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1976-1977 San Diego Mariners: 40-37-4
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-10-4 (164 goals scored, 122 allowed) Road record: 14-27-0 (120 goals scored, 161 allowed) Head Coach: Ron Ingram Power Play: 69/257 (26.8%) Penalty Killing: 161/204 (78.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 204-234 284 goals scored (6th of 12 teams), 283 goals allowed (3rd), 834 PIM (10th) 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 7 Andre Lacroix 5'8 175 31 81 32 82 114 79 11 3 -- -- -- -- 231 13.9 +2 C/D 21 Joe Noris 6'0 185 25 73 35 57 92 30 9 6 -- -- -- -- 243 14.4 +2 RW 9 Norm Ferguson 5'9 165 31 77 39 32 71 5 10 0 -- -- -- -- 217 18.0 -5 LW 16 Kevin Devine 5'8 165 22 81 30 20 50 114 7 1 -- -- -- -- 182 16.5 -12 D 3 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 30 81 13 37 50 103 3 0 -- -- -- -- 206 6.3 -4 RW 12 Wayne Rivers 5'10 180 34 60 18 31 49 40 7 0 -- -- -- -- 168 10.7 +5 LW 8 Don Burgess 6'0 175 30 77 20 22 42 8 4 1 -- -- -- -- 167 12.0 -8 LW 4 Kevin Morrison 6'0 202 27 75 8 30 38 68 4 0 -- -- -- -- 247 3.2 -30 L 11 John French 5'11 165 26 44 14 21 36 6 2 0 -- -- -- -- 79 17.7 -3 RW/LW 17 Gary Veneruzzo 5'8 165 33 40 14 11 25 18 3 0 -- -- -- -- 94 14.9 +4 RW 22 Tony Cassolato 5'11 180 20 43 13 12 25 26 2 0 -- -- -- -- 54 24.1 +9 C 19 Bob Dobek 6'0 185 24 58 7 17 24 17 2 0 -- -- -- -- 87 8.0 -9 C 10 Brad Rhiness 5'9 180 20 58 9 14 23 14 0 0 -- -- -- -- 66 13.6 -17 RW 28 Rick Sentes 6'0 184 29 24 10 11 21 16 2 0 -- -- -- -- 56 17.9 +7 LW 14 Gerry Pinder 5'8 165 28 44 6 13 19 36 2 0 -- -- -- -- 90 6.7 -24 D 2 Brent Hughes 6'0 205 33 62 4 13 17 48 0 0 -- -- -- -- 54 7.4 -3 D 29 Larry Hornung 6'0 190 31 58 4 9 13 8 0 0 -- -- -- -- 42 9.5 -7 D 5 Randy Legge 5'11 184 31 69 1 9 10 69 0 0 -- -- -- -- 29 3.4 -18 RW 18 Peter McNamee 5'11 170 26 41 3 6 9 38 0 0 -- -- -- -- 26 11.5 -7 C 10 Ray Adduono 5'9 160 29 13 2 5 7 5 1 0 -- -- -- -- 47 4.3 +1 D 6 Bob Falkenberg 6'0 185 30 64 0 6 6 34 0 0 -- -- -- -- 25 0.0 -11 D 18 Gregg Boddy 6'2 200 27 18 1 2 3 19 0 0 -- -- -- -- 15 6.7 -6 C 27 Norm Cournoyer 5'10 170 25 19 1 2 3 8 0 0 -- -- -- -- 30 3.3 -14 D 20 Tim O'Connell 5'10 165 23 16 0 3 3 4 0 0 -- -- -- -- 13 0.0 -12 G 31 Ernie Wakely 5'11 160 36 46 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D Bob Winograd 5'11 195 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 +1 G 1 Ken Lockett 6'0 190 29 45 0 0 0 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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 Ernie Wakely 36 46 2506 129 3.09 22 18 3 1242 .896 2 3 G 1 Ken Lockett 29 45 2397 148 3.70 18 19 1 1144 .871 4 1
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
  1    5  D    Dave Farrish                          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  2   23       Romano Carlucci                       Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  3   25  D    Mark Suzor                            Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  3   29  D    Tony Horvath                          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  4   41  C    John Smrke                            Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5   53  RW   Archie King                           Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             
  6   65  D    Rick Hodgson                          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  7   77  F    Rob Tudor                             Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  8   89  G    Claude Legris                         Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  9  100  C    Don Moores                            Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             
 10  111  D    Ron Roscoe                            Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
07-1976signed Randy Legge (after Cleveland folded) as a free agent
08-1976traded Gene Peacosh to Oilers for future considerations
08-1976traded future considerations to Roadrunners for Gary Veneruzzo
09-1976traded Ray Adduono and Bob Wall to Fighting Saints for Gerry Pinder and Paul Shmyr
09-1976signed Gregg Boddy and Ken Lockett as free agents
11-1976traded Gregg Boddy to Oilers for Larry Hornung
01-1977signed Dick Sentes as a free agent


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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/10/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-5 
04/12/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   1-4 
04/16/1977   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-4 
04/17/1977   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   6-4 
04/20/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   0-3 
04/22/1977   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   3-1 
04/24/1977   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-7 

