1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 29-36-15 - 73 points
in the NHL's Smythe Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bob Pulford (29-36-15)
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks RosterTeam Record: 29-36-15 - 73 points
in the NHL's Smythe Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bob Pulford (29-36-15)
The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 29 wins and 36 losses and 15 ties for 73 points in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The team scored 244 goals and conceded 277. Ivan Boldirev netted 29 goals for the team, and Stan Mikita contributed 36 assists. Tony Esposito earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.27 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Bob Pulford coached the team. The 1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 66 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 192 | 15.1 |
| Stan Mikita | C | 65 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 12.9 |
| Bob Murray | D | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 220 | 8.6 |
| Ted Bulley | L | 75 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 153 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 105 | 25.7 |
| John Marks | L | 80 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 13.8 |
| Reg Kerr | L | 73 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 50 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 14.4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | R | 63 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 34 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 14.9 |
| Grant Mulvey | R | 80 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 99 | -14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 14.0 |
| Cliff Koroll | R | 78 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 11.0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 66 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 122 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 5.4 |
| Darcy Rota | L | 63 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 77 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 11.2 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 56 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 3.7 |
| Mike O'Connell | D | 48 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 4.8 |
| Alain Daigle | R | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13.8 |
| Tim Higgins | R | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 10.9 |
| Dave Logan | D | 76 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 176 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1.3 |
| Tom Lysiak | C | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 |
| Mike Walton | C | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 16.2 |
| Jim Harrison | C | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.3 |
| Doug Hicks | D | 44 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| Bob Kelly | L | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 85 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3.4 |
| Keith Magnuson | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Greg Fox | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Pat Ribble | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Harold Phillipoff | L | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Doug Lecuyer | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Mike Veisor | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean Savard | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Tony Esposito | G | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miles Zaharko | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1418 | 244 | 410 | 654 | 1236 | -32 | 41 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 2247 | 10.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 17 | 1020 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 3.53 | |||
| Tony Esposito | 63 | 3780 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 206 | 3.27 | |||
| Totals | 80 | 4800 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 266 | 3.33 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Bulley | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Marks | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Kerr | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. Bordeleau | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Mulvey | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Koroll | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike O'Connell | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alain Daigle | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Higgins | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Logan | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Lysiak | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kelly | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Fox | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Ribble | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harold Phillipoff | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Esposito | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kirk Bowman | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Paterson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | 4 | 243 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.46 | 140 | 126 | .900 |
| Totals | 4 | 243 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.46 | 140 | 126 | .900 |
