1977β78 Colorado Rockies | |
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Division | 2nd Smythe |
Conference | Campbell |
1977β78 record | 19β40β21 |
Goals for | 257 |
Goals against | 305 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ray Miron |
Coach | Pat Kelly |
Captain | Wilf Paiement |
Alternate captains | None |
The 1977β78 Colorado Rockies season was the fourth season of the franchise, and second as the Rockies. Despite winning only 19 games and finishing 21 games below .500, they finished runners-up in the weak Smythe Division and secured a playoff berth under the format in effect at the time. It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history, and the only one they would make while in Denver.
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 230 | 220 | 83 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 257 | 305 | 59 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 239 | 320 | 57 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 195 | 304 | 53 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 218 | 325 | 45 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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1 | T | October 14, 1977 | 4β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 0β0β1 |
2 | T | October 15, 1977 | 3β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 0β0β2 |
3 | L | October 19, 1977 | 4β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 0β1β2 |
4 | L | October 20, 1977 | 5β7 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 0β2β2 |
5 | W | October 22, 1977 | 3β0 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 1β2β2 |
6 | T | October 25, 1977 | 4β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 1β2β3 |
7 | W | October 28, 1977 | 8β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 2β2β3 |
8 | W | October 29, 1977 | 6β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 3β2β3 |
9 | W | November 2, 1977 | 6β2 | New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 4β2β3 |
10 | L | November 5, 1977 | 2β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 4β3β3 |
11 | W | November 8, 1977 | 6β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 5β3β3 |
12 | L | November 11, 1977 | 1β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 5β4β3 |
13 | L | November 12, 1977 | 1β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 5β5β3 |
14 | L | November 16, 1977 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 5β6β3 |
15 | W | November 19, 1977 | 7β2 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 6β6β3 |
16 | L | November 22, 1977 | 2β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 6β7β3 |
17 | L | November 23, 1977 | 3β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 6β8β3 |
18 | L | November 25, 1977 | 1β5 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 6β9β3 |
19 | T | November 26, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 6β9β4 |
20 | T | November 30, 1977 | 3β3 | New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 6β9β5 |
21 | L | December 3, 1977 | 3β6 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 6β10β5 |
22 | T | December 6, 1977 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 6β10β6 |
23 | L | December 9, 1977 | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 6β11β6 |
24 | L | December 10, 1977 | 4β6 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 6β12β6 |
25 | W | December 13, 1977 | 4β1 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 7β12β6 |
26 | W | December 17, 1977 | 5β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 8β12β6 |
27 | L | December 20, 1977 | 1β9 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 8β13β6 |
28 | L | December 21, 1977 | 3β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 8β14β6 |
29 | L | December 23, 1977 | 2β6 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 8β15β6 |
30 | L | December 27, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 8β16β6 |
31 | T | December 29, 1977 | 2β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 8β16β7 |
32 | T | December 30, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 8β16β8 |
33 | L | January 1, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 8β17β8 |
34 | L | January 4, 1978 | 0β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 8β18β8 |
35 | L | January 5, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 8β19β8 |
36 | W | January 7, 1978 | 3β1 | New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 9β19β8 |
37 | L | January 10, 1978 | 4β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 9β20β8 |
38 | L | January 11, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 9β21β8 |
39 | L | January 13, 1978 | 1β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 9β22β8 |
40 | T | January 14, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 9β22β9 |
41 | T | January 18, 1978 | 4β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 9β22β10 |
42 | W | January 20, 1978 | 5β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 10β22β10 |
43 | L | January 21, 1978 | 4β9 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 10β23β10 |
44 | T | January 25, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 10β23β11 |
45 | L | January 26, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 10β24β11 |
46 | W | January 28, 1978 | 6β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 11β24β11 |
47 | L | January 31, 1978 | 3β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 11β25β11 |
48 | L | February 2, 1978 | 0β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 11β26β11 |
49 | T | February 4, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 11β26β12 |
50 | L | February 5, 1978 | 3β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 11β27β12 |
51 | L | February 7, 1978 | 2β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 11β28β12 |
52 | W | February 10, 1978 | 3β2 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 12β28β12 |
53 | T | February 12, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 12β28β13 |
54 | T | February 15, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 12β28β14 |
55 | L | February 16, 1978 | 4β5 | New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 12β29β14 |
56 | L | February 18, 1978 | 4β9 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 12β30β14 |
57 | T | February 19, 1978 | 4β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 12β30β15 |
58 | L | February 21, 1978 | 2β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 12β31β15 |
59 | W | February 24, 1978 | 3β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 13β31β15 |
60 | T | February 25, 1978 | 5β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 13β31β16 |
61 | L | February 28, 1978 | 4β7 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 13β32β16 |
62 | L | March 2, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 13β33β16 |
63 | T | March 3, 1978 | 2β2 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 13β33β17 |
64 | T | March 5, 1978 | 2β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 13β33β18 |
65 | L | March 8, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 13β34β18 |
66 | L | March 11, 1978 | 4β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 13β35β18 |
67 | L | March 12, 1978 | 2β6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 13β36β18 |
68 | T | March 14, 1978 | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 13β36β19 |
69 | T | March 15, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 13β36β20 |
70 | W | March 17, 1978 | 3β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 14β36β20 |
71 | W | March 19, 1978 | 6β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 15β36β20 |
72 | W | March 22, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 16β36β20 |
73 | L | March 23, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 16β37β20 |
