1978-1979 Vancouver Canucks: 25-42-13
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Home record: 15-18-7 (113 goals scored, 126 allowed)
Road record: 10-24-6 (104 goals scored, 165 allowed)
Head Coach: Harry Neale
Power Play: 56/295 (19.0%)
Penalty Killing: 199/248 (80.2%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 1-9
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 160-233
217 goals scored (16th of 17 teams), 291 goals allowed (12th), 1134 PIM (10th)
NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
LW 17 Ron Sedlbauer 6'3 195 24 79 40 16 56 26 15 0 87 35 86 0 225 17.8 -34
C 23 Thomas Gradin 5'11 176 22 76 20 31 51 22 4 0 61 16 59 2 105 19.0 -12
LW 9 Don Lever 5'11 185 26 71 23 21 44 17 8 0 64 23 104 22 170 13.5 -41
RW 12 Stan Smyl 5'8 185 20 62 14 24 38 89 4 0 62 24 44 0 122 11.5 -6
C 14 Chris Oddleifson 6'2 185 28 67 11 26 37 51 4 0 54 10 80 21 83 13.3 -15
LW 24 Curt Fraser 6'1 200 20 78 16 19 35 116 2 0 51 7 52 1 184 8.7 -7
D 6 Dennis Kearns 5'9 185 33 78 3 31 34 28 0 0 95 22 103 7 102 2.9 -23
D 27 Harold Snepsts 6'3 210 24 76 7 24 31 130 4 0 84 20 123 32 115 6.1 -27
C 7 Pit Martin 5'9 170 35 64 12 14 26 24 1 0 37 6 43 9 80 15.0 -3
RW 15 Hilliard Graves 5'11 175 28 62 11 15 26 14 2 0 46 10 74 23 112 9.8 -15
RW 10 Dennis Ververgaert 6'0 185 25 35 9 17 26 13 2 1 32 6 23 0 57 15.8 +3
LW 21 Jere Gillis 6'0 194 21 78 13 12 25 33 4 0 51 12 76 6 143 9.1 -31
D 22 Bob Manno 6'0 185 22 52 5 16 21 42 0 0 52 14 62 7 71 7.0 -17
D 13 Lars Lindgren 6'1 200 26 64 2 19 21 68 1 0 72 20 108 24 109 1.8 -32
RW 8 Rick Blight 6'2 195 23 56 5 10 15 16 1 0 26 9 45 0 91 5.5 -28
C 19 Roland Eriksson 6'3 190 24 35 2 12 14 4 0 0 28 12 28 0 69 2.9 -12
D 5 Larry Goodenough 6'0 195 25 36 4 9 13 18 2 0 34 14 37 3 75 5.3 -14
LW 16 Brad Gassoff 5'11 195 23 34 4 7 11 53 0 0 13 0 24 0 44 9.1 -11
C 20 Bill Derlago 5'10 194 20 9 4 4 8 2 1 0 11 6 7 0 28 14.3 -2
RW/C 19 Rob Tudor 5'11 188 22 24 4 4 8 19 0 0 12 1 12 1 51 7.8 0
RW 26 Don Kozak 5'11 190 26 28 2 5 7 30 1 0 13 2 27 1 29 6.9 -15
D 29 Jack McIlhargey 6'0 190 26 53 2 4 6 129 0 0 41 1 66 10 26 7.7 -16
D 4 Randy Holt 5'11 185 25 22 1 3 4 80 0 0 19 0 30 10 17 5.9 -1
D 18 John Grisdale 6'0 195 30 41 0 3 3 54 0 0 20 1 45 3 19 0.0 -23
C/RW 20 Drew Callander 6'2 185 22 17 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 12 0 19 10.5 -9
LW 28 Rob Flockhart 6'0 185 22 14 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 3 10 10.0 -3
D 2 Lars Zetterstrom 6'1 198 25 14 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 13 1 12 0.0 -10
G 31 Dunc Wilson 5'11 175 30 17 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Glen Hanlon 6'0 185 21 31 0 1 1 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Gary Bromley 5'10 160 28 38 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 --- -2
RW 18 Brad Smith 6'1 195 20 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 --- -3
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 1 Glen Hanlon 21 31 1822 94 3.10 12 13 5 917 .897 1 3
G 30 Gary Bromley 28 37 2143 136 3.81 11 19 6 1074 .873 1 2
G 31 Dunc Wilson 30 17 835 58 4.17 2 10 2 466 .876 1 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
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1978 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 4 C Bill Derlago 555 Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
2 22 LW Curt Fraser 704 Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3 40 RW Stan Smyl 896 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
4 56 C Harald Luckner Farjestads BK Karlstad (Sweden) [pick acquired from STL]
4 57 RW Brad Smith 222 Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
6 90 C Gerry Minor 140 Regina Pats (WCHL)
7 107 LW Dave Ross Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
8 124 LW Steve O'Neill Providence College (NCAA)
9 141 D Charlie Antetomaso Boston College (NCAA)
10 158 G Rick Martens New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
Traded draft picks:
#5 to COL (Tim Thomlinson)
