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1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers season

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The 1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' third season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Stingers placed seventh and missed the playoffs.

League7th WHA
1977–78 record35–42–3
Home record21–19–1
Road record14–23–2
Quick facts Cincinnati Stingers, League ...
1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers
League7th WHA
1977–78 record35–42–3
Home record21–19–1
Road record14–23–2
Goals for298
Goals against332
Team information
CoachJacques Demers (33–39–3)
Jerry Rafter (2–3–0)
CaptainRick Dudley
Alternate captainsRobbie Ftorek
Dennis Sobchuk
ArenaRiverfront Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsRobbie Ftorek (59)
AssistsRobbie Ftorek (50)
PointsRobbie Ftorek (109)
Penalty minutesPaul Stewart (241)
WinsMichel Dion (21)
Goals against averageMichel Dion (3.57)
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Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

More information WHA Team, W ...
WHA Team W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Winnipeg Jets50282102381270988
New England Whalers44315933352691255
Houston Aeros42344882963021543
Quebec Nordiques40373833493471185
Edmonton Oilers38393793093071296
Birmingham Bulls36413752873142177
Cincinnati Stingers35423732983321701
Indianapolis Racers24515532673531189
Soviet All-Stars34172736120
Czechoslovakia All-Stars1613214087
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Schedule and results

More information Game, Result ...
1977–78 regular season[1]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 12, 19774–5Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)0–1–0
2LOctober 15, 19774–5Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)0-2-0
3WOctober 16, 19776-3New England Whalers (1977–78)1-2-0
4LOctober 18, 19781-5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)1-3-0
5LOctober 21, 19775-6@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)1-4–0
6LOctober 28, 19772-3@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)1-5-0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
7LNovember 4, 19772-4@ New England Whalers (1977–78)1-6-0
8LNovember 5, 19771–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)1-7-0
9LNovember 6, 19772-5New England Whalers (1977–78)1-8-0
10WNovember 10, 19782-1Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)2-8-0
11LNovember 11, 19772–3Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)2–9–0
12WNovember 12, 19776–5 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)3–9–0
13WNovember 13, 19773–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)4–9–0
14LNovember 16, 19774–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)4–10–0
15LNovember 18, 19773–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)4–11–0
16WNovember 23, 19774–3Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)5–11–0
17LNovember 24, 19772–12@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)5–12–0
18LNovember 25, 19771–3@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)5–13–0
19WNovember 26, 19777–5@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)6–13–0
20WNovember 29, 19773–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)7–13–0
21WNovember 30, 19773–0Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)8–13–0
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
22WDecember 3, 19775–2@ New England Whalers (1977–78)9–13–0
23LDecember 4, 19772–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)9–14–0
24LDecember 7, 19774–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)9–15–0
25WDecember 9, 19774–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)10–15–0
26WDecember 14, 19773–1Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)11–15–0
27LDecember 15, 19773–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)11–16–0
28LDecember 17, 19774–5Soviet All-Stars (1977–78)11–17–0
29TDecember 20, 19775–5Czechoslovakia (1977–78)11–17–1
30WDecember 22, 19774–1@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)12–17–1
31LDecember 23, 19774–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)12–18–1
32WDecember 28, 19775–4 OTIndianapolis Racers (1977–78)13–18–1
33LDecember 29, 19771–7Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)13–19–1
34TDecember 30, 19775–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)13–19–2
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
35LJanuary 1, 19783–4 OTNew England Whalers (1977–78)13–20–2
36WJanuary 4, 19785–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)14–20–2
37WJanuary 6, 19785–3Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)15–20–2
38LJanuary 7, 19783–5@ New England Whalers (1977–78)15–21–2
39LJanuary 11, 19780–2Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)15–22–2
40LJanuary 14, 19783–4Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)15–23–2
41WJanuary 15, 19786–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)16–23–2
42LJanuary 18, 19780–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)16–24–2
43LJanuary 20, 19782–8Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)16–25–2
44LJanuary 21, 19782–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)16–26–2
45WJanuary 22, 19785–2Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)17–26–2
46WJanuary 25, 19788–7 OTNew England Whalers (1977–78)18–26–2
47LJanuary 29, 19784–8Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)18–27–2
48WJanuary 30, 19784–3@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)19–27–2
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
49WFebruary 1, 19788–0Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)20–27–2
50WFebruary 3, 19781–0Houston Aeros (1977–78)21–27–2
51LFebruary 4, 19785–7Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)21–28–2
52TFebruary 8, 19786–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)21–28–3
53LFebruary 10, 19782–10@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)21–29–3
54LFebruary 11, 19787–8New England Whalers (1977–78)21–30–3
55WFebruary 12, 19788–2Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)22–30–3
56LFebruary 15, 19782–5Houston Aeros (1977–78)22–31–3
57WFebruary 17, 19784–3 OT@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)23–31–3
58LFebruary 18, 19780–4Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)23–32–3
59WFebruary 19, 19784–3 OTBirmingham Bulls (1977–78)24–32–3
60LFebruary 25, 19783–7@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)24–33–3
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
61WMarch 1, 19786–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)25–33–3
62WMarch 3, 19785–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)26–33–3
63LMarch 5, 19782–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)26–34–3
64WMarch 7, 19785–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)27–34–3
65WMarch 9, 19786–5Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)28–34–3
66WMarch 11, 19782–0Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)29–34–3
67WMarch 15, 19787–2Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)30–34–3
68LMarch 17, 19782–6New England Whalers (1977–78)30–35–3
69WMarch 18, 19784–2Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)31–35–3
70LMarch 19, 19782–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)31–36–3
71WMarch 22, 19789–2Houston Aeros (1977–78)32–36–3
72LMarch 28, 19784–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)32–37–3
73LMarch 29, 19781–6@ New England Whalers (1977–78)32–38–3
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
74LApril 1, 19781–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)32–39–3
75LApril 2, 19783–6@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)32–40–3
76WApril 5, 19785–4Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)33–40–3
77WApril 7, 19786–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)34–40–3
78LApril 8, 19784–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)34–41–3
79WApril 9, 19786–2Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)35–41–3
80LApril 10, 19781–6@ New England Whalers (1977–78)35–42–3

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Draft picks

Cincinnati's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.[2]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
17Jere Gillis (F) United StatesSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
218Dave Morrow (D) CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
325Floyd Lahache (D) CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
326Bob Gladney (D) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)
327Colin Ahern (C) United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
436Jeff Allan (D) CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
545Jim Trainor (D) United StatesHarvard University (ECAC)
654Bill Himmelright (D) United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
763Tom Byers (W) United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
871Bob Boileau (C) CanadaBoston University (ECAC)
979Jim Craig (G) United StatesBoston University (ECAC)
1087David Kelley (D) United StatesPrinceton University (ECAC)
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