74 | L | March 25, 1978 | 3β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 16β38β20 |
75 | W | March 28, 1978 | 4β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 17β38β20 |
76 | L | March 30, 1978 | 3β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 17β39β20 |
77 | W | April 1, 1978 | 4β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 18β39β20 |
78 | L | April 4, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 18β40β20 |
79 | T | April 5, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 18β40β21 |
80 | W | April 8, 1978 | 5β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 19β40β21 |
April 11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3β2 (OT) | Colorado Rockies | The Spectrum |
April 13 | Colorado Rockies | 1β3 | Philadelphia Flyers | McNichols Sports Arena |
The Rockies played a best-of-three preliminary round series against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers would sweep the series in two-straight games.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Wilf Paiement | RW | 80 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 114 | β14 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Barry Beck | D | 75 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 89 | β14 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
John Van Boxmeer | D | 80 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 87 | β12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Gardner | C | 46 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 29 | β17 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
Andy Spruce | LW | 74 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 43 | β7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Croteau | LW | 62 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 24 | β15 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Andruff | C | 78 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 31 | β16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Hudson | C | 60 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | β5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Owchar | D | 60 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 25 | β49 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Dupere | LW | 54 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Joe Contini | C | 37 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 28 | β2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Delorme | C | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 | β20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nelson Pyatt | C | 71 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | β23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Pierce | RW | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Mark Suzor | D | 60 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 56 | β35 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kitchen | D | 61 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 45 | β12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fred Ahern | RW | 38 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | β16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Lefley | D/LW | 71 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | β4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ralph Klassen | C | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | β19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Edur | D | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Arnason | RW | 29 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | β3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Christie | D | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | β6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Neely | LW | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | β10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Skinner | C | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Jodzio | LW | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | β5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Favell | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis O'Brien | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | β10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Lemelin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John McCahill | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McElmury | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill McKenzie | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Nistico | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Oleschuk | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Doug Favell | 2663 | 47 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 159 | 3.58 | 1 |
Bill McKenzie | 654 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 3.85 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | 1383 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 90 | 3.90 | 0 |
Bill Oleschuk | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5.40 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 300 | 3.75 | 1 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dave Hudson | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Spruce | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Dupere | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Owchar | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Ahern | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Beck | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Van Boxmeer | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Andruff | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Christie | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Contini | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Delorme | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Favell | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kitchen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Klassen | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Lefley | D/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilf Paiement | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Pierce | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Skinner | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Doug Favell | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;
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Colorado's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 2 | Barry Beck | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
3 | 38 | Doug Berry | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
3 | 47 | Randy Pierce | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
5 | 74 | Mike Dwyer | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
6 | 92 | Dan Lempe | United States | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) |
7 | 110 | Rick Doyle | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
8 | 126 | Joe Contini | Canada | St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) |
9 | 142 | Jack Hughes | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |
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1977β78 Colorado Rockies | |
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Division | 2nd Smythe |
Conference | Campbell |
1977β78 record | 19β40β21 |
Goals for | 257 |
Goals against | 305 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ray Miron |
Coach | Pat Kelly |
Captain | Wilf Paiement |
Alternate captains | None |
The 1977β78 Colorado Rockies season was the fourth season of the franchise, and second as the Rockies. Despite winning only 19 games and finishing 21 games below .500, they finished runners-up in the weak Smythe Division and secured a playoff berth under the format in effect at the time. It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history, and the only one they would make while in Denver.
