Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot.
Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner George Gund III to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, where it was renamed Cleveland Barons.
[1] The NHL returned to the Bay Area fifteen years later, when the San Jose Sharks entered via expansion.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes [5] †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals.
‡Traded mid-season Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season: The Seals did not qualify for the playoffs