1978–79 Colorado Rockies
15-53-0, 42 pts
The 1978–79 Colorado Rockies went 15-53-0 (42 points) in the Smythe Division. Wilf Paiement led the team with 60 points (24 G, 36 A). Michel Plasse had 9 wins in goal.
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilf Paiement | R | 64 | 24 | 36 | 60 | -28 | 78 | 5 | 203 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | C | 76 | 23 | 34 | 57 | -42 | 12 | 8 | 159 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | C | 64 | 23 | 26 | 49 | -25 | 32 | 14 | 170 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 75 | 9 | 33 | 42 | -23 | 44 | 4 | 186 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | D | 64 | 14 | 28 | 42 | -26 | 89 | 5 | 211 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | R | 78 | 23 | 18 | 41 | -29 | 16 | 8 | 104 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | R | 69 | 19 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 31 | 4 | 141 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | C | 77 | 19 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 68 | 2 | 84 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | C | 54 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 10 | 0 | 76 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Klassen | C | 63 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -23 | 12 | 1 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | C | 69 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 16 | 1 | 83 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | L | 48 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -18 | 31 | 0 | 57 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | C | 29 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -17 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | D | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -32 | 27 | 1 | 75 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | D | 67 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -44 | 88 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | L | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -18 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | D | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | L | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -15 | 14 | 1 | 64 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | D | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -33 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | D | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -19 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Pachal | R | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 69 | 1 | 19 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Ashby | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dwyer | L | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | C | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Lachance | D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Skinner | C | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | R | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -11 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Messier | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Krook | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Andruff | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | 41 | 38 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1201 | .873 | 3.97 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 39 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1073 | .874 | 3.87 | 1 |
| Doug Favell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 162 | .833 | 4.77 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | @ MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ AFM | L 2–8 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs STL | T 5–5 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ DET | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs DET | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ MNS | W 1–0 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ NYI | L 5–8 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs NYR | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs TOR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ PHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ PIT | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs PHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ NYI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs MTL | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs CHI | W 8–3 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs NYI | L 1–7 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs VAN | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ TOR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ BUF | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs DET | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs NYI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ CHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs WSH | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs AFM | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ MNS | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ WSH | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ AFM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs CHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs LAK | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs MNS | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 1 | @ LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ STL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ WSH | L 1–8 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ TOR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs TOR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ MNS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs VAN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs NYR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ STL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ NYI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs WSH | L 3–9 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs AFM | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ VAN | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs PHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ DET | L 1–8 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs CHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs PIT | L 2–7 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ PHI | L 0–5 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ VAN | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs STL | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs VAN | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs MTL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs BUF | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs MNS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ CHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs CHI | T 1–1 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs VAN | L 0–2 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs STL | W 9–5 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ VAN | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ LAK | T 4–4 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ BUF | T 5–5 | Final |