1976–77 Indianapolis Racers season

1976–77 Indianapolis Racers
Division3rd Eastern
1976–77 record36–37–8
Home record24–13–3
Road record12–24–5
Goals for276
Goals against305
Team information
CoachJacques Demers
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Team leaders
GoalsBlair MacDonald (34)
AssistsDarryl Maggs (55)
PointsDarryl Maggs (71)
Penalty minutesKim Clackson (168)
WinsMichel Dion (17)
Goals against averageMichel Dion (3.36)

The 1976–77 Indianapolis Racers season was the Racers' third season of operation in the World Hockey Association.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques 81 47 31 3 353 295 97
Cincinnati Stingers 81 39 37 5 354 303 83
81 36 37 8 276 305 80
New England Whalers 81 35 40 6 275 290 76
Birmingham Bulls 81 31 46 4 289 309 66
Minnesota Fighting Saints 42 19 18 5 136 129 43

Schedule and results

1976–77 regular season[1]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 8, 1976 4–3 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) 1–0–0
2 L October 10, 1976 1–4 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) 1–1–0
3 W October 15, 1976 6–5 OT Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 2–1–0
4 L October 17, 1976 2–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) 2–2–0
5 L October 19, 1976 1–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) 2–3–0
6 T October 21, 1976 4–4 @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) 2–3–1
7 L October 23, 1976 1–3 Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 2–4–1
8 L October 27, 1976 1–5 San Diego Mariners (1976–77) 2–5–1
9 W October 29, 1976 6–4 Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 3–5–1
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
10 L November 3, 1976 2–8 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 3–6–1
11 W November 4, 1976 5–2 Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 4–6–1
12 L November 7, 1976 0–3 @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) 4–7–1
13 L November 9, 1976 2–7 @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) 4–8–1
14 T November 10, 1976 3–3 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) 4–8–2
15 L November 13, 1976 3–7 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 4–9–2
16 W November 14, 1976 3–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 5–9–2
17 W November 16, 1976 5–3 Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 6–9–2
18 W November 19, 1976 4–0 Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 7–9–2
19 W November 20, 1976 8–4 Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) 8–9–2
20 W November 23, 1976 4–3 New England Whalers (1976–77) 9–9–2
21 W November 24, 1976 6–4 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 10–9–2
22 L November 25, 1976 0–5 Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 10–10–2
23 W November 27, 1976 8–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 11–10–2
24 W November 28, 1976 4–3 @ New England Whalers (1976–77) 12–10–2
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
25 W December 2, 1976 2–1 Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) 13–10–2
26 W December 4, 1976 5–3 Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) 14–10–2
27 W December 7, 1976 3–2 OT @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 15–10–2
28 W December 10, 1976 3–2 San Diego Mariners (1976–77) 16–10–2
29 L December 12, 1976 1–3 Houston Aeros (1976–77) 16–11–2
30 L December 16, 1976 3–5 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) 16–12–2
31 W December 17, 1976 5–4 OT @ New England Whalers (1976–77) 17–12–2
32 W December 19, 1976 3–2 OT Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 18–12–2
33 L December 26, 1976 1–2 @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) 18–13–2
34 L December 28, 1976 3–4 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) 18–14–2
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
35 W January 2, 1977 4–1 Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) 19–14–2
36 L January 4, 1977 1–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) 19–15–2
37 L January 8, 1977 3–4 @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) 19–16–2
38 L January 9, 1977 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) 19–17–2
39 W January 11, 1977 4–3 OT @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) 20–17–2
40 W January 13, 1977 4–1 New England Whalers (1976–77) 21–17–2
41 L January 14, 1977 5–9 @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) 21–18–2
42 W January 15, 1977 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) 22–18–2
43 T January 21, 1977 1–1 Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) 22–18–3
44 T January 22, 1977 3–3 @ New England Whalers (1976–77) 22–18–4
45 L January 23, 1977 2–6 @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 22–19–4
46 L January 25, 1977 1–2 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 22–20–4
47 L January 28, 1977 5–6 Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 22–21–4
48 W January 30, 1977 5–0 New England Whalers (1976–77) 23–21–4
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
49 L February 1, 1977 4–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 23–22–4
50 W February 2, 1977 6–5 Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 24–22–4
51 W February 5, 1977 5–2 Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 25–22–4
52 T February 6, 1977 5–5 @ New England Whalers (1976–77) 25–22–5
53 T February 8, 1977 4–4 Houston Aeros (1976–77) 25–22–6
54 L February 9, 1977 0–9 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 25–23–6
55 L February 11, 1977 1–5 Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 25–24–6
56 W February 12, 1977 5–1 @ New England Whalers (1976–77) 26–24–6
57 L February 13, 1977 5–7 Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) 26–25–6
58 L February 17, 1977 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) 26–26–6
59 L February 19, 1977 5–6 Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) 26–27–6
60 T February 20, 1977 2–2 @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 26–27–7
61 L February 22, 1977 2–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 26–28–7
62 W February 25, 1977 3–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) 27–28–7
63 L February 27, 1977 1–2 @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) 27–29–7
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
64 W March 4, 1977 7–4 San Diego Mariners (1976–77) 28–29–7
65 L March 5, 1977 0–6 @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 28–30–7
66 W March 6, 1977 3–2 OT Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) 29–30–7
67 L March 10, 1977 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) 29–31–7
68 W March 12, 1977 7–2 Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 30–31–7
69 L March 13, 1977 0–5 @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) 30–32–7
70 W March 15, 1977 3–1 Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) 31–32–7
71 W March 17, 1977 5–2 @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 32–32–7
72 L March 18, 1977 5–7 Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) 32–33–7
73 L March 20, 1977 3–8 Houston Aeros (1976–77) 32–34–7
74 W March 22, 1977 3–1 Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 33–34–7
75 W March 24, 1977 4–3 Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) 34–34–7
76 W March 26, 1977 4–2 @ New England Whalers (1976–77) 35–34–7
77 L March 27, 1977 3–7 @ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77) 35–35–7
78 T March 30, 1977 5–5 Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) 35–35–8
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
79 L April 2, 1977 2–3 OT New England Whalers (1976–77) 35–36–8
80 W April 3, 1977 7–3 @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) 36–36–8
81 L April 6, 1977 3–7 @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) 36–37–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1977 Avco Cup playoffs[1]
Quarterfinals vs. Cincinnati Stingers – Racers win 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 9 Indianapolis Racers 4–3 Cincinnati Stingers 1–0
2 April 12 Indianapolis Racers 7–2 Cincinnati Stingers 2–0
3 April 14 Cincinnati Stingers 3–5 Indianapolis Racers 3–0
4 April 16 Cincinnati Stingers 1–3 Indianapolis Racers 4–0
Semifinals vs. Quebec Nordiques – Nordiques win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 23 Indianapolis Racers 1–3 Quebec Nordiques 0–1
2 April 25 Indianapolis Racers 3–8 Quebec Nordiques 0–2
3 April 28 Quebec Nordiques 6–5 Indianapolis Racers 0–3
4 April 30 Quebec Nordiques 0–2 Indianapolis Racers 1–3
5 May 2 Indianapolis Racers 3–8 Quebec Nordiques 1–4

