1977-1978 Cincinnati Stingers team stats

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1977-1978 Cincinnati Stingers: 35-42-3
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 21-19-1 (163 goals scored, 154 allowed) Road record: 14-23-2 (135 goals scored, 178 allowed) Head Coaches: Jacques Demers (33-39-3), Jerry Rafter (2-3-0) Power Play: 62/295 (21.0%) Penalty Killing: 180/256 (70.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 229-246 298 goals scored (5th of 10 teams), 332 goals allowed (8th), 1701 PIM (2nd) WHA Averages: 3.92 goals/game (313.5 goals/team), 1416.8 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C/LW   8  Robbie Ftorek        5'10  155   25   80   59   50  109   54  20   2   --   --   --   --  262  22.5  +31
LW     9  Rick Dudley          6'0   190   28   72   30   41   71  156   5   1   --   --   --   --  204  14.7   -1
RW    24  Jamie Hislop         5'10  180   23   80   24   43   67   17   3   0   --   --   --   --  132  18.2  -20
C     25  Rich Leduc           5'11  170   26   54   27   31   58   44   7   1   --   --   --   --  184  14.7  -27
RW    18  Peter Marsh          6'1   180   21   74   25   25   50  123   4   0   --   --   --   --  234  10.7  -17
D     12  Pat Stapleton        5'8   180   37   65    4   45   49   28   1   1   --   --   --   --  103   3.9   +6
D      2  Ron Plumb            5'10  175   27   54   13   34   47   45   8   0   --   --   --   --  150   8.7  -18
C     20  Hugh Harris          6'1   195   29   45   11   23   34   30   0   0   --   --   --   --   95  11.6   +1
LW     8  Claude Larose        5'10  175   22   51   11   20   31    6   1   0   --   --   --   --  100  11.0  -11
D     10  Craig Norwich        5'11  175   22   65    7   23   30   48   2   0   --   --   --   --  100   7.0   +3
RW    15  Dennis Abgrall       6'1   180   24   65   13   11   24   13   2   0   --   --   --   --   79  16.5   -2
RW    16  Bill Gilligan        5'11  175   23   54   10   14   24   59   1   0   --   --   --   --   80  12.5  -13
D     25  Barry Legge          6'0   186   23   78    7   17   24  114   2   0   --   --   --   --  103   6.8   -7
C      7  Greg Carroll         6'0   185   21   26    6   13   19   26   0   1   --   --   --   --   48  12.5   +3
RW    17  Blaine Stoughton     5'11  185   24   30    6   13   19   36   1   0   --   --   --   --   75   8.0  -13
LW    21  Brian Coates         6'0   195   25   42    8   10   18   18   2   0   --   --   --   --   53  15.1   +7
C     14  Dennis Sobchuk       6'2   176   23   23    5    9   14   22   1   1   --   --   --   --   62   8.1  -11
LW    11  Butch Deadmarsh      5'11  186   27   45    7    6   13   86   0   0   --   --   --   --   71   9.9   +6
D      5  Bryon Baltimore      6'2   190   25   28    2    9   11   47   0   0   --   --   --   --   32   6.2   -9
D      4  Barry Melrose        6'0   205   21   69    2    9   11  113   0   0   --   --   --   --   51   3.9  -10
D      3  Gilles Marotte       5'9   205   32   29    1    7    8   58   0   0   --   --   --   --   49   2.0   -6
C     27  Del Hall             5'10  170   28   25    4    3    7    4   0   0   --   --   --   --   16  25.0   -3
D      2  Darryl Maggs         6'2   195   28   11    2    5    7    7   0   0   --   --   --   --   33   6.1   +9
LW    23  Reg Thomas           5'10  185   24   18    4    2    6   12   0   0   --   --   --   --   44   9.1   -5
LW/C  17  Paul Stewart         6'1   205   23   40    1    5    6  241   0   0   --   --   --   --   15   6.7   -7
C      6  Dave Debol           5'11  175   21    9    3    2    5    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   15  20.0   +2
LW    27  Bruce Greig          6'2   220   24   32    3    1    4   57   1   0   --   --   --   --   10  30.0   -1
RW    22  Alf Handrahan        5'9   185   28   14    1    3    4   42   0   0   --   --   --   --    9  11.1   +2
LW    19  Willie Trognitz      6'0   200   24   29    2    1    3   94   1   0   --   --   --   --   20  10.0   -3
D     26  Floyd Lahache        5'10  175   20   11    0    3    3   13   0   0   --   --   --   --   11   0.0   -6
C     11  Jacques Locas        5'8   167   23   17    0    2    2    6   0   0   --   --   --   --    9   0.0   -7
G     30  Normand Lapointe     6'1   180   22   13    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Serge Beaudoin       6'2   215   25   13    0    1    1   10   0   0   --   --   --   --   19   0.0  -11
G      1  Mike Liut            6'2   195   21   27    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Jeff Allan           6'1   194   20    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0    0
G     35  Ernie Wakely         5'11  160   37    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     35  Paul Hoganson        5'11  175   28    7    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Michel Dion          5'10  185   23   45    0    0    0   26  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   31  Michel Dion          23   45  2356  140  3.57  21  17   1 1220   .885   2   4
G    1  Mike Liut            21   27  1215   86  4.25   8  12   0  663   .870   2   0
G   35  Paul Hoganson        28    7   326   24  4.42   1   2   1  153   .843   0   0
G   30  Normand Lapointe     22   13   647   50  4.64   5   6   1  345   .855   2   0
G   35  Ernie Wakely         37    6   311   26  5.02   0   5   0  146   .822   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

