1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season was the franchise's eighth season since its inception in 1972, and its first season in the National Hockey League.

1979–80 Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)
Division5th Smythe
Conference10th Campbell
1979–80 record20–49–11
Goals for214 (21st)
Goals against314 (19th)
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson
CoachTom McVie
Bill Sutherland
CaptainLars-Erik Sjoberg
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
Average attendance13,284
Team leaders
GoalsMorris Lukowich (35)
AssistsMorris Lukowich (39)
PointsMorris Lukowich (74)
Penalty minutesJimmy Mann (287)
WinsPierre Hamel (9)
Goals against averageMarkus Mattsson (3.25)

Offseason

After spending seven seasons in the World Hockey Association, in which the team won three Avco Cup championships, the Winnipeg Jets joined the National Hockey League, as did the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques, as the WHA disbanded.

On June 13, 1979, the Jets participated in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft to fill out their roster, while on June 28, 1979, Winnipeg made their first ever trade, as the Jets sent Jamie Hislop to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Barry Legge.

On August 8, 1979, the Jets selected Jimmy Mann of the Sherbrooke Castors of the QMJHL with their first ever draft pick at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. In the fifth round, the Jets selected Thomas Steen from Leksands IF of the SEL.

During the off-season, the club announced that Tom McVie would be retained as head coach. McVie became the Jets head coach late in the 1978-79 season, going 11-8-0 in nineteen games, followed by a record of 8-2 in the playoffs to lead Winnipeg to the Avco Cup. McVie had head coaching experience in the NHL, as he coached the Washington Capitals to a 49-122-33 record from 1975-1978.

Lars-Erik Sjoberg was named captain of the team, as former captain Barry Long joined the Detroit Red Wings for the 1979-80 season. Sjoberg captained Winnipeg from 1975-1978 in the WHA.

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Chicago Black Hawks8034271924125087
St. Louis Blues8034341226627880
Vancouver Canucks8027371625628170
Edmonton Oilers8028391330132269
Winnipeg Jets8020491121431451
Colorado Rockies8019481323430851

