1979-1980 St. Louis Blues team stats

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1979-1980 St. Louis Blues: 34-34-12
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-13-7 (136 goals scored, 113 allowed) Road record: 14-21-5 (130 goals scored, 165 allowed) Head Coaches: Barclay Plager (7-14-3), Red Berenson (27-20-9) Power Play: 53/289 (18.3%) Penalty Killing: 223/263 (84.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 208-234 266 goals scored (14th of 21 teams), 278 goals allowed (9th), 1037 PIM (17th) 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%   +/-
C     24  Bernie Federko       6'0   178   23   79   38   56   94   24   7   0  127   45   79    0  184  20.7   +3
C     21  Mike Zuke            6'0   180   25   69   22   42   64   30   6   1   86   37   57    6  172  12.8   -2
RW    10  Wayne Babych         5'11  191   21   59   26   35   61   49   7   0   81   22   48    0  159  16.4  +11
LW    11  Brian Sutter         5'11  173   23   71   23   35   58  156   6   0  101   30   68    0  173  13.3   +3
RW    14  Blair Chapman        6'1   190   23   63   25   26   51   28   7   0   86   25   67    1  124  20.2   -5
C     19  Blake Dunlop         5'10  170   26   72   18   27   45   28   8   0   62   21   49    2  101  17.8   -6
D     16  Jack Brownschidle    6'2   195   24   77   12   32   44    8   3   0  110   34   74   14  130   9.2  +16
C      9  Perry Turnbull       6'2   200   20   80   16   19   35  124   3   0   58   11   58    0  139  11.5  -11
C      6  Larry Patey          6'1   185   26   78   17   17   34   76   0   3   42    0   77   17  144  11.8  -18
RW    15  Tony Currie          5'11  166   22   40   19   14   33    4   2   0   42    9   24    0   70  27.1   +9
C     28  Ralph Klassen        5'11  175   24   80    9   16   25   10   0   0   39    0   78   20  100   9.0  -19
D     18  Rick Lapointe        6'2   200   24   80    6   19   25   87   0   0  108    6  150   24  113   5.3  -24
RW    26  Mike Crombeen        5'11  190   22   71   10   12   22   20   1   0   31    2   54   11   98  10.2  -14
D     17  Ed Kea               6'3   200   31   69    3   16   19   79   0   0   85    2   90   16   73   4.1   +9
D     12  Joe Micheletti       6'0   185   25   54    2   16   18   29   2   0   72   12   74    9   68   2.9   -5
RW    23  Hartland Monahan     5'11  197   28   72    5   12   17   36   1   1   32    1   67   14   93   5.4  -22
LW    25  Chuck Lefley         6'2   185   29   28    6    6   12    0   0   0   21    3   15    2   37  16.2   +5
D      4  Bryan Maxwell        6'2   200   24   57    1   11   12  112   0   0   39    1   53    2   34   2.9  -13
D     20  Neil Komadoski       6'0   200   28   49    0   12   12   52   0   0   30    0   62   10   22   0.0  -22
D      2  Terry Harper         6'1   200   39   11    1    5    6    6   0   0   17    1   12    1   14   7.1   +5
LW    15  Floyd Thomson        6'0   190   30   11    2    3    5   18   0   0    6    0    8    1   13  15.4   -1
LW    22  Bobby Simpson        6'0   190   23   18    2    2    4    0   0   0    7    1    8    0   20  10.0   -2
RW     8  Rick Bowness         6'1   185   24   10    1    2    3   11   0   0    4    0    6    0    4  25.0   -2
C      7  Don Laurence         5'9   175   22   20    1    2    3    8   0   0    7    0   14    0   35   2.9   -7
D      5  Len Frig             5'11  190   29    7    0    2    2    4   0   0    5    0   12    2   12   0.0   -5
RW    27  Bob Crawford         5'11  180   20    8    1    0    1    2   0   0    1    0    7    0   12   8.3   -6
D      2  Bob Stewart          6'1   206   29   10    0    1    1    4   0   0    7    0    9    1    7   0.0   -1
D      4  Dick Lamby           6'1   200   24   12    0    1    1   10   0   0    9    0   17    1   12   0.0   -7
G     30  Doug Grant           6'1   200   31    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      5  Larry Giroux         6'0   190   28    3    0    0    0    4   0   0    0    0    4    1    6   0.0   -3
G     31  Ed Staniowski        5'9   170   24   22    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Mike Liut            6'2   195   23   64    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW     7  Joe Mullen           5'9   180   22    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Doug Grant           31    1    31    1  1.94   0   0   0   14   .929   0   0
G    1  Mike Liut            23   64  3661  194  3.18  32  23   9 1859   .896   1   2
G   31  Ed Staniowski        24   22  1108   80  4.33   2  11   3  587   .864   2   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    2  LW   Perry Turnbull           608          Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)        
  4   65  RW   Bob Crawford             246          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  5   86  RW   Mark Reeds               365          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  6  107  LW   Gilles Leduc                          Verdun Black Hawks (QMJHL)         

