1977-1978 Indianapolis Racers team stats

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1977-1978 Indianapolis Racers: 24-51-5
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 17-21-3 (159 goals scored, 162 allowed) Road record: 7-30-2 (108 goals scored, 191 allowed) Head Coaches: Ron Ingram (16-31-4), Bill Goldsworthy (8-20-1) Power Play: 56/317 (17.7%) Penalty Killing: 190/241 (78.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-13 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 205-289 267 goals scored (8th of 10 teams), 353 goals allowed (10th), 1189 PIM (6th) 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     20  Claude St. Sauveur   6'1   185   25   72   36   42   78   24   7   0   --   --   --   --  218  16.5   -5
LW     4  Kevin Morrison       6'0   202   28   75   17   40   57   49   6   1   --   --   --   --  206   8.3  -32
LW    23  Peter Driscoll       6'0   190   23   56   25   21   46  130   5   0   --   --   --   --  122  20.5    0
RW    17  Rusty Patenaude      5'8   175   28   76   23   19   42   71   1   0   --   --   --   --  197  11.7  -20
LW    12  Kevin Devine         5'8   165   23   76   19   23   42  141   1   0   --   --   --   --  143  13.3  -24
C     16  Michel Parizeau      5'10  165   29   70   13   27   40   47   2   0   --   --   --   --   75  17.3  -13
LW     9  Reg Thomas           5'10  185   24   49   15   16   31   44   7   0   --   --   --   --  120  12.5  -11
LW     9  Claude Larose        5'10  175   22   28   14   16   30   12   3   0   --   --   --   --   68  20.6  -15
C      6  Rosaire Paiement     5'11  170   32   61    6   24   30   81   1   0   --   --   --   --   84   7.1  -23
RW     8  Rene Leclerc         5'11  165   30   60   12   15   27   31   2   0   --   --   --   --  110  10.9   -7
RW     7  Blaine Stoughton     5'11  185   24   47   13   13   26   28   5   0   --   --   --   --  102  12.7  -24
D     24  Ken Block            5'10  191   33   77    1   25   26   34   1   0   --   --   --   --   30   3.3  -39
C     10  Rich Leduc           5'11  170   26   28   10   15   25   38   3   0   --   --   --   --   70  14.3  -16
LW    15  Don Burgess          6'0   175   31   79   11   12   23    2   2   0   --   --   --   --  100  11.0  -30
D     14  Barry Wilkins        6'0   190   30   79    2   21   23   79   1   0   --   --   --   --   89   2.2  -35
D      2  Darryl Maggs         6'2   195   28   51    6   15   21   30   3   0   --   --   --   --  116   5.2  -27
RW    19  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   33   32    8   10   18   10   0   0   --   --   --   --   51  15.7   +2
L     11  John French          5'11  165   27   74    9    8   17    6   2   2   --   --   --   --   67  13.4  -25
D     22  Dave Fortier         5'11  190   26   54    1   15   16   86   0   0   --   --   --   --   69   1.4  -17
C     18  Bobby Sheehan        5'7   155   28   29    8    7   15    6   1   3   --   --   --   --   70  11.4  -19
D      5  Gilles Marotte       5'9   205   32   44    2   13   15   18   0   0   --   --   --   --   49   4.1  -17
C     21  Lynn Powis           6'0   175   28   14    4    6   10    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   34  11.8   -5
D      2  Dave Inkpen          6'0   185   23   24    1    9   10   24   0   0   --   --   --   --   26   3.8   -5
C      7  Hugh Harris          6'1   195   29   19    1    7    8    6   0   0   --   --   --   --   23   4.3   -4
D      5  Bryon Baltimore      6'2   190   25   22    1    7    8   23   0   0   --   --   --   --   14   7.1    0
C     10  Brad Rhiness         5'9   180   21   12    3    3    6    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   14  21.4   -4
RW    19  Frank Spring         6'3   216   28   13    2    4    6    2   1   0   --   --   --   --   20  10.0   +1
LW    26  Charles Constantin   6'2   190   23    6    2    1    3    0   2   0   --   --   --   --    7  28.6   +1
C     26  Ray Adduono          5'9   160   30    8    1    2    3    0   0   0   --   --   --   --   10  10.0   -5
LW    26  Dale Smedsmo         6'1   195   26    6    0    3    3    7   0   0   --   --   --   --    9   0.0   +3
D     21  Bill Prentice        6'0   190   27   21    1    1    2   28   0   0   --   --   --   --   28   3.6   -4
D     26  Dave Dornseif        6'2   190   21    3    0    1    1    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   +1
D     25  Bill Blackwood       5'11  187   22    3    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    4   0.0    0
G     28  Jim Park             6'1   195   25   12    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Peter McDuffe        5'9   180   29   12    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Eddie Mio            5'10  180   23   17    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Glen Irwin           5'11  195   26   20    0    0    0   72   0   0   --   --   --   --   17   0.0   -3
G     30  Gary Inness          6'0   195   28   52    0    0    0   42  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Gary Inness          28   52  2850  200  4.21  14  30   4 1543   .870   6   0
G   28  Jim Park             25   12   584   41  4.21   3   7   0  323   .873   1   0
G   31  Eddie Mio            23   17   900   64  4.27   6   8   0  470   .864   1   0
G    1  Peter McDuffe        29   12   539   39  4.34   1   6   1  313   .875   1   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    5  D    Doug Wilson                           Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  2   16  D    Wayne Ramsey                          Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)         
  4   35  F    Dale McCourt                          St.-Catharines Fincups (OHA)       
  5   44  F    Mike Bossy                            Laval National (QMJHL)             
  6   53  D    Rick Vasko                            Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  7   62  LW   Brian Drumm                           Oshawa Generals (OHA)              