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Daryl Maggs D 81 16 55 71 114 4 5 1 3
Blair MacDonald RW 81 34 30 64 28 10 8 0 3
Hugh Harris C 46 21 35 56 21 10 4 4 0
Rene Leclerc RW 68 25 30 55 43 −7 2 0 0
Reg Thomas LW 79 25 30 55 34 −9 5 0 0
Michel Parizeau C 75 18 37 55 39 6 8 0 0
Pat Stapleton D 81 8 45 53 29 −28 4 0 0
Gene Peacosh LW 64 22 26 48 21 −1 6 0 0
Al Karlander C 65 17 28 45 23 5 4 0 0
Rosaire Paiement C 67 18 25 43 91 −3 2 0 0
Bob Sicinski C 60 12 24 36 14 −8 1 0 0
Brian McDonald C 50 15 13 28 48 −20 5 2 0
Frank Rochon LW 57 15 8 23 8 −13 2 0 0
Mark Lomenda RW 56 9 12 21 14 −11 0 0 0
Dave Inkpen D 32 4 12 16 20 10 0 0 0
Bryon Baltimore D 55 0 15 15 63 −22 0 0 0
Dick Proceviat D 55 2 12 14 33 −7 0 0 0
Ken Block D 52 3 10 13 25 −12 0 0 0
Kim Clackson D 71 3 8 11 168 −9 0 0 0
Mike Zuke C 15 3 4 7 2 −2 0 0 0
Brian Coates LW 16 1 5 6 4 −2 0 0 0
Bryan Campbell C 8 1 4 5 6 −8 1 0 0
Gary MacGregor C 16 0 5 5 4 −11 0 0 0
Nick Harbaruk RW 27 2 2 4 2 −16 0 0 0
Larry Mavety D 10 2 2 4 8 −1 0 0 0
Randy Burchell G 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Park G 31 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
Andy Brown G 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michel Dion G 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Hoganson G 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Michel Dion 2286 42 17 19 3 128 3.36 1
Jim Park 1727 31 14 12 4 114 3.96 1
Paul Hoganson 395 11 3 2 0 24 3.65 0
Andy Brown 430 10 1 4 1 26 3.63 0
Randy Burchell 136 5 1 0 0 8 3.53 0
Team: 4974 81 36 37 8 300 3.62 2
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Reg Thomas LW 9 7 9 16 4 0 0 0
Blair MacDonald RW 9 7 8 15 4 0 0 0
Michel Parizeau C 8 3 6 9 8 0 0 1
Pat Stapleton D 9 2 6 8 0 0 0 0
Brian McDonald C 9 3 4 7 33 0 0 2
Gene Peacosh LW 9 3 3 6 2 0 0 1
Daryl Maggs D 9 1 4 5 4 0 0 0
Rosaire Paiement C 9 0 5 5 15 0 0 0
Mark Lomenda RW 9 3 1 4 17 0 0 0
Al Karlander C 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Bob Sicinski C 9 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Nick Harbaruk RW 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Rene Leclerc RW 9 1 1 2 4 0 0 1
Ken Block D 9 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Dave Inkpen D 9 0 2 2 8 0 0 0
Kim Clackson D 9 0 1 1 24 0 0 0
Paul Hoganson G 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Frank Rochon LW 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bryon Baltimore D 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Michel Dion G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hugh Harris C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Paul Hoganson 348 5 3 2 17 2.93 1
Michel Dion 245 4 2 2 17 4.16 0
Team: 593 9 5 4 34 3.44 1

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Indianapolis's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Bobby Simpson (LW)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
2 15 Alex McKendry (F)  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
4 40 Dave Dornseif (D)  United States Providence College (ECAC)
5 52 Jean Gagnon (D)  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
6 64 Joe Kowal (LW)  Canada Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
7 76 Greg Malone (C)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
8 88 Jim Kirkpatrick (D)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
9 99 Rik Garcia (D)  Canada Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
10 110 Remi Levesque (C)  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1976-77 Indianapolis Racers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "1976-77 Indianapolis Racers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "1976 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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