1976-77 Rochester Americans Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 42-33-5 - 89 points
in the AHL's Southern Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Duane Rupp (42-33-5)
Location: Rochester, New York
1976-77 Rochester Americans Statistics

The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 42 wins and 33 losses and 5 ties for 89 points in the AHL's Southern Division.

The Americans scored 320 goals and surrendered 273. Doug Gibson netted 41 goals for Rochester, while Ron Garwasiuk and Gordie Clark tallied 30 or more, too. Doug Gibson contributed 56 assists. Jim Pettie earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Dave Reece added 15 or more wins, too. Jim Pettie recorded a 3.19 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Duane Rupp coached the team. The 1976-77 Rochester Americans lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Rick AdduonoCJanuary 25, 19555'11"182LFort William, ON Canada
Earl AndersonRFebruary 24, 19516'1"185RRoseau, MN USA
Bill BennettLMay 31, 19536'5"235LWarwick, RI USA
Mike ByersRSeptember 11, 19465'10"185RToronto, ON Canada
Gary CarrGAugust 14, 19556'0"174Toronto, ON Canada
Gordie ClarkRMay 31, 19525'10"180RGlasgow, Scotland
Mike CurranGApril 14, 19445'9"175RInternational Falls, MN USA
Rene DroletCNovember 13, 19445'8"160RQuebec City, QC Canada
Darryl EdestrandDNovember 6, 19455'11"180LStrathroy, ON Canada
Ron GarwasiukLFebruary 17, 19495'8"160LSt. Paul, AB Canada
Doug GibsonCSeptember 28, 19535'10"175RPeterborough, ON Canada
Rod GrahamLAugust 19, 19466'0"185LLondon, ON Canada
Doug HalwardDNovember 1, 19556'1"200LToronto, ON Canada
Rich HartDOctober 5, 19526'0"195LBoston, MA USA
Gary JacquithDMay 30, 19486'0"200RLynn, MA USA
Stan JonathanLSeptember 5, 19555'8"175LOshweken, ON Canada
Jimmy JonesRJanuary 2, 19535'9"180RWoodbridge, ON Canada
Steve LangdonLDecember 23, 19535'11"175LToronto, ON Canada
Ray MalutaDJuly 24, 19545'8"173LFlin Flon, MB Canada
Barry MerrellCMay 16, 19456'1"178RDauphin, MB Canada
Hank NowakLNovember 24, 19506'1"195LOshawa, ON Canada
Clayton PachalCApril 21, 19565'10"185LYorkton, SK Canada
Jim PettieGOctober 24, 19536'0"195LToronto, ON Canada
Dave ReeceGSeptember 13, 19486'1"190RTroy, NY USA
Duane RuppDMarch 29, 19386'1"195LMcNutt, SK Canada
Harry ShawFSeptember 19, 19435'9"175Rouyn-Noranda, QUE Canada
Al SimsDApril 18, 19536'0"182LToronto, ON Canada
Barry SmithCApril 25, 19555'11"178LSurrey, BC Canada
Steve StirlingNovember 19, 1949Clarkson, ON Canada
John WensinkLApril 1, 19536'0"200LCornwall, ON Canada
Joe ZanussiDSeptember 25, 19475'10"180RRossland, BC Canada



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