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1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season

10th season in franchise history

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1979–80
year	1979
Team	Vancouver Canucks
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	7th
Division	Smythe
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	27–37–16
HomeRecord	14–17–9
RoadRecord	13–20–7
GoalsFor	256
GoalsAgainst	281
GeneralManager	Jake Milford
Coach	Harry Neale
Captain	Kevin McCarthy
AltCaptain	Thomas Gradin
Dennis Kearns
Harold Snepsts
Tiger Williams
Stan Smyl
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Attendance	14,293
GoalsLeader	Stan Smyl (31)
AssistsLeader	Stan Smyl (47)
PointsLeader	Stan Smyl (78)
PIMLeader	Stan Smyl (204)
WinsLeader	Glen Hanlon (17)
GAALeader	Glen Hanlon (3.47)

Dennis Kearns Harold Snepsts Tiger Williams Stan Smyl

The 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 10th in the NHL. Stan Smyl led the team in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes, the last time one player has led his team in all four categories. On October 14, 1979, Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal against Glen Hanlon.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 9, 1979||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1979||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 14, 1979||4–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 17, 1979||5–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 18, 1979||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1979–80) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 20, 1979||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||2–3–1 |- |7||T||October 21, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||2–3–2 |- |8||W||October 24, 1979||5–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 27, 1979||5–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||4–3–2 |- |10||T||October 31, 1979||2–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1979–80) ||4–3–3

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| Legend:

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 8 || Vancouver || 1 – 2 || Buffalo || || Buffalo leads 1–0 |- | 2 || April 9 || Vancouver || 0 – 6 || Buffalo || || Buffalo leads 2–0 |- | 3 || April 11 || Buffalo || 4 – 5 || Vancouver || || Buffalo leads 2–1 |- | 4 || April 12 || Buffalo || 3 – 1 || Vancouver || || Buffalo wins 3–1

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Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft. The draft was held in August 1979 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Rick Vaive (RW)	Canada	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
2	26	Brent Ashton (C)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3	47	Ken Ellacott (G)	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4	68	Art Rutland (F)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
5	89	Dirk Graham (RW)	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
6	110	Shane Swan	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

References

http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/1980.html

References

"1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Schedule".

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