1979-1980 Winnipeg Jets: 20-49-11
Next Season Home record: 13-19-8 (125 goals scored, 138 allowed) Road record: 7-30-3 (89 goals scored, 176 allowed) Head Coaches: Tom McVie (19-47-11), Bill Sutherland (1-2-0) Power Play: 63/336 (18.8%) Penalty Killing: 212/275 (77.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 147-241 214 goals scored (21st of 21 teams), 314 goals allowed (19th), 1251 PIM (8th) 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% +/- LW 12 Morris Lukowich 5'9 170 23 78 35 39 74 77 13 1 105 42 93 14 201 17.4 -16 C 10 Peter Sullivan 5'9 165 28 79 24 35 59 20 5 0 84 34 98 3 166 14.5 -45 C 24 Ron Wilson 5'9 180 23 79 21 36 57 28 6 0 84 24 83 11 176 11.9 -12 RW 20 Willy Lindstrom 6'0 180 28 79 23 26 49 20 5 0 91 36 79 5 243 9.5 -19 D 5 Craig Norwich 5'11 175 24 70 10 35 45 36 7 0 106 44 80 7 217 4.6 -11 RW 14 Peter Marsh 6'1 180 23 57 18 20 38 59 9 0 55 22 72 1 187 9.6 -38 D 4 Lars-Erik Sjoberg 5'8 179 35 79 7 27 34 48 3 1 87 21 137 36 145 4.8 -35 C 25 Jude Drouin 5'10 160 31 78 8 16 24 50 1 2 38 6 103 33 84 9.5 -38 D 7 Scott Campbell 6'3 205 22 63 3 17 20 136 0 0 61 14 109 23 92 3.3 -39 LW 22 Lyle Moffat 5'10 180 31 74 10 9 19 38 0 0 25 1 71 23 86 11.6 -24 RW 13 Dave Christian 5'11 175 20 15 8 10 18 2 3 0 25 13 19 2 34 23.5 -5 LW 23 John Markell 5'11 185 23 38 10 7 17 21 2 0 27 9 31 1 46 21.7 -12 LW 27 Lorne Stamler 6'0 190 28 62 8 7 15 12 0 0 23 0 59 7 89 9.0 -29 D 26 Al Cameron 6'1 205 24 63 3 11 14 72 0 0 59 5 106 26 79 3.8 -26 D 3 Ross Cory 6'2 195 22 46 2 9 11 32 1 0 35 12 46 7 47 4.3 -16 C/RW 19 Kris Manery 6'0 185 25 16 6 4 10 6 4 0 18 10 16 0 36 16.7 -8 LW 9 Bobby Hull 5'10 195 40 18 4 6 10 0 1 0 18 4 21 0 25 16.0 -7 D 6 Barry Melrose 6'0 205 23 74 4 6 10 124 0 0 42 3 109 29 101 4.0 -41 RW 8 Jimmy Mann 6'0 205 20 72 3 5 8 287 1 0 15 4 31 0 60 5.0 -20 RW 11 Hilliard Graves 5'11 175 29 35 1 5 6 15 0 0 12 1 30 6 27 3.7 -13 RW 19 Bill Riley 5'11 195 29 14 3 2 5 7 2 0 8 4 4 0 11 27.3 0 C 23 Gord McTavish 6'4 200 25 10 1 3 4 2 0 0 8 0 4 0 9 11.1 +4 LW 15 Dave Hoyda 6'1 205 22 15 1 1 2 35 0 0 2 0 6 0 7 14.3 -4 LW 21 John Bethel 5'11 185 22 17 0 2 2 4 0 0 4 1 6 0 12 0.0 -3 G 1 Pierre Hamel 5'9 170 27 35 0 2 2 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 16 Pat Daley 6'1 176 20 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 16.7 -2 LW 18 Bobby Guindon 5'9 175 29 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 10 0.0 +2 LW 17 Bill Lesuk 5'9 187 33 49 0 1 1 43 0 0 4 0 27 8 37 0.0 -15 LW 18 Glenn Tomalty 6'1 205 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 LW 23 Larry Hopkins 6'1 215 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.0 -3 D 28 Don MacIver 6'0 200 24 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0.0 -5 RW 28 Gerry Rioux 5'11 195 20 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.0 -2 G 33 Lindsay Middlebrook 5'7 160 24 10 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 29 Gord Smith 5'10 175 30 13 0 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 11 3 3 0.0 -5 C 16 Wayne Dillon 6'0 185 24 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 0.0 -6 D 2 Mike Amodeo 5'10 190 27 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 21 0 14 0.0 -15 G 30 Gary Smith 6'4 215 35 20 0 0 0 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 35 Markus Mattsson 6'0 180 22 21 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
| 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 35 Markus Mattsson 22 21 1200 65 3.25 5 11 4 575 .887 3 2 G 1 Pierre Hamel 27 35 1947 130 4.01 9 19 3 1053 .877 0 0 G 30 Gary Smith 35 21 1073 73 4.08 4 11 4 573 .873 1 0 G 33 Lindsay Middlebrook 24 10 580 40 4.14 2 8 0 324 .877 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 19 RW Jimmy Mann 293 Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
2 40 C Dave Christian 1009 University of North Dakota (NCAA)
3 61 D Bill Whelton 2 Boston University (NCAA)
4 82 LW Pat Daley 12 Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
5 103 F Thomas Steen 950 Leskand (Sweden)
6 124 D Tim Watters 741 Michigan Tech (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
