1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers season

1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers
Division4th East
1975–76 record35–44–1
Goals for285
Goals against340
Team information
CoachTerry Slater
CaptainMike Pelyk
Alternate captainsBryan Campbell
Rick Dudley
ArenaRiverfront Coliseum

The 1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' first season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Indianapolis Racers 80 35 39 6 76 245 247 1301
Cleveland Crusaders 80 35 40 5 75 273 279 1356
New England Whalers 80 33 40 7 73 255 290 1012
Cincinnati Stingers 80 35 44 1 71 285 340 1344

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
2 W October 17, 1975 6–2 @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 2–0–0
3 L October 19, 1975 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 2–1–0
4 L October 21, 1975 0–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 2–2–0
5 W October 23, 1975 6–4 Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 3–2–0
6 W October 25, 1975 7–4 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 4–2–0
7 W October 29, 1975 6–4 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 5–2–0
8 L October 30, 1975 0–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 5–3–0
9 W November 1, 1975 3–2 Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 6–3–0
10 L November 6, 1975 3–8 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 6–4–0
11 W November 8, 1975 7–4 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 7–4–0
12 W November 9, 1975 4–2 New England Whalers (1975–76) 8–4–0
13 W November 15, 1975 8–5 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 9–4–0
14 L November 16, 1975 2–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 9–5–0
15 L November 18, 1975 4–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 9–6–0
16 L November 21, 1975 7–8 @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) 9–7–0
17 L November 22, 1975 6–9 Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 9–8–0
18 L November 23, 1975 3–5 @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 9–9–0
19 L November 26, 1975 3–11 Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 9–10–0
20 L November 27, 1975 3–5 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 9–11–0
21 L November 29, 1975 5–9 Toronto Toros (1975–76) 9–12–0
22 W December 3, 1975 5–3 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 10–12–0
23 L December 4, 1975 1–7 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 10–13–0
24 W December 6, 1975 3–2 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 11–13–0
25 W December 7, 1975 3–1 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 12–13–0
26 L December 9, 1975 4–6 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 12–14–0
27 W December 12, 1975 4–2 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 13–14–0
28 T December 13, 1975 3–3 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 13–14–1
29 L December 16, 1975 2–3 OT @ Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 13–15–1
30 L December 18, 1975 3–7 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 13–16–1
31 W December 20, 1975 4–2 New England Whalers (1975–76) 14–16–1
32 W December 21, 1975 11–7 Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 15–16–1
33 L December 23, 1975 3–5 Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 15–17–1
34 L December 26, 1975 3–4 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 15–18–1
35 L December 27, 1975 1–2 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 15–19–1
36 W December 28, 1975 4–1 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 16–19–1
37 W January 2, 1976 2–1 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics (1975–76) 17–19–1
38 W January 3, 1976 5–3 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 18–19–1
39 L January 6, 1976 3–7 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 18–20–1
40 L January 8, 1976 1–7 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 18–21–1
41 L January 11, 1976 4–7 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975–76) 18–22–1
42 L January 15, 1976 2–5 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 18–23–1
43 W January 17, 1976 4–0 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 19–23–1
44 W January 21, 1976 8–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 20–23–1
45 L January 23, 1976 3–4 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 20–24–1
46 W January 24, 1976 6–3 New England Whalers (1975–76) 21–24–1
47 L January 27, 1976 1–9 @ Quebec Nordiques (1975–76) 21–25–1
48 L January 28, 1976 4–6 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 21–26–1
49 L January 31, 1976 2–5 Winnipeg Jets (1975–76) 21–27–1
50 L February 1, 1976 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 21–28–1
51 L February 3, 1976 2–3 @ Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 21–29–1
52 W February 6, 1976 7–0 Edmonton Oilers (1975–76) 22–29–1
53 L February 7, 1976 1–5 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 22–30–1
54 L February 11, 1976 2–4 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 22–31–1
55 W February 13, 1976 5–1 @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 23–31–1
56 W February 14, 1976 3–2 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 24–31–1
57 W February 15, 1976 5–4 OT Calgary Cowboys (1975–76) 25–31–1
58 W February 20, 1976 4–1 Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 26–31–1
59 W February 21, 1976 3–2 San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 27–31–1
60 W February 24, 1976 9–6 @ Toronto Toros (1975–76) 28–31–1
61 W February 25, 1976 5–2 New England Whalers (1975–76) 29–31–1
62 L February 28, 1976 2–4 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 29–32–1
63 L February 29, 1976 2–5 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 29–33–1
64 W March 3, 1976 4–3 OT Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 30–33–1
65 L March 4, 1976 1–3 @ Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 30–34–1
66 L March 6, 1976 2–3 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 30–35–1
67 W March 7, 1976 5–3 New England Whalers (1975–76) 31–35–1
68 L March 10, 1976 2–5 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 31–36–1
69 L March 12, 1976 3–6 Indianapolis Racers (1975–76) 31–37–1
70 L March 13, 1976 1–5 New England Whalers (1975–76) 31–38–1
71 W March 17, 1976 5–4 Toronto Toros (1975–76) 32–38–1
72 L March 19, 1976 5–6 OT @ New England Whalers (1975–76) 32–39–1
73 W March 20, 1976 2–1 Houston Aeros (1975–76) 33–39–1
74 L March 21, 1976 1–4 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 33–40–1
75 W March 24, 1976 5–4 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 34–40–1
76 L March 25, 1976 1–9 @ San Diego Mariners (1975–76) 34–41–1
77 L March 26, 1976 1–5 @ Houston Aeros (1975–76) 34–42–1
78 L March 31, 1976 2–7 Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76) 34–43–1
79 W April 2, 1976 5–2 Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 35–43–1
80 L April 4, 1976 3–6 @ Cleveland Crusaders (1975–76) 35–44–1

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Playoffs

Player stats

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Cincinnati's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.[2]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1 Claude Larose (LW)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
2 16 Bob Sauve (G)  Canada Laval National (QMJHL)
3 31 Larry Hendrick (G)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 46 Norm LaPointe (G)  Canada Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
5 61 Paul Harrison (G)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
6 75 Jackie Laine (F)  Canada Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
7 89 Gary Carr (G)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
8 102 Greg Clause (RW)  Canada Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
9 114 Yvon Disotell (F)  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
10 126 Gary Burns (F)  United States University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
11 139 Bill Reber (RW)  United States University of Vermont (ECAC)
12 151 David McNab (G)  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
13 161 Peter Shier (D)  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
14 170 Francois Robert (D)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ "1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "1975 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.