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1976-77 WHA Season Summary

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League Champion: Quebec Nordiques

Goals Leader: Anders Hedberg (70)
Assists Leader: Ulf Nilsson (85)
Points Leader: Real Cloutier (141)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
East Division                    
Quebec Nordiques* 81 47 31 3 97 .599 353 295 0.67 -0.05
Cincinnati Stingers* 81 39 37 5 83 .512 354 303 0.59 -0.04
Indianapolis Racers* 81 36 37 8 80 .494 276 305 -0.28 0.08
New England Whalers* 81 35 40 6 76 .469 275 290 -0.13 0.06
Birmingham Bulls 81 31 46 4 66 .407 289 309 -0.19 0.06
Minnesota Fighting Saints 42 19 18 5 43 .512 136 129 0.16 -0.01
West Division                    
Houston Aeros* 80 50 24 6 106 .663 320 241 0.83 -0.16
Winnipeg Jets* 80 46 32 2 94 .588 366 291 0.78 -0.16
San Diego Mariners* 81 40 37 4 84 .519 284 283 -0.04 -0.06
Edmonton Oilers* 81 34 43 4 72 .444 243 304 -0.67 0.08
Calgary Cowboys 81 31 43 7 69 .426 252 296 -0.49 0.06
Phoenix Roadrunners 80 28 48 4 60 .375 281 383 -1.15 0.12

League Playoff Series

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Avco Cup Finals (4-3): Quebec Nordiques over Winnipeg Jets  
 
Division Finals (4-2): Winnipeg Jets over Houston Aeros  
Division Finals (4-1): Quebec Nordiques over Indianapolis Racers  
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1): Houston Aeros over Edmonton Oilers  
Division Semi-Finals (4-3): Winnipeg Jets over San Diego Mariners  
Division Semi-Finals (4-0): Indianapolis Racers over Cincinnati Stingers  
Division Semi-Finals (4-1): Quebec Nordiques over New England Whalers  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Houston Aeros* 80 50 24 6 106 .663 320 241 0.83 -0.16 7.01 64 227 28.19 61 361 83.10 11 4
2 Quebec Nordiques* 81 47 31 3 97 .599 353 295 0.67 -0.05 8.00 70 258 27.13 66 316 79.11 16 6
3 Winnipeg Jets* 80 46 32 2 94 .588 366 291 0.78 -0.16 8.21 90 370 24.32 49 231 78.79 9 11
4 San Diego Mariners* 81 40 37 4 84 .519 284 283 -0.04 -0.06 7.00 69 257 26.85 43 204 78.92 11 6
5 Cincinnati Stingers* 81 39 37 5 83 .512 354 303 0.59 -0.04 8.11 54 283 19.08 58 259 77.61 6 7
6 Indianapolis Racers* 81 36 37 8 80 .494 276 305 -0.28 0.08 7.17 57 259 22.01 62 251 75.30 7 2
7 New England Whalers* 81 35 40 6 76 .469 275 290 -0.13 0.06 6.98 47 245 19.18 65 281 76.87 8 10
8 Edmonton Oilers* 81 34 43 4 72 .444 243 304 -0.67 0.08 6.75 50 242 20.66 58 278 79.14 1 11
9 Calgary Cowboys 81 31 43 7 69 .426 252 296 -0.49 0.06 6.77 38 258 14.73 47 228 79.39 8 10
10 Birmingham Bulls 81 31 46 4 66 .407 289 309 -0.19 0.06 7.38 50 261 19.16 54 231 76.62 6 7
11 Phoenix Roadrunners 80 28 48 4 60 .375 281 383 -1.15 0.12 8.30 47 246 19.11 62 243 74.49 5 10
12 Minnesota Fighting Saints 42 19 18 5 43 .512 136 129 0.16 -0.01 6.31 22 107 20.56 33 130 74.62 3 7
League Average 78 36 36 5 78 .500 286 286 0.00 0.00 7.37 55 251 21.84 55 251 78.16 8 8

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Anders Hedberg-WNJ 70
2. Real Cloutier-QBN 66
3. Mark Napier-BRB 60
4. Blaine Stoughton-CNS 52
  Rich LeDuc-CNS 52
Assists
1. Ulf Nilsson-WNJ 85
2. Andre Lacroix-SDM 82
3. Christian Bordeleau-QBN 75
  Real Cloutier-QBN 75
5. Robbie Ftorek-PHR 71
Points
1. Real Cloutier-QBN 141
2. Anders Hedberg-WNJ 131
3. Ulf Nilsson-WNJ 124
4. Robbie Ftorek-PHR 117
5. Andre Lacroix-SDM 114
Goals Created
1. Real Cloutier-QBN 56.6
2. Anders Hedberg-WNJ 54.4
3. Robbie Ftorek-PHR 44.5
4. Ulf Nilsson-WNJ 44.1
5. Rich LeDuc-CNS 43.7
Penalties in Minutes
1. Frank Beaton-EDO 274
2. Paul Baxter-QBN 244
3. Ron Busniuk-TOT 224
  Cam Connor-HSA 224
5. Bill Butters-TOT 215
Goals Per Game
1. Anders Hedberg-WNJ 1.03
2. Real Cloutier-QBN 0.87
3. Marc Tardif-QBN 0.79
4. Mark Napier-BRB 0.75
5. Bill Flett-EDO 0.71
Assists Per Game
1. Ulf Nilsson-WNJ 1.20
2. Christian Bordeleau-QBN 1.04
3. Andre Lacroix-SDM 1.01
4. Real Cloutier-QBN 0.99
5. Marc Tardif-QBN 0.97
Points Per Game
1. Anders Hedberg-WNJ 1.93
2. Real Cloutier-QBN 1.86
3. Marc Tardif-QBN 1.76
4. Ulf Nilsson-WNJ 1.75
5. Bobby Hull*-WNJ 1.56
Goals Created Per Game
1. Anders Hedberg-WNJ 0.80
2. Real Cloutier-QBN 0.75
3. Marc Tardif-QBN 0.70
4. Ulf Nilsson-WNJ 0.62
5. Bobby Hull*-WNJ 0.59
Games Played
1. Don McLeod-CGC 67
2. Joe Daley-WNJ 65
  John Garrett-BRB 65
4. Clay Hebenton-PHR 56
5. Richard Brodeur-QBN 53
Goals Against
1. John Garrett-BRB 224
2. Clay Hebenton-PHR 220
3. Don McLeod-CGC 210
4. Joe Daley-WNJ 206
5. Normand Lapointe-CNS 175
Goals Against Average
1. Ron Grahame-HSA 2.74
2. Ernie Wakely-SDM 3.09
3. Cap Raeder-NEW 3.12
4. Wayne Rutledge-HSA 3.15
5. Joe Daley-WNJ 3.24
Shutouts
1. John Garrett-BRB 4
  Ron Grahame-HSA 4
  Ken Broderick-EDO 4
4. Wayne Rutledge-HSA 3
  Ernie Wakely-SDM 3
  Jacques Caron-CNS 3
  Don McLeod-CGC 3
  Joe Daley-WNJ 3
     

WHA All-Star Team

1st Team
G: John Garrett
D: Darryl Maggs
D: Ron Plumb
C: Robbie Ftorek
LW: Marc Tardif
RW: Anders Hedberg
 2nd Team
G: Joe Daley
D: Mark Howe*
D: Poul Popiel
C: Ulf Nilsson
LW: Rick Dudley
RW: Real Cloutier