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.
1980–81
1979–80
1978–79
1977–78
Vancouver CanucksNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1976–77
Vancouver CanucksNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1975–76
1974–75
1973–74
1972–73
1971–72
1970–71
- DallasCHL
1969–70
- PortlandWHL
1968–69
- PortlandWHL
1967–68
- PortlandWHL
1966–67
- KingstonOHA-Sr.
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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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | NHL | Regular | 46 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 28 | -6 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Regular | 67 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Regular | 78 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 28 | -23 | 102 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 27 | -39 | 101 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | WEC-A | Canada | Regular | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 60 | -25 | 120 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WEC-A | Canada | Regular | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 48 | -7 | 118 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Regular | 49 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Regular | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -9 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Regular | 72 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 51 | -26 | 113 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1971–72 | NHL | Regular | 73 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 59 | -26 | 103 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1970–71 | CHL | Dallas | Regular | 65 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | CHL | Dallas | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | WHL | Portland | Regular | 72 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | WHL | Portland | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | WHL | Portland | Regular | 74 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | WHL | Portland | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | WHL | Portland | Regular | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | WHL | Portland | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1966–67 | OHA-Sr. | Kingston | Regular | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1965–66 | OHA-B | Kingston | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-02-15 | MNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-02-14 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-02-12 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-02-08 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-02-07 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 10:30 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.