The Kansas City Scouts were 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. 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. 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.
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.
Table key +Key of terms and abbreviationsTerm or abbreviationDefinitionFinishFinal position in division or league standingsGPNumber of games playedWNumber of winsLNumber of lossesTNumber of tiesPtsNumber of pointsGFGoals for (goals scored by the Scouts)GAGoals against (goals scored by the Scouts' opponents)—Does not apply
Year by year 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 List of Colorado Rockies (NHL) seasons List of New Jersey Devils seasons
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