| 06-09-1979 | Black Hawks reclaimed the rights to Bobby Hull prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Barry Legge from Stingers in dispersal draft |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Craig Norwich from Stingers in dispersal draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Black Hawks reclaimed the rights to Terry Ruskowski prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Penguins reclaimed the rights to Morris Lukowich prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Blues reclaimed the rights to Scott Campbell prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Islanders reclaimed the rights to Markus Mattsson prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | signed Gary Smith as a free agent |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Markus Mattsson as an expansion draft priority selection |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Morris Lukowich as an expansion draft priority selection |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Scott Campbell as an expansion draft priority selection |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Clark Hamilton from Red Wings in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Jim Cunningham from Flyers in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Dennis Abgrall from Kings in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Bill Riley from Capitals in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Gene Carr from Flames in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Hilliard Graves from Canucks in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Bobby Hull from Black Hawks in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | Black Hawks selected Rich Preston in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Gord Smith from Capitals in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Gord McTavish from Blues in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Peter Marsh from Penguins in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Lindsay Middlebrook from Rangers in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Al Cameron from Red Wings in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Dave Hoyda from Flyers in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Jim Roberts from North Stars in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Lorne Stamler from Maple Leafs in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Mark Heaslip from Kings in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Pierre Hamel from Maple Leafs in expansion draft |
| 06-28-1979 | traded Jamie Hislop and Barry Legge to Nordiques for Barry Melrose |
| 07-25-1979 | traded future considerations to Rangers for Wayne Dillon |
| 07-25-1979 | signed Willy Lindstrom as a free agent |
| 08-1979 | traded Paul Terbenche to Flames for future considerations |
| 08-15-1979 | signed Larry Hopkins as a free agent |
| 09-1979 | signed John Bethel as a free agent |
| 09-25-1979 | signed Benoit Gosselin as a free agent |
| 10-01-1979 | signed Ross Cory as a free agent |
| 10-01-1979 | signed Glenn Tomalty as a free agent |
| 10-01-1979 | signed Gerry Rioux as a free agent |
| 10-04-1979 | purchased Ron Wilson from Canadiens |
| 10-05-1979 | signed Mark Plantery as a free agent |
| 10-05-1979 | signed Jude Drouin as a free agent |
| 10-12-1979 | traded future considerations to Rangers for Bud Stefanski |
| 10-16-1979 | signed Don Maciver as a free agent |
| 02-27-1980 | claimed Kris Manery on waivers from Canucks |
| 02-27-1980 | traded Bobby Hull to Whalers for future considerations |
| 03-26-1980 | signed Anders Steen as a free agent |
| 05-22-1980 | signed Doug Smail as a free agent |
| 05-22-1980 | signed Don Spring as a free agent |
| 05-26-1980 | purchased Barry Legge from Nordiques |
| 06-19-1980 | traded Craig Norwich to Blues for Rick Bowness |
| 08-06-1980 | sold Gord Smith to Rangers |
| 09-26-1980 | traded Winnipeg's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to Canadiens for Norm Dupont |
| 10-08-1980 | purchased Danny Geoffrion from Nordiques |
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 0-1-0 10/11/1979 at Boston Bruins L 0-4 0-2-0 10/14/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-2 1-2-0 10/17/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings L 1-5 1-3-0 10/19/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 2-3-0 10/20/1979 at Colorado Rockies L 1-4 2-4-0 10/24/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 2-5-0 10/26/1979 vs Boston Bruins W 3-2 3-5-0 10/28/1979 vs St. Louis Blues T 2-2 3-5-1 10/31/1979 at Quebec Nordiques W 5-2 4-5-1 11/02/1979 vs Washington Capitals T 1-1 4-5-2 11/04/1979 vs New York Islanders T 4-4 4-5-3 11/06/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 