1980-81 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 47-24-9 - 103 points
in the AHL's Southern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bryan Murray (47-24-9)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1980-81 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 47 wins and 24 losses and 9 ties for 103 points in the AHL's Southern Division.

The Bears netted 357 goals, tops in the circuit. Hershey gave up 299 goals. Tony Cassolato and Mark Lofthouse scored 48 goals for the team each, and Lou Franceschetti tallied 30 or more also. Mark Lofthouse accounted for 55 assists. Rollie Boutin earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.57 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Bryan Murray coached the team. The 1980-81 Hershey Bears lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Todd BidnerCJuly 5, 19616'2"205LPetrolia, ON Canada
Rollie BoutinGNovember 6, 19575'9"179LWestlock, AB Canada
Tony CassolatoRMay 7, 19565'11"180RGuelph, ON Canada
Glen CurrieCJuly 18, 19586'2"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Lou FranceschettiRMarch 28, 19586'0"200LToronto, ON Canada
Eddy GodinRMarch 29, 19575'10"190LDonnacona, QC Canada
Tim HarrerRMay 10, 19576'0"185RBloomington, MN USA
Mike Haworth
Archie HendersonRFebruary 17, 19576'6"220RCalgary, AB Canada
Don HowseLJuly 28, 19526'0"182LGrand Falls, NL Canada
Bart HunterGOctober 1, 19595'10"154Vancouver, BC Canada
Gary InnessGMay 28, 19496'0"195LToronto, ON Canada
Wes JarvisCMay 30, 19585'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Terry JohnsonDNovember 28, 19586'3"210LCalgary, AB Canada
Jay JohnstonDFebruary 28, 19585'11"195LHamilton, ON Canada
Roger LemelinDFebruary 6, 19546'3"215RIroquois Falls, ON Canada
Mark LofthouseRApril 21, 19576'2"195RNew Westminster, BC Canada
Dwayne LowdermilkDJanuary 9, 19586'0"201RBurnaby, BC Canada
Vince MagnanDMarch 6, 19585'11"185Edmonton, AB Canada
Peter MarrinCAugust 8, 19535'10"160RToronto, ON Canada
Jim McTaggartDMarch 31, 19605'11"200LWeyburn, SK Canada
Paul MulveyLSeptember 27, 19586'4"220LSudbury, ON Canada
Claude NoelCOctober 31, 19555'11"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Lee NorwoodDFebruary 2, 19606'1"198LTrenton, MI USA
Dave ParroGApril 30, 19575'11"165LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jeff Pavone
Dave PichetteDFebruary 4, 19606'3"190LGrand Falls, NL Canada
Harvie PoczaLSeptember 22, 19596'2"200LLethbridge, AB Canada
Greg PolisLAugust 8, 19506'0"195LWestlock, AB Canada
Errol RausseLMay 18, 19595'10"180LQuesnel, BC Canada
Gary RisslingLAugust 8, 19565'9"175LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jim SidwellGJuly 22, 19605'10"166L
Randy Stover
Greg ThebergeDSeptember 3, 19595'10"185RPeterborough, ON Canada
Tim TookeyCAugust 29, 19605'11"185LEdmonton, AB Canada
Tim TrimperLSeptember 28, 19595'9"184LWindsor, ON Canada
Darren VeitchDApril 24, 19605'11"195RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Howard WalkerDAugust 5, 19586'2"205LGrande Prairie, AB Canada



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