1978–79 St. Louis Blues season

The 1978–79 St. Louis Blues season was the 12th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of just 18 wins (a franchise low), 50 losses and just 12 ties, for an all-time franchise low of 48 points. The Blues finished out of the playoffs for the second straight season, and the last time before the 2005–06 season, following the lockout.

1978–79 St. Louis Blues
Division3rd Smythe
1978–79 record18–50–12
Goals for249
Goals against348
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachBarclay Plager
CaptainBarry Gibbs
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaCheckerdome

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Chicago Black Hawks8029361524427773
Vancouver Canucks8025421321729163
St. Louis Blues8018501224934848
Colorado Rockies8015531221033142

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Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19785–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)1–0–0
2LOctober 13, 19784–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)1–1–0
3LOctober 14, 19782–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)1–2–0
4WOctober 17, 19788–6Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)2–2–0
5TOctober 20, 19785–5@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)2–2–1
6LOctober 21, 19783–4Colorado Rockies (1978–79)2–3–1
7LOctober 24, 19782–7Boston Bruins (1978–79)2–4–1
8TOctober 25, 19786–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)2–4–2
9TOctober 28, 19787–7Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)2–4–3
10LOctober 31, 19782–5Atlanta Flames (1978–79)2–5–3
11LNovember 1, 19781–9@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)2–6–3
12TNovember 4, 19785–5Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)2–6–4
13LNovember 5, 19781–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)2–7–4
14LNovember 7, 19780–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)2–8–4
15WNovember 11, 19785–3Colorado Rockies (1978–79)3–8–4
16LNovember 14, 19782–4Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)3–9–4
17LNovember 16, 19782–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)3–10–4
18LNovember 18, 19781–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)3–11–4
19LNovember 19, 19782–5@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)3–12–4
20LNovember 21, 19783–4Washington Capitals (1978–79)3–13–4
21WNovember 22, 19783–1@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)4–13–4
22LNovember 24, 19781–4@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)4–14–4
23WNovember 25, 19784–0Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)5–14–4
24LNovember 28, 19783–6Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)5–15–4
25LNovember 30, 19780–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)5–16–4
26WDecember 2, 19785–2Washington Capitals (1978–79)6–16–4
27LDecember 6, 19784–7@ New York Rangers (1978–79)6–17–4
28LDecember 7, 19781–7@ New York Islanders (1978–79)6–18–4
29LDecember 9, 19782–4Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)6–19–4
30LDecember 12, 19780–6Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)6–20–4
31LDecember 13, 19780–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)6–21–4
32TDecember 16, 19782–2New York Islanders (1978–79)6–21–5
33LDecember 17, 19781–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)6–22–5
34WDecember 19, 19787–4Atlanta Flames (1978–79)7–22–5
35LDecember 21, 19781–5@ New York Islanders (1978–79)7–23–5
36LDecember 23, 19781–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)7–24–5
37LDecember 26, 19784–6Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)7–25–5
38LDecember 27, 19783–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)7–26–5
39WDecember 30, 19786–3Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)8–26–5
40LJanuary 2, 19792–4@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)8–27–5
41TJanuary 3, 19793–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)8–27–6
42LJanuary 6, 19791–4Colorado Rockies (1978–79)8–28–6
43LJanuary 9, 19793–5New York Rangers (1978–79)8–29–6
44LJanuary 11, 19793–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)8–30–6
45TJanuary 13, 19793–3Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)8–30–7
46WJanuary 16, 19795–2Boston Bruins (1978–79)9–30–7
47LJanuary 18, 19790–4@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)9–31–7
48WJanuary 20, 19793–2New York Rangers (1978–79)10–31–7
49LJanuary 23, 19793–6Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)10–32–7
50LJanuary 26, 19791–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)10–33–7
51WJanuary 28, 19797–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)11–33–7
52WJanuary 30, 19797–1Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)12–33–7
53LJanuary 31, 19791–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)12–34–7
54WFebruary 3, 19796–3Colorado Rockies (1978–79)13–34–7
55LFebruary 4, 19791–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)13–35–7
56TFebruary 13, 19793–3Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)13–35–8
57LFebruary 17, 19791–5Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)13–36–8
58LFebruary 18, 19794–6Atlanta Flames (1978–79)13–37–8
59LFebruary 21, 19793–7@ New York Rangers (1978–79)13–38–8
60LFebruary 22, 19791–6@ New York Islanders (1978–79)13–39–8
61LFebruary 24, 19794–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)13–40–8
62WFebruary 27, 19794–1New York Rangers (1978–79)14–40–8
63WFebruary 28, 19796–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)15–40–8
64WMarch 3, 19798–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)16–40–8
65TMarch 7, 19795–5New York Islanders (1978–79)16–40–9
66LMarch 10, 19795–7@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)16–41–9
67WMarch 11, 19798–2Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)17–41–9
68TMarch 13, 19795–5@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)17–41–10
69LMarch 17, 19791–3Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)17–42–10
70LMarch 18, 19793–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)17–43–10
71TMarch 21, 19791–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)17–43–11
72TMarch 22, 19793–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)17–43–12
73LMarch 25, 19792–8@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)17–44–12
74LMarch 26, 19792–4Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)17–45–12
75LMarch 29, 19792–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)17–46–12
76LMarch 31, 19792–4Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)17–47–12
77LApril 1, 19795–9@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)17–48–12
78LApril 3, 19792–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)17–49–12
79WApril 7, 19794–1Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)18–49–12
80LApril 8, 19792–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)18–50–12

