1978-79 Birmingham Bulls Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 32-42-6 - 70 points
Finishing 6th in the WHA
Coach: John Brophy (32-42-6)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
1978-79 Birmingham Bulls RosterTeam Record: 32-42-6 - 70 points
Finishing 6th in the WHA
Coach: John Brophy (32-42-6)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
1978-79 Birmingham Bulls Results
The Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 32 wins and 42 losses and 6 ties for 70 points, finishing sixth in the WHA.
The Bulls netted 286 goals and allowed 311, most in the circuit. Michel Goulet scored 28 goals for Birmingham, while Craig Hartsburg accounted for 40 assists. Pat Riggin topped the squad with 16 wins, plus Ernie Wakely added 15 or more wins, too. Ernie Wakely recorded a 3.76 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
John Brophy coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Vaive | R | 75 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 248 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 15.0 |
| Michel Goulet | L | 78 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 19.2 |
| Rick Adduono | C | 80 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 67 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 15.3 |
| Paul Henderson | L | 76 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 20 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 12.6 |
| John Stewart | C | 70 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 108 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 19.0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | D | 77 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 5.0 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 80 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 165 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 5.6 |
| Bob Stephenson | R | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 72 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 19.5 |
| Steve Alley | L | 78 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 36 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 13.9 |
| Wayne Dillon | C | 64 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 43 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15.0 |
| Louis Sleigher | R | 62 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 46 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 24.1 |
| Dave Gorman | R | 60 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 18 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.9 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 60 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 9.4 |
| Dave Hanson | D | 53 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 212 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9.1 |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 127 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 5.6 |
| Tony Cassolato | R | 64 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 19.7 |
| Jim Turkiewicz | D | 79 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3.2 |
| Peter Marrin | C | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10.8 |
| Greg Tebbutt | D | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Brent Hughes | D | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Gavin Kirk | C | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Pat Riggin | G | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Wakely | G | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Crowder | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wood | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul O'Neil | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1437 | 286 | 454 | 740 | 1632 | -35 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2253 | 12.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 46 | 2511 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 3.78 | 1322 | 1164 | .880 |
| Ernie Wakely | 37 | 2060 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 3.76 | 1073 | 944 | .880 |
| Wayne Wood | 6 | 311 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.05 | 156 | 135 | .865 |
| Totals | 89 | 4882 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 308 | 3.79 | 2859 | 2551 | .892 |
