1977–78 Indianapolis Racers season

1977–78 Indianapolis Racers
Division8th WHA
1977–78 record24–51–5
Goals for267
Goals against353
Team information
CoachRon Ingram,
Bill Goldsworthy
CaptainKen Block
Alternate captainsBarry Wilkins
Rusty Patenaude
Rosaire Paiement

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

WHA Team W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Winnipeg Jets50282102381270988
New England Whalers44315933352691255
Houston Aeros42344882963021543
Quebec Nordiques40373833493471185
Edmonton Oilers38393793093071296
Birmingham Bulls36413752873142177
Cincinnati Stingers35423732983321701
Indianapolis Racers24515532673531189
Soviet All-Stars34172736120
Czechoslovakia All-Stars1613214087

Game log
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 12, 19775–4@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)1–0–0
2LOctober 15, 19771–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)1–1–0
3LOctober 16, 19771–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)1–2–0
4TOctober 18, 19772–2New England Whalers (1977–78)1–2–1
5TOctober 21, 19774–4Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)1–2–2
6WOctober 25, 19775–4@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)2–2–2
7WOctober 26, 19775–3Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)3–2–2
8WOctober 29, 19776–2Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)4–2–2
9WNovember 1, 19776–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)5–2–2
10LNovember 4, 19771–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)5–3–2
11LNovember 11, 19773–5@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)5–4–2
12LNovember 12, 19773–5@ New England Whalers (1977–78)5–5–2
13LNovember 15, 19774–6New England Whalers (1977–78)5–6–2
14LNovember 18, 19771–2Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)5–7–2
15LNovember 19, 19774–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)5–8–2
16LNovember 20, 19772–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)5–9–2
17TNovember 23, 19773–3@ New England Whalers (1977–78)5–9–3
18WNovember 24, 19775–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1977–78)6–9–3
19LNovember 26, 19775–7Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)6–10–3
20LNovember 30, 19770–3@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)6–11–3
21WDecember 1, 19775–4Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)7–11–3
22WDecember 2, 19774–2@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)8–11–3
23LDecember 4, 19770–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)8–12–3
24WDecember 6, 19775–2New England Whalers (1977–78)9–12–3
25LDecember 9, 19773–5Czechoslovakia (1977–78)9–13–3
26LDecember 10, 19773–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)9–14–3
27LDecember 11, 19771–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)9–15–3
28LDecember 14, 19771–3@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)9–16–3
29TDecember 15, 19773–3Houston Aeros (1977–78)9–16–4
30LDecember 18, 19773–4Soviet All-Stars (1977–78)9–17–4
31LDecember 22, 19771–4Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)9–18–4
32LDecember 23, 19773–5@ New England Whalers (1977–78)9–19–4
33LDecember 28, 19774–5 OT@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)9–20–4
34LDecember 29, 19771–7Houston Aeros (1977–78)9–21–4
35LDecember 30, 19775–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)9–22–4
36WJanuary 4, 19784–1Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)10–22–4
37WJanuary 6, 19784–3New England Whalers (1977–78)11–22–4
38WJanuary 7, 19782–1 OT@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)12–22–4
39LJanuary 8, 19782–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)12–23–4
40WJanuary 11, 19782–1Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)13–23–4
41LJanuary 14, 19783–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)13–24–4
42LJanuary 20, 19783–4Houston Aeros (1977–78)13–25–4
43LJanuary 21, 19782–3Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)13–26–4
44WJanuary 22, 19785–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)14–26–4
45LJanuary 25, 19782–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)14–27–4
46LJanuary 30, 19783–4Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)14–28–4
47LJanuary 31, 19784–6Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)14–29–4
48LFebruary 1, 19780–8@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)14–30–4
49WFebruary 3, 19785–4 OTQuebec Nordiques (1977–78)15–30–4
50LFebruary 4, 19782–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)15–31–4
51WFebruary 5, 19786–1Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)16–31–4
52LFebruary 11, 19783–5Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)16–32–4
53WFebruary 15, 19789–6Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)17–32–4
54LFebruary 17, 19784–5 OT@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)17–33–4
55LFebruary 18, 19781–4New England Whalers (1977–78)17–34–4
56LFebruary 19, 19783–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)17–35–4
57LFebruary 25, 19785–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)17–36–4
58WFebruary 26, 19786–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)18–36–4
59WMarch 1, 19785–1Houston Aeros (1977–78)19–36–4
60WMarch 3, 19788–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)20–36–4
61WMarch 4, 19788–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)21–36–4
62WMarch 5, 19784–2Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)22–36–4
63LMarch 8, 19784–5 OTQuebec Nordiques (1977–78)22–37–4
64LMarch 9, 19785–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)22–38–4
65WMarch 11, 19784–2Houston Aeros (1977–78)23–38–4
66LMarch 12, 19783–6@ Houston Aeros (1977–78)23–39–4
67LMarch 15, 19780–7@ New England Whalers (1977–78)23–40–4
68LMarch 16, 19782–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)23–41–4
69LMarch 18, 19782–4@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)23–42–4
70TMarch 19, 19783–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)23–42–5
71LMarch 21, 19783–6@ New England Whalers (1977–78)23–43–5
72LMarch 24, 19780–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)23–44–5
73LMarch 28, 19783–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1977–78)23–45–5
74LMarch 30, 19781–4Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)23–46–5
75LApril 1, 19781–4Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)23–47–5
76WApril 2, 19786–3Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)24–47–5
77LApril 7, 19784–6Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)24–48–5
78LApril 8, 19783–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)24–49–5
79LApril 9, 19787–9Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)24–50–5
80LApril 11, 19783–6@ New England Whalers (1977–78)24–51–5

