1977β78 New England Whalers | |
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Division | 2nd WHA |
1977β78 record | 44β31β5 |
Goals for | 335 |
Goals against | 269 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jack Kelley |
Coach | Harry Neale |
Captain | Rick Ley |
The 1977β78 New England Whalers season was the Whalers' sixth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). This season saw the debut of Gordie Howe and his sons with the Whalers' franchise. The trio helped the Whalers advance to the Avco Cup final, where they were defeated by the Winnipeg Jets.
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
WHA Team | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Winnipeg Jets | 50 | 28 | 2 | 102 | 381 | 270 | 988 |
New England Whalers | 44 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 269 | 1255 |
Houston Aeros | 42 | 34 | 4 | 88 | 296 | 302 | 1543 |
Quebec Nordiques | 40 | 37 | 3 | 83 | 349 | 347 | 1185 |
Edmonton Oilers | 38 | 39 | 3 | 79 | 309 | 307 | 1296 |
Birmingham Bulls | 36 | 41 | 3 | 75 | 287 | 314 | 2177 |
Cincinnati Stingers | 35 | 42 | 3 | 73 | 298 | 332 | 1701 |
Indianapolis Racers | 24 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 267 | 353 | 1189 |
Soviet All-Stars | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 120 |
Czechoslovakia All-Stars | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 87 |
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 12, 1977 | 3β0 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 15, 1977 | 5β2 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 2β0β0 |
3 | L | October 16, 1977 | 2β6 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 2β1β0 |
4 | T | October 18, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 2β1β1 |
5 | W | October 19, 1977 | 6β3 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 3β1β1 |
6 | W | October 21, 1977 | 5β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 4β1β1 |
7 | W | October 26, 1977 | 7β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 5β1β1 |
8 | W | October 29, 1977 | 7β2 | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 6β1β1 |
9 | W | November 1, 1977 | 6β3 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 7β1β1 |
10 | W | November 4, 1977 | 4β3 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 8β1β1 |
11 | W | November 6, 1977 | 5β2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 9β1β1 |
12 | W | November 8, 1977 | 4β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 10β1β1 |
13 | W | November 10, 1977 | 5β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 11β1β1 |
14 | W | November 12, 1977 | 5β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 12β1β1 |
15 | W | November 15, 1977 | 6β4 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 13β1β1 |
16 | W | November 18, 1977 | 3β2 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 14β1β1 |
17 | W | November 20, 1977 | 5β4 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 15β1β1 |
18 | L | November 22, 1977 | 4β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 15β2β1 |
19 | T | November 23, 1977 | 3β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 15β2β2 |
20 | L | November 25, 1977 | 2β6 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 15β3β2 |
21 | L | November 26, 1977 | 1β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 15β4β2 |
22 | T | November 30, 1977 | 3β3 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 15β4β3 |
23 | W | December 2, 1977 | 4β1 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 16β4β3 |
24 | L | December 3, 1977 | 2β5 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 16β5β3 |
25 | L | December 6, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 16β6β3 |
26 | W | December 7, 1977 | 6β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 17β6β3 |
27 | W | December 9, 1977 | 2β1 OT | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 18β6β3 |
28 | W | December 14, 1977 | 7β2 | Soviet All-Stars ( 1977β78) | 19β6β3 |
29 | W | December 16, 1977 | 5β3 | Czechoslovakia ( 1977β78) | 20β6β3 |
30 | L | December 17, 1977 | 3β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 20β7β3 |
31 | L | December 18, 1977 | 3β7 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 20β8β3 |
32 | W | December 23, 1977 | 5β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 21β8β3 |
33 | W | December 27, 1977 | 8β1 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 22β8β3 |
34 | W | December 30, 1977 | 6β2 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 23β8β3 |
35 | W | January 1, 1978 | 4β3 OT | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 24β8β3 |
36 | L | January 4, 1978 | 4β6 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 24β9β3 |
37 | L | January 6, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 24β10β3 |
38 | W | January 7, 1978 | 5β3 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 25β10β3 |
39 | L | January 8, 1978 | 4β5 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 25β11β3 |
40 | W | January 13, 1978 | 2β0 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 26β11β3 |
41 | L | January 14, 1978 | 4β5 OT | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 26β12β3 |
42 | L | January 18, 1978 | 0β1 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 26β13β3 |
43 | T | January 20, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 26β13β4 |
44 | L | January 21, 1978 | 2β3 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 26β14β4 |
45 | W | January 22, 1978 | 6β3 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 27β14β4 |
46 | L | January 25, 1978 | 7β8 OT | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 27β15β4 |
47 | W | January 27, 1978 | 6β2 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 28β15β4 |
