1977-78 WHA Expanded Leaders

Season Summary ▪ Expanded Leaders ▪ Skater Statistics ▪ Goalie Statistics ▪ Sweater Numbers ▪ Debuts ▪ Final Season ▪ Game Results

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.	Marc Tardif-QBN	65
2.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	63
3.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	59
4.	Real Cloutier-QBN	56
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	46
6.	Paulin Bordeleau-QBN	42
	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	42
8.	Bill Flett-EDO	41
9.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	40
10.	Ken Linseman-BRB	38
11.	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	37
	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	37
	Paul Henderson-BRB	37
14.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	36
	Claude St. Sauveur-INR	36
16.	John Gray-HSA	35
17.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	34
	Blair MacDonald-EDO	34
19.	Mark Napier-BRB	33
	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	33

Goals Per Game

1.	Marc Tardif-QBN	0.83
2.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	0.82
3.	Real Cloutier-QBN	0.77
4.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	0.74
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	0.60
6.	Bill Flett-EDO	0.55
7.	Paulin Bordeleau-QBN	0.55
8.	Ken Linseman-BRB	0.54
9.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	0.53
10.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	0.51
11.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	0.50
	Claude St. Sauveur-INR	0.50
13.	Matti Hagman-QBN	0.47
14.	Paul Henderson-BRB	0.46
15.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	0.46
16.	John Gray-HSA	0.45
17.	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	0.45
18.	Serge Bernier-QBN	0.45
19.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	0.45
20.	George Lyle-NEW	0.44

Assists

1.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	89
	Marc Tardif-QBN	89
3.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	77
4.	Real Cloutier-QBN	73
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	71
6.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	65
7.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	62
8.	Mark Howe-NEW	61
9.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	59
10.	Terry Ruskowski-HSA	57
11.	Serge Bernier-QBN	52
	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	52
13.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	50
14.	Garry Lariviere-QBN	49
15.	Gordie Roberts-NEW	46
	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	46
17.	Pat Stapleton-CNS	45
18.	Mike Rogers-NEW	43
	Al Hamilton-EDO	43
	Jamie Hislop-CNS	43
	Peter Marrin-BRB	43
	Ron Plumb-2Tm	43

Assists Per Game

1.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	1.22
2.	Marc Tardif-QBN	1.14
3.	Real Cloutier-QBN	1.00
4.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	0.99
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	0.92
6.	Serge Bernier-QBN	0.90
7.	Mark Howe-NEW	0.87
8.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	0.82
9.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	0.81
10.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	0.77
11.	Terry Ruskowski-HSA	0.73
12.	Al Hamilton-EDO	0.73
13.	Pat Stapleton-CNS	0.69
14.	J.C. Tremblay-QBN	0.69
15.	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	0.65
16.	John Tonelli-HSA	0.63
17.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	0.62
18.	Garry Lariviere-QBN	0.61
19.	Joe Micheletti-EDO	0.61
20.	Gordie Roberts-NEW	0.59

Points

1.	Marc Tardif-QBN	154
2.	Real Cloutier-QBN	129
3.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	126
4.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	122
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	117
6.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	113
7.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	109
8.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	107
9.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	96
10.	Mark Howe-NEW	91
11.	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	85
12.	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	83
13.	Claude St. Sauveur-INR	78
	Serge Bernier-QBN	78
15.	Ken Linseman-BRB	76
16.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	75
17.	Terry Ruskowski-HSA	72
18.	Mike Rogers-NEW	71
	Rick Dudley-CNS	71
	Peter Marrin-BRB	71

Points Per Game

1.	Marc Tardif-QBN	1.97
2.	Real Cloutier-QBN	1.77
3.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	1.73
4.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	1.58
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	1.52
6.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	1.45
7.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	1.36
8.	Serge Bernier-QBN	1.34
9.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	1.34
10.	Mark Howe-NEW	1.30
11.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	1.26
12.	Claude St. Sauveur-INR	1.08
13.	Ken Linseman-BRB	1.07
14.	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	1.06
15.	Matti Hagman-QBN	1.06
16.	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	1.01
17.	Rick Dudley-CNS	0.99
18.	John Tonelli-HSA	0.98
19.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	0.94
20.	Bill Flett-EDO	0.93

