1977-78 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster

Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 22-41-9 - 53 points
in the WCHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Vic Stasiuk (22-41-9)
1977-78 Medicine Hat Tigers Statistics

The Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 22 wins and 41 losses and 9 ties for 53 points in the WCHL's Central Division.

The Tigers scored 293 goals, worst in the league and yielded 365. Merlin Malinowski netted 48 goals for Medicine Hat, while Cal Halasz and Jim Nill tallied 30 or more, too. Merlin Malinowski recorded 78 assists. Darrell Furmanek topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 4.65 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Vic Stasiuk coached the team. The 1977-78 Medicine Hat Tigers lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Tom AdamsLWNovember 14, 19606'1"185LBeaverlodge, AB CAN
Lorne AndersonD/LWNovember 23, 19595'9"174LEdmonton, AB Canada
Ken ArdronF
Doug BergDDecember 1, 19586'2"209RHoberg, MB CAN
Rick BrinkDL
Curt BroadheadCFebruary 1, 19606'2"181RHay River, NT Canada
Brent CravenRWMarch 25, 19596'2"172RMedicine Hat, AB CAN
Ron FlockhartFOctober 10, 19605'11"190LSmithers, BC Canada
Darrell FurmanekGMarch 18, 19585'8"183Edmonton, AB CAN
Gord GejdosRNovember 18, 19596'2"192LLethbridge, ALTA Canada
Cal HalaszLWJanuary 22, 19585'11"170LEdmonton, AB Canada
Perry HarradGJuly 23, 19615'9"186Fernie, BC
Mike HoganF
Bruce Jacobson
Larry JonesLWFebruary 26, 19596'2"196LStettler, AB Canada
Brian KeatesLWJanuary 13, 19595'8"161REdmonton, AB Canada
Gord KimbleDAugust 16, 19586'0"192RLucky Lake, SK Canada
Pierre LamoureuxGSeptember 13, 19605'10"170LFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Randy LarsenLWMay 5, 1958Surrey, BC Canada
Rick MaillotG
Merlin MalinowskiCSeptember 27, 19586'0"190LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Larry McCargarLWJune 19, 19596'0"163LEdmonton, AB Canada
Mitch McCormickRWFebruary 12, 19596'1"181RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Rob McLeanLWDecember 13, 19655'10"185Halifax, NS CAN
Grant MorinRWJuly 1, 19575'9"174REdmonton, AB Canada
Darrel MorrowFJanuary 29, 19596'0"185Deville, AB Canada
Rob NeeldDFebruary 16, 1959West Vancouver, BC CAN
Jim NillRApril 11, 19586'0"185RHanna, AB Canada
Laurie NordstromDSeptember 22, 1958Kamloops, BC CAN
Rick OdegardRWMarch 13, 19596'1"168RRed Deer, AB CAN
Lorne OsmondLWOctober 18, 19585'11"185LLethbridge, AB Canada
Richard OstrowGJanuary 17, 19696'0"168Wainwright, AB Canada
Ken OultonDSeptember 25, 19595'9"170LSmithers, BC Canada
Jason RogersDMay 29, 19606'1"196LCreston, BC CAN
Dave RossRWMarch 20, 19586'1"187LIndian Head, SK Canada
Kelly ShortCSeptember 29, 1958Prince Albert, SK CAN
Rick SimpsonLWOctober 20, 19586'1"196LHay River, NT Canada
Dave SnopekLWOctober 7, 19586'1"201LLethbridge, AB Canada
Ken SolheimLMarch 27, 19616'3"210LHythe, AB Canada
Vic StasiukF
Peter SteblykDMarch 25, 19616'0"183LEdmonton, ALTA Canada
Darre SwitzerFJuly 16, 19586'1"185LPouce Coupe, BC Canada
Steve TsujiuraCMarch 4, 19635'5"163LCoaldale, ON Canada
Rod Van SlykeRWMay 26, 19595'10"174LCamrose, AB Canada
Lionel WilliamsDNovember 7, 19595'11"183RTofield, AB CAN



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