1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season

1980–81 Detroit Red Wings
Division 5th Norris
1980–81 record 19–43–18
Goals for 252
Goals against 339
Team information
General Manager Jimmy Skinner
Coach Ted Lindsay,
Wayne Maxner
Captain Errol Thompson and
Reed Larson
Alternate captains None

The 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 49th season, 55th overall for the franchise.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80452213332232103
Los Angeles Kings8043241333729099
Pittsburgh Penguins8030371330234573
Hartford Whalers8021411829237260
Detroit Red Wings8019431825233956

[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
1LOctober 10, 19803–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)0–1–0
2LOctober 11, 19801–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)0–2–0
3LOctober 15, 19804–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)0–3–0
4LOctober 16, 19804–6New York Islanders (1980–81)0–4–0
5LOctober 18, 19802–4@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)0–5–0
6WOctober 23, 19805–1Colorado Rockies (1980–81)1–5–0
7WOctober 25, 19804–2New York Rangers (1980–81)2–5–0
8LOctober 26, 19806–7@ New York Rangers (1980–81)2–6–0
9TOctober 28, 19802–2Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)2–6–1
10LOctober 29, 19803–5@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)2–7–1
11LNovember 1, 19802–4Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)2–8–1
12LNovember 4, 19804–6@ New York Islanders (1980–81)2–9–1
13WNovember 6, 19803–2Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)3–9–1
14LNovember 8, 19803–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)3–10–1
15TNovember 11, 19804–4Boston Bruins (1980–81)3–10–2
16TNovember 12, 19804–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)3–10–3
17LNovember 15, 19802–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)3–11–3
18LNovember 19, 19801–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)3–12–3
19LNovember 20, 19803–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)3–13–3
20LNovember 22, 19802–6@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)3–14–3
21TNovember 26, 19807–7Washington Capitals (1980–81)3–14–4
22LNovember 29, 19801–5@ New York Islanders (1980–81)3–15–4
23LDecember 2, 19803–5@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)3–16–4
24LDecember 4, 19801–4Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)3–17–4
25WDecember 6, 19804–2Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)4–17–4
26TDecember 7, 19801–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)4–17–5
27LDecember 11, 19801–2Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)4–18–5
28WDecember 13, 19807–3Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)5–18–5
29WDecember 14, 19805–4@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)6–18–5
30WDecember 16, 19804–3Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)7–18–5
31WDecember 18, 19805–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)8–18–5
32TDecember 20, 19803–3@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)8–18–6
33LDecember 23, 19802–6Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)8–19–6
34TDecember 27, 19804–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)8–19–7
35WDecember 28, 19804–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)9–19–7
36WDecember 31, 19803–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)10–19–7
37TJanuary 2, 19812–2Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)10–19–8
38LJanuary 3, 19814–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)10–20–8
39LJanuary 6, 19812–6Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)10–21–8
40LJanuary 8, 19814–7@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)10–22–8
41WJanuary 10, 19814–1Calgary Flames (1980–81)11–22–8
42TJanuary 13, 19813–3Boston Bruins (1980–81)11–22–9
43LJanuary 15, 19810–10@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)11–23–9
44LJanuary 16, 19811–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)11–24–9
45LJanuary 20, 19814–11@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)11–25–9
46LJanuary 22, 19810–3New York Islanders (1980–81)11–26–9
47WJanuary 24, 19816–2Colorado Rockies (1980–81)12–26–9
48WJanuary 26, 19814–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)13–26–9
49TJanuary 28, 19812–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)13–26–10
50TJanuary 29, 19813–3Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)13–26–11
51LFebruary 1, 19811–4St. Louis Blues (1980–81)13–27–11
52WFebruary 3, 19815–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)14–27–11
53WFebruary 5, 19816–4Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)15–27–11
54LFebruary 6, 19813–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)15–28–11
55WFebruary 8, 19813–2Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)16–28–11
56TFebruary 12, 19812–2Hartford Whalers (1980–81)16–28–12
57LFebruary 14, 19811–3Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)16–29–12
58WFebruary 17, 19816–4Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)17–29–12
59WFebruary 19, 19817–3New York Rangers (1980–81)18–29–12
60LFebruary 21, 19811–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)18–30–12
61LFebruary 25, 19812–3St. Louis Blues (1980–81)18–31–12
62LFebruary 27, 19812–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)18–32–12
63TMarch 1, 19814–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)18–32–13
64TMarch 4, 19813–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)18–32–14
65TMarch 8, 19814–4@ New York Rangers (1980–81)18–32–15
66TMarch 10, 19814–4Hartford Whalers (1980–81)18–32–16
67LMarch 12, 19814–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)18–33–16
68LMarch 14, 19813–5@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)18–34–16
69LMarch 17, 19813–4Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)18–35–16
70LMarch 19, 19813–6Calgary Flames (1980–81)18–36–16
71WMarch 21, 19815–4Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)19–36–16
72LMarch 22, 19813–9@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)19–37–16
73LMarch 24, 19814–7@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)19–38–16
74LMarch 26, 19810–2Washington Capitals (1980–81)19–39–16
75LMarch 28, 19812–4Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)19–40–16
76LMarch 29, 19813–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)19–41–16
77TMarch 31, 19815–5@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)19–41–17
78TApril 2, 19811–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)19–41–18
79LApril 4, 19814–5Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)19–42–18
80LApril 5, 19812–7@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)19–43–18

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dale McCourtC8030568650-171122
John OgrodnickLW8035357014-17922
Mike FolignoRW80283563210-13305
Reed LarsonD78273158153-35800
Willie HuberD80153449130-28300
Vaclav NedomanskyRW7412203230-35600
Mark KirtonC5018133124-30613
Errol ThompsonLW3914122652-4502
George LyleLW31101424280300
Paul WoodsLW678162445-10111
Brent PetersonC5361824242101
Jim KornD/LW6351520246-5111
Gary McAdamLW405141927-14100
Glenn HicksLW5851015840100
John BarrettD563101360-21001
Jean HamelD68571257-1000
Dan LabraatenLW44381112-19000
Rick VaskoD20371020-3100
Mike BlaisdellRW3236910-7000
Perry MillerD6418970-18000
Brad SmithRW2052793-12000
Joe PatersonLW38257534000
Pete MahovlichC2414526-8001
Jody GageRW1622422-10000
Dennis PolonichC/RW3222477-14000
Earl IngarfieldC22213162000
Mal DavisLW520205000
Greg JolyD1702210-8000
Rick SmithD110226-5000
Gilles GilbertG48011120000
Larry LozinskiG3001100000
Jim RutherfordG1001100000
Tom BladonD200020000
Al JensenG100000000
Claude LegrisG300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gilles Gilbert261848112491754.010
Larry Lozinski14593061171054.320
Jim Rutherford60010262434.300
Al Jensen60101077.000
Claude Legris63301043.810
Team:4800801943183344.170

[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 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
111Mike Blaisdell CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
346Mark Osborne CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
588Mike Corrigan CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
6109Wayne Crawford CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
7130Mike Braun CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
8151Jeff Beukeboom CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9172Dave Miles CanadaBrantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
10193Brian Rorabeck CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (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. ↑ "1980-81 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  • "1980–81 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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