1978 WHA Penalty Minutes Leaders
Minutes in the penalty box
Rick Vaive led the WHA in penalty minutes in 1978 with 248, tied with Scott Campbell. It stands 10th among all single seasons in WHA history.
Led the WHA in 1978
Rick Vaive
Birmingham Bulls
248
Penalty Minutes
Tied with Scott Campbell
Showing Penalty Minutes and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | PIM | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Vaive | BIR | 248 | 75 | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| 2 | Scott Campbell | WIJ | 248 | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 3 | Paul Baxter | QUN | 240 | 76 | 10 | 36 | 46 |
| 4 | Barry Melrose | CIN | 222 | 80 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 5 | Dave Hanson | BIR | 212 | 53 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 6 | Terry Ruskowski | WIJ | 211 | 75 | 20 | 66 | 86 |
| 7 | Kim Clackson | WIJ | 210 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Wally Weir | QUN | 166 | 68 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Rob Ramage | BIR | 165 | 80 | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| 10 | Dave Semenko | EDO | 158 | 77 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 11 | Curt Brackenbury | QUN | 155 | 70 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | Al Hangsleben | NEW | 148 | 77 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 13 | Gilles Bilodeau | QUN | 141 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | Rick Ley | NEW | 135 | 73 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 15 | Dave Hunter | EDO | 134 | 72 | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| 16 | Peter Driscoll | EDO +1 | 132 | 77 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 17 | Barry Legge | CIN | 131 | 80 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | John Hughes | EDO +1 | 130 | 63 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 19 | Serge Beaudoin | BIR | 127 | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 20 | Glen Irwin | IND | 124 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mike Gartner | CIN | 123 | 78 | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| 22 | Morris Lukowich | WIJ | 119 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 99 |
| 23 | Paul Shmyr | EDO | 119 | 80 | 8 | 39 | 47 |
| 24 | Charlie Luksa | CIN | 116 | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 25 | John McKenzie | NEW | 115 | 76 | 19 | 28 | 47 |
| 26 | Byron Shutt | CIN | 115 | 65 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 27 | Gordie Roberts | NEW | 113 | 79 | 11 | 46 | 57 |
| 28 | John Stewart | BIR | 108 | 70 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 29 | Rick Dudley | CIN | 102 | 47 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 30 | Marc Tardif | QUN | 98 | 74 | 41 | 55 | 96 |
| 31 | Peter Marsh | CIN | 95 | 80 | 43 | 23 | 66 |
| 32 | Rich Preston | WIJ | 88 | 80 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 33 | Robbie Ftorek | CIN | 87 | 80 | 39 | 77 | 116 |
| 34 | Joe Micheletti | EDO | 85 | 72 | 14 | 33 | 47 |
| 35 | Dave Forbes | CIN | 83 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 36 | Greg Tebbutt | BIR | 83 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 37 | Brett Callighen | EDO | 79 | 71 | 31 | 39 | 70 |
| 38 | Dave Langevin | EDO | 76 | 77 | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 39 | Danny Geoffrion | QUN | 74 | 77 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 40 | Craig Norwich | CIN | 73 | 80 | 6 | 51 | 57 |
| 41 | Craig Hartsburg | BIR | 73 | 77 | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| 42 | Bob Stephenson | BIR | 72 | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 43 | Serge Bernier | QUN | 71 | 65 | 36 | 46 | 82 |
| 44 | Paul MacKinnon | WIJ | 70 | 73 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 45 | Bob Fitchner | QUN | 69 | 79 | 10 | 35 | 45 |
| 46 | Rick Adduono | BIR | 67 | 80 | 20 | 33 | 53 |
| 47 | Michel Goulet | BIR | 65 | 78 | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 48 | Bruce Greig | IND | 64 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 49 | Tony Cassolato | BIR | 62 | 64 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 50 | Jack Carlson | NEW | 61 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
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