1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Roster

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 39-37-5 - 83 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHA's WHA East Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost AVCO Cup quarter-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Indianapolis Racers 4-0
Coach: Terry Slater (39-37-5)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Statistics
1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Results

The Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 39 wins and 37 losses and 5 ties for 83 points, finishing second in the WHA's WHA East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Stingers scored 354 goals and surrendered 303. Rich LeDuc and Blaine Stoughton netted 52 goals for Cincinnati each, while Dennis Sobchuk, Rick Dudley and Claude Larose each tallied 30 or more also. Ron Plumb recorded 58 assists. Normand Lapointe topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.73 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.

Terry Slater coached the team. The 1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers lost in the AVCO Cup quarter-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Dennis AbgrallRApril 24, 19536'1"180RMooseomin, SK Canada
Jacques CaronGApril 21, 19406'2"185LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Greg CarrollCNovember 10, 19566'0"185LEdmonton, AB Canada
Rick DudleyLJanuary 31, 19496'0"190LToronto, ON Canada
Pierre GuiteLApril 17, 19526'2"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Jamie HislopRJanuary 20, 19545'10"180RSarnia, ON Canada
Paul HogansonGNovember 12, 19495'11"175RToronto, ON Canada
John HughesDMarch 18, 19545'11"200LCharlottetown, PE Canada
Dave InkpenDSeptember 4, 19546'0"195REdmonton, AB Canada
Dan JustinDFebruary 12, 19556'1"180LNew Brighton, MN USA
Normand LapointeGAugust 13, 19556'2"175LLaval, QC Canada
Claude LaroseLMay 17, 19555'10"175LSt. Jean, QC Canada
Rich LeDucCAugust 24, 19515'11"170LIle Perot, QC Canada
Barry LeggeDOctober 22, 19546'0"186LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jacques LocasCJanuary 7, 19545'8"170RSt. Jerome, QC Canada
Ted LongDJanuary 26, 19556'1"185LWoodstock, ON Canada
Peter MarshRDecember 21, 19566'1"180RHalifax, NS Canada
Bryan MaxwellDSeptember 7, 19556'2"200LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Barry MelroseDJuly 15, 19566'0"205RKelvington, SK Canada
Francois OuimetDOctober 14, 19515'10"175LMontreal, QC Canada
Ron PlumbDJuly 17, 19505'10"175LKingston, ON Canada
Pierre RoyDMarch 12, 19526'0"175LAmos, QC Canada
Dale SmedsmoLApril 23, 19516'1"195LRoseau, MN USA
Dennis SobchukCJanuary 12, 19546'2"176LLang, SK Canada
Bill SteeleRNovember 13, 19525'7"170REdinburgh, Scotland
Blaine StoughtonRMarch 13, 19535'11"185RGilbert Plains, MB Canada



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