1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1979-80 season was the first season that the Red Wings played at their at the time newly-built arena, the Joe Louis Arena.

1979–80 Detroit Red Wings
Division 5th Norris
1979–80 record 26–43–11
Goals for 268
Goals against 306
Team information
General Manager Ted Lindsay
Coach Bobby Kromm,
Ted Lindsay
Captain Dale McCourt
Alternate captains None
Arena Detroit Olympia
(Oct-Dec)
Joe Louis Arena
(Dec-Apr)

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80472013328240107
Los Angeles Kings8030361429031374
Pittsburgh Penguins8030371325130373
Hartford Whalers8027341930331273
Detroit Red Wings8026431126830663

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 10, 19794–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)0–0–1
2LOctober 12, 19791–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)0–1–1
3TOctober 13, 19793–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)0–1–2
4WOctober 17, 19795–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)1–1–2
5LOctober 20, 19793–7Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)1–2–2
6WOctober 25, 19794–0Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)2–2–2
7LOctober 27, 19792–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)2–3–2
8LOctober 28, 19794–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)2–4–2
9LOctober 31, 19793–5Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)2–5–2
10WNovember 3, 19792–0Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)3–5–2
11LNovember 4, 19791–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)3–6–2
12WNovember 7, 19795–3Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)4–6–2
13LNovember 10, 19791–2Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)4–7–2
14LNovember 14, 19792–3@ New York Rangers (1979–80)4–8–2
15WNovember 16, 19794–2@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)5–8–2
16WNovember 17, 19795–4@ New York Islanders (1979–80)6–8–2
17LNovember 21, 19791–4@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)6–9–2
18LNovember 23, 19792–5@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)6–10–2
19TNovember 24, 19793–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)6–10–3
20TNovember 27, 19795–5Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)6–10–4
21WDecember 1, 19796–3Boston Bruins (1979–80)7–10–4
22TDecember 2, 19794–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)7–10–5
23WDecember 5, 19796–4Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)8–10–5
24WDecember 8, 19795–1Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)9–10–5
25LDecember 10, 19790–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)9–11–5
26LDecember 11, 19791–2New York Rangers (1979–80)9–12–5
27TDecember 13, 19796–6@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)9–12–6
28TDecember 15, 19794–4Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)9–12–7
29LDecember 16, 19793–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)9–13–7
30WDecember 19, 19796–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)10–13–7
31LDecember 22, 19791–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)10–14–7
32LDecember 26, 19794–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)10–15–7
33LDecember 27, 19792–3St. Louis Blues (1979–80)10–16–7
34WDecember 30, 19794–2New York Islanders (1979–80)11–16–7
35LDecember 31, 19793–5Colorado Rockies (1979–80)11–17–7
36LJanuary 2, 19802–4Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)11–18–7
37WJanuary 4, 19806–3@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)12–18–7
38WJanuary 6, 19802–1@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)13–18–7
39WJanuary 9, 19804–0New York Rangers (1979–80)14–18–7
40LJanuary 12, 19804–6Hartford Whalers (1979–80)14–19–7
41LJanuary 13, 19802–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)14–20–7
42WJanuary 16, 19805–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)15–20–7
43WJanuary 18, 19805–0@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)16–20–7
44WJanuary 19, 19805–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)17–20–7
45LJanuary 23, 19803–5New York Islanders (1979–80)17–21–7
46LJanuary 26, 19803–4Atlanta Flames (1979–80)17–22–7
47WJanuary 27, 19807–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)18–22–7
48LJanuary 30, 19804–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)18–23–7
49WJanuary 31, 19804–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)19–23–7
50WFebruary 2, 19803–0@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)20–23–7
51LFebruary 3, 19802–4St. Louis Blues (1979–80)20–24–7
52TFebruary 6, 19802–2Washington Capitals (1979–80)20–24–8
53LFebruary 9, 19805–6Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)20–25–8
54LFebruary 10, 19801–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)20–26–8
55TFebruary 13, 19802–2Atlanta Flames (1979–80)20–26–9
56LFebruary 16, 19803–4Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)20–27–9
57LFebruary 18, 19802–4Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)20–28–9
58LFebruary 20, 19805–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)20–29–9
59LFebruary 23, 19801–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)20–30–9
60WFebruary 24, 19807–5Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)21–30–9
61WFebruary 28, 19804–1Washington Capitals (1979–80)22–30–9
62WMarch 1, 19804–3@ New York Islanders (1979–80)23–30–9
63LMarch 2, 19803–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)23–31–9
64LMarch 5, 19803–5Boston Bruins (1979–80)23–32–9
65TMarch 8, 19802–2@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)23–32–10
66WMarch 9, 19806–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)24–32–10
67TMarch 12, 19804–4Hartford Whalers (1979–80)24–32–11
68LMarch 13, 19802–4@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)24–33–11
69LMarch 15, 19802–5@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)24–34–11
70LMarch 16, 19802–6Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)24–35–11
71LMarch 19, 19803–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)24–36–11
72WMarch 21, 19805–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)25–36–11
73LMarch 22, 19801–5@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)25–37–11
74LMarch 26, 19802–5Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)25–38–11
75LMarch 27, 19801–10@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)25–39–11
76WMarch 29, 19809–7Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)26–39–11
77LMarch 31, 19805–7@ New York Rangers (1979–80)26–40–11
78LApril 2, 19802–7Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)26–41–11
79LApril 5, 19801–3Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)26–42–11
80LApril 6, 19803–5@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)26–43–11

As a result, the Red Wings were forced on a four-game road trip from December 16 to 26.

Playoffs

The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dale McCourtC80305181121723
Vaclav NedomanskyRW7935397413-51105
Mike FolignoRW80363571109-2900
Reed LarsonD80224466101-7702
Pete MahovlichC80165066693301
Dan LabraatenLW7630275785605
Errol ThompsonLW7734144822-10823
Willie HuberD76172340164-26422
John OgrodnickLW41824328-4301
Paul WoodsLW796202624-19000
Jim KornD/LW6351318108-4101
Barry LongD800171738-28000
Bill HogaboamC423121510-8001
Greg JolyD593101345-2000
George LyleLW2774112-2002
Dan BolducLW44651119-14200
Dennis SobchukC3346100-11000
Dennis PolonichC/RW662810127-15000
Thommie BergmanD28156454000
Jean HamelD4914543-2000
Glenn HicksLW5012343-21000
Brent PetersonC181232-1000
Perry MillerD1603341-4000
Rogie VachonG5903320000
Alex PirusRW402200000
Rejean CloutierD301102000
John HilworthD1500011-2000
Jim RutherfordG23000240000
Kevin SchamehornRW20004-2000
Rick VaskoD80002-11000
Tom WebsterRW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Rogie Vachon347459203082093.614
Jim Rutherford1326236133924.161
Team:4800802643113013.765

[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
13Mike Foligno CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
345Jody Gage CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
346Boris Fistric CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WHL)
466John Ogrodnick CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WHL)
587Joe Paterson CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
6108Carmine Cirella CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1979-80 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  • "1979–80 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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