1978-1979 Birmingham Bulls team stats

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1978-1979 Birmingham Bulls: 32-42-6
Previous Season Home record: 20-16-5 (155 goals scored, 140 allowed) Road record: 12-26-1 (131 goals scored, 171 allowed) Head Coach: John Brophy Power Play: 51/259 (19.7%) Penalty Killing: 208/277 (75.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 230-235 286 goals scored (5th of 10 teams), 311 goals allowed (10th), 1661 PIM (1st) WHA Averages: 3.71 goals/game (267.3 goals/team), 1274.3 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    22  Rick Vaive           6'1   198   19   75   26   33   69  248   3   0   --   --   --   --  173  15.0  +14
LW     9  Michel Goulet        6'1   195   18   78   28   30   58   64   3   0   --   --   --   --  146  19.2  +13
C     14  Rick Adduono         5'11  182   23   80   20   33   53   67   4   1   --   --   --   --  131  15.3   -2
RW    19  Paul Henderson       5'11  180   35   76   24   27   51   20   6   1   --   --   --   --  190  12.6   -2
C     18  John Stewart         6'0   180   24   70   24   26   50  108   4   0   --   --   --   --  126  19.0   -3
D      4  Craig Hartsburg      6'1   200   19   77    9   40   49   73   4   0   --   --   --   --  181   5.0   +9
D      6  Rob Ramage           6'2   200   19   80   12   36   48  165   2   1   --   --   --   --  214   5.6  +10
RW    21  Bob Stephenson       6'1   187   24   78   23   24   47   72   2   0   --   --   --   --  118  19.5  -15
LW    11  Steve Alley          6'0   185   25   78   17   24   41   36   4   0   --   --   --   --  122  13.9   -5
C     25  Wayne Dillon         6'0   185   23   64   12   27   39   43   4   0   --   --   --   --   80  15.0   -3
RW    23  Louis Sleigher       5'11  200   20   62   26   12   38   46   7   0   --   --   --   --  108  24.1   -9
RW     7  Dave Gorman          5'11  185   23   60   14   24   38   18   2   0   --   --   --   --   74  18.9   -1
D      8  Gaston Gingras       6'1   200   19   60   13   21   34   35   0   2   --   --   --   --  138   9.4   +1
D     15  Dave Hanson          6'0   190   24   53    6   22   28  212   0   0   --   --   --   --   66   9.1   -8
D      5  Serge Beaudoin       6'2   215   26   72    5   21   26  127   1   0   --   --   --   --   89   5.6   -8
RW    24  Tony Cassolato       5'11  180   22   64   13    7   20   62   2   0   --   --   --   --   66  19.7   +1
D      2  Jim Turkiewicz       5'10  185   23   79    3   17   20   52   0   0   --   --   --   --   93   3.2  -15
C     20  Pete Marrin          5'10  180   25   20    4   11   15   18   1   0   --   --   --   --   37  10.8   +1
D     10  Greg Tebbutt         6'3   215   21   38    2    5    7   83   1   0   --   --   --   --   33   6.1    0
D      3  Brent Hughes         6'0   205   35   48    3    3    6   21   1   0   --   --   --   --   40   7.5   -9
C     16  Gavin Kirk           5'10  175   27   30    1    5    6   16   0   0   --   --   --   --   27   3.7   -2
G     35  Ernie Wakely         5'11  160   38   37    0    3    3    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Pat Riggin           5'9   170   19   46    0    3    3   22  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    12  Keith Crowder        6'0   190   19    5    1    0    1   17   0   0   --   --   --   --   --   ---   -1
C/RW  15  Paul O'Neil          6'1   185   25    1    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   -1
G      1  Wayne Wood           6'1   195   27    6    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   35  Ernie Wakely         38   37  2060  129  3.76  15  17   1 1073   .880   2   0
G   30  Pat Riggin           19   46  2511  158  3.78  16  22   5 1322   .880   1   1
G    1  Wayne Wood           27    6   311   21  4.05   1   3   0  156   .865   0   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

