1978-79 New England Whalers Statistics
World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 37-34-9 - 83 points
in the WHA
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bill Dineen (37-34-9)
1978-79 New England Whalers RosterTeam Record: 37-34-9 - 83 points
in the WHA
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bill Dineen (37-34-9)
The New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 37 wins and 34 losses and 9 ties for 83 points in the WHA.
The team netted 298 goals and conceded 287. Mark Howe scored 42 goals for the team, while Andre Lacroix tallied 30 or more, too. Mark Howe recorded 65 assists. John Garrett topped the squad with 20 wins, and Al Smith added 15 or more victories as well. Al Smith earned a 3.31 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Bill Dineen coached the team. The 1978-79 New England Whalers lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | D | 77 | 42 | 65 | 107 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 314 | 13.4 |
| Andre Lacroix | C | 78 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 172 | 18.6 |
| Mike Rogers | C | 80 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 14.5 |
| Dave Keon | C | 79 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 189 | 11.6 |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 79 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 113 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 7.2 |
| Warren Miller | R | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 17.0 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 69 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 35 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 151 | 13.2 |
| John McKenzie | R | 76 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 115 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 113 | 16.8 |
| Gordie Howe | R | 58 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 16.2 |
| George Lyle | L | 59 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 15.0 |
| Al Hangsleben | D | 77 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 148 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 7.1 |
| Rick Ley | D | 73 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 135 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 6.2 |
| Marty Howe | D | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 6.7 |
| Ron Plumb | D | 78 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 3.7 |
| Jordy Douglas | L | 51 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 7.9 |
| Brad Selwood | D | 42 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 |
| Jim Warner | R | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 8.8 |
| Blaine Stoughton | R | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.0 |
| Larry Pleau | C | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 14.3 |
| Jack Carlson | L | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 61 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Dave Inkpen | D | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Al Smith | G | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre Roy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| John Garrett | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Brubaker | L | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1393 | 298 | 502 | 800 | 1086 | 49 | 53 | 15 | 2520 | 11.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | 41 | 2496 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 149 | 3.58 | 1180 | 1031 | .874 |
| Al Smith | 40 | 2396 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 3.31 | 1124 | 992 | .883 |
| Totals | 81 | 4892 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 281 | 3.45 | 2304 | 2023 | .878 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | D | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Lacroix | C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rogers | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Keon | C | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Miller | R | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John McKenzie | R | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordie Howe | R | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Lyle | L | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Hangsleben | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ley | D | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Howe | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Plumb | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordy Douglas | L | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Warner | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blaine Stoughton | R | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Pleau | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Inkpen | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Garrett | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Brubaker | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 180 | 39 | 64 | 103 | 175 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | 8 | 447 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4.30 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 4 | 153 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.71 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 600 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 |
