267 | Bill McKenzie RC |
| 268 | Mike Corrigan |
| 269 | Rick Smith |
| 270 | Stan Weir |
| 271 | Ron Sedlbauer RC |
| 272 | Jean Lemieux |
| 273 | Hilliard Graves |
| 274 | Dave Gardner |
| 275 | Tracy Pratt |
| 276 | Frank St. Marseille |
| 277 | Bob Hess |
| 278 | Bobby Lalonde |
| 279 | Tony White RC |
| 280 | Rod Seiling |
| 281 | Larry Romanchych |
| 282 | Ralph Klassen RC |
| 283 | Gary Croteau |
| 284 | Neil Komadoski |
| 285 | Ed Johnston |
| 286 | George Ferguson |
| 287 | Gerry O’Flaherty |
| 288 | Jack Lynch |
| 289 | Pat Quinn |
| 290 | Gene Carr |
| 291 | Bob Stewart |
| 292 | Doug Favell |
| 293 | Rick Wilson |
| 294 | Jack Valiquette RC |
| 295 | Garry Monahan |
| 296 | Michel Belhumeur |
| 297 | Larry Carriere |
| 298 | Fred Ahern RC |
| 299 | Dave Hudson |
| 300 | Bob Berry |
| 301 | Bob Gassoff |
| 302 | Jim McKenny |
| 303 | Gord Smith RC |
| 304 | Garnet “Ace” Bailey |
| 305 | Bruce Affleck RC |
| 306 | Doug Halward RC |
| 307 | Lew Morrison |
| 308 | Bob Sauve RC |
| 309 | Bob Murray RC |
| 310 | Claude Larose |
| 311 | Don Awrey |
| 312 | Bill MacMillan |
| 313 | Doug Jarvis RC |
| 314 | Dennis Owchar |
| 315 | Jerry Holland |
| 316 | Guy Chouinard RC |
| 317 | Gary Smith |
| 318 | Pat Price RC |
| 319 | Tom Williams |
| 320 | Larry Patey |
| 321 | Claire Alexander RC |
| 322 | Larry Bolonchuk RC |
| 323 | Bob Sirois RC |
| 324 | Joe Zanussi RC |
| 325 | Joey Johnston |
| 326 | Jean-Paul LeBlanc |
| 327 | Craig Cameron |
| 328 | Dave Fortier |
| 329 | Ed Gilbert |
| 330 | John Van Boxmeer RC |
| 331 | Gary Inness |
| 332 | Bill Flett |
| 333 | Mike Christie |
| 334 | Denis Dupere |
| 335 | Sheldon Kannegiesser |
| 336 | Jerry Butler |
| 337 | Gord McRae |
| 338 | Dennis Kearns |
| 339 | Ron Lalonde |
| 340 | Jean Hamel |
| 341 | Barry Gibbs |
| 342 | Mike Pelyk |
| 343 | Rey Comeau |
| 344 | Jim Neilson |
| 345 | Phil Roberto |
| 346 | Dave Hutchison |
| 347 | Ted Irvine |
| 348 | Lanny McDonald |
| 349 | Jim Moxey RC |
| 350 | Bob Dailey |
| 351 | Tim Ecclestone |
| 352 | Len Frig |
| 353 | Randy Rota |
| 354 | Juha Widing |
| 355 | Larry Brown |
| 356 | Floyd Thomson |
| 357 | Rich Nantais RC |
| 358 | Inge Hammarstrom |
| 359 | Mike Robitaille |
| 360 | Rejean Houle |
| 361 | Ed Kea |
| 362 | Bob Girard RC |
| 363 | Bob Murray |
| 364 | Dave Hrechkosy |
| 365 | Gary Edwards |
| 366 | Harold Snepsts |
| 367 | Pat Boutette RC |
| 368 | Bob Paradise |
| 369 | Bob Plager |
| 370 | Tim Jacobs RC |
| 371 | Pierre Plante |
| 372 | Colin Campbell |
| 373 | Dave “Tiger” Williams RC |
| 374 | Ab DeMarco |
| 375 | Mike Lampman RC |
| 376 | Mark Heaslip RC |
| 377 | Checklist |
| 378 | Bert Wilson |
| 379 | Claude St. Sauveur [Flames Leaders] |
| 380 | Rick Martin [Sabres Leaders] |
| 381 | Terry O’Reilly [Bruins Leaders] |
| 382 | Cliff Koroll [Black Hawks Leaders] |
| 383 | Bob Murdoch RC [Seals Leaders] |
| 384 | Steve Durbano [Scouts Leaders] |
| 385 | Bryan Watson [Red Wings Leaders] |
| 386 | Mike Corrigan [Kings Leaders] |
| 387 | Dennis O’Brien [North Stars Leaders] |
| 388 | Doug Risebrough [Canadiens Leaders] |
| 389 | Garry Howatt [Islanders Leaders] |
| 390 | Phil Esposito [Rangers Leaders] |
| 391 | Bill Barber [Flyers Leaders] |
| 392 | Ron Schock [Penguins Leaders] |
| 393 | Bob Gassoff [Blues Leaders] |
| 394 | Dave “Tiger” Williams RC [Maple Leafs Leaders] |
| 395 | Harold Snepsts [Canucks Leaders] |
| 396 | Tony White RC [Capitals Leaders] |
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1976-77 NHL Season
The National Hockey League was an 18 team league with two franchises finding new homes. The California Golden Seals moved to Ohio to become the Cleveland Barons while the Kansas City Scouts went to Denver to become the Colorado Rockies. A change of venue didn’t help as both clubs did not qualify for the post season.
