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Plays in - Town Denver, CO Founded 1976

1980-1981 Skater Stats
# N Player GP G A TP PIM +/-   GP G A TP PIM +/-
NHL
1. Lanny McDonald (RW)   80 35 46 81 56 -27 |
2. Merlin Malinowski (C)   69 25 37 62 61 -24 |
3. Rob Ramage (D)   79 20 42 62 193 -46 |
4. Mike McEwen (D)   65 11 35 46 84 -33 |
5. Lucien Deblois (RW)   74 26 16 42 78 -42 |
6. Paul Gagné (LW)   61 25 16 41 12 -24 |
7. Walt McKechnie (C)   53 15 23 38 18 -7 |
8. Yvon Vautour (RW)   74 15 19 34 143 -20 |
9. Joel Quenneville (D)   71 10 24 34 86 -24 |
10. Randy Pierce (RW)   55 9 21 30 52 -28 |
                             
11. Ron Delorme (RW)   65 11 16 27 70 -11 |
12. René Robert (C)   28 8 11 19 30 -13 |
13. Mike Gillis (LW)   51 11 7 18 54 -21 |
14. Steve Tambellini (C)   13 6 12 18 2 -1 |
15. Eddie Cooper (LW)   47 7 7 14 46 -6 |
16. Craig Norwich (D)   11 3 11 14 10 4 |
17. Doug Berry (C)   46 3 10 13 9 -15 |
18. Jack Valiquette (C)   25 3 9 12 7 -12 |
19. Barry E. Smith (C)   62 4 4 8 4 -2 |
20. Mike Kitchen (D)   75 1 7 8 100 -38 |
                             
21. Jack Hughes (D)   38 2 5 7 91 -22 |
22. Trevor Johansen (D)   35 0 7 7 18 -20 |
23. Bob Miller (C)   22 5 1 6 15 -19 |
24. Robert Crawford (RW)   15 1 3 4 6 4 |
25. Bobby Sheehan (C)   41 1 3 4 10 -5 |
26. Bob Attwell (RW)   15 0 4 4 0 1 |
27. Les Auge (D)   6 0 3 3 4 -3 |
28. Bill Baker (D)   13 0 3 3 12 0 |
29. Gary Dillon (C)   13 1 1 2 29 -6 |
30. Mario Giallonardo (D)   15 0 2 2 4 1 |
                             
31. Terry Harper (D)   15 0 2 2 8 -3 |
32. Peter Sturgeon (LW)   4 0 1 1 2 0 |
33. Dave Watson (F)   13 0 1 1 8 -2 |
34. Mike Christie (D)   1 0 0 0 0 1 |
35. Aaron Broten (C)   2 0 0 0 0 0 |
36. Joe Ward (C)   4 0 0 0 2 -2 |
37. Dean Turner (D)   4 0 0 0 4 -4 |
1980-1981 Goaltending Stats
# N Player GP GAA SV% w l t so toi svs   GP GAA SV%
  NHL                          
1. Phil Myre   10 3.44 .884 3 6 1 0 575 251 |
2. Chico Resch   8 3.77 .877 2 4 2 0 446 200 |
3. Hardy Ã…ström   30 3.77 .869 6 15 6 0 1639 684 |
4. Al Smith   37 4.76 .835 9 18 4 0 1902 762 |
5. Jari Kaarela   5 6.00 .809 2 2 0 0 220 93 |
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1976-1977 NHL 80 20 14 46 - - 226 307 54 0.68 17 Did not make playoffs
1977-1978 NHL 80 19 21 40 - - 257 305 59 0.74 13 Playoffs Qualifier loss
1978-1979 NHL 80 15 12 53 - - 210 331 42 0.53 17 Did not make playoffs
1979-1980 NHL 80 19 13 48 - - 234 308 51 0.64 20 Did not make playoffs
1980-1981 NHL 80 22 13 45 - - 258 344 57 0.71 19 Did not make playoffs
1981-1982 NHL 80 18 13 49 - - 241 362 49 0.61 21 Did not make playoffs

Stars and Cult Players

Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Wilf Paiement (F) 257 106 148 254
2. Paul Gardner (F) 170 83 77 160
3. Lanny McDonald (F) 142 66 75 141
4. Gary Croteau (F) 234 65 71 136
5. Merlin Malinowski (F) 202 46 86 132
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Wilf Paiement (F) 257 106 148 254
2. Paul Gardner (F) 170 83 77 160
3. Lanny McDonald (F) 142 66 75 141
4. Ron Delorme (F) 314 66 43 109
5. Gary Croteau (F) 234 65 71 136
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Wilf Paiement (F) 257 106 148 254
2. Rob Ramage (D) 234 41 91 132
3. John Van Boxmeer (D) 197 23 87 110
4. Merlin Malinowski (F) 202 46 86 132
5. Paul Gardner (F) 170 83 77 160
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Rob Ramage (D) 234 41 132 529
2. Wilf Paiement (F) 257 106 254 336
3. Mike Kitchen (D) 354 7 57 294
4. Ron Delorme (F) 314 66 109 284
5. Randy Pierce (F) 240 53 124 206
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Mike Kitchen (D) 354 7 50 57
2. Ron Delorme (F) 314 66 43 109
3. Wilf Paiement (F) 257 106 148 254
4. Randy Pierce (F) 240 53 71 124
5. Gary Croteau (F) 234 65 71 136
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Craig Norwich (D) 11 3 14 1.27
2. Paul Miller (F) 3 0 3 1.00
3. Wilf Paiement (F) 257 106 254 0.99
4. Lanny McDonald (F) 142 66 141 0.99
5. Paul Gardner (F) 170 83 160 0.94
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Wilf Paiement (F) 1977-1978 NHL 80 31 56 87 1.09 114
2. Wilf Paiement (F) 1976-1977 NHL 78 41 40 81 1.04 101
3. Lanny McDonald (F) 1980-1981 NHL 80 35 46 81 1.01 56
4. René Robert (F) 1979-1980 NHL 69 28 35 63 0.91 79
5. Merlin Malinowski (F) 1980-1981 NHL 69 25 37 62 0.90 61
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Wilf Paiement (F) 1976-1977 NHL 78 41 40 81 1.04 101
2. Lanny McDonald (F) 1980-1981 NHL 80 35 46 81 1.01 56
3. Wilf Paiement (F) 1977-1978 NHL 80 31 56 87 1.09 114
4. Paul Gardner (F) 1976-1977 NHL 60 30 29 59 0.98 25
5. Paul Gardner (F) 1977-1978 NHL 46 30 22 52 1.13 29
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Wilf Paiement (F) 1977-1978 NHL 80 31 56 87 1.09 114
2. Lanny McDonald (F) 1980-1981 NHL 80 35 46 81 1.01 56
3. Rob Ramage (D) 1980-1981 NHL 79 20 42 62 0.78 193
4. John Van Boxmeer (D) 1977-1978 NHL 80 12 42 54 0.68 87
5. Wilf Paiement (F) 1976-1977 NHL 78 41 40 81 1.04 101
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Rob Ramage (D) 1981-1982 NHL 80 13 29 42 0.53 201
2. Rob Ramage (D) 1980-1981 NHL 79 20 42 62 0.78 193
3. John Wensink (F) 1981-1982 NHL 57 5 3 8 0.14 152
4. Yvon Vautour (F) 1980-1981 NHL 74 15 19 34 0.46 143
5. Rob Ramage (D) 1979-1980 NHL 75 8 20 28 0.37 135
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Franchise history
- Kansas City Scouts (1974-1976)
- Colorado Rockies (1976-1982)
- New Jersey Devils (1982-present)