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1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1979–80
year	1979
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Record	26–43–11
HomeRecord	14–21–5
RoadRecord	12–22–6
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	9th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	5th
GoalsFor	268
GoalsAgainst	306
GeneralManager	Ted Lindsay
Coach	Bobby Kromm,
Ted Lindsay
Captain	Dale McCourt
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Detroit Olympia
(Oct-Dec)
Joe Louis Arena
(Dec-Apr)
GoalsLeader	Mike Foligno (36)
AssistsLeader	Dale McCourt (51)
PointsLeader	Dale McCourt (81)
PIMLeader	Willie Huber (164)
WinsLeader	Rogie Vachon (20)
GAALeader	Rogie Vachon (3.62)

Ted Lindsay (Oct-Dec) Joe Louis Arena (Dec-Apr) The 1979–80 season was the first season that the Red Wings played at their at the time newly built arena, the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||T||October 10, 1979||4–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 12, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 13, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||0–1–2 |- |4||W||October 17, 1979||5–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||1–1–2 |- |5||L||October 20, 1979||3–7 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||1–2–2 |- |6||W||October 25, 1979||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 27, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 28, 1979||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||2–4–2 |- |9||L||October 31, 1979||3–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||2–5–2

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Game 28 would be the last game ever played in the Detroit Olympia.
Game 33 would be the first ice hockey game ever played in the Joe Louis Arena. As a result, the Red Wings were forced on a four-game road trip from December 16 to 26.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	80	30	51	81	12	1	7	2	3
RW	79	35	39	74	13	-5	11	0	5
RW	80	36	35	71	109	-2	9	0	0
D	80	22	44	66	101	-7	7	0	2
C	80	16	50	66	69	3	3	0	1
LW	76	30	27	57	8	5	6	0	5
LW	77	34	14	48	22	-10	8	2	3
D	76	17	23	40	164	-26	4	2	2
LW	41	8	24	32	8	-4	3	0	1
LW	79	6	20	26	24	-19	0	0	0
D/LW	63	5	13	18	108	-4	1	0	1
D	80	0	17	17	38	-28	0	0	0
C	42	3	12	15	10	-8	0	0	1
D	59	3	10	13	45	-2	0	0	0
LW	27	7	4	11	2	-2	0	0	2
LW	44	6	5	11	19	-14	2	0	0
C	33	4	6	10	0	-11	0	0	0
C/RW	66	2	8	10	127	-15	0	0	0
D	28	1	5	6	45	4	0	0	0
D	49	1	4	5	43	-2	0	0	0
LW	50	1	2	3	43	-21	0	0	0
C	18	1	2	3	2	-1	0	0	0
D	16	0	3	3	41	-4	0	0	0
G	59	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
RW	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
D	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
D	15	0	0	0	11	-2	0	0	0
G	23	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0
RW	2	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0
D	8	0	0	0	2	-11	0	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	3474	59	20	30	8	209	3.61	4
	1326	23	6	13	3	92	4.16	1
Team:	4800	80	26	43	11	301	3.76	5

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;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Mike Foligno	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	45	Jody Gage	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
3	46	Boris Fistric	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
4	66	John Ogrodnick	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
5	87	Joe Paterson	Canada	London Knights (OMJHL)
6	108	Carmine Cirella	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)

References

"1979-80 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
"1979-80 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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