1977-1978 Colorado Rockies: 19-40-21
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Home record: 17-14-9 (139 goals scored, 118 allowed)
Road record: 2-26-12 (118 goals scored, 187 allowed)
Head Coach: Pat Kelly
Power Play: 63/279 (22.6%)
Penalty Killing: 184/237 (77.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 189-245
257 goals scored (9th of 18 teams), 305 goals allowed (13th), 818 PIM (16th)
NHL Averages: 3.30 goals/game (263.7 goals/team), 1099.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
RW 9 Wilf Paiement 6'1 210 22 80 31 56 87 114 7 2 126 43 115 18 287 10.8 -14
D 5 Barry Beck 6'3 216 20 75 22 38 60 89 6 0 133 42 133 28 271 8.1 -14
D 4 John Van Boxmeer 6'0 190 25 80 12 42 54 87 5 0 129 41 124 24 262 4.6 -12
C 21 Paul Gardner 6'0 195 21 46 30 22 52 29 13 0 73 34 56 0 133 22.6 -17
LW 22 Andy Spruce 5'11 178 23 74 19 21 40 43 3 0 68 10 77 12 119 16.0 -7
LW 18 Gary Croteau 6'0 205 31 62 17 22 39 24 8 0 68 24 64 5 104 16.3 -15
C 14 Ron Andruff 6'0 185 24 78 15 18 33 31 0 0 43 6 55 2 133 11.3 -16
C 11 Dave Hudson 6'0 185 28 60 10 22 32 12 1 0 44 6 63 20 89 11.2 -5
D 25 Dennis Owchar 5'11 190 24 60 8 23 31 25 2 0 69 14 122 18 120 6.7 -49
LW 15 Denis Dupere 6'1 200 29 54 15 15 30 4 2 2 41 7 40 15 67 22.4 +9
C 16 Joe Contini 5'10 178 20 37 12 9 21 28 3 0 29 8 23 0 49 24.5 -2
C 27 Ron Delorme 6'2 185 22 68 10 11 21 47 0 0 35 3 53 1 76 13.2 -20
C 12 Nelson Pyatt 6'0 175 24 71 9 12 21 8 1 0 31 4 50 0 87 10.3 -23
RW 7 Randy Pierce 5'11 187 20 35 9 10 19 15 1 0 33 9 24 0 60 15.0 0
D 6 Mark Suzor 6'1 212 21 60 4 15 19 56 2 0 47 12 76 6 89 4.5 -35
D 26 Mike Kitchen 5'10 185 21 61 2 17 19 45 0 0 54 3 75 12 57 3.5 -12
RW 24 Fred Ahern 6'0 180 25 38 5 13 18 19 1 0 24 4 36 0 66 7.6 -16
D 2 Bryan Lefley 6'0 195 29 71 4 13 17 12 0 1 34 4 50 16 65 6.2 -4
C 10 Ralph Klassen 5'11 175 22 44 6 9 15 8 3 0 37 11 55 10 47 12.8 -19
D 3 Tom Edur 6'1 185 23 20 5 7 12 10 1 0 37 7 27 7 38 13.2 +10
RW 10 Chuck Arnason 5'10 183 26 29 4 8 12 10 2 0 22 7 18 0 50 8.0 -3
D 3 Mike Christie 6'0 190 28 35 2 8 10 28 0 0 44 5 55 10 36 5.6 -6
LW 19 Bob Neely 6'1 210 24 22 3 6 9 2 1 0 21 8 23 0 33 9.1 -10
C 20 Larry Skinner 5'11 180 21 14 3 5 8 0 1 0 12 2 8 0 28 10.7 +2
LW 19 Rick Jodzio 6'1 190 23 32 0 5 5 28 0 0 9 0 18 0 23 0.0 -9
D 3 Dennis O'Brien 6'0 195 28 16 0 2 2 12 0 0 8 0 19 1 9 0.0 -10
G 33 Doug Favell 5'10 172 32 47 0 2 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 19 John McCahill 6'1 215 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
D 24 Jim McElmury 6'1 190 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 --- +1
G 30 Bill Oleschuk 6'3 194 22 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 17 Lou Nistico 5'7 170 24 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 0
D 23 Roger Lemelin 6'3 215 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
G 29 Bill McKenzie 5'11 180 28 12 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 31 Michel Plasse 5'11 172 29 25 0 0 0 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals;
TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 33 Doug Favell 32 47 2663 159 3.58 13 20 11 1417 .888 2 1
G 29 Bill McKenzie 28 12 654 42 3.85 3 6 2 354 .881 1 0
G 31 Michel Plasse 29 25 1383 90 3.90 3 12 8 697 .871 2 0
G 30 Bill Oleschuk 22 2 100 9 5.40 0 2 0 56 .839 0 0
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties;
Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
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1977 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 2 D Barry Beck 615 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 38 C Doug Berry 121 29 University of Denver (NCAA)
3 47 RW Randy Pierce 277 Sudbury Wolves (OHA) [pick acquired from TOR]
5 74 LW Mike Dwyer 31 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
6 92 C Dan Lempe University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
7 110 LW Rick Doyle London Knights (OHA)