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Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 230 | 220 | 83 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 257 | 305 | 59 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 239 | 320 | 57 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 195 | 304 | 53 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 218 | 325 | 45 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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1 | T | October 14, 1977 | 4β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 0β0β1 |
2 | T | October 15, 1977 | 3β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 0β0β2 |
3 | L | October 19, 1977 | 4β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 0β1β2 |
4 | L | October 20, 1977 | 5β7 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 0β2β2 |
5 | W | October 22, 1977 | 3β0 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 1β2β2 |
6 | T | October 25, 1977 | 4β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 1β2β3 |
7 | W | October 28, 1977 | 8β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 2β2β3 |
8 | W | October 29, 1977 | 6β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 3β2β3 |
9 | W | November 2, 1977 | 6β2 | New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 4β2β3 |
10 | L | November 5, 1977 | 2β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 4β3β3 |
11 | W | November 8, 1977 | 6β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 5β3β3 |
12 | L | November 11, 1977 | 1β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 5β4β3 |
13 | L | November 12, 1977 | 1β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 5β5β3 |
14 | L | November 16, 1977 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 5β6β3 |
15 | W | November 19, 1977 | 7β2 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 6β6β3 |
16 | L | November 22, 1977 | 2β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 6β7β3 |
17 | L | November 23, 1977 | 3β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 6β8β3 |
18 | L | November 25, 1977 | 1β5 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 6β9β3 |
19 | T | November 26, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 6β9β4 |
20 | T | November 30, 1977 | 3β3 | New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 6β9β5 |
21 | L | December 3, 1977 | 3β6 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 6β10β5 |
22 | T | December 6, 1977 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 6β10β6 |
23 | L | December 9, 1977 | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 6β11β6 |
24 | L | December 10, 1977 | 4β6 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 6β12β6 |
25 | W | December 13, 1977 | 4β1 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 7β12β6 |
26 | W | December 17, 1977 | 5β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 8β12β6 |
27 | L | December 20, 1977 | 1β9 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 8β13β6 |
28 | L | December 21, 1977 | 3β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 8β14β6 |
29 | L | December 23, 1977 | 2β6 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 8β15β6 |
30 | L | December 27, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 8β16β6 |
31 | T | December 29, 1977 | 2β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 8β16β7 |
32 | T | December 30, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 8β16β8 |
33 | L | January 1, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 8β17β8 |
34 | L | January 4, 1978 | 0β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 8β18β8 |
35 | L | January 5, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 8β19β8 |
36 | W | January 7, 1978 | 3β1 | New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 9β19β8 |
37 | L | January 10, 1978 | 4β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 9β20β8 |
38 | L | January 11, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 9β21β8 |
39 | L | January 13, 1978 | 1β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 9β22β8 |
40 | T | January 14, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 9β22β9 |
41 | T | January 18, 1978 | 4β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 9β22β10 |
42 | W | January 20, 1978 | 5β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 10β22β10 |
43 | L | January 21, 1978 | 4β9 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 10β23β10 |
44 | T | January 25, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 10β23β11 |
45 | L | January 26, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 10β24β11 |
46 | W | January 28, 1978 | 6β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 11β24β11 |
47 | L | January 31, 1978 | 3β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 11β25β11 |
48 | L | February 2, 1978 | 0β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 11β26β11 |
49 | T | February 4, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 11β26β12 |
50 | L | February 5, 1978 | 3β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 11β27β12 |
51 | L | February 7, 1978 | 2β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 11β28β12 |
52 | W | February 10, 1978 | 3β2 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 12β28β12 |
53 | T | February 12, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 12β28β13 |
54 | T | February 15, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 12β28β14 |
55 | L | February 16, 1978 | 4β5 | New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 12β29β14 |
56 | L | February 18, 1978 | 4β9 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 12β30β14 |
57 | T | February 19, 1978 | 4β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 12β30β15 |
58 | L | February 21, 1978 | 2β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 12β31β15 |
59 | W | February 24, 1978 | 3β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 13β31β15 |
60 | T | February 25, 1978 | 5β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 13β31β16 |
61 | L | February 28, 1978 | 4β7 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 13β32β16 |
62 | L | March 2, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1977β78) | 13β33β16 |
63 | T | March 3, 1978 | 2β2 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 13β33β17 |
64 | T | March 5, 1978 | 2β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 13β33β18 |
65 | L | March 8, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 13β34β18 |
66 | L | March 11, 1978 | 4β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 13β35β18 |
67 | L | March 12, 1978 | 2β6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 13β36β18 |
68 | T | March 14, 1978 | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 13β36β19 |
69 | T | March 15, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 13β36β20 |
70 | W | March 17, 1978 | 3β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 14β36β20 |
71 | W | March 19, 1978 | 6β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 15β36β20 |
72 | W | March 22, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 16β36β20 |
