1978–79 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1978–79 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 47th season, 53rd overall for the franchise. It is the last full season at the Detroit Olympia for the team. A year later, they would move to the then-newly built Joe Louis Arena.

1978–79 Detroit Red Wings
League15th NHL
Division5th Norris
Conference9th Wales
1978–79 record23–41–16
Home record15-17-8
Road record8-24-8
Goals for252
Goals against295
Team information
General ManagerTed Lindsay
CoachBobby Kromm
CaptainDennis Hextall
Nick Libett and
Paul Woods
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsVáclav Nedomanský (38)
AssistsReed Larson (49)
PointsVaclav Nedomansky (73)
Penalty minutesDennis Polonich (208)
WinsJim Rutherford (13)
Goals against averageJim Rutherford (3.27)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80521711337204115
Pittsburgh Penguins8036311328127985
Los Angeles Kings8034341229228680
Washington Capitals8024411527333863
Detroit Red Wings8023411625229562

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19784–5St. Louis Blues (1978–79)0–1–0
2LOctober 14, 19781–3Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)0–2–0
3WOctober 15, 19783–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)1–2–0
4TOctober 18, 19783–3@ New York Rangers (1978–79)1–2–1
5TOctober 19, 19782–2New York Rangers (1978–79)1–2–2
6TOctober 21, 19784–4Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)1–2–3
7WOctober 25, 19785–4Colorado Rockies (1978–79)2–2–3
8WOctober 27, 19785–2@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)3–2–3
9WOctober 28, 19787–2Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)4–2–3
10LNovember 1, 19781–4Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)4–3–3
11LNovember 4, 19783–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)4–4–3
12TNovember 5, 19783–3@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)4–4–4
13LNovember 8, 19784–6Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)4–5–4
14LNovember 9, 19783–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)4–6–4
15WNovember 11, 19787–1Boston Bruins (1978–79)5–6–4
16LNovember 15, 19783–5@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)5–7–4
17LNovember 18, 19781–3Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)5–8–4
18LNovember 19, 19783–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)5–9–4
19TNovember 22, 19783–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)5–9–5
20LNovember 25, 19780–4@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)5–10–5
21WNovember 26, 19784–2Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)6–10–5
22TNovember 29, 19782–2@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)6–10–6
23LDecember 1, 19781–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)6–11–6
24LDecember 2, 19782–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)6–12–6
25TDecember 6, 19782–2Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)6–12–7
26LDecember 7, 19785–6@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)6–13–7
27WDecember 9, 19785–4New York Rangers (1978–79)7–13–7
28TDecember 10, 19783–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)7–13–8
29TDecember 13, 19785–5Atlanta Flames (1978–79)7–13–9
30LDecember 14, 19781–4@ New York Islanders (1978–79)7–14–9
31LDecember 16, 19782–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)7–15–9
32LDecember 17, 19780–3New York Islanders (1978–79)7–16–9
33WDecember 20, 19787–2Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)8–16–9
34LDecember 22, 19782–4@ New York Rangers (1978–79)8–17–9
35TDecember 23, 19782–2Washington Capitals (1978–79)8–17–10
36TDecember 26, 19782–2Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)8–17–11
37LDecember 27, 19782–5Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)8–18–11
38LDecember 30, 19781–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)8–19–11
39LDecember 31, 19784–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)8–20–11
40LJanuary 6, 19791–4Washington Capitals (1978–79)8–21–11
41LJanuary 7, 19793–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)8–22–11
42TJanuary 10, 19795–5New York Islanders (1978–79)8–22–12
43TJanuary 11, 19793–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)8–22–13
44LJanuary 13, 19793–7Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)8–23–13
45WJanuary 17, 19794–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)9–23–13
46LJanuary 19, 19791–5@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)9–24–13
47LJanuary 20, 19793–4Atlanta Flames (1978–79)9–25–13
48TJanuary 25, 19796–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)9–25–14
49LJanuary 27, 19793–6Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)9–26–14
50LJanuary 28, 19792–7@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)9–27–14
51WJanuary 30, 19797–4Washington Capitals (1978–79)10–27–14
52LFebruary 1, 19791–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)10–28–14
53LFebruary 3, 19792–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)10–29–14
54WFebruary 4, 19798–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)11–29–14
55LFebruary 14, 19792–3Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)11–30–14
56WFebruary 18, 19796–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)12–30–14
57LFebruary 19, 19792–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)12–31–14
58WFebruary 21, 19794–3@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)13–31–14
59LFebruary 24, 19791–3@ New York Islanders (1978–79)13–32–14
60WFebruary 25, 19798–1Colorado Rockies (1978–79)14–32–14
61LFebruary 28, 19795–6St. Louis Blues (1978–79)14–33–14
62WMarch 3, 19795–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)15–33–14
63LMarch 4, 19794–6Boston Bruins (1978–79)15–34–14
64LMarch 7, 19791–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)15–35–14
65TMarch 11, 19793–3Washington Capitals (1978–79)15–35–15
66TMarch 12, 19793–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)15–35–16
67WMarch 14, 19794–1@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)16–35–16
68WMarch 17, 19793–1@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)17–35–16
69WMarch 18, 19794–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)18–35–16
70WMarch 20, 19795–3Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)19–35–16
71WMarch 21, 19794–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)20–35–16
72LMarch 24, 19792–5@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)20–36–16
73WMarch 25, 19792–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)21–36–16
74LMarch 27, 19792–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)21–37–16
75LMarch 28, 19791–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)21–38–16
76LMarch 31, 19794–5Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)21–39–16
77WApril 1, 19793–1Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)22–39–16
78LApril 4, 19791–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)22–40–16
79LApril 7, 19793–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)22–41–16
80WApril 8, 19791–0Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)23–41–16

