1977–78 Birmingham Bulls season

The 1977–78 Birmingham Bulls season was the Birmingham Bulls second season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The Bulls qualified for the playoffs, losing in the quarter-finals to the Winnipeg Jets.

1977–78 Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
Division6th WHA
1977–78 record36–41–3
Goals for287
Goals against314
Team information
CoachGlen Sonmor,
John F. Bassett

Regular season

Final standings

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

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

Game log
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 14, 19775–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)1–0–0
2LOctober 15, 19772–5@ New England Whalers (1977–78)1–1–0
3LOctober 22, 19775–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)1–2–0
4LOctober 23, 19773–10@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)1–3–0
5LOctober 25, 19774–5Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)1–4–0
6LOctober 28, 19772–3Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)1–5–0
7LOctober 29, 19772–6@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)1–6–0
8LNovember 2, 19773–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)1–7–0
9LNovember 4, 19772–4Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)1–8–0
10WNovember 5, 19775–4 OTQuebec Nordiques (1977–78)2–8–0
11LNovember 8, 19773–4New England Whalers (1977–78)2–9–0
12LNovember 9, 19771–2@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)2–10–0
13TNovember 12, 19771–1Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)2–10–1
14TNovember 16, 19772–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)2–10–2
15WNovember 18, 19772–1@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)3–10–2
16WNovember 19, 19774–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)4–10–2
17LNovember 23, 19770–3@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)4–11–2
18WNovember 24, 197712–2Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)5–11–2
19LNovember 26, 19772–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)5–12–2
20WNovember 27, 19774–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)6–12–2
21LNovember 30, 19772–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)6–13–2
22WDecember 2, 19777–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)7–13–2
23WDecember 4, 19773–0Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)8–13–2
24LDecember 7, 19773–6New England Whalers (1977–78)8–14–2
25LDecember 9, 19771–2 OTNew England Whalers (1977–78)8–15–2
26WDecember 13, 19775–3@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)9–15–2
27WDecember 15, 19775–3Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)10–15–2
28WDecember 18, 19773–2Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)11–15–2
29WDecember 21, 19775–0Czechoslovakia (1977–78)12–15–2
30WDecember 26, 19776–1Soviet All-Stars (1977–78)13–15–2
31LDecember 27, 19771–8@ New England Whalers (1977–78)13–16–2
32WDecember 29, 19777–1@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)14–16–2
33LDecember 30, 19772–6@ New England Whalers (1977–78)14–17–2
34LJanuary 1, 19782–5Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)14–18–2
35LJanuary 4, 19781–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)14–19–2
36WJanuary 6, 19786–4Houston Aeros (1977–78)15–19–2
37WJanuary 8, 19785–4@ New England Whalers (1977–78)16–19–2
38LJanuary 10, 19784–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)16–20–2
39LJanuary 11, 19782–11@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)16–21–2
40WJanuary 14, 19784–3@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)17–21–2
41WJanuary 18, 19783–0Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)18–21–2
42WJanuary 20, 19785–3Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)19–21–2
43LJanuary 22, 19782–4@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)19–22–2
44WJanuary 25, 19786–2Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)20–22–2
45LJanuary 27, 19782–6New England Whalers (1977–78)20–23–2
46WJanuary 28, 19788–5Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)21–23–2
47LJanuary 31, 19782–4Houston Aeros (1977–78)21–24–2
48LFebruary 2, 19782–4Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)21–25–2
49WFebruary 4, 19785–2Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)22–25–2
50LFebruary 5, 19781–6@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)22–26–2
51LFebruary 7, 19783–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)22–27–2
52LFebruary 8, 19780–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)22–28–2
53LFebruary 12, 19780–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)22–29–2
54LFebruary 14, 19781–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)22–30–2
55WFebruary 16, 19785–2@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)23–30–2
56WFebruary 17, 19785–4 OTIndianapolis Racers (1977–78)24–30–2
57LFebruary 18, 19782–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)24–31–2
58LFebruary 19, 19783–4 OT@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)24–32–2
59WFebruary 23, 19787–3Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)25–32–2
60WFebruary 25, 19787–3Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)26–32–2
61LFebruary 26, 19783–6Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)26–33–2
62WMarch 1, 19784–3Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)27–33–2
63WMarch 4, 19785–2@ New England Whalers (1977–78)28–33–2
64LMarch 5, 19783–4Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)28–34–2
65WMarch 9, 19789–2Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)29–34–2
66LMarch 10, 19784–5 OTNew England Whalers (1977–78)29–35–2
67LMarch 12, 19782–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)29–36–2
68LMarch 14, 19780–6@ New England Whalers (1977–78)29–37–2
69LMarch 15, 19782–7@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)29–38–2
70WMarch 17, 19783–2@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)30–38–2
71TMarch 19, 19783–3Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)30–38–3
72WMarch 21, 19785–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)31–38–3
73WMarch 22, 19785–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)32–38–3
74LMarch 24, 19783–4 OTQuebec Nordiques (1977–78)32–39–3
75LMarch 25, 19781–3Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)32–40–3
76WMarch 31, 19785–2Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)33–40–3
77WApril 1, 19785–1Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)34–40–3
78LApril 5, 19784–5@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)34–41–3
79WApril 7, 19785–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)35–41–3
80WApril 9, 19789–7@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)36–41–3

