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1980–81 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1980–81 |
| year | 1980 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| Record | 37–30–13 |
| HomeRecord | 26–10–4 |
| RoadRecord | 11–20–9 |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Adams |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 316 |
| GoalsAgainst | 272 |
| GeneralManager | Harry Sinden |
| Coach | Gerry Cheevers |
| Captain | Wayne Cashman |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| AltCaptain | None |
| GoalsLeader | Rick Middleton (44) |
| AssistsLeader | Rick Middleton (59) |
| PointsLeader | Rick Middleton (103) |
| PIMLeader | Terry O'Reilly (223) |
| WinsLeader | Rogie Vachon (25) |
| GAALeader | Marco Baron (2.85) |
The 1980–81 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 57th season.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1980||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1980–81) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1980||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1980–81) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 12, 1980||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 15, 1980||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 16, 1980||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 18, 1980||2–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||October 22, 1980||0–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) ||2–5–0 |- |8||L||October 24, 1980||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||2–6–0 |- |9||T||October 26, 1980||7–7 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||2–6–1 |- |10||L||October 30, 1980||1–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||2–7–1
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 80 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | |
| C | 80 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 78 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 111 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 77 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 80 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 67 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 96 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 6 | |
| C | 76 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 94 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 77 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| RW | 77 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 74 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 192 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 47 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 72 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 48 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 42 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 148 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 172 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 77 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 222 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3021 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 168 | 3.34 | 1 | |
| 1272 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 3.68 | 0 | |
| 507 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2.84 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 270 | 3.38 | 1 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| 164 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5.85 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 184 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.20 | 0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.
Trades
| February 18, 1981 | To Boston BruinsMike Gillis | To Colorado RockiesBob Miller |
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Waivers
| October 10, 1980 | To Detroit Red WingsRick Smith |
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Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Barry Pederson | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 3 | 60 | Tom Fergus | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 4 | 81 | Steve Kasper | Canada | Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 102 | Randy Hillier | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 123 | Steve Lyons | United States | Matignon High School (USHS-MA) |
| 7 | 144 | Tom McMurchy | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) |
| 8 | 165 | Mike Moffat | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
| 9 | 186 | Michael Thelven | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
| 10 | 207 | Jens Ohling | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
References
References
- "1980-81 Boston Bruins Schedule".
- "1980-81 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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