1978-79 Colorado Rockies Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 15-53-12 - 42 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Pat Kelly (3-14-4)
Coach: Aldo Guidolin (12-39-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1978-79 Colorado Rockies RosterTeam Record: 15-53-12 - 42 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Pat Kelly (3-14-4)
Coach: Aldo Guidolin (12-39-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1978-79 Colorado Rockies Results
The Colorado Rockies of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 15 wins and 53 losses and 12 ties for 42 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The Rockies scored 210 goals, worst in the league and allowed 331. Wilf Paiement netted 24 goals for Colorado and contributed 36 assists. Michel Plasse topped the squad with 9 wins, while Bill Oleschuk recorded a 3.85 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Pat Kelly and Aldo Guidolin coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilf Paiement | R | 65 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 80 | -30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 11.7 |
| Jack Valiquette | C | 76 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 12 | -42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 159 | 14.5 |
| Paul Gardner | C | 64 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 32 | -25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 13.5 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 76 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 46 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 4.8 |
| Barry Beck | D | 63 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 91 | -30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 6.5 |
| Gary Croteau | L | 79 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 18 | -28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 22.1 |
| Randy Pierce | R | 70 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 35 | -21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 145 | 13.1 |
| Ron Delorme | R | 77 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 68 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 23.5 |
| Merlin Malinowski | C | 54 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 7.9 |
| Ralph Klassen | C | 64 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | -25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 6.0 |
| Rey Comeau | C | 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 9.4 |
| Andy Spruce | L | 47 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 31 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5.3 |
| Joe Contini | C | 30 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19.2 |
| Dennis Owchar | D | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 27 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3.9 |
| Mike Christie | D | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 88 | -44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Mike Gillis | L | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Bill Lochead | F | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Nick Beverley | D | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 |
| Larry Skinner | C | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Clayton Pachal | C | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 69 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Mike Dwyer | L | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Don Ashby | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Don Awrey | D | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Mike Kitchen | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Nelson Pyatt | C | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Trevor Johansen | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Michel Lachance | D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Don Saleski | R | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4.0 |
| Joe Watson | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Michel Plasse | G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Favell | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Krook | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Messier | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Ron Andruff | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1426 | 210 | 337 | 547 | 810 | -599 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2187 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | 41 | 2302 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 152 | 3.96 | 0 | ||
| Bill Oleschuk | 40 | 2118 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 3.85 | 0 | ||
| Doug Favell | 7 | 380 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5.37 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 4800 | 15 | 53 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 322 | 4.03 | 0 |
