1977-1978 Detroit Red Wings: 32-34-14
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Home record: 22-11-7 (144 goals scored, 111 allowed)
Road record: 10-23-7 (108 goals scored, 155 allowed)
Head Coach: Bobby Kromm
Power Play: 59/293 (20.1%)
Penalty Killing: 232/296 (78.4%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-7
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 183-195
252 goals scored (11th of 18 teams), 266 goals allowed (10th), 1534 PIM (2nd)
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% +/-
C 10 Dale McCourt 5'10 180 20 76 33 39 72 10 10 3 108 42 71 15 219 15.1 +10
C 16 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 24 77 31 39 70 108 10 0 90 30 66 13 193 16.1 +7
D 28 Reed Larson 6'0 195 21 75 19 41 60 95 7 1 132 45 131 36 240 7.9 -8
LW 22 Dennis Hextall 5'11 175 34 78 16 33 49 195 2 2 61 11 89 34 89 18.0 -5
LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 32 80 23 22 45 46 1 1 63 10 77 21 155 14.8 -3
LW 7 Dan Maloney 6'2 195 27 66 16 29 45 151 3 0 74 23 48 1 165 9.7 +4
LW 15 Paul Woods 5'10 175 22 80 19 23 42 52 3 2 83 13 83 31 107 17.8 +18
LW 23 Bill Lochead 6'1 195 23 77 20 16 36 47 2 0 55 8 41 0 124 16.1 +6
C/RW 8 Dennis Polonich 5'6 166 24 79 16 19 35 254 5 0 63 18 50 0 128 12.5 -5
RW 20 Vaclav Nedomansky 6'2 205 33 63 11 17 28 2 5 0 39 19 37 0 107 10.3 -17
D 24 Greg Joly 6'1 190 23 79 7 20 27 73 2 0 82 11 87 12 134 5.2 -4
D 3 Perry Miller 6'1 194 25 62 4 17 21 120 0 1 77 11 95 24 122 3.3 -5
RW 11 Rick Bowness 6'1 185 22 61 8 11 19 76 2 0 29 4 33 0 46 17.4 -8
D 2 Terry Harper 6'1 200 37 80 2 17 19 85 0 0 88 2 118 51 76 2.6 +19
LW 19 Dennis Hull 5'11 198 33 55 5 9 14 6 2 0 22 8 34 0 72 6.9 -20
C 25 Larry Wright 6'2 180 26 66 3 6 9 13 0 0 27 8 31 0 46 6.5 -12
D 26 Al Cameron 6'1 205 22 63 2 7 9 94 1 0 35 3 44 0 71 2.8 -12
D 5 Jean Hamel 5'11 195 25 32 2 6 8 34 0 0 23 0 21 1 37 5.4 +3
D 4 Thommie Bergman 6'2 200 30 14 1 6 7 16 0 0 17 1 21 6 18 5.6 +1
LW 12 Errol Thompson 5'9 185 27 14 5 1 6 2 1 0 12 6 10 0 27 18.5 -4
LW 27 Bob Ritchie 5'10 170 22 11 2 2 4 0 1 0 5 2 4 0 18 11.1 -1
RW 21 Danny Grant 5'10 188 31 13 2 2 4 6 1 0 7 4 5 0 9 22.2 -2
RW 17 Al McDonough 6'1 175 27 13 2 2 4 4 0 0 6 1 3 0 18 11.1 +2
LW 18 Rob Plumb 5'8 166 20 7 2 1 3 0 1 0 4 2 7 1 7 28.6 -4
D 4 Larry Giroux 6'0 190 26 5 0 3 3 4 0 0 5 2 8 0 10 0.0 -5
C 12 J.P. LeBlanc 5'10 170 31 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 3 1 2 1 5 0.0 +1
G 1 Jim Rutherford 5'8 168 28 43 0 2 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 16 Michel Bergeron 5'10 170 23 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 16.7 -2
G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 27 32 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 21 Roland Cloutier 5'8 157 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.0 -2
C 12 Fern LeBlanc 5'9 170 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 --- -2
D 4 Rick Vasko 6'0 185 20 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0.0 -1
D 4 John Hilworth 6'4 205 20 5 0 0 0 12 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 --- 0
G 31 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 38 9 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 29 Tim Sheehy 6'1 185 29 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 15 0 17 0.0 -13
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 31 Ed Giacomin 38 9 516 27 3.14 3 5 1 252 .893 0 0
G 1 Jim Rutherford 28 43 2468 134 3.26 20 17 4 1120 .880 1 1
G 30 Ron Low 27 32 1816 102 3.37 9 12 9 909 .888 2 1
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 1 C Dale McCourt 532 St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
3 37 D Rick Vasko 31 Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4 55 D John Hilworth 57 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5 73 D Jim Korn 597 Providence College (NCAA)
6 91 G Jim Baxter Union College (NCAA)
7 109 LW Randy Wilson Providence College (NCAA)
8 125 C Raymond Roy Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
9 141 C Kip Churchill Union College (NCAA)
10 155 D Lance Gatoni University of Toronto (CIAU)
11 163 LW Rob Plumb 14 Kingston Canadians (OHA)
12 170 LW Alain Belanger 9 Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
13 175 RW Dean Willers Union College (NCAA)
14 178 C Roland Cloutier 34 Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
15 181 RW Ed Hill University of Vermont (NCAA)
16 184 LW Val James 11 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
17 185 RW Grant Morin Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
Traded draft picks:
#2 to CHI (Jean Savard)
Transactions
07-08-1977 | signed Perry Miller as a free agent |
