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1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season
World Hockey Association team season
World Hockey Association team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Arena | Riverfront Coliseum |
| League | WHA |
| Season | 1976–77 |
| year | 1976 |
| Team | Cincinnati Stingers |
| Record | 39–37–5 |
| HomeRecord | 29–10–1 |
| RoadRecord | 10–27–4 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Coach | Terry Slater |
| Captain | Rick Dudley |
| AltCaptain | Rich LeDuc |
| Dennis Sobchuk | |
| Ron Plumb | |
| GoalsFor | 354 |
| GoalsAgainst | 303 |
| GoalsLeader | Rich LeDuc |
| Blaine Stoughton (52) | |
| AssistsLeader | Ron Plumb (58) |
| PointsLeader | Rich LeDuc (107) |
| PIMLeader | Pierre Roy (126) |
| WinsLeader | Norm LaPointe (21) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Caron (2.83) |
Dennis Sobchuk Ron Plumb Blaine Stoughton (52) The 1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Stingers lost to the Indianapolis Racers in the first round of the 1977 WHA playoffs in a four-game sweep, with Game 1 going to three overtimes, setting a new record for the longest game in WHA history. Cincinnati played thirteen games in the regular season/postseason and went 0–8–5, failing to win an overtime game all year. They lost the services of goaltender Jacques Caron, who had gone 13–6–2 with 2.83 GAA when he suffered a rib injury during warmups of Game 1; he played less than ten minutes of Game 2.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 7, 1976||7–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1976||6–8 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 9, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||1–1–1 |- |4||T||October 14, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||1–1–2 |- |5||L||October 15, 1976||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||1–2–2 |- |6||W||October 17, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||2–2–2 |- |7||W||October 19, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||3–2–2 |- |8||L||October 23, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 26, 1976||1–0 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||4–3–2 |- |10||W||October 29, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||October 30, 1976||9–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||6–3–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 9 || Indianapolis Racers || 4–3 || Cincinnati Stingers || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 12 || Indianapolis Racers || 7–2 || Cincinnati Stingers || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 14 || Cincinnati Stingers || 3–5 || Indianapolis Racers || 0–3 |- | 4 || April 16 || Cincinnati Stingers || 1–3 || Indianapolis Racers || 0–4
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| Legend:
Draft picks
Cincinnati's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 2 | Peter Marsh (LW) | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 1 | 7 | Randy Carlyle (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 2 | 12 | Don Murdoch (RW) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Carroll (C) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 4 | 37 | Barry Melrose (D) | Canada | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |
| 6 | 61 | Joe Oslin (D) | United States | University of Vermont (ECAC) |
| 7 | 73 | Paul Skidmore (G) | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
| 8 | 85 | Stu Ostlund (C) | Canada | Michigan Tech (WCHA) |
| 9 | 96 | Fern LeBlanc (LW) | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 107 | Terry Ballingall (D) | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
References
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References
- https://newspaperarchive.com/hamilton-journal-news-apr-10-1977-p-18/
- "1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Schedule".
- "1976 WHA Amateur Draft".
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