8 126 C Joe Contini 68 St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
9 142 D Jack Hughes 46 Harvard University (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
#2 to ATL (Miles Zaharko)
#4 to VAN (Dave Morrow)
Transactions
08-05-1977 | traded Barry Dean to Flyers for Mark Suzor |
09-07-1977 | purchased Tom Edur from Bruins |
09-22-1977 | purchased Rick Jodzio from Sabres |
10-05-1977 | signed Andy Spruce as a free agent |
11-06-1977 | signed Lou Nistico as a free agent |
12-02-1977 | claimed Dennis O'Brien on waivers from North Stars |
12-02-1977 | traded Tom Edur to Penguins for Dennis Owchar |
01-09-1978 | purchased Bob Neely from Maple Leafs |
01-09-1978 | traded Chuck Arnason and Rick Jodzio to Barons for Ralph Klassen and Fred Ahern |
01-12-1978 | traded Dennis O'Brien to Barons for Mike Christie |
03-17-1978 | signed John McCahill as a free agent |
05-11-1978 | sold Fred Ahern to Barons |
05-30-1978 | sold Bob Neely to Maple Leafs |
06-23-1978 | signed Rey Comeau as a free agent |
08-31-1978 | purchased Joe Watson from Flyers |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/11/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 (OT)
04/13/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 11 Dave Hudson 6'0 185 28 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
LW 22 Andy Spruce 5'11 178 23 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
RW 24 Fred Ahern 6'0 180 25 2 0 1 1 2 0 0
D 5 Barry Beck 6'3 216 20 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
LW 15 Denis Dupere 6'1 200 29 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
D 25 Dennis Owchar 5'11 190 24 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
D 4 John Van Boxmeer 6'0 190 25 2 0 1 1 2 0 0
C 14 Ron Andruff 6'0 185 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 Mike Christie 6'0 190 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 16 Joe Contini 5'10 178 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 27 Ron Delorme 6'2 185 22 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
G 33 Doug Favell 5'10 172 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 26 Mike Kitchen 5'10 185 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
C 10 Ralph Klassen 5'11 175 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 Bryan Lefley 6'0 195 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 9 Wilf Paiement 6'1 210 22 2 0 0 0 7 0 0
RW 7 Randy Pierce 5'11 187 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 20 Larry Skinner 5'11 180 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 10 Chuck Arnason 5'10 183 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 18 Gary Croteau 6'0 205 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Tom Edur 6'1 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Paul Gardner 6'0 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 19 Rick Jodzio 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 23 Roger Lemelin 6'3 215 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 19 John McCahill 6'1 215 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 24 Jim McElmury 6'1 190 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 29 Bill McKenzie 5'11 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 19 Bob Neely 6'1 210 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 17 Lou Nistico 5'7 170 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Dennis O'Brien 6'0 195 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 30 Bill Oleschuk 6'3 194 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Michel Plasse 5'11 172 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 12 Nelson Pyatt 6'0 175 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Mark Suzor 6'1 212 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 33 Doug Favell 32 2 120 6 3.00 0 2 88 .932 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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