1978-1979 Cincinnati Stingers team stats

1978-1979 Cincinnati Stingers: 33-41-6
Previous Season

Home record: 21-16-4  (156 goals scored, 135 allowed)
Road record: 12-25-2  (118 goals scored, 149 allowed)
Head Coach: Floyd Smith

Power Play: 81/341 (23.8%)
Penalty Killing: 214/278 (77.0%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-5
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 187-215

274 goals scored (6th of 10 teams), 284 goals allowed (7th), 1651 PIM (2nd)

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%   +/-
C/LW   8  Robbie Ftorek        5'10  155   26   80   39   77  116   87  14   3   --   --   --   --  260  15.0  +11
LW    21  Reg Thomas           5'10  185   25   80   32   39   71   22   7   0   --   --   --   --  224  14.3   +3
RW    24  Jamie Hislop         5'10  180   24   80   30   40   70   45   9   1   --   --   --   --  183  16.4   +8
RW    18  Peter Marsh          6'1   180   22   80   43   23   66   95  23   0   --   --   --   --  325  13.2  -31
D      7  Craig Norwich        5'11  175   23   80    6   51   57   73   2   0   --   --   --   --  265   2.3   +2
RW    11  Mike Gartner         6'0   187   19   78   27   25   52  123   9   0   --   --   --   --  227  11.9  -18
RW    16  Bill Gilligan        5'11  175   24   74   17   26   43   54   2   0   --   --   --   --   95  17.9   +6
LW     9  Rick Dudley          6'0   190   29   47   17   20   37  102   3   0   --   --   --   --  106  16.0   +5
C     12  Dave Debol           5'11  175   22   59   10   27   37    9   2   0   --   --   --   --  141   7.1  -22
D      6  Chuck Luksa          6'1   190   24   78    8   12   20  116   2   0   --   --   --   --  141   5.7    0
D      3  Darryl Maggs         6'2   195   29   27    4   14   18   22   2   0   --   --   --   --   63   6.3   -5
LW    17  Byron Shutt          6'1   195   23   65   10    7   17  115   0   0   --   --   --   --   77  13.0   +1
D      4  Barry Melrose        6'0   205   22   80    2   14   16  222   1   0   --   --   --   --   85   2.4   -4
D      5  Bryon Baltimore      6'2   190   26   69    4   10   14   83   1   0   --   --   --   --   60   6.7  -22
C     15  Michel Parizeau      5'10  165   30   30    3    9   12   28   0   0   --   --   --   --   33   9.1   -5
LW    19  Dave Forbes          5'10  180   30   73    6    5   11   83   0   2   --   --   --   --   51  11.8  -21
D     25  Barry Legge          6'0   186   24   80    3    8   11  131   0   0   --   --   --   --  104   2.9  -13
C     27  Mark Messier         6'1   205   17   47    1   10   11   58   0   0   --   --   --   --   55   1.8   -6
C     23  Claude St. Sauveur   6'1   185   26   16    4    5    9    4   3   0   --   --   --   --   26  15.4   -7
RW    20  Gordie Clark         5'10  180   26   21    3    3    6    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   18  16.7   -2
C     15  Ed Gilbert           6'0   185   26   29    3    3    6    6   1   0   --   --   --   --   60   5.0   -9
LW/C   2  Paul Stewart         6'1   205   24   23    2    1    3   45   0   0   --   --   --   --    6  33.3   +1
D      3  Bryan Watson         5'9   175   36   21    0    2    2   56   0   0   --   --   --   --    9   0.0  -15
G      1  Mike Liut            6'2   195   22   54    0    2    2    9  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     10  Kelly Davis          6'2   200   20   18    0    1    1   20   0   0   --   --   --   --   11   0.0   -2
D     10  Dave Dornseif        6'2   190   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   -1
C     14  Gerry Meehan         6'2   200   32    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    0   ---   -1
C/RW  27  Sean Shanahan        6'3   205   27    4    0    0    0    7   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0    0
G     30  Michel Dion          5'10  185   24   30    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Michel Dion          24   30  1681   93  3.32  10  14   2  735   .873   3   0
G    1  Mike Liut            22   54  3181  184  3.47  23  27   4 1556   .882   4   3

