1978-79 London Knights Statistics
Ontario Hockey Association (OHA)
Team Record: 37-29-2 - 76 points
in the OHA's Emms Division
Lost in 4th Round
Coach: Bill Long (37-29-2)
1978-79 London Knights RosterTeam Record: 37-29-2 - 76 points
in the OHA's Emms Division
Lost in 4th Round
Coach: Bill Long (37-29-2)
The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 37 wins and 29 losses and 2 ties for 76 points in the OHA's Emms Division.
The Knights scored 310 goals and conceded 287. Wayne Thompson netted 39 goals for London, while Frank Nigro, Billy Carroll, Dean Hopkins and Jim Egerton each tallied 30 or more also. Frank Nigro contributed 56 assists, and Barry Heard recorded a 4.08 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Bill Long coached the team. The 1978-79 London Knights lost in the in 4th Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Hopkins | R | 65 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 149 | 0.57 | 0.85 | 1.42 | |
| Frank Nigro | R | 63 | 33 | 56 | 89 | 64 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 1.41 | |
| Wayne Thompson | C | 68 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 30 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 1.29 | |
| Billy Carroll | C | 63 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 38 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 1.35 | |
| Jim Egerton | C | 63 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 86 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 1.16 | |
| Jim Matthews | W | 68 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 31 | 0.34 | 0.59 | 0.93 | |
| Pat Crombeen | D | 59 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 63 | 0.17 | 0.59 | 0.76 | |
| Jim Eckhardt | D | 68 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 72 | 0.09 | 0.54 | 0.63 | |
| Joe Paterson | L | 60 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 158 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.68 | |
| Basil McRae | L | 66 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 79 | 0.20 | 0.42 | 0.62 | |
| Phil Degerdon | R | 63 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 56 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.60 | |
| Tony Collard | F | 64 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.45 | |
| Wayne Bishop | L | 66 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 67 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.41 | |
| Bob Goodish | D | 66 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 83 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.39 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 30 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.63 | |
| Paul Marsh | D | 64 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 75 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.28 | |
| Al Wiley | D | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.17 | |
| Kevin Hamlin | G | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||
| Barry Heard | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
| Jay O'Connor | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1131 | 305 | 525 | 830 | 1162 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hamlin | 18 | 850 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 4.45 | ||||||
| Barry Heard | 44 | 2500 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 4.08 | ||||||
| Jay O'Connor | 13 | 786 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3.82 | ||||||
| Totals | 75 | 4136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 283 | 4.11 | 0 |
