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1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season

NHL team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season1980–81
year1980
TeamEdmonton Oilers
ConferenceCampbell
ConferenceRank8th
DivisionSmythe
DivisionRank4th
Record29–35–16
HomeRecord17–13–10
RoadRecord12–22–6
GoalsFor328
GoalsAgainst327
GeneralManagerGlen Sather
CoachBryan Watson (Oct-Nov)
Glen Sather (Nov-Apr)
CaptainBlair MacDonald (Oct-Mar)
Lee Fogolin (Mar-Apr)
AltCaptainNone
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Attendance17,423 (99.7%)
MinorLeagueWichita Wind (CHL)
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
GoalsLeaderWayne Gretzky (55)
AssistsLeaderWayne Gretzky (109)
PointsLeaderWayne Gretzky (164)
PlusMinusLeaderWayne Gretzky (+41)
PIMLeaderPat Price (193)
WinsLeaderEddie Mio (16)
GAALeaderGary Edwards (3.62)

Glen Sather (Nov-Apr) Lee Fogolin (Mar-Apr) Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)

The 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' second season in the NHL, and they finished with 74 points, a 5-point improvement from their first season.

Wayne Gretzky ran away with the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the leading scorer, as he finished with 164 points, 29 points ahead of runner-up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky also won his second consecutive Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the MVP of the NHL. His 164 points were an NHL record, previously held by Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins in the 1970–71 NHL season when he scored 152 points. Youngsters Jari Kurri and Mark Messier have very good offensive seasons, finishing 2nd and 3rd on the Oilers scoring list.

Eddie Mio got the majority of the action in the Oilers' goal, playing in a team-high 43 games and having 16 wins, which set a franchise record.

In the playoffs, the Oilers faced the heavily favoured Montreal Canadiens in the first round, and they shocked the hockey world by sweeping Montreal in 3 games. In the quarter-finals, the Oilers played the defending Stanley Cup champion and heavily favored New York Islanders and took them to 6 games before being eliminated.

The season also saw one of their roster players, Don Ashby died in a car accident in the Okanagan Valley. The vehicle that he was driving was hit head-on by a pickup truck. Ashby was critically injured in the accident and died afterward from massive internal injuries in the hospital in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 7 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || LoPresti || 17,334 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 12 || Colorado Rockies || 3 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Mio || 17,500 || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- | 3 || October 15 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 2 || Buffalo Sabres || || Low || 16,433 || 0–3–0 || 0 || |- | 4 || October 18 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 5 || New York Islanders || || Low || 15,782 || 0–3–1 || 1 || |- | 5 || October 19 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 2 || New York Rangers || || Low || 17,425 || 1–3–1 || 3 || |- | 6 || October 22 || Calgary Flames || 3 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Low || 17,396 || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- | 7 || October 24 || Minnesota North Stars || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Low || 17,314 || 2–4–1 || 5 || |- | 8 || October 26 || Los Angeles Kings || 4 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Low || 17,290 || 2–4–2 || 6 || |- | 9 || October 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Low || 17,475 || 2–4–3 || 7 ||

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Playoffs

In Game One of the series versus Montreal, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.

|- | 1 || April 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 3 || Montreal Canadiens || || Moog || 15,792 || 1–0 || https://web.archive.org/web/20131220011208/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810003 |- | 2 || April 9 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 1 || Montreal Canadiens || || Moog || 15,527 || 2–0 || https://web.archive.org/web/20131220011110/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810011 |- | 3 || April 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 2 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Moog || 17,490 || 3–0 || https://web.archive.org/web/20131220010917/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810019

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Season stats

Scoring leaders

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Wayne Gretzky805510916428
Jari Kurri7532437540
Mark Messier72234063102
Brett Callighen5525356032
Glenn Anderson5830235324

Goaltending

Pete LoPresti2105010804.57

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Wayne Gretzky9714214
Glenn Anderson9571212
Jari Kurri957124
Brett Callighen94486
Paul Coffey943722

Goaltending

Gary Edwards12000206.00

Awards and records

Records

  • 164: an NHL record for most points in a single season by Wayne Gretzky. ::*153: A new NHL record for most points in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on March 29, 1981.
  • 109: an NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky. ::*103: A new NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on April 1, 1981.

Milestones

Risto Siltanen1st NHL Hat-trick
Curt Brackenbury1st NHL GameApril 22, 1981

Transactions

Trades

DateDetails
To [Philadelphia Flyers](1980-81-philadelphia-flyers-season)Ron Areshenkoff
10th round pick in [1980](1980-nhl-entry-draft) – Bob O'Brien
To [Minnesota North Stars](1980-81-minnesota-north-stars-season)Cash
To [Pittsburgh Penguins](1980-81-pittsburgh-penguins-season)Future considerations
To Minnesota North Stars3rd round pick in [1982](1982-nhl-entry-draft) – Wally Chapman
To [Los Angeles Kings](1980-81-los-angeles-kings-season)7th round pick in [1981](1981-nhl-entry-draft) – Craig Hurley
To [New York Rangers](1980-81-new-york-rangers-season)John Hughes
To Pittsburgh PenguinsPat Price
To [Vancouver Canucks](1980-81-vancouver-canucks-season)Blair MacDonald
Lars-Gunnar Pettersson

Players acquired

Datestyle="width: 14em;"Playerstyle="width: 16em;"Former teamTerm
Matti Hagman

Players lost

Datestyle="width: 14em;"Playerstyle="width: 16em;"New team
September 1980

Waivers

DatePlayerTeam
Ron Carterto Buffalo Sabres
Curt Brackenburyfrom Quebec Nordiques
Colin Campbellto Vancouver Canucks
John Hughesfrom Vancouver Canucks

Signings

DatePlayerTerm
Andy Moog
Paul Coffey4-year
Jari Kurri2-year
Pat Price2-year
Shawn Babcock
Ron Low2-year
Glenn Anderson3-year
Tom Bladon1-year
Blair MacDonald1-year
Walt Poddubny

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
16Paul CoffeyCanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
348Shawn BabcockCanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
469Jari KurriJokerit (SM-liiga)
590Walt PoddubnyCanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6111Mike WintherCanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
7132Andy MoogCanadaBillings Bighorns (WHL)
8153Rob Polman-TuinCanadaMichigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
9174Lars-Gunnar PetterssonSwedenIF Björklöven (Elitserien)

References

  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

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