Goals Created

1.	Marc Tardif-QBN	58.0
2.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	49.4
3.	Real Cloutier-QBN	48.9
4.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	45.5
5.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	44.9
6.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	44.5
7.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	40.7
8.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	40.3
9.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	36.0
10.	Mark Howe-NEW	33.7
11.	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	32.6
	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	32.6
13.	Ken Linseman-BRB	30.8
14.	Claude St. Sauveur-INR	30.7
15.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	30.1
16.	Bill Flett-EDO	29.2
17.	Serge Bernier-QBN	27.9
18.	Rick Dudley-CNS	27.6
19.	Paulin Bordeleau-QBN	27.6
20.	Paul Henderson-BRB	27.5
	Blair MacDonald-EDO	27.5

Goals Created Per Game

1.	Marc Tardif-QBN	0.74
2.	Real Cloutier-QBN	0.67
3.	Anders Hedberg-WNJ	0.64
4.	Ulf Nilsson-WNJ	0.62
5.	Bobby Hull*-WNJ	0.58
6.	Robbie Ftorek-CNS	0.56
7.	Andre Lacroix-HSA	0.52
8.	Kent Nilsson-WNJ	0.51
9.	Mark Howe-NEW	0.48
10.	Serge Bernier-QBN	0.48
11.	Gordie Howe*-NEW	0.47
12.	Ken Linseman-BRB	0.43
13.	Claude St. Sauveur-INR	0.43
14.	Ron Chipperfield-EDO	0.41
15.	Matti Hagman-QBN	0.40
16.	Rich LeDuc-2Tm	0.40
17.	Bill Flett-EDO	0.39
18.	Rick Dudley-CNS	0.38
19.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	0.38
20.	John Tonelli-HSA	0.36

Penalties in Minutes

1.	Steve Durbano-BRB	284
2.	Frank Beaton-BRB	279
3.	Gilles Bilodeau-BRB	258
4.	Dave Hanson-BRB	241
	Paul Stewart-CNS	241
6.	Paul Baxter-QBN	240
7.	Cam Connor-HSA	217
8.	Kim Clackson-WNJ	203
9.	Jack Carlson-NEW	192
10.	Terry Ruskowski-HSA	170
11.	Peter Driscoll-2Tm	158
12.	Ron Busniuk-EDO	157
13.	Rick Dudley-CNS	156
14.	Steve Sutherland-QBN	143
15.	Kevin Devine-INR	141
16.	Dave Semenko-EDO	140
	Al Hangsleben-NEW	140
18.	Morris Lukowich-HSA	131
19.	John Hughes-HSA	130
20.	Ken Linseman-BRB	126

Games Played (Goalie)

1.	John Garrett-BRB	58
2.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	57
3.	Al Smith-NEW	55
4.	Gary Inness-INR	52
5.	Dave Dryden-EDO	48
6.	Michel Dion-CNS	45
7.	Don McLeod-2Tm	40
8.	Gary Bromley-WNJ	39
9.	Joe Daley-WNJ	37
10.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	36
11.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	33
12.	Wayne Wood-BRB	32
13.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	27
	Mike Liut-CNS	27
15.	Jim Corsi-QBN	23
16.	Lynn Zimmerman-HSA	20
17.	Eddie Mio-INR	17
18.	Markus Mattsson-2Tm	16
19.	Normand Lapointe-CNS	13
20.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	12
	Peter McDuffe-INR	12
	Jim Park-INR	12

Wins (Goalie)

1.	Al Smith-NEW	30
2.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	28
3.	Gary Bromley-WNJ	25
4.	John Garrett-BRB	24
5.	Joe Daley-WNJ	21
	Michel Dion-CNS	21
	Dave Dryden-EDO	21
8.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	18
9.	Don McLeod-2Tm	17
10.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	14
	Gary Inness-INR	14
12.	Wayne Wood-BRB	12
13.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	11
14.	Jim Corsi-QBN	10
	Lynn Zimmerman-HSA	10
16.	Mike Liut-CNS	8
17.	Eddie Mio-INR	6
18.	Markus Mattsson-2Tm	5
	Normand Lapointe-CNS	5
20.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	4

Losses (Goalie)

