1976–77 Phoenix Roadrunners season

The 1976–77 Phoenix Roadrunners season was the third and final season of the Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Roadrunners finished sixth in the Western Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1976–77 Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
Division6th Western
1976–77 record28–48–4
Goals for281
Goals against383
Team information
CoachAl Rollins

Regular season

Final standings

Western Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Houston Aeros8050246320241106
Winnipeg Jets804632236629194
San Diego Mariners814037428428385
Edmonton Oilers813443424330472
Calgary Cowboys813143725229669
Phoenix Roadrunners802848428138360

Game log

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

[1]

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Robbie FtorekC/LW80467111786261105
Del HallC80384179306910
Seppo RepoC8029316010−35500
Ron HustonC8020395910−57640
Frank HughesLW48242953205300
Lauri MononenRW6721295010−20200
Bob LiddingtonLW8020244428−22000
Juhani TamminenRW6510293922−23200
Mike HobinC6817183514−43200
Pekka RautakallioD78431358−24200
Garry LariviereD617233048−19300
Serge BeaudoinD7762430136−11000
Michel CormierLW5813162922−26000
John GrayRW2810102059−1000
Jim NiekampD791151691−32000
Jerry RollinsD6341014169−25100
Andre HinseLW162794−7000
Duane BrayD4626862−41000
Al McLeodD2915635−10000
Jan PopielLW283258−24100
Mike SleepRW132246−3000
Howie YoungD/RW2613423−8000
Gary KurtG3303360000
Blair DavidsonD20002−1000
Dave GormanRW50000−2000
Clay HebentonG5600020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Clay Hebenton312956172932204.220
Gary Kurt175233111911625.550
Team:488180284843824.700

[2]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
442Kari Makkonen (F) FinlandAssat Pori (Liiga)
554Juhani Wallenius (F) FinlandLukko Rauma (Liiga)
666Doug Patey (F) CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
778Mark Davidson (LW) CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
890Jari Laiho (F) FinlandLukko Rauma (Liiga)
9101Jouni Rinne (F) FinlandLukko Rauma (Liiga)
10112Hannu Helander (D) FinlandIlves (Liiga)

See also

References

  1. "1976–77 Phoenix Roadrunners Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. "1976-77 Phoenix Roadrunners Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. "1976 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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