Traded draft picks:

#2 to ATL (Mike Perovich)
#3 to MTL (Guy Carbonneau)


Transactions

06-07-1979	traded Phil Myre to Flyers for Blake Dunlop and Rick Lapointe
06-09-1979	traded Terry Richardson and Barry Gibbs to Islanders for future considerations
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Mike Liut prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Scott Campbell prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Whalers claimed John Garrett as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	Jets claimed Scott Campbell as an expansion draft priority selection
06-10-1979	traded St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1982 draft to North Stars for Bryan Maxwell and Richie Hansen
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Inge Hammarstrom in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected John Smrke in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Jamie Masters in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Gord McTavish in expansion draft
06-13-1979	purchased Hartland Monahan from Nordiques
06-14-1979	acquired Ralph Klassen from Islanders to complete a previous trade
08-07-1979	traded Tom Roulston and Risto Siltanen to Oilers for Joe Micheletti
08-16-1979	signed Joe Mullen as a free agent
10-10-1979	traded Garry Unger to Flames for Don Laurence, Ed Kea and Atlanta's #2 pick in the 1981 draft
11-06-1979	sold Bruce Affleck and Gord Buynak to Canucks
11-06-1979	sold Harvey Bennett to Flames
11-13-1979	traded Bob Stewart to Penguins for Blair Chapman
02-28-1980	purchased Bruce Affleck and Gord Bunyak from Canucks
03-10-1980	signed Terry Harper as a free agent
05-08-1980	signed Jorgen Pettersson as a free agent
06-19-1980	traded Rick Bowness to Jets for Craig Norwich
07-14-1980	signed John Taft as a free agent

