1979-1980 Quebec Nordiques team stats

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1979-1980 Quebec Nordiques: 25-44-11
Next Season Home record: 17-16-7 (137 goals scored, 134 allowed) Road record: 8-28-4 (111 goals scored, 179 allowed) Head Coach: Jacques Demers Power Play: 63/300 (21.0%) Penalty Killing: 196/267 (73.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-9 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 181-233 248 goals scored (18th of 21 teams), 313 goals allowed (17th), 1062 PIM (14th) 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     9  Real Cloutier        5'10  185   23   67   42   47   89   12  13   0  124   49   82    1  254  16.5   -6
LW     8  Marc Tardif          6'0   195   30   58   33   35   68   30   9   0   87   26   75    1  229  14.4  -13
LW    16  Michel Goulet        6'1   195   19   77   22   32   54   48   5   0   73   24   60    1  167  13.2  -10
C/LW   7  Robbie Ftorek        5'10  155   27   52   18   33   51   28   7   0   76   30   47    7  112  16.1   +6
C     10  Rich Leduc           5'11  170   28   75   21   27   48   49   9   1   68   22   98   17  145  14.5  -35
D     33  Dale Hoganson        5'10  190   30   77    4   36   40   31   0   0  104   35  140   29   99   4.0  -42
RW    11  Jamie Hislop         5'10  180   25   80   19   20   39    6   0   1   64   11   80   14  124  15.3  -13
C     12  Bob Fitchner         6'0   190   29   70   11   20   31   59   5   1   42   10   90   34   88  12.5  -24
D     26  Pierre Lacroix       5'11  185   20   76    9   21   30   45   4   0   78   23   63    2   86  10.5   -6
D      6  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   31   71    3   23   26   59   1   0   70    9  116   42   53   5.7  -13
RW    21  Serge Bernier        6'1   190   32   32    8   14   22   31   3   0   38   17   33    7   76  10.5   -5
D      5  Garry Lariviere      6'0   190   25   75    2   19   21   56   1   0   67    4  117   44   73   2.7  -10
D      4  Paul Baxter          5'11  200   24   61    7   13   20  145   4   0   67   22   81    9   90   7.8  -27
RW    14  Pierre Plante        6'1   190   28   69    4   14   18   68   0   0   29    1   70   28   82   4.9  -14
LW    22  Reg Thomas           5'10  185   26   39    9    7   16    6   2   0   24    4   28    3   89  10.1   -5
LW    19  Alain Cote           5'10  203   22   41    5   11   16   13   0   0   20    2   26    0   58   8.6   -8
LW    23  Jacques Richard      5'11  180   27   14    3   12   15    4   0   0   18    8   19    2   45   6.7   -7
D      2  Wally Weir           6'2   200   25   73    3   12   15  133   0   0   56    1   86   13   91   3.3  -18
C     17  Blair Stewart        5'11  185   26   30    8    6   14   15   0   1   22    4   24    8   53  15.1   +2
RW    15  Curt Brackenbury     5'10  200   27   63    6    8   14   55   0   0   27    3   53    8   42  14.3  -21
C     24  Ron Chipperfield     5'11  186   25   12    4    4    8    8   0   0   14    4   20    1   26  15.4   -9
LW    18  John Smrke           5'11  205   23   30    3    5    8    2   0   0   17    0   18    4   32   9.4   +3
C     23  Roland Cloutier      5'8   157   22   14    2    3    5    0   0   0   10    0   10    1   19  10.5   +1
D     25  Barry Legge          6'0   186   25   31    0    3    3   18   0   0   22    0   25    5   15   0.0   +2
LW/C  27  Paul Stewart         6'1   205   25   21    2    0    2   74   0   0    7    0    8    0    9  22.2   -1
G      1  Ron Low              6'1   205   29   15    0    2    2    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     28  Greg Tebbutt         6'3   215   22    2    0    1    1    4   0   0    1    0    2    0    0   ---   -1
RW    28  Louis Sleigher       5'11  200   21    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0   ---   +1
LW    24  Gilles Bilodeau      6'1   220   24    9    0    1    1   25   0   0    1    0    2    0    1   0.0   -1
C     22  John Stewart         6'0   180   25    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    4   0.0   -2
D     22  Francois Lacombe     5'10  185   31    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    3    0    5    1    2   0.0   -1
D     24  Terry Johnson        6'3   210   21    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    1    0    0   ---    0
LW    20  Terry Martin         5'11  195   24    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    5    0    4   0.0   -5
LW    25  Bernie Saunders      6'0   190   23    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    2    0    4   0.0   -1
D     23  Dave Farrish         6'1   195   23    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    1    2   0.0    0
LW    27  Richard David        6'0   195   21   10    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    3    0   10   0.0   -2
G     29  Goran Hogosta        6'1   179   25   21    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Michel Dion          5'10  185   25   50    0    0    0    8  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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    1  Ron Low              29   15   828   51  3.70   5   7   2  445   .885   1   0
G   30  Michel Dion          25   50  2773  171  3.70  15  25   6 1520   .887   4   2
G   29  Goran Hogosta        25   21  1199   83  4.15   5  12   3  634   .869   3   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

