1977-78 Birmingham Bulls Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 36-41-3 - 75 points
in the WHA
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Glen Sonmor (36-41-3)
1977-78 Birmingham Bulls RosterTeam Record: 36-41-3 - 75 points
in the WHA
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Glen Sonmor (36-41-3)
The Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 36 wins and 41 losses and 3 ties for 75 points in the WHA.
The Bulls netted 287 goals and surrendered 314. Ken Linseman scored 38 goals for Birmingham, while Paul Henderson and Mark Napier tallied 30 or more, too. Peter Marrin contributed 43 assists. John Garrett earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.81 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Glen Sonmor coached the team. The 1977-78 Birmingham Bulls lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Linseman | C | 71 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 126 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 216 | 17.6 |
| Peter Marrin | C | 80 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 187 | 15.0 |
| Paul Henderson | L | 80 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 212 | 17.5 |
| Mark Napier | R | 79 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 90 | -11 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 17.0 |
| Brent Hughes | D | 80 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 8.3 |
| Tony Cassolato | R | 77 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 59 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 14.5 |
| Dave Gorman | R | 63 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 93 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 17.6 |
| John Stewart | C | 48 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 15.1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 72 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 22 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 125 | 11.2 |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 64 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 105 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 8.4 |
| Joe Noris | C | 45 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10.8 |
| Phil Roberto | R | 53 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 8.8 |
| Jim Turkiewicz | D | 78 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3.6 |
| Dave Hanson | D | 42 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 241 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17.9 |
| Rod Langway | D | 52 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 4.0 |
| Steve Alley | L | 27 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18.6 |
| Frank Beaton | L | 56 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 279 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 9.5 |
| Bob Stephenson | R | 39 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13.7 |
| Dale Hoganson | D | 43 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 29 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Pat Westrum | D | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 97 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2.8 |
| Steve Durbano | D | 45 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 284 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 9.4 |
| Tim Sheehy | R | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 9.3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | R | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Gilles Bilodeau | L | 59 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 258 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Chris Evans | D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| John Garrett | G | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wood | G | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Danny Arndt | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1552 | 287 | 461 | 748 | 2177 | 25 | 60 | 8 | 2278 | 12.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | 58 | 3306 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 210 | 3.81 | 1714 | 1504 | .877 |
| Wayne Wood | 32 | 1551 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 3.83 | 794 | 695 | .875 |
| Totals | 90 | 4857 | 36 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 309 | 3.82 | 2508 | 2199 | .877 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Linseman | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Marrin | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Henderson | L | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Napier | R | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Hughes | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Cassolato | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Gorman | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Stewart | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Roberto | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Turkiewicz | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hanson | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Langway | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Alley | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Beaton | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Hoganson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Westrum | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Durbano | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gilles Bilodeau | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Garrett | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wood | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 100 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 243 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | 5 | 271 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5.76 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Wood | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.21 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 |
