1976-77 San Diego Mariners Statistics

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 40-37-4 - 84 points
Finishing 3rd in the WHA's WHA West Division
Postseason: 3-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Winnipeg Jets 4-3
Coach: Ron Ingram (40-37-4)
Location: San Diego, California
1976-77 San Diego Mariners Roster
1976-77 San Diego Mariners Results

The San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 40 wins and 37 losses and 4 ties for 84 points, finishing third in the WHA's WHA West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Mariners scored 284 goals and surrendered 283. Norm Ferguson netted 39 goals for San Diego, while Joe Noris, Kevin Devine and Andre Lacroix each tallied 30 or more, too. Andre Lacroix contributed 82 assists. Ernie Wakely topped the squad with 22 wins, plus Ken Lockett added 15 or more wins, too. Ernie Wakely recorded a 3.09 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Ron Ingram coached the team. The 1976-77 San Diego Mariners lost in the AVCO Cup quarter-finals.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GTG SOG SG%
Andre LacroixC813282114792110300023113.9
Joe NorisC7335579230290605024314.4
Norm FergusonR773932715-5100008021718.0
Kevin DevineL81302050114-1270100018216.5
Paul ShmyrD81133750103-43000002066.3
Wayne RiversR6018314940570000016810.7
Don BurgessL772022428-840100016712.0
Kevin MorrisonD758303868-304000002473.2
John FrenchC/L441421356-32000007917.7
Gary VeneruzzoL401411251843000009414.9
Tony CassolatoR431312252692000005424.1
Bob DobekC587172417-9200000878.0
Brad RhinessC589142314-170000006613.6
Dick SentesL241011211672000005617.9
Gerry PinderR446131936-24200000906.7
Brent HughesD624131748-3000000547.4
Larry HornungD5849138-7000000429.5
Randy LeggeD69191069-18000000293.4
Peter McNameeD4136938-70000002611.5
Ray AdduonoC1325751100000474.3
Bob FalkenbergD6406634-11000000250.0
Gregg BoddyD1812319-6000000156.7
Norm CournoyerC191238-14000000303.3
Tim O'ConnellR160334-12000000130.0
Ernie WakelyG46011000000000
Ken LockettG450001500000000
Bob WinogradD10000100000010.0
Totals1368284466750828-159690110130246911.5


Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Ernie Wakely46250622183231293.0912421113.896
Ken Lockett45239718191411483.701144996.871
Totals91490340374642773.3926632386.896

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GTG SOG SG%
Andre LacroixC71676-1000000
Joe NorisC72136-5000000
Norm FergusonR724602000010
Kevin DevineL713414-5000000
Paul ShmyrD70228-12000000
Wayne RiversR71122-4000000
Don BurgessL72240-2000000
Kevin MorrisonD713486000000
John FrenchC/L723521000000
Gary VeneruzzoL70000-1000000
Tony CassolatoR30004-4000000
Bob DobekC50004-2000000
Brad RhinessC501101000000
Dick SentesL540412-3000020
Brent HughesD704405000000
Larry HornungD60000-12000000
Randy LeggeD700018-6000000
Peter McNameeD20002-1000000
Ray AdduonoC7325180000000
Bob FalkenbergD200000000000
Ernie WakelyG300000000000
Ken LockettG500000000000
Totals127193251104-43000030

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Ernie Wakely31602100093.387566.880
Ken Lockett526013000194.38146127.870
Totals842034000284.00249221.888