1979-80 Saskatoon Blades Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 27-40-5 - 59 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Jerry Engele (27-40-5)
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1979-80 Saskatoon Blades Statistics

The Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 27 wins and 40 losses and 5 ties for 59 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Blades scored 331 goals and allowed 382. Glen Ganchar netted 41 goals for Saskatoon, while Kevin MacNaught and Terry Paskaruk tallied 30 or more also. Kevin MacNaught accounted for 59 assists. Ron Loustel topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.93 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Jerry Engele coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Doug ArchibaldDApril 22, 19605'9"165RNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Arron Armstrong0'0"
Gene BauckDFebruary 6, 19615'11"181Chaplin, SK Canada
Dan BentRWApril 7, 19595'9"172RLandis, SK Canada
Bob BlackDAugust 13, 19606'1"195Nokomas, SASK Canada
Lorne BokshowanCMay 6, 19616'0"174Saskatoon, SK Canada
Marc ChartierCFebruary 10, 19605'10"154LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Rich ChernomazRSeptember 1, 19635'8"185RSelkirk, MB Canada
Glen GancharLWJune 15, 19615'10"170LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Perry GancharROctober 28, 19635'9"180RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Randy GilhenCJune 13, 19636'0"190LZweibrucken, Germany
Marc HabscheidFMarch 1, 19636'0"185RSwift Current, SK Canada
Tim HackLJuly 27, 19615'11"188LGrenfell, SASK Canada
Brent HamiltonDAugust 21, 19626'0"185LSaskatoon, SASK Canada
Dick KortjeDMarch 17, 19616'2"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Kelly KuspiraGMarch 12, 19615'10"165RYorkton, SASK Canada
Bill LangenDNovember 28, 19626'2"220Humboldt, SASK Canada
Dennis LeclairDMarch 19, 19635'10"185LEdmonton, ALTA Canada
Marc LeClairLWMarch 14, 19615'10"190LDinsmore, SK Canada
Darren Leedahl0'0"
Ron LoustelGMarch 7, 19625'11"185LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Kevin MacNaughtCJuly 23, 19605'11"176LWashington, DC USA
Pat Meldrum0'0"
Dan Neuman0'0"
John O'SullivanD0'0"
Terry PaskarukGMay 15, 19605'11"195LHamilton, ONT Canada
Arliss PreussWMarch 15, 19625'11"178Outlook, SASK Canada
Dean RennebergCJanuary 7, 19615'11"170RCudworth, SK Canada
Cleo RoweinDOctober 9, 19615'10"175LMaclin, SASK Canada
Brent SapergiaRWNovember 16, 19625'11"203RMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Tony SmithDMay 10, 19615'9"175LSwift Current, SASK Canada
Luc St. Mars0'0"
Blake StephenRWNovember 29, 19605'9"183LCalgary, AB Canada
Murray StephensGFebruary 23, 19606'1"181Medley, AB Canada
Blaine SwitzerD0'0"
Ryan SwitzerRWAugust 16, 19605'10"154RTaylor, BC Canada
Chuck TaylorDFebruary 2, 19616'1"185LLondon, GBR
Kevin TendlerDApril 1, 19596'3"194LAssiniboia, SK Canada
Ian TennantDDecember 1, 19606'2"183RBrandon, MB Canada
Dean VogelgesangLWJune 17, 19610'0"Saskatoon, SK CAN
Wes Zawertailo0'0"


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