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Playoffs

Winnipeg Jets 4, Birmingham Bulls 1 – Quarterfinals
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 14Birmingham Bulls3–9Winnipeg Jets1–0
2April 16Birmingham Bulls3–8Winnipeg Jets2–0
3April 19Winnipeg Jets2–3Birmingham Bulls2–1
4April 21Winnipeg Jets5–1Birmingham Bulls3–1
5April 23Birmingham Bulls2–5Winnipeg Jets4–1

Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ken LinsemanC713838761266540
Peter MarrinC80284371539710
Paul HendersonRW803729662241110
Mark NapierRW7933326590−111400
Brent HughesD80935444812300
Tony CassolatoRW7718254359−3400
Dave GormanRW631921409318200
John StewartC481326395213210
Frank MahovlichLW7214243822−5600
Serge BeaudoinD648253310514100
Joe NorisC/D45919286−9000
Phil RobertoRW5382028917000
Jim TurkiewiczD78321244510000
Dave HansonD427162324110000
Rod LangwayD52318215210000
Steve AlleyLW27812201117100
Frank BeatonLW566915279−8010
Bob StephensonRW39761333−2000
Dale HogansonD431121329−6000
Pat WestrumD772101297−7000
Steve DurbanoD456410284−12100
Tim SheehyRW134265−14200
Vaclav NedomanskyRW122356−9100
Gilles BilodeauLW59224258−14000
Chris EvansD121234−7000
John GarrettG58033260000
Wayne WoodG32033220000
Paul TerbencheD1110101000
Danny ArndtLW401101000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
John Garrett330658243112103.812
Wayne Wood15513212102993.831
Team:485780364133093.823
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Ken LinsemanC522415000
Peter MarrinC50332000
Frank BeatonLW520210000
Dave GormanRW41120000
Paul HendersonRW51120000
Frank MahovlichLW31120000
John StewartC51126001
Jim TurkiewiczD51120000
Steve DurbanoD402216000
Mark NapierRW502214000
Steve AlleyLW51015000
Serge BeaudoinD510146000
Phil RobertoRW410120000
Dave HansonD501148000
Pat WestrumD30112000
Gilles BilodeauLW300027000
Tony CassolatoRW40004000
John GarrettG50000000
Dale HogansonD50007000
Brent HughesD500012000
Rod LangwayD40009000
Wayne WoodG10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
John Garrett271514265.760
Wayne Wood2910036.210
Team:300514295.800

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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

Birmingham's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
16Rod Langway (D) United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (ECAC)
212Brad Maxwell (D) CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
322Mark Johnson (F) United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
431Norm Dupont (LW) CanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)
540Steve Baker (G) United StatesUnion College (ECAC-2)
649Greg Tebbutt (D) CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
758Bob Suter (D) United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
867Curt Christopherson (D) United StatesColorado College (WCHA)
975Jean Savard (F) CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
1083Ken Linseman (F) CanadaKingston Canadians (OHA)

See also

References
  1. "1977–78 Birmingham Bulls Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. "1977-78 Birmingham Bulls Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. "1977 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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