1976-77 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster
Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 32-28-12 - 76 points
in the WCHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jack Shupe (32-28-12)
1976-77 Medicine Hat Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 32-28-12 - 76 points
in the WCHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jack Shupe (32-28-12)
The Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 32 wins and 28 losses and 12 ties for 76 points in the WCHL's Central Division.
The Tigers scored 330 goals and surrendered 304. Brian Hill netted 53 goals for Medicine Hat, while Ron Areshenkoff, Tom Bast and Dave Ross each tallied 30 or more as well. Tom Bast recorded 55 assists. Pete Peeters earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.07 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Jack Shupe coached the team. The 1976-77 Medicine Hat Tigers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Areshenkoff | C | June 13, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | L | Grand Forks, BC Canada |
| Tom Bast | C | May 4, 1957 | 5'9" | 170 | L | Yorkton, SK Canada |
| Gary Benson | D | July 8, 1957 | Swift Current, SK CAN | |||
| Jon Boekman | F | |||||
| Brent Craven | RW | March 25, 1959 | 6'2" | 172 | R | Medicine Hat, AB CAN |
| Darrell Durrand | C | February 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 191 | R | |
| Rick Durston | F | March 18, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | L | |
| Darrell Furmanek | G | March 18, 1958 | 5'8" | 183 | Edmonton, AB CAN | |
| Cal Halasz | LW | January 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 170 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Keith Hertz | LW | March 16, 1957 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Prince George, BC Canada |
| Brian Hill | R | January 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | R | Regina, SK Canada |
| John Hilworth | D | May 23, 1957 | 6'4" | 205 | R | Jasper, AB Canada |
| Brian Keates | LW | January 13, 1959 | 5'8" | 161 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Pierre Lamoureux | G | September 13, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
| Owen Lloyd | D | April 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 195 | L | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Jim Lomas | C | June 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 163 | R | |
| Merlin Malinowski | C | September 27, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | L | North Battleford, SK Canada |
| Jim Nill | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Hanna, AB Canada |
| Ken Oulton | D | September 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | L | Smithers, BC Canada |
| Pete Peeters | G | August 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Dave Ross | RW | March 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 187 | L | Indian Head, SK Canada |
| Morley Scott | D | September 19, 1957 | 6'0" | 181 | L | Kerrobert, SK Canada |
| Kevin Shaigec | D | April 9, 1959 | Edmonton, AB 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 |
| Cam Stratichuk | LW | July 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Ken Stroud | RW | November 12, 1957 | Wetaskiwin, AB CAN | |||
| Darre Switzer | F | July 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Pouce Coupe, BC Canada |
| Lionel Williams | D | November 7, 1959 | 5'11" | 183 | R | Tofield, AB CAN |