[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, 19792–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)0–1–0
2LOctober 11, 19790–4@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)0–2–0
3WOctober 14, 19794–2Colorado Rockies (1979–80)1–2–0
4LOctober 17, 19791–5Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)1–3–0
5WOctober 19, 19793–2Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)2–3–0
6LOctober 20, 19791–4@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)2–4–0
7LOctober 24, 19790–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)2–5–0
8WOctober 26, 19793–2Boston Bruins (1979–80)3–5–0
9TOctober 28, 19792–2St. Louis Blues (1979–80)3–5–1
10WOctober 31, 19795–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)4–5–1
11TNovember 2, 19791–1Washington Capitals (1979–80)4–5–2
12TNovember 4, 19794–4New York Islanders (1979–80)4–5–3
13LNovember 6, 19790–8@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)4–6–3
14LNovember 7, 19793–6@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)4–7–3
15LNovember 10, 19794–8Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)4–8–3
16WNovember 14, 19793–2Hartford Whalers (1979–80)5–8–3
17LNovember 16, 19792–3Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)5–9–3
18LNovember 18, 19792–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)5–10–3
19WNovember 21, 19796–4@ New York Rangers (1979–80)6–10–3
20LNovember 22, 19790–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)6–11–3
21WNovember 24, 19795–3Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)7–11–3
22LNovember 27, 19793–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)7–12–3
23LNovember 28, 19792–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)7–13–3
24TDecember 1, 19794–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)7–13–4
25LDecember 2, 19790–4New York Islanders (1979–80)7–14–4
26WDecember 4, 19794–2@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)8–14–4
27LDecember 5, 19794–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)8–15–4
28WDecember 7, 19798–3Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)9–15–4
29LDecember 9, 19794–5Atlanta Flames (1979–80)9–16–4
30LDecember 12, 19790–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)9–17–4
31WDecember 15, 19796–2Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)10–17–4
32WDecember 16, 19794–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)11–17–4
33LDecember 19, 19792–3Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)11–18–4
34WDecember 21, 19794–1Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)12–18–4
35LDecember 26, 19790–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)12–19–4
36LDecember 28, 19793–5Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)12–20–4
37LDecember 29, 19791–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)12–21–4
38LDecember 31, 19792–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)12–22–4
39LJanuary 4, 19801–2Boston Bruins (1979–80)12–23–4
40TJanuary 6, 19804–4Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)12–23–5
41LJanuary 8, 19800–2@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)12–24–5
42LJanuary 10, 19804–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)12–25–5
43LJanuary 12, 19800–3New York Rangers (1979–80)12–26–5
44WJanuary 13, 19805–3Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)13–26–5
45LJanuary 15, 19802–5@ New York Islanders (1979–80)13–27–5
46LJanuary 16, 19801–4@ New York Rangers (1979–80)13–28–5
47LJanuary 18, 19800–5Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)13–29–5
48LJanuary 21, 19802–7@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)13–30–5
49LJanuary 22, 19804–5@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)13–31–5
50LJanuary 25, 19804–5Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)13–32–5
51TJanuary 27, 19806–6St. Louis Blues (1979–80)13–32–6
52WJanuary 29, 19807–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)14–32–6
53LFebruary 1, 19802–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)14–33–6
54TFebruary 2, 19802–2@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)14–33–7
55LFebruary 8, 19803–6Washington Capitals (1979–80)14–34–7
56TFebruary 10, 19802–2Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)14–34–8
57TFebruary 12, 19800–0@ New York Islanders (1979–80)14–34–9
58LFebruary 14, 19801–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)14–35–9
59LFebruary 15, 19804–5@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)14–36–9
60WFebruary 17, 19806–5Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)15–36–9
61LFebruary 20, 19803–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)15–37–9
62LFebruary 21, 19800–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)15–38–9
63LFebruary 23, 19803–9Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)15–39–9
64LFebruary 27, 19802–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)15–40–9
65TFebruary 29, 19803–3Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)15–40–10
66LMarch 2, 19802–3Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)15–41–10
67LMarch 4, 19801–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)15–42–10
68LMarch 9, 19802–5Atlanta Flames (1979–80)15–43–10
69TMarch 12, 19803–3Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)15–43–11
70LMarch 14, 19803–4Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)15–44–11
71WMarch 16, 19806–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)16–44–11
72LMarch 19, 19801–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)16–45–11
73WMarch 21, 19804–2New York Rangers (1979–80)17–45–11
74LMarch 23, 19802–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)17–46–11
75WMarch 26, 19807–0Hartford Whalers (1979–80)18–46–11
76LMarch 28, 19801–2Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)18–47–11
77LMarch 30, 19801–3@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)18–48–11
78WApril 2, 19805–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)19–48–11
79LApril 5, 19800–6@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)19–49–11
80WApril 6, 19803–2Colorado Rockies (1979–80)20–49–11

Playoffs

The Jets failed to qualify for the playoffs, as their record of 20-49-11 earned them 51 points, good for fifth in the Smythe Division, 18 points behind the fourth place Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff position.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Morris LukowichLW7835397477-161312
Peter SullivanC7924355920-45503
Ron WilsonC7921365728-12603
Willy LindstromRW7923264920-19504
Craig NorwichD7010354536-11700
Peter MarshRW5718203859-38900
Lars-Erik SjobergD797273448-35310
Jude DrouinC788162450-38121
Scott CampbellD6331720136-39002
Lyle MoffatLW741091938-24001
Dave ChristianRW15810182-5300
John MarkellLW381071721-12201
Lorne StamlerLW62871512-29000
Al CameronD633111472-26000
Ross CoryD46291132-16100
Kris ManeryC/RW1664106-8400
Bobby HullLW1846100-7100
Barry MelroseD744610124-41001
Jimmy MannRW72358287-20101
Hilliard GravesRW3515615-13000
Bill RileyRW1432570201
Gord McTavishC1013424000
Dave HoydaLW1511235-4000
John BethelLW170224-3000
Pierre HamelG35022100000
Pat DaleyLW51014-2000
Bobby GuindonLW601102000
Bill LesukLW4901143-15000
Mike AmodeoD190002-15000
Wayne DillonC130002-6000
Larry HopkinsLW50000-3000
Don MacIverD60002-5000
Markus MattssonG2100020000
Lindsay MiddlebrookG1000000000
Gerry RiouxRW80006-2000
Gary SmithG20000250000
Gord SmithD130008-5000
Glenn TomaltyLW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Pierre Hamel19473591931304.010
Markus Mattsson1200215114653.252
Gary Smith1073204114734.080
Lindsay Middlebrook58010280404.140
Team:4800802049113083.852