Traded draft picks:

Transactions

07-1977	signed Bobby Sheehan as a free agent
12-1977	traded Frank Spring to Rangers for Bill Goldsworthy
12-1977	traded Bryon Baltimore and Hugh Harris to Stingers for Gilles Marotte and Blaine Stoughton
12-1977	purchased Peter Driscoll from Nordiques
12-1977	released Lynn Powis
02-1978	traded Darryl Maggs and Reg Thomas to Stingers for Claude Larose and Roch Leduc
02-1978	traded future considerations to Nordiques for Dave Inkpen
02-1978	traded a draft pick to Nordiques for Charles Constantin
02-1978	traded a draft pick to Aeros for Glen Irwin

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers W 5-4 1-0-0 10/15/1977 at Houston Aeros L 1-5 1-1-0 10/16/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-9 1-2-0 10/18/1977 vs New England Whalers T 2-2 1-2-1 10/21/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques T 4-4 1-2-2 10/25/1977 at Birmingham Bulls W 5-4 2-2-2 10/26/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-3 3-2-2 10/29/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 6-2 4-2-2 11/01/1977 vs Houston Aeros W 6-3 5-2-2 11/04/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 1-3 5-3-2 11/11/1977 at Houston Aeros L 3-5 5-4-2 11/12/1977 at New England Whalers L 3-5 5-5-2 11/15/1977 vs New England Whalers L 4-6 5-6-2 11/18/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls L 1-2 5-7-2 11/19/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 5-8-2 11/20/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 5-9-2 11/23/1977 at New England Whalers T 3-3 5-9-3 11/24/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-4 6-9-3 11/26/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 5-7 6-10-3 11/30/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers L 0-3 6-11-3 12/01/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-4 7-11-3 12/02/1977 at Houston Aeros W 4-2 8-11-3 12/04/1977 at Birmingham Bulls L 0-3 8-12-3 12/06/1977 vs New England Whalers W 5-2 9-12-3 12/09/1977 vs Czech All Stars L 3-5 9-13-3 12/10/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-5 9-14-3 12/11/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-7 9-15-3 12/14/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers L 1-3 9-16-3 12/15/1977 vs Houston Aeros T 3-3 9-16-4 12/18/1977 vs Soviet All Stars L 3-4 9-17-4 12/22/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 1-4 9-18-4 12/23/1977 at New England Whalers L 3-5 9-19-4 12/28/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers L 4-5 9-20-4 12/29/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 1-7 9-21-4 12/30/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 5-8 9-22-4 01/04/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls W 4-1 10-22-4 01/06/1978 vs New England Whalers W 4-3 11-22-4 01/07/1978 at Houston Aeros W 2-1 12-22-4 01/08/1978 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 12-23-4 01/11/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 2-1 13-23-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/14/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-6 13-24-4 01/20/1978 vs Houston Aeros L 3-4 13-25-4 01/21/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-3 13-26-4 01/22/1978 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 14-26-4 01/25/1978 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-6 14-27-4 01/30/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 3-4 14-28-4 01/31/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 4-6 14-29-4 02/01/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 0-8 14-30-4 02/03/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-4 15-30-4 02/04/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 2-5 15-31-4 02/05/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls W 6-1 16-31-4 02/11/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 16-32-4 02/15/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 9-6 17-32-4 02/17/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 4-5 17-33-4 02/18/1978 vs New England Whalers L 1-4 17-34-4 02/19/1978 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 17-35-4 02/25/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 5-7 17-36-4 02/26/1978 at Birmingham Bulls W 6-3 18-36-4 03/01/1978 vs Houston Aeros W 5-1 19-36-4 03/03/1978 at Edmonton Oilers W 8-6 20-36-4 03/04/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets W 8-6 21-36-4 03/05/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 4-2 22-36-4 03/08/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 22-37-4 03/09/1978 at Winnipeg Jets L 5-6 22-38-4 03/11/1978 vs Houston Aeros W 4-2 23-38-4 03/12/1978 at Houston Aeros L 3-6 23-39-4 03/15/1978 at New England Whalers L 0-7 23-40-4 03/16/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 23-41-4 03/18/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-4 23-42-4 03/19/1978 at Birmingham Bulls T 3-3 23-42-5 03/21/1978 at New England Whalers L 3-6 23-43-5 03/24/1978 at Edmonton Oilers L 0-4 23-44-5 03/28/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 23-45-5 03/30/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 1-4 23-46-5 04/01/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 1-4 23-47-5 04/02/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 24-47-5 04/07/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 4-6 24-48-5 04/08/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-7 24-49-5 04/09/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls L 7-9 24-50-5 04/11/1978 at New England Whalers L 3-6 24-51-5

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