07-1978	Frank Mahovlich retired
07-06-1978	signed Ernie Wakely as a free agent
12-1978	purchased Dave Hanson from Red Wings
06-09-1979	Canadiens reclaimed the rights to Rod Langway prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Nordiques selected John Stewart in expansion draft
06-09-1979	Whalers selected Steve Alley in expansion draft

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 0-1-0 10/15/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 9-3 1-1-0 10/20/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-5 1-2-0 10/22/1978 at Quebec Nordiques W 8-5 2-2-0 10/24/1978 at Edmonton Oilers W 3-2 3-2-0 10/25/1978 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-7 3-3-0 10/27/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-2 4-3-0 11/01/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers W 4-3 5-3-0 11/03/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 5-4-0 11/04/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 5-5-0 11/09/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-5 6-5-0 11/11/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 6-6-0 11/14/1978 vs New England Whalers T 5-5 6-6-1 11/17/1978 vs New England Whalers W 7-1 7-6-1 11/18/1978 at New England Whalers W 3-2 8-6-1 11/22/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 5-6 8-7-1 11/23/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 3-4 8-8-1 11/25/1978 at New England Whalers L 2-5 8-9-1 11/26/1978 at New England Whalers L 3-9 8-10-1 11/29/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-7 8-11-1 12/01/1978 at Indianapolis Racers L 3-6 8-12-1 12/02/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-2 9-12-1 12/07/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 4-2 10-12-1 12/09/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-2 11-12-1 12/10/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 1-0 12-12-1 12/14/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 12-13-1 12/16/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers T 2-2 12-13-2 12/17/1978 vs Soviet All Stars T 2-2 12-13-3 12/19/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 12-14-3 12/22/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-5 12-15-3 12/23/1978 at New England Whalers L 3-4 12-16-3 12/26/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 4-2 13-16-3 12/28/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers W 6-5 14-16-3 12/29/1978 at New England Whalers L 0-5 14-17-3 12/30/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 14-18-3 01/07/1979 vs Czech All Stars W 10-2 15-18-3 01/12/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-3 15-19-3 01/13/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-3 15-20-3 01/14/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-4 15-21-3 01/17/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 5-8 15-22-3

Date Opponent Result Record 01/19/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-11 15-23-3 01/21/1979 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-3 16-23-3 01/23/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 5-7 16-24-3 01/26/1979 vs New England Whalers W 5-4 17-24-3 01/30/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 2-1 18-24-3 02/01/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-5 19-24-3 02/03/1979 vs New England Whalers T 2-2 19-24-4 02/06/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-6 19-25-4 02/07/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-3 19-26-4 02/11/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 19-27-4 02/14/1979 at New England Whalers W 7-4 20-27-4 02/16/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 2-1 21-27-4 02/18/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-6 21-28-4 02/20/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-7 21-29-4 02/23/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 9-1 22-29-4 02/25/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-5 22-30-4 02/27/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 23-30-4 03/03/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 23-31-4 03/04/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 23-32-4 03/06/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 24-32-4 03/09/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 24-32-5 03/11/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 0-4 24-33-5 03/13/1979 vs New England Whalers L 3-4 24-34-5 03/15/1979 at New England Whalers W 4-3 25-34-5 03/16/1979 vs New England Whalers T 5-5 25-34-6 03/18/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 25-35-6 03/20/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-5 25-36-6 03/23/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 2-1 26-36-6 03/24/1979 at New England Whalers W 4-3 27-36-6 03/25/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 27-37-6 03/27/1979 vs New England Whalers W 3-1 28-37-6 03/30/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 2-3 28-38-6 03/31/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 29-38-6 04/03/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-3 30-38-6 04/06/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 2-1 31-38-6 04/08/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-5 31-39-6 04/11/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-2 31-40-6 04/13/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 4-6 31-41-6 04/14/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 7-6 32-41-6 04/15/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 32-42-6

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