1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season

1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers
Division	2nd East
1976–77 record	39–37–5
Goals for	354
Goals against	303
Team Information
Coach	Terry Slater
Team Leaders

<1975–76

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

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Quebec Nordiques	81	47	31	3	353	295	97
Cincinnati Stingers	81	39	37	5	354	303	83
Indianapolis Racers	81	36	37	8	276	305	80
New England Whalers	81	35	40	6	275	290	76
Birmingham Bulls	81	31	46	4	289	309	66
Minnesota Fighting Saints+	42	19	18	5	136	129	43

+Team disbanded after 42 games.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
2	L	October 8, 1976	6–8	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)	1–1–0
3	T	October 9, 1976	7–7	@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)	1–1–1
4	T	October 14, 1976	7–7	@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	1–1–2
5	L	October 15, 1976	5–6 OT	@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	1–2–2
6	W	October 17, 1976	5–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	2–2–2
7	W	October 19, 1976	4–2	@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)	3–2–2
8	L	October 23, 1976	4–5	@ New England Whalers (1976–77)	3–3–2
9	W	October 26, 1976	1–0	@ New England Whalers (1976–77)	4–3–2
10	W	October 29, 1976	4–2	San Diego Mariners (1976–77)	5–3–2
11	W	October 30, 1976	9–3	Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)	6–3–2
12	W	November 3, 1976	8–2	Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	7–3–2
13	L	November 4, 1976	2–5	@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	7–4–2
14	W	November 6, 1976	7–3	Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)	8–4–2
15	W	November 10, 1976	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)	9–4–2
16	W	November 13, 1976	7–3	Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	10–4–2
17	L	November 16, 1976	3–5	@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	10–5–2
18	L	November 19, 1976	3–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)	10–6–2
19	W	November 21, 1976	4–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)	11–6–2
20	L	November 23, 1976	0–4	@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)	11–7–2
21	L	November 24, 1976	4–6	Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	11–8–2
22	W	November 27, 1976	2–1	Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	12–8–2
23	L	November 30, 1976	1–3	@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	12–9–2
24	W	December 3, 1976	6–4	Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)	13–9–2
25	W	December 5, 1976	7–2	Houston Aeros (1976–77)	14–9–2
26	L	December 8, 1976	1–6	San Diego Mariners (1976–77)	14–10–2
27	W	December 10, 1976	6–2	Houston Aeros (1976–77)	15–10–2
28	W	December 12, 1976	8–0	Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)	16–10–2
29	W	December 15, 1976	5–0	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)	17–10–2
30	L	December 18, 1976	3–4	@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)	17–11–2
31	L	December 19, 1976	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)	17–12–2
32	L	December 22, 1976	2–6	Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	17–13–2
33	L	December 23, 1976	5–6 OT	@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)	17–14–2
34	L	December 26, 1976	3–6	@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)	17–15–2
35	L	December 30, 1976	4–6	New England Whalers (1976–77)	17–16–2
36	L	January 2, 1977	2–3	@ New England Whalers (1976–77)	17–17–2
37	W	January 7, 1977	7–1	Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	18–17–2
38	W	January 8, 1977	2–1	San Diego Mariners (1976–77)	19–17–2
39	W	January 11, 1977	8–2	New England Whalers (1976–77)	20–17–2
40	W	January 13, 1977	7–2	@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)	21–17–2
41	L	January 14, 1977	5–6 OT	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)	21–18–2
42	W	January 16, 1977	6–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)	22–18–2
43	L	January 20, 1977	4–9	@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)	22–19–2
44	L	January 21, 1977	5–6 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)	22–20–2
45	L	January 23, 1977	3–4 OT	@ New England Whalers (1976–77)	22–21–2
46	W	January 25, 1977	4–2	New England Whalers (1976–77)	23–21–2
47	L	January 29, 1977	2–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	23–22–2
48	L	January 30, 1977	1–7	@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	23–23–2
49	L	February 2, 1977	2–3	Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	23–24–2
50	W	February 5, 1977	8–3	New England Whalers (1976–77)	24–24–2
51	L	February 6, 1977	1–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	24–25–2
52	W	February 9, 1977	9–0	Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	25–25–2
53	W	February 11, 1977	4–0	Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)	26–25–2
54	L	February 13, 1977	4–5	New England Whalers (1976–77)	26–26–2
55	W	February 15, 1977	7–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)	27–26–2
56	W	February 16, 1977	7–3	@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)	28–26–2
57	L	February 18, 1977	3–5	@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)	28–27–2
58	W	February 19, 1977	3–1	Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	29–27–2
59	W	February 20, 1977	4–3	Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)	30–27–2
60	T	February 22, 1977	4–4	@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	30–27–3
61	W	February 25, 1977	5–2	Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	31–27–3
62	L	February 26, 1977	6–8	Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)	31–28–3
63	W	March 5, 1977	6–0	Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	32–28–3
64	L	March 6, 1977	3–7	Houston Aeros (1976–77)	32–29–3
65	W	March 9, 1977	5–3	Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)	33–29–3
66	L	March 11, 1977	0–5	@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)	33–30–3
67	W	March 12, 1977	9–2	Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)	34–30–3
68	W	March 13, 1977	7–4	Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	35–30–3
69	L	March 15, 1977	2–4	@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	35–31–3
70	W	March 16, 1977	4–3	Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)	36–31–3
71	W	March 18, 1977	7–3	Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	37–31–3
72	L	March 22, 1977	1–3	@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	37–32–3
73	L	March 23, 1977	4–6	Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	37–33–3
74	L	March 25, 1977	3–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1976–77)	37–34–3
75	W	March 26, 1977	6–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	38–34–3
76	L	March 27, 1977	0–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	38–35–3
77	W	March 29, 1977	4–2	@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)	39–35–3
78	T	March 30, 1977	5–5	@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)	39–35–4
79	L	April 1, 1977	4–5	@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)	39–36–4
80	L	April 2, 1977	3–6	@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)	39–37–4
81	T	April 6, 1977	2–2	Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)	39–37–5

Roster

• Rich Leduc
• Blaine Stoughton
• Dennis Sobchuk
• Rick Dudley
• Claude Larose
• Ron Plumb
• Dennis Abgrall
• Greg Carroll
• Peter Marsh
• Jacques Locas
• Bill Steele
• John Hughes
• Barry Legge
• Jamie Hislop
• Pierre Guite
• Dave Inkpen
• Pierre Roy
• Francois Ouimet
• Bryan Maxwell
• Barry Melrose
• Dale Smedsmo
• Dan Justin
• Ted Long
• Jacques Caron (G)
• Normand LaPointe (G)
• Paul Hoganson (G)

See also

• 1976–77 WHA season