1977-78 Indianapolis Racers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 24-51-5 - 53 points
Finishing 8th in the WHA
Coach: Ron Ingram (16-31-4)
Coach: Bill Goldsworthy (8-20-1)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1977-78 Indianapolis Racers RosterTeam Record: 24-51-5 - 53 points
Finishing 8th in the WHA
Coach: Ron Ingram (16-31-4)
Coach: Bill Goldsworthy (8-20-1)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1977-78 Indianapolis Racers Results
The Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 24 wins and 51 losses and 5 ties for 53 points, finishing eighth in the WHA.
The Racers netted 267 goals and surrendered 353, most in the league. Claude St. Sauveur scored 36 goals for Indianapolis and recorded 42 assists. Gary Inness topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 4.21 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Ron Ingram and Bill Goldsworthy coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude St. Sauveur | L | 72 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 24 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 16.5 |
| Kevin Morrison | D | 75 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 49 | -32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 8.3 |
| Peter Driscoll | L | 56 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 130 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 20.5 |
| Rusty Patenaude | R | 76 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 71 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 11.7 |
| Kevin Devine | L | 76 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 141 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 13.3 |
| Michel Parizeau | C | 70 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 47 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 17.3 |
| Reg Thomas | C | 49 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 44 | -11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12.5 |
| Claude Larose | L | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 20.6 |
| Rosaire Paiement | R | 61 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 81 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 7.1 |
| Rene Leclerc | R | 60 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 31 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 10.9 |
| Blaine Stoughton | R | 47 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | -24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 12.7 |
| Ken Block | D | 77 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 34 | -39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Rich LeDuc | C | 28 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14.3 |
| Don Burgess | L | 79 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 2 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 11.0 |
| Barry Wilkins | D | 79 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 79 | -35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 2.2 |
| Daryl Maggs | D | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 30 | -27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5.2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 32 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15.7 |
| John French | C/L | 74 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | -25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| Dave Fortier | D | 54 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 86 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1.4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 11.4 |
| Gilles Marotte | D | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4.1 |
| Lynn Powis | C | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Dave Inkpen | D | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| Bryon Baltimore | D | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Hugh Harris | L | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Brad Rhiness | C | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Frank Spring | R | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Charles Constantin | L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Ray Adduono | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Dale Smedsmo | L | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Bill Prentice | D | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Dave Dornseif | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bill Blackwood | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Gary Inness | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Irwin | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Park | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter McDuffe | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Mio | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1481 | 267 | 441 | 708 | 1181 | -408 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2346 | 11.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Inness | 52 | 2850 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 4.21 | 1543 | 1343 | .870 |
| Eddie Mio | 17 | 900 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4.27 | 470 | 406 | .864 |
| Jim Park | 12 | 584 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4.21 | 323 | 282 | .873 |
| Peter McDuffe | 12 | 539 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4.34 | 313 | 274 | .875 |
| Totals | 93 | 4873 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 344 | 4.24 | 2993 | 2649 | .885 |
