
1976–77 Winnipeg Jets | |
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Division | 2nd Western |
1976–77 record | 46–32–2 |
Goals for | 366 |
Goals against | 291 |
Team Information | |
General Manager | Rudy Pilous |
Coach | Bobby Kromm |
Captain | Lars-Erik Sjoberg |
Alternate captains | Ted Green Anders Hedberg |
Arena | Winnipeg Arena |
Team Leaders | |
Goals | Anders Hedberg (70) |
Assists | Ulf Nilsson (85) |
Points | Anders Hedberg (131) |
Penalties in minutes | Dave Dunn (129) |
Wins | Joe Daley (39) |
Goals against average | Joe Daley (3.24) |
<1975–76 | 1977–78> |
The 1976–77 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' 5th season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Jets finished 2nd in the Western Division and lost in the Avco World Trophy Final to the Quebec Nordiques 4 games to 3.
Off-season[]
The Jets jerseys were the same design as in the 1973-74 season except for the dark blue becoming darker.
Pre-season[]
The Jets had two exhibition games against teams from the NHL, winning both:
September 24, 1976: Winnipeg Jets 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 3
September 26, 1976: Winnipeg Jets 6, St. Louis Blues 2
The game against St. Louis proved costly for the Jets as Bobby Hull fractured his wrist and missed 46 games of the regular season.
Regular Season[]

In 49 games, Anders Hedberg scores his 50th goal, February 6, 1977.
Anders Hedberg started the February 6, 1977 game versus the Calgary Cowboys with 48 goals in 48 games, having scored 4 goals and 2 assists in the February 4, 1977 match against the San Diego Mariners. After the Jets were held scoreless in the first period, Hedberg scored in the second period on a 5 on 3 power play. He missed the rest of the period with strained knee ligaments after being checked by Paul Terbenche. He returned for the third period and became the first player in a major professional league to score 50 goals in less than 50 games when he fired a short side past Cowboys goalie Gary Bromley. He then added an empty net goal in the Jets 6-4 triumph. Wayne Gretzky broke Hedberg's record on December 30, 1981 with his 50th goal in 39 games.
Final Standings[]
Western Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Houston Aeros | 80 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 320 | 241 | 106 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 366 | 291 | 94 |
San Diego Mariners | 81 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 284 | 283 | 85 |
Edmonton Oilers | 81 | 34 | 43 | 4 | 243 | 304 | 72 |
Calgary Cowboys | 81 | 31 | 43 | 7 | 252 | 296 | 69 |
Phoenix Roadrunners | 80 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 281 | 383 | 60 |
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[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 8, 1976 | 4–1 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 10, 1976 | 5–2 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 2–0–0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1976 | 6–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 3–0–0 |
4 | L | October 16, 1976 | 4–6 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 3–1–0 |
5 | L | October 17, 1976 | 1–3 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 3–2–0 |
6 | W | October 19, 1976 | 6–1 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 4–2–0 |
7 | L | October 22, 1976 | 3–4 OT | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | October 24, 1976 | 7–1 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 5–3–0 |
9 | W | October 29, 1976 | 11–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 6–3–0 |
10 | W | October 31, 1976 | 6–4 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 7–3–0 |
11 | L | November 2, 1976 | 1–3 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 7–4–0 |
12 | W | November 5, 1976 | 9–2 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 8–4–0 |
13 | L | November 6, 1976 | 3–7 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 8–5–0 |
14 | W | November 7, 1976 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 9–5–0 |
15 | W | November 9, 1976 | 5–4 OT | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 10–5–0 |
16 | L | November 11, 1976 | 5–7 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 10–6–0 |
17 | W | November 14, 1976 | 2–0 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 11–6–0 |
18 | W | November 16, 1976 | 8–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 12–6–0 |
19 | W | November 19, 1976 | 7–3 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 13–6–0 |
20 | L | November 20, 1976 | 4–8 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 13–7–0 |
21 | L | November 21, 1976 | 2–4 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 13–8–0 |
22 | L | November 23, 1976 | 4–7 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 13–9–0 |
23 | T | November 26, 1976 | 1–1 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 13–9–1 |
24 | L | November 28, 1976 | 3–5 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 13–10–1 |
25 | W | November 30, 1976 | 8–2 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 14–10–1 |
26 | W | December 3, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 15–10–1 |
27 | W | December 4, 1976 | 6–2 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 16–10–1 |
28 | L | December 5, 1976 | 4–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 16–11–1 |
29 | W | December 7, 1976 | 4–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 17–11–1 |
30 | W | December 8, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 18–11–1 |
31 | L | December 10, 1976 | 3–5 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 18–12–1 |
32 | L | December 26, 1976 | 3–12 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 18–13–1 |
33 | L | December 28, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 18–14–1 |