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

09-21-1978	released Greg Carroll
10-11-1978	released John Schella
12-1978	traded Bryon Baltimore to Racers for future considerations
12-1978	Racers returned Bryon Baltimore
01-1979	signed Mark Messier as a free agent
02-1979	signed Michel Parizeau as a free agent
03-1979	signed Claude St. Sauveur as a free agent
06-09-1979	Jets claimed Barry Legge in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	Oilers claimed Bryon Baltimore in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	Nordiques claimed Paul Stewart in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	Jets claimed Craig Norwich in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	Whalers claimed Dave Debol in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	Nordiques selected Michel Dion in expansion draft
06-09-1979	Canucks reclaimed the rights to Normand Lapointe prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Blues reclaimed the rights to Mike Liut prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Whalers claimed Charlie Luksa in dispersal draft

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/21/1979 at New England Whalers L 3-5 04/22/1979 vs New England Whalers W 6-3 04/24/1979 at New England Whalers L 1-2 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 24 Jamie Hislop 5'10 180 24 3 2 4 6 0 -- -- C/LW 8 Robbie Ftorek 5'10 155 26 3 3 2 5 6 -- -- D 25 Barry Legge 6'0 186 24 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 LW 17 Byron Shutt 6'1 195 23 3 1 1 2 14 -- -- LW 21 Reg Thomas 5'10 185 25 3 1 1 2 0 -- -- LW 19 Dave Forbes 5'10 180 30 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 RW 16 Bill Gilligan 5'11 175 24 3 1 0 1 0 -- -- RW 18 Peter Marsh 6'1 180 22 3 1 0 1 0 -- -- D 4 Barry Melrose 6'0 205 22 3 0 1 1 8 0 0 D 7 Craig Norwich 5'11 175 23 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 C 15 Michel Parizeau 5'10 165 30 3 1 0 1 0 -- -- D 3 Bryan Watson 5'9 175 36 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 5 Bryon Baltimore 6'2 190 26 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 11 Mike Gartner 6'0 187 19 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 1 Mike Liut 6'2 195 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Chuck Luksa 6'1 190 24 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 C 27 Mark Messier 6'1 205 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW/C 2 Paul Stewart 6'1 205 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 20 Gordie Clark 5'10 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 10 Kelly Davis 6'2 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Dave Debol 5'11 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Michel Dion 5'10 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 10 Dave Dornseif 6'2 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Rick Dudley 6'0 190 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 15 Ed Gilbert 6'0 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Darryl Maggs 6'2 195 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 14 Gerry Meehan 6'2 200 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/RW 27 Sean Shanahan 6'3 205 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 23 Claude St. Sauveur 6'1 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Mike Liut 22 3 179 10 3.35 1 2 .000 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/13/1978   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-3     0-1-0
10/15/1978   at Winnipeg Jets             W   4-3     1-1-0
10/17/1978   at Quebec Nordiques          T   5-5     1-1-1
10/20/1978   vs Birmingham Bulls          W   5-2     2-1-1
10/21/1978   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   4-3     3-1-1
10/24/1978   vs New England Whalers       L   1-2     3-2-1
10/25/1978   at Quebec Nordiques          L   3-4     3-3-1
10/28/1978   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   4-3     4-3-1
10/29/1978   at New England Whalers       W   7-4     5-3-1
11/01/1978   vs Birmingham Bulls          L   3-4     5-4-1
11/05/1978   vs New England Whalers       W   5-4     6-4-1
11/08/1978   vs Indianapolis Racers       W   4-0     7-4-1
11/10/1978   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   3-2     8-4-1
11/11/1978   at New England Whalers       L   1-2     8-5-1
11/12/1978   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   5-3     9-5-1
11/15/1978   vs New England Whalers       T   4-4     9-5-2
11/17/1978   at Winnipeg Jets             L  6-10     9-6-2
11/19/1978   at Edmonton Oilers           L   3-6     9-7-2
11/22/1978   vs Birmingham Bulls          W   6-5     10-7-2
11/23/1978   at Birmingham Bulls          W   4-3     11-7-2
11/24/1978   vs Indianapolis Racers       W   8-5     12-7-2
11/25/1978   at Indianapolis Racers       L   3-6     12-8-2
12/01/1978   at Winnipeg Jets             W   6-5     13-8-2
12/02/1978   at Quebec Nordiques          L   0-2     13-9-2
12/03/1978   at Indianapolis Racers       W   4-2     14-9-2
12/05/1978   vs New England Whalers       T   2-2     14-9-3
12/07/1978   at Birmingham Bulls          L   2-4     14-10-3
12/09/1978   at Quebec Nordiques          L   3-4     14-11-3
12/10/1978   at Birmingham Bulls          L   0-1     14-12-3
12/12/1978   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   2-5     14-13-3
12/16/1978   vs Birmingham Bulls          T   2-2     14-13-4
12/17/1978   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-6     14-14-4
12/20/1978   vs Soviet All Stars          L   3-5     14-15-4
12/23/1978   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   6-2     15-15-4
12/26/1978   at Birmingham Bulls          L   2-4     15-16-4
12/28/1978   vs Birmingham Bulls          L   5-6     15-17-4
12/30/1978   vs New England Whalers       W   2-1     16-17-4
01/06/1979   vs Czech All Stars           L   1-4     16-18-4
01/07/1979   at New England Whalers       L   4-5     16-19-4
01/09/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   3-4     16-20-4

