1979-1980 St. Louis Blues team stats

1979-1980 St. Louis Blues: 34-34-12
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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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