1978-79 Vancouver Canucks Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-42-13 - 63 points
in the NHL's Smythe Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Harry Neale (25-42-13)
1978-79 Vancouver Canucks RosterTeam Record: 25-42-13 - 63 points
in the NHL's Smythe Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Harry Neale (25-42-13)
The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 25 wins and 42 losses and 13 ties for 63 points in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The club netted 217 goals and allowed 291. Ron Sedlbauer scored 40 goals for the squad, while Dennis Kearns and Thomas Gradin each contributed 31 assists. Glen Hanlon topped the team with 12 wins and a team-best 3.1 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Harry Neale coached the team. The 1978-79 Vancouver Canucks lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Sedlbauer | L | 79 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 26 | -34 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 225 | 17.8 |
| Thomas Gradin | C | 76 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 22 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 105 | 19.0 |
| Don Lever | L | 71 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 17 | -41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 13.5 |
| Stan Smyl | R | 62 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 89 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 11.5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | C | 67 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 51 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13.3 |
| Curt Fraser | L | 78 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 116 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 8.7 |
| Dennis Kearns | D | 78 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 28 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 2.9 |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 76 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 130 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 6.1 |
| Pit Martin | C | 64 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 15.0 |
| Hilliard Graves | R | 62 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 9.8 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | R | 35 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 15.8 |
| Jere Gillis | L | 78 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 33 | -31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 143 | 9.1 |
| Bob Manno | D | 52 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 7.0 |
| Lars Lindgren | D | 64 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 68 | -32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1.8 |
| Rick Blight | R | 56 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | -28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 5.5 |
| Roland Eriksson | C | 35 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Larry Goodenough | D | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 5.3 |
| Brad Gassoff | L | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 53 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9.1 |
| Rob Tudor | R | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.8 |
| Bill Derlago | C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.3 |
| Don Kozak | R | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 30 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Jack McIlhargey | D | 53 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 129 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Randy Holt | D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 80 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| John Grisdale | D | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 54 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Drew Callander | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Rob Flockhart | R | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Dunc Wilson | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lars Zetterstrom | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Gary Bromley | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Hanlon | G | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Smith | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin McCarthy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1414 | 217 | 351 | 568 | 1120 | -409 | 56 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 2168 | 10.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 17 | 835 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4.17 | 2 | ||
| Glen Hanlon | 31 | 1821 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 3.10 | 5 | ||
| Gary Bromley | 38 | 2144 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 3.81 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 86 | 4800 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 288 | 3.60 | 301 | 13 | .043 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Sedlbauer | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Gradin | C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Lever | L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stan Smyl | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Oddleifson | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Fraser | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Kearns | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harold Snepsts | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pit Martin | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jere Gillis | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Manno | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lars Lindgren | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Blight | R | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Goodenough | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Gassoff | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Tudor | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Kozak | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack McIlhargey | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Grisdale | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bromley | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bromley | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.67 | 108 | 94 | .870 |
| Totals | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.67 | 108 | 94 | .870 |
