1977-1978 WHA Season
Opening Night: Ron Plumb's slapshot from the point in the final minute gets the win for the Stingers over there midwest rivals from Indianpolis October 12 1977 Riverfront Coliseum 06-06-2010 ...Read...
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Game Two, Semifinals (Series tied at 1-1) New England Whalers at Edmonton OilersThe New England Whalers rally to defeat the Edmonton Oilers at Northlands Coliseum. Mike Rogers and Mike Antonocich...
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Game Four, Semifinals (New England leads the series 2-1 over Edmonton)New England Whalers at Edmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers with the goalie pulled and a man in the box tied the game with just two...
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Game Five, Semifinals (New England leads the series 3-1 over Edmonton)Edmonton Oilers at New England WhalersThe Edmonton Oilers scratch out a 2-1 win over the New England Whalers in Hartford. Oiler...
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Game Six, Semifinals (New England leads the series 3-2 over Edmonton)New England Whalers at Edmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers control the game from start to finish for a 6-1 win over New England....
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Game Seven, Semifinals (Series tied 3-3)Edmonton Oilers at New England WhalersAll season long the New England Whalers relied on tough defense and an opportunistic attack to win. Thier game seven win...
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AVCO CupGame OneNew England Whalers at Winnipeg JetsThe Winnipeg Jets leader Bobby Hull got things started early for the Jets with a goal just over three minutes into the game. New England took over...
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AVCO CupGame TwoNew England Whalers at Winnipeg JetsDuring the season New England winger Jim Mayer struggled just to see regular ice time. In game two Mayer became a hero. With score tied at one,...
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AVCO CupGame ThreeWinnipeg Jets at New England WhalersDown two games the Winnipeg Jets bounce back with a 4-1 road win over the New England Whaler. Goalie Joe Daley solid play in the nets and three...
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AVCO CupGame FourWinnipeg Jets at New England WhalersThe New England Whalers ground the high flying Winnipeg Jets attack in a 4-1 win to go up 3 games to 1. Mike Antonovich scored twice and goalie...
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AVCO CupGame FiveNew England Whalers at Winnipeg JetsFacing elimination the sputtering Winnipeg Jets return home and outscore the New England Whalers 8-6. Eight separate Jets score goals, offsetting...
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AVCO CupGame SixWinnipeg Jets at New England WhalersThe New England Whalers return to home ice needing just a win. After a wild first period, the Whalers held a 3-2 lead. It proved to be enough as New...
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Cincinnati Stingers 24-52-4 52 PTS Goals 252/3.2 GPG%Goals Against 344/ 4.3 GAA%Offense: The Stingers fate is tied into two disasterous trades made with their rival the Indianapolis Racers....
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Indianapolis Racers 26-50-4 56 PTS Goals 254/3.2 GPG%Goals Against 357/ 4.5 GAA%Offense: Claude St. Sauveur (42G 39A 81 PTS) led the attack for the Racers. Early in the season he teamed with Reg...
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Birmingham Bulls 31-43-6 69 PTS) Goals 289/3.6 GPG%Goals Against 326/ 4.1 GAA%Offense: The Birmingham Bulls were an interesting team. They terrorized the league by employing "goons" to intimidate and...
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Houston Aeros 39-39-2 80 PTS) Goals 303/3.8 GPG% Goals Against 307/ 3.8 GAA% Offense: The "Magician" Andre Lacroix (55G 70A 125 PTS) was the driving force for the Aeros attack. Lacroix lead the teams...
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Edmonton Oilers 40-33-7 87 PTS Goals 322/4.0 GPG% Goals Against 268/ 3.4 GAA% Offense: The Oilers featured a balance scoring attack. Ron Chipperfield (37G 52A 89 PTS) headed a line consisting of...
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Quebec Nordiques 43-34-3 89 PTS Goals 351/4.4 GPG% Goals Against 333/ 4.2 GAA% Offense: The Nordiques explosive offense fell primarily on the shoulders on scoring champion Marc Tardiff (70G 67A 137...
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New England Whalers 46-27-3 99 PTS Goals 313/3.9 GPG% Goals Against 274/ 3.4 GAA% Offense: The Whalers offense played a grinding, gritty type style featuring veteran players. In the end it was this...
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Winnipeg Jets 53-24-3 109 PTS Goals 380/4.6 GPG% Goals Against 265/ 3.3 GAA% Offense: The Jets sailed thorugh the regular season staying in first place most of the season. The "Hot Line" of Ulf...
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