0-8 4-6-3 11/07/1979 at Washington Capitals L 3-6 4-7-3 11/10/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-8 4-8-3 11/14/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 3-2 5-8-3 11/16/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 5-9-3 11/18/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 5-10-3 11/21/1979 at New York Rangers W 6-4 6-10-3 11/22/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-7 6-11-3 11/24/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 7-11-3 11/27/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 7-12-3 11/28/1979 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 7-13-3 12/01/1979 at Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 7-13-4 12/02/1979 vs New York Islanders L 0-4 7-14-4 12/04/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 4-2 8-14-4 12/05/1979 at Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 8-15-4 12/07/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 8-3 9-15-4 12/09/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 4-5 9-16-4 12/12/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-5 9-17-4 12/15/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-2 10-17-4 12/16/1979 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-3 11-17-4 12/19/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 11-18-4 12/21/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 12-18-4 12/26/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-6 12-19-4 12/28/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 12-20-4 12/29/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-6 12-21-4 12/31/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 12-22-4 01/04/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 12-23-4 01/06/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 12-23-5 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1980 at Atlanta Flames L 0-2 12-24-5 01/10/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 12-25-5 01/12/1980 vs New York Rangers L 0-3 12-26-5 01/13/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 13-26-5 01/15/1980 at New York Islanders L 2-5 13-27-5 01/16/1980 at New York Rangers L 1-4 13-28-5 01/18/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 0-5 13-29-5 01/21/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 2-7 13-30-5 01/22/1980 at Washington Capitals L 4-5 13-31-5 01/25/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 13-32-5 01/27/1980 vs St. Louis Blues T 6-6 13-32-6 01/29/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 7-3 14-32-6 02/01/1980 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-9 14-33-6 02/02/1980 at Colorado Rockies T 2-2 14-33-7 02/08/1980 vs Washington Capitals L 3-6 14-34-7 02/10/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers T 2-2 14-34-8 02/12/1980 at New York Islanders T 0-0 14-34-9 02/14/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-5 14-35-9 02/15/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 4-5 14-36-9 02/17/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-5 15-36-9 02/20/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-4 15-37-9 02/21/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-3 15-38-9 02/23/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-9 15-39-9 02/27/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 15-40-9 02/29/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 15-40-10 03/02/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 15-41-10 03/04/1980 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-2 15-42-10 03/09/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-5 15-43-10 03/12/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 15-43-11 03/14/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 15-44-11 03/16/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 16-44-11 03/19/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-9 16-45-11 03/21/1980 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 17-45-11 03/23/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 17-46-11 03/26/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 7-0 18-46-11 03/28/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 18-47-11 03/30/1980 at Boston Bruins L 1-3 18-48-11 04/02/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 19-48-11 04/05/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 0-6 19-49-11 04/06/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-2 20-49-11 |