The 1978β79 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 47th season and 53rd overall for the franchise. It is the last full season at the Detroit Olympia for the team. A year later, they would move to the newly built Joe Louis Arena.
1978β79 Detroit Red Wings | |
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League | 15th NHL |
Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | 9th Wales |
1978β79 record | 23β41β16 |
Home record | 15-17-8 |
Road record | 8-24-8 |
Goals for | 252 |
Goals against | 295 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ted Lindsay |
Coach | Bobby Kromm |
Captain |
Dennis Hextall Nick Libett and Paul Woods |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Team leaders | |
Goals | VΓ‘clav NedomanskΓ½ (38) |
Assists | Reed Larson (49) |
Points | Vaclav Nedomansky (73) |
Penalty minutes | Dennis Polonich (208) |
Wins | Jim Rutherford (13) |
Goals against average | Jim Rutherford (3.27) |
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 337 | 204 | 115 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 279 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 292 | 286 | 80 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 273 | 338 | 63 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 252 | 295 | 62 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Norris Division record vs. opponents
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1978 | 4β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 14, 1978 | 1β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 0β2β0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 1β2β0 |
4 | T | October 18, 1978 | 3β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 1β2β1 |
5 | T | October 19, 1978 | 2β2 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 1β2β2 |
6 | T | October 21, 1978 | 4β4 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 1β2β3 |
7 | W | October 25, 1978 | 5β4 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 2β2β3 |
8 | W | October 27, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 3β2β3 |
9 | W | October 28, 1978 | 7β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 4β2β3 |
10 | L | November 1, 1978 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 4β3β3 |
11 | L | November 4, 1978 | 3β7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 4β4β3 |
12 | T | November 5, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 4β4β4 |
13 | L | November 8, 1978 | 4β6 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 4β5β4 |
14 | L | November 9, 1978 | 3β8 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 4β6β4 |
15 | W | November 11, 1978 | 7β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 5β6β4 |
16 | L | November 15, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 5β7β4 |
17 | L | November 18, 1978 | 1β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 5β8β4 |
18 | L | November 19, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 5β9β4 |
19 | T | November 22, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 5β9β5 |
20 | L | November 25, 1978 | 0β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 5β10β5 |
21 | W | November 26, 1978 | 4β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 6β10β5 |
22 | T | November 29, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 6β10β6 |
23 | L | December 1, 1978 | 1β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 6β11β6 |
24 | L | December 2, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 6β12β6 |
25 | T | December 6, 1978 | 2β2 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 6β12β7 |
26 | L | December 7, 1978 | 5β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 6β13β7 |
27 | W | December 9, 1978 | 5β4 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 7β13β7 |
28 | T | December 10, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 7β13β8 |
29 | T | December 13, 1978 | 5β5 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 7β13β9 |
30 | L | December 14, 1978 | 1β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 7β14β9 |
31 | L | December 16, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 7β15β9 |
32 | L | December 17, 1978 | 0β3 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 7β16β9 |
33 | W | December 20, 1978 | 7β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 8β16β9 |
34 | L | December 22, 1978 | 2β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 8β17β9 |
35 | T | December 23, 1978 | 2β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 8β17β10 |
36 | T | December 26, 1978 | 2β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 8β17β11 |
37 | L | December 27, 1978 | 2β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 8β18β11 |
38 | L | December 30, 1978 | 1β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β19β11 |
39 | L | December 31, 1978 | 4β5 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β20β11 |
40 | L | January 6, 1979 | 1β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 8β21β11 |
41 | L | January 7, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 8β22β11 |
42 | T | January 10, 1979 | 5β5 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 8β22β12 |
43 | T | January 11, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 8β22β13 |
44 | L | January 13, 1979 | 3β7 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 8β23β13 |
45 | W | January 17, 1979 | 4β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 9β23β13 |
46 | L | January 19, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 9β24β13 |
47 | L | January 20, 1979 | 3β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 9β25β13 |
48 | T | January 25, 1979 | 6β6 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 9β25β14 |
49 | L | January 27, 1979 | 3β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 9β26β14 |
50 | L | January 28, 1979 | 2β7 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 9β27β14 |
51 | W | January 30, 1979 | 7β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 10β27β14 |
52 | L | February 1, 1979 | 1β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 10β28β14 |
53 | L | February 3, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 10β29β14 |
54 | W | February 4, 1979 | 8β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 11β29β14 |
55 | L | February 14, 1979 | 2β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 11β30β14 |
56 | W | February 18, 1979 | 6β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 12β30β14 |
57 | L | February 19, 1979 | 2β6 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 12β31β14 |
58 | W | February 21, 1979 | 4β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 13β31β14 |
59 | L | February 24, 1979 | 1β3 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 13β32β14 |
60 | W | February 25, 1979 | 8β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 14β32β14 |
61 | L | February 28, 1979 | 5β6 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 14β33β14 |
62 | W | March 3, 1979 | 5β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 15β33β14 |
63 | L | March 4, 1979 | 4β6 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 15β34β14 |
