1976–77 San Diego Mariners season

none August 2023 WHA 1976–77 1976 San Diego Mariners 40–37–4 26–10–4 14–27–0 West 3rd 284 283 Ron Ingram Andre Lacroix Paul ShmyrBrent Hughes San Diego Sports Arena Norm Ferguson (39) Andre Lacroix (82) Andre Lacroix (114) Kevin Devine (114) Ernie Wakely (22) Ernie Wakely (3.09) The 1976–77 San Diego Mariners season was the third and final season of operation of the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Mariners finished third in the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Winnipeg Jets. 2 Regular season Final standings SAN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 5px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 5px solid; 1976–77 regular season1976-77 San Diego Mariners Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SDM/1977_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 11, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 9, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 12, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 15, 1976||7–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 16, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 17, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||3–1–1 |- |6||T||October 21, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||3–1–2 |- |7||L||October 24, 1976||0–6 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||3–2–2 |- |8||L||October 26, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 27, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||4–3–2 |- |10||L||October 29, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||4–4–2 |- |11||L||October 31, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||4–5–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||W||November 2, 1976||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||5–5–2 |- |13||W||November 6, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||6–5–2 |- |14||W||November 7, 1976||3–0 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||7–5–2 |- |15||W||November 11, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||8–5–2 |- |16||L||November 12, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||8–6–2 |- |17||L||November 14, 1976||3–6 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||8–7–2 |- |18||W||November 17, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||9–7–2 |- |19||W||November 19, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||10–7–2 |- |20||L||November 21, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||10–8–2 |- |21||W||November 24, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||11–8–2 |- |22||W||November 27, 1976||2–0 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||12–8–2 |- |23||L||November 28, 1976||0–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||12–9–2 |- |24||L||November 30, 1976||2–8 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||12–10–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |25||W||December 2, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||13–10–2 |- |26||W||December 4, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||14–10–2 |- |27||W||December 8, 1976||6–1 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||15–10–2 |- |28||L||December 10, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||15–11–2 |- |29||L||December 11, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||15–12–2 |- |30||W||December 12, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||16–12–2 |- |31||W||December 14, 1976||6–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||17–12–2 |- |32||W||December 16, 1976||3–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||18–12–2 |- |33||W||December 18, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||19–12–2 |- |34||W||December 19, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||20–12–2 |- |35||W||December 22, 1976||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||21–12–2 |- |36||L||December 23, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||21–13–2 |- |37||W||December 26, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||22–13–2 |- |38||W||December 30, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||23–13–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |39||W||January 5, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||24–13–2 |- |40||L||January 8, 1977||1–2 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||24–14–2 |- |41||L||January 9, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||24–15–2 |- |42||L||January 13, 1977||2–7 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||24–16–2 |- |43||L||January 15, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||24–17–2 |- |44||W||January 16, 1977||5–2 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||25–17–2 |- |45||W||January 20, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||26–17–2 |- |46||L||January 22, 1977||0–6 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||26–18–2 |- |47||L||January 23, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||26–19–2 |- |48||L||January 27, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||26–20–2 |- |49||W||January 29, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||27–20–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||W||February 1, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||28–20–2 |- |51||W||February 2, 1977||6–4 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||29–20–2 |- |52||L||February 4, 1977||2–8 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||29–21–2 |- |53||L||February 6, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||29–22–2 |- |54||W||February 8, 1977||6–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||30–22–2 |- |55||W||February 11, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||31–22–2 |- |56||W||February 12, 1977||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||32–22–2 |- |57||W||February 13, 1977||5–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||33–22–2 |- |58||L||February 16, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||33–23–2 |- |59||L||February 18, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||33–24–2 |- |60||L||February 19, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||33–25–2 |- |61||T||February 24, 1977||3–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||33–25–3 |- |62||L||February 26, 1977||4–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||33–26–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||L||March 2, 1977||0–2 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||33–27–3 |- |64||L||March 4, 1977||4–7 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||33–28–3 |- |65||L||March 5, 1977||0–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||33–29–3 |- |66||L||March 6, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||33–30–3 |- |67||L||March 8, 1977||0–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||33–31–3 |- |68||L||March 9, 1977||3–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||33–32–3 |- |69||L||March 12, 1977||6–7 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||33–33–3 |- |70||T||March 15, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||33–33–4 |- |71||L||March 19, 1977||5–7 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||33–34–4 |- |72||W||March 20, 1977||6–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||34–34–4 |- |73||W||March 24, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||35–34–4 |- |74||W||March 25, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||36–34–4 |- |75||W||March 26, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||37–34–4 |- |76||L||March 29, 1977||4–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||37–35–4 |- |77||W||March 31, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||38–35–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 2, 1977||6–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||39–35–4 |- |79||W||April 3, 1977||7–0 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||40–35–4 |- |80||L||April 5, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||40–36–4 |- |81||L||April 6, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||40–37–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 5px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 5px solid; 1977 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#FF5F00 2px solid; border-bottom:#00209F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. Winnipeg Jets – Jets win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 10 || San Diego Mariners || 1–5 || Winnipeg Jets || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 12 || San Diego Mariners || 1–4 || Winnipeg Jets || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 16 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || San Diego Mariners || 1–2 |- | 4 || April 17 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–6 || San Diego Mariners || 2–2 |- | 5 || April 20 || San Diego Mariners || 0–3 || Winnipeg Jets || 2–3 |- | 6 || April 22 || Winnipeg Jets || 1–3 || San Diego Mariners || 3–3 |- | 7 || April 24 || San Diego Mariners || 3–7 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Andre Lacroix André Lacroix (ice hockey) C 81 32 82 114 7921130 Joe Noris C/D 73 35 57 92 302965 Norm Ferguson Norm Ferguson (ice hockey) RW 77 39 32 71 5−51008 Kevin Devine Kevin Devine (ice hockey) LW 81 30 20 50 114−12710 Paul Shmyr D 81 13 37 50 103−4300 Wayne Rivers RW 60 18 31 49 405700 Don Burgess Don Burgess (ice hockey) LW 77 20 22 42 8−8410 Kevin Morrison D 75 8 30 38 68−30400 John French John French (ice hockey) C/LW 44 14 21 35 6−3200 Gary Veneruzzo W 40 14 11 25 184300 Tony Cassolato RW 43 13 12 25 269200 Bob Dobek C 58 7 17 24 17−9200 Brad Rhiness C 58 9 14 23 14−17000 Dick Sentes LW 24 10 11 21 167200 Gerry Pinder LW 44 6 13 19 36−24200 Brent Hughes Brent Hughes (ice hockey b. 1943) D 62 4 13 17 48−3000 Larry Hornung D 58 4 9 13 8−7000 Randy Legge D 69 1 9 10 69−18000 Peter McNamee ice hockey D 41 3 6 9 38−7000 Ray Adduono C 13 2 5 7 51100 Bob Falkenberg D 64 0 6 6 34−11000 Gregg Boddy D 18 1 2 3 19−6000 Norm Cournoyer C 19 1 2 3 8−14000 Tim O'Connell RW 16 0 3 3 4−12000 Ernie Wakely G 46 0 1 1 00000 Ken Lockett G 45 0 0 0 150000 Bob Winograd D 1 0 0 0 01000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Ernie Wakely 2506 46 22 18 3 129 3.09 3 Ken Lockett 2397 45 18 19 1 148 3.70 1 Team: 4903 81 40 37 4 277 3.39 4 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Andre Lacroix André Lacroix (ice hockey) C 7 1 6 7 6000 Norm Ferguson Norm Ferguson (ice hockey) RW 7 2 4 6 0001 Ray Adduono C 7 3 2 5 18000 John French John French (ice hockey) C/LW 7 2 3 5 2000 Dick Sentes LW 5 4 0 4 12002 Don Burgess Don Burgess (ice hockey) LW 7 2 2 4 0000 Kevin Devine Kevin Devine (ice hockey) LW 7 1 3 4 14000 Kevin Morrison D 7 1 3 4 8000 Brent Hughes Brent Hughes (ice hockey b. 1943) D 7 0 4 4 0000 Joe Noris C/D 7 2 1 3 6000 Wayne Rivers RW 7 1 1 2 2000 Paul Shmyr D 7 0 2 2 8000 Brad Rhiness C 5 0 1 1 0000 Tony Cassolato RW 3 0 0 0 4000 Bob Dobek C 5 0 0 0 4000 Bob Falkenberg D 2 0 0 0 0000 Larry Hornung D 6 0 0 0 0000 Randy Legge D 7 0 0 0 18000 Ken Lockett G 5 0 0 0 0000 Peter McNamee ice hockey D 2 0 0 0 2000 Gary Veneruzzo W 7 0 0 0 0000 Ernie Wakely G 3 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Ernie Wakely 160 3 2 1 9 3.38 0 Ken Lockett 260 5 1 3 19 4.38 0 Team: 420 7 3 4 28 4.00 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-07-02 1976-77 San Diego Mariners Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SDM/1977.html Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Draft picks San Diego's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1976a.html 1976 WHA Amateur Draft hockeyDB.com December 19, 2018 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15Dave Farrish (D)CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)323Romano Carlucci (F)CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)325Mark Suzor (D)CanadaKingston Canadians (OHA)329Tony Horvath (D)CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)441John Smrke (C)CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)553Archie King (RW)CanadaHamilton Fincups (OHA)665Rick Hodgson (D)CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)777Rob Tudor (C)CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)889Claude Legris (G)CanadaSorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)9100Don Moores (C)CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)10111Ron Roscoe (D)CanadaHamilton Fincups (OHA) See also 1976–77 WHA season References San Category:San Diego Mariners seasons