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   20  LW   Michel Goulet           1089     78   Birmingham Bulls (WHA)             
  2   41  C    Dale Hunter             1407          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  3   62  D    Lee Norwood              503          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  4   83  LW   Anton Stastny            650          Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)        
  5  104  D    Pierre Lacroix           274          Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)    
  6  125  D    Scott McGeown                         Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            

Traded draft picks:

Transactions

06-09-1979	claimed Paul Stewart from Stingers in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	selected Michel Dion from Stingers in expansion draft
06-09-1979	selected John Stewart from Bulls in expansion draft
06-09-1979	traded Quebec's #1 pick in the 1980 draft to Black Hawks for agreeing not to reclaim Real Cloutier prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Penguins reclaimed the rights to Paul Baxter prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Islanders reclaimed the rights to Richard Brodeur prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Islanders reclaimed the rights to Garry Lariviere prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	claimed Garry Lariviere as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	claimed Richard Brodeur as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	claimed Paul Baxter as an expansion draft priority selection
06-13-1979	selected Marc Tardif from Canadiens in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Lars Zetterstrom from Canucks in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Alain Cote from Canadiens in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Ron Andruff from Rockies in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Roland Cloutier from Red Wings in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Ken Kuzyk from North Stars in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Dave Parro from Bruins in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected John Baby from North Stars in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Pierre Plante from Rangers in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Blair Stewart from Capitals in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Terry Martin from Sabres in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Ron Low from Red Wings in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected John Smrke from Blues in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Jamie Masters from Blues in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Dave Farrish from Rangers in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Gerry Hart from Islanders in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Hartland Monahan from Kings in expansion draft
06-13-1979	sold Hartland Monahan to Blues
06-15-1979	traded Dave Parro to Capitals for Nelson Burton
06-28-1979	traded Barry Melrose to Jets for Jamie Hislop and Barry Legge
08-1979	traded Richard Brodeur to Islanders for Goran Hogosta
08-13-1979	claimed Greg Tebbut on waivers from North Stars
08-13-1979	signed Robbie Ftorek as a free agent
09-17-1979	signed Frantisek Cernik as a free agent
10-31-1979	signed Dave Pichette as a free agent
12-13-1979	traded Terry Martin and Dave Farrish to Maple Leafs for Reg Thomas
02-12-1980	signed Jacques Richard as a free agent
03-11-1980	traded Ron Low to Oilers for Ron Chipperfield
05-26-1980	sold Barry Legge to Jets
08-07-1980	received Kim Clackson from Penguins as compensation for their signing of Paul Baxter as a free agent
08-11-1980	purchased John Paddock from Flyers
09-11-1980	signed Louis Sleigher as a free agent
09-14-1980	signed Michel Plasse as a free agent
09-15-1980	traded cash and Quebec's #7 pick in the 1981 draft to Flyers for Andre Dupont
10-04-1980	Francois Lacombe retired
10-08-1980	sold Danny Geoffrion to Jets
10-10-1980	claimed John Wensink from Bruins in waiver draft
10-10-1980	Oilers claimed Curt Brackenbury in waiver draft
10-10-1980	signed Pierre Aubry as a free agent