48 | W | January 28, 1978 | 3β0 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 29β15β4 |
49 | L | January 29, 1978 | 4β6 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 29β16β4 |
50 | W | February 1, 1978 | 4β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 30β16β4 |
51 | L | February 3, 1978 | 3β6 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 30β17β4 |
52 | L | February 4, 1978 | 4β5 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 30β18β4 |
53 | W | February 11, 1978 | 8β7 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 31β18β4 |
54 | W | February 14, 1978 | 5β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 32β18β4 |
55 | L | February 16, 1978 | 1β2 OT | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 32β19β4 |
56 | W | February 18, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 33β19β4 |
57 | L | February 21, 1978 | 5β6 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 33β20β4 |
58 | L | February 22, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 33β21β4 |
59 | L | February 24, 1978 | 2β7 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 33β22β4 |
60 | W | February 26, 1978 | 6β5 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 34β22β4 |
61 | L | March 1, 1978 | 3β4 OT | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 34β23β4 |
62 | L | March 3, 1978 | 2β3 OT | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 34β24β4 |
63 | L | March 4, 1978 | 2β5 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 34β25β4 |
64 | L | March 5, 1978 | 1β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 34β26β4 |
65 | L | March 9, 1978 | 4β6 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 34β27β4 |
66 | W | March 10, 1978 | 5β4 OT | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 35β27β4 |
67 | W | March 14, 1978 | 6β0 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 36β27β4 |
68 | W | March 15, 1978 | 7β0 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 37β27β4 |
69 | W | March 17, 1978 | 6β2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 38β27β4 |
70 | L | March 18, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 38β28β4 |
71 | W | March 21, 1978 | 6β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 39β28β4 |
72 | L | March 22, 1978 | 3β5 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 39β29β4 |
73 | L | March 24, 1978 | 0β1 | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 39β30β4 |
74 | W | March 26, 1978 | 5β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 40β30β4 |
75 | W | March 29, 1978 | 6β1 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 41β30β4 |
76 | W | April 3, 1978 | 8β6 | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 42β30β4 |
77 | T | April 5, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 42β30β5 |
78 | L | April 6, 1978 | 4β7 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 42β31β5 |
79 | W | April 10, 1978 | 6β1 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 43β31β5 |
80 | W | April 11, 1978 | 6β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 44β31β5 |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series |
1 | April 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4β6 | New England Whalers | 1β0 |
2 | April 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 1β4 | New England Whalers | 2β0 |
3 | April 19 | New England Whalers | 0β2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β1 |
4 | April 21 | New England | 9β1 | Edmonton Oilers | 3β1 |
5 | April 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 1β4 | New England Whalers | 4β1 |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series |
1 | April 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β5 | New England Whalers | 1β0 |
2 | April 30 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β2 | New England Whalers | 1β1 |
3 | May 3 | New England Whalers | 5β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β1 |
4 | May 5 | New England Whalers | 7β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β1 |
5 | May 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β6 | New England Whalers | 4β1 |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series |
1 | May 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 4β1 | New England Whalers | 0β1 |
2 | May 14 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β5 | New England Whalers | 0β2 |
3 | May 19 | New England Whalers | 2β10 | Winnipeg Jets | 0β3 |
4 | May 22 | New England Whalers | 3β5 | Winnipeg Jets | 0β4 |
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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;
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New England's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft. [2]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 15 | Moe Robinson (D) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
2 | 19 | Randy Pierce (RW) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
3 | 23 | John Baby (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
5 | 43 | Brian Hill (RW) | Austria | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
6 | 52 | Jim Korn (D) | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
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1977β78 New England Whalers | |
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Division | 2nd WHA |
1977β78 record | 44β31β5 |
Goals for | 335 |
Goals against | 269 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jack Kelley |
Coach | Harry Neale |
Captain | Rick Ley |
The 1977β78 New England Whalers season was the Whalers' sixth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). This season saw the debut of Gordie Howe and his sons with the Whalers' franchise. The trio helped the Whalers advance to the Avco Cup final, where they were defeated by the Winnipeg Jets.