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-3 (OT)
04/09/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-5 
04/11/1980   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 10 Wayne Babych 5'11 191 21 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 C 19 Blake Dunlop 5'10 170 26 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 C 9 Perry Turnbull 6'2 200 20 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 C 24 Bernie Federko 6'0 178 23 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 D 18 Rick Lapointe 6'2 200 24 3 0 1 1 6 0 0 C 6 Larry Patey 6'1 185 26 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 D 4 Bryan Maxwell 6'2 200 24 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 RW 7 Joe Mullen 5'9 180 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 26 Mike Crombeen 5'11 190 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 15 Tony Currie 5'11 166 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 16 Jack Brownschidle 6'2 195 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 14 Blair Chapman 6'1 190 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Len Frig 5'11 190 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Terry Harper 6'1 200 39 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 17 Ed Kea 6'3 200 31 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 28 Ralph Klassen 5'11 175 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Mike Liut 6'2 195 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 23 Hartland Monahan 5'11 197 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 11 Brian Sutter 5'11 173 23 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 C 21 Mike Zuke 6'0 180 25 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 8 Rick Bowness 6'1 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 27 Bob Crawford 5'11 180 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Larry Giroux 6'0 190 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Doug Grant 6'1 200 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 20 Neil Komadoski 6'0 200 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Dick Lamby 6'1 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 7 Don Laurence 5'9 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 25 Chuck Lefley 6'2 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 12 Joe Micheletti 6'0 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 22 Bobby Simpson 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Ed Staniowski 5'9 170 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Bob Stewart 6'1 206 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 15 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Mike Liut 23 3 193 12 3.73 0 3 110 .891 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/09/1979 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 1-0-0 10/11/1979 at Colorado Rockies T 3-3 1-0-1 10/13/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 1-1-1 10/17/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-5 1-2-1 10/20/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 2-2-1 10/23/1979 vs Boston Bruins T 5-5 2-2-2 10/24/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-5 2-3-2 10/27/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 0-3 2-4-2 10/28/1979 at Winnipeg Jets T 2-2 2-4-3 10/30/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 2-1 3-4-3 11/01/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 3-5-3 11/03/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 4-5-3 11/07/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-7 4-6-3 11/10/1979 at Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 5-6-3 11/11/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 5-7-3 11/13/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 5-8-3 11/14/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-7 5-9-3 11/17/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 5-9-4 11/18/1979 at New York Rangers L 3-5 5-10-4 11/20/1979 vs New York Islanders W 6-3 6-10-4 11/21/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-5 6-11-4 11/24/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 7-11-4 11/25/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-6 7-12-4 11/27/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 8-12-4 11/29/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 8-13-4 12/01/1979 vs New York Rangers L 0-2 8-14-4 12/04/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 8-15-4 12/06/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 8-16-4 12/08/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 5-1 9-16-4 12/11/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 9-16-5 12/15/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-3 9-17-5 12/18/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 10-17-5 12/21/1979 at Atlanta Flames W 5-1 11-17-5 12/22/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-7 11-18-5 12/26/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 11-18-6 12/27/1979 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 12-18-6 12/29/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 3-0 13-18-6 01/03/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-2 14-18-6 01/05/1980 at New York Islanders L 1-3 14-19-6 01/08/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-3 15-19-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1980 at Boston Bruins W 7-4 16-19-6 01/12/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 8-2 17-19-6 01/13/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 17-19-7 01/15/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 18-19-7 01/16/1980 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-7 18-20-7 01/19/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 3-1 19-20-7 01/22/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 19-21-7 01/26/1980 vs Colorado Rockies T 4-4 19-21-8 01/27/1980 at Winnipeg Jets T 6-6 19-21-9 01/29/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-2 20-21-9 01/30/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 21-21-9 02/02/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 0-3 21-22-9 02/03/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 22-22-9 02/06/1980 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-3 23-22-9 02/09/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 24-22-9 02/11/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 24-23-9 02/14/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 6-4 25-23-9 02/17/1980 at Edmonton Oilers T 5-5 25-23-10 02/19/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 26-23-10 02/23/1980 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 26-24-10 02/26/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 27-24-10 02/29/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 0-3 27-25-10 03/01/1980 vs Hartford Whalers L 3-6 27-26-10 03/03/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-1 28-26-10 03/05/1980 at Washington Capitals L 5-7 28-27-10 03/08/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 28-27-11 03/09/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 4-9 28-28-11 03/12/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 29-28-11 03/15/1980 at New York Islanders L 2-6 29-29-11 03/16/1980 at New York Rangers L 2-5 29-30-11 03/18/1980 vs Boston Bruins T 3-3 29-30-12 03/20/1980 at Atlanta Flames L 4-8 29-31-12 03/22/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 6-2 30-31-12 03/24/1980 at Hartford Whalers W 7-5 31-31-12 03/26/1980 at Washington Capitals L 2-4 31-32-12 03/27/1980 at Boston Bruins L 1-7 31-33-12 03/29/1980 vs New York Rangers L 3-4 31-34-12 04/01/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 32-34-12 04/05/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-0 33-34-12 04/06/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-4 34-34-12

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