1977 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    7  F    Jere Gillis                           Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  2   18  D    Dave Morrow                           Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  3   25  D    Floyd Lahache                         Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  3   26  D    Bob Gladney                           Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  3   27  C    Colin Ahern                           Providence College (NCAA)          
  4   36  D    Jeff Allan                            Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)            
  5   45  D    Jim Trainor                           Harvard University (NCAA)          
  6   54  D    Bill Himmelright                      U. of North Dakota (NCAA)          
  7   63  W    Tom Byers                             Providence College (NCAA)          
  8   71  C    Bob Boileau                           Boston University (NCAA)           
  9   79  G    Jim Craig                             Boston University (NCAA)           
 10   87  D    Dave Kelley                           Princeton University (NCAA)        

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

11-1977	traded Ernie Wakely to Aeros for future considerations
11-1977	Bulls claimed Serge Beaudoin on waivers
12-1977	traded Dennis Sobchuk to Oilers for the rights to Dave Debol, Edmonton's #1 and #2 picks in the 1978 draft, and cash
12-1977	traded Del Hall to Oilers for Butch Deadmarsh
12-1977	traded Gilles Marotte and Blaine Stoughton to Racers for Bryon Baltimore and Hugh Harris
02-1978	traded Ron Plumb to Whalers for Greg Carroll
02-1978	traded Claude Larose and Roch Leduc to Racers for Darryl Maggs and Reg Thomas
02-1978	signed Paul Hoganson as a free agent
09-21-1978	released Greg Carroll

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers L 4-5 0-1-0 10/15/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 0-2-0 10/16/1977 vs New England Whalers W 6-2 1-2-0 10/18/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-5 1-3-0 10/21/1977 at Houston Aeros L 5-6 1-4-0 10/28/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-3 1-5-0 11/04/1977 at New England Whalers L 3-4 1-6-0 11/05/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-6 1-7-0 11/06/1977 vs New England Whalers L 2-5 1-8-0 11/09/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 2-1 2-8-0 11/11/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-3 2-9-0 11/12/1977 at Quebec Nordiques W 6-5 3-9-0 11/13/1977 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 4-9-0 11/16/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-6 4-10-0 11/18/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 4-11-0 11/23/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-3 5-11-0 11/24/1977 at Birmingham Bulls L 2-12 5-12-0 11/25/1977 at Houston Aeros L 1-3 5-13-0 11/26/1977 at Indianapolis Racers W 7-5 6-13-0 11/29/1977 at Quebec Nordiques W 3-2 7-13-0 11/30/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers W 3-0 8-13-0 12/03/1977 at New England Whalers W 5-2 9-13-0 12/04/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 2-3 9-14-0 12/07/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-5 9-15-0 12/09/1977 at Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 10-15-0 12/14/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers W 3-1 11-15-0 12/15/1977 at Birmingham Bulls L 3-5 11-16-0 12/17/1977 vs Soviet All Stars L 4-5 11-17-0 12/20/1977 vs Czech All Stars T 5-5 11-17-1 12/22/1977 at Indianapolis Racers W 4-1 12-17-1 12/23/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 12-18-1 12/28/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers W 5-4 13-18-1 12/29/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls L 1-7 13-19-1 12/30/1977 at Houston Aeros T 5-5 13-19-2 01/01/1978 vs New England Whalers L 3-4 13-20-2 01/04/1978 vs Houston Aeros W 5-3 14-20-2 01/06/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-3 15-20-2 01/07/1978 at New England Whalers L 3-5 15-21-2 01/11/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 0-2 15-22-2 01/14/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls L 3-4 15-23-2

Date Opponent Result Record 01/15/1978 at Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 16-23-2 01/18/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 0-3 16-24-2 01/20/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-8 16-25-2 01/21/1978 at Houston Aeros L 2-5 16-26-2 01/22/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-2 17-26-2 01/25/1978 vs New England Whalers W 8-7 18-26-2 01/29/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-8 18-27-2 01/30/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 4-3 19-27-2 02/01/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 8-0 20-27-2 02/03/1978 vs Houston Aeros W 1-0 21-27-2 02/04/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 5-7 21-28-2 02/08/1978 at Edmonton Oilers T 6-6 21-28-3 02/10/1978 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-10 21-29-3 02/11/1978 vs New England Whalers L 7-8 21-30-3 02/12/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 8-2 22-30-3 02/15/1978 vs Houston Aeros L 2-5 22-31-3 02/17/1978 at Houston Aeros W 4-3 23-31-3 02/18/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 0-4 23-32-3 02/19/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls W 4-3 24-32-3 02/25/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 3-7 24-33-3 03/01/1978 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-4 25-33-3 03/03/1978 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-1 26-33-3 03/05/1978 at Indianapolis Racers L 2-4 26-34-3 03/07/1978 at Quebec Nordiques W 5-4 27-34-3 03/09/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-5 28-34-3 03/11/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers W 2-0 29-34-3 03/15/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls W 7-2 30-34-3 03/17/1978 vs New England Whalers L 2-6 30-35-3 03/18/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 4-2 31-35-3 03/19/1978 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-4 31-36-3 03/22/1978 vs Houston Aeros W 9-2 32-36-3 03/28/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 32-37-3 03/29/1978 at New England Whalers L 1-6 32-38-3 04/01/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 1-5 32-39-3 04/02/1978 at Indianapolis Racers L 3-6 32-40-3 04/05/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls W 5-4 33-40-3 04/07/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 6-4 34-40-3 04/08/1978 at Houston Aeros L 4-5 34-41-3 04/09/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-2 35-41-3 04/10/1978 at New England Whalers L 1-6 35-42-3

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