1979-80 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 37-30-5 - 79 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Pat Ginnell (37-30-5)
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1979-80 Medicine Hat Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 37-30-5 - 79 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Pat Ginnell (37-30-5)
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
The Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 37 wins and 30 losses and 5 ties for 79 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Tigers scored 344 goals and yielded 315. Ken Solheim netted 54 goals for Medicine Hat, while Brant Kiessig, Stewart Robertson and Kevin Ginnell each tallied 30 or more, too. Steve Tsujiura accounted for 77 assists. Kelly Hrudey earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.17 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Pat Ginnell coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Adams | LW | November 14, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Beaverlodge, AB CAN |
| Lorne Anderson | D/LW | November 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 174 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Tim Bailey | R | 6'0" | 190 | Toronto, ON | ||
| Curt Broadhead | C | February 1, 1960 | 6'2" | 181 | R | Hay River, NT Canada |
| Rod Buskas | D | January 7, 1961 | 6'1" | 206 | R | Wetaskiwin, AB Canada |
| Kelly Carson | F | June 20, 1962 | 6'1" | 235 | N. Battleford, SASK Canada | |
| Derek Davis | D | March 30, 1960 | 5'10" | 183 | R | Flin Flon, MB Canada |
| Kelly Davis | 0'0" | |||||
| Ron Dunfield | 0'0" | |||||
| Dave Fisher | D | February 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Flin Flon, MAN Canada | |
| Bob Fleming | RW | May 18, 1961 | 6'1" | 205 | R | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Gord Gejdos | R | November 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Lethbridge, ALTA Canada |
| Kevin Ginnell | C | December 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 201 | R | Omaha, NE USA |
| Bruce Gordon | R | November 14, 1962 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Marsden, SASK Canada |
| Dean Gordon | 0'0" | |||||
| Darren Halasz | G | January 24, 1960 | 6'0" | 179 | Edmonton, ALTA Canada | |
| Kelly Hrudey | G | January 13, 1961 | 5'10" | 189 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Randy Jaycock | G | July 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Brad Kempthorne | C | May 2, 1960 | 6'2" | 203 | R | Boissevain, MB Canada |
| Brant Kiessig | LW | July 30, 1960 | 6'0" | 181 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| Mark Komonoski | C | January 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Calgary, ALTA Canada |
| Oren Koules | LW | January 31, 1961 | 5'10" | 181 | L | LaGrange, IL USA |
| Ron Kraft | 0'0" | |||||
| Mike Lay | March 22, 1963 | 0'0" | Meadow Lake, SASK Canada | |||
| Tim Leier | 0'0" | |||||
| Warren Malinowski | 0'0" | |||||
| Jeff Marshall | September 7, 1961 | 0'0" | ||||
| Lloyd McDonald | 0'0" | |||||
| Tom McGillivery | R | July 26, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | R | Edmonton, ALTA |
| Dan Olsen | L | March 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Calgary, ALTA Canada |
| Dain Phillips | March 22, 1960 | 0'0" | Richmond, BC Canada | |||
| Ron Popplestone | C | March 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 160 | L | Bowsman, MAN Canada |
| Stewart Robertson | RW | March 5, 1960 | 5'9" | 174 | R | Comox, BC Canada |
| Ken Solheim | L | March 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Hythe, AB Canada |
| Peter Steblyk | D | March 25, 1961 | 6'0" | 183 | L | Edmonton, ALTA Canada |
| Damien Steiert | D | April 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 187 | R | Empress, ALTA Canada |
| Steve Tsujiura | C | March 4, 1963 | 5'5" | 163 | L | Coaldale, ON Canada |
| Stu Wenaas | D | January 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 201 | R | Robsart, AB Canada |
| Tom Williams | G | 0'0" | ||||
| Mike Winther | C | June 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Prince George, BC Canada | |
| Brian Ziegler | LW | January 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 181 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
