1980–81 Colorado Rockies season

The 1980–81 Colorado Rockies season was the Rockies' fifth season, and seventh season of the franchise. Like five of the previous six seasons, the Rockies did not qualify for the playoffs.

1980–81 Colorado Rockies
Division5th Smythe
1980–81 record22–45–13
Goals for258
Goals against344
Team information
General ManagerRay Miron
CoachBill MacMillan
CaptainRene Robert
Lanny McDonald
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
St. Louis Blues80451817352281107
Chicago Black Hawks8031331630431578
Vancouver Canucks8028322028930176
Edmonton Oilers8029351632832774
Colorado Rockies8022451325834457
Winnipeg Jets809571424640032

[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
1WOctober 11, 19806–2Calgary Flames (1980–81)1–0–0
2WOctober 12, 19803–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)2–0–0
3WOctober 14, 19804–1Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)3–0–0
4TOctober 17, 19805–5Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)3–0–1
5LOctober 18, 19803–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)3–1–1
6LOctober 22, 19800–3@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)3–2–1
7LOctober 23, 19801–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)3–3–1
8WOctober 25, 19805–3Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)4–3–1
9LOctober 28, 19804–8Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)4–4–1
10TOctober 30, 19805–5Washington Capitals (1980–81)4–4–2
11WNovember 1, 19805–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)5–4–2
12WNovember 2, 19805–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)6–4–2
13LNovember 5, 19803–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)6–5–2
14TNovember 6, 19803–3Hartford Whalers (1980–81)6–5–3
15TNovember 8, 19803–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)6–5–4
16LNovember 11, 19802–8Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)6–6–4
17WNovember 14, 19805–1St. Louis Blues (1980–81)7–6–4
18WNovember 16, 19804–3@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)8–6–4
19LNovember 20, 19802–4@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)8–7–4
20LNovember 22, 19802–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)8–8–4
21WNovember 25, 19804–3Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)9–8–4
22LNovember 28, 19804–7Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)9–9–4
23LNovember 30, 19801–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)9–10–4
24LDecember 2, 19801–5@ New York Islanders (1980–81)9–11–4
25WDecember 4, 19804–3New York Islanders (1980–81)10–11–4
26LDecember 6, 19806–8@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)10–12–4
27LDecember 7, 19802–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)10–13–4
28TDecember 9, 19804–4Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)10–13–5
29LDecember 12, 19803–4New York Rangers (1980–81)10–14–5
30LDecember 13, 19804–9@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)10–15–5
31WDecember 17, 19806–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)11–15–5
32LDecember 18, 19800–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)11–16–5
33TDecember 20, 19803–3Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)11–16–6
34LDecember 23, 19804–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)11–17–6
35WDecember 26, 19805–2Calgary Flames (1980–81)12–17–6
36LDecember 27, 19804–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)12–18–6
37LDecember 30, 19803–9@ New York Islanders (1980–81)12–19–6
38WDecember 31, 19806–4@ New York Rangers (1980–81)13–19–6
39WJanuary 3, 19814–1Boston Bruins (1980–81)14–19–6
40LJanuary 6, 19813–7Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)14–20–6
41LJanuary 7, 19812–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)14–21–6
42WJanuary 9, 19814–2Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)15–21–6
43LJanuary 12, 19811–2Washington Capitals (1980–81)15–22–6
44TJanuary 13, 19813–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)15–22–7
45WJanuary 15, 19814–3New York Rangers (1980–81)16–22–7
46LJanuary 17, 19812–5Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)16–23–7
47TJanuary 23, 19812–2Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)16–23–8
48LJanuary 24, 19812–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)16–24–8
49LJanuary 26, 19813–5@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)16–25–8
50LJanuary 28, 19813–6@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)16–26–8
51LJanuary 30, 19814–7Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)16–27–8
52LFebruary 3, 19812–5Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)16–28–8
53WFebruary 6, 19816–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)17–28–8
54TFebruary 8, 19816–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)17–28–9
55TFebruary 12, 19813–3Boston Bruins (1980–81)17–28–10
56LFebruary 14, 19813–4Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)17–29–10
57LFebruary 17, 19813–6Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)17–30–10
58LFebruary 18, 19812–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)17–31–10
59LFebruary 21, 19811–4@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)17–32–10
60LFebruary 22, 19814–9@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)17–33–10
61LFebruary 25, 19815–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)17–34–10
62LFebruary 26, 19810–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)17–35–10
63WFebruary 28, 19813–1Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)18–35–10
64WMarch 3, 19815–4Hartford Whalers (1980–81)19–35–10
65LMarch 6, 19811–3Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)19–36–10
66LMarch 8, 19810–7St. Louis Blues (1980–81)19–37–10
67LMarch 10, 19813–4@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)19–38–10
68WMarch 11, 19814–3@ New York Rangers (1980–81)20–38–10
69LMarch 14, 19811–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)20–39–10
70LMarch 15, 19810–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)20–40–10
71LMarch 18, 19813–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)20–41–10
72LMarch 20, 19813–5New York Islanders (1980–81)20–42–10
73LMarch 21, 19811–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)20–43–10
74WMarch 24, 19817–4Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)21–43–10
75TMarch 25, 19814–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)21–43–11
76LMarch 27, 19813–5Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)21–44–11
77WMarch 29, 19812–1Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)22–44–11
78TApril 1, 19814–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)22–44–12
79LApril 2, 19813–5@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)22–45–12
80TApril 4, 19815–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)22–45–13

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Lanny McDonaldRW8035468156-271102
Merlin MalinowskiC6925376261-24401
Rob RamageD79204262193-461213
Mike McEwenD6511354684-33501
Lucien DeBloisC7426164278-42912
Paul GagneLW6125164112-24902
Walt McKechnieC5315233818-7222
Yvon VautourRW74151934143-20300
Joel QuennevilleD7110243486-24301
Randy PierceRW559213052-28303
Ron DelormeC6511162770-11300
Rene RobertRW288111930-13400
Mike GillisLW511171854-21102
Steve TambelliniC13612182-1201
Ed CooperLW47771446-6102
Craig NorwichD1131114104100
Doug BerryC46310139-15010
Jack ValiquetteC2539127-12000
Barry SmithC624484-2000
Mike KitchenD75178100-38000
Jack HughesD3825791-22100
Trevor JohansenD3507718-20000
Bob MillerC2251615-19200
Bobby CrawfordRW1513464000
Bobby SheehanC4113410-5000
Bob AttwellRW1504401000
Les AugeD60334-3000
Bill BakerD13033120000
Gary DillonC1311229-6000
Mario GiallonardoD1502241000
Terry HarperD150228-3000
Al SmithG37022510000
Hardy AstromG3001120000
Peter SturgeonLW401120000
Dave WatsonLW130118-2000
Aaron BrotenLW/C200000000
Mike ChristieD100001000
Jari KaarelaG500020000
Phil MyreG1000000000
Chico ReschG800000000
Dean TurnerD40004-4000
Joe WardC40002-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Al Smith19093791841514.750
Hardy Astrom16423061561033.760
Phil Myre58010361333.410
Jari Kaarela2205220226.000
Chico Resch4498242283.740
Team:4800802245133374.210

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Colorado'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)
119Paul Gagne CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHA)
222Joe Ward CanadaSeattle Breakers (WHL)
464Rick LaFerriere CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
585Ed Cooper CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6106Aaron Broten United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
7127Dan Fascinato CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
8148Andre Hidi CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9169Shawn MacKenzie CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
10190Bob Jansch CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)

Farm teams

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 Colorado Rockies Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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