[2]

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;

Transactions

Trades
June 28, 1979 To Quebec Nordiques
Jamie Hislop		 To Winnipeg Jets
Barry Legge
July 25, 1979 To New York Rangers
Future Considerations		 To Winnipeg Jets
Wayne Dillon
August 1, 1979 To Atlanta Flames
Paul Terbenche		 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
October 4, 1979 To Montreal Canadiens
Cash		 To Winnipeg Jets
Ron Wilson
October 15, 1979 To New York Rangers
Cash
Future Considerations		 To Winnipeg Jets
Bud Stefanski
February 27, 1980 To Hartford Whalers
Bobby Hull		 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations

Waivers
February 27, 1980 From Vancouver Canucks
Kris Manery

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Willy LindstromWinnipeg Jets (WHA)
Larry HopkinsToronto Maple Leafs
John BethelUndrafted Free Agent
Benoit GosselinNew York Rangers
Gerry RiouxUndrafted Free Agent
Glenn TomaltyUndrafted Free Agent
Ross CoryUndrafted Free Agent
Jude DrouinNew York Islanders
Mark PlanteryUndrafted Free Agent
Don MacIverUndrafted Free Agent
Anders SteenUndrafted Free Agent

Draft picks

NHL Amateur Draft

Winnipeg's picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on August 9, 1979.[3]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
119Jimmy Mann (RW) CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
240Dave Christian (RW) United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (NCAA)
361Bill Whelton (D) United StatesBoston University (NCAA)
482Pat Daley (LW) CanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)
5103Thomas Steen (C) SwedenFarjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
6124Tim Watters (D) CanadaMichigan Tech (NCAA)

Reclaimed Players

Reclaiming of Players: The 17 existing NHL teams were allowed to reclaim any rights to former WHA players they held. The four incoming franchises, however, were allowed to protect up to two goaltenders and two skaters, voiding their NHL rights. These players were considered "priority selections" in the expansion draft. Gordie Howe was one of two special cases (the other being Wayne Gretzky), as a gentlemen's agreement between the Hartford Whalers and the Detroit Red Wings, which held his rights, led to the Wings declining to reclaim Howe.

These are Winnipeg players whose NHL rights were reclaimed when the WHA merged with the NHL. This list is incomplete.

# Player Reclaimed From Reclaimed By
4.Bobby Hull (LW)Winnipeg JetsChicago Blackhawks

Jets selections
# Player Drafted From Drafted By
1.Peter Marsh (LW)Pittsburgh PenguinsWinnipeg Jets
2.Lindsay Middlebrook (G)New York RangersWinnipeg Jets
3.Bobby Hull (LW)Chicago Black HawksWinnipeg Jets
4.Al Cameron (D)Detroit Red WingsWinnipeg Jets
5.Dave Hoyda (LW)Philadelphia FlyersWinnipeg Jets
6.Jim Roberts (LW)Minnesota North StarsWinnipeg Jets
7.Lorne Stamler (LW)Toronto Maple LeafsWinnipeg Jets
8.Mark Heaslip (RW)Los Angeles KingsWinnipeg Jets
9.Pierre Hamel (G)Toronto Maple LeafsWinnipeg Jets
10.Gord McTavish (F)St. Louis BluesWinnipeg Jets
11.Gord Smith (D)Washington CapitalsWinnipeg Jets
12.Clark Hamilton (C)Detroit Red WingsWinnipeg Jets
13.Jim Cunningham (LW)Philadelphia FlyersWinnipeg Jets
14.Dennis Abgrall (RW)Los Angeles KingsWinnipeg Jets
15.Bill Riley (W)Washington CapitalsWinnipeg Jets
16.Gene Carr (C)Atlanta FlamesWinnipeg Jets
17.Hilliard Graves (RW)Vancouver CanucksWinnipeg Jets

Roster
1979-80 Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. "1979 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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