When was New Haven Senators founded?

New Haven Senators was founded in 1972 in New Haven, CT, USA, USA.

Where is New Haven Senators based?

New Haven Senators is based in New Haven, CT, USA.

Who is the head coach of New Haven Senators?

The head coach of New Haven Senators is Parker MacDonald.

Who is the captain of New Haven Senators?

The captain of New Haven Senators is Tom Colley.

What are the team colors of New Haven Senators?

The team colors of New Haven Senators are Red + Black + Bronze + White.

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1979-1980 Season

New Haven Nighthawks were 46-25-9 in the 1979-80 AHL season with 101 points, 1st in the Southern Division and 1st overall.

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1979-1980 New Haven Nighthawks Player Stats

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New Haven Nighthawks — 1979-1980 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Bill Lochead (RW)	68	46	43	89	90	-	10	6	5	11	8
2.		Larry Skinner (C)	63	18	53	71	38	-	10	5	10	15	0
3.		Jim Mayer (RW)	62	32	35	67	91	-	10	7	2	9	25
4.		Tom Colley (C)	79	23	43	66	43	-	7	0	4	4	4
5.		Jeff McDill (RW)	75	27	36	63	61	-	10	5	0	5	20
6.		Lance Nethery (F)	74	23	39	62	20	-	10	3	12	15	2
7.		Dave Snopek (LW)	79	35	21	56	95	-	10	5	1	6	8
8.		Mike Backman (RW)	74	18	28	46	156	-	10	6	8	14	14
9.		Claude Larose (LW)	31	16	27	43	4	-	10	2	5	7	0
10.		Mike McDougall (RW)	68	17	25	42	43	-	4	0	3	3	0
11.		Jocelyn Guèvremont (D)	36	7	27	34	18	-	10	0	10	10	10
12.		Chris Kotsopoulos (D)	75	7	27	34	149	-	10	4	5	9	28
13.		Dennis Owchar (D)	40	6	27	33	26	-
14.		André Doré (D)	63	9	21	30	99	-	9	1	1	2	20
15.		Ray Markham (RW)	57	9	20	29	198	-
16.		Pat Conacher (LW)	53	11	14	25	43	-	7	1	1	2	4
17.		Frank Beaton (RW)	40	10	14	24	106	-	10	1	4	5	52
18.		Dan Clark (D)	75	0	24	24	247	-	10	1	4	5	21
19.		Doug Sulliman (RW)	31	9	7	16	9	-
20.		Bobby Sheehan (C)	13	8	7	15	2	-
21.		Tim Bothwell (D)	22	6	7	13	25	-
22.		Ed Hospodar (D)	25	3	9	12	131	-	5	0	1	1	39
23.		David Silk (RW)	11	1	9	10	0	-	9	1	2	3	12
24.		Dan McCarthy (C)	26	6	3	9	8	-
25.		Joe Augustine (D)	44	0	8	8	41	-
26.		Dean Turner (D)	6	1	3	4	10	-
27.		Bob Grant (D)	16	1	3	4	8	-
28.		Ray Clearwater (D)	14	1	1	2	6	-
29.		Dan Makuch (RW)	3	0	1	1	0	-
30.		Kent Reardon (RW)	5	0	1	1	2	-
31.		Tom Laidlaw (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-	10	1	6	7	27
32.		Dave Hrechkosy (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
33.		John Corriveau (F)	3	0	0	0	2	-
34.		Rick Slawson (D)	5	0	0	0	4	-

New Haven Nighthawks — 1979-1980 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Wayne Thomas (G)	5	2.36	.927	5	0	0	0	280:00	-
2.		Steve Baker (G)	9	3.54	.891	6	1	1	0	492:00	-
3.		Tom Semenchuk (G)	1	4.00	.882	1	0	0	0	60:00	-
4.		Doug Soetaert (G)	32	3.59	.868	17	8	5	3	1808:00	-	8	3.01
5.		Jim Pettie (G)	33	4.00	.864	16	13	3	2	1975:00	-	2	5.50
6.		John Davidson (G)	4	4.02	.860	1	3	0	0	238:00	-

1979-1980 New Haven Nighthawks Staff

GM/Head CoachParker MacDonald
Player-CoachRay Clearwater
BroadcasterNick Nickson
Franchise OwnerJoel Schiavone
Vice PresidentRoy Mlakar

Team Staff History

1979-1980 New Haven Nighthawks Captains

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Tom Colley

Team Captaincy History

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1979-1980 New Haven Senators Demographics

New Haven Senators Facts

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Team Colors: Red + Black + Bronze + White
Town: New Haven, CT, USA Map
Founded: 1972

1979-1980 New Haven Nighthawks Roster Facts

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31 players
9 players

Experience

New Haven Nighthawks: 2 939 GP
NHL: 2 484 GP
OG: 7 GP
AHL: 3 998 GP

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New Haven Senators History and Standings

