1979-1980 Colorado Rockies team stats

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1979-1980 Colorado Rockies: 19-48-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 12-20-8 (128 goals scored, 144 allowed) Road record: 7-28-5 (106 goals scored, 164 allowed) Head Coach: Don Cherry Power Play: 53/304 (17.4%) Penalty Killing: 181/233 (77.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 175-253 234 goals scored (20th of 21 teams), 308 goals allowed (15th), 1020 PIM (18th) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    14  Rene Robert          5'10  184   30   69   28   35   63   79  10   0   95   42   88   15  248  11.3  -20
D      4  Mike McEwen          6'1   185   23   67   11   40   51   33   5   1   99   31   86    5  178   6.2  -13
C     15  Jack Valiquette      6'2   195   25   77   25   25   50    8   6   0   88   28   75    8  157  15.9   -7
RW     9  Lanny McDonald       6'0   185   26   46   25   20   45   43   8   0   64   25   64   10  194  12.9  -15
C     23  Lucien DeBlois       5'11  200   22   70   24   19   43   36   4   0   57   10   66    1  151  15.9  -18
C     27  Ron Delorme          6'2   185   24   75   19   24   43   76   5   0   75   26   73    0   98  19.4  -24
RW     7  Randy Pierce         5'11  187   22   75   16   23   39  100   0   0   59    9   62    1  171   9.4  -11
C      8  Doug Berry           6'1   190   22   75    7   23   30   16   0   1   46   10   60    1   66  10.6  -23
D      6  Rob Ramage           6'2   200   20   75    8   20   28  135   4   0   87   21  126   20  218   3.7  -40
RW     9  Wilf Paiement        6'1   210   24   34   10   16   26   41   2   2   37   11   35    3  111   9.0   -6
D      3  Mike Christie        6'0   190   30   74    1   17   18   78   0   0   62    2  120   30   50   2.0  -30
RW    11  Don Saleski          6'3   205   30   51    8    8   16   23   0   0   31    4   54   10   68  11.8  -17
LW    16  Pat Hickey           6'1   190   26   24    7    9   16   10   0   0   32    5   34    5   52  13.5   -2
LW     5  Kevin Morrison       6'0   202   30   41    4   11   15   23   0   1   40   11   39    4   64   6.2   -6
RW    11  Bobby Schmautz       5'9   172   34   20    9    4   13   53   2   1   22    6   29    3   66  13.6  -10
D     22  Joel Quenneville     6'1   200   21   35    5    7   12   26   1   0   32    8   46    1   62   8.1  -21
D     24  Trevor Johansen      5'9   200   22   62    3    8   11   45   1   0   47    1   80   17   43   7.0  -17
LW    20  Mike Gillis          6'1   195   21   40    4    5    9   22   1   0   13    1   30    0   56   7.1  -18
D      2  Nick Beverley        6'2   185   32   46    0    9    9   10   0   0   43    0   68   21   23   0.0   -4
C     25  Bobby Sheehan        5'7   155   30   30    3    4    7    2   1   0   14    1   24    4   39   7.7   -7
C     25  Rey Comeau           5'8   190   31   22    2    5    7    6   0   0   13    2   17    6   21   9.5    0
D     26  Mike Kitchen         5'10  185   23   42    1    6    7   25   0   0   16    1   29    4   31   3.2  -10
C     16  Merlin Malinowski    6'0   190   21   10    2    4    6    2   0   0    8    2    8    1   16  12.5   -1
D      5  Barry Beck           6'3   216   22   10    1    5    6    8   0   0   11    3   16    6   20   5.0   -2
C     19  Nelson Pyatt         6'0   175   26   13    5    0    5    2   0   0    7    0   13    1   20  25.0   -5
C     17  Barry Smith          5'11  178   24   33    2    3    5    4   0   1    8    0   33   14   21   9.5  -11
LW    18  Gary Croteau         6'0   205   33   15    1    4    5    4   1   0   12    1   15    0    6  16.7   -4
C     12  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   32   17    0    4    4    2   0   0    7    4   23    6   35   0.0  -14
RW    28  Bob Attwell          6'0   192   20    7    1    1    2    0   0   0    3    0    8    0    2  50.0   -5
D     25  Dennis Owchar        5'11  190   26   10    1    0    1    2   0   0    4    0    8    1    7  14.3   -3
D      5  Dean Turner          6'2   215   21   27    1    0    1   51   0   0   17    1   22    6   24   4.2    0
C     12  Steve Peters         5'11  186   19    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0   ---   +1
LW    16  John Flesch          6'2   200   26    5    0    1    1    4   0   0    3    1    4    1    3   0.0   -1
D     10  Mario Giallonardo    5'11  201   22    8    0    1    1    2   0   0    3    0    7    1    4   0.0   -3
C     12  Don Ashby            6'1   185   24   11    0    1    1    4   0   0    4    0    9    3   10   0.0   -2
LW    10  Peter Sturgeon       6'2   198   25    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
C     20  Larry Skinner        5'11  180   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    2   0.0   -2
LW    29  Dave Watson          6'2   190   21    5    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    2    0    1   0.0   -1
G     31  Michel Plasse        5'11  172   31    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Mike Dwyer           5'11  172   22   10    0    0    0   19   0   0    0    0    6    1   12   0.0   -5
G     30  Bill Oleschuk        6'3   194   24   12    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Bill McKenzie        5'11  180   30   26    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Hardy Astrom         6'0   170   28   49    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   29  Bill McKenzie        30   26  1342   78  3.49   9  12   3  603   .871   1   1
G    1  Hardy Astrom         28   47  2574  161  3.75   9  27   6 1243   .870   3   0
G   30  Bill Oleschuk        24   12   557   39  4.20   1   6   2  282   .862   0   0
G   31  Michel Plasse        31    6   327   26  4.77   0   3   2  160   .838   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