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 7 Andre Lacroix 5'8 175 31 7 1 6 7 6 -- -- RW 9 Norm Ferguson 5'9 165 31 7 2 4 6 0 -- -- C 10 Ray Adduono 5'9 160 29 7 3 2 5 18 -- -- L 11 John French 5'11 165 26 7 2 3 5 2 -- -- RW 28 Rick Sentes 6'0 184 29 5 4 0 4 12 -- -- LW 8 Don Burgess 6'0 175 30 7 2 2 4 0 -- -- LW 16 Kevin Devine 5'8 165 22 7 1 3 4 14 -- -- D 2 Brent Hughes 6'0 205 33 7 0 4 4 0 0 0 LW 4 Kevin Morrison 6'0 202 27 7 1 3 4 8 -- -- C/D 21 Joe Noris 6'0 185 25 7 2 1 3 6 -- -- RW 12 Wayne Rivers 5'10 180 34 7 1 1 2 2 -- -- D 3 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 30 7 0 2 2 8 0 0 C 10 Brad Rhiness 5'9 180 20 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 6 Bob Falkenberg 6'0 185 30 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 18 Peter McNamee 5'11 170 26 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 22 Tony Cassolato 5'11 180 20 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 31 Ernie Wakely 5'11 160 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 19 Bob Dobek 6'0 185 24 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 1 Ken Lockett 6'0 190 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 29 Larry Hornung 6'0 190 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Randy Legge 5'11 184 31 7 0 0 0 18 0 0 RW/LW 17 Gary Veneruzzo 5'8 165 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 18 Gregg Boddy 6'2 200 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 27 Norm Cournoyer 5'10 170 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 20 Tim O'Connell 5'10 165 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 14 Gerry Pinder 5'8 165 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D Bob Winograd 5'11 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Ken Lockett 29 5 260 19 4.38 1 3 146 .870 0 0 G 31 Ernie Wakely 36 3 160 9 3.38 2 1 75 .880 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/09/1976 vs Cincinnati Stingers T 7-7 0-0-1 10/12/1976 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 0-1-1 10/15/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 7-4 1-1-1 10/16/1976 vs Calgary Cowboys W 4-2 2-1-1 10/17/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets W 3-1 3-1-1 10/21/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers T 4-4 3-1-2 10/24/1976 at Calgary Cowboys L 0-6 3-2-2 10/26/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints L 1-3 3-3-2 10/27/1976 at Indianapolis Racers W 5-1 4-3-2 10/29/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-4 4-4-2 10/31/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 4-5-2 11/02/1976 at Birmingham Bulls W 4-3 5-5-2 11/06/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 4-1 6-5-2 11/07/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers W 3-0 7-5-2 11/11/1976 at Birmingham Bulls W 3-2 8-5-2 11/12/1976 at Houston Aeros L 1-4 8-6-2 11/14/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 3-6 8-7-2 11/17/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 9-7-2 11/19/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 5-3 10-7-2 11/21/1976 at Birmingham Bulls L 3-4 10-8-2 11/24/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 11-8-2 11/27/1976 at Calgary Cowboys W 2-0 12-8-2 11/28/1976 at Edmonton Oilers L 0-4 12-9-2 11/30/1976 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-8 12-10-2 12/02/1976 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-3 13-10-2 12/04/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 4-3 14-10-2 12/08/1976 at Cincinnati Stingers W 6-1 15-10-2 12/10/1976 at Indianapolis Racers L 2-3 15-11-2 12/11/1976 at New England Whalers L 2-3 15-12-2 12/12/1976 at Minn. Fighting Saints W 4-2 16-12-2 12/14/1976 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-1 17-12-2 12/16/1976 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-0 18-12-2 12/18/1976 vs Houston Aeros W 4-3 19-12-2 12/19/1976 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-3 20-12-2 12/22/1976 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-4 21-12-2 12/23/1976 vs New England Whalers L 3-5 21-13-2 12/26/1976 vs Indianapolis Racers W 2-1 22-13-2 12/30/1976 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 23-13-2 01/05/1977 at New England Whalers W 2-1 24-13-2 01/08/1977 at Cincinnati Stingers L 1-2 24-14-2
Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 24-15-2 01/13/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 2-7 24-16-2 01/15/1977 vs Calgary Cowboys L 3-5 24-17-2 01/16/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 5-2 25-17-2 01/20/1977 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-1 26-17-2 01/22/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 0-6 26-18-2 01/23/1977 at Houston Aeros L 3-5 26-19-2 01/27/1977 vs New England Whalers L 3-5 26-20-2 01/29/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-3 27-20-2 02/01/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-1 28-20-2 02/02/1977 vs Calgary Cowboys W 6-4 29-20-2 02/04/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-8 29-21-2 02/06/1977 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-4 29-22-2 02/08/1977 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-5 30-22-2 02/11/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-3 31-22-2 02/12/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 3-2 32-22-2 02/13/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 5-2 33-22-2 02/16/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-4 33-23-2 02/18/1977 at Houston Aeros L 2-4 33-24-2 02/19/1977 at Houston Aeros L 3-5 33-25-2 02/24/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners T 3-3 33-25-3 02/26/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 4-5 33-26-3 03/02/1977 at New England Whalers L 0-2 33-27-3 03/04/1977 at Indianapolis Racers L 4-7 33-28-3 03/05/1977 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-6 33-29-3 03/06/1977 at Calgary Cowboys L 2-4 33-30-3 03/08/1977 at Winnipeg Jets L 0-5 33-31-3 03/09/1977 at Calgary Cowboys L 3-4 33-32-3 03/12/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners L 6-7 33-33-3 03/15/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners T 4-4 33-33-4 03/19/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners L 5-7 33-34-4 03/20/1977 vs Phoenix Roadrunners W 6-1 34-34-4 03/24/1977 vs Birmingham Bulls W 6-2 35-34-4 03/25/1977 at Phoenix Roadrunners W 7-3 36-34-4 03/26/1977 vs Calgary Cowboys W 4-2 37-34-4 03/29/1977 vs New England Whalers L 4-5 37-35-4 03/31/1977 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 38-35-4 04/02/1977 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 39-35-4 04/03/1977 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-0 40-35-4 04/05/1977 at Houston Aeros L 1-3 40-36-4 04/06/1977 vs Houston Aeros L 3-5 40-37-4

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