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-5 0-1-0 10/13/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-3 0-2-0 10/18/1979 at Colorado Rockies W 5-2 1-2-0 10/19/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-6 1-3-0 10/21/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-0 2-3-0 10/24/1979 vs Hartford Whalers T 2-2 2-3-1 10/27/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 0-3 2-4-1 10/28/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-4 3-4-1 10/31/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 2-5 3-5-1 11/02/1979 at Atlanta Flames T 4-4 3-5-2 11/04/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 4-5-2 11/07/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 4-6-2 11/10/1979 at New York Rangers L 4-5 4-7-2 11/11/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-1 5-7-2 11/14/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-7 5-8-2 11/16/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 6-8-2 11/18/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 7-8-2 11/20/1979 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 7-9-2 11/22/1979 at Boston Bruins L 4-7 7-10-2 11/24/1979 at Hartford Whalers T 4-4 7-10-3 11/25/1979 vs Washington Capitals T 2-2 7-10-4 11/27/1979 at St. Louis Blues L 2-4 7-11-4 11/28/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-7 7-12-4 12/01/1979 at Washington Capitals L 2-7 7-13-4 12/02/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 8-13-4 12/04/1979 vs Colorado Rockies L 1-3 8-14-4 12/06/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 9-14-4 12/09/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 10-14-4 12/12/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-0 11-14-4 12/13/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-6 11-15-4 12/15/1979 at Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 11-15-5 12/16/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 12-15-5 12/19/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-3 13-15-5 12/23/1979 at Buffalo Sabres W 3-1 14-15-5 12/27/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-3 14-16-5 12/29/1979 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-6 14-17-5 12/30/1979 at Edmonton Oilers W 2-1 15-17-5 01/02/1980 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 15-17-6 01/05/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-3 16-17-6 01/09/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-2 17-17-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1980 at Atlanta Flames L 3-4 17-18-6 01/12/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 2-8 17-19-6 01/16/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 1-3 17-20-6 01/19/1980 at New York Islanders L 1-3 17-21-6 01/20/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 3-2 18-21-6 01/23/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-4 19-21-6 01/26/1980 at Washington Capitals T 1-1 19-21-7 01/27/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 6-7 19-22-7 01/30/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-4 19-23-7 02/02/1980 at Boston Bruins L 2-7 19-24-7 02/03/1980 vs New York Rangers W 5-4 20-24-7 02/06/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 20-24-8 02/09/1980 at New York Islanders L 0-5 20-25-8 02/10/1980 at New York Rangers L 1-3 20-26-8 02/14/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-5 20-27-8 02/17/1980 at Winnipeg Jets L 5-6 20-28-8 02/18/1980 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-6 20-29-8 02/19/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 20-30-8 02/23/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-2 20-31-8 02/24/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 2-0 21-31-8 02/26/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 9-5 22-31-8 02/27/1980 vs New York Islanders L 3-5 22-32-8 03/02/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 22-33-8 03/05/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 22-33-9 03/08/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 22-34-9 03/09/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-4 23-34-9 03/12/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-6 23-35-9 03/16/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-3 23-36-9 03/19/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 23-37-9 03/20/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 6-2 24-37-9 03/22/1980 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 24-38-9 03/23/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-2 25-38-9 03/26/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-7 25-39-9 03/27/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 25-40-9 03/29/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 7-9 25-41-9 03/30/1980 vs New York Islanders L 6-9 25-42-9 04/01/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 25-42-10 04/03/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-8 25-43-10 04/04/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 2-9 25-44-10 04/06/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 25-44-11

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