Dennis Kearns

Player profile and career history

D · #6

Dennis Kearns was a defenceman. Born September 27, 1945 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'9", weighed 185 lbs and shot left. In 677 NHL regular-season games he had 31 goals and 290 assists for 321 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
677
Goals
31
Assists
290
Points
321
All supplied career statistics
Assists
290
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
677
Goals
31
Ot Goals
0
Pim
386
Plus Minus
-155
Points
321
Power Play Goals
11
Power Play Points
143
Shooting Pctg
0.0344
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
899

NHL playoff career

Games
11
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
3
All supplied career statistics
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
11
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-6
Points
3
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.0833
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
12

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.05
Assists / game
0.43
Points / game
0.47
Shots / game
1.33

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
5
1976–77 · Vancouver Canucks
Assists
55
1976–77 · Vancouver Canucks
Points
60
1976–77 · Vancouver Canucks
Shots
120
1976–77 · Vancouver Canucks

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1980–81

  2. 1979–80

  3. 1978–79

  4. 1977–78

  5. 1976–77

  6. 1975–76

  7. 1974–75

  8. 1973–74

  9. 1972–73

  10. 1971–72

  11. 1970–71

    • DallasCHL
  12. 1969–70

    • PortlandWHL
  13. 1968–69

    • PortlandWHL
  14. 1967–68

    • PortlandWHL
  15. 1966–67

    • KingstonOHA-Sr.
  16. 1965–66

    • KingstonOHA-B

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1980–81NHLVancouver CanucksRegular461141528-643070000
All stats
Assists
14
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
46
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
28
Plus Minus
-6
Points
15
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
7
Shooting Pctg
0.0233
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
43
1979–80NHLVancouver CanucksRegular671181924266050000
All stats
Assists
18
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
67
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
24
Plus Minus
2
Points
19
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.0152
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
66
1979–80NHLVancouver CanucksPlayoffs20002-21000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
2
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-2
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
1
1978–79NHLVancouver CanucksRegular783313428-231020130000
All stats
Assists
31
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
78
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
28
Plus Minus
-23
Points
34
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
13
Shooting Pctg
0.0294
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
102
1978–79NHLVancouver CanucksPlayoffs3112204110000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
2
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.25
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
4
1977–78NHLVancouver CanucksRegular804434727-391011230020
All stats
Assists
43
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
80
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
27
Plus Minus
-39
Points
47
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
23
Shooting Pctg
0.0396
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
101
1977–78WEC-ACanadaRegular1001114————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
10
Goals
0
Pim
14
Points
1
1976–77NHLVancouver CanucksRegular805556060-251202241210
All stats
Assists
55
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
80
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
60
Plus Minus
-25
Points
60
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
24
Shooting Pctg
0.0417
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
120
1976–77WEC-ACanadaRegular100112————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
10
Goals
0
Pim
2
Points
1
1975–76NHLVancouver CanucksRegular805465148-71181280000
All stats
Assists
46
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
80
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
48
Plus Minus
-7
Points
51
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
28
Shooting Pctg
0.0424
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
118
1975–76NHLVancouver CanucksPlayoffs20110-13010000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
2
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-1
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
3
1974–75NHLVancouver CanucksRegular491111231472190000
All stats
Assists
11
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
49
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
31
Plus Minus
4
Points
12
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
9
Shooting Pctg
0.0139
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
72
1974–75NHLVancouver CanucksPlayoffs40004-34000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-3
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
4
1973–74NHLVancouver CanucksRegular524131730-961280100
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
52
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
30
Plus Minus
-9
Points
17
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.0656
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
61
1972–73NHLVancouver CanucksRegular724333751-26113290000
All stats
Assists
33
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
72
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
51
Plus Minus
-26
Points
37
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
9
Shooting Pctg
0.0354
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
113
1971–72NHLVancouver CanucksRegular733262959-261032170000
All stats
Assists
26
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
73
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
59
Plus Minus
-26
Points
29
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
17
Shooting Pctg
0.0291
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
103
1970–71CHLDallasRegular658445265————————
All stats
Assists
44
Games Played
65
Goals
8
Pim
65
Points
52
1970–71CHLDallasPlayoffs1025714————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
10
Goals
2
Pim
14
Points
7
1969–70WHLPortlandRegular7211425367————————
All stats
Assists
42
Games Played
72
Goals
11
Pim
67
Points
53
1969–70WHLPortlandPlayoffs81679————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
8
Goals
1
Pim
9
Points
7
1968–69WHLPortlandRegular742424481————————
All stats
Assists
42
Games Played
74
Goals
2
Pim
81
Points
44
1968–69WHLPortlandPlayoffs1126813————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
11
Goals
2
Pim
13
Points
8
1967–68WHLPortlandRegular685152062————————
All stats
Assists
15
Games Played
68
Goals
5
Pim
62
Points
20
1967–68WHLPortlandPlayoffs122462————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
12
Goals
2
Pim
2
Points
6
1966–67OHA-Sr.KingstonRegular4017143147————————
All stats
Assists
14
Games Played
40
Goals
17
Pim
47
Points
31
1965–66OHA-BKingstonRegular—————————————
All stats

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1981-02-15MNS000–
1981-02-14PIT000–
1981-02-12PHI000–
1981-02-08DET000–
1981-02-07STL000–

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 15, 10:30 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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