64 | L | March 7, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 15β35β14 |
65 | T | March 11, 1979 | 3β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 15β35β15 |
66 | T | March 12, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 15β35β16 |
67 | W | March 14, 1979 | 4β1 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 16β35β16 |
68 | W | March 17, 1979 | 3β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 17β35β16 |
69 | W | March 18, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 18β35β16 |
70 | W | March 20, 1979 | 5β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 19β35β16 |
71 | W | March 21, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 20β35β16 |
72 | L | March 24, 1979 | 2β5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 20β36β16 |
73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 21β36β16 |
74 | L | March 27, 1979 | 2β5 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 21β37β16 |
75 | L | March 28, 1979 | 1β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 21β38β16 |
76 | L | March 31, 1979 | 4β5 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 21β39β16 |
77 | W | April 1, 1979 | 3β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 22β39β16 |
78 | L | April 4, 1979 | 1β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 22β40β16 |
79 | L | April 7, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 22β41β16 |
80 | W | April 8, 1979 | 1β0 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 23β41β16 |
The Red Wings did not qualify for the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 80 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 19 | -13 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Dale McCourt | C | 79 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 14 | -27 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
Reed Larson | D | 79 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 169 | -20 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Errol Thompson | LW | 70 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 26 | -28 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Andre St. Laurent | C | 76 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 124 | -31 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Dan Labraaten | LW | 78 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 8 | -17 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Paul Woods | LW | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 59 | -26 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nick Libett | LW | 68 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Willie Huber | D | 68 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 114 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Dan Bolduc | LW | 56 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 14 | -9 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Perry Miller | D | 75 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 156 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Thommie Bergman | D | 68 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 64 | -25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Dennis Polonich | C/RW | 62 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 208 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roland Cloutier | C | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dennis Hextall | LW | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fern LeBlanc | C | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Lochead | LW | 40 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Carroll | C | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Hogaboam | C | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J.P. LeBlanc | C | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Hamel | D | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 72 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Harper | D | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 58 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Joly | D | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Cameron | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Hilworth | D | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Plumb | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lorry Gloeckner | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | G | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Taft | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mal Davis | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Hanson | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Peterson | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Short | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bjorn Skaare | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Jim Rutherford | 1892 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 103 | 3.27 | 1 |
Rogie Vachon | 2908 | 50 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 189 | 3.90 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 292 | 3.65 | 1 |
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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Detroit's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Ladislav Svozil was the first Czechoslovakian player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil with their 14th pick in the 1978 Draft. [4]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Willie Huber | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
1 | 12 | Brent Peterson | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
2 | 28 | Glenn Hicks | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
2 | 31 | Al Jensen | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
3 | 53 | Doug Derkson | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
4 | 62 | Bjorn Skaare | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
5 | 78 | Ted Nolan | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
6 | 95 | Sylvain Locas | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
7 | 112 | Wes George | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
8 | 129 | John Barrett | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
9 | 146 | Jim Malazdrewicz | ![]() |
St. Boniface Saints (MJHL) |
10 | 163 | Geoff Shaw | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
11 | 178 | Carl Van Harrewyn | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
12 | 194 | Ladislav Svozil | ![]() |
HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) |
13 | 208 | Tom Bailey | ![]() |
Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
14 | 219 | Larry Lozinski | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
15 | 224 | Randy Betty | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
16 | 226 | Brian Crawley | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
17 | 228 | Doug Feasby | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
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The 1978β79 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 47th season and 53rd overall for the franchise. It is the last full season at the Detroit Olympia for the team. A year later, they would move to the newly built Joe Louis Arena.