New Haven Senators — Season History
season	league	GP	W	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
New Haven Senators
1992-1993	AHL	80	22	11	-	47	55	262	343	0.69	16	Did not make playoffs
New Haven Nighthawks
1991-1992	AHL	80	39	4	-	37	82	305	309	1.03	3	Division Semifinal loss
1990-1991	AHL	80	24	11	-	45	59	246	324	0.74	7	Did not make playoffs
1989-1990	AHL	80	32	7	-	41	71	283	316	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
1988-1989	AHL	80	35	10	-	35	80	325	309	1	4	Final loss
1987-1988	AHL	80	33	7	3	37	76	288	307	0.95	5	Did not make playoffs
1986-1987	AHL	80	44	-	11	25	99	331	315	1.24	3	Division Semifinal loss
1985-1986	AHL	80	36	7	-	37	79	340	343	0.99	4	Division Semifinal loss
1984-1985	AHL	80	31	8	-	41	70	315	341	0.88	5	Did not make playoffs
1983-1984	AHL	80	36	4	-	40	76	365	371	0.95	5	Did not make playoffs
1982-1983	AHL	80	38	8	-	34	84	337	329	1.05	3	Division Final loss
1981-1982	AHL	80	39	8	-	33	86	292	276	1.08	3	Division Semifinal loss
1980-1981	AHL	80	29	11	-	40	69	295	321	0.86	4	Division Semifinal loss
1979-1980	AHL	80	46	9	-	25	101	350	305	1.26	1	Division Final loss
1978-1979	AHL	80	46	9	-	25	101	346	271	1.26	1	Final loss
1977-1978	AHL	80	38	11	-	31	87	313	292	1.09	2	Final loss
1976-1977	AHL	80	43	6	-	31	92	333	287	1.15	2	Semifinal loss
1975-1976	AHL	76	29	8	-	39	66	261	295	0.87	2	Division Semifinal loss
1974-1975	AHL	76	30	11	-	35	71	282	302	0.93	5	Final loss
1973-1974	AHL	76	35	10	-	31	80	291	275	1.05	4	Division Final loss
1972-1973	AHL	76	16	20	-	40	52	246	331	0.68	6	Did not make playoffs

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

New Haven Senators — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
1992-1993	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	24.92
1991-1992	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	25.79
1990-1991	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.24
1989-1990	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	25.18
1988-1989	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	24.51

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Franchise All-Time Points

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Colley (F)	534	204	281	485
2.	Bill O'Dwyer (F)	293	92	147	239
3.	Dale Lewis (F)	299	86	151	237
4.	Mark Lofthouse (F)	208	98	130	228
5.	Jerry Byers (F)	213	94	112	206

Franchise All-Time Goals

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Colley (F)	534	204	281	485
2.	Mark Lofthouse (F)	208	98	130	228
3.	Jerry Byers (F)	213	94	112	206
4.	Bill O'Dwyer (F)	293	92	147	239
5.	Daryl Evans (F)	169	87	72	159

Franchise All-Time Assists

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Colley (F)	534	204	281	485
2.	Dale Lewis (F)	299	86	151	237
3.	Bill O'Dwyer (F)	293	92	147	239
4.	Mark Lofthouse (F)	208	98	130	228
5.	John Bednarski (D)	215	35	129	164

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Al Tuer (D)	210	3	40	688
2.	Dan Clark (D)	210	11	73	612
3.	Craig Duncanson (F)	177	57	151	522
4.	Chris Ahrens (D)	195	8	52	512
5.	Mike Backman (F)	218	57	149	504

Franchise All-Time Games Played

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Colley (F)	534	204	281	485
2.	Dale Lewis (F)	299	86	151	237
3.	Bill O'Dwyer (F)	293	92	147	239
4.	Brock Tredway (F)	263	73	98	171
5.	Tim Bothwell (D)	236	34	119	153

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Garry Galley (D)	4	2	8	2.00
2.	Tim Young (F)	13	7	20	1.54
3.	Marc Fortier (F)	16	9	24	1.50
4.	Daniel Guérard (F)	2	2	3	1.50
5.	Guy Charron (F)	2	1	3	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Steve West (F)	1973-1974	AHL	76	50	60	110	1.45	41
2.	Stan Drulia (F)	1991-1992	AHL	77	49	53	102	1.32	46
3.	Mark Lofthouse (F)	1983-1984	AHL	79	37	64	101	1.28	45
4.	Ed Johnstone (F)	1976-1977	AHL	80	40	58	98	1.23	79
5.	John Anderson (F)	1991-1992	AHL	68	41	54	95	1.40	24

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Daryl Evans (F)	1983-1984	AHL	69	51	34	85	1.23	14
2.	Steve West (F)	1973-1974	AHL	76	50	60	110	1.45	41
3.	Stan Drulia (F)	1991-1992	AHL	77	49	53	102	1.32	46
4.	Bill Lochead (F)	1979-1980	AHL	68	46	43	89	1.31	90
5.	Scott Bjugstad (F)	1989-1990	AHL	47	45	21	66	1.40	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mark Lofthouse (F)	1983-1984	AHL	79	37	64	101	1.28	45
2.	Steve West (F)	1973-1974	AHL	76	50	60	110	1.45	41
3.	Blake Dunlop (F)	1976-1977	AHL	76	33	60	93	1.22	16
4.	Ed Johnstone (F)	1976-1977	AHL	80	40	58	98	1.23	79
5.	Tom Colley (F)	1976-1977	AHL	80	37	56	93	1.16	36

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

New Haven Senators — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Pierre-Yves Giroux (F)	1982-1983	AHL	62	16	31	47	0.76	337
2.	Frank Beaton (F)	1978-1979	AHL	74	6	23	29	0.39	319
3.	Darryl Williams (F)	1990-1991	AHL	57	14	11	25	0.44	278
4.	Dean Turner (D)	1978-1979	AHL	76	9	25	34	0.45	275
5.	Dan Clark (D)	1979-1980	AHL	75	0	24	24	0.32	247