1976-1977 Houston Aeros team stats

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1976-1977 Houston Aeros: 50-24-6
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 33-3-4 (180 goals scored, 88 allowed) Road record: 17-21-2 (140 goals scored, 153 allowed) Head Coach: Bill Dineen Power Play: 64/227 (28.2%) Penalty Killing: 300/361 (83.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 245-176 320 goals scored (4th of 12 teams), 241 goals allowed (2nd), 1432 PIM (2nd) WHA Averages: 3.69 goals/game (285.8 goals/team), 1057.6 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C      8  Terry Ruskowski      5'10  178   22   80   24   60   86  146   7   0   --   --   --   --  162  14.8  +31
RW    21  Rich Preston         6'0   185   24   80   38   41   79   54   6   5   --   --   --   --  216  17.6  +37
D      4  Mark Howe            5'11  185   21   57   23   52   75   46   5   3   --   --   --   --  220  10.5  +41
RW     9  Gordie Howe          6'0   205   48   62   24   44   68   57   5   1   --   --   --   --  162  14.8  +27
D      6  Poul Popiel          5'10  175   33   80   12   56   68   87   2   0   --   --   --   --  177   6.8  +53
RW    15  Cam Connor           6'2   200   22   76   35   32   67  224   6   1   --   --   --   --  217  16.1  +23
C     13  Larry Lund           6'0   190   36   80   29   38   67   36   7   0   --   --   --   --  109  26.6  +20
LW    18  John Tonelli         6'1   200   19   80   24   31   55  109   6   1   --   --   --   --  179  13.4  +14
LW    14  Ted Taylor           6'0   175   34   78   16   35   51   90   4   0   --   --   --   --  145  11.0  +28
LW    12  Morris Lukowich      5'9   170   20   68   27   18   45   67   6   0   --   --   --   --  119  22.7  +20
D      3  Marty Howe           6'1   195   22   80   17   28   45  103   3   0   --   --   --   --  226   7.5  +29
LW    10  John Gray            5'10  180   27   47   21   20   41   25   3   0   --   --   --   --  120  17.5  +22
D      5  Al McLeod            5'11  200   27   51    7   21   28   20   1   0   --   --   --   --   69  10.1  +19
RW    27  Don Larway           6'1   192   22   75   11   13   24  112   3   0   --   --   --   --  152   7.2   +5
D     17  Larry Hale           6'1   180   35   67    0   14   14   18   0   0   --   --   --   --   45   0.0   +9
LW     7  Frank Hughes         5'10  180   27   27    3    8   11    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   40   7.5   -5
F     26  Ron Hansis           6'2   190   24   22    4    3    7    6   0   0   --   --   --   --   24  16.7   -4
D     24  Glen Irwin           5'11  195   25   44    2    4    6  168   0   0   --   --   --   --   38   5.3  -12
D      2  John Schella         6'0   190   29   20    0    6    6   28   0   0   --   --   --   --   30   0.0   +8
LW    16  Andre Hinse          5'9   175   31   26    2    3    5    8   0   0   --   --   --   --   33   6.1   -9
D     19  Dwayne Pentland      5'11  185   23   29    1    2    3    6   0   0   --   --   --   --   13   7.7   +3
G     30  Wayne Rutledge       6'2   200   34   42    0    3    3    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     19  Steve West           5'0   165   24    3    0    0    0    2   0   0   --   --   --   --    3   0.0   -3
D         Mike Fedorko         6'0   190   20    4    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    4   0.0   -4
RW    27  Gary Donaldson       5'9   155   24    5    0    0    0    6   0   0   --   --   --   --   14   0.0   -3
G     29  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   26   39    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


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   29  Ron Grahame          26   39  2345  107  2.74  27  10   2 1082   .901   1   4
G   30  Wayne Rutledge       34   42  2512  132  3.15  23  14   4 1209   .891   1   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

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   22  LW   Morris Lukowich                       Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  3   34  LW   Jim Roberts                           Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  4   46  D    Mike Fedorko                          Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             
  5   58  C    Larry Skinner                         Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  6   70  RW   Kevin Schamehorn                      New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  7   82  D    Mike Hordy                            Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  8   93       Larry Riggin                          London Knights (OHA)               
  9  104  LW   Bill Wells                            Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
 10  116       Bob Pazzelli                          U. of Denver (WCHA)                

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-1976	sold the rights to Barry Wilkins to Oilers
10-1976	traded Bob Liddington to Roadrunners for Cam Connor
12-1976	traded Andre Hinse and Frank Hughes to Roadrunners for John Gray and Al McLeod

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/13/1977   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   4-3 (OT)
04/15/1977   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   6-2 
04/17/1977   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-7 
04/20/1977   at Edmonton Oilers           W   4-1 
04/22/1977   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   4-3 
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Semifinals
04/26/1977   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   3-4 (OT)
04/28/1977   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   7-2 
04/30/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-4 
05/01/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   4-6 
05/03/1977   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   3-2 
05/05/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-6

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 8 Terry Ruskowski 5'10 178 22 11 6 11 17 67 -- -- D 4 Mark Howe 5'11 185 21 11 4 10 14 2 -- -- LW 12 Morris Lukowich 5'9 170 20 11 6 4 10 19 -- -- C 13 Larry Lund 6'0 190 36 11 2 8 10 17 -- -- RW 9 Gordie Howe 6'0 205 48 11 5 3 8 11 -- -- RW 21 Rich Preston 6'0 185 24 11 3 5 8 10 -- -- LW 14 Ted Taylor 6'0 175 34 11 4 4 8 28 -- -- RW 15 Cam Connor 6'2 200 22 11 3 4 7 47 -- -- D 6 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 33 11 0 7 7 10 0 0 LW 18 John Tonelli 6'1 200 19 11 3 4 7 12 -- -- D 5 Al McLeod 5'11 200 27 10 1 3 4 9 -- -- D 3 Marty Howe 6'1 195 22 11 3 1 4 10 -- -- D 2 John Schella 6'0 190 29 6 1 2 3 6 -- -- F 26 Ron Hansis 6'2 190 24 8 1 1 2 4 -- -- D 17 Larry Hale 6'1 180 35 11 0 2 2 6 0 0 RW 27 Don Larway 6'1 192 22 3 1 0 1 0 -- -- LW 10 John Gray 5'10 180 27 6 0 1 1 8 0 0 G 29 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 26 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 19 Dwayne Pentland 5'11 185 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Wayne Rutledge 6'2 200 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 19 Steve West 5'0 165 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 27 Gary Donaldson 5'9 155 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D Mike Fedorko 6'0 190 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 16 Andre Hinse 5'9 175 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 7 Frank Hughes 5'10 180 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Glen Irwin 5'11 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ron Grahame 26 9 561 36 3.85 4 5 265 .864 0 0 G 30 Wayne Rutledge 34 2 120 4 2.00 2 0 54 .926 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1976 at Birmingham Bulls L 2-4 0-1-0 10/09/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-3 1-1-0 10/13/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 2-1 2-1-0 10/16/1976 vs Birmingham Bulls W 3-0 3-1-0 10/19/1976 vs New England Whalers T 4-4 3-1-1 10/21/1976 at Birmingham Bulls L 5-8 3-2-1 10/22/1976 at New England Whalers L 2-5 3-3-1 10/23/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 3-4-1 10/26/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-1 4-4-1 10/28/1976 vs Minn. Fighting Saints T 1-1 4-4-2 10/30/1976 at Calgary Cowboys L 4-6 4-5-2 10/31/1976 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-0 5-5-2 11/02/1976 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-1 6-5-2 11/05/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 9-1 7-5-2 11/06/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 1-4 7-6-2 11/09/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers W 7-2 8-6-2 11/12/1976 vs San Diego Mariners W 4-1 9-6-2 11/16/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 4-2 10-6-2 11/19/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 3-5 10-7-2 11/20/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-2 11-7-2 11/23/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-3 12-7-2 11/26/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets T 1-1 12-7-3 12/03/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers T 0-0 12-7-4 12/05/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-7 12-8-4 12/08/1976 at New England Whalers L 1-5 12-9-4 12/10/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-6 12-10-4 12/11/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 12-11-4 12/12/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 3-1 13-11-4 12/14/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 8-3 14-11-4 12/17/1976 vs Birmingham Bulls L 3-4 14-12-4 12/18/1976 at San Diego Mariners L 3-4 14-13-4 12/19/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 6-4 15-13-4 12/21/1976 vs New England Whalers W 4-0 16-13-4 12/23/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-5 17-13-4 12/26/1976 at Birmingham Bulls L 2-6 17-14-4 12/28/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 18-14-4 01/02/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-5 18-15-4 01/04/1977 at Edmonton Oilers W 5-3 19-15-4 01/05/1977 at Calgary Cowboys W 4-3 20-15-4 01/07/1977 at Minn. Fighting Saints T 1-1 20-15-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 2-4 20-16-5 01/14/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 5-3 21-16-5 01/16/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-1 22-16-5 01/21/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 6-1 23-16-5 01/22/1977 at San Diego Mariners W 6-0 24-16-5 01/23/1977 vs San Diego Mariners W 5-3 25-16-5 01/25/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 26-16-5 01/28/1977 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-1 27-16-5 01/29/1977 at Calgary Cowboys W 6-4 28-16-5 02/01/1977 vs Calgary Cowboys W 6-1 29-16-5 02/03/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 3-5 29-17-5 02/04/1977 vs New England Whalers W 4-1 30-17-5 02/08/1977 at Indianapolis Racers T 4-4 30-17-6 02/12/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-3 31-17-6 02/15/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 32-17-6 02/18/1977 vs San Diego Mariners W 4-2 33-17-6 02/19/1977 vs San Diego Mariners W 5-3 34-17-6 02/22/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-3 34-18-6 02/23/1977 at Calgary Cowboys L 2-3 34-19-6 02/25/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 9-3 35-19-6 02/26/1977 at San Diego Mariners W 5-4 36-19-6 02/27/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-4 37-19-6 03/01/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 8-3 38-19-6 03/04/1977 at New England Whalers L 2-3 38-20-6 03/06/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers W 7-3 39-20-6 03/08/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-3 40-20-6 03/11/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 5-0 41-20-6 03/13/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers W 5-0 42-20-6 03/15/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-3 43-20-6 03/18/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 6-3 44-20-6 03/20/1977 at Indianapolis Racers W 8-3 45-20-6 03/22/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 45-21-6 03/25/1977 vs Calgary Cowboys W 4-2 46-21-6 03/27/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 46-22-6 03/29/1977 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 47-22-6 03/30/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 0-8 47-23-6 04/01/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 5-4 48-23-6 04/03/1977 vs Indianapolis Racers L 3-7 48-24-6 04/05/1977 vs San Diego Mariners W 3-1 49-24-6 04/06/1977 at San Diego Mariners W 5-3 50-24-6

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