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The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1976–77 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

May

May 26, 1976 To Boston Bruins
Rick Middleton
To New York Rangers
Ken Hodge
May 28, 1976 To Los Angeles Kings
John Campbell
To New York Rangers
Mark Heaslip

June

June 12, 1976 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 49 - Moe Robinson)
1st-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(# 8 - Dan Geoffrion)
To Los Angeles Kings
Glenn Goldup
3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(DET - # 53 - Doug Derkson)
  1. Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on January 9, 1978 that sent Danny Grant to Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to Barry Long and this pick.

August

August 11, 1976 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(# 42 - Richard David)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Don Awrey
August 23, 1976 To Minnesota North Stars
Gary Smith
To Vancouver Canucks
Cesare Maniago

September

September 12, 1976 To Vancouver Canucks
5th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(# 73 - Tim Thomlison)
To Colorado Rockies
4th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 56 - Dave Morrow)
September 13, 1976 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
Canadiens option to swap
1st-rd picks - 1980 Entry Draft
(# 1 - Doug Wickenheiser)
To Colorado Rockies
Ron Andruff
Sean Shanahan
September 15, 1976 To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash
To Colorado Rockies
Doug Favell
September 27, 1976 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Blair MacKasey
To Washington Capitals
cash
September 28, 1976 To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 24 - Bob Gladney)
To Chicago Black Hawks
rights to Jim Harrison
September 29, 1976 To Los Angeles Kings
Dave Schultz
To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 67 - Yves Guillemette)
2nd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(COL - # 27 - Merlin Malinowski)
  1. Montreal exercised the option and swap the 19th pick for the 1st overall pick in 1980.
  2. Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978 that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1979 in exchange for this pick.

October

October 6, 1976 To Vancouver Canucks
Dave Fortier
Ralph Stewart
To New York Islanders
cash
October 8, 1976 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dunc Wilson
To New York Rangers
4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(# 59 - Dave Silk)
October 18, 1976 To Los Angeles Kings
5th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 84 - Julian Baretta)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Mike Corrigan

November

November 11, 1976 To Minnesota North Stars
Nick Beverley
Bill Fairbairn
To New York Rangers
Bill Goldsworthy
November 24, 1976 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft
(# 43 - Craig Levie)
To Colorado Rockies
John Van Boxmeer
November 24, 1976 To Washington Capitals
cash
To Philadelphia Flyers
Harvey Bennett Jr.
November 30, 1976 To Detroit Red Wings
Greg Joly
To Washington Capitals
Bryan Watson

December

December 2, 1976 To Vancouver Canucks
Larry Carriere
Hilliard Graves
To Atlanta Flames
John Gould
2nd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 31 - Brian Hill)
December 4, 1976 To Washington Capitals
Bill Collins
To Philadelphia Flyers
cash
December 20, 1976 To Boston Bruins
Rick Smith
To St. Louis Blues
Joe Zanussi

January

January 20, 1977 To Vancouver Canucks
Larry Goodenough
Jack McIlhargey
To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Dailey
January 22, 1977 To Cleveland Barons
Gary Edwards
Juha Widing
To Los Angeles Kings
Jim Moxey
Gary Simmons

February

February 11, 1977 To Colorado Rockies
rights to Danny Gruen
To Detroit Red Wings
cash
February 17, 1977 To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Coates
Dave Kelly
Terry Murray
Bob Ritchie
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Korney
Rick Lapointe
February 18, 1977 To Vancouver Canucks
Derek Sanderson
To St. Louis Blues
cash
February 25, 1977 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
future considerations
To Detroit Red Wings
rights to Marty Howe

March

March 3, 1977 To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To Washington Capitals
Roger Crozier
March 8, 1977 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tracy Pratt
To Colorado Rockies
3rd-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 47 - Randy Pierce)

Additional sources

1976–77 NHL season
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Adams
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