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1979–80 Colorado Rockies season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1979–80 |
| year | 1979 |
| Team | Colorado Rockies (NHL)Colorado Rockies |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 11th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 19–48–13 |
| HomeRecord | 12–20–8 |
| RoadRecord | 7–28–5 |
| GoalsFor | 234 |
| GoalsAgainst | 308 |
| GeneralManager | Ray Miron |
| Coach | Don Cherry |
| Captain | Mike Christie |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | McNichols Sports Arena |
| Attendance | 9,787 (61.6%) |
| GoalsLeader | Rene Robert (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Rene Robert (35) |
| PointsLeader | Rene Robert (63) |
| PIMLeader | Rob Ramage (135) |
| WinsLeader | Hardy Astrom (9) |
| Bill McKenzie (9) | |
| GAALeader | Bill McKenzie (3.49) |
| prev_season | [1978–79](1978-79-colorado-rockies-season) |
| next_season | [1980–81](1980-81-colorado-rockies-season) |
Bill McKenzie (9)
The 1979–80 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's fourth season in Colorado and their sixth in the NHL. Trying to jolt the fan base and create some excitement for the club, the team hired Don Cherry, who had been fired by the Boston Bruins, and installed him as the new head coach. In addition, a major mid-season trade netted the Rockies legendary goal-scorer and future Hall-of-Famer Lanny McDonald from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With the first pick overall in the draft, the Rockies selected offensive-minded defenseman Rob Ramage. It was the first time that the Rockies had the first pick overall.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rob Ramage | Defense | London Knights (OHL) | |
| 4 | 64 | Steve Peters | Center | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) | |
| 5 | 85 | Gary Dillon | Center | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) | |
| 6 | 106 | Bob Attwell | Right wing | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 11, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 13, 1979||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 14, 1979||2–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||October 18, 1979||2–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||0–3–1 |- |5||W||October 20, 1979||4–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||1–3–1 |- |6||L||October 23, 1979||4–7 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||1–4–1 |- |7||T||October 26, 1979||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||1–4–2 |- |8||L||October 28, 1979||2–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||1–5–2 |- |9||L||October 30, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||1–6–2 |- |10||L||October 31, 1979||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||1–7–2
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 69 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 79 | -20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 67 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 33 | -13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 77 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 8 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 46 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 43 | -15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 70 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 36 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 75 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 76 | -24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 75 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 100 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 75 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 16 | -23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 75 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 135 | -40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 34 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 41 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 78 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 51 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 20 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 53 | -10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 45 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 46 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2574 | 49 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 161 | 3.75 | 0 | |
| 1342 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 78 | 3.49 | 1 | |
| 557 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 4.20 | 0 | |
| 327 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 4.77 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 304 | 3.80 | 1 |
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;
Transactions
On December 29, 1979, the Maple Leafs traded Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville to the Colorado Rockies for Wilf Paiement and Pat Hickey.
Farm teams
Affiliations have included: Flint Generals, Fort Worth Texans
References
References
- "1979-80 Colorado Rockies Schedule".
- "1979-80 Colorado Rockies Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- [http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep199204.htm Legends of Hockey – Spotlight – One on One with Lanny McDonald] {{webarchive. link. (2010-07-03)
- "A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Co".
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