07-14-1977 | signed Steve Durbano as a free agent |
08-1977 | traded future considerations to Flames for Al McDonough |
08-17-1977 | signed Danny Gruen as a free agent |
08-17-1977 | traded Walt McKechnie, Detroit's #2 pick in the 1979 draft and Detroit's #3 pick in the 1978 draft to Capitals for the rights to Ron Low and Washington's #3 pick in the 1979 draft |
08-18-1977 | purchased Rick Bowness from Flames |
10-04-1977 | signed Dave Hanson as a free agent |
10-10-1977 | claimed Paul Woods from Canadiens in waiver draft |
10-20-1977 | traded Michel Bergeron to Islanders for Andre St. Laurent |
10-22-1977 | signed Larry Wright as a free agent |
11-01-1977 | sold Terry Murray to Flyers |
11-18-1977 | traded Steve Durbano, Dave Hanson and future considerations to Bulls for Tim Sheehy and Vaclav Nedomansky |
12-02-1977 | traded Detroit's #4 pick in the 1980 draft to Black Hawks for Dennis Hull |
01-09-1978 | traded Danny Grant to Kings for the rights to Barry Long and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1978 draft |
02-12-1978 | sold Tim Sheehy to Whalers |
03-13-1978 | traded Dan Maloney and Detroit's #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Maple Leafs for Errol Thompson, Toronto's #1 picks in 1978 and 1980 drafts and Toronto's #2 pick in the 1978 draft |
06-06-1978 | signed Sean Shanahan as a free agent |
07-27-1978 | traded Jack Carlson to North Stars for future considerations |
08-08-1978 | assigned the rights to Dale McCourt to Kings as compensation for signing Rogie Vachon as a free agent |
08-08-1978 | signed Rogie Vachon as a free agent |
08-24-1978 | signed Dan Bolduc as a free agent |
09-08-1978 | Dennis Hull retired |
09-13-1978 | claimed Pierre Plante on waivers from North Stars |
10-02-1978 | Rangers claimed Pierre Plante on waivers |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/11/1978 at Atlanta Flames W 5-3
04/13/1978 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2
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Round 2
04/17/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-6
04/19/1978 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-2
04/21/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-4
04/23/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-8
04/25/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-4
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
RW 20 Vaclav Nedomansky 6'2 205 33 7 3 5 8 0 1 0
C 10 Dale McCourt 5'10 180 20 7 4 2 6 2 2 0
LW 15 Paul Woods 5'10 175 22 7 0 5 5 4 0 0
LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 32 7 3 1 4 0 1 0
LW 23 Bill Lochead 6'1 195 23 7 3 0 3 6 0 0
LW 12 Errol Thompson 5'9 185 27 7 2 1 3 2 1 0
D 4 Thommie Bergman 6'2 200 30 7 0 2 2 2 0 0
LW 22 Dennis Hextall 5'11 175 34 7 1 1 2 10 0 1
D 28 Reed Larson 6'0 195 21 7 0 2 2 4 0 0
C 16 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 24 7 1 1 2 4 0 0
G 1 Jim Rutherford 5'8 168 28 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
D 26 Al Cameron 6'1 205 22 7 0 1 1 2 0 0
D 2 Terry Harper 6'1 200 37 7 0 1 1 4 0 0
C/RW 8 Dennis Polonich 5'6 166 24 7 1 0 1 19 0 0
D 4 Larry Giroux 6'0 190 26 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
C 12 J.P. LeBlanc 5'10 170 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 11 Rick Bowness 6'1 185 22 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 24 Greg Joly 6'1 190 23 5 0 0 0 8 0 0
D 5 Jean Hamel 5'11 195 25 7 0 0 0 10 0 0
LW 19 Dennis Hull 5'11 198 33 7 0 0 0 2 0 0
RW 16 Michel Bergeron 5'10 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Roland Cloutier 5'8 157 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 21 Danny Grant 5'10 188 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 John Hilworth 6'4 205 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 12 Fern LeBlanc 5'9 170 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 7 Dan Maloney 6'2 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 17 Al McDonough 6'1 175 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 3 Perry Miller 6'1 194 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 18 Rob Plumb 5'8 166 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 27 Bob Ritchie 5'10 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 29 Tim Sheehy 6'1 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Rick Vasko 6'0 185 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 25 Larry Wright 6'2 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Ron Low 27 4 240 17 4.25 1 3 141 .879 0 0
G 1 Jim Rutherford 28 3 180 12 4.00 2 1 87 .862 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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