1.	John Garrett-BRB	31
2.	Gary Inness-INR	30
3.	Dave Dryden-EDO	23
	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	23
5.	Al Smith-NEW	20
6.	Michel Dion-CNS	17
7.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	15
8.	Don McLeod-2Tm	14
9.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	13
10.	Mike Liut-CNS	12
	Gary Bromley-WNJ	12
12.	Joe Daley-WNJ	11
	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	11
14.	Wayne Wood-BRB	10
15.	Lynn Zimmerman-HSA	9
16.	Markus Mattsson-2Tm	8
	Eddie Mio-INR	8
18.	Jim Park-INR	7
	Jim Corsi-QBN	7
	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	7

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	4
	Gary Inness-INR	4
3.	Al Smith-NEW	3
4.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	2
	Richard Brodeur-QBN	2
	Wayne Wood-BRB	2
	Dave Dryden-EDO	2
8.	Peter McDuffe-INR	1
	Don McLeod-2Tm	1
	Ken Broderick-2Tm	1
	Paul Hoganson-CNS	1
	Gary Bromley-WNJ	1
	Joe Daley-WNJ	1
	Ivan Podesva-CZC	1
	John Garrett-BRB	1
	Sergei Babariko-SVT	1
	Normand Lapointe-CNS	1
	Michel Dion-CNS	1

Points (Goalie)

1.	Al Smith-NEW	63
2.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	60
3.	Gary Bromley-WNJ	51
4.	John Garrett-BRB	49
5.	Dave Dryden-EDO	44
6.	Joe Daley-WNJ	43
	Michel Dion-CNS	43
8.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	38
9.	Don McLeod-2Tm	35
10.	Gary Inness-INR	32
11.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	30
12.	Wayne Wood-BRB	26
13.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	23
14.	Lynn Zimmerman-HSA	20
	Jim Corsi-QBN	20
16.	Mike Liut-CNS	16
17.	Eddie Mio-INR	12
18.	Normand Lapointe-CNS	11
19.	Markus Mattsson-2Tm	10
20.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	8

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.	Gary Bromley-WNJ	.671
2.	Joe Daley-WNJ	.651
3.	Al Smith-NEW	.594
4.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	.556
5.	Michel Dion-CNS	.551
6.	Don McLeod-2Tm	.547
7.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	.545
8.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	.543
9.	Wayne Wood-BRB	.542
10.	Dave Dryden-EDO	.478
11.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	.460
12.	John Garrett-BRB	.438
13.	Mike Liut-CNS	.400
14.	Gary Inness-INR	.333

Shutouts

1.	Michel Dion-CNS	4
2.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	3
3.	Al Smith-NEW	2
	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	2
	Don McLeod-2Tm	2
	John Garrett-BRB	2
	Dave Dryden-EDO	2
8.	Wayne Wood-BRB	1
	Gary Bromley-WNJ	1
	Joe Daley-WNJ	1

Goals Against

1.	John Garrett-BRB	210
2.	Gary Inness-INR	200
3.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	192
4.	Al Smith-NEW	174
5.	Dave Dryden-EDO	150
6.	Michel Dion-CNS	140
7.	Don McLeod-2Tm	130
8.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	125
9.	Gary Bromley-WNJ	124
10.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	121
11.	Joe Daley-WNJ	114
12.	Wayne Wood-BRB	99
13.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	91
14.	Mike Liut-CNS	86
15.	Lynn Zimmerman-HSA	84
16.	Jim Corsi-QBN	82
17.	Eddie Mio-INR	64
18.	Markus Mattsson-2Tm	60
19.	Normand Lapointe-CNS	50
20.	Wayne Rutledge-HSA	47

Goals Against Average

1.	Al Smith-NEW	3.22
2.	Joe Daley-WNJ	3.30
3.	Jean-Louis Levasseur-NEW	3.30
4.	Gary Bromley-WNJ	3.30
5.	Ernie Wakely-2Tm	3.41
6.	Dave Dryden-EDO	3.49
7.	Michel Dion-CNS	3.57
8.	Don McLeod-2Tm	3.67
9.	Richard Brodeur-QBN	3.70
10.	John Garrett-BRB	3.81
11.	Wayne Wood-BRB	3.83
12.	Gary Inness-INR	4.21
13.	Mike Liut-CNS	4.25
14.	Ken Broderick-2Tm	4.58

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