73 | L | March 23, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 16β37β20 |
74 | L | March 25, 1978 | 3β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 16β38β20 |
75 | W | March 28, 1978 | 4β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 17β38β20 |
76 | L | March 30, 1978 | 3β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 17β39β20 |
77 | W | April 1, 1978 | 4β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 18β39β20 |
78 | L | April 4, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 18β40β20 |
79 | T | April 5, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 18β40β21 |
80 | W | April 8, 1978 | 5β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 19β40β21 |
April 11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3β2 (OT) | Colorado Rockies | The Spectrum |
April 13 | Colorado Rockies | 1β3 | Philadelphia Flyers | McNichols Sports Arena |
The Rockies played a best-of-three preliminary round series against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers would sweep the series in two-straight games.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Wilf Paiement | RW | 80 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 114 | β14 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Barry Beck | D | 75 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 89 | β14 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
John Van Boxmeer | D | 80 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 87 | β12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Gardner | C | 46 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 29 | β17 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
Andy Spruce | LW | 74 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 43 | β7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Croteau | LW | 62 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 24 | β15 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Andruff | C | 78 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 31 | β16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Hudson | C | 60 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | β5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Owchar | D | 60 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 25 | β49 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Dupere | LW | 54 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Joe Contini | C | 37 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 28 | β2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Delorme | C | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 | β20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nelson Pyatt | C | 71 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | β23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Pierce | RW | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Mark Suzor | D | 60 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 56 | β35 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kitchen | D | 61 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 45 | β12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fred Ahern | RW | 38 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | β16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Lefley | D/LW | 71 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | β4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ralph Klassen | C | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | β19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Edur | D | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Arnason | RW | 29 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | β3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Christie | D | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | β6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Neely | LW | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | β10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Skinner | C | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Jodzio | LW | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | β5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Favell | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis O'Brien | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | β10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Lemelin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John McCahill | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McElmury | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill McKenzie | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Nistico | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Oleschuk | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Favell | 2663 | 47 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 159 | 3.58 | 1 |
Bill McKenzie | 654 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 3.85 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | 1383 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 90 | 3.90 | 0 |
Bill Oleschuk | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5.40 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 300 | 3.75 | 1 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Hudson | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Spruce | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Dupere | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Owchar | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Ahern | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Beck | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Van Boxmeer | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Andruff | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Christie | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Contini | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Delorme | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Favell | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kitchen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Klassen | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Lefley | D/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilf Paiement | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Pierce | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Skinner | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Favell | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;
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Colorado's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 2 | Barry Beck | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
3 | 38 | Doug Berry | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
3 | 47 | Randy Pierce | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
5 | 74 | Mike Dwyer | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
6 | 92 | Dan Lempe | United States | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) |
7 | 110 | Rick Doyle | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
8 | 126 | Joe Contini | Canada | St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) |
9 | 142 | Jack Hughes | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |
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