34 | L | December 30, 1976 | 3–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 18–15–1 |
35 | W | January 2, 1977 | 5–2 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 19–15–1 |
36 | W | January 4, 1977 | 2–1 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 20–15–1 |
37 | W | January 9, 1977 | 4–1 | Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 21–15–1 |
38 | W | January 11, 1977 | 9–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 22–15–1 |
39 | W | January 14, 1977 | 5–3 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 23–15–1 |
40 | L | January 16, 1977 | 4–6 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 23–16–1 |
41 | W | January 21, 1977 | 6–5 OT | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 24–16–1 |
42 | W | January 23, 1977 | 10–5 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 25–16–1 |
43 | L | January 25, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 25–17–1 |
44 | L | January 27, 1977 | 0–3 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 25–18–1 |
45 | L | January 29, 1977 | 3–5 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 25–19–1 |
46 | L | January 30, 1977 | 5–8 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 25–20–1 |
47 | W | February 1, 1977 | 11–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 26–20–1 |
48 | W | February 4, 1977 | 8–2 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 27–20–1 |
49 | W | February 6, 1977 | 6–4 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 28–20–1 |
50 | W | February 8, 1977 | 7–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 29–20–1 |
51 | L | February 10, 1977 | 3–6 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 29–21–1 |
52 | L | February 11, 1977 | 0–4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 29–22–1 |
53 | W | February 13, 1977 | 7–5 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 30–22–1 |
54 | T | February 15, 1977 | 2–2 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 30–22–2 |
55 | W | February 17, 1977 | 4–2 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 31–22–2 |
56 | L | February 18, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 31–23–2 |
57 | W | February 20, 1977 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 32–23–2 |
58 | W | February 22, 1977 | 3–2 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 33–23–2 |
59 | L | February 23, 1977 | 3–6 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 33–24–2 |
60 | W | February 26, 1977 | 8–6 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 34–24–2 |
61 | L | February 27, 1977 | 2–3 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 34–25–2 |
62 | L | March 1, 1977 | 1–6 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 34–26–2 |
63 | W | March 2, 1977 | 4–3 OT | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 35–26–2 |
64 | L | March 3, 1977 | 4–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 35–27–2 |
65 | L | March 5, 1977 | 1–4 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 35–28–2 |
66 | W | March 8, 1977 | 5–0 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 36–28–2 |
67 | W | March 11, 1977 | 4–1 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 37–28–2 |
68 | W | March 13, 1977 | 9–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 38–28–2 |
69 | W | March 15, 1977 | 7–0 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 39–28–2 |
70 | L | March 17, 1977 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 39–29–2 |
71 | W | March 18, 1977 | 7–5 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 40–29–2 |
72 | W | March 20, 1977 | 4–3 OT | @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 41–29–2 |
73 | W | March 22, 1977 | 8–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 42–29–2 |
74 | W | March 27, 1977 | 5–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 43–29–2 |
75 | L | March 29, 1977 | 2–5 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 43–30–2 |
76 | L | March 31, 1977 | 3–4 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 43–31–2 |
77 | W | April 2, 1977 | 6–5 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) | 44–31–2 |
78 | W | April 3, 1977 | 6–4 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 45–31–2 |
79 | L | April 4, 1977 | 2–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 45–32–2 |
80 | W | April 7, 1977 | 6–4 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 46–32–2 |
Playoffs[]
Winnipeg Jets 4, San Diego Mariners 3[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 10 | San Diego Mariners | 1–5 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–0 |
2 | April 12 | San Diego Mariners | 1–4 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–0 |
3 | April 16 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–5 | San Diego Mariners | 2–1 |
4 | April 17 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–6 | San Diego Mariners | 2–2 |
5 | April 20 | San Diego Mariners | 0–3 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–3 |
6 | April 22 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–3 | San Diego Mariners | 3–3 |
7 | April 24 | San Diego Mariners | 3–7 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–4 |
Winnipeg Jets 4, Houston Aeros 2[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 26 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–3 OT | Houston Aeros | 1–0 |
2 | April 28 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–7 | Houston Aeros | 1–1 |
3 | April 30 | Houston Aeros | 3–4 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–1 |
4 | May 1 | Houston Aeros | 4–6 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–1 |
5 | May 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–3 | Houston Aeros | 3–2 |
6 | May 5 | Houston Aeros | 3–6 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–2 |
Quebec Nordiques 4, Winnipeg Jets 3[]

J.C. Tremblay scores, Game 7 of the 1977 Avco World Trophy Finals, May 26, 1977.
