1978-79 Laval National Statistics
Team Record: 22-43-7 - 51 points
in the QMJHL's Lebel Division
Coach: Jacques St. Jean (15-25-4)
Coach: Richard Jamieson (4-18-3)
Coach: Smiley Comtois (3-0)
Location: Laval, Quebec, Canada
The Laval National of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 22 wins and 43 losses and 7 ties for 51 points in the QMJHL's Lebel Division.
The National netted 316 goals and gave up 469. Gilles Hamel scored 56 goals for Laval, while Constant Priondolo and Alain Grenier tallied 30 or more also. Alain Grenier contributed 66 assists. Yves Dechene topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 6.29 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jacques St. Jean, Richard Jamieson and Smiley Comtois coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Grenier | RW | 72 | 51 | 66 | 117 | 43 | 0.71 | 0.92 | 1.63 | |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 72 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 130 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 1.54 | |
| Constant Priondolo | RW | 69 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 80 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 1.17 | |
| Bruce Montgomery | C | 63 | 24 | 57 | 81 | 35 | 0.38 | 0.90 | 1.29 | |
| Louis Haman | C | 63 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 54 | 0.33 | 0.63 | 0.97 | |
| Gerard Champagne | C | 71 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 18 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.80 | |
| John Panasuk | RW | 50 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.72 | |
| Sylvain Jarry | LW | 49 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 70 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.63 | |
| Mario Guillemette | RW | 46 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.54 | |
| Louis Fillion | LW | 66 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 99 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.38 | |
| Michel Fortin | D | 62 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 85 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.40 | |
| Patrice Legault | LW | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 86 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.65 | |
| Guido Famulare | D | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 218 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.59 | |
| Marc-Andre Cabana | RW | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.28 | |
| Michel D'Amboise | D | 49 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 141 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 0.39 | |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 71 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 79 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.21 | |
| Alain Picard | D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 68 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.19 | |
| Mario Tardif | D | 17 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 0.71 | |
| Tony MacKenzie | R | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.47 | |
| Yves Tourville | D | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 0.15 | 0.15 | ||
| Michel Hetu | D | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||
| Parriss Picard | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0.29 | 0.29 | |||
| Zlatko Dopud | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||
| Luc Drolet | D | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||
| Nick Nesterenko | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||
| Andre Boulanger | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||
| Michel Champagne | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | ||
| Yves Dechene | G | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
| Michel Groulx | G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||
| Charles Milford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |||
| Brad Wilson | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Mario Cote | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Michel Binette | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Richard Harbec | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Russell | C | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Gerard Gougeon | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||||
| Totals | 1307 | 316 | 494 | 810 | 1685 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Binette | 7 | 420 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5.86 | 315 | 274 | .870 |
| Yves Dechene | 61 | 3298 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 6.29 | 2795 | 2449 | .876 |
| Michel Groulx | 9 | 282 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5.96 | 232 | 204 | .879 |
| Brad Wilson | 10 | 320 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9.94 | 294 | 241 | .820 |
| Totals | 87 | 4320 | 22 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 468 | 6.50 | 3636 | 3168 | .871 |