#12 to WAS (Steve Barger)
Transactions
06-05-1978 | signed Lars Lindgren as a free agent |
06-05-1978 | signed Lars Zetterstrom as a free agent |
06-07-1978 | signed Roland Eriksson as a free agent |
06-12-1978 | traded Mike Walton to Blues for St. Louis' #4 pick in the 1978 draft |
06-14-1978 | traded Vancouver's #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Black Hawks for Thomas Gradin |
06-15-1978 | claimed Randy Holt from Barons in dispersal draft |
07-1978 | Cesare Maniago retired |
09-13-1978 | sold Garry Monahan to Maple Leafs |
11-17-1978 | purchased Dunc Wilson from Penguins |
12-29-1978 | traded Dennis Ververgaert to Flyers for Kevin McCarthy and Drew Callander |
12-31-1978 | traded Randy Holt to Kings for Don Kozak |
01-1979 | released Roland Eriksson |
06-09-1979 | reclaimed the rights to Normand Lapointe prior to expansion draft |
06-09-1979 | reclaimed the rights to John Hughes prior to expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Jets selected Hilliard Graves in expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Whalers selected Normand Lapointe in expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Nordiques selected Lars Zetterstrom in expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Whalers selected Don Kozak in expansion draft |
07-19-1979 | purchased Chuck Arnason from North Stars |
09-07-1979 | signed Greg Hubick as a free agent |
09-14-1979 | signed Gary Lupul as a free agent |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/10/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2
04/12/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 4-6
04/14/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-7
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 23 Thomas Gradin 5'11 176 22 3 4 1 5 4 0 0
RW 8 Rick Blight 6'2 195 23 3 0 4 4 2 0 0
LW 9 Don Lever 5'11 185 26 3 2 1 3 2 1 0
RW 12 Stan Smyl 5'8 185 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
LW 24 Curt Fraser 6'1 200 20 3 0 2 2 6 0 0
D 6 Dennis Kearns 5'9 185 33 3 1 1 2 2 1 0
LW 21 Jere Gillis 6'0 194 21 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
RW 26 Don Kozak 5'11 190 26 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
D 22 Bob Manno 6'0 185 22 3 0 1 1 4 0 0
C 7 Pit Martin 5'9 170 35 3 0 1 1 2 0 0
C 14 Chris Oddleifson 6'2 185 28 3 0 1 1 2 0 0
LW 17 Ron Sedlbauer 6'3 195 24 3 0 1 1 9 0 0
D 5 Larry Goodenough 6'0 195 25 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
RW/C 19 Rob Tudor 5'11 188 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 30 Gary Bromley 5'10 160 28 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 16 Brad Gassoff 5'11 195 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 18 John Grisdale 6'0 195 30 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
D 13 Lars Lindgren 6'1 200 26 3 0 0 0 6 0 0
D 29 Jack McIlhargey 6'0 190 26 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
D 27 Harold Snepsts 6'3 210 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C/RW 20 Drew Callander 6'2 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 20 Bill Derlago 5'10 194 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 19 Roland Eriksson 6'3 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 28 Rob Flockhart 6'0 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 15 Hilliard Graves 5'11 175 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Glen Hanlon 6'0 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Randy Holt 5'11 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 18 Brad Smith 6'1 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 10 Dennis Ververgaert 6'0 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Dunc Wilson 5'11 175 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 2 Lars Zetterstrom 6'1 198 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Gary Bromley 28 3 180 14 4.67 1 2 94 .851 1 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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