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
WHA Team | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Winnipeg Jets | 50 | 28 | 2 | 102 | 381 | 270 | 988 |
New England Whalers | 44 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 269 | 1255 |
Houston Aeros | 42 | 34 | 4 | 88 | 296 | 302 | 1543 |
Quebec Nordiques | 40 | 37 | 3 | 83 | 349 | 347 | 1185 |
Edmonton Oilers | 38 | 39 | 3 | 79 | 309 | 307 | 1296 |
Birmingham Bulls | 36 | 41 | 3 | 75 | 287 | 314 | 2177 |
Cincinnati Stingers | 35 | 42 | 3 | 73 | 298 | 332 | 1701 |
Indianapolis Racers | 24 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 267 | 353 | 1189 |
Soviet All-Stars | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 120 |
Czechoslovakia All-Stars | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 87 |
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 12, 1977 | 3β0 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 15, 1977 | 5β2 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 2β0β0 |
3 | L | October 16, 1977 | 2β6 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 2β1β0 |
4 | T | October 18, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 2β1β1 |
5 | W | October 19, 1977 | 6β3 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 3β1β1 |
6 | W | October 21, 1977 | 5β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 4β1β1 |
7 | W | October 26, 1977 | 7β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 5β1β1 |
8 | W | October 29, 1977 | 7β2 | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 6β1β1 |
9 | W | November 1, 1977 | 6β3 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 7β1β1 |
10 | W | November 4, 1977 | 4β3 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 8β1β1 |
11 | W | November 6, 1977 | 5β2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 9β1β1 |
12 | W | November 8, 1977 | 4β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 10β1β1 |
13 | W | November 10, 1977 | 5β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 11β1β1 |
14 | W | November 12, 1977 | 5β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 12β1β1 |
15 | W | November 15, 1977 | 6β4 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 13β1β1 |
16 | W | November 18, 1977 | 3β2 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 14β1β1 |
17 | W | November 20, 1977 | 5β4 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 15β1β1 |
18 | L | November 22, 1977 | 4β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 15β2β1 |
19 | T | November 23, 1977 | 3β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 15β2β2 |
20 | L | November 25, 1977 | 2β6 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 15β3β2 |
21 | L | November 26, 1977 | 1β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 15β4β2 |
22 | T | November 30, 1977 | 3β3 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 15β4β3 |
23 | W | December 2, 1977 | 4β1 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 16β4β3 |
24 | L | December 3, 1977 | 2β5 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 16β5β3 |
25 | L | December 6, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 16β6β3 |
26 | W | December 7, 1977 | 6β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 17β6β3 |
27 | W | December 9, 1977 | 2β1 OT | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 18β6β3 |
28 | W | December 14, 1977 | 7β2 | Soviet All-Stars ( 1977β78) | 19β6β3 |
29 | W | December 16, 1977 | 5β3 | Czechoslovakia ( 1977β78) | 20β6β3 |
30 | L | December 17, 1977 | 3β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 20β7β3 |
31 | L | December 18, 1977 | 3β7 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 20β8β3 |
32 | W | December 23, 1977 | 5β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 21β8β3 |
33 | W | December 27, 1977 | 8β1 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 22β8β3 |
34 | W | December 30, 1977 | 6β2 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 23β8β3 |
35 | W | January 1, 1978 | 4β3 OT | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 24β8β3 |
36 | L | January 4, 1978 | 4β6 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 24β9β3 |
37 | L | January 6, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 24β10β3 |
38 | W | January 7, 1978 | 5β3 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 25β10β3 |
39 | L | January 8, 1978 | 4β5 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 25β11β3 |
40 | W | January 13, 1978 | 2β0 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 26β11β3 |
41 | L | January 14, 1978 | 4β5 OT | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 26β12β3 |
42 | L | January 18, 1978 | 0β1 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 26β13β3 |
43 | T | January 20, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 26β13β4 |
44 | L | January 21, 1978 | 2β3 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 26β14β4 |
45 | W | January 22, 1978 | 6β3 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 27β14β4 |
46 | L | January 25, 1978 | 7β8 OT | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 27β15β4 |
47 | W | January 27, 1978 | 6β2 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 28β15β4 |
48 | W | January 28, 1978 | 3β0 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 29β15β4 |
