1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers season

1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers
League7th WHA
1977–78 record35–42–3
Home record21–19–1
Road record14–23–2
Goals for298
Goals against332
Team information
CoachJacques Demers (33–39–3)
Jerry Rafter (2–3–0)
CaptainRick Dudley
Alternate captainsRobbie Ftorek
Dennis Sobchuk
ArenaRiverfront Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsRobbie Ftorek (59)
AssistsRobbie Ftorek (50)
PointsRobbie Ftorek (109)
Penalty minutesPaul Stewart (241)
WinsMichel Dion (21)
Goals against averageMichel Dion (3.57)

The 1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' third season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Stingers placed seventh and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

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 Jets 50 28 2 102 381 270 988
New England Whalers 44 31 5 93 335 269 1255
Houston Aeros 42 34 4 88 296 302 1543
Quebec Nordiques 40 37 3 83 349 347 1185
Edmonton Oilers 38 39 3 79 309 307 1296
Birmingham Bulls 36 41 3 75 287 314 2177
35 42 3 73 298 332 1701
Indianapolis Racers 24 51 5 53 267 353 1189
Soviet All-Stars 3 4 1 7 27 36 120
Czechoslovakia All-Stars 1 6 1 3 21 40 87


Schedule and results

1977–78 regular season[1]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 12, 1977 4–5 Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 0–1–0
2 L October 15, 1977 4–5 Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 0-2-0
3 W October 16, 1977 6-3 New England Whalers (1977–78) 1-2-0
4 L October 18, 1978 1-5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 1-3-0
5 L October 21, 1977 5-6 @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) 1-4–0
6 L October 28, 1977 2-3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 1-5-0
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
7 L November 4, 1977 2-4 @ New England Whalers (1977–78) 1-6-0
8 L November 5, 1977 1–6 Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 1-7-0
9 L November 6, 1977 2-5 New England Whalers (1977–78) 1-8-0
10 W November 10, 1978 2-1 Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 2-8-0
11 L November 11, 1977 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 2–9–0
12 W November 12, 1977 6–5 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 3–9–0
13 W November 13, 1977 3–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 4–9–0
14 L November 16, 1977 4–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 4–10–0
15 L November 18, 1977 3–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 4–11–0
16 W November 23, 1977 4–3 Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 5–11–0
17 L November 24, 1977 2–12 @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 5–12–0
18 L November 25, 1977 1–3 @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) 5–13–0
19 W November 26, 1977 7–5 @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 6–13–0
20 W November 29, 1977 3–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 7–13–0
21 W November 30, 1977 3–0 Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 8–13–0
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
22 W December 3, 1977 5–2 @ New England Whalers (1977–78) 9–13–0
23 L December 4, 1977 2–3 Houston Aeros (1977–78) 9–14–0
24 L December 7, 1977 4–5 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 9–15–0
25 W December 9, 1977 4–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 10–15–0
26 W December 14, 1977 3–1 Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 11–15–0
27 L December 15, 1977 3–5 @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 11–16–0
28 L December 17, 1977 4–5 Soviet All-Stars (1977–78) 11–17–0
29 T December 20, 1977 5–5 Czechoslovakia (1977–78) 11–17–1
30 W December 22, 1977 4–1 @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 12–17–1
31 L December 23, 1977 4–6 Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 12–18–1
32 W December 28, 1977 5–4 OT Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 13–18–1
33 L December 29, 1977 1–7 Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 13–19–1
34 T December 30, 1977 5–5 @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) 13–19–2
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
35 L January 1, 1978 3–4 OT New England Whalers (1977–78) 13–20–2
36 W January 4, 1978 5–3 Houston Aeros (1977–78) 14–20–2
37 W January 6, 1978 5–3 Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 15–20–2
38 L January 7, 1978 3–5 @ New England Whalers (1977–78) 15–21–2
39 L January 11, 1978 0–2 Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 15–22–2
40 L January 14, 1978 3–4 Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 15–23–2
41 W January 15, 1978 6–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 16–23–2
42 L January 18, 1978 0–3 @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 16–24–2
43 L January 20, 1978 2–8 Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 16–25–2
44 L January 21, 1978 2–5 @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) 16–26–2
45 W January 22, 1978 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 17–26–2
46 W January 25, 1978 8–7 OT New England Whalers (1977–78) 18–26–2
47 L January 29, 1978 4–8 Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 18–27–2
48 W January 30, 1978 4–3 @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 19–27–2
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
49 W February 1, 1978 8–0 Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 20–27–2
50 W February 3, 1978 1–0 Houston Aeros (1977–78) 21–27–2
51 L February 4, 1978 5–7 Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 21–28–2
52 T February 8, 1978 6–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 21–28–3
53 L February 10, 1978 2–10 @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 21–29–3
54 L February 11, 1978 7–8 New England Whalers (1977–78) 21–30–3
55 W February 12, 1978 8–2 Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 22–30–3
56 L February 15, 1978 2–5 Houston Aeros (1977–78) 22–31–3
57 W February 17, 1978 4–3 OT @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) 23–31–3
58 L February 18, 1978 0–4 Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 23–32–3
59 W February 19, 1978 4–3 OT Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 24–32–3
60 L February 25, 1978 3–7 @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 24–33–3
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
61 W March 1, 1978 6–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 25–33–3
62 W March 3, 1978 5–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) 26–33–3
63 L March 5, 1978 2–4 @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 26–34–3
64 W March 7, 1978 5–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 27–34–3
65 W March 9, 1978 6–5 Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 28–34–3
66 W March 11, 1978 2–0 Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 29–34–3
67 W March 15, 1978 7–2 Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 30–34–3
68 L March 17, 1978 2–6 New England Whalers (1977–78) 30–35–3
69 W March 18, 1978 4–2 Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 31–35–3
70 L March 19, 1978 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) 31–36–3
71 W March 22, 1978 9–2 Houston Aeros (1977–78) 32–36–3
72 L March 28, 1978 4–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 32–37–3
73 L March 29, 1978 1–6 @ New England Whalers (1977–78) 32–38–3
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
74 L April 1, 1978 1–5 @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 32–39–3
75 L April 2, 1978 3–6 @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 32–40–3
76 W April 5, 1978 5–4 Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) 33–40–3
77 W April 7, 1978 6–4 @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) 34–40–3
78 L April 8, 1978 4–5 @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) 34–41–3
79 W April 9, 1978 6–2 Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) 35–41–3
80 L April 10, 1978 1–6 @ New England Whalers (1977–78) 35–42–3

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Jere Gillis (F)  United States Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
2 18 Dave Morrow (D)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
3 25 Floyd Lahache (D)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
3 26 Bob Gladney (D)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
3 27 Colin Ahern (C)  United States Providence College (ECAC)
4 36 Jeff Allan (D)  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 45 Jim Trainor (D)  United States Harvard University (ECAC)
6 54 Bill Himmelright (D)  United States University of North Dakota (WCHA)
7 63 Tom Byers (W)  United States Providence College (ECAC)
8 71 Bob Boileau (C)  Canada Boston University (ECAC)
9 79 Jim Craig (G)  United States Boston University (ECAC)
10 87 David Kelley (D)  United States Princeton University (ECAC)

See also

References

  1. ^ "1977-78 Cincinnati Stingers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "1977 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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