Playoffs

The Red Wings did not qualify for the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Václav NedomanskýRW8038357319-131302
Dale McCourtC7928437114-271423
Reed LarsonD79184967169-20620
Errol ThompsonLW7023315426-28803
Andre St. LaurentC76183149124-31411
Dan LabraatenLW781919388-17703
Paul WoodsLW8014233759-26131
Nick LibettLW68151934204310
Willie HuberD6872431114-25402
Dan BolducLW5616132914-9304
Perry MillerD7552328156-13301
Thommie BergmanD6810172764-25311
Dennis PolonichC/RW62101222208-10100
Roland CloutierC19661220101
Dennis HextallLW204812333200
Fern LeBlancC29561101100
Bill LocheadLW40471120-4000
Greg CarrollC3629118-6100
Bill HogaboamC1846104-5101
J.P. LeBlancC242684-7200
Jean HamelD5224672-9000
Terry HarperD5106658-3000
Greg JolyD200446-8000
Al CameronD903381000
John HilworthD3711266-13000
Rob PlumbLW71122-1000
Lorry GloecknerD130226-7000
Jim RutherfordG3202240000
John TaftD1502242000
Rogie VachonG50011210000
Mal DavisLW60000-2000
Dave HansonD1100026-1000
Brent PetersonC500000000
Steve ShortLW100000000
Bjorn SkaareC100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Rutherford189232131451033.271
Rogie Vachon2908501027111893.900
Team:4800802341162923.651

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Ladislav Svozil was the first Czechoslovakian player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil with their 14th pick in the 1978 Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
19Willie Huber CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
112Brent Peterson CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WCHL)
228Glenn Hicks CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
231Al Jensen CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
353Doug Derkson CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
462Bjorn Skaare NorwayOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
578Ted Nolan CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
695Sylvain Locas CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
7112Wes George CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8129John Barrett CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
9146Jim Malazdrewicz CanadaSt. Boniface Saints (MJHL)
10163Geoff Shaw CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
11178Carl Van Harrewyn CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
12194Ladislav Svozil CzechoslovakiaHC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
13208Tom Bailey CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
14219Larry Lozinski CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
15224Randy Betty CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
16226Brian Crawley CanadaSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
17228Doug Feasby CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. "1978-79 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  3. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
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