1978-79 Nova Scotia Voyageurs Statistics
Team Record: 39-37-4 - 82 points
in the AHL's Northern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Frank St. Marseille (39-37-4)
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 39 wins and 37 losses and 4 ties for 82 points in the AHL's Northern Division.
The Voyageurs scored 313 goals and allowed 302. Rick Meagher netted 35 goals for Nova Scotia, while Jerry Byers, Dan Metivier and Ron Wilson each tallied 30 or more, too. Dave Lumley contributed 58 assists. Rob Holland topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.89 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Frank St. Marseille coached the team. The 1978-79 Nova Scotia Voyageurs lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Meagher | C | 79 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 57 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 1.03 | |
| Dave Lumley | R | 61 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 160 | 0.36 | 0.95 | 1.31 | |
| Jerry Byers | F | 78 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 28 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.96 | |
| Ron Wilson | C | 77 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 91 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.97 | |
| Dan Metivier | 78 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 51 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.78 | ||
| Norm Dupont | L | 48 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 1.21 | |
| Tim Burke | D | 80 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 154 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.60 | |
| Dan Newman | L | 54 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 54 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.85 | |
| Jean Lemieux | D | 63 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 0.10 | 0.59 | 0.68 | |
| Keith Acton | C | 79 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 22 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.52 | |
| Don Howse | L | 58 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 65 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.59 | |
| Jerry Engele | D | 75 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 186 | 0.05 | 0.32 | 0.37 | |
| Moe Robinson | D | 78 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 92 | 0.05 | 0.29 | 0.35 | |
| Bruce Baker | F | 75 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.29 | |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | L | 35 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 0.63 | |
| Rod Langway | D | 18 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 0.33 | 0.72 | 1.06 | |
| Don Laurence | C | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.70 | |
| Kevin Reeves | C | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23 | |
| Bill Prentice | D | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Gaetan Rochette | RW | 60 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 172 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.10 | |
| Mike Boyd | D | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0.21 | 0.21 | ||
| Dale Yakiwchuk | C | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.33 | |
| Jim Kirkpatrick | D | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||
| Bill Himmelright | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | ||
| Rob Holland | G | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||
| Cal Halasz | LW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | ||
| Gary MacGregor | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| Bruce Horsch | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Richard Sevigny | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Maurice Barrette | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Doug Robb | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1430 | 313 | 509 | 822 | 1389 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Barrette | 20 | 1038 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 4.39 | 556 | 480 | .863 |
| Rob Holland | 43 | 2377 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 3.89 | 1160 | 1006 | .867 |
| Richard Sevigny | 20 | 1169 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 2.93 | 538 | 481 | .894 |
| Bruce Horsch | 4 | 199 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.32 | 95 | 84 | .884 |
| Totals | 87 | 4783 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 298 | 3.74 | 2349 | 2051 | .873 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Meagher | C | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 |
| Dave Lumley | R | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 1.40 |
| Jerry Byers | F | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Ron Wilson | C | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.10 |
| Dan Metivier | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.90 | |
| Norm Dupont | L | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 1.10 |
| Tim Burke | D | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.60 | |
| Dan Newman | L | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| Jean Lemieux | D | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.90 |
| Keith Acton | C | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 |
| Don Howse | L | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 |
| Jerry Engele | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |
| Moe Robinson | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.22 |
| Bruce Baker | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | L | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| Gaetan Rochette | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Dale Yakiwchuk | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Kirkpatrick | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |
| Bill Himmelright | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rob Holland | G | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | |||
| Richard Sevigny | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Totals | 185 | 41 | 60 | 101 | 146 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | ||
| Richard Sevigny | 10 | 607 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3.66 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 667 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3.96 | 0 |
