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Cincinnati Stingers vs Indianapolis
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March 5th 1977 |
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Riverfront Coliseum |
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CIN |
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IND |
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1st Period |
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CIN:
Dudley (Abgrall, Legge) 3:04. |
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CIN:
Carroll (high sticking) 3:39. IND:
MacDonald (butt-ending) 4:50. CIN:
Sobchuk (slashing) 4:50. CIN: Plumb
(roughing) 13:15. IND: Paiement
(roughing) 13:15. IND: Clackson
(slashing) 14:34. IND: Stapleton
(holding) 15:55. |
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2nd Period |
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CIN:
Sobchuk (Hislop) 3:33. CIN: Stoughton
(Carroll) 13:19. CIN: Abgrall (Leduc,
Plumb) 15:04. |
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CIN:
Roy (holding) 5:51. CIN: Hughes
(elbowing) 10:06. IND: Paiement (high
sticking) 17:59. CIN: Roy (high
sticking) 17:59. CIN: Hughes (holding)
19:01. CIN: Plumb (slashing) 19:23. IND:
Maggs (slashing) 19:23. |
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3rd Period |
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CIN:
Sobchuk (Steele, Legge) 3:15. CIN: Leduc
(Abgrall, Legge) 4:57. |
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CIN:
Sobchuk (spearing) :27. IND: Clackson
(holding) 4:51. CIN: Carroll (holding)
6:10. CIN: Smedsmo (charging) 8:31. IND:
Clackson (elbowing) 12:02. IND:
Baltimore (hooking) 17:55. |
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CIN |
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21 |
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IND |
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GOALTENDER |
CIN: Caron |
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IND: Dion |
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IND: Hoganson |
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N/A |
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ATTENDANCE |
9,763 |
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REFEREES |
Bill Friday |
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World Hockey Association |
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L |
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Pts |
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GA |
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| Eastern Division |
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| Quebec |
38 |
25 |
1 |
77 |
278 |
235 |
| Cincinnati |
32 |
28 |
3 |
67 |
285 |
231 |
| Indianapolis |
28 |
30 |
7 |
63 |
216 |
243 |
| New England |
28 |
34 |
6 |
62 |
221 |
246 |
| Birmingham |
25 |
37 |
3 |
53 |
227 |
240 |
| Minnesota ^ |
19 |
18 |
5 |
43 |
136 |
129 |
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Western Division |
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| Houston |
38 |
20 |
6 |
82 |
250 |
188 |
| Winnipeg |
35 |
28 |
2 |
72 |
289 |
241 |
| San Diego |
33 |
29 |
3 |
69 |
216 |
225 |
| Calgary |
26 |
31 |
5 |
57 |
195 |
206 |
| Edmonton |
26 |
36 |
2 |
54 |
179 |
234 |
| Phoenix |
25 |
37 |
3 |
53 |
226 |
300 |
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Stingers Stun Racers. |
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Cincinnati Enquirer by Terry Flynn |
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03-06-1977 |
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The Cincinnati Stingers
guaranteed in advance they would beat the
Indianapolis Racers or give everyone at the game
a free ticket for tomorrow's contest with
Houston. There will be no freebies. The Stingers
manhandled the Racers, 6-0. The win was the
eighth in 11 games for goaltender Jacques Caron
and his third shutout since coming to Cincinnati
just over a month ago.
In beating the Racers the Stingers stayed four
points ahead of their neighboring arch-rivals in
the WHA Eastern Division, holding down second
place as the playoffs approach.
With over 2000 Indianapolis fans screaming from
one end of the building, the Racers had plenty
of support but couldn't find the net in the
first 20 minutes. A lot of the credit for Indy's
failure to score in the opening period had to go
to goalie Jacques Caron who came up with some
impressive saves early and again near the end of
the period.
The Stingers struck first with just three
minutes game. Dennis Abgrall skating in on the
right side and triggering a shot from the top of
the circle which was blocked by Michel Dion.
Unfortunately, when the Racers goalie fell on
the rebounding puck it squirted free and Rick
Dudley was waiting in front to score into the
open net.
Cincinnati had ample opportunity later in the
period to increase their lead but Dion and the
Indy defense played tough. The Stingers had two
power play chances, including a five-on-three
advantage for nearly a minute, but couldn't fin
the right combination. Caron blocked all 11
shots by Indianapolis in the first period while
Dion failed on just one of the 10 taken by the
Stingers.
The Stingers took just seven shots on goal in
the second period, but they scored three times
to leave the ice with a 4-0 lead after 40
minutes of play. After Dudley missed a chance
all alone in front, Dennis Sobchuk picked up an
easy goal in the slot at 3:33 as rookie Jakie
Hislop stole a pass in the Racer zone and fed
Sobchuk perfectly.
The "Killer Bees" saw plenty
of action in the next few minutes, successfully
thwarting two Indianapolis power play attempts
as Pierre Roy and John Hughes sat out penalties.
Cincinnati began to roll again at 13:19 as Greg
Carroll carried the puck into the Indy zone and
fed Blaine Stoughton who fired a pretty angled
wrist shot which fooled Dion. Dennis Abgrall
came right back at 15:04, taking a pass from
Rich Leduc and skating right in front where he
backhanded the puck at Dion. The goalie
partially blocked the puck but it slid in just
the same.
Racers coach Jacques Demers immediately pulled
Dion in favor of Paul Hoganson, acquired just
three days earlier from the Stingers. Hogan
didn't let in any more goals in the period, but
the Stingers skated the last two minutes at a
disadvantage thanks to a rash of penalties.
Caron continued to dazzle the Racers in the
second period, blocking all 11 shots and coming
up with a couple of saves when it appeared
certain the puck would find the net.
The Stingers found themselves down two men as
the third period opened when Sobchuk was called
for spearing, but again the Killer Bees and
Caron held off the Racers. Sobchuk had just
reentered the contest when he scored his 33rd
goal of the season, knocking in a shot right on
top of Hoganson thanks to a pass from
penalty-killing mate Billy Steele at 3:15.
When Kim Clackson was called for holding, the
Stingers made the power play count. Leduc picked
up his 41st goal of the year on a rebound of a
shot in front by Abgrall at 4:57. |
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