1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season
1980–81 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1980–81 record | 19–43–18 |
Goals for | 252 |
Goals against | 339 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jimmy Skinner |
Coach | Ted Lindsay, Wayne Maxner |
Captain | Errol Thompson and Reed Larson |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 13325 |
The 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 49th season, 55th overall for the franchise.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
[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
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 10, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1980 | 1–8 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 0–2–0 |
3 | L | October 15, 1980 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 0–3–0 |
4 | L | October 16, 1980 | 4–6 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 0–4–0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 0–5–0 |
6 | W | October 23, 1980 | 5–1 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 1–5–0 |
7 | W | October 25, 1980 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 2–5–0 |
8 | L | October 26, 1980 | 6–7 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 2–6–0 |
9 | T | October 28, 1980 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 2–6–1 |
10 | L | October 29, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 2–7–1 |
11 | L | November 1, 1980 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 2–8–1 |
12 | L | November 4, 1980 | 4–6 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 2–9–1 |
13 | W | November 6, 1980 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 3–9–1 |
14 | L | November 8, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 3–10–1 |
15 | T | November 11, 1980 | 4–4 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 3–10–2 |
16 | T | November 12, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 3–10–3 |
17 | L | November 15, 1980 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 3–11–3 |
18 | L | November 19, 1980 | 1–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 3–12–3 |
19 | L | November 20, 1980 | 3–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 3–13–3 |
20 | L | November 22, 1980 | 2–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 3–14–3 |
21 | T | November 26, 1980 | 7–7 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 3–14–4 |
22 | L | November 29, 1980 | 1–5 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 3–15–4 |
23 | L | December 2, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 3–16–4 |
24 | L | December 4, 1980 | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 3–17–4 |
25 | W | December 6, 1980 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 4–17–4 |
26 | T | December 7, 1980 | 1–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 4–17–5 |
27 | L | December 11, 1980 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 4–18–5 |
28 | W | December 13, 1980 | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 5–18–5 |
29 | W | December 14, 1980 | 5–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 6–18–5 |
30 | W | December 16, 1980 | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 7–18–5 |
31 | W | December 18, 1980 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 8–18–5 |
32 | T | December 20, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 8–18–6 |
33 | L | December 23, 1980 | 2–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 8–19–6 |
34 | T | December 27, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 8–19–7 |
35 | W | December 28, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 9–19–7 |
36 | W | December 31, 1980 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 10–19–7 |
37 | T | January 2, 1981 | 2–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 10–19–8 |
38 | L | January 3, 1981 | 4–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 10–20–8 |
39 | L | January 6, 1981 | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 10–21–8 |
40 | L | January 8, 1981 | 4–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 10–22–8 |
41 | W | January 10, 1981 | 4–1 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 11–22–8 |
42 | T | January 13, 1981 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 11–22–9 |
43 | L | January 15, 1981 | 0–10 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 11–23–9 |
44 | L | January 16, 1981 | 1–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 11–24–9 |
45 | L | January 20, 1981 | 4–11 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 11–25–9 |
46 | L | January 22, 1981 | 0–3 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 11–26–9 |
47 | W | January 24, 1981 | 6–2 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 12–26–9 |
48 | W | January 26, 1981 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 13–26–9 |
49 | T | January 28, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 13–26–10 |
50 | T | January 29, 1981 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 13–26–11 |
51 | L | February 1, 1981 | 1–4 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 13–27–11 |
52 | W | February 3, 1981 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 14–27–11 |
53 | W | February 5, 1981 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 15–27–11 |
54 | L | February 6, 1981 | 3–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 15–28–11 |
55 | W | February 8, 1981 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 16–28–11 |
56 | T | February 12, 1981 | 2–2 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 16–28–12 |
57 | L | February 14, 1981 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 16–29–12 |
58 | W | February 17, 1981 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 17–29–12 |
59 | W | February 19, 1981 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 18–29–12 |
60 | L | February 21, 1981 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 18–30–12 |
61 | L | February 25, 1981 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 18–31–12 |
62 | L | February 27, 1981 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 18–32–12 |
63 | T | March 1, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 18–32–13 |
64 | T | March 4, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 18–32–14 |
65 | T | March 8, 1981 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 18–32–15 |
66 | T | March 10, 1981 | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 18–32–16 |
67 | L | March 12, 1981 | 4–9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 18–33–16 |
68 | L | March 14, 1981 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 18–34–16 |
69 | L | March 17, 1981 | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 18–35–16 |
70 | L | March 19, 1981 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 18–36–16 |
71 | W | March 21, 1981 | 5–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 19–36–16 |
72 | L | March 22, 1981 | 3–9 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 19–37–16 |
73 | L | March 24, 1981 | 4–7 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 19–38–16 |
74 | L | March 26, 1981 | 0–2 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 19–39–16 |
75 | L | March 28, 1981 | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 19–40–16 |
76 | L | March 29, 1981 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 19–41–16 |
77 | T | March 31, 1981 | 5–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 19–41–17 |
78 | T | April 2, 1981 | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 19–41–18 |
79 | L | April 4, 1981 | 4–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 19–42–18 |
80 | L | April 5, 1981 | 2–7 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 19–43–18 |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dale McCourt | C | 80 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 50 | -17 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
John Ogrodnick | LW | 80 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 14 | -17 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Mike Foligno | RW | 80 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 210 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Reed Larson | D | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 153 | -35 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Huber | D | 80 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 130 | -28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 74 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 30 | -35 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Kirton | C | 50 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 24 | -30 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Errol Thompson | LW | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 52 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
George Lyle | LW | 31 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Woods | LW | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brent Peterson | C | 53 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Korn | D/LW | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 246 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gary McAdam | LW | 40 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 27 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Glenn Hicks | LW | 58 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Barrett | D | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 60 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jean Hamel | D | 68 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 57 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Labraaten | LW | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Vasko | D | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Blaisdell | RW | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Miller | D | 64 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 70 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Smith | RW | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 93 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Paterson | LW | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jody Gage | RW | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Polonich | C/RW | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 77 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Ingarfield | C | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mal Davis | LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Joly | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Smith | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Gilbert | G | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Lozinski | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Bladon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Legris | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilles Gilbert | 2618 | 48 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 175 | 4.01 | 0 |
Larry Lozinski | 1459 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 105 | 4.32 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | 600 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 |
Al Jensen | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
Claude Legris | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.81 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 334 | 4.17 | 0 |
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
Transactions
Draft picks
Detroit'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 | 11 | Mike Blaisdell | ![]() | Regina Pats (WHL) |
3 | 46 | Mark Osborne | ![]() | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
5 | 88 | Mike Corrigan | ![]() | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
6 | 109 | Wayne Crawford | ![]() | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
7 | 130 | Mike Braun | ![]() | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
8 | 151 | Jeff Beukeboom | ![]() | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
9 | 172 | Dave Miles | ![]() | Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL) |
10 | 193 | Brian Rorabeck | ![]() | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
Farm teams
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1980-81 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
- "1980–81 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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