1979-80 Colorado Rockies Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-48-13 - 51 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Don Cherry (19-48-13)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1979-80 Colorado Rockies RosterTeam Record: 19-48-13 - 51 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Don Cherry (19-48-13)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1979-80 Colorado Rockies Results
The Colorado Rockies of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 19 wins and 48 losses and 13 ties for 51 points, finishing sixth in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The Rockies scored 234 goals and conceded 308. Rene Robert netted 28 goals for Colorado, while Mike McEwen contributed 40 assists. Bill McKenzie and Hardy Astrom topped the squad with 9 wins each, and Hardy Astrom recorded a 3.75 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Don Cherry coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Robert | R | 69 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 79 | -20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 248 | 11.3 |
| Mike McEwen | D | 67 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 33 | -13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 6.2 |
| Jack Valiquette | C | 77 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 8 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 15.9 |
| Lanny McDonald | R | 46 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 43 | -15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 194 | 12.9 |
| Lucien DeBlois | F | 70 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 36 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 15.9 |
| Ron Delorme | R | 75 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 76 | -24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 19.4 |
| Randy Pierce | R | 75 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 100 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 9.4 |
| Doug Berry | C | 75 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 16 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 10.6 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 75 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 135 | -40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 3.7 |
| Wilf Paiement | R | 34 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 41 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 9.0 |
| Mike Christie | D | 74 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 78 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Don Saleski | R | 51 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 11.8 |
| Pat Hickey | L | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.5 |
| Kevin Morrison | D | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 20 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 53 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 13.6 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8.1 |
| Trevor Johansen | D | 62 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 45 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7.0 |
| Mike Gillis | L | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7.1 |
| Nick Beverley | D | 46 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 |
| Rey Comeau | C | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Mike Kitchen | D | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Barry Beck | D | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | C | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 25.0 |
| Barry Smith | C | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Gary Croteau | L | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 |
| Bob Attwell | R | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Dennis Owchar | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Dean Turner | D | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| John Flesch | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mario Giallonardo | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Steve Peters | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Ashby | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Mike Dwyer | L | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Bill McKenzie | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hardy Astrom | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Oleschuk | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Skinner | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Peter Sturgeon | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michel Plasse | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Watson | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1430 | 234 | 363 | 597 | 1008 | -377 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 2351 | 10.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 26 | 1342 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 3.49 | 0 | ||
| Hardy Astrom | 49 | 2574 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 3.75 | 0 | ||
| Bill Oleschuk | 12 | 557 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4.20 | 0 | ||
| Michel Plasse | 6 | 327 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4.77 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 93 | 4800 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 3.80 | 0 |
