List of Kansas City Scouts seasons

The Kansas City Scouts was a professional ice hockey team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was a member of the Smythe Division of the Campbell Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Scouts joined the NHL in 1974, along with the Washington Capitals.[1] The Scouts played at Kemper Arena. Poor attendance, financial mismanagement, and the team's poor play led the franchise to move to Denver, Colorado in 1976, where it was rechristened the Colorado Rockies.[1] The team would later move to New Jersey, where it found success as the New Jersey Devils, and the team remains there to this day.[1]

Kemper Arena was the home of the Scouts for two seasons.

The team would finish at the bottom of the Smythe Division for two years, missing the playoffs both times. In fact, the only team to fare worse than the Scouts in the two seasons were its expansion brethren, the Capitals, who set an NHL record by winning only 8 games in the 1974–75 season.[2][3][4]

Table key

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Key of terms and abbreviations
Term or abbreviation Definition
Finish Final position in division or league standings
GP Number of games played
W Number of wins
L Number of losses
T Number of ties
Pts Number of points
GF Goals for (goals scored by the Scouts)
GA Goals against (goals scored by the Scouts' opponents)
Does not apply

Year by year

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NHL season Scouts season Conference Division Regular season Postseason
Finish GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA Result
1974–75 1974–75 Campbell Smythe 5th 80 15 54 11 41 184 328 Did not qualify
1975–76 1975–76 Campbell Smythe 5th 80 12 56 12 36 190 351 Did not qualify
Relocated to Colorado
Totals 160 27 110 23 77 374 679

See also

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References

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General
  • "Standings for the Kansas City Scouts". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Kansas City Scouts (1974-1976)". Sports Ecyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ^ "Washington Capitals (1974-Present)". Sports Ecyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. ^ "1974-75 National Hockey League standings". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  4. ^ "1975-76 National Hockey League standings". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-02-17.