# 1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers season

The 1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' third season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Stingers placed seventh and missed the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
| WHA Team | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| 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 |

### Game log

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 12, 1977 | 4–5 | Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 15, 1977 | 4–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 0-2-0 |
| 3 | W | October 16, 1977 | 6-3 | New England Whalers (1977–78) | 1-2-0 |
| 4 | L | October 18, 1978 | 1-5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 1-3-0 |
| 5 | L | October 21, 1977 | 5-6 | @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 1-4–0 |
| 6 | L | October 28, 1977 | 2-3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 1-5-0 |
| 7 | L | November 4, 1977 | 2-4 | @ New England Whalers (1977–78) | 1-6-0 |
| 8 | L | November 5, 1977 | 1–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 1-7-0 |
| 9 | L | November 6, 1977 | 2-5 | New England Whalers (1977–78) | 1-8-0 |
| 10 | W | November 10, 1978 | 2-1 | Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 2-8-0 |
| 11 | L | November 11, 1977 | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 2–9–0 |
| 12 | W | November 12, 1977 | 6–5 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 3–9–0 |
| 13 | W | November 13, 1977 | 3–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 4–9–0 |
| 14 | L | November 16, 1977 | 4–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 4–10–0 |
| 15 | L | November 18, 1977 | 3–4 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 4–11–0 |
| 16 | W | November 23, 1977 | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 5–11–0 |
| 17 | L | November 24, 1977 | 2–12 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 5–12–0 |
| 18 | L | November 25, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 5–13–0 |
| 19 | W | November 26, 1977 | 7–5 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 6–13–0 |
| 20 | W | November 29, 1977 | 3–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 7–13–0 |
| 21 | W | November 30, 1977 | 3–0 | Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 8–13–0 |
| 22 | W | December 3, 1977 | 5–2 | @ New England Whalers (1977–78) | 9–13–0 |
| 23 | L | December 4, 1977 | 2–3 | Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 9–14–0 |
| 24 | L | December 7, 1977 | 4–5 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 9–15–0 |
| 25 | W | December 9, 1977 | 4–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 10–15–0 |
| 26 | W | December 14, 1977 | 3–1 | Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 11–15–0 |
| 27 | L | December 15, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 11–16–0 |
| 28 | L | December 17, 1977 | 4–5 | Soviet All-Stars (1977–78) | 11–17–0 |
| 29 | T | December 20, 1977 | 5–5 | Czechoslovakia (1977–78) | 11–17–1 |
| 30 | W | December 22, 1977 | 4–1 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 12–17–1 |
| 31 | L | December 23, 1977 | 4–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 12–18–1 |
| 32 | W | December 28, 1977 | 5–4 OT | Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 13–18–1 |
| 33 | L | December 29, 1977 | 1–7 | Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 13–19–1 |
| 34 | T | December 30, 1977 | 5–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 13–19–2 |
| 35 | L | January 1, 1978 | 3–4 OT | New England Whalers (1977–78) | 13–20–2 |
| 36 | W | January 4, 1978 | 5–3 | Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 14–20–2 |
| 37 | W | January 6, 1978 | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 15–20–2 |
| 38 | L | January 7, 1978 | 3–5 | @ New England Whalers (1977–78) | 15–21–2 |
| 39 | L | January 11, 1978 | 0–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 15–22–2 |
| 40 | L | January 14, 1978 | 3–4 | Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 15–23–2 |
| 41 | W | January 15, 1978 | 6–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 16–23–2 |
| 42 | L | January 18, 1978 | 0–3 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 16–24–2 |
| 43 | L | January 20, 1978 | 2–8 | Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 16–25–2 |
| 44 | L | January 21, 1978 | 2–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 16–26–2 |
| 45 | W | January 22, 1978 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 17–26–2 |
| 46 | W | January 25, 1978 | 8–7 OT | New England Whalers (1977–78) | 18–26–2 |
| 47 | L | January 29, 1978 | 4–8 | Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 18–27–2 |
| 48 | W | January 30, 1978 | 4–3 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 19–27–2 |
| 49 | W | February 1, 1978 | 8–0 | Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 20–27–2 |
| 50 | W | February 3, 1978 | 1–0 | Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 21–27–2 |
| 51 | L | February 4, 1978 | 5–7 | Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 21–28–2 |
| 52 | T | February 8, 1978 | 6–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 21–28–3 |
| 53 | L | February 10, 1978 | 2–10 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 21–29–3 |
| 54 | L | February 11, 1978 | 7–8 | New England Whalers (1977–78) | 21–30–3 |
| 55 | W | February 12, 1978 | 8–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 22–30–3 |
| 56 | L | February 15, 1978 | 2–5 | Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 22–31–3 |
| 57 | W | February 17, 1978 | 4–3 OT | @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 23–31–3 |
| 58 | L | February 18, 1978 | 0–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 23–32–3 |
| 59 | W | February 19, 1978 | 4–3 OT | Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 24–32–3 |
| 60 | L | February 25, 1978 | 3–7 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 24–33–3 |
| 61 | W | March 1, 1978 | 6–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 25–33–3 |
| 62 | W | March 3, 1978 | 5–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78) | 26–33–3 |
| 63 | L | March 5, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 26–34–3 |
| 64 | W | March 7, 1978 | 5–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 27–34–3 |
| 65 | W | March 9, 1978 | 6–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 28–34–3 |
| 66 | W | March 11, 1978 | 2–0 | Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 29–34–3 |
| 67 | W | March 15, 1978 | 7–2 | Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 30–34–3 |
| 68 | L | March 17, 1978 | 2–6 | New England Whalers (1977–78) | 30–35–3 |
| 69 | W | March 18, 1978 | 4–2 | Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 31–35–3 |
| 70 | L | March 19, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78) | 31–36–3 |
| 71 | W | March 22, 1978 | 9–2 | Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 32–36–3 |
| 72 | L | March 28, 1978 | 4–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 32–37–3 |
| 73 | L | March 29, 1978 | 1–6 | @ New England Whalers (1977–78) | 32–38–3 |
| 74 | L | April 1, 1978 | 1–5 | @ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 32–39–3 |
| 75 | L | April 2, 1978 | 3–6 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 32–40–3 |
| 76 | W | April 5, 1978 | 5–4 | Birmingham Bulls (1977–78) | 33–40–3 |
| 77 | W | April 7, 1978 | 6–4 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78) | 34–40–3 |
| 78 | L | April 8, 1978 | 4–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1977–78) | 34–41–3 |
| 79 | W | April 9, 1978 | 6–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1977–78) | 35–41–3 |
| 80 | L | April 10, 1978 | 1–6 | @ New England Whalers (1977–78) | 35–42–3 |

## Draft picks

Cincinnati's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Jere Gillis (F) | United States | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 18 | Dave Morrow (D) | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 3 | 25 | Floyd Lahache (D) | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 26 | Bob Gladney (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 3 | 27 | Colin Ahern (C) | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 4 | 36 | Jeff Allan (D) | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 45 | Jim Trainor (D) | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 6 | 54 | Bill Himmelright (D) | United States | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
| 7 | 63 | Tom Byers (W) | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 8 | 71 | Bob Boileau (C) | Canada | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 9 | 79 | Jim Craig (G) | United States | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 10 | 87 | David Kelley (D) | United States | Princeton University (ECAC) |