1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season

The 1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers
Division2nd East
1976–77 record39–37–5
Goals for354
Goals against303
Team information
CoachTerry Slater
ArenaRiverfront Coliseum

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques814731335329597
Cincinnati Stingers813937535430383
Indianapolis Racers813637827630580
New England Whalers813540627529076
Birmingham Bulls813146428930966
Minnesota Fighting Saints421918513612943

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
2LOctober 8, 19766–8@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)1–1–0
3TOctober 9, 19767–7@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)1–1–1
4TOctober 14, 19767–7@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)1–1–2
5LOctober 15, 19765–6 OT@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)1–2–2
6WOctober 17, 19765–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)2–2–2
7WOctober 19, 19764–2@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)3–2–2
8LOctober 23, 19764–5@ New England Whalers (1976–77)3–3–2
9WOctober 26, 19761–0@ New England Whalers (1976–77)4–3–2
10WOctober 29, 19764–2San Diego Mariners (1976–77)5–3–2
11WOctober 30, 19769–3Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)6–3–2
12WNovember 3, 19768–2Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)7–3–2
13LNovember 4, 19762–5@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)7–4–2
14WNovember 6, 19767–3Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)8–4–2
15WNovember 10, 19764–2Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)9–4–2
16WNovember 13, 19767–3Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)10–4–2
17LNovember 16, 19763–5@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)10–5–2
18LNovember 19, 19763–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)10–6–2
19WNovember 21, 19764–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)11–6–2
20LNovember 23, 19760–4@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)11–7–2
21LNovember 24, 19764–6Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)11–8–2
22WNovember 27, 19762–1Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)12–8–2
23LNovember 30, 19761–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)12–9–2
24WDecember 3, 19766–4Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)13–9–2
25WDecember 5, 19767–2Houston Aeros (1976–77)14–9–2
26LDecember 8, 19761–6San Diego Mariners (1976–77)14–10–2
27WDecember 10, 19766–2Houston Aeros (1976–77)15–10–2
28WDecember 12, 19768–0Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)16–10–2
29WDecember 15, 19765–0Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)17–10–2
30LDecember 18, 19763–4@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)17–11–2
31LDecember 19, 19762–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)17–12–2
32LDecember 22, 19762–6Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)17–13–2
33LDecember 23, 19765–6 OT@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)17–14–2
34LDecember 26, 19763–6@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)17–15–2
35LDecember 30, 19764–6New England Whalers (1976–77)17–16–2
36LJanuary 2, 19772–3@ New England Whalers (1976–77)17–17–2
37WJanuary 7, 19777–1Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)18–17–2
38WJanuary 8, 19772–1San Diego Mariners (1976–77)19–17–2
39WJanuary 11, 19778–2New England Whalers (1976–77)20–17–2
40WJanuary 13, 19777–2@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)21–17–2
41LJanuary 14, 19775–6 OT@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)21–18–2
42WJanuary 16, 19776–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)22–18–2
43LJanuary 20, 19774–9@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)22–19–2
44LJanuary 21, 19775–6 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)22–20–2
45LJanuary 23, 19773–4 OT@ New England Whalers (1976–77)22–21–2
46WJanuary 25, 19774–2New England Whalers (1976–77)23–21–2
47LJanuary 29, 19772–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)23–22–2
48LJanuary 30, 19771–7@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)23–23–2
49LFebruary 2, 19772–3Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)23–24–2
50WFebruary 5, 19778–3New England Whalers (1976–77)24–24–2
51LFebruary 6, 19771–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)24–25–2
52WFebruary 9, 19779–0Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)25–25–2
53WFebruary 11, 19774–0Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)26–25–2
54LFebruary 13, 19774–5New England Whalers (1976–77)26–26–2
55WFebruary 15, 19777–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)27–26–2
56WFebruary 16, 19777–3@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)28–26–2
57LFebruary 18, 19773–5@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)28–27–2
58WFebruary 19, 19773–1Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)29–27–2
59WFebruary 20, 19774–3Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)30–27–2
60TFebruary 22, 19774–4@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)30–27–3
61WFebruary 25, 19775–2Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)31–27–3
62LFebruary 26, 19776–8Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)31–28–3
63WMarch 5, 19776–0Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)32–28–3
64LMarch 6, 19773–7Houston Aeros (1976–77)32–29–3
65WMarch 9, 19775–3Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)33–29–3
66LMarch 11, 19770–5@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)33–30–3
67WMarch 12, 19779–2Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)34–30–3
68WMarch 13, 19777–4Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)35–30–3
69LMarch 15, 19772–4@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)35–31–3
70WMarch 16, 19774–3Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)36–31–3
71WMarch 18, 19777–3Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)37–31–3
72LMarch 22, 19771–3@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)37–32–3
73LMarch 23, 19774–6Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)37–33–3
74LMarch 25, 19773–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1976–77)37–34–3
75WMarch 26, 19776–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)38–34–3
76LMarch 27, 19770–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)38–35–3
77WMarch 29, 19774–2@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)39–35–3
78TMarch 30, 19775–5@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)39–35–4
79LApril 1, 19774–5@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)39–36–4
80LApril 2, 19773–6@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)39–37–4
81TApril 6, 19772–2Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)39–37–5

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Playoffs

Indianapolis Racers 4, Cincinnati Stingers 0 – Division Semifinals

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 9Indianapolis Racers4–3Cincinnati Stingers0–1
2April 12Indianapolis Racers7–2Cincinnati Stingers0–2
3April 14Cincinnati Stingers3–5Indianapolis Racers0–3
4April 16Cincinnati Stingers1–3Indianapolis Racers0–4

Draft picks

Cincinnati's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[2]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
12Peter Marsh (LW) CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
17Randy Carlyle (D) CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)
212Don Murdoch (RW) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
216Greg Carroll (C) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
437Barry Melrose (D) CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
661Joe Oslin (D) United StatesUniversity of Vermont (ECAC)
773Paul Skidmore (G) United StatesBoston College (ECAC)
885Stu Ostlund (C) CanadaMichigan Tech (WCHA)
996Fern LeBlanc (LW) CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
10107Terry Ballingall (D) CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

See also

References

  1. "1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  2. "1976 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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