1978β79 Detroit Red Wings | |
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League | 15th NHL |
Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | 9th Wales |
1978β79 record | 23β41β16 |
Home record | 15-17-8 |
Road record | 8-24-8 |
Goals for | 252 |
Goals against | 295 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ted Lindsay |
Coach | Bobby Kromm |
Captain |
Dennis Hextall Nick Libett and Paul Woods |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Team leaders | |
Goals | VΓ‘clav NedomanskΓ½ (38) |
Assists | Reed Larson (49) |
Points | Vaclav Nedomansky (73) |
Penalty minutes | Dennis Polonich (208) |
Wins | Jim Rutherford (13) |
Goals against average | Jim Rutherford (3.27) |
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 337 | 204 | 115 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 279 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 292 | 286 | 80 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 273 | 338 | 63 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 252 | 295 | 62 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Norris Division record vs. opponents
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1978 | 4β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 14, 1978 | 1β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 0β2β0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 1β2β0 |
4 | T | October 18, 1978 | 3β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 1β2β1 |
5 | T | October 19, 1978 | 2β2 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 1β2β2 |
6 | T | October 21, 1978 | 4β4 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 1β2β3 |
7 | W | October 25, 1978 | 5β4 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 2β2β3 |
8 | W | October 27, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 3β2β3 |
9 | W | October 28, 1978 | 7β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 4β2β3 |
10 | L | November 1, 1978 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 4β3β3 |
11 | L | November 4, 1978 | 3β7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 4β4β3 |
12 | T | November 5, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 4β4β4 |
13 | L | November 8, 1978 | 4β6 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 4β5β4 |
14 | L | November 9, 1978 | 3β8 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 4β6β4 |
15 | W | November 11, 1978 | 7β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 5β6β4 |
16 | L | November 15, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 5β7β4 |
17 | L | November 18, 1978 | 1β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 5β8β4 |
18 | L | November 19, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 5β9β4 |
19 | T | November 22, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 5β9β5 |
20 | L | November 25, 1978 | 0β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 5β10β5 |
21 | W | November 26, 1978 | 4β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 6β10β5 |
22 | T | November 29, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 6β10β6 |
23 | L | December 1, 1978 | 1β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 6β11β6 |
24 | L | December 2, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 6β12β6 |
25 | T | December 6, 1978 | 2β2 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 6β12β7 |
26 | L | December 7, 1978 | 5β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 6β13β7 |
27 | W | December 9, 1978 | 5β4 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 7β13β7 |
28 | T | December 10, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 7β13β8 |
29 | T | December 13, 1978 | 5β5 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 7β13β9 |
30 | L | December 14, 1978 | 1β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 7β14β9 |
31 | L | December 16, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 7β15β9 |
32 | L | December 17, 1978 | 0β3 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 7β16β9 |
33 | W | December 20, 1978 | 7β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 8β16β9 |
34 | L | December 22, 1978 | 2β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 8β17β9 |
35 | T | December 23, 1978 | 2β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 8β17β10 |
36 | T | December 26, 1978 | 2β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 8β17β11 |
37 | L | December 27, 1978 | 2β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 8β18β11 |
38 | L | December 30, 1978 | 1β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β19β11 |
39 | L | December 31, 1978 | 4β5 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β20β11 |
40 | L | January 6, 1979 | 1β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 8β21β11 |
41 | L | January 7, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 8β22β11 |
42 | T | January 10, 1979 | 5β5 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 8β22β12 |
43 | T | January 11, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 8β22β13 |
44 | L | January 13, 1979 | 3β7 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 8β23β13 |
45 | W | January 17, 1979 | 4β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 9β23β13 |
46 | L | January 19, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 9β24β13 |
47 | L | January 20, 1979 | 3β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 9β25β13 |
48 | T | January 25, 1979 | 6β6 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 9β25β14 |
49 | L | January 27, 1979 | 3β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 9β26β14 |
50 | L | January 28, 1979 | 2β7 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 9β27β14 |
51 | W | January 30, 1979 | 7β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 10β27β14 |
52 | L | February 1, 1979 | 1β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 10β28β14 |
53 | L | February 3, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 10β29β14 |
54 | W | February 4, 1979 | 8β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 11β29β14 |
55 | L | February 14, 1979 | 2β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 11β30β14 |
56 | W | February 18, 1979 | 6β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 12β30β14 |
57 | L | February 19, 1979 | 2β6 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 12β31β14 |
58 | W | February 21, 1979 | 4β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 13β31β14 |
59 | L | February 24, 1979 | 1β3 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 13β32β14 |
60 | W | February 25, 1979 | 8β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 14β32β14 |
61 | L | February 28, 1979 | 5β6 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 14β33β14 |
62 | W | March 3, 1979 | 5β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 15β33β14 |
63 | L | March 4, 1979 | 4β6 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 15β34β14 |
