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1977–78 Birmingham Bulls season
World Hockey Association team season
World Hockey Association team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | WHA |
| Season | 1977–78 |
| year | 1977 |
| Team | Birmingham Bulls (WHA)Birmingham Bulls |
| Record | 36–41–3 |
| HomeRecord | 23–16–2 |
| RoadRecord | 13–25–1 |
| LeagueRank | 6th |
| Coach | Glen Sonmor, |
| John F. Bassett | |
| Captain | Dale Hoganson |
| AltCaptain | Paul Henderson |
| Brent Hughes | |
| Arena | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex |
| GoalsFor | 287 |
| GoalsAgainst | 314 |
| GoalsLeader | Ken Linseman (38) |
| AssistsLeader | Peter Marrin (43) |
| PointsLeader | Ken Linseman (76) |
| PIMLeader | Steve Durbano (284) |
| WinsLeader | John Garrett (24) |
| GAALeader | John Garrett (3.81) |
| prev_season | [1976–77](1976-77-birmingham-bulls-season) |
| next_season | [1978–79](1978-79-birmingham-bulls-season) |
John F. Bassett Brent Hughes The 1977–78 Birmingham Bulls season was the Birmingham Bulls second season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The Bulls qualified for the playoffs, losing in the quarter-finals to the Winnipeg Jets.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 14, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1977–78) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 15, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1977–78) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 22, 1977||5–8 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 23, 1977||3–10 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 25, 1977||4–5 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 28, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) ||1–5–0 |- |7||L||October 29, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) ||1–6–0
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 14 || Birmingham Bulls || 3–9 || Winnipeg Jets || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 16 || Birmingham Bulls || 3–8 || Winnipeg Jets || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 19 || Winnipeg Jets || 2–3 || Birmingham Bulls || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 21 || Winnipeg Jets || 5–1 || Birmingham Bulls || 3–1 |- | 5 || April 23 || Birmingham Bulls || 2–5 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–1
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| Legend:
Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 71 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 126 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 80 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 79 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 90 | −11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 80 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 77 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 59 | −3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 63 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 93 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 48 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 72 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 22 | −5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 64 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 105 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/D | 45 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 6 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 53 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 241 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 52 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 27 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 56 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 279 | −8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 39 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 43 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 29 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 97 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 45 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 284 | −12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | −14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 59 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 258 | −14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3306 | 58 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 210 | 3.81 | 2 | |
| 1551 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 99 | 3.83 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 4857 | 80 | 36 | 41 | 3 | 309 | 3.82 | 3 |
|- |}
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 5.76 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.21 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 300 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 |
|- |}
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
Birmingham's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Rod Langway (D) | United States | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 2 | 12 | Brad Maxwell (D) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 3 | 22 | Mark Johnson (F) | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 4 | 31 | Norm Dupont (LW) | Canada | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 40 | Steve Baker (G) | United States | Union College (ECAC-2) |
| 6 | 49 | Greg Tebbutt (D) | Canada | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 7 | 58 | Bob Suter (D) | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 8 | 67 | Curt Christopherson (D) | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
| 9 | 75 | Jean Savard (F) | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 83 | Ken Linseman (F) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
References
References
- "1977-78 Birmingham Bulls Schedule".
- "1977-78 Birmingham Bulls Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "1977 WHA Amateur Draft".
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