1976–77 Southern Hockey League season

August 2023 April 2024 right 250 400 33.31 -79.00 1 Southern Hockey League 35 12 19 N 80 47 42 W Charlotte bottom Red pog.svg black 36 3 35 N 79 49 32 W Greensboro right Red pog.svg black 32 50 31 N 83 37 11 W Macon right Black pog.svg black 37.280171 -79.935669 Roanoke left Black pog.svg black 27 45 59 N 82 37 54 W Suncoast right Black pog.svg black 36.127866 -80.257628 Winston-Salem leftt Red pog.svg black 35.015124 -78.891714 Fayetteville right Black pog.svg black 37 2 5 N 76 22 53 W Hampton right Red pog.svg black 36 51 12 N 76 17 12 W Tidewater left Red pog.svg black 39 17 19 N 76 37 8 W Baltimore left Red pog.svg black 37.544705 -77.434484 Richmond top Red pog.svg black 5 Southern Hockey League teams, 1976–1977.10px Active teams 10px Former teams The 1976–77 Southern Hockey League season was the fourth and final season of the Southern Hockey League. The Roanoke Valley Rebels ceased operations, and two new teams were added for the season.https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/shl19741977.html 1976–77 Southern Hockey League [SHL] standings hockeydb.com 2018-01-31 The Baltimore Clippers transferred from the American Hockey League, and the Richmond Wildcats were an expansion team. Both the Richmond Wildcats and Greensboro Generals folded on January 3, 1977, due to financial problems.https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/229.html Southern Hockey League [1973–1977] history and statistics hockeydb.com 2018-01-31https://funwhileitlasted.net/category/southern-hockey-league-1973/ Southern Hockey League 1973 Archives Crossley Drew 2014-08-30 Fun While It Lasted 2018-01-31 On January 7, the Tidewater Sharks folded after missing payroll, and the Winston-Salem Polar Twins pulled the Polar Twins out of the league. The remaining three teams considered adding a fourth team, but the league was short on funds when Greensboro and Winston-Salem defaulted on $25,000 loans.SHL Closes Campaign on Sunday Kannapolis Daily Independent Kannapolis, North Carolina January 27, 1977 16 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jan-27-1977-578676/ The league also considered playing a round-robin tournament to determine a champion, or develop an interlocking schedule with either the North American Hockey League or the International Hockey League. On January 22, 1977, both the NAHL and IHL rejected the proposal, and the final game was played on January 31, 1977, although the league planned on playing a 1977–78 season. Standings Final standings of the regular season. GP W L T GF GA Pts Hampton Gulls 50 32 16 2 198 152 66 Tidewater Sharks 41 26 13 2 158 131 54 Charlotte Checkers 50 22 25 3 180 186 47 Baltimore Clippers 47 21 24 2 182 169 44 Richmond Wildcats 38 21 16 1 160 144 43 Greensboro Generals 40 15 24 1 140 173 31 Winston-Salem Polar Twins 42 11 30 1 130 193 23 WHA/NHL affiliations Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements: SHL team WHA parent clubs NHL parent clubs Baltimore Clippershttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=4765 Baltimore Clippers Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-02-14 Edmonton Oilers none Charlotte Checkershttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=5176 Charlotte Checkers Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-02-09 Birmingham BullsWinnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres Greensboro Generalshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=5923 Greensboro Generals Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-01-31 none Atlanta FlamesCleveland BaronsColorado Rockies Hampton Gullshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=6027 Hampton Gulls Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-02-05 Cincinnati StingersMinnesota Fighting Saints none Richmond Wildcatshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=7695 Richmond Wildcats Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-02-04 none New York RangersSt. Louis Blues Tidewater Sharkshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=8442 Tidewater Sharks Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-02-03 Calgary Cowboys none Winston-Salem Polar Twinshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_affiliations_child.php?tmi=9044 Winston-Salem Polar Twins Parent Team affiliate history hockeydb.com 2018-02-01 none New York Rangers Scoring leaders Top 10 SHL points scoring leaders.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/top_league.php?lid=shl1974&sid=1977&leaguenm=SHL SHL 1976–77 League Leaders hockeydb.com 2018-02-03 RankPlayerTeamGoalsAssistsPoints1Don GriersonBaltimore3045752Claude Chartre Hampton 2038583Paul O'Neil Hampton 2134554 Jack Surbey Charlotte 2132535Ted LongHampton1636525Ron Morgan Hampton 2131527Cam ColborneGreensboro/Charlotte1434487 Dan Djakalovic Hampton 1830489Pat DonnellyHampton2324479 Ken Gassoff Winston-Salem163147 References Southern Category:Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)