49 | L | January 29, 1978 | 4β6 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 29β16β4 |
50 | W | February 1, 1978 | 4β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 30β16β4 |
51 | L | February 3, 1978 | 3β6 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 30β17β4 |
52 | L | February 4, 1978 | 4β5 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 30β18β4 |
53 | W | February 11, 1978 | 8β7 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 31β18β4 |
54 | W | February 14, 1978 | 5β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 32β18β4 |
55 | L | February 16, 1978 | 1β2 OT | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 32β19β4 |
56 | W | February 18, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 33β19β4 |
57 | L | February 21, 1978 | 5β6 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 33β20β4 |
58 | L | February 22, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 33β21β4 |
59 | L | February 24, 1978 | 2β7 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 33β22β4 |
60 | W | February 26, 1978 | 6β5 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 34β22β4 |
61 | L | March 1, 1978 | 3β4 OT | Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 34β23β4 |
62 | L | March 3, 1978 | 2β3 OT | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 34β24β4 |
63 | L | March 4, 1978 | 2β5 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 34β25β4 |
64 | L | March 5, 1978 | 1β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 34β26β4 |
65 | L | March 9, 1978 | 4β6 | @ Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 34β27β4 |
66 | W | March 10, 1978 | 5β4 OT | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 35β27β4 |
67 | W | March 14, 1978 | 6β0 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1977β78) | 36β27β4 |
68 | W | March 15, 1978 | 7β0 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 37β27β4 |
69 | W | March 17, 1978 | 6β2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 38β27β4 |
70 | L | March 18, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1977β78) | 38β28β4 |
71 | W | March 21, 1978 | 6β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 39β28β4 |
72 | L | March 22, 1978 | 3β5 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 39β29β4 |
73 | L | March 24, 1978 | 0β1 | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 39β30β4 |
74 | W | March 26, 1978 | 5β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 40β30β4 |
75 | W | March 29, 1978 | 6β1 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 41β30β4 |
76 | W | April 3, 1978 | 8β6 | Houston Aeros ( 1977β78) | 42β30β4 |
77 | T | April 5, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1977β78) | 42β30β5 |
78 | L | April 6, 1978 | 4β7 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1977β78) | 42β31β5 |
79 | W | April 10, 1978 | 6β1 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1977β78) | 43β31β5 |
80 | W | April 11, 1978 | 6β3 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1977β78) | 44β31β5 |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series |
1 | April 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4β6 | New England Whalers | 1β0 |
2 | April 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 1β4 | New England Whalers | 2β0 |
3 | April 19 | New England Whalers | 0β2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β1 |
4 | April 21 | New England | 9β1 | Edmonton Oilers | 3β1 |
5 | April 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 1β4 | New England Whalers | 4β1 |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series |
1 | April 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β5 | New England Whalers | 1β0 |
2 | April 30 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β2 | New England Whalers | 1β1 |
3 | May 3 | New England Whalers | 5β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β1 |
4 | May 5 | New England Whalers | 7β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β1 |
5 | May 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β6 | New England Whalers | 4β1 |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series |
1 | May 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 4β1 | New England Whalers | 0β1 |
2 | May 14 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β5 | New England Whalers | 0β2 |
3 | May 19 | New England Whalers | 2β10 | Winnipeg Jets | 0β3 |
4 | May 22 | New England Whalers | 3β5 | Winnipeg Jets | 0β4 |
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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;
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New England's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft. [2]
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2 | 15 | Moe Robinson (D) | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
2 | 19 | Randy Pierce (RW) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
3 | 23 | John Baby (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
5 | 43 | Brian Hill (RW) | Austria | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
6 | 52 | Jim Korn (D) | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
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