1977-1978 Edmonton Oilers: 38-39-3
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Home record: 24-15-2 (186 goals scored, 147 allowed)
Road record: 14-24-1 (123 goals scored, 160 allowed)
Head Coach: Glen Sather
Power Play: 62/283 (21.9%)
Penalty Killing: 232/292 (79.5%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-8
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 236-239
309 goals scored (4th of 10 teams), 307 goals allowed (6th), 1296 PIM (4th)
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 7 Ron Chipperfield 5'11 186 23 80 33 52 85 48 11 1 -- -- -- -- 212 15.6 +1
RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 34 74 41 28 69 34 8 1 -- -- -- -- 224 18.3 +9
RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 24 80 34 34 68 11 7 4 -- -- -- -- 237 14.3 -12
C 12 Mike Zuke 6'0 180 23 71 23 34 57 47 2 3 -- -- -- -- 188 12.2 +1
D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 31 59 11 43 54 46 6 0 -- -- -- -- 183 6.0 +24
C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 24 80 20 30 50 112 1 0 -- -- -- -- 201 10.0 +5
D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 31 80 9 40 49 100 3 0 -- -- -- -- 169 5.3 -9
D 4 Joe Micheletti 6'0 185 23 56 14 34 48 56 3 0 -- -- -- -- 141 9.9 +8
RW 9 Norm Ferguson 5'9 165 32 71 26 21 47 2 8 0 -- -- -- -- 159 16.4 +14
C 11 Juha Widing 6'0 180 30 71 18 24 42 8 0 1 -- -- -- -- 153 11.8 +10
LW 16 Pierre Guite 6'2 190 25 60 12 21 33 71 2 0 -- -- -- -- 118 10.2 -7
C/LW 20 Randy Rota 5'8 170 27 53 8 22 30 12 0 0 -- -- -- -- 93 8.6 +11
D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 23 62 6 22 28 90 1 0 -- -- -- -- 132 4.5 +11
C 21 Bryan Campbell 6'0 175 33 53 7 13 20 12 2 0 -- -- -- -- 81 8.6 -17
RW 8 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 29 59 2 18 20 157 0 0 -- -- -- -- 69 2.9 -8
D 5 Ab Demarco 6'0 170 28 47 6 8 14 20 3 0 -- -- -- -- 101 5.9 -7
LW 22 Pierre Jarry 5'11 190 28 18 4 10 14 4 0 0 -- -- -- -- 45 8.9 -1
C 17 Gary MacGregor 5'9 170 23 37 11 2 13 29 2 0 -- -- -- -- 77 14.3 -2
LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 20 65 6 6 12 140 0 0 -- -- -- -- 47 12.8 -4
C 10 Dennis Sobchuk 6'2 176 23 13 6 3 9 4 1 0 -- -- -- -- 30 20.0 -4
G 1 Don McLeod 6'0 190 31 33 0 8 8 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 24 Ken Baird 6'0 190 26 6 2 4 6 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 10 20.0 0
RW 22 Warren Miller 6'0 180 23 18 2 4 6 18 0 0 -- -- -- -- 28 7.1 +1
D 17 Ray McKay 6'4 183 31 14 1 4 5 4 0 0 -- -- -- -- 20 5.0 +3
LW 15 Butch Deadmarsh 5'11 186 27 20 1 3 4 32 0 0 -- -- -- -- 27 3.7 -1
LW 24 Jerry Holland 5'10 180 23 22 2 1 3 14 1 0 -- -- -- -- 28 7.1 -1
D 2 Cal Sandbeck 6'1 218 21 11 1 2 3 39 1 0 -- -- -- -- 19 5.3 +1
F 23 Jim Troy 6'2 205 24 47 2 0 2 124 0 0 -- -- -- -- 19 10.5 -11
LW 7 Rick Morris 5'10 170 31 5 1 1 2 7 0 1 -- -- -- -- 4 25.0 -7
D 25 Craig Topolnisky 5'11 195 20 10 0 2 2 4 0 0 -- -- -- -- 16 0.0 -1
D 30 Owen Lloyd 5'11 200 20 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 -1
LW 15 Gerry Pinder 5'8 165 29 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 -1
RW 15 Kevin Primeau 6'0 180 21 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 7 0.0 -1
D 5 Dave Inkpen 6'0 185 23 19 0 1 1 16 0 0 -- -- -- -- 7 0.0 -6
G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 36 48 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 25 Frank Turnbull 5'8 150 24 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 22 Dale McMullin 5'10 175 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 2 0.0 0
C 15 Del Hall 5'10 170 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 0
D 2 Bob Falkenberg 6'0 185 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 --- -1
D 17 Jim Cross 5'11 196 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 -3
D 2 Chris Ahrens 6'0 185 25 4 0 0 0 15 0 0 -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 -5
G 1 Ken Broderick 5'10 178 35 9 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 28 Dave Dryden 36 48 2578 150 3.49 21 23 2 1239 .879 0 2
G 1 Don McLeod 31 33 1723 102 3.55 15 10 1 750 .864 0 2
G 1 Ken Broderick 35 9 497 42 5.07 2 5 0 206 .796 0 0
G 25 Frank Turnbull 24 1 60 6 6.00 0 1 0 24 .750 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
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1977 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 4 F Mike Crombeen Kingston Canadians (OHA)
