1979-80 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 35-39-6 - 76 points
in the AHL's Southern Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Gary Green (6-7-1)
Coach: Doug Gibson (29-32-5)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1979-80 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 35 wins and 39 losses and 6 ties for 76 points in the AHL's Southern Division.

The Bears potted 289 goals and surrendered 273. Eddy Godin scored 34 goals for Hershey, and Claude Noel contributed 38 assists. Rollie Boutin topped the squad with 11 wins, while Dave Parro recorded a 3.27 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Gary Green and Doug Gibson coached the team. The 1979-80 Hershey Bears won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Les AugeDMay 16, 19536'1"190LSt. Paul, MN USA
Jim BedardGNovember 14, 19565'10"181LNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Bob BilodeauDAugust 23, 19535'10"185Vimy, AB Canada
Rollie BoutinGNovember 6, 19575'9"179LWestlock, AB Canada
Rick BragnaloCDecember 1, 19515'8"160LFort William, ON Canada
Tony CassolatoRMay 7, 19565'11"180RGuelph, ON Canada
Steve ClippingdaleLApril 29, 19566'2"195LN. Vancouver, BC Canada
Tim CoulisFFebruary 24, 19586'0"200LKenora, ON Canada
Glen CurrieCJuly 18, 19586'2"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Lou FranceschettiRMarch 28, 19586'0"200LToronto, ON Canada
Doug GibsonCSeptember 28, 19535'10"175RPeterborough, ON Canada
Bob GirardLApril 12, 19496'0"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Eddy GodinRMarch 29, 19575'10"190LDonnacona, QC Canada
Mike Haworth
Archie HendersonRFebruary 17, 19576'6"220RCalgary, AB Canada
Gary InnessGMay 28, 19496'0"195LToronto, ON Canada
Wes JarvisCMay 30, 19585'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Dave JenningsFMarch 22, 19595'10"180RToronto, ONT Canada
Jay JohnstonDFebruary 28, 19585'11"195LHamilton, ON Canada
Rick KellerRWJune 11, 19576'0"194Hummelstown, PA USA
Ron LalondeCOctober 30, 19525'10"170LToronto, ON Canada
Antero LehtonenLApril 12, 19546'0"185LTampere, Finland
Roger LemelinDFebruary 6, 19546'3"215RIroquois Falls, ON Canada
Mark LofthouseRApril 21, 19576'2"195RNew Westminster, BC Canada
Cam MacGregorLWJanuary 29, 19585'10"192L, ON CAN
Ray McKayDAugust 22, 19466'4"183LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jim McTaggartDMarch 31, 19605'11"200LWeyburn, SK Canada
Claude NoelCOctober 31, 19555'11"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Mike ParkerGJuly 7, 19585'8"185LRochester, NY USA
Dave ParroGApril 30, 19575'11"165LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Harvie PoczaLSeptember 22, 19596'2"200LLethbridge, AB Canada
Greg PolisLAugust 8, 19506'0"195LWestlock, AB Canada
Errol RausseLMay 18, 19595'10"180LQuesnel, BC Canada
Gary RisslingLAugust 8, 19565'9"175LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Bob SiroisRFebruary 6, 19546'0"178LMontreal, QC Canada
Brian SpencerLSeptember 3, 19495'11"185LFort St. James, BC Canada
Randy Stover
Greg ThebergeDSeptember 3, 19595'10"185RPeterborough, ON Canada
Brent TremblayDNovember 1, 19576'2"192LNorth Bay, ON Canada



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