1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 64th season of the franchise, 54th season as the Maple Leafs.

1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division5th Adams
Conference8th Wales
1980–81 record28-37-15
Team information
General ManagerGerry McNamara
CoachJoe Crozier
CaptainDarryl Sittler
Alternate captainsNone

Offseason

NHL Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
225Craig Muni CanadaKingston Canadians (OHA)
226Bob McGill CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
343Fred Boimistruck CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
474Stewart Gavin CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
595Hugh Larkin United StatesSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6116Ron Dennis CanadaPrinceton University (ECAC)
7137Russ Adam CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
8158Fred Perlini CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
9179Darwin McCutcheon CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
10200Paul Higgins CanadaHenry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PIM PTS
Buffalo Sabres80392021327250119499
Boston Bruins80373013316272183687
Minnesota North Stars80352817291263162487
Quebec Nordiques80303218314318152478
Toronto Maple Leafs80283715322367183071

[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.

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the playoffs as one of the top sixteen teams. In the preliminary round, the Maple Leafs faced the New York Islanders, the eventual Stanley Cup champion. The Maple Leafs were swept in three games.

Awards and honors

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19803–8New York Rangers (1980–81)0–1–0
2WOctober 12, 19804–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)1–1–0
3WOctober 15, 19806–4Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)2–1–0
4WOctober 18, 19806–2Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)3–1–0
5WOctober 19, 19804–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)4–1–0
6WOctober 21, 19808–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)5–1–0
7WOctober 23, 19805–4@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)6–1–0
8LOctober 25, 19804–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)6–2–0
9LOctober 26, 19805–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)6–3–0
10TOctober 29, 19804–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)6–3–1
11LNovember 1, 19804–5Colorado Rockies (1980–81)6–4–1
12WNovember 5, 19802–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)7–4–1
13TNovember 8, 19803–3@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)7–4–2
14WNovember 9, 19807–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)8–4–2
15LNovember 12, 19802–4New York Islanders (1980–81)8–5–2
16WNovember 15, 19804–2Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)9–5–2
17LNovember 19, 19804–5Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)9–6–2
18LNovember 22, 19802–5Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)9–7–2
19TNovember 23, 19805–5@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)9–7–3
20LNovember 26, 19804–6St. Louis Blues (1980–81)9–8–3
21LNovember 28, 19802–6@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)9–9–3
22LNovember 29, 19803–7Washington Capitals (1980–81)9–10–3
23TDecember 3, 19804–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)9–10–4
24WDecember 6, 19805–2Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)10–10–4
25TDecember 7, 19804–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)10–10–5
26LDecember 10, 19805–8Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)10–11–5
27LDecember 11, 19802–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)10–12–5
28LDecember 13, 19804–5Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)10–13–5
29WDecember 15, 19806–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)11–13–5
30WDecember 17, 19804–2Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)12–13–5
31LDecember 18, 19803–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)12–14–5
32LDecember 20, 19802–5Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)12–15–5
33LDecember 23, 19802–7Hartford Whalers (1980–81)12–16–5
34LDecember 27, 19803–6Boston Bruins (1980–81)12–17–5
35WDecember 28, 19806–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)13–17–5
36LDecember 30, 19803–5@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)13–18–5
37LJanuary 3, 19811–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)13–19–5
38LJanuary 4, 19815–8@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)13–20–5
39LJanuary 6, 19813–6@ New York Islanders (1980–81)13–21–5
40LJanuary 7, 19812–8Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)13–22–5
41TJanuary 10, 19814–4Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)13–22–6
42WJanuary 11, 19815–3@ New York Rangers (1980–81)14–22–6
43LJanuary 14, 19814–7Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)14–23–6
44WJanuary 17, 19816–5Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)15–23–6
45WJanuary 18, 19815–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)16–23–6
46TJanuary 20, 19812–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)16–23–7
47TJanuary 22, 19813–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)16–23–8
48WJanuary 24, 19817–4Hartford Whalers (1980–81)17–23–8
49LJanuary 26, 19812–4Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)17–24–8
50LJanuary 28, 19814–6New York Islanders (1980–81)17–25–8
51TJanuary 30, 19815–5@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)17–25–9
52LJanuary 31, 19810–2Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)17–26–9
53LFebruary 3, 19813–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)17–27–9
54LFebruary 5, 19814–8@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)17–28–9
55TFebruary 8, 19816–6@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)17–28–10
56WFebruary 12, 19814–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)18–28–10
57WFebruary 14, 19816–3New York Rangers (1980–81)19–28–10
58WFebruary 17, 19818–5@ New York Islanders (1980–81)20–28–10
59LFebruary 18, 19813–8@ New York Rangers (1980–81)20–29–10
60WFebruary 21, 19815–3Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)21–29–10
61WFebruary 22, 19817–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)22–29–10
62WFebruary 25, 19819–5Colorado Rockies (1980–81)23–29–10
63LFebruary 28, 19813–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)23–30–10
64LMarch 2, 19810–1Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)23–31–10
65LMarch 4, 19812–5Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)23–32–10
66LMarch 7, 19814–6Calgary Flames (1980–81)23–33–10
67LMarch 8, 19813–7@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)23–34–10
68TMarch 11, 19814–4Boston Bruins (1980–81)23–34–11
69WMarch 14, 19815–3Washington Capitals (1980–81)24–34–11
70TMarch 15, 19814–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)24–34–12
71WMarch 18, 19816–2St. Louis Blues (1980–81)25–34–12
72LMarch 19, 19814–14@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)25–35–12
73LMarch 21, 19812–6Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)25–36–12
74TMarch 22, 19813–3@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)25–36–13
75LMarch 25, 19812–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)25–37–13
76WMarch 26, 19813–2@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)26–37–13
77WMarch 28, 19819–5Calgary Flames (1980–81)27–37–13
78TApril 1, 19812–2Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)27–37–14
79TApril 4, 19815–5Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)27–37–15
80WApril 5, 19814–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)28–37–15

