1978-79 Windsor Spitfires Roster
Ontario Hockey Association (OHA)
Team Record: 32-35-1 - 65 points
in the OHA's Emms Division
Lost in 4th Round
Coach: Wayne Maxner (32-35-1)
1978-79 Windsor Spitfires StatisticsTeam Record: 32-35-1 - 65 points
in the OHA's Emms Division
Lost in 4th Round
Coach: Wayne Maxner (32-35-1)
The Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 32 wins and 35 losses and 1 ties for 65 points in the OHA's Emms Division.
The Spitfires scored 323 goals and allowed 322. Blair Barnes netted 42 goals for Windsor, while Brent Armstrong tallied 30 or more also. Blair Barnes contributed 76 assists, and Roland Melanson registered a 4.4 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Wayne Maxner coached the team. The 1978-79 Windsor Spitfires lost in the in 4th Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Armstrong | L | May 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 179 | L | Ripley, ON |
| Blair Barnes | R | September 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Windsor, ON Canada |
| Jim Buettgen | LW | March 8, 1960 | 6'3" | 181 | L | Argo, IL USA |
| Peter Ekroth | D | April 2, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | R | Stockholm, SWE |
| Bob Ferguson | G | April 21, 1961 | 5'8" | 160 | Burlington, ON | |
| Gerry Fink | G | 6'1" | 185 | London, ON CAN | ||
| Daniel Franche | D | |||||
| Paul Gagne | L | February 6, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Iroquois Falls, ON Canada |
| Ernie Godden | C | March 13, 1961 | 5'8" | 160 | L | Keswick, ON Canada |
| Alfred Gougen | ||||||
| Mark Hamway | F | August 9, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Detroit, MI USA |
| Dave Hannan | C | November 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Dave Hirst | R | January 22, 1960 | 5'9" | 168 | R | Queensville, ON |
| Daryl Holmquist | D | January 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 176 | L | Kapuskasing, ON |
| Jerry Ingram | RW | March 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 192 | L | Cornwall, ON Canada |
| Frank Janicek | L | February 19, 1961 | 5'10" | 160 | L | Chatham, ON |
| Brent Jarrett | C | August 1, 1959 | 5'9" | 161 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada | |
| Paul Jeffrey | C | February 27, 1961 | 6'0" | 155 | L | Halifax, NS |
| Claude Julien | D | April 23, 1960 | 6'0" | 198 | R | Blind River, ON Canada |
| George Kotsopoulos | L | March 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Toronto, ONT Canada |
| Zoltan Kovacs | L | September 22, 1959 | 6'0" | 190 | L | |
| Gilles Lauziere | G | 5'8" | 160 | Windsor, ON | ||
| J.P. Leroux | D | February 4, 1961 | 5'3" | 156 | L | St. Bernardin, ON |
| Roland Melanson | G | June 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Moncton, NB Canada |
| Jim Mellon | D | May 23, 1960 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Ottawa, ON |
| Vic Morin | D | February 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 194 | North Bay, ON Canada | |
| Mike Noble | ||||||
| Mark Plantery | D | August 14, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | L | St. Catharines, ON Canada |
| Gerry Rioux | R | February 17, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | R | Iroquois Falls, ON Canada |
| Gord Rivington | D | October 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Don Roach | R | November 24, 1959 | 6'1" | 183 | R | Fort Frances, ON |
| Blake Schryer | C | November 2, 1959 | 5'8" | 163 | L | Bathurst, NB |
| Shawn Trudeau | ||||||
| Al Weddell | L | February 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 168 | L |
