1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season
Appearance
1980–81 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Division | 3rd Smythe |
Conference | 6th Campbell |
1980–81 record | 28–32–20 |
Home record | 17–12–11 |
Road record | 11–20–9 |
Goals for | 289 |
Goals against | 301 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jake Milford |
Coach | Harry Neale |
Captain | Kevin McCarthy |
Alternate captains | Stan Smyl Unknown |
Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
Average attendance | 14,534 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tiger Williams (35) |
Assists | Thomas Gradin (48) |
Points | Thomas Gradin (69) |
Penalty minutes | Tiger Williams (343)* |
Wins | Richard Brodeur (17) |
Goals against average | Richard Brodeur (3.51) |
The 1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished 3rd in the Smythe Division, scoring 289 goals and allowing 301.
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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St. Louis Blues | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76 |
Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Smythe Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]
Vs. Wales Conference
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Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1980 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 12, 1980 | 8–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 15, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 16, 1980 | 5–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 3–1–0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1980 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 3–2–0 |
6 | W | October 21, 1980 | 6–3 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 4–2–0 |
7 | L | October 22, 1980 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | October 24, 1980 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 5–3–0 |
9 | W | October 26, 1980 | 8–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 6–3–0 |
10 | T | October 29, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 6–3–1 |
11 | T | November 1, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 6–3–2 |
12 | L | November 2, 1980 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 6–4–2 |
13 | W | November 5, 1980 | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 7–4–2 |
14 | W | November 7, 1980 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 8–4–2 |
15 | W | November 8, 1980 | 6–4 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 9–4–2 |
16 | L | November 11, 1980 | 2–8 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 9–5–2 |
17 | T | November 14, 1980 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 9–5–3 |
18 | L | November 16, 1980 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 9–6–3 |
19 | W | November 18, 1980 | 6–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 10–6–3 |
20 | W | November 19, 1980 | 6–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 11–6–3 |
21 | L | November 22, 1980 | 3–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 11–7–3 |
22 | T | November 23, 1980 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 11–7–4 |
23 | W | November 26, 1980 | 7–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 12–7–4 |
24 | W | November 28, 1980 | 6–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 13–7–4 |
25 | T | November 29, 1980 | 3–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 13–7–5 |
26 | T | December 3, 1980 | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 13–7–6 |
27 | L | December 4, 1980 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 13–8–6 |
28 | L | December 7, 1980 | 3–5 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 13–9–6 |
29 | W | December 9, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 14–9–6 |
30 | W | December 10, 1980 | 8–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 15–9–6 |
31 | W | December 13, 1980 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 16–9–6 |
32 | T | December 14, 1980 | 2–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 16–9–7 |
33 | T | December 17, 1980 | 4–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 16–9–8 |
34 | W | December 19, 1980 | 10–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 17–9–8 |
35 | T | December 21, 1980 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 17–9–9 |
36 | L | December 26, 1980 | 3–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 17–10–9 |
37 | L | December 28, 1980 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 17–11–9 |
38 | T | December 30, 1980 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 17–11–10 |
39 | T | January 2, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 17–11–11 |
40 | L | January 3, 1981 | 3–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 17–12–11 |
41 | W | January 6, 1981 | 7–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 18–12–11 |
42 | T | January 7, 1981 | 1–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 18–12–12 |
43 | T | January 9, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 18–12–13 |
44 | T | January 13, 1981 | 3–3 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 18–12–14 |
45 | W | January 16, 1981 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 19–12–14 |
46 | W | January 17, 1981 | 5–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 20–12–14 |
47 | T | January 20, 1981 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 20–12–15 |
48 | L | January 21, 1981 | 1–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 20–13–15 |
49 | L | January 24, 1981 | 5–7 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 20–14–15 |
50 | L | January 28, 1981 | 3–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 20–15–15 |
51 | L | January 29, 1981 | 1–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 20–16–15 |
52 | W | February 1, 1981 | 6–2 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 21–16–15 |
53 | T | February 3, 1981 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 21–16–16 |
54 | L | February 7, 1981 | 2–9 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 21–17–16 |
55 | L | February 8, 1981 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 21–18–16 |
56 | L | February 12, 1981 | 3–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 21–19–16 |
57 | T | February 14, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 21–19–17 |
58 | L | February 15, 1981 | 2–7 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 21–20–17 |
59 | L | February 18, 1981 | 5–7 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 21–21–17 |
60 | L | February 20, 1981 | 3–9 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 21–22–17 |
61 | L | February 22, 1981 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 21–23–17 |
62 | W | February 24, 1981 | 6–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 22–23–17 |
63 | L | February 26, 1981 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 22–24–17 |
64 | L | February 27, 1981 | 1–5 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 22–25–17 |
65 | W | March 1, 1981 | 3–0 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 23–25–17 |
66 | W | March 4, 1981 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 24–25–17 |
67 | L | March 7, 1981 | 1–3 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 24–26–17 |
68 | L | March 8, 1981 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 24–27–17 |
69 | L | March 10, 1981 | 2–11 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 24–28–17 |
70 | W | March 13, 1981 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 25–28–17 |
71 | W | March 14, 1981 | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 26–28–17 |
72 | W | March 17, 1981 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 27–28–17 |
73 | L | March 21, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 27–29–17 |
74 | T | March 23, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 27–29–18 |
75 | T | March 25, 1981 | 4–4 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 27–29–19 |
76 | W | March 27, 1981 | 10–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 28–29–19 |
77 | L | March 29, 1981 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 28–30–19 |
78 | T | April 1, 1981 | 4–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 28–30–20 |
79 | L | April 3, 1981 | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 28–31–20 |
80 | L | April 4, 1981 | 5–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 28–32–20 |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
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Awards and records
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Transactions
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Draft picks
[edit]Vancouver's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Rick Lanz | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
3 | 49 | Andy Schliebener | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
4 | 70 | Marc Crawford | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
5 | 91 | Darrell May | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
6 | 112 | Ken Berry | ![]() |
Canadian National Development Team |
7 | 133 | Doug Lidster | ![]() |
Colorado College (NCAA) |
8 | 154 | John O'Connor | ![]() |
University of Vermont (ECAC) |
9 | 175 | Patrik Sundstrom | ![]() |
Umeå (Sweden) |
10 | 196 | Grant Martin | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
Farm teams
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.