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Wilf PaiementRW77405797145-71332
Darryl SittlerC8043539677-81422
Bill DerlagoC8035397426-11603
Ian TurnbullD80194766104-17801
Borje SalmingD72561661540111
Rick VaiveRW75332962229-16821
Pat HickeyLW7216334949-16501
John AndersonRW7517264331-11201
Dan MaloneyLW65202141183-101302
Terry MartinLW692314373215104
Laurie BoschmanC53141933178-10304
Rocky SaganiukRW/C7112183052-16203
Robert PicardD596192568-32200
Bruce BoudreauC3910142418-7000
Dave FarrishD742182090-7100
Ron SedlbauerLW211041414-3502
Rene RobertRW14671385101
Vitezslav DurisD57112135013000
Barry MelroseD57257166-18010
Ron EllisRW272352-1000
Dave ShandD4704460-14000
Ron ZanussiRW123036-7000
Stew GavinLW14123130000
Greg HothamD11112114000
Mike KaszyckiC602222000
Paul MarshallLW130222-2000
Bill McCrearyRW121014-6000
Jiri CrhaG5401180000
Dave BurrowsD60002-4000
Kim DavisC200040000
Mark KirtonC110000-1000
Michel LarocqueG800000000
Curt RidleyG300020000
Jim RutherfordG1800020000
Vincent TremblayG300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jiri Crha3112542020112114.070
Jim Rutherford961184102825.120
Michel Larocque4608332405.220
Curt Ridley1243110125.810
Vincent Tremblay1433030166.710
Team:4800802837153614.510

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Rene RobertRW30222000
Borje SalmingD30224000
Bruce BoudreauC21010000
Bill DerlagoC31012100
Ian TurnbullD31014000
Rick VaiveRW31014000
Vitezslav DurisD30112000
Barry MelroseD301115000
Ron SedlbauerLW20112000
John AndersonRW20000000
Laurie BoschmanC30007000
Jiri CrhaG30000000
Dave FarrishD10000000
Paul HarrisonG10000000
Pat HickeyLW20000000
Michel LarocqueG20000000
Dan MaloneyLW30004000
Terry MartinLW30000000
Wilf PaiementRW30002000
Dave ShandD30000000
Darryl SittlerC30004000
Ron ZanussiRW30000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jiri Crha653021110.150
Paul Harrison4010011.500
Michel Larocque7520186.400
Team:180303206.670

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1980-81 season.

Trades
November 18, 1980 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Paul Gardner
Dave Burrows		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Paul Marshall
Kim Davis
December 2, 1980 To Winnipeg Jets
Richard Mulhern		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
December 4, 1980 To Detroit Red Wings
Mark Kirton		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jim Rutherford
January 30, 1981 To Colorado Rockies
3rd round pick in 1981 - Uli Heimer		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rene Robert
February 18, 1981 To Chicago Black Hawks
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron Sedlbauer
March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
Jim Rutherford		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th round pick in 1981 - Barry Brigley
March 10, 1981 To Montreal Canadiens
Robert Picard
8th round pick in 1982 - Steve Smith		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michel Larocque
March 10, 1981 To Minnesota North Stars
2nd round pick in 1981 - Dave Donnelly		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron Zanussi
3rd round pick in 1981 - Ernie Godden

Waivers
November 30, 1980 From Winnipeg Jets
Barry Melrose

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Vitezslav DurisCzechoslovakia
Serge BoisvertUndrafted Free Agent
Bill RileyWinnipeg Jets

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 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. "1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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