The Montreal Canadiens dominated the regular season with 60 wins and just eight losses. Their 132 points gave the Habs a very comfortable twenty point edge over the second place overall Philadelphia Flyers. They also dominated most of the individual awards with Guy Lafleur taking home the Hart Trophy and Art Ross Trophy while Larry Robinson was awarded the Norris. Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque shared the Vezina.
The dominance continued into the playoffs. The Canadiens swept the St. Louis Blues in the quarter-final while also sweeping the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final. In between, their semi-final series with the New York Islanders went six games. It was Montreal’s second of four consecutive championships.
Rookie Don Murdoch of the New York Rangers made his mark early in the campaign with five goals on October 12, 1976 in a 10-4 road win over the Minnesota North Stars. He tied Howie Meeker’s rookie record for most goals in a game, a record that still stands today. Murdoch fired ten shots on Minnesota goalie Gary Smith in what was just New York’s fourth game of the 1976-77 NHL season.
Not to outdone, Ian Turnbull of the Toronto Maple Leafs also had a five goal night. On February 2, 1977, the Buds were rude hosts to the Detroit Red Wings, taking down their guests 9-1. Turnbull became the first player to score five goals on just five shots. He also set the record for most goals by a defenseman in a game, a record that also still stands today. Ed Giamcomin was the victim for the first two goals while Jim Rutherford was in the nets for Turnbull’s final three goals.
Bernie Federko is the only member of the Hockey Hall of Fame to make his NHL debut in 1976-77. Pat Quinn is the only member to play his final games that year. Quinn entered the Hall posthumously in 2016 in the Builder category.
1976-77 NHL Standings
| Adams Division | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 106 | 312 | 240 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 104 | 301 | 220 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 81 | 301 | 285 |
| Cleveland Barons | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 63 | 240 | 292 |
| Norris Division | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 132 | 387 | 171 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 83 | 271 | 241 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 81 | 240 | 252 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 62 | 221 | 307 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 41 | 183 | 309 |
| Patrick Division | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 112 | 323 | 213 |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 106 | 288 | 193 |
| Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 80 | 264 | 265 |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 72 | 272 | 310 |
| Smythe Division | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 73 | 239 | 276 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 64 | 240 | 310 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 63 | 240 | 298 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 63 | 235 | 294 |
| Colorado Rockies | 80 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 54 | 226 | 307 |
1976-77 NHL Scoring Leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 56 | 80 | 136 | 20 |
| Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 53 | 69 | 122 | 12 |
| Steve Shutt | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 60 | 45 | 105 | 28 |
| Rick MacLeish | Philadelphia Flyers | 79 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 42 |
| Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 30 |
| Tim Young | Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 58 |
| Jean Ratelle | Boston Bruins | 78 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 22 |
| Lanny McDonald | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 46 | 44 | 90 | 77 |
| Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | 73 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 89 |
| Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 71 |