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1977-78 WHA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Winnipeg Jets* 80 50 28 2 102 .638 381 270 1.22
New England Whalers* 80 44 31 5 93 .581 335 269 0.73
Houston Aeros* 80 42 34 4 88 .550 296 302 -0.07
Quebec Nordiques* 80 40 37 3 83 .519 349 347 0.03
Edmonton Oilers* 80 38 39 3 79 .494 309 307 0.04
Birmingham Bulls* 80 36 41 3 75 .469 287 314 -0.29
Cincinnati Stingers 80 35 42 3 73 .456 298 332 -0.38
Indianapolis Racers 80 24 51 5 53 .331 267 353 -0.95
Soviet All-Stars 8 3 4 1 7 .438 27 36 -1.08
Czechoslovakia 8 1 6 1 3 .188 21 40 -2.33

League Playoffs

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Avco Cup Finals (4-0):Winnipeg Jets over New England Whalers 
 
Semi-Finals (1-4):Quebec Nordiques over New England Whalers 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Quebec Nordiques over Houston Aeros 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):New England Whalers over Edmonton Oilers 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Winnipeg Jets over Birmingham Bulls 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Winnipeg Jets* 80 50 28 2 102 .638 381 270 1.22 8.14 78 330 23.64 44 233 81.12 16 10
2 New England Whalers* 80 44 31 5 93 .581 335 269 0.73 7.55 62 239 25.94 65 315 79.37 9 4
3 Houston Aeros* 80 42 34 4 88 .550 296 302 -0.07 7.48 56 270 20.74 77 366 78.96 6 8
4 Quebec Nordiques* 80 40 37 3 83 .519 349 347 0.03 8.70 79 277 28.52 60 269 77.70 11 10
5 Edmonton Oilers* 80 38 39 3 79 .494 309 307 0.04 7.70 62 283 21.91 60 292 79.45 11 8
6 Birmingham Bulls* 80 36 41 3 75 .469 287 314 -0.29 7.51 60 286 20.98 84 355 76.34 8 13
7 Cincinnati Stingers 80 35 42 3 73 .456 298 332 -0.38 7.88 62 295 21.02 76 256 70.31 7 10
8 Indianapolis Racers 80 24 51 5 53 .331 267 353 -0.95 7.75 56 317 17.67 51 241 78.84 6 13
9 Soviet All-Stars 8 3 4 1 7 .438 27 36 -1.08 7.88
10 Czechoslovakia 8 1 6 1 3 .188 21 40 -2.33 7.63
League Average 66 31 31 3 66 .500 257 257 0.00 7.84 64 287 22.42 65 291 77.78 9 10

League Awards

Ben Hatskin Trophy:Al Smith
Bill Hunter Trophy:Marc Tardif
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy:Lars-Erik Sjoberg
Gary L. Davidson Award/Gordie Howe Trophy:Marc Tardif
Lou Kaplan Trophy:Kent Nilsson
Paul Deneau Trophy:Dave Keon
WHA Playoff MVP:Bobby Guindon

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Marc Tardif-QBN65
2.Anders Hedberg-WNJ63
3.Robbie Ftorek-CNS59
4.Real Cloutier-QBN56
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ46

Goals Per Game

1.Marc Tardif-QBN0.83
2.Anders Hedberg-WNJ0.82
3.Real Cloutier-QBN0.77
4.Robbie Ftorek-CNS0.74
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.60

Assists

1.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ89
 Marc Tardif-QBN89
3.Andre Lacroix-HSA77
4.Real Cloutier-QBN73
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ71

Assists Per Game

1.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ1.22
2.Marc Tardif-QBN1.14
3.Real Cloutier-QBN1.00
4.Andre Lacroix-HSA0.99
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.92

Points

1.Marc Tardif-QBN154
2.Real Cloutier-QBN129
3.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ126
4.Anders Hedberg-WNJ122
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ117

Points Per Game

1.Marc Tardif-QBN1.97
2.Real Cloutier-QBN1.77
3.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ1.73
4.Anders Hedberg-WNJ1.58
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ1.52

Goals Created

1.Marc Tardif-QBN58.0
2.Anders Hedberg-WNJ49.4
3.Real Cloutier-QBN48.9
4.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ45.5
5.Robbie Ftorek-CNS44.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Marc Tardif-QBN0.74
2.Real Cloutier-QBN0.67
3.Anders Hedberg-WNJ0.64
4.Ulf Nilsson-WNJ0.62
5.Bobby Hull*-WNJ0.58

Penalties in Minutes

1.Steve Durbano-BRB284
2.Frank Beaton-BRB279
3.Gilles Bilodeau-BRB258
4.Dave Hanson-BRB241
 Paul Stewart-CNS241

Games Played (Goalie)

1.John Garrett-BRB58
2.Ernie Wakely-2Tm57
3.Al Smith-NEW55
4.Gary Inness-INR52
5.Dave Dryden-EDO48

Wins (Goalie)

1.Al Smith-NEW30
2.Ernie Wakely-2Tm28
3.Gary Bromley-WNJ25
4.John Garrett-BRB24
5.Dave Dryden-EDO21
 Michel Dion-CNS21
 Joe Daley-WNJ21

Losses (Goalie)

1.John Garrett-BRB31
2.Gary Inness-INR30
3.Dave Dryden-EDO23
 Ernie Wakely-2Tm23
5.Al Smith-NEW20

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Ernie Wakely-2Tm4
 Gary Inness-INR4
3.Al Smith-NEW3
4.Dave Dryden-EDO2
 Wayne Wood-BRB2
 Richard Brodeur-QBN2
 Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW2

Points (Goalie)

1.Al Smith-NEW63
2.Ernie Wakely-2Tm60
3.Gary Bromley-WNJ51
4.John Garrett-BRB49
5.Dave Dryden-EDO44

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Gary Bromley-WNJ.671
2.Joe Daley-WNJ.651
3.Al Smith-NEW.594
4.Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW.556
5.Michel Dion-CNS.551

Shutouts

1.Michel Dion-CNS4
2.Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW3
3.Dave Dryden-EDO2
 John Garrett-BRB2
 Don McLeod-2Tm2
 Ernie Wakely-2Tm2
 Al Smith-NEW2

Goals Against

1.John Garrett-BRB210
2.Gary Inness-INR200
3.Ernie Wakely-2Tm192
4.Al Smith-NEW174
5.Dave Dryden-EDO150

Goals Against Average

1.Al Smith-NEW3.22
2.Joe Daley-WNJ3.30
3.Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW3.30
4.Gary Bromley-WNJ3.30
5.Ernie Wakely-2Tm3.41
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Al Smith
D: Al Hamilton
D: Lars-Erik Sjoberg
C: Ulf Nilsson
LW: Marc Tardif
RW: Anders Hedberg
 2nd Team
G: Ernie Wakely
D: Rick Ley
D: Barry Long
C: Robbie Ftorek
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Real Cloutier