1977–78 Houston Aeros
Division3rd WHA
1977–78 record42–34–4
Home record24–13–2
Road record18–21–2
Goals for296
Goals against302
Team information
CoachBill Dineen
CaptainTerry Ruskowski
Alternate captainsAndre Lacroix
John Schella
Poul Popiel
ArenaThe Summit
Team leaders
GoalsMorris Lukowich
AssistsAndre Lacroix
PointsAndre Lacroix

The 1977–78 Houston Aeros season was the Houston Aeros' sixth and final season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Aeros again qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the Quebec Nordiques.

Offseason

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 Jets50282102381270988
New England Whalers44315933352691255
Houston Aeros42344882963021543
Quebec Nordiques40373833493471185
Edmonton Oilers38393793093071296
Birmingham Bulls36413752873142177
Cincinnati Stingers35423732983321701
Indianapolis Racers24515532673531189
Soviet All-Stars34172736120
Czechoslovakia All-Stars1613214087

Game log

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 12, 19770–3New England Whalers (1977–78)0–1–0
2LOctober 14, 19773–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)0–2–0
3WOctober 15, 19775–1Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)1–2–0
4WOctober 21, 19776–5Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)2–2–0
7LOctober 30, 19774–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)3–4–0
13WNovember 11, 19775–3Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)5–8–0
14WNovember 18, 19776–5Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)6–8–0
15LNovember 19, 19773–4@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)6–9–0
16WNovember 23, 19773–0Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)7–9–0
17WNovember 25, 19773–1Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)8–9–0
18TNovember 30, 19773–3New England Whalers (1977–78)8–9–1
19LDecember 2, 19772–4Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)8–10–1
20WDecember 4, 19773–2@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)9–10–1
21LDecember 6, 19773–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)9–11–1
22LDecember 7, 19772–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)9–12–1
23WDecember 9, 19775–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)10–12–1
24WDecember 11, 19774–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)11–12–1
25LDecember 13, 19773–5Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)11–13–1
26TDecember 15, 19773–3@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)11–13–2
27WDecember 18, 19773–2Czechoslovakia (1977–78)12–13–2
28WDecember 20, 19776–4Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)13–13–2
29LDecember 21, 19773–4Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)13–14–2
30LDecember 23, 19772–6Soviet All-Stars (1977–78)13–15–2
31WDecember 29, 19777–1@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)14–15–2
32TDecember 30, 19775–5Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)14–15–3
33WJanuary 1, 19782–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)15–15–3
34LJanuary 4, 19783–5@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)15–16–3
35LJanuary 6, 19784–6@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)15–17–3
36LJanuary 7, 19781–2 OTIndianapolis Racers (1977–78)15–18–3
37LJanuary 8, 19782–4Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)15–19–3
38WJanuary 13, 19783–2Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)16–19–3
39WJanuary 14, 19785–4 OT@ New England Whalers (1977–78)17–19–3
40WJanuary 20, 19784–3@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)18–19–3
41WJanuary 21, 19785–2Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)19–19–3
42WJanuary 22, 19784–2Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)20–19–3
43WJanuary 24, 19786–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)21–19–3
44WJanuary 26, 19782–1 OTWinnipeg Jets (1977–78)22–19–3
45LJanuary 28, 19780–3New England Whalers (1977–78)22–20–3
46WJanuary 29, 19786–4New England Whalers (1977–78)23–20–3
47WJanuary 31, 19784–2@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)24–20–3
48LFebruary 3, 19780–1@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)24–21–3
49WFebruary 4, 19785–4New England Whalers (1977–78)25–21–3
50WFebruary 9, 19782–1Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)26–21–3
51WFebruary 11, 19788–4Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)27–21–3
52LFebruary 12, 19785–6Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)27–22–3
53WFebruary 15, 19785–2@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)28–22–3
54LFebruary 16, 19782–5Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)28–23–3
55LFebruary 17, 19783–4 OTCincinnati Stingers (1977–78)28–24–3
56WFebruary 18, 19783–2@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)29–24–3
57WFebruary 22, 19786–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)30–24–3
58LFebruary 24, 19784–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)30–25–3
59LFebruary 26, 19786–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)30–26–3
60LFebruary 28, 19782–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)30–27–3
61LMarch 1, 19781–5@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)30–28–3
62WMarch 3, 19783–2 OT@ New England Whalers (1977–78)31–28–3
63TMarch 4, 19783–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)31–28–4
64WMarch 5, 19784–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)32–28–4
65WMarch 7, 19784–3Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)33–28–4
66WMarch 9, 19786–4New England Whalers (1977–78)34–28–4
67LMarch 11, 19782–4@ Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)34–29–4
68WMarch 12, 19786–3Indianapolis Racers (1977–78)35–29–4
69LMarch 17, 19782–3Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)35–30–4
70LMarch 22, 19782–9@ Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)35–31–4
71WMarch 24, 19781–0@ New England Whalers (1977–78)36–31–4
72WMarch 25, 19784–3 OTQuebec Nordiques (1977–78)37–31–4
73WMarch 28, 19785–3Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)38–31–4
74WMarch 30, 19785–1Edmonton Oilers (1977–78)39–31–4
75LApril 2, 19781–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1977–78)39–32–4
76LApril 3, 19786–8@ New England Whalers (1977–78)39–33–4
77WApril 4, 19786–3Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)40–33–4
78LApril 7, 19783–5@ Birmingham Bulls (1977–78)40–34–4
79WApril 8, 19785–4Cincinnati Stingers (1977–78)41–34–4
80WApril 9, 19785–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1977–78)42–34–4

