1976-77 Phoenix Roadrunners Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 28-48-4 - 60 points
Finishing 6th in the WHA's WHA West Division
Coach: Al Rollins (28-48-4)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1976-77 Phoenix Roadrunners Statistics
1976-77 Phoenix Roadrunners Roster

The Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 28 wins and 48 losses and 4 ties for 60 points, finishing sixth in the WHA's WHA West Division.

The Roadrunners scored 281 goals and surrendered 383, most in the circuit. Robbie Ftorek netted 46 goals for Phoenix, and Del Hall tallied 30 or more as well. Robbie Ftorek contributed 71 assists. Clay Hebenton topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 4.22 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Al Rollins coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 281
Regular Season Goals Against: 383

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 8, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 8 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 9, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Houston Aeros 5 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 14, 1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
October 16, 1976 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 W 3-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-0
October 19, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 3-0-0 0-2-0 3-2-0 OT
October 22, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 3-0-0 1-2-0 4-2-0 OT
October 24, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3 W 3-0-0 2-2-0 5-2-0
October 26, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Quebec Nordiques 11 L 3-0-0 2-3-0 5-3-0
October 29, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 1 at New England Whalers 5 L 3-0-0 2-4-0 5-4-0
October 30, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 9 L 3-0-0 2-5-0 5-5-0
November 2, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 5 at Quebec Nordiques 3 W 3-0-0 3-5-0 6-5-0
November 4, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Birmingham Bulls 5 L 3-0-0 3-6-0 6-6-0
November 5, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 1 at Houston Aeros 9 L 3-0-0 3-7-0 6-7-0
November 7, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 1 W 3-0-0 4-7-0 7-7-0
November 10, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 T 3-0-1 4-7-0 7-7-1 OT
November 12, 1976 New England Whalers 1 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 W 4-0-1 4-7-0 8-7-1
November 14, 1976 San Diego Mariners 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 W 5-0-1 4-7-0 9-7-1
November 16, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Phoenix Roadrunners 5 W 6-0-1 4-7-0 10-7-1
November 18, 1976 Calgary Cowboys 2 at Phoenix Roadrunners 1 L 6-1-1 4-7-0 10-8-1 OT
November 20, 1976 Houston Aeros 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 2 L 6-2-1 4-7-0 10-9-1
November 24, 1976 Calgary Cowboys 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 T 6-2-2 4-7-0 10-9-2 OT
November 26, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 7-2-2 4-7-0 11-9-2
November 28, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 7-2-2 5-7-0 12-9-2
November 30, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 L 7-2-2 5-8-0 12-10-2 OT
December 2, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at San Diego Mariners 4 L 7-2-2 5-9-0 12-11-2
December 4, 1976 San Diego Mariners 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 L 7-3-2 5-9-0 12-12-2
December 5, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 0 at Calgary Cowboys 6 L 7-3-2 5-10-0 12-13-2
December 7, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 L 7-3-2 5-11-0 12-14-2
December 9, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 L 7-4-2 5-11-0 12-15-2
December 12, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 L 7-4-2 5-12-0 12-16-2
December 14, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Houston Aeros 8 L 7-4-2 5-13-0 12-17-2
December 15, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 W 8-4-2 5-13-0 13-17-2
December 17, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Phoenix Roadrunners 0 L 8-5-2 5-13-0 13-18-2
December 19, 1976 Houston Aeros 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 L 8-6-2 5-13-0 13-19-2
December 22, 1976 San Diego Mariners 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 L 8-7-2 5-13-0 13-20-2 OT
December 28, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 9-7-2 5-13-0 14-20-2
January 2, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 1 at Indianapolis Racers 4 L 9-7-2 5-14-0 14-21-2
January 4, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 5 at Birmingham Bulls 8 L 9-7-2 5-15-0 14-22-2
January 8, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 4 at New England Whalers 3 W 9-7-2 6-15-0 15-22-2
January 11, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Winnipeg Jets 9 L 9-7-2 6-16-0 15-23-2
January 12, 1977 Houston Aeros 2 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 10-7-2 6-16-0 16-23-2
January 14, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 W 11-7-2 6-16-0 17-23-2 OT
January 16, 1977 Calgary Cowboys 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 L 11-8-2 6-16-0 17-24-2
January 20, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 9 W 12-8-2 6-16-0 18-24-2
January 22, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 13-8-2 6-16-0 19-24-2
January 23, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Edmonton Oilers 9 L 13-8-2 6-17-0 19-25-2
January 25, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Calgary Cowboys 7 L 13-8-2 6-18-0 19-26-2
January 28, 1977 New England Whalers 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 2 L 13-9-2 6-18-0 19-27-2
January 30, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 8 W 14-9-2 6-18-0 20-27-2
February 1, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 1 at San Diego Mariners 5 L 14-9-2 6-19-0 20-28-2
February 3, 1977 Houston Aeros 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 5 W 15-9-2 6-19-0 21-28-2
February 5, 1977 Calgary Cowboys 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 1 L 15-10-2 6-19-0 21-29-2
February 9, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 16-10-2 6-19-0 22-29-2 OT
February 11, 1977 San Diego Mariners 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 L 16-11-2 6-19-0 22-30-2
February 13, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at San Diego Mariners 5 L 16-11-2 6-20-0 22-31-2
February 16, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Birmingham Bulls 7 L 16-11-2 6-21-0 22-32-2
February 17, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at New England Whalers 4 L 16-11-2 6-22-0 22-33-2
February 19, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 6 at Indianapolis Racers 5 W 16-11-2 7-22-0 23-33-2
February 20, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 16-11-2 7-23-0 23-34-2
February 23, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 W 17-11-2 7-23-0 24-34-2
February 24, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at San Diego Mariners 3 T 17-11-2 7-23-1 24-34-3 OT
February 25, 1977 Houston Aeros 9 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 L 17-12-2 7-23-1 24-35-3
February 27, 1977 Houston Aeros 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 L 17-13-2 7-23-1 24-36-3
March 1, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Houston Aeros 8 L 17-13-2 7-24-1 24-37-3
March 5, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 1 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 W 18-13-2 7-24-1 25-37-3
March 6, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Indianapolis Racers 3 L 18-13-2 7-25-1 25-38-3 OT
March 8, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Quebec Nordiques 9 L 18-13-2 7-26-1 25-39-3
March 12, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 7 at San Diego Mariners 6 W 18-13-2 8-26-1 26-39-3 OT
March 15, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 4 at San Diego Mariners 4 T 18-13-2 8-26-2 26-39-4 OT
March 17, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 L 18-14-2 8-26-2 26-40-4
March 18, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Houston Aeros 6 L 18-14-2 8-27-2 26-41-4
March 19, 1977 San Diego Mariners 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 7 W 19-14-2 8-27-2 27-41-4
March 20, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 1 at San Diego Mariners 6 L 19-14-2 8-28-2 27-42-4
March 23, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 0 L 19-15-2 8-28-2 27-43-4
March 25, 1977 San Diego Mariners 7 at Phoenix Roadrunners 3 L 19-16-2 8-28-2 27-44-4
March 27, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 4 at Calgary Cowboys 5 L 19-16-2 8-29-2 27-45-4
March 29, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 5 at Calgary Cowboys 9 L 19-16-2 8-30-2 27-46-4
March 31, 1977 New England Whalers 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 2 L 19-17-2 8-30-2 27-47-4
April 2, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Phoenix Roadrunners 5 L 19-18-2 8-30-2 27-48-4 OT
April 6, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 7 W 20-18-2 8-30-2 28-48-4