1976-77 Indianapolis Racers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 36-37-8 - 80 points
Finishing 3rd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost AVCO Cup semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Cincinnati Stingers 4-0
Division Finals - Lost to Quebec Nordiques 4-1
Coach: Jacques Demers (36-37-8)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1976-77 Indianapolis Racers RosterTeam Record: 36-37-8 - 80 points
Finishing 3rd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost AVCO Cup semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Cincinnati Stingers 4-0
Division Finals - Lost to Quebec Nordiques 4-1
Coach: Jacques Demers (36-37-8)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1976-77 Indianapolis Racers Results
The Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 36 wins and 37 losses and 8 ties for 80 points, finishing third in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The Racers netted 276 goals and yielded 305. Blair MacDonald scored 34 goals for Indianapolis, and Daryl Maggs contributed 55 assists. Michel Dion topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.36 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jacques Demers coached the team. The 1976-77 Indianapolis Racers lost in the AVCO Cup semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Maggs | D | 81 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 114 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 5.2 |
| Blair MacDonald | R | 81 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 13.4 |
| Hugh Harris | L | 46 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 11.5 |
| Reg Thomas | C | 79 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 34 | -9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 10.4 |
| Rene Leclerc | R | 68 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 43 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 14.4 |
| Michel Parizeau | C | 75 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 12.9 |
| Pat Stapleton | D | 81 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 29 | -28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 5.1 |
| Gene Peacosh | L | 64 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 21 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 17.7 |
| Al Karlander | C | 65 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 17.3 |
| Rosaire Paiement | R | 67 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 91 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 12.5 |
| Bob Sicinski | C | 60 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 14 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 8.5 |
| Brian McDonald | C | 50 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 16.9 |
| Frank Rochon | L | 57 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 12.3 |
| Mark Lomenda | R | 56 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 9.1 |
| Dave Inkpen | D | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9.3 |
| Bryon Baltimore | D | 55 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 63 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0.0 |
| Dick Proceviat | D | 55 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3.1 |
| Ken Block | D | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.8 |
| Kim Clackson | D | 71 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 168 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Mike Zuke | C | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 |
| Brian Coates | L | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Gary MacGregor | C | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Larry Mavety | D | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Nick Harbaruk | R | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Jim Park | G | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Burchell | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michel Dion | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hoganson | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Brown | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1386 | 276 | 479 | 755 | 870 | -145 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2638 | 10.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Dion | 42 | 2286 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 3.36 | 1179 | 1051 | .891 |
| Jim Park | 31 | 1727 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 3.96 | 899 | 785 | .873 |
| Paul Hoganson | 11 | 395 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.65 | 199 | 175 | .879 |
| Randy Burchell | 5 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.53 | 89 | 81 | .910 |
| Andy Brown | 10 | 430 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.63 | 196 | 170 | .867 |
| Totals | 99 | 4974 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 300 | 3.62 | 2862 | 2562 | .895 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Maggs | D | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | R | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | R | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | C | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | D | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | L | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | R | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | C | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 33 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Frank Rochon | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | R | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | R | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Dion | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hoganson | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 162 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 138 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Dion | 4 | 245 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.16 | 140 | 123 | .879 |
| Paul Hoganson | 5 | 348 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2.93 | 179 | 162 | .905 |
| Totals | 9 | 593 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3.44 | 353 | 319 | .904 |
