1978-79 Hershey Bears Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 35-36-8 - 78 points
in the AHL's Southern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chuck Hamilton (27-17-4)
Coach: Fred Stanfield (8-19-4)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1978-79 Hershey Bears RosterTeam Record: 35-36-8 - 78 points
in the AHL's Southern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chuck Hamilton (27-17-4)
Coach: Fred Stanfield (8-19-4)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 35 wins and 36 losses and 8 ties for 78 points in the AHL's Southern Division.
The Bears scored 311 goals and surrendered 324. Alex Tidey netted 31 goals for Hershey, while Claude Noel tallied 30 or more, too. Claude Noel contributed 50 assists. Rollie Boutin topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.88 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Chuck Hamilton and Fred Stanfield coached the team. The 1978-79 Hershey Bears 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Noel | C | 76 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 27 | 0.39 | 0.66 | 1.05 | |
| Ron Schock | C | 79 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 21 | 0.27 | 0.57 | 0.84 | |
| Alex Tidey | R | 79 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 60 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.77 | |
| Rick Bragnalo | C | 77 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.78 | |
| Fred Stanfield | C | 50 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 4 | 0.38 | 0.82 | 1.20 | |
| Doug Patey | R | 74 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 16 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | |
| Tony McKegney | L | 24 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 0.88 | 0.75 | 1.63 | |
| Gary Rissling | L | 52 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 337 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.65 | |
| Bob Bilodeau | D | 77 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 91 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.44 | |
| Eddy Godin | R | 56 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.55 | |
| Bill Riley | R | 51 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 118 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.59 | |
| Archie Henderson | R | 78 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 337 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.36 | |
| Nelson Burton | L | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 204 | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.49 | |
| Blair Stewart | L | 23 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 0.70 | 0.35 | 1.04 | |
| Richie Dunn | D | 34 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 0.15 | 0.53 | 0.68 | |
| Doug Gibson | C | 22 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.95 | |
| Mike Boland | D | 46 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 86 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.43 | |
| Brent Tremblay | D | 75 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 109 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.24 | |
| Gord Smith | D | 33 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 0.03 | 0.48 | 0.52 | |
| Mike Breen | R | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 157 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.21 | |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.88 | |
| Paul Mulvey | L | 24 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 113 | 0.42 | 0.13 | 0.54 | |
| Jack Lynch | D | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.65 | |
| Ron Lalonde | C | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.44 | |
| Larry Playfair | D | 45 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 148 | 0.27 | 0.27 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.29 | |
| Cam MacGregor | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||
| Bob Sauve | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| Gord Lane | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| Randy Ireland | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
| Rollie Boutin | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Jim Bedard | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Totals | 1375 | 311 | 494 | 805 | 2149 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 26 | 1404 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 3.76 | 698 | 610 | .874 |
| Randy Ireland | 29 | 1477 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 4.59 | 821 | 708 | .862 | |
| Bob Sauve | 5 | 278 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.02 | 150 | 136 | .907 | |
| Rollie Boutin | 30 | 1624 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 3.88 | 877 | 772 | .880 |
| Totals | 90 | 4783 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 320 | 4.01 | 2546 | 2226 | .874 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Noel | C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Ron Schock | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Alex Tidey | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Rick Bragnalo | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Doug Patey | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Tony McKegney | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Rissling | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Bob Bilodeau | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Eddy Godin | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| Bill Riley | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Archie Henderson | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Richie Dunn | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Brent Tremblay | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Gord Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Mike Breen | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Ron Lalonde | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Rollie Boutin | G | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | |||
| Totals | 69 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 114 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 4 | 240 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 240 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 |