3 24 C Kim Davis Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
4 33 Neil LaBatte Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4 34 D Dan Clark Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
5 42 F Rocky Saganiuk Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
6 51 G Julian Baretta U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)
7 60 LW Dave Hoyda Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
8 69 Ray Creasy New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
9 77 RW Guy Lash Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
10 85 D Owen Lloyd Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
06-1977 | signed Gerry Pinder (after San Diego folded) as a free agent |
11-1977 | traded Ken Broderick, Dave Inkpen, Warren Miller and Rick Morris to Nordiques for Don McLeod and Pierre Guite |
12-1977 | traded the rights to Dave Debol, Edmonton's #1 and #2 picks in the 1978 draft, and cash to Stingers for Dennis Sobchuk |
12-1977 | traded Butch Deadmarsh to Stingers for Del Hall |
12-1977 | released Ken Baird |
03-1978 | traded future considerations to North Stars for Pierre Jarry and Chris Ahrens |
05-1978 | claimed Jim Mayer on waivers from Whalers |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/14/1978 at New England Whalers L 4-6
04/16/1978 at New England Whalers L 1-4
04/19/1978 vs New England Whalers W 2-0
04/21/1978 vs New England Whalers L 1-9
04/23/1978 at New England Whalers L 1-4
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 12 Mike Zuke 6'0 180 23 5 2 3 5 0 -- --
D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 31 5 1 3 4 11 -- --
C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 24 5 0 2 2 16 0 0
C 7 Ron Chipperfield 5'11 186 23 5 1 1 2 0 -- --
LW 16 Pierre Guite 6'2 190 25 5 1 1 2 20 -- --
D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 23 5 0 2 2 10 0 0
RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 24 5 1 1 2 0 -- --
D 4 Joe Micheletti 6'0 185 23 5 0 2 2 4 0 0
C/LW 20 Randy Rota 5'8 170 27 5 1 1 2 4 -- --
D 17 Ray McKay 6'4 183 31 4 0 1 1 4 0 0
LW 22 Pierre Jarry 5'11 190 28 5 1 0 1 4 -- --
C 10 Dennis Sobchuk 6'2 176 23 5 1 0 1 4 -- --
C 11 Juha Widing 6'0 180 30 5 0 1 1 0 0 0
D 5 Ab Demarco 6'0 170 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 15 Kevin Primeau 6'0 180 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
F 23 Jim Troy 6'2 205 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 1 Don McLeod 6'0 190 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 8 Ron Busniuk 5'11 180 29 5 0 0 0 18 0 0
RW 9 Norm Ferguson 5'9 165 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 Cal Sandbeck 6'1 218 21 5 0 0 0 10 0 0
LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 20 5 0 0 0 8 0 0
D 2 Chris Ahrens 6'0 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 24 Ken Baird 6'0 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Ken Broderick 5'10 178 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Bryan Campbell 6'0 175 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 17 Jim Cross 5'11 196 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 15 Butch Deadmarsh 5'11 186 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 2 Bob Falkenberg 6'0 185 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 15 Del Hall 5'10 170 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Jerry Holland 5'10 180 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 5 Dave Inkpen 6'0 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 30 Owen Lloyd 5'11 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 17 Gary MacGregor 5'9 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 22 Dale McMullin 5'10 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 22 Warren Miller 6'0 180 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 7 Rick Morris 5'10 170 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 15 Gerry Pinder 5'8 165 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 25 Craig Topolnisky 5'11 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 25 Frank Turnbull 5'8 150 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 1 Don McLeod 31 4 207 16 4.64 1 3 .000 1
G 28 Dave Dryden 36 2 91 6 3.96 0 1 .000 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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