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Detroit Red Wings 1978–79 Roster

Name every player on the 1978–79 Detroit Red Wings. Type a full name or last name.

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Position	#	Pts	First	Hometown	Player
Centre	15	37	Paul	Hespeler, ON, CAN	— which player?
Centre	20	73	Vaclav	Hodonin, CZE	— which player?
Centre	10	71	Dale	Falconbridge, ON, CAN	— which player?
Defence	28	67	Reed	Minneapolis, MN, USA	— which player?
Left Wing	21	38	Dan	Leksand, SWE	— which player?
Centre	16	49	Andre	Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN	— which player?
Defence	3	28	Perry	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	— which player?
Left Wing	12	54	Errol	Summerside, PE, CAN	— which player?
Left Wing	14	34	Nick	Stratford, ON, CAN	— which player?
Defence	4	27	Thommie	Munkfors, SWE	— which player?
Defence	7	31	Willie	Strasskirchen, DEU	— which player?
Centre	8	22	Dennis	Foam Lake, SK, CAN	— which player?
Right Wing	19	29	Dan	Waterville, ME, USA	— which player?
Defence	5	6	Jean	Asbestos, QC, CAN	— which player?
Defence	2	6	Terry	Regina, SK, CAN	— which player?
Left Wing	23	11	Bill	Forest, ON, CAN	— which player?
Defence	29	2	John	Jasper, AB, CAN	— which player?
Centre	25	11	Greg	Gimli, MB, CAN	— which player?
Centre	18	11	Fern	Gaspesie, QC, CAN	— which player?
Centre	21	8	J.P.	South Durham, QC, CAN	— which player?
Centre	22	12	Dennis	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	— which player?
Defence	24	4	Greg	Calgary, AB, CAN	— which player?
Centre	21	12	Roland	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	— which player?
Centre	—	10	Bill	Swift Current, SK, CAN	— which player?
Defence	11	2	John	Minneapolis, MN, USA	— which player?
Goaltender	30	—	Rogie	Palmarolle, QC, CAN	— which player?
Goaltender	1	—	Jim	Beeton, ON, CAN	— which player?

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Position

Pts

First

Hometown

Player

Centre

Paul

Hespeler, ON, CAN

— which player?

Centre

Vaclav

Hodonin, CZE

— which player?

Centre

Dale

Falconbridge, ON, CAN

— which player?

Defence

Reed

Minneapolis, MN, USA

— which player?

Left Wing

Dan

Leksand, SWE

— which player?

Centre

Andre

Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN

— which player?

Defence

Perry

Winnipeg, MB, CAN

— which player?

Left Wing

Errol

Summerside, PE, CAN

— which player?

Left Wing

Nick

Stratford, ON, CAN

— which player?

Defence

Thommie

Munkfors, SWE

— which player?

Defence

Willie

Strasskirchen, DEU

— which player?

Centre

Dennis

Foam Lake, SK, CAN

— which player?

Right Wing

Dan

Waterville, ME, USA

— which player?

Defence

Jean

Asbestos, QC, CAN

— which player?

Defence

Terry

Regina, SK, CAN

— which player?

Left Wing

Bill

Forest, ON, CAN

— which player?

Defence

John

Jasper, AB, CAN

— which player?

Centre

Greg

Gimli, MB, CAN

— which player?

Centre

Fern

Gaspesie, QC, CAN

— which player?

Centre

J.P.

South Durham, QC, CAN

— which player?

Centre

Dennis

Winnipeg, MB, CAN

— which player?

Defence

Greg

Calgary, AB, CAN

— which player?

Centre

Roland

Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN

— which player?

Centre

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Bill

Swift Current, SK, CAN

— which player?

Defence

John

Minneapolis, MN, USA

— which player?

Goaltender

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Rogie

Palmarolle, QC, CAN

— which player?

Goaltender

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Jim

Beeton, ON, CAN

— which player?