1977–78 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1977–78 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' sixth season of operation. The Oilers placed fifth to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the first round.

1977–78 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th WHA
1977–78 record38–39–3
Home record24–15–2
Road record14–24–1
Goals for309 (4th)
Goals against307 (4th)
Team information
General managerBrian Conacher
CoachGlen Sather
CaptainPaul Shmyr
Alternate captainsRon Busniuk
Ron Chipperfield
Al Hamilton
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsBill Flett (41)
AssistsRon Chipperfield (52)
PointsRon Chipperfield (85)
Penalty minutesRon Busniuk (157)
Plus/minusAl Hamilton (+24)
WinsDave Dryden (21)
Goals against averageDave Dryden (3.49)

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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 12, 19773–7Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)0–1–0
2WOctober 14, 19774–2Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)1–1–0
3LOctober 15, 19772–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)1–2–0
4LOctober 19, 19773–6New England Whalers (1977–78)1–3–0
5LOctober 26, 19777–8 OT@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)1–4–0
6WOctober 28, 19773–2@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)2–4–0
7LOctober 30, 19772–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)2–5–0
8LNovember 2, 19773–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)2–6–0
9WNovember 4, 19773–1Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)3–6–0
10WNovember 6, 19777–1Houston Aeros (1977–78)4–6–0
11LNovember 8, 19773–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)4–7–0
12LNovember 10, 19773–5@ New England Whalers (1977–78)4–8–0
13WNovember 11, 19773–2@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)5–8–0
14TNovember 12, 19771–1@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)5–8–1
15WNovember 16, 19776–4Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)6–8–1
16WNovember 18, 19774–3 OTCincinnati Stingers (1977–78)7–8–1
17LNovember 20, 19774–5 OTNew England Whalers (1977–78)7–9–1
18WNovember 22, 19774–2Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)8–9–1
19LNovember 24, 19774–5 OT@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)8–10–1
20WNovember 26, 19773–1@ New England Whalers (1977–78)9–10–1
21WNovember 30, 19774–2Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)10–10–1
22LDecember 2, 19775–7Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)10–11–1
23WDecember 4, 19773–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)11–11–1
24WDecember 7, 19775–4 OTCincinnati Stingers (1977–78)12–11–1
25LDecember 9, 19773–5Houston Aeros (1977–78)12–12–1
26LDecember 11, 19772–4Houston Aeros (1977–78)12–13–1
27WDecember 14, 19776–1Czechoslovakia (1977–78)13–13–1
28LDecember 18, 19772–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)13–14–1
29LDecember 20, 19774–6@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)13–15–1
30WDecember 21, 19775–2Soviet All-Stars (1977–78)14–15–1
31WDecember 27, 19779–3Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)15–15–1
32WDecember 30, 19778–5Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)16–15–1
33LJanuary 1, 19781–2Houston Aeros (1977–78)16–16–1
34LJanuary 6, 19781–4Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)16–17–1
35WJanuary 8, 19784–2@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)17–17–1
36WJanuary 11, 19782–0@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)18–17–1
37LJanuary 13, 19780–2@ New England Whalers (1977–78)18–18–1
38LJanuary 14, 19784–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)18–19–1
39WJanuary 15, 19784–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)19–19–1
40WJanuary 18, 19781–0New England Whalers (1977–78)20–19–1
41LJanuary 20, 19783–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)20–20–1
42WJanuary 21, 19783–2@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)21–20–1
43LJanuary 22, 19782–5@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)21–21–1
44WJanuary 25, 19786–2Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)22–21–1
45WJanuary 27, 19789–6Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)23–21–1
46LJanuary 29, 19783–4Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)23–22–1
47WJanuary 31, 19786–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)24–22–1
48LFebruary 1, 19783–4@ New England Whalers (1977–78)24–23–1
49WFebruary 3, 19786–3@ New England Whalers (1977–78)25–23–1
50WFebruary 4, 19784–3 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)26–23–1
51LFebruary 5, 19783–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)26–24–1
52TFebruary 8, 19786–6Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)26–24–2
53WFebruary 12, 19787–0Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)27–24–2
54WFebruary 14, 19784–1Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)28–24–2
55LFebruary 15, 19785–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)28–25–2
56WFebruary 17, 19786–4Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)29–25–2
57WFebruary 19, 19784–3 OTIndianapolis Racers (1977–78)30–25–2
58LFebruary 22, 19785–6Houston Aeros (1977–78)30–26–2
59WFebruary 24, 19785–4 OTHouston Aeros (1977–78)31–26–2
60LFebruary 26, 19785–6New England Whalers (1977–78)31–27–2
61LMarch 1, 19784–6Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)31–28–2
62LMarch 3, 19786–8Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)31–29–2
63WMarch 5, 19784–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)32–29–2
64LMarch 7, 19783–4@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)32–30–2
65LMarch 9, 19785–6@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)32–31–2
66LMarch 11, 19780–2@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)32–32–2
67LMarch 14, 19783–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)32–33–2
68LMarch 15, 19784–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)32–34–2
69WMarch 17, 19786–2Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)33–34–2
70WMarch 19, 19784–2Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)34–34–2
71LMarch 22, 19783–5Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)34–35–2
72WMarch 24, 19784–0Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)35–35–2
73LMarch 26, 19783–5@ New England Whalers (1977–78)35–36–2
74WMarch 28, 19784–3 OT@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)36–36–2
75LMarch 30, 19781–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)36–37–2
76LMarch 31, 19782–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)36–38–2
77WApril 1, 19784–1@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)37–38–2
78LApril 4, 19781–9@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)37–39–2
79TApril 5, 19784–4New England Whalers (1977–78)37–39–3
80WApril 7, 19784–2Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)38–39–3

