1978-79 Indianapolis Racers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 5-18-2 - 12 points
in the WHA
Coach: Pat Stapleton (5-18-2)
1978-79 Indianapolis Racers RosterTeam Record: 5-18-2 - 12 points
in the WHA
Coach: Pat Stapleton (5-18-2)
The Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 5 wins and 18 losses and 2 ties for 12 points in the WHA.
The club allowed 130 goals, least in the league. The club netted 78 goals, worst in the circuit. Blaine Stoughton scored 9 goals for the squad, while Al McLeod recorded 11 assists, and Gary Inness recorded a 5.02 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Pat Stapleton coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Stoughton | R | 25 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | -18 | 3 | 78 | 11.5 |
| Don Larway | R | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | -20 | 2 | 56 | 14.3 |
| Rich LeDuc | C | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 2 | 68 | 7.4 |
| Claude Larose | L | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 14.7 |
| Michel Parizeau | C | 22 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 |
| Gary MacGregor | C | 17 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | -12 | 1 | 45 | 17.8 |
| Rene Leclerc | R | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 9.3 |
| Dave Morrow | D/L | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -13 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Larry Sacharuk | D | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -11 | 2 | 49 | 4.1 |
| Al McLeod | D | 25 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Greig | L | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 64 | -5 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Kevin Nugent | R | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 |
| Dave Inkpen | D | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| John Hughes | D | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 48 | -16 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 |
| Wes George | L | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | -11 | 1 | 13 | 30.8 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | L | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 2 | 38 | 10.5 |
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Ken Block | D | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Peter Driscoll | L | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Angelo Moretto | C | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Gerry Leroux | L | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Don Burgess | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Bryon Baltimore | D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Kevin Morrison | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Glen Irwin | D | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 124 | -10 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Jerry Rollins | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dean Magee | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Gary Smith | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Inness | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Mio | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Messier | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 449 | 78 | 135 | 213 | 543 | -173 | 16 | 734 | 10.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Inness | 11 | 609 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5.02 | 369 | 318 | .862 |
| Eddie Mio | 5 | 242 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.22 | 153 | 140 | .915 |
| Gary Smith | 11 | 664 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 5.51 | 400 | 339 | .848 |
| Totals | 27 | 1515 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 4.95 | 922 | 797 | .864 |