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Playoffs

Quebec Nordiques 4, Houston Aeros 2 – Quarterfinals

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 16Quebec Nordiques3–4Houston Aeros1–0
2April 18Quebec Nordiques5–4Houston Aeros1–1
3April 20Houston Aeros1–5Quebec Nordiques1–2
4April 21Houston Aeros0–3Quebec Nordiques1–3
5April 23Quebec Nordiques2–5Houston Aeros2–3
6April 25Houston Aeros2–11Quebec Nordiques2–4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Andre LacroixC783677113578700
Morris LukowichLW80403575131131300
Terry RuskowskiC7815577217013310
John TonelliLW6523416410313500
Don LarwayRW69243559521500
John GrayRW773523588015600
Rich PrestonRW73252550523730
Cam ConnorRW682116372174000
Scott CampbellD758293711610100
Poul PopielD806313753−6110
Steve WestC71112132234000
John SchellaD6392029125−2400
John HughesD793252813020100
Larry LundC769172636−22100
Al McLeodD80222245418000
Ron HansisRW7813922510100
Ted TaylorLW54111122468110
Larry HaleD5621113224000
Frank HughesLW113252−10000
Ernie WakelyG5104420000
Cleland MortsonRW60117−1000
Glen IrwinD300000000
John MazurLW10000−1000
Wayne RutledgeG1200020000
Lynn ZimmermanG2000040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ernie Wakely307051281841663.242
Lynn Zimmerman1166201090844.320
Wayne Rutledge63412470474.450
Team:487080423442973.662
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Ted TaylorLW631410001
Andre LacroixC62240000
John TonelliLW61348000
Don LarwayRW61234000
Morris LukowichLW612317000
John GrayRW603310000
Scott CampbellD61128001
Ron HansisRW61124000
John HughesD61126000
Terry RuskowskiC41125000
Paul TerbencheD61120000
Larry LundC60222000
Poul PopielD602213000
Cam ConnorRW210122000
Al McLeodD61012000
Steve WestC61010000
Cleland MortsonRW20110000
John SchellaD601133000
Wayne RutledgeG30002000
Lynn ZimmermanG40006000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Wayne Rutledge239312215.270
Lynn Zimmerman13141283.660
Team:370624294.700

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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

Houston's draft picks at the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
11Scott Campbell (D) CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
110Dwight Foster (F) CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHA)
221Dave Semenko (LW) CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
330Glen Hanlon (G) CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
439Reg Kerr (D) CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
548Kevin McCarthy (D) CanadaWinnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
657Markus Mattsson (G) FinlandIlves (Liiga)
766Harald Luckner (F) SwedenFarjestads BK (Elitserien)
874Matti Forss (F) FinlandLukko Rauma (Liiga)
982Mike Dwyer (LW) CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
1090Dave Parro (G) CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1977–78 Houston Aeros Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  2. ↑ "1977-78 Houston Aeros Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ "1977 WHA Amateur Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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