1976–77 Quebec Nordiques season
| 1976–77 Quebec Nordiques | |
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Avco Cup champions
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Eastern Division champions
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| Division | 1st Eastern |
| 1976–77 record | 47–31–3 |
| Home record | 29–10–1 |
| Road record | 18–21–2 |
| Goals for | 353 |
| Goals against | 295 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Maurice Filion |
| Coach | Marc Boileau |
| Captain | Marc Tardif |
| Arena | Colisée Pepsi |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Real Cloutier (66) |
| Assists | Real Cloutier & Christian Bordeleau (75) |
| Points | Real Cloutier (141) |
| Penalties in minutes | Paul Baxter (244) |
| Plus/minus | Real Cloutier (+47) |
| Wins | Richard Brodeur (29) |
| Goals against average | Richard Brodeur (3.45) |
The 1976–77 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fifth season, as they were coming off their best season to date in 1975–76, earning a team record 50 victories and 104 points, as they finished in second place in the Canadian Division. In the post-season, Quebec win their first Avco Cup in team history. Serge Bernier would win the WHA Playoff MVP trophy, as he earned 36 points for the Nordiques in 17 post-season games.
During the off-season, the league saw the Toronto Toros move to Birmingham, Alabama, and be renamed the Birmingham Bulls, while the Cleveland Crusaders moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to become the second version of the Minnesota Fighting Saints. The league was back to twelve teams from fourteen the previous season, as the original Fighting Saints and Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics franchise folded midway through the 1975–76 season. The Nordiques would move from the Canadian Division to the Eastern Division, joining the Birmingham Bulls, Cincinnati Stingers, Indianapolis Racers, Minnesota Fighting Saints and New England Whalers in the division.
The Nordiques also made a head coaching change after their disappointing playoff appearance, as head coach Jean-Guy Gendron was relieved of his duties, and former Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Marc Boileau was his replacement.
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