1977-78 Springfield Indians Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 39-33-9 - 87 points
in the AHL's Northern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Gary Dineen (27-25-6)
Coach: Bob Berry (12-8-3)
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
1977-78 Springfield Indians RosterTeam Record: 39-33-9 - 87 points
in the AHL's Northern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Gary Dineen (27-25-6)
Coach: Bob Berry (12-8-3)
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
The Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 39 wins and 33 losses and 9 ties for 87 points in the AHL's Northern Division.
The Indians paced the circuit with 348 goals. Springfield allowed 350 goals. Charlie Simmer scored 42 goals for the squad, while Russ Walker, Steve Clippingdale and Andre Peloffy each netted 30 or more as well. Andre Peloffy contributed 55 assists. Mario Lessard earned 30 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 3.71 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Gary Dineen and Bob Berry coached the team. The 1977-78 Springfield Indians lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Peloffy | C | 67 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 73 | 0.49 | 0.82 | 1.31 | |
| Charlie Simmer | L | 75 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 100 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 1.11 | |
| Pete Laframboise | L | 68 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 73 | 0.29 | 0.74 | 1.03 | |
| Russ Walker | R | 77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 79 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.86 | |
| Derek Haas | C | 78 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 30 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.74 | |
| Jim Moxey | R | 71 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 24 | 0.31 | 0.48 | 0.79 | |
| Steve Clippingdale | L | 74 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 59 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.73 | |
| Bob Berry | L | 74 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 56 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.72 | |
| Lorne Stamler | L | 70 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 4 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.74 | |
| Dave Hynes | L | 46 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 1.00 | |
| Steve Carlson | C | 37 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 46 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.97 | |
| Paul McIntosh | D | 77 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 189 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.35 | |
| Tim Jacobs | D | 78 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.33 | |
| Danny Bolduc | R | 35 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.66 | |
| Steve Short | D | 67 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 236 | 0.03 | 0.30 | 0.33 | |
| Jim Kirkpatrick | D | 62 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.34 | |
| Larry Carriere | D | 40 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 0.40 | |
| Jim Mayer | D | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.68 | |
| John Paul Evans | C | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.25 | |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | D | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.71 | |
| Tom Williams | L | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0.86 | 0.43 | 1.29 | |
| Pat Russell | F | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | |
| Tom Price | D | 21 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 0.43 | 0.43 | ||
| Robert Palmer | D | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0.05 | 0.37 | 0.42 | |
| Jacques Locas | C | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.29 | |
| Larry Skinner | C | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.43 | |
| Danny Arndt | L | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.71 | |
| John Glynne | D | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.11 | 0.44 | 0.56 | |
| Don Kozak | R | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.71 | |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.63 | 0.63 | ||
| Jim Witherspoon | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0.23 | 0.23 | ||
| Michel Dubois | D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | |
| Andre Leduc | D | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||
| Ernie Hicke | L | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 0.14 | ||
| Neil Komadoski | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| Steve Alley | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Walsh | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Weaver | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Carlson | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Grant Cole | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mario Lessard | G | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vic Mercredi | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bruce Landon | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1434 | 349 | 557 | 906 | 1341 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Landon | 14 | 719 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4.84 | 447 | 389 | .870 |
| Ed Walsh | 13 | 744 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 5.16 | 446 | 382 | .857 |
| Mario Lessard | 57 | 3295 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 204 | 3.71 | 2052 | 1848 | .901 |
| Jim Weaver | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 36 | 30 | .833 |
| Grant Cole | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.18 | 55 | 43 | .782 | ||
| Totals | 87 | 4906 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 344 | 4.21 | 3036 | 2692 | .887 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Peloffy | C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| Charlie Simmer | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Pete Laframboise | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| Russ Walker | R | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Derek Haas | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Jim Moxey | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Steve Clippingdale | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 |
| Bob Berry | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Hynes | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Paul McIntosh | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Tim Jacobs | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Steve Short | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Kirkpatrick | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jim Mayer | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Pat Russell | F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Tom Price | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| Michel Dubois | D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 | |
| Mario Lessard | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 72 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 74 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 4 | 239 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.51 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 239 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.51 | 0 |
