1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 Riverfront Coliseum WHA 1976–77 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 39–37–5 29–10–1 10–27–4 East 2nd Terry Slater Rick Dudley Rich LeDucDennis SobchukRon Plumb 354 303 Rich LeDucBlaine Stoughton (52) Ron Plumb (58) Rich LeDuc (107) Pierre Roy (126) Norm LaPointe (21) Jacques Caron (2.83) The 1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Stingers lost to the Indianapolis Racers in the first round of the 1977 WHA playoffs in a four-game sweep, with Game 1 going to three overtimes, setting a new record for the longest game in WHA history. Cincinnati played thirteen games in the regular season/postseason and went 0–8–5, failing to win an overtime game all year. They lost the services of goaltender Jacques Caron, who had gone 13–6–2 with 2.83 GAA when he suffered a rib injury during warmups of Game 1; he played less than ten minutes of Game 2.https://newspaperarchive.com/hamilton-journal-news-apr-10-1977-p-18/ 2 Regular season Final standings CIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 5px solid; 1976–77 regular season1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CNS/1977_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 7, 1976||7–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1976||6–8 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 9, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||1–1–1 |- |4||T||October 14, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||1–1–2 |- |5||L||October 15, 1976||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||1–2–2 |- |6||W||October 17, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||2–2–2 |- |7||W||October 19, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||3–2–2 |- |8||L||October 23, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 26, 1976||1–0 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||4–3–2 |- |10||W||October 29, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||October 30, 1976||9–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||6–3–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||W||November 3, 1976||8–2 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||7–3–2 |- |13||L||November 4, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||7–4–2 |- |14||W||November 6, 1976||7–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||8–4–2 |- |15||W||November 10, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||9–4–2 |- |16||W||November 13, 1976||7–3 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||10–4–2 |- |17||L||November 16, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||10–5–2 |- |18||L||November 19, 1976||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||10–6–2 |- |19||W||November 21, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||11–6–2 |- |20||L||November 23, 1976||0–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||11–7–2 |- |21||L||November 24, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||11–8–2 |- |22||W||November 27, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||12–8–2 |- |23||L||November 30, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||12–9–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||W||December 3, 1976||6–4 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||13–9–2 |- |25||W||December 5, 1976||7–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||14–9–2 |- |26||L||December 8, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||14–10–2 |- |27||W||December 10, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||15–10–2 |- |28||W||December 12, 1976||8–0 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||16–10–2 |- |29||W||December 15, 1976||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||17–10–2 |- |30||L||December 18, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||17–11–2 |- |31||L||December 19, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||17–12–2 |- |32||L||December 22, 1976||2–6 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||17–13–2 |- |33||L||December 23, 1976||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||17–14–2 |- |34||L||December 26, 1976||3–6 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||17–15–2 |- |35||L||December 30, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||17–16–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||17–17–2 |- |37||W||January 7, 1977||7–1 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||18–17–2 |- |38||W||January 8, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||19–17–2 |- |39||W||January 11, 1977||8–2 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||20–17–2 |- |40||W||January 13, 1977||7–2 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||21–17–2 |- |41||L||January 14, 1977||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||21–18–2 |- |42||W||January 16, 1977||6–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||22–18–2 |- |43||L||January 20, 1977||4–9 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||22–19–2 |- |44||L||January 21, 1977||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||22–20–2 |- |45||L||January 23, 1977||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||22–21–2 |- |46||W||January 25, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||23–21–2 |- |47||L||January 29, 1977||2–7 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||23–22–2 |- |48||L||January 30, 1977||1–7 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||23–23–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||L||February 2, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||23–24–2 |- |50||W||February 5, 1977||8–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||24–24–2 |- |51||L||February 6, 1977||1–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||24–25–2 |- |52||W||February 9, 1977||9–0 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||25–25–2 |- |53||W||February 11, 1977||4–0 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||26–25–2 |- |54||L||February 13, 1977||4–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||26–26–2 |- |55||W||February 15, 1977||7–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||27–26–2 |- |56||W||February 16, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||28–26–2 |- |57||L||February 18, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||28–27–2 |- |58||W||February 19, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||29–27–2 |- |59||W||February 20, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||30–27–2 |- |60||T||February 22, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||30–27–3 |- |61||W||February 25, 1977||5–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||31–27–3 |- |62||L||February 26, 1977||6–8 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||31–28–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||W||March 5, 1977||6–0 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||32–28–3 |- |64||L||March 6, 1977||3–7 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||32–29–3 |- |65||W||March 9, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||33–29–3 |- |66||L||March 11, 1977||0–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||33–30–3 |- |67||W||March 12, 1977||9–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||34–30–3 |- |68||W||March 13, 1977||7–4 || align="left"| Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||35–30–3 |- |69||L||March 15, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||35–31–3 |- |70||W||March 16, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||36–31–3 |- |71||W||March 18, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||37–31–3 |- |72||L||March 22, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||37–32–3 |- |73||L||March 23, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||37–33–3 |- |74||L||March 25, 1977||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||37–34–3 |- |75||W||March 26, 1977||6–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||38–34–3 |- |76||L||March 27, 1977||0–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||38–35–3 |- |77||W||March 29, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) ||39–35–3 |- |78||T||March 30, 1977||5–5 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||39–35–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 1, 1977||4–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||39–36–4 |- |80||L||April 2, 1977||3–6 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||39–37–4 |- |81||T||April 6, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||39–37–5 |- |- | 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:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 5px solid; 1977 Avco Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. Indianapolis Racers – Racers win 4–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 9 || Indianapolis Racers || 4–3 || Cincinnati Stingers || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 12 || Indianapolis Racers || 7–2 || Cincinnati Stingers || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 14 || Cincinnati Stingers || 3–5 || Indianapolis Racers || 0–3 |- | 4 || April 16 || Cincinnati Stingers || 1–3 || Indianapolis Racers || 0–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Draft picks Cincinnati'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)12Peter Marsh (LW)CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)17Randy Carlyle (D)CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHA)212Don Murdoch (RW)CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)216Greg Carroll (C)CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)437Barry Melrose (D)CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)661Joe Oslin (D)United StatesUniversity of Vermont (ECAC)773Paul Skidmore (G)United StatesBoston College (ECAC)885Stu Ostlund (C)CanadaMichigan Tech (WCHA)996Fern LeBlanc (LW)CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)10107Terry Ballingall (D)CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL) See also 1976–77 WHA season References Category:Cincinnati Stingers seasons Cinc