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1960'sTVfan · 10-08-2025, 12:15 PM

On my DOS computer I have a game called APBA Pro Hockey, the game came out in the early 1990's. Last night I started playing the 1975-76 NHL season, playing games right off the actual league schedule. The 1975-76 season began on October 7th 1975 with just one game on the schedule, I played the game last night and the result was:

Pittsburgh 2 at Washington 3

Game summary: Despite being outshot 37-22, the Caps surprised the Penguins on opening night in Washington, squeaking out a 3-2 win on home ice. Ron Low was huge in goal for Washington, stopping 35 of 37 shots on goal. Ron Schock and J. Bob Kelly were the goal scorers for Pittsburgh. Ron Lalonde, Jack Lynch, and Hartland Monahan were the goal scorers for Washington, with Monahan netting the game winner in the 3rd period.

There's six games on the schedule for tonight, I'll play those later and see what happens.

1960'sTVfan · 10-08-2025, 11:25 PM

Final scores for the October 8th 1975 games:

Chicago 6 at NY Rangers 3
NY Islanders 5 at Kansas City 2
California 1 at Atlanta 3
Los Angeles 2 at Montreal 0
St. Louis 1 at Detroit 3
Vancouver 4 at Minnesota 1

I was hoping for an opening night road win for California, but scoring only one goal was not going to cut it.

The 2-0 road win for the Kings over the Canadiens was a surprise, but that's one of the things I like about this game, sometimes the unexpected happens. Rogie Vachon was hotter than a firecracker in goal for the Kings.

Three games on the schedule for October 9th 1975.

Dude111 · 10-08-2025, 11:42 PM

Thank you!!

1960'sTVfan · 10-09-2025, 03:30 PM

Here's how this APBA Pro Hockey game works: I create the rosters and line combinations for all the teams, each team has 20 players, 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goalies. The players are graded and rated based on their real season stats. The computer plays the games and there is a play by play text that scrolls across the screen, it takes the computer about 40 to 45 minutes to play a full 60 minute game, 3 periods of 20 minutes each. The game does have an overtime option but I currently have it turned off because the NHL did not yet have regular season overtime in 1975-76. If I decide to do playoffs then I will turn on the overtime option, but right now I'm just planning to complete the regular season and that won't be done until early in April.

opus · 10-09-2025, 03:44 PM

Is this you?

https://youtu.be/EsoJrTiIX5Q?si=6ykaGuCiWM2KPH6_

1960'sTVfan · 10-09-2025, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

Is this you?

https://youtu.be/EsoJrTiIX5Q?si=6ykaGuCiWM2KPH6_

It looks like the guy who made the video had difficulty figuring out the game, but yes that's the one I play and it works fine for me, I just let the computer play the games and watch the play by play text as it scrolls across the screen. The game screen has a scoreboard which counts down the time left in the period and also keeps track of penalties and shots on goal for each team. The game originally had a bad bug in it where occasionally the goalie would be pulled and replaced in goal with one of the defensemen, but thankfully APBA fixed that error and later versions of the game don't have this problem. Follow along if you like opus while I play this 1975-76 season, I'll post final scores of tonight's games later on.

opus · 10-09-2025, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 1960'sTVfan

It looks like the guy who made the video had difficulty figuring out the game, but yes that's the one I play and it works fine for me, I just let the computer play the games and watch the play by play text as it scrolls across the screen. The game screen has a scoreboard which counts down the time left in the period and also keeps track of penalties and shots on goal for each team. The game originally had a bad bug in it where occasionally the goalie would be pulled and replaced in goal with one of the defensemen, but thankfully APBA fixed that error and later versions of the game don't have this problem. Follow along if you like opus while I play this 1975-76 season, I'll post final scores of tonight's games later on.

More interested in the '25-'26 Islanders but I can occasionally check in on the '75-'76 boys. They made the semis that season.

1960'sTVfan · 10-09-2025, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

More interested in the '25-'26 Islanders but I can occasionally check in on the '75-'76 boys. They made the semis that season.

In my computer replay, the Islanders won their season opener by a 5-2 score over Kansas City. Next up for them is a home game vs. the LA Kings on October 11th.

In the actual 1975-76 season, the Islanders were the 2nd ranked team defensively, 1st ranked was Montreal who went on to win the Stanley Cup.

1960'sTVfan · 10-09-2025, 11:16 PM

Final scores for the October 9th 1975 games:

Washington 2 at Philadelphia 7
Montreal 3 at Boston 1
Detroit 0 at Buffalo 5

Easy home ice win for Philadelphia over a woeful Washington team. Bill Barber netted 3 goals for the Flyers. Nelson Pyatt and Tony White netted goals for the Caps.