The Finals pitted the 1976 AVCO World Trophy winning Winnipeg Jets against the Quebec Nordiques. The series was characterized by wild swings in scoring with each team winning games by lopsided margins.
The deciding Game 7 was initially a tight, close-checking game with no scoring in the first period. The Nordiques scored two quick goals to start the second period and then added a third at 6:29. The Jets Dan Labraaten cut into the Nordiques lead at 8:39 to make it 3-1. Less than a minute later, J.C. Tremblay fired a shot from center ice that beat Jets goalie Joe Daley. Totally deflated, the Jets surrendered four more goals before scoring a consolation marker, losing 8-2. Serge Bernier won the WHA Playoff MVP trophy, as he scored 36 points for the Nordiques in 17 post season games.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | May 11 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–0 |
2 | May 15 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–1 |
3 | May 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–6 | Winnipeg Jets | 1-2 |
4 | May 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–2 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–2 |
5 | May 22 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 |
6 | May 24 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–12 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–3 |
7 | May 26 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 |
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
# | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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15 | Anders Hedberg | RW | 68 | 70 | 61 | 131 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 10 |
14 | Ulf Nilsson | C | 71 | 39 | 85 | 124 | 89 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Peter Sullivan | C | 78 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
20 | Willy Lindstrom | RW | 79 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 37 | -2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
12 | Veli-Pekka Ketola | C | 64 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 59 | -13 | 6 | 0 | |
9 | Bobby Hull | LW | 34 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0 | |
21 | Dan Labraaten | LW | 64 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 21 | -11 | 8 | 0 | |
3 | Barry Long | D | 71 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 54 | -1 | 4 | 0 | |
25 | Perry Miller | D | 74 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 124 | 27 | 5 | 1 | |
17 | Bill Lesuk | LW | 78 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 85 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | Lars-Erik Sjoberg | D | 52 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
19 | Mats Lindh | C | 73 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 2 | -13 | 1 | 2 | |
18 | Bobby Guindon | LW | 69 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 19 | -12 | 3 | 0 | |
2 | Thommie Bergman | D | 42 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Ted Green | D | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
22 | Lyle Moffat | LW | 74 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 90 | -7 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | Kent Ruhnke | RW | 51 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Ford | D | 22 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Heikki Riihiranta | D | 53 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Dave Dunn | D | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 129 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
Danny Lawson | RW | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ron Ward | C | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Fran Huck | C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | Joe Daley | G | 65 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Cole | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Morris Mott | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | Curt Larsson | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Joe Daley | 3818 | 65 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 206 | 3.24 | 3 |
Curt Larsson | 1019 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 4.83 | 0 |
Team: | 4837 | 80 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 288 | 3.57 | 3 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Anders Hedberg | RW | 20 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 2 | ||
Ulf Nilsson | C | 20 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 0 | ||
Dan Labraaten | LW | 20 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 1 | ||
Bobby Hull | LW | 20 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | ||
Peter Sullivan | C | 20 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | ||
Mike Ford | D | 20 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 0 | ||
Willy Lindstrom | RW | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 1 | ||
Perry Miller | D | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 0 | ||
Mats Lindh | C | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||
Dave Dunn | D | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 1 | ||
Bobby Guindon | LW | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ||
Danny Lawson | RW | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Barry Long | D | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
Lars-Erik Sjoberg | D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Green | D | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
Bill Lesuk | LW | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||
Lyle Moffat | LW | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
Fran Huck | C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Daley | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curt Larsson | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Joe Daley | 1186 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 3.59 | 1 |
Curt Larsson | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 1206 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 3.58 | 1 |
Note: 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
Awards and Records[]
- Anders Hedberg, Right Wing, WHA First Team All-Star
- Ulf Nilsson, Center, WHA Second Team All-Star
- Joe Daley, Goalie, WHA Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
Farm Teams[]
Video[]
Game 7 of the 1977 Avco World Trophy Finals, May 26, 1977
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Jets/1977_games.html 1976–77 Winnipeg Jets Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
- ↑ 1976-77 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
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Culture and lore | Winnipeg Jets (original) - Atlanta Thrashers - Mick E. Moose - Winnipeg Whiteout - 2016 Heritage Classic - 2019 Heritage Classic - Bell MTS Iceplex |
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