1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished 3rd in the Smythe Division, scoring 289 goals and allowing 301.

1980–81 Vancouver Canucks
Division3rd Smythe
Conference6th Campbell
1980–81 record28–32–20
Home record17-12-11
Road record11-20-9
Goals for289
Goals against301
Team information
General managerJake Milford
CoachHarry Neale
CaptainKevin McCarthy
Alternate captainsStan Smyl
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance14,534
Team leaders
GoalsTiger Williams (35)
AssistsThomas Gradin (48)
PointsThomas Gradin (69)
Penalty minutesTiger Williams (343)*
WinsRichard Brodeur (17)
Goals against averageRichard Brodeur (3.51)

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 10, 19805–3Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)1–0–0
2WOctober 12, 19808–2Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)2–0–0
3LOctober 15, 19802–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)2–1–0
4WOctober 16, 19805–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)3–1–0
5LOctober 18, 19801–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)3–2–0
6WOctober 21, 19806–3@ New York Islanders (1980–81)4–2–0
7LOctober 22, 19802–3@ New York Rangers (1980–81)4–3–0
8WOctober 24, 19803–2Boston Bruins (1980–81)5–3–0
9WOctober 26, 19808–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)6–3–0
10TOctober 29, 19803–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)6–3–1
11TNovember 1, 19804–4@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)6–3–2
12LNovember 2, 19803–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)6–4–2
13WNovember 5, 19804–3Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)7–4–2
14WNovember 7, 19803–2Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)8–4–2
15WNovember 8, 19806–4New York Rangers (1980–81)9–4–2
16LNovember 11, 19802–8St. Louis Blues (1980–81)9–5–2
17TNovember 14, 19803–3Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)9–5–3
18LNovember 16, 19802–3Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)9–6–3
19WNovember 18, 19806–1Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)10–6–3
20WNovember 19, 19806–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)11–6–3
21LNovember 22, 19803–4@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)11–7–3
22TNovember 23, 19802–2@ New York Rangers (1980–81)11–7–4
23WNovember 26, 19807–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)12–7–4
24WNovember 28, 19806–4Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)13–7–4
25TNovember 29, 19803–3Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)13–7–5
26TDecember 3, 19804–4Hartford Whalers (1980–81)13–7–6
27LDecember 4, 19801–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)13–8–6
28LDecember 7, 19803–5New York Islanders (1980–81)13–9–6
29WDecember 9, 19804–2@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)14–9–6
30WDecember 10, 19808–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)15–9–6
31WDecember 13, 19802–1@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)16–9–6
32TDecember 14, 19802–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)16–9–7
33TDecember 17, 19804–4Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)16–9–8
34WDecember 19, 198010–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)17–9–8
35TDecember 21, 19803–3Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)17–9–9
36LDecember 26, 19803–6Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)17–10–9
37LDecember 28, 19802–3St. Louis Blues (1980–81)17–11–9
38TDecember 30, 19803–3Washington Capitals (1980–81)17–11–10
39TJanuary 2, 19812–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)17–11–11
40LJanuary 3, 19813–6@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)17–12–11
41WJanuary 6, 19817–3@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)18–12–11
42TJanuary 7, 19811–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)18–12–12
43TJanuary 9, 19814–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)18–12–13
44TJanuary 13, 19813–3Colorado Rockies (1980–81)18–12–14
45WJanuary 16, 19813–1Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)19–12–14
46WJanuary 17, 19815–2@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)20–12–14
47TJanuary 20, 19812–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)20–12–15
48LJanuary 21, 19811–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)20–13–15
49LJanuary 24, 19815–7New York Rangers (1980–81)20–14–15
50LJanuary 28, 19813–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)20–15–15
51LJanuary 29, 19811–3@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)20–16–15
52WFebruary 1, 19816–2Calgary Flames (1980–81)21–16–15
53TFebruary 3, 19813–3Washington Capitals (1980–81)21–16–16
54LFebruary 7, 19812–9@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)21–17–16
55LFebruary 8, 19812–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)21–18–16
56LFebruary 12, 19813–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)21–19–16
57TFebruary 14, 19812–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)21–19–17
58LFebruary 15, 19812–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)21–20–17
59LFebruary 18, 19815–7Boston Bruins (1980–81)21–21–17
60LFebruary 20, 19813–9Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)21–22–17
61LFebruary 22, 19813–5Calgary Flames (1980–81)21–23–17
62WFebruary 24, 19816–4Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)22–23–17
63LFebruary 26, 19813–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)22–24–17
64LFebruary 27, 19811–5New York Islanders (1980–81)22–25–17
65WMarch 1, 19813–0Hartford Whalers (1980–81)23–25–17
66WMarch 4, 19815–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)24–25–17
67LMarch 7, 19811–3@ New York Islanders (1980–81)24–26–17
68LMarch 8, 19811–4@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)24–27–17
69LMarch 10, 19812–11@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)24–28–17
70WMarch 13, 19815–3Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)25–28–17
71WMarch 14, 19812–1Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)26–28–17
72WMarch 17, 19814–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)27–28–17
73LMarch 21, 19813–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)27–29–17
74TMarch 23, 19813–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)27–29–18
75TMarch 25, 19814–4Colorado Rockies (1980–81)27–29–19
76WMarch 27, 198110–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)28–29–19
77LMarch 29, 19812–4Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)28–30–19
78TApril 1, 19814–4Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)28–30–20
79LApril 3, 19812–7Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)28–31–20
80LApril 4, 19815–6@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)28–32–20

Draft picks

Vancouver'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)
17Rick Lanz CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)
349Andy Schliebener CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
470Marc Crawford CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
591Darrell May CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6112Ken Berry CanadaCanadian National Development Team
7133Doug Lidster CanadaColorado College (NCAA)
8154John O'Connor United StatesUniversity of Vermont (ECAC)
9175Patrik Sundstrom SwedenUmea (Sweden)
10196Grant Martin CanadaKitchener Rangers (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.
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