Boston actually had a 1-0 lead going into period 3, but Montreal then scored 3 unanswered 3rd period goals, the 3rd goal being an empty netter late in the period with time expiring to seal the win.

Buffalo on home ice had no problems with Detroit. Rick Martin netted 2 goals for the Sabres. Gerry Desjardins gets the shutout win in goal.

Just one game on the schedule for October 10th 1975, NY Rangers at Atlanta.

1960'sTVfan · 10-10-2025, 10:18 PM

Final score for the October 10th 1975 game:

NY Rangers 2 at Atlanta 2

Rangers and Flames skate to a 2-2 tie in Atlanta. New York goals were scored by Phil Esposito and Steve Vickers. Both Atlanta goals were scored by defensemen, one from Ed Kea and the other from Barry Gibbs.

Seven games on the schedule for October 11th 1975.

1960'sTVfan · 10-11-2025, 11:08 PM

Final scores for the October 11th 1975 games:

Los Angeles 0 at NY Islanders 4
Philadelphia 5 at Minnesota 3
St. Louis 3 at Montreal 5
Washington 2 at Pittsburgh 6
California 2 at Detroit 4
Vancouver 3 at Kansas City 1
Chicago 2 at Toronto 5

Montreal was losing 3-0, then scored five straight goals for the win, four of the goals coming in the 3rd period.

Five games on the schedule for October 12th 1975.

1960'sTVfan · 10-12-2025, 04:30 PM

Some interesting games on the schedule for tonight, one of them is Vancouver at Chicago, an early season battle between division rivals.

I'm not happy that my California Golden Seals team has started the season with two losses, in the real season they won their first two games, but no such luck in the computer season. Oh well that's the way it goes. They play tonight but it's a road game in Philadelphia so unless they can manage an upset they will go to 0-3-0. After Philadelphia they have another road game at Minnesota, then a home game vs. Washington, they should be able to win at least one if not both of those.

1960'sTVfan · 10-12-2025, 11:17 PM

Final scores for the October 12th 1975 games:

Los Angeles 4 at NY Rangers 1
NY Islanders 2 at Boston 2
California 2 at Philadelphia 1
Vancouver 2 at Chicago 2
Toronto 3 at Buffalo 5

Fairly easy road win for the Kings over the Rangers in New York.

Boston held a 2-0 lead going into period 3 but the Islanders then scored twice to earn a tie and split the points.

Golden Seals played a spirited game vs. the Flyers to get an upset road win in a tough fought defensive battle. Al MacAdam and Rick Hampton scored the California goals. Gilles Meloche gets the win in goal.

Black Hawks played very well in their home opener but had to settle for a tie vs. the pesky Canucks.

October 13th 1975 is an off day, no games scheduled.

Three games scheduled for October 14th 1975.

1960'sTVfan · 10-13-2025, 06:10 PM

One of tomorrow's games is Montreal at NY Islanders, could be an interesting one, an early season battle between the top two defensive teams. The other two games will probably be wins for the home teams but will see what happens.

1960'sTVfan · 10-14-2025, 11:10 PM

Final scores for the October 14th 1975 games:

Montreal 4 at NY Islanders 0
Washington 3 at Vancouver 7
Kansas City 2 at St. Louis 5

Stingy Montreal defense allowed just 17 shots on goal for the game. Michel Larocque gets the shutout win in goal.

Vancouver and St. Louis win their games fairly easily as expected.

Five games on the schedule for October 15th 1975.

10-08-2025, 12:15 PM	#1
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	1975-76 NHL season computer simulated replay On my DOS computer I have a game called APBA Pro Hockey, the game came out in the early 1990's. Last night I started playing the 1975-76 NHL season, playing games right off the actual league schedule. The 1975-76 season began on October 7th 1975 with just one game on the schedule, I played the game last night and the result was: Pittsburgh 2 at Washington 3 Game summary: Despite being outshot 37-22, the Caps surprised the Penguins on opening night in Washington, squeaking out a 3-2 win on home ice. Ron Low was huge in goal for Washington, stopping 35 of 37 shots on goal. Ron Schock and J. Bob Kelly were the goal scorers for Pittsburgh. Ron Lalonde, Jack Lynch, and Hartland Monahan were the goal scorers for Washington, with Monahan netting the game winner in the 3rd period. There's six games on the schedule for tonight, I'll play those later and see what happens.

