1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 39-37-5 - 83 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Indianapolis Racers 4-0
Coach: Terry Slater (39-37-5)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Statistics
1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Roster

The Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 39 wins and 37 losses and 5 ties for 83 points, finishing second in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Stingers scored 354 goals and surrendered 303. Rich LeDuc and Blaine Stoughton netted 52 goals for Cincinnati each, while Dennis Sobchuk, Rick Dudley and Claude Larose each tallied 30 or more also. Ron Plumb recorded 58 assists. Normand Lapointe topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.73 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.

Terry Slater coached the team. The 1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers lost in the AVCO Cup quarter-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 354
Regular Season Goals Against: 303

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 7, 1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 8, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 8 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 9, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at San Diego Mariners 7 T 1-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-1 OT
October 14, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at Birmingham Bulls 7 T 1-0-0 0-1-2 1-1-2 OT
October 15, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Indianapolis Racers 6 L 1-0-0 0-2-2 1-2-2 OT
October 17, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 1-0-0 1-2-2 2-2-2
October 19, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 W 1-0-0 2-2-2 3-2-2
October 23, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 5 L 1-0-0 2-3-2 3-3-2
October 26, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 0 W 1-0-0 3-3-2 4-3-2
October 29, 1976 San Diego Mariners 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 2-0-0 3-3-2 5-3-2
October 30, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 9 W 3-0-0 3-3-2 6-3-2
November 3, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 W 4-0-0 3-3-2 7-3-2
November 4, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Indianapolis Racers 5 L 4-0-0 3-4-2 7-4-2
November 6, 1976 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 5-0-0 3-4-2 8-4-2
November 10, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 6-0-0 3-4-2 9-4-2
November 13, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 7-0-0 3-4-2 10-4-2
November 16, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Indianapolis Racers 5 L 7-0-0 3-5-2 10-5-2
November 19, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 7-0-0 3-6-2 10-6-2 OT
November 21, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2 W 7-0-0 4-6-2 11-6-2
November 23, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 L 7-0-0 4-7-2 11-7-2
November 24, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 7-1-0 4-7-2 11-8-2
November 27, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 W 8-1-0 4-7-2 12-8-2
November 30, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 8-1-0 4-8-2 12-9-2
December 3, 1976 Calgary Cowboys 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 9-1-0 4-8-2 13-9-2
December 5, 1976 Houston Aeros 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 10-1-0 4-8-2 14-9-2
December 8, 1976 San Diego Mariners 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 10-2-0 4-8-2 14-10-2
December 10, 1976 Houston Aeros 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 11-2-0 4-8-2 15-10-2
December 12, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 W 12-2-0 4-8-2 16-10-2
December 15, 1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 13-2-0 4-8-2 17-10-2
December 18, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 L 13-2-0 4-9-2 17-11-2
December 19, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 13-2-0 4-10-2 17-12-2
December 22, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 13-3-0 4-10-2 17-13-2
December 23, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Houston Aeros 6 L 13-3-0 4-11-2 17-14-2 OT
December 26, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Calgary Cowboys 6 L 13-3-0 4-12-2 17-15-2
December 30, 1976 New England Whalers 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 13-4-0 4-12-2 17-16-2
January 2, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at New England Whalers 3 L 13-4-0 4-13-2 17-17-2
January 7, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 14-4-0 4-13-2 18-17-2
January 8, 1977 San Diego Mariners 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 W 15-4-0 4-13-2 19-17-2
January 11, 1977 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 W 16-4-0 4-13-2 20-17-2
January 13, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at San Diego Mariners 2 W 16-4-0 5-13-2 21-17-2
January 14, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 L 16-4-0 5-14-2 21-18-2 OT
January 16, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Winnipeg Jets 4 W 16-4-0 6-14-2 22-18-2
January 20, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 9 L 16-4-0 6-15-2 22-19-2
January 21, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Winnipeg Jets 6 L 16-4-0 6-16-2 22-20-2 OT
January 23, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at New England Whalers 4 L 16-4-0 6-17-2 22-21-2 OT
January 25, 1977 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 17-4-0 6-17-2 23-21-2
January 29, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Quebec Nordiques 7 L 17-4-0 6-18-2 23-22-2
January 30, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 7 L 17-4-0 6-19-2 23-23-2
February 2, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 17-5-0 6-19-2 23-24-2
February 5, 1977 New England Whalers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 W 18-5-0 6-19-2 24-24-2
February 6, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 18-5-0 6-20-2 24-25-2
February 9, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 9 W 19-5-0 6-20-2 25-25-2
February 11, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 20-5-0 6-20-2 26-25-2
February 13, 1977 New England Whalers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 20-6-0 6-20-2 26-26-2
February 15, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at Edmonton Oilers 4 W 20-6-0 7-20-2 27-26-2
February 16, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at Calgary Cowboys 3 W 20-6-0 8-20-2 28-26-2
February 18, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Calgary Cowboys 5 L 20-6-0 8-21-2 28-27-2
February 19, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 W 21-6-0 8-21-2 29-27-2
February 20, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 22-6-0 8-21-2 30-27-2
February 22, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 4 T 22-6-0 8-21-3 30-27-3 OT
February 25, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 23-6-0 8-21-3 31-27-3
February 26, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 8 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 L 23-7-0 8-21-3 31-28-3
March 5, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 24-7-0 8-21-3 32-28-3
March 6, 1977 Houston Aeros 7 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 24-8-0 8-21-3 32-29-3
March 9, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 25-8-0 8-21-3 33-29-3
March 11, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Houston Aeros 5 L 25-8-0 8-22-3 33-30-3
March 12, 1977 Calgary Cowboys 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 9 W 26-8-0 8-22-3 34-30-3
March 13, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 27-8-0 8-22-3 35-30-3
March 15, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 L 27-8-0 8-23-3 35-31-3
March 16, 1977 Calgary Cowboys 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 28-8-0 8-23-3 36-31-3
March 18, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 W 29-8-0 8-23-3 37-31-3
March 22, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Indianapolis Racers 3 L 29-8-0 8-24-3 37-32-3
March 23, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 29-9-0 8-24-3 37-33-3
March 25, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 29-10-0 8-24-3 37-34-3 OT
March 26, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Quebec Nordiques 4 W 29-10-0 9-24-3 38-34-3
March 27, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 29-10-0 9-25-3 38-35-3
March 29, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 2 W 29-10-0 10-25-3 39-35-3
March 30, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Indianapolis Racers 5 T 29-10-0 10-25-4 39-35-4 OT
April 1, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Houston Aeros 5 L 29-10-0 10-26-4 39-36-4
April 2, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at San Diego Mariners 6 L 29-10-0 10-27-4 39-37-4
April 6, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 T 29-10-1 10-27-4 39-37-5 OT
April 9, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 2OT at Indianapolis, IN
April 12, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 7 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0
April 14, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Indianapolis Racers 5 L 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
April 16, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Indianapolis Racers 3 L 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-4-0


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