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/12/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   1-2     16-21-4
01/14/1979   vs Birmingham Bulls          W   4-2     17-21-4
01/17/1979   vs Birmingham Bulls          W   8-5     18-21-4
01/19/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             W   7-2     19-21-4
01/20/1979   at New England Whalers       L   1-3     19-22-4
01/24/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   5-5     19-22-5
01/26/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           W   5-2     20-22-5
01/28/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L   0-3     20-23-5
02/04/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-8     20-24-5
02/07/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L   5-8     20-25-5
02/09/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   4-0     21-25-5
02/11/1979   vs New England Whalers       W   5-2     22-25-5
02/14/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   1-5     22-26-5
02/17/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   6-4     23-26-5
02/18/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   2-4     23-27-5
02/20/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-2     24-27-5
02/23/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L   1-3     24-28-5
02/25/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          T   1-1     24-28-6
03/02/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-5     24-29-6
03/03/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   4-6     24-30-6
03/04/1979   at New England Whalers       W   4-3     25-30-6
03/07/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   3-5     25-31-6
03/10/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   5-2     26-31-6
03/11/1979   vs New England Whalers       L   1-2     26-32-6
03/13/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   5-1     27-32-6
03/16/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-5     27-33-6
03/18/1979   at New England Whalers       W   4-1     28-33-6
03/20/1979   vs Birmingham Bulls          W   5-2     29-33-6
03/23/1979   at Birmingham Bulls          L   1-2     29-34-6
03/24/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   2-5     29-35-6
03/25/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   5-6     29-36-6
03/28/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-6     29-37-6
03/30/1979   at Birmingham Bulls          W   3-2     30-37-6
03/31/1979   at Birmingham Bulls          L   3-6     30-38-6
04/03/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   1-5     30-39-6
04/07/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   6-2     31-39-6
04/11/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          W   6-2     32-39-6
04/12/1979   at New England Whalers       L   0-4     32-40-6
04/14/1979   at New England Whalers       W   4-0     33-40-6
04/15/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          L   2-4     33-41-6

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