10-11-2025, 11:08 PM	#11
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Final scores for the October 11th 1975 games: Los Angeles 0 at NY Islanders 4 Philadelphia 5 at Minnesota 3 St. Louis 3 at Montreal 5 Washington 2 at Pittsburgh 6 California 2 at Detroit 4 Vancouver 3 at Kansas City 1 Chicago 2 at Toronto 5 Montreal was losing 3-0, then scored five straight goals for the win, four of the goals coming in the 3rd period. Five games on the schedule for October 12th 1975.
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10-08-2025, 11:25 PM	#2
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Final scores for the October 8th 1975 games: Chicago 6 at NY Rangers 3 NY Islanders 5 at Kansas City 2 California 1 at Atlanta 3 Los Angeles 2 at Montreal 0 St. Louis 1 at Detroit 3 Vancouver 4 at Minnesota 1 I was hoping for an opening night road win for California, but scoring only one goal was not going to cut it. The 2-0 road win for the Kings over the Canadiens was a surprise, but that's one of the things I like about this game, sometimes the unexpected happens. Rogie Vachon was hotter than a firecracker in goal for the Kings. Three games on the schedule for October 9th 1975.

10-08-2025, 11:42 PM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,378	Thank you!!

10-09-2025, 03:30 PM	#4
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Here's how this APBA Pro Hockey game works: I create the rosters and line combinations for all the teams, each team has 20 players, 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goalies. The players are graded and rated based on their real season stats. The computer plays the games and there is a play by play text that scrolls across the screen, it takes the computer about 40 to 45 minutes to play a full 60 minute game, 3 periods of 20 minutes each. The game does have an overtime option but I currently have it turned off because the NHL did not yet have regular season overtime in 1975-76. If I decide to do playoffs then I will turn on the overtime option, but right now I'm just planning to complete the regular season and that won't be done until early in April.

10-09-2025, 03:44 PM	#5
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,066	Is this you? https://youtu.be/EsoJrTiIX5Q?si=6ykaGuCiWM2KPH6_

10-09-2025, 11:16 PM	#9
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Final scores for the October 9th 1975 games: Washington 2 at Philadelphia 7 Montreal 3 at Boston 1 Detroit 0 at Buffalo 5 Easy home ice win for Philadelphia over a woeful Washington team. Bill Barber netted 3 goals for the Flyers. Nelson Pyatt and Tony White netted goals for the Caps. Boston actually had a 1-0 lead going into period 3, but Montreal then scored 3 unanswered 3rd period goals, the 3rd goal being an empty netter late in the period with time expiring to seal the win. Buffalo on home ice had no problems with Detroit. Rick Martin netted 2 goals for the Sabres. Gerry Desjardins gets the shutout win in goal. Just one game on the schedule for October 10th 1975, NY Rangers at Atlanta.

10-10-2025, 10:18 PM	#10
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Final score for the October 10th 1975 game: NY Rangers 2 at Atlanta 2 Rangers and Flames skate to a 2-2 tie in Atlanta. New York goals were scored by Phil Esposito and Steve Vickers. Both Atlanta goals were scored by defensemen, one from Ed Kea and the other from Barry Gibbs. Seven games on the schedule for October 11th 1975.

10-12-2025, 04:30 PM	#12
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Some interesting games on the schedule for tonight, one of them is Vancouver at Chicago, an early season battle between division rivals. I'm not happy that my California Golden Seals team has started the season with two losses, in the real season they won their first two games, but no such luck in the computer season. Oh well that's the way it goes. They play tonight but it's a road game in Philadelphia so unless they can manage an upset they will go to 0-3-0. After Philadelphia they have another road game at Minnesota, then a home game vs. Washington, they should be able to win at least one if not both of those.

10-12-2025, 11:17 PM	#13
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Final scores for the October 12th 1975 games: Los Angeles 4 at NY Rangers 1 NY Islanders 2 at Boston 2 California 2 at Philadelphia 1 Vancouver 2 at Chicago 2 Toronto 3 at Buffalo 5 Fairly easy road win for the Kings over the Rangers in New York. Boston held a 2-0 lead going into period 3 but the Islanders then scored twice to earn a tie and split the points. Golden Seals played a spirited game vs. the Flyers to get an upset road win in a tough fought defensive battle. Al MacAdam and Rick Hampton scored the California goals. Gilles Meloche gets the win in goal. Black Hawks played very well in their home opener but had to settle for a tie vs. the pesky Canucks. October 13th 1975 is an off day, no games scheduled. Three games scheduled for October 14th 1975.

10-13-2025, 06:10 PM	#14
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	One of tomorrow's games is Montreal at NY Islanders, could be an interesting one, an early season battle between the top two defensive teams. The other two games will probably be wins for the home teams but will see what happens.

10-14-2025, 11:10 PM	#15
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,047	Final scores for the October 14th 1975 games: Montreal 4 at NY Islanders 0 Washington 3 at Vancouver 7 Kansas City 2 at St. Louis 5 Stingy Montreal defense allowed just 17 shots on goal for the game. Michel Larocque gets the shutout win in goal. Vancouver and St. Louis win their games fairly easily as expected. Five games on the schedule for October 15th 1975.