1978-79 St. Louis Blues Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 18-50-12 - 48 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Barclay Plager (18-50-12)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1978-79 St. Louis Blues Statistics
1978-79 St. Louis Blues Results

The St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 18 wins and 50 losses and 12 ties for 48 points, finishing third in the NHL's Smythe Division.

The Blues potted 249 goals and conceded 348, most in the league. Brian Sutter scored 41 goals for St. Louis, while Garry Unger and Bernie Federko netted 30 or more, too. Bernie Federko accounted for 64 assists. Phil Myre and Ed Staniowski topped the squad with 9 wins each, and Ed Staniowski recorded a 3.82 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Barclay Plager coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bruce AffleckDMay 5, 19546'0"205LPenticton, BC Canada
Wayne BabychRJune 6, 19585'11"191REdmonton, AB Canada
Curt BennettLMarch 27, 19486'3"195LRegina, SK Canada
Harvey BennettCAugust 9, 19526'4"215LCranston, RI USA
Rick BownessRJanuary 25, 19556'1"185RMoncton, NB Canada
Jack BrownschidleDOctober 2, 19556'2"195LBuffalo, NY USA
Mike CrombeenFApril 16, 19575'11"190RSarnia, ON Canada
Tony CurrieRNovember 12, 19575'11"166RSydney Mines, NS Canada
Steve DurbanoDDecember 12, 19516'1"210LToronto, ON Canada
Bill FairbairnRJanuary 7, 19475'10"170RBrandon, MB Canada
Bernie FederkoCMay 12, 19566'0"178LFoam Lake, SK Canada
Barry GibbsDSeptember 28, 19485'11"195RLloydminster, SK Canada
Larry GirouxDAugust 28, 19516'0"190RWeyburn, SK Canada
Doug GrantGJuly 27, 19486'1"200LCorner Brook, NL Canada
Inge HammarstromLJanuary 20, 19486'0"180LSundsvall, Sweden
Bob HessDMay 19, 19555'11"180LMiddleton, NS Canada
Neil KomadoskiDNovember 5, 19516'2"200LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Neil LabatteDApril 24, 19576'2"178LDon Mills, ON Canada
Dick LambyDMay 3, 19556'1"200RAuburn, MA USA
Jamie MastersDApril 14, 19556'1"190RToronto, ON Canada
Gord McTavishFJune 3, 19546'4"200RGuelph, ON Canada
Bob MurdochRJanuary 29, 19545'11"191RCranbrook, BC Canada
Phil MyreGNovember 1, 19486'1"185LSte. Anne de Bellevu, QC Canada
Brian OgilvieCJanuary 30, 19525'11"186RStettler, AB Canada
Doug PalazzariCNovember 3, 19525'5"170LEveleth, MN USA
Larry PateyCMarch 19, 19536'1"185LToronto, ON Canada
Ken RichardsonCApril 12, 19516'0"190LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Terry RichardsonGMay 7, 19536'1"190RNew Westminster, BC Canada
Rod SeilingDNovember 14, 19446'0"195LElmira, ON Canada
Rick ShinskeRMay 31, 19555'11"165LWeyburn, SK Canada
John SmrkeLFebruary 25, 19565'11"205LChicoutimi, QC Canada
Ed StaniowskiGJuly 7, 19555'9"170LMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Bob StewartDNovember 10, 19506'1"206LCharlottetown, PE Canada
Brian SutterLOctober 7, 19565'11"173LViking, AB Canada
Garry UngerCDecember 7, 19475'11"170LCalgary, AB Canada
Mike WaltonCJanuary 3, 19455'10"175LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Mike ZukeCApril 16, 19546'0"180RSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada