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Cincinnati Stingers at Birmingham Bulls |
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February 22nd 1977 |
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Jefferson Civic Center |
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OT |
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CIN |
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4 |
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4 |
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PHO |
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0 |
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4 |
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1st Period |
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BIR:
Marrin (Nistico, Hoganson) 9:15. |
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BIR:
Lagace (tripping) 9:20. CIN: Roy
(interference) 15:14. BIR: Lagace
(tripping) 17:04. |
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2nd Period |
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BIR:
Stewart (Gallant) 6:37. BIR: Nistico (Marrin,
Legace) 15:18. |
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CIN
Plumb (interference) 2:12. BIR: Marrin
(?) 16:01. |
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3rd Period |
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CIN:
Dudley (unassisted) 3:11. CIN: Stoughton
(unassisted) 6:46. CIN: Larose (Carroll,
Plumb) 13:31. CIN: Plumb (Legge) 17:47.
BIR: Napier (unassisted) 19:40. |
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CIN:
Leduc (hooking) :26. BIR: Sheehy
(hooking) 1:40. CIN: Carroll (holding)
9:19. BIR: Westrum (hooking) 14:18. |
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Overtime |
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Goals |
None. |
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Penalties |
None. |
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| SHOTS ON GOAL |
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CIN |
12 |
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18 |
3 |
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43 |
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BIR |
13 |
14 |
5 |
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33 |
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GOALTENDER |
CIN: Caron |
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BIR: Garrett |
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| TIME OF
GAME |
N/A |
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ATTENDANCE |
6,267 |
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REFEREES |
Bob Kolari |
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World Hockey Association |
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| TEAMS |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
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| Eastern Division |
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| Quebec |
35 |
22 |
1 |
71 |
251 |
209 |
| Cincinnati |
30 |
27 |
3 |
63 |
268 |
221 |
| Indianapolis |
26 |
28 |
7 |
59 |
205 |
229 |
| New England |
24 |
34 |
6 |
54 |
210 |
240 |
| Birmingham |
23 |
35 |
3 |
49 |
208 |
225 |
| Minnesota ^ |
19 |
18 |
5 |
43 |
136 |
129 |
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Western Division |
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| Houston |
34 |
18 |
6 |
74 |
219 |
168 |
| San Diego |
33 |
25 |
2 |
68 |
205 |
202 |
| Winnipeg |
33 |
23 |
2 |
68 |
266 |
208 |
| Edmonton |
25 |
33 |
2 |
52 |
168 |
218 |
| Calgary |
22 |
30 |
5 |
49 |
178 |
197 |
| Phoenix |
23 |
34 |
2 |
48 |
203 |
271 |
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Stingers Come Back And Tie the Bulls. |
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Cincinnati Enquirer by Terry Flynn |
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02-23-1977 |
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The Cincinnati Stingers battled through 70
minutes of hockey at the Civic Center arena but
were forced to settle for a 4-4 tie with the
Birmingham Bulls. Although they came back from a
3-0 deficit, the Stingers were forced into
overtime and when the extra 10 minutes had
elapsed they were still looking for their first
overtime victory in nine tries, having lost six
of those.
The Stingers, now 30-27-3 on the season, still
have not beaten the Bulls here but this was the
second time the teams fought to a draw.
Although the Stingers had some good
opportunities early in the opening period, it
was the Bulls who carried the play and finally
picked up the gal.
Cincinnati had a power play five minutes into
the contest when Jean-Guy Lagace went off for
tripping, but Bulls goalie John Garret came up
with some big saves to spoil the Stingers'
chances. The Stingers weren't covering well and
had some trouble getting the puck out of their
end. Birmingham finally came in on a
three-one-two break and Peter Marrin scored
right in front, sweeping in the rebound of a Lou
Nistico shot at 9:15.
Each team skated with a man advantage late in
the period but neither could score. The Stingers
again had some shots in close but Garrett was
everywhere. Jacques Caron, starting in goal
again for Cincinnati, nearly matched Garrett
especially in stopping an early period shot with
the Bulls skating at him two-on-one. The Bulls
held a 13-12 shot edge after the first 20
minutes.
The Bulls made it 2-0 early in period two when
Caron made a mistake trying to clear the puck
behind his goal and fining himself trapped. In
attempting to move the puck to one of his
teammates Caron became tangled in a jumble of
bodies and was nowhere near the net when Gord
Gallant cleared the puck to John Stewart, who
eased it into the open net at 6:37
Nistico the favorite of the crowd in Birmingham
raised the Bulls lead to three at 15:18 coming
up with a loose puck near the red line and
streaking in on a break-away to beat Caron with
a wrist shot in front.
The end-to-end action in the second period could
best be described as furious with both teams
flying. However, the Stingers were caught
repeatedly a man short going into their own and
the forwards didn't come back.
Cincinnati killed another penalty in the second
period but again couldn't do anything with a
power play late in the stanza as Garrett stymied
every effort. The Bulls again held the edge in
shots in the period, 14-10.
The Stingers finally came to life in the third
period and found the secret to getting the puck
past Garrett. Rick Dudley broke the scoring
drought at 3:11 with a power play goal. Tim
Sheehy off for hooking. The Stinger captain
fired a hard low shot from the far left circle
which fooled Garrett.
Blaine Stoughton used Birmingham's Ray McKay for
a billiard shot from an impossible angle at 6:46
bounding the puck off McKay and into the net as
Cincinnati closed the gap/.
Claude Larose tied the game at 13:31 but rookie
Greg Carroll made the play, skating into the
Bulls' zone and feeding Larose perfectly right
in front, where Garrett was hand cuffed.
Defenseman Ron Plumb put the Stingers ahead at
17:47 with a hard shot from the right circle
which caught the left goal post and ricocheted
in. Garrett was unable to do anything about that
shot. But young Mark Napier came back to tie the
game and send it into overtime with just 20
seconds on the clock, poking the puck in past a
prostrate Caron. |
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