1978-79 Grand Rapids Owls Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 50-21-9 - 109 points
in the IHL's Southern Division
Lost League Championship
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
1978-79 Grand Rapids Owls Statistics

The Grand Rapids Owls of the International Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 50 wins and 21 losses and 9 ties for 109 points in the IHL's Southern Division.

The Owls conceded 267 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Grand Rapids netted 368 goals. Henry Taylor scored 47 goals for the team, while Rick Dorman, Kim Davis, Tom Mullen, Bob Ferriter, Dean Magee and Archie King each tallied 30 or more also. Kim Davis recorded 59 assists, and Gord Laxton recorded a 3.08 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time. The 1978-79 Grand Rapids Owls lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bob Barrett
Jean BelisleGApril 15, 19575'10"187RDrummondville, QC Canada
Gary CarrGAugust 14, 19556'0"174Toronto, ON Canada
Keith CrowderRJanuary 6, 19596'0"190RWindsor, ON Canada
Kim DavisCOctober 31, 19575'11"170LFlin Flon, MB Canada
Rick DormanDJuly 24, 19555'10"160RWinnipeg, MAN Canada
Bob FerriterLWFebruary 17, 19556'1"209LBoston, MA USA
John FleschLJuly 15, 19536'2"200LSudbury, ON Canada
Joe GallantLApril 25, 19585'11"180LHamilton, ONT Canada
Mike HolmesDMarch 18, 19556'1"190RMontreal, QC Canada
Lex HudsonDDecember 31, 19556'3"184LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mark IzzardRSeptember 23, 19546'2"220RWinnipeg, MAN Canada
Keith JohnsonDMay 30, 19576'0"201LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Archie KingFFebruary 28, 19565'8"157RToronto, ON Canada
Brad KnelsonDJanuary 7, 19586'2"209LMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Gord LaxtonGMarch 16, 19555'10"195LMontreal, QC Canada
Michel LebeauLWMarch 12, 19545'9"181LSt-Paulin, QC Canada
Nelson LeClairFJanuary 6, 19415'8"165Kapukasing, ONT Canada
Peter LuksaDJanuary 20, 19585'11"181LSutton, ON Canada
Kevin MacDonaldDMay 24, 19546'3"190LToronto, ON
Dean MageeLApril 29, 19556'2"210LBanff, AB Canada
Ray MartyniukGMarch 25, 19505'10"165Flin Flon, MB Canada
Kevin McCabeGAugust 9, 19555'10"170Providence, RI
Bob MierkalnsFSeptember 29, 19586'1"185LHamilton, ON Canada
Tom MullenRWJune 26, 19556'0"174RNew York, NY USA
Dave ParroGApril 30, 19575'11"165LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Peter SturgeonLFebruary 12, 19546'2"198LBrampton, ON Canada
Mark SuzorDNovember 5, 19566'1"212LWindsor, ON Canada
Henry TaylorFSeptember 20, 19555'10"170ROakland, CA USA
Guido TenesiGJuly 5, 1953Detroit, MI USA



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