Playoffs

The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bernie FederkoC7431649514-15701
Brian SutterLW77413980165-21203
Wayne BabychRW6727366375-111100
Garry UngerC8030265644-44303
Larry PateyC7815193460-27022
Inge HammarstromLW651222348-13001
Jack BrownschidleD6410243414-21501
Curt BennettLW7414193362-23101
Barry GibbsD762272946-42000
Larry GirouxD7352227111-25001
Bob MurdochRW5413132617-6103
Mike ZukeC349172618-8300
Tony CurrieRW36415190-9102
Mike WaltonC22711186-13300
Bob StewartD785131847-28100
John SmrkeLW55681420-24010
Harvey BennettC52391263-18000
Mike CrombeenRW37381134-13000
Bob HessD2734714-20000
Brian OgilvieC141567-3000
Jamie MastersD100660-6000
Doug PalazzariC202354-5000
Bruce AffleckD2613412-13000
Rick BownessRW2413430-17000
Dick LambyD9044125000
Rick ShinskeC110442-3000
Neil KomadoskiD42123300000
Steve DurbanoD13112103-7000
Ken RichardsonC161122-5000
Neil LaBatteC/D2202213-1000
Bill FairbairnRW51010-2000
Rod SeilingD30114-1000
Ed StaniowskiG3901120000
Doug GrantG400000000
Gord McTavishC10000-2000
Phil MyreG3900060000
Terry RichardsonG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Phil Myre22593992281634.331
Ed Staniowski22913992531463.820
Doug Grant1904021237.260
Terry Richardson60101099.000
Team:4800801850123414.261

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
13Wayne Babych CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WCHL)
339Steve Harrison CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
572Kevin Willison CanadaBillings Bighorns (WCHL)
689Jim Nill CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7106Steve Stockman CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7109Paul MacLean CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8123Denis Houle CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
9140Tony Meagher CanadaBoston University (ECAC)
9143Rick Simpson CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
10157Jim Lockhurst CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
10160Bob Froese CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
10170Dan Lerg United StatesUniversity of Michigan (WCHA)
11173Risto Siltanen FinlandIlves (Finland)
11175Dan Hermansson SwedenKarlskoga (Sweden)
11181Jean-Francois Boutin CanadaVerdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
11185John Sullivan United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
12188Serge Menard CanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)
12191Don Boyd CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
12197Paul Stasiuk CanadaProvidence College (ECAC)
12200Gerd Truntschka West GermanyEV Cologne (West Germany)
13203Viktor Shkurdyuk Soviet UnionLeningrad (USSR)
13205Carl Bloomberg United StatesSt. Louis University (CCHA)
13207Terry Kitching CanadaSt. Louis University (CCHA)
13209Brian O'Connor United StatesBoston University (ECAC)
13210Brian Crombeen CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
13211Mike Pidgeon CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
14214John Cochrane United StatesHarvard University (ECAC)
14216Joe Casey United StatesBoston College (ECAC)
14218Jim Farrell United StatesPrinceton University (ECAC)
14220Frank Johnson United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
14221Blair Wheeler CanadaYale University (ECAC)

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 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
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