64 | L | March 7, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 15β35β14 |
65 | T | March 11, 1979 | 3β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 15β35β15 |
66 | T | March 12, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 15β35β16 |
67 | W | March 14, 1979 | 4β1 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 16β35β16 |
68 | W | March 17, 1979 | 3β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 17β35β16 |
69 | W | March 18, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 18β35β16 |
70 | W | March 20, 1979 | 5β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 19β35β16 |
71 | W | March 21, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 20β35β16 |
72 | L | March 24, 1979 | 2β5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 20β36β16 |
73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 21β36β16 |
74 | L | March 27, 1979 | 2β5 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 21β37β16 |
75 | L | March 28, 1979 | 1β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 21β38β16 |
76 | L | March 31, 1979 | 4β5 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 21β39β16 |
77 | W | April 1, 1979 | 3β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 22β39β16 |
78 | L | April 4, 1979 | 1β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 22β40β16 |
79 | L | April 7, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 22β41β16 |
80 | W | April 8, 1979 | 1β0 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 23β41β16 |
The Red Wings did not qualify for the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 80 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 19 | -13 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Dale McCourt | C | 79 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 14 | -27 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
Reed Larson | D | 79 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 169 | -20 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Errol Thompson | LW | 70 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 26 | -28 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Andre St. Laurent | C | 76 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 124 | -31 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Dan Labraaten | LW | 78 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 8 | -17 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Paul Woods | LW | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 59 | -26 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nick Libett | LW | 68 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Willie Huber | D | 68 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 114 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Dan Bolduc | LW | 56 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 14 | -9 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Perry Miller | D | 75 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 156 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Thommie Bergman | D | 68 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 64 | -25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Dennis Polonich | C/RW | 62 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 208 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roland Cloutier | C | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dennis Hextall | LW | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fern LeBlanc | C | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Lochead | LW | 40 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Carroll | C | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Hogaboam | C | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J.P. LeBlanc | C | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Hamel | D | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 72 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Harper | D | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 58 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Joly | D | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Cameron | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Hilworth | D | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Plumb | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lorry Gloeckner | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | G | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Taft | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mal Davis | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Hanson | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Peterson | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Short | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bjorn Skaare | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Rutherford | 1892 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 103 | 3.27 | 1 |
Rogie Vachon | 2908 | 50 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 189 | 3.90 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 292 | 3.65 | 1 |
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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Detroit's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Ladislav Svozil was the first Czechoslovakian player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil with their 14th pick in the 1978 Draft. [4]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Willie Huber | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
1 | 12 | Brent Peterson | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
2 | 28 | Glenn Hicks | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
2 | 31 | Al Jensen | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
3 | 53 | Doug Derkson | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
4 | 62 | Bjorn Skaare | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
5 | 78 | Ted Nolan | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
6 | 95 | Sylvain Locas | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
7 | 112 | Wes George | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
8 | 129 | John Barrett | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
9 | 146 | Jim Malazdrewicz | ![]() |
St. Boniface Saints (MJHL) |
10 | 163 | Geoff Shaw | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
11 | 178 | Carl Van Harrewyn | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
12 | 194 | Ladislav Svozil | ![]() |
HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) |
13 | 208 | Tom Bailey | ![]() |
Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
14 | 219 | Larry Lozinski | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
15 | 224 | Randy Betty | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
16 | 226 | Brian Crawley | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
17 | 228 | Doug Feasby | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
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