1977-78 Cincinnati Stingers Roster

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 35-42-3 - 73 points
Finishing 7th in the WHA
Coach: Jacques Demers (33-39-3)
Coach: Jerry Rafter (2-3)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1977-78 Cincinnati Stingers Statistics
1977-78 Cincinnati Stingers Results

The Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 35 wins and 42 losses and 3 ties for 73 points, finishing seventh in the WHA.

The Stingers netted 298 goals and allowed 332. Robbie Ftorek scored 59 goals for Cincinnati, and Rick Dudley tallied 30 or more, too. Robbie Ftorek contributed 50 assists. Michel Dion topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.57 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jacques Demers and Jerry Rafter coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Dennis AbgrallRApril 24, 19536'1"180RMooseomin, SK Canada
Jeff AllanDMay 17, 19576'1"194RToronto, ON Canada
Bryon BaltimoreDAugust 26, 19526'2"190RWhitehorse, YT Canada
Serge BeaudoinDNovember 30, 19526'2"215LMontreal, QC Canada
Greg CarrollCNovember 10, 19566'0"185LEdmonton, AB Canada
Brian CoatesLSeptember 22, 19526'0"195LCarman, MB Canada
Butch DeadmarshLApril 5, 19505'11"186LTrail, BC Canada
Dave DebolCMarch 27, 19565'11"175RSt. Clair Shores, MI USA
Michel DionGFebruary 11, 19545'10"185LGranby, QC Canada
Rick DudleyLJanuary 31, 19496'0"190LToronto, ON Canada
Robbie FtorekCJanuary 2, 19525'10"155LNeedham, MA USA
Bill GilliganCAugust 5, 19545'11"175LBeverly, MA USA
Bruce GreigLMay 9, 19536'2"220LHigh River, AB Canada
Del HallCMay 7, 19495'10"170LPeterborough, ON Canada
Alf HandrahanRDecember 27, 19495'9"190RAlberton, PE Canada
Hugh HarrisLJune 7, 19486'1"195LToronto, ON Canada
Jamie HislopRJanuary 20, 19545'10"180RSarnia, ON Canada
Paul HogansonGNovember 12, 19495'11"175RToronto, ON Canada
Floyd LahacheDSeptember 17, 19575'10"185LCaughnawaga, QC Canada
Normand LapointeGAugust 13, 19556'2"175LLaval, QC Canada
Claude LaroseLMay 17, 19555'10"175LSt. Jean, QC Canada
Rich LeDucCAugust 24, 19515'11"170LIle Perot, QC Canada
Barry LeggeDOctober 22, 19546'0"186LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mike LiutGJanuary 7, 19566'2"195LWeston, ON Canada
Jacques LocasCJanuary 7, 19545'8"170RSt. Jerome, QC Canada
Daryl MaggsDApril 6, 19496'2"195RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Gilles MarotteDJune 7, 19455'9"205LMontreal, QC Canada
Peter MarshRDecember 21, 19566'1"180RHalifax, NS Canada
Barry MelroseDJuly 15, 19566'0"205RKelvington, SK Canada
Craig NorwichDDecember 15, 19555'11"175LEdina, MN USA
Ron PlumbDJuly 17, 19505'10"175LKingston, ON Canada
Dennis SobchukCJanuary 12, 19546'2"176LLang, SK Canada
Pat StapletonDJuly 4, 19405'8"180LSarnia, ON Canada
Paul StewartDMarch 21, 19546'1"205LBoston, MA USA
Blaine StoughtonRMarch 13, 19535'11"185RGilbert Plains, MB Canada
Reg ThomasCApril 21, 19535'10"185LLondon, ON Canada
Willie TrognitzLJune 11, 19536'0"205LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Ernie WakelyGNovember 27, 19405'11"160LFlin Flon, MB Canada



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