1977-78 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster
Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 22-41-9 - 53 points
in the WCHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Vic Stasiuk (22-41-9)
1977-78 Medicine Hat Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 22-41-9 - 53 points
in the WCHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Vic Stasiuk (22-41-9)
The Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 22 wins and 41 losses and 9 ties for 53 points in the WCHL's Central Division.
The Tigers scored 293 goals, worst in the league and yielded 365. Merlin Malinowski netted 48 goals for Medicine Hat, while Jim Nill and Cal Halasz tallied 30 or more, too. Merlin Malinowski recorded 78 assists. Darrell Furmanek topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 4.65 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Vic Stasiuk coached the team. The 1977-78 Medicine Hat Tigers lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Adams | LW | November 14, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Beaverlodge, AB CAN |
| Lorne Anderson | D/LW | November 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 174 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Ken Ardron | F | |||||
| Doug Berg | D | December 1, 1958 | 6'2" | 209 | R | Hoberg, MB CAN |
| Rick Brink | D | L | ||||
| Curt Broadhead | C | February 1, 1960 | 6'2" | 181 | R | Hay River, NT Canada |
| Brent Craven | RW | March 25, 1959 | 6'2" | 172 | R | Medicine Hat, AB CAN |
| Ron Flockhart | F | October 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Smithers, BC Canada |
| Darrell Furmanek | G | March 18, 1958 | 5'8" | 183 | Edmonton, AB CAN | |
| Gord Gejdos | R | November 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Lethbridge, ALTA Canada |
| Cal Halasz | LW | January 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 170 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Perry Harrad | G | July 23, 1961 | 5'9" | 186 | Fernie, BC | |
| Mike Hogan | F | |||||
| Bruce Jacobson | ||||||
| Larry Jones | LW | February 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 196 | L | Stettler, AB Canada |
| Brian Keates | LW | January 13, 1959 | 5'8" | 161 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Gord Kimble | D | August 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 192 | R | Lucky Lake, SK Canada |
| Pierre Lamoureux | G | September 13, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
| Randy Larsen | LW | May 5, 1958 | Surrey, BC Canada | |||
| Rick Maillot | G | |||||
| Merlin Malinowski | C | September 27, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | L | North Battleford, SK Canada |
| Larry McCargar | LW | June 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 163 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Mitch McCormick | RW | February 12, 1959 | 6'1" | 181 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Rob McLean | LW | December 13, 1965 | 5'10" | 185 | Halifax, NS CAN | |
| Grant Morin | RW | July 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 174 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Darrel Morrow | F | January 29, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Deville, AB Canada | |
| Rob Neeld | D | February 16, 1959 | West Vancouver, BC CAN | |||
| Jim Nill | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Hanna, AB Canada |
| Laurie Nordstrom | D | September 22, 1958 | Kamloops, BC CAN | |||
| Rick Odegard | RW | March 13, 1959 | 6'1" | 168 | R | Red Deer, AB CAN |
| Lorne Osmond | LW | October 18, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Lethbridge, AB Canada |
| Richard Ostrow | G | January 17, 1969 | 6'0" | 168 | Wainwright, AB Canada | |
| Ken Oulton | D | September 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | L | Smithers, BC Canada |
| Jason Rogers | D | May 29, 1960 | 6'1" | 196 | L | Creston, BC CAN |
| Dave Ross | RW | March 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 187 | L | Indian Head, SK Canada |
| Kelly Short | C | September 29, 1958 | Prince Albert, SK CAN | |||
| Rick Simpson | LW | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 196 | L | Hay River, NT Canada |
| Dave Snopek | LW | October 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Lethbridge, AB Canada |
| Ken Solheim | L | March 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Hythe, AB Canada |
| Vic Stasiuk | F | |||||
| Peter Steblyk | D | March 25, 1961 | 6'0" | 183 | L | Edmonton, ALTA Canada |
| Darre Switzer | F | July 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Pouce Coupe, BC Canada |
| Steve Tsujiura | C | March 4, 1963 | 5'5" | 163 | L | Coaldale, ON Canada |
| Rod Van Slyke | RW | May 26, 1959 | 5'10" | 174 | L | Camrose, AB Canada |
| Lionel Williams | D | November 7, 1959 | 5'11" | 183 | R | Tofield, AB CAN |
