 The following season, he started with the Rangers' new AHL affiliate, the New Haven Nighthawks and put up some respectable numbers in the minors with 54 points including 23 goals in 55 regular season games.The Rangers called him up for only two games in the 1976–77 NHL season and he registered no points.Sacharuk did not make the Rangers' squad in 1977-78 and was spent the entire season with New Haven.