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1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season
11th season in franchise history
11th season in franchise history
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1980–81 |
| year | 1980 |
| Team | Vancouver Canucks |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 28–32–20 |
| HomeRecord | 17–12–11 |
| RoadRecord | 11–20–9 |
| GoalsFor | 289 |
| GoalsAgainst | 301 |
| GeneralManager | Jake Milford |
| Coach | Harry Neale |
| Captain | Kevin McCarthy |
| AltCaptain | Stan Smyl |
| *Unknown* | |
| Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
| Attendance | 14,534 |
| GoalsLeader | Tiger Williams (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Thomas Gradin (48) |
| PointsLeader | Thomas Gradin (69) |
| PIMLeader | Tiger Williams (343)* |
| WinsLeader | Richard Brodeur (17) |
| GAALeader | Richard Brodeur (3.51) |
Unknown The 1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished 3rd in the Smythe Division, scoring 289 goals and allowing 301.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 10, 1980||5–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1980||8–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 16, 1980||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1980||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 21, 1980||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1980–81) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 22, 1980||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1980–81) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||October 24, 1980||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||5–3–0 |- |9||W||October 26, 1980||8–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||6–3–0 |- |10||T||October 29, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||6–3–1
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Transactions
The Canucks were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.
Trades
| March 10, 1981 | To Vancouver CanucksBlair MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Rights to Lars-Gunnar Pettersson | To Edmonton OilersGarry Lariviere |
| Ken Berry |
Waivers
| December 15, 1980 | From Edmonton OilersJohn Hughes |
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Free agent signings
| October 2, 1980 | From Colorado RockiesBobby Schmautz |
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Draft picks
Vancouver'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 | 7 | Rick Lanz | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 3 | 49 | Andy Schliebener | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 4 | 70 | Marc Crawford | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 91 | Darrell May | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 6 | 112 | Ken Berry | Canada | Canadian National Development Team |
| 7 | 133 | Doug Lidster | Canada | Colorado College (NCAA) |
| 8 | 154 | John O'Connor | United States | University of Vermont (ECAC) |
| 9 | 175 | Patrik Sundstrom | Sweden | Umeå (Sweden) |
| 10 | 196 | Grant Martin | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
References
References
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