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    1  D    Rob Ramage              1044     80   Birmingham Bulls (WHA)             
  4   64  C    Steve Peters               2          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  5   85  C    Gary Dillon               13          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  6  106  RW   Bob Attwell               22          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           

Traded draft picks:

#2 to PHI (Blake Wesley)
#3 to MTL (Craig Levie)


Transactions

06-1979	signed Kevin Morrison as a free agent
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Doug Berry prior to expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Ron Andruff in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Nick Beverley in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Ralph Klassen in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Doug Favell in expansion draft
07-02-1979	traded Bill Lochead to Rangers for Hardy Astrom
07-10-1979	signed Peter Sturgeon as a free agent
07-15-1979	signed Les Auge as a free agent
09-14-1979	signed Barry Smith as a free agent
09-15-1979	signed Nick Beverley as a free agent
10-05-1979	traded John Van Boxmeer to Sabres for Rene Robert
11-02-1979	traded Barry Beck to Rangers for Lucien Deblois, Pat Hickey, Mike McEwen, Bobby Crawford (acq. 1/15/80) and Dean Turner
12-29-1979	traded Wilf Paiement and Pat Hickey to Maple Leafs for Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville
01-13-1980	signed John Flesch as a free agent
02-25-1980	traded Don Ashby to Oilers for Bobby Schmautz
03-03-1980	traded Colorado's #3 pick in the 1980 draft to Maple Leafs for Walt McKechnie
04-14-1980	signed Steve Janaszak as a free agent
09-04-1980	purchased Al Smith from Whalers
10-1980	signed Danny Lucas as a free agent
10-08-1980	claimed Yvon Vautour on waivers from Islanders

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1979 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 0-0-1 10/13/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-2 0-1-1 10/14/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 0-2-1 10/18/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 0-3-1 10/20/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-1 1-3-1 10/23/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings L 4-7 1-4-1 10/26/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 1-4-2 10/28/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 1-5-2 10/30/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 1-3 1-6-2 10/31/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 1-7-2 11/03/1979 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 2-7-2 11/06/1979 vs Hartford Whalers L 2-7 2-8-2 11/09/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars L 5-6 2-9-2 11/11/1979 at Buffalo Sabres W 5-3 3-9-2 11/13/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 3-10-2 11/15/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 3-11-2 11/17/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 3-12-2 11/20/1979 vs Washington Capitals T 3-3 3-12-3 11/23/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 4-12-3 11/24/1979 at St. Louis Blues L 3-4 4-13-3 11/28/1979 vs New York Islanders W 7-4 5-13-3 12/01/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 5-14-3 12/02/1979 at Boston Bruins W 5-3 6-14-3 12/04/1979 at Quebec Nordiques W 3-1 7-14-3 12/07/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 7-15-3 12/09/1979 at Montreal Canadiens W 7-5 8-15-3 12/12/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 8-16-3 12/14/1979 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 8-17-3 12/15/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 6-5 9-17-3 12/18/1979 at New York Islanders L 2-3 9-18-3 12/19/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 9-19-3 12/21/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-4 10-19-3 12/26/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 10-20-3 12/27/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 11-20-3 12/29/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 11-21-3 12/31/1979 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 12-21-3 01/02/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 12-22-3 01/04/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 12-23-3 01/08/1980 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 12-23-4 01/11/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-4 12-24-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1980 at Boston Bruins L 2-6 12-25-4 01/14/1980 at New York Rangers T 6-6 12-25-5 01/16/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-5 12-26-5 01/17/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-4 12-27-5 01/19/1980 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-3 12-28-5 01/22/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 13-28-5 01/24/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 14-28-5 01/26/1980 at St. Louis Blues T 4-4 14-28-6 01/27/1980 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 14-28-7 01/30/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 14-29-7 02/02/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets T 2-2 14-29-8 02/03/1980 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-6 14-30-8 02/07/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 14-31-8 02/08/1980 at Hartford Whalers T 4-4 14-31-9 02/10/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-6 14-32-9 02/14/1980 vs New York Islanders L 3-5 14-33-9 02/16/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 14-34-9 02/19/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 8-6 15-34-9 02/22/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-1 16-34-9 02/24/1980 vs Washington Capitals T 1-1 16-34-10 02/27/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 16-35-10 03/01/1980 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 16-36-10 03/02/1980 at Washington Capitals W 3-1 17-36-10 03/04/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 17-37-10 03/07/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 17-38-10 03/09/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 17-38-11 03/11/1980 at New York Islanders L 1-4 17-39-11 03/12/1980 at New York Rangers L 0-6 17-40-11 03/15/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 1-4 17-41-11 03/16/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 17-41-12 03/18/1980 at Washington Capitals L 1-4 17-42-12 03/20/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 17-43-12 03/22/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 18-43-12 03/23/1980 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-7 18-44-12 03/25/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-5 18-45-12 03/28/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-0 19-45-12 03/30/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 19-45-13 04/01/1980 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 19-46-13 04/04/1980 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-6 19-47-13 04/06/1980 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-3 19-48-13

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