1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 33-41-6 - 72 points
Finishing 5th in the WHA
Postseason: 1-2
Lost AVCO Cup preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New England Whalers 2-1
Coach: Floyd Smith (33-41-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers RosterTeam Record: 33-41-6 - 72 points
Finishing 5th in the WHA
Postseason: 1-2
Lost AVCO Cup preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New England Whalers 2-1
Coach: Floyd Smith (33-41-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers Results
The Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 33 wins and 41 losses and 6 ties for 72 points, finishing fifth in the WHA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Stingers scored 274 goals and surrendered 284. Peter Marsh netted 43 goals for Cincinnati, while Robbie Ftorek, Jamie Hislop and Reg Thomas each tallied 30 or more, too. Robbie Ftorek contributed 77 assists. Mike Liut earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Michel Dion recorded a 3.32 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Floyd Smith coached the team. The 1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers lost in the AVCO Cup preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | C | 80 | 39 | 77 | 116 | 87 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 15.0 |
| Reg Thomas | C | 80 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 14.3 |
| Jamie Hislop | R | 80 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 16.4 |
| Peter Marsh | R | 80 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 95 | -31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 13.2 |
| Craig Norwich | D | 80 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 2.3 |
| Mike Gartner | R | 78 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 123 | -18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 11.9 |
| Bill Gilligan | C | 74 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 17.9 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 47 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 102 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 16.0 |
| Dave Debol | C | 59 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 9 | -22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 7.1 |
| Charlie Luksa | D | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 5.7 |
| Daryl Maggs | D | 27 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6.3 |
| Byron Shutt | L | 65 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 13.0 |
| Barry Melrose | D | 80 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 222 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 2.4 |
| Michel Parizeau | C | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| Dave Forbes | L | 73 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 83 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11.8 |
| Barry Legge | D | 80 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 131 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 2.9 |
| Mark Messier | C | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 58 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | L | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 |
| Gordie Clark | R | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Ed Gilbert | C | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Paul Stewart | D | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Bryon Baltimore | D | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Liut | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Watson | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Kelly Davis | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Sean Shanahan | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michel Dion | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Dornseif | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1426 | 274 | 434 | 708 | 1619 | -147 | 81 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2627 | 10.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 54 | 3181 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 184 | 3.47 | 1556 | 1372 | .882 |
| Michel Dion | 30 | 1681 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 3.32 | 735 | 642 | .873 |
| Totals | 84 | 4862 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 277 | 3.42 | 2568 | 2291 | .892 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | R | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Luksa | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Byron Shutt | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Forbes | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | D | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stewart | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Liut | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Watson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 52 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
