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1978–79 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1978–79 |
| year | 1978 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Record | 18–50–12 |
| HomeRecord | 14–20–6 |
| RoadRecord | 4–30–6 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 249 |
| GoalsAgainst | 348 |
| GeneralManager | Emile Francis |
| Coach | Barclay Plager |
| Captain | Barry Gibbs |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Checkerdome |
| GoalsLeader | Brian Sutter (41) |
| AssistsLeader | Bernie Federko (64) |
| PointsLeader | Bernie Federko (95) |
| PIMLeader | Brian Sutter (165) |
| WinsLeader | Phil Myre |
| Ed Staniowski (9) | |
| GAALeader | Ed Staniowski (3.83) |
Ed Staniowski (9) The 1978–79 St. Louis Blues season was the 12th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of just 18 wins (a franchise low), 50 losses and just 12 ties, for an all-time franchise low of 48 points. The Blues finished out of the playoffs for the second straight season for the first time in franchise history, and the last time before the 2005–06 season, following the lockout.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1978||5–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1978||4–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1978||2–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1978||8–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) ||2–2–0 |- |5||T||October 20, 1978||5–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 21, 1978||3–4 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1978–79) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 24, 1978||2–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1978–79) ||2–4–1 |- |8||T||October 25, 1978||6–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) ||2–4–2 |- |9||T||October 28, 1978||7–7 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) ||2–4–3 |- |10||L||October 31, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1978–79) ||2–5–3
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 74 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 14 | -15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 77 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 165 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 67 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 75 | -11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 44 | -44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 78 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 60 | -27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 65 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 8 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 64 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | -21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 74 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 62 | -23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 46 | -42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 73 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 111 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 54 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 17 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 34 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | -28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 55 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 63 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 37 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 103 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2259 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 163 | 4.33 | 1 | |
| 2291 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 146 | 3.82 | 0 | |
| 190 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7.26 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 341 | 4.26 | 1 |
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1978 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Wayne Babych | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
| 3 | 39 | Steve Harrison | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 5 | 72 | Kevin Willison | Canada | Billings Bighorns (WCHL) |
| 6 | 89 | Jim Nill | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 7 | 106 | Steve Stockman | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 109 | Paul MacLean | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 123 | Denis Houle | Canada | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
| 9 | 140 | Tony Meagher | Canada | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 9 | 143 | Rick Simpson | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 10 | 157 | Jim Lockhurst | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
| 10 | 160 | Bob Froese | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
| 10 | 170 | Dan Lerg | United States | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
| 11 | 173 | Risto Siltanen | Ilves (Finland) | |
| 11 | 175 | Dan Hermansson | Sweden | Karlskoga (Sweden) |
| 11 | 181 | Jean-Francois Boutin | Canada | Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 185 | John Sullivan | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 12 | 188 | Serge Menard | Canada | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 12 | 191 | Don Boyd | Canada | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
| 12 | 197 | Paul Stasiuk | Canada | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 12 | 200 | Gerd Truntschka | EV Cologne (West Germany) | |
| 13 | 203 | Viktor Shkurdyuk | USSR | Leningrad (USSR) |
| 13 | 205 | Carl Bloomberg | United States | St. Louis University (CCHA) |
| 13 | 207 | Terry Kitching | Canada | St. Louis University (CCHA) |
| 13 | 209 | Brian O'Connor | United States | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 13 | 210 | Brian Crombeen | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
| 13 | 211 | Mike Pidgeon | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
| 14 | 214 | John Cochrane | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 14 | 216 | Joe Casey | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
| 14 | 218 | Jim Farrell | United States | Princeton University (ECAC) |
| 14 | 220 | Frank Johnson | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 14 | 221 | Blair Wheeler | Canada | Yale University (ECAC) |
References
References
- "1978-79 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1978-79 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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