Playoffs

New England Whalers 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 – Preliminary Round

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 14Edmonton4–6New England0–1
2April 16Edmonton1–4New England0–2
3April 19New England0–2Edmonton1–2
4April 21New England9–1Edmonton1–3
5April 23Edmonton1–4New England1–4

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ron ChipperfieldC803352854811110
Bill FlettRW74412869349810
Blair MacDonaldRW8034346811−12740
Mike ZukeC71233457471230
Al HamiltonD591143544624600
Brett CallighenC802030501125100
Paul ShmyrD8094049100−9300
Joe MichelettiD56143448568300
Norm FergusonRW71262147214800
Juha WidingC71182442810010
Pierre GuiteLW6012213371−7200
Randy RotaC/LW53822301211000
Dave LangevinD62622289011100
Bryan CampbellC537132012−17200
Ron BusniukRW5921820157−8000
Ab DeMarcoD47681420−7300
Pierre JarryLW18410144−1000
Gary MacGregorC371121329−2200
Dave SemenkoLW656612140−4000
Dennis SobchukC136394−4100
Don McLeodG3308820000
Ken BairdD624620000
Warren MillerRW18246181000
Ray McKayD1414543000
Butch DeadmarshLW2013432−1000
Jerry HollandLW2221314−1100
Cal SandbeckD11123391100
Jim TroyRW47202124−11000
Rick MorrisLW51127−7010
Craig TopolniskyD100224−1000
Dave DrydenG4801100000
Dave InkpenD1901116−6000
Owen LloydD30114−1000
Gerry PinderLW50110−1000
Kevin PrimeauRW70112−1000
Chris AhrensD400015−5000
Ken BroderickG900000000
Jim CrossLW20000−3000
Bob FalkenbergD20000−1000
Del HallC100000000
Dale McMullenLW100000000
Frank TurnbullG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Dryden257848212321503.492
Don McLeod172333151011023.552
Ken Broderick4979250425.070
Frank Turnbull60101066.000
Team:485880383933003.714
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mike ZukeC52350000
Paul ShmyrD513411000
Ron ChipperfieldC51120000
Pierre GuiteLW511220001
Blair MacDonaldRW51120000
Randy RotaC/LW51124000
Brett CallighenC502216000
Dave LangevinD502210000
Joe MichelettiD50224000
Pierre JarryLW51014000
Dennis SobchukC51014000
Ray McKayD40114000
Juha WidingC50110000
Ron BusniukRW500018000
Ab DeMarcoD10000000
Dave DrydenG20000000
Norm FergusonRW50000000
Don McLeodG40000000
Kevin PrimeauRW20002000
Cal SandbeckD500010000
Dave SemenkoLW50008000
Jim TroyRW20000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Don McLeod207413164.641
Dave Dryden9120163.960
Team:298514224.431

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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

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
14Mike Crombeen (F) CanadaKingston Canadians (OHA)
324Kim Davis (C) CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
433Neil LaBatte (D) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)
434Dan Clark (D) CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
542Rocky Saganiuk (RW) CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
651Julian Baretta (G) United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
760Dave Hoyda (LW) CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
869Ray Creasy (F) CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
977Guy Lash (RW) CanadaWinnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
1085Owen Lloyd (D) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)

See also

References

  1. "1977-78 Edmonton Oilers Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. "1977 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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