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1980–81 New York Rangers season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1980–81 |
| year | 1980 |
| Team | New York Rangers |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | T-7th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 30–36–14 |
| HomeRecord | 17–13–10 |
| RoadRecord | 13–23–4 |
| GoalsFor | 312 |
| GoalsAgainst | 317 |
| GeneralManager | Fred Shero |
| Craig Patrick | |
| Coach | Fred Shero |
| Craig Patrick | |
| Captain | Walt Tkaczuk |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 17,293 |
| GoalsLeader | Ed Johnstone/Anders Hedberg (30) |
| AssistsLeader | Ron Greschner (41) |
| PointsLeader | Anders Hedberg (70) |
| PIMLeader | Barry Beck (231) |
| WinsLeader | Doug Soetaert (16) |
| GAALeader | Steve Weeks (2.00) |
Craig Patrick Craig Patrick
The 1980–81 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 55th season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division with 74 points and earned a berth in the playoffs. New York won series with the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues to reach the NHL semi-finals, where the team was defeated by the New York Islanders in a four-game sweep.
Regular season
Fred Shero, citing a drinking problem, chose to resign as coach. Craig Patrick, the Rangers' director of operations, replaced him. Craig Patrick became the third generation of the Patrick family to coach the Rangers, after Lester Patrick, Lynn Patrick and Muzz Patrick.
Halfway through the season, veteran Phil Esposito decided to retire. He retired after 18 seasons, the last six with the Rangers. He finished his career with 717 goals and 1,590 points.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–2 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–3 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 15 || St. Louis Blues || 2–1 || 1–3–0 |- | 5 || 18 || @ Washington Capitals || 8–2 || 1–4–0 |- | 6 || 19 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–2 || 1–5–0 |- | 7 || 22 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–2 || 2–5–0 |- | 8 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 2–6–0 |- | 9 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 7–6 || 3–6–0 |- | 10 || 28 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–4 || 3–7–0 |- | 11 || 30 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–3 || 3–7–1
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Playoffs
Main article: 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs
|- | 1 || April 8 || New York Rangers || 3–1 || Los Angeles Kings || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 9 || New York Rangers || 4–5 || Los Angeles Kings || || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || April 11 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–10 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 12 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–6 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 3–1
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Player statistics
;Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 0 | 52 | |
| 80 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 15 | 100 | |
| 74 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 0 | 112 | |
| 75 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 12 | 83 | |
| 73 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 7 | 40 | |
| 61 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 17 | 99 | |
| 79 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 24 | 132 | |
| 51 | 14 | 25 | 39 | −3 | 42 | |
| 50 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 83 | |
| 75 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 231 | |
| 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 28 | |
| 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 100 | |
| 43 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 28 | |
| 59 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −24 | 58 | |
| 33 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 12 | |
| 74 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 91 | |
| † | 35 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 4 |
| 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −13 | 20 | |
| 61 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 214 | |
| 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −10 | 153 | |
| † | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −6 | 91 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 32 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −9 | 32 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −9 | 18 | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 15 | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 44 | |
| ‡ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 46 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | |
| 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |
| 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 32 | |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2320 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 152 | 3.93 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1260 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 3.48 | 2 | |
| 10 | 560 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 5.14 | 0 | |
| 10 | 600 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 14 | 826 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Transactions
The Rangers were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.
Trades
| March 10, 1981 | To New York RangersJohn Hughes | To Edmonton OilersRay Markham |
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Waivers
| August 7, 1980 | To Hartford WhalersWarren Miller |
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Free agent signings
| March 8, 1981 | From Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)Peter Wallin |
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Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 14 | Jim Malone | F | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 2 | 35 | Mike Allison | RW | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 4 | 77 | Kurt Kleinendorst | C | United States | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 5 | 98 | Scot Kleinendorst | D | United States | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 6 | 119 | Reijo Ruotsalainen | D | Finland | Karpat (SM-liiga) |
| 7 | 140 | Bob Scurfield | C | Canada | Western Michigan University (NCAA) |
| 8 | 161 | Bart Wilson | D | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 9 | 182 | Chris Wray | RW | United States | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 10 | 203 | Anders Backstrom | D | Sweden | Brynas (Elitserien) |
References
Bibliography
References
- "1980–81 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.
- McFarlane, p. 204
- McFarlane, p. 205
- "1980–81 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.
- "1980–81 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.
- "Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions.
- "1980 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference.
- "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League.
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