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Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Claude St. SauveurC7236427824−5700
Kevin MorrisonD7517405749−32610
Peter DriscollLW562521461300500
Rusty PatenaudeRW7623194271−20100
Kevin DevineLW76192342141−24100
Michel ParizeauC7013274047−13200
Reg ThomasLW4915163144−11700
Claude LaroseLW2814163012−15300
Rosaire PaiementC616243081−13100
Rene LeclercRW6012152731−7200
Blaine StoughtonRW4713132628−24500
Ken BlockD771252634−39100
Rich LeducC2810152538−16300
Don BurgessLW791112232−30200
Barry WilkinsD792212379−35100
Daryl MaggsD516152130−27300
Bill GoldsworthyRW3281018102000
John FrenchC/LW7498176−25220
Dave FortierD541151686−17000
Bobby SheehanC2987156−19130
Gilles MarotteD442131518−17000
Lynn PowisC1446102−5000
Dave InkpenD24191024−5000
Bryon BaltimoreD22178230000
Hugh HarrisC191786−4000
Brad RhinessC123362−4000
Frank SpringRW1324621100
Charles ConstantinLW621301200
Ray AdduonoC81230−5000
Dale SmedsmoLW603373000
Bill PrenticeD2111228−4000
Dave DornseifD301101000
Bill BlackwoodD300000000
Gary InnessG52000420000
Glen IrwinD20000720000
Peter McDuffeG1200000000
Eddie MioG1700000000
Jim ParkG1200060000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gary Inness285052143042004.210
Eddie Mio90017680644.270
Jim Park58412370414.210
Peter McDuffe53912161394.340
Team:487380245153444.240

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Indianapolis's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
15Doug Wilson (D) CanadaOttawa 67's (OHA)
216Wayne Ramsey (D) CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
435Dale McCourt (F) CanadaSt. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
544Mike Bossy (F) CanadaLaval National (QMJHL)
653Rick Vasko (D) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
762Brian Drumm (LW) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)

See also

References
  1. "1977–78 Indianapolis Racers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  2. "1977-78 Indianapolis Racers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  3. "1977 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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