- 1980–81 NHL season
The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the
National Hockey League . Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. This was the first season that theCalgary Flames played inCalgary, Alberta . Previously, they were theAtlanta Flames and played inAtlanta, Georgia . TheNew York Islanders won their second consecutiveStanley Cup , defeating theMinnesota North Stars in 5 games. The most notable individual performer wasWayne Gretzky of theEdmonton Oilers , who brokeBobby Orr 's single season assist record andPhil Esposito 's point mark for a new record of 164 points, winning his second of an unmatched eight straight Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player.Regular season
Final standings
"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes"
"Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold"Prince of Wales Conference
"New York wins the series 4–1."
NHL awards
All-Star teams
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1980–81 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
*Barry Pederson , Boston Bruins
*Steve Kasper , Boston Bruins
*Denis Savard , Chicago Black Hawks
*Steve Larmer , Chicago Black Hawks
*Andy Moog , Edmonton Oilers
*Charlie Huddy , Edmonton Oilers
*Glenn Anderson , Edmonton Oilers
*Jari Kurri , Edmonton Oilers
*Paul Coffey , Edmonton Oilers
*Larry Murphy , Los Angeles Kings
*Dino Ciccarelli , Minnesota North Stars
*Don Beaupre , Minnesota North Stars
*Neal Broten , Minnesota North Stars
*Doug Wickenheiser , Montreal Canadiens
*Guy Carbonneau , Montreal Canadiens
*Rick Wamsley , Montreal Canadiens
*Brent Sutter , New York Islanders
*Rollie Melanson , New York Islanders
*Tim Kerr , Philadelphia Flyers
*Mike Bullard, Pittsburgh Penguins
*Anton Stastny , Quebec Nordiques
*Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
*Dale Hunter , Quebec Nordiques
*Paul MacLean, St. Louis Blues
*Dave Babych , Winnipeg JetsLast games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1980–81 (listed with their last team):
*Jean Ratelle , Boston Bruins
*Terry Harper , Colorado Rockies
*Pete Mahovlich , Detroit Red Wings
*Tom Bladon , Detroit Red Wings
*Jean Potvin , New York Islanders
*Phil Esposito , New York Rangers
*Walt Tkaczuk , New York Rangers
*Ron Ellis , Toronto Maple Leafs
*Dennis Kearns , Vancouver Canucks
*Bobby Schmautz , Vancouver Canucks
*Dennis Ververgaert , Washington Capitals
*Guy Charron , Washington Capitals
*Wayne Stephenson , Washington Capitals
*Jude Drouin , Winnipeg Jets1981 Trading Deadline
* Trading Deadline: MARCH 10, 1981 [ [http://www.habsinsideout.com/main/3969 NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out ] ]
*March 8, 1981: Doug Halward traded from Los Angeles to Vancouver for Vancouver's 5th round choice in 1982 Entry Draft.
*March 10, 1981: Bill Baker traded from Montreal to Colorado for Colorado's 3rd round choice in 1983 Entry Draft.
*March 10, 1981: Ken Berry and Garry Lariviere traded from Vancouver to Edmonton for Blair MacDonald and Lars-Gunnar Petersson.
*March 10, 1981: Pat Hughes traded from Pittsburgh to Edmonton for Pat Price.
*March 10, 1981: Jari Kaarela and Mike McEwen traded from Colorado to NY Islanders for Glenn Resch and Steve Tambellini.
*March 10, 1981: Michel Larocque traded from Montreal to Toronto for Robert Picard.
*March 10, 1981: Don Luce traded from Buffalo to Los Angeles for Los Angeles' 6th round choice in 1982 Entry Draft.
*March 10, 1981: Ray Markham traded from NY Rangers to Edmonton for John Hughes.
*March 10, 1981: Mario Marois traded from Vancouver to Quebec for Garry Lariviere.
*March 10, 1981: Rick Martin traded from Buffalo to Los Angeles for Los Angeles' 3rd round choice in 1981 Entry Draft and Los Angeles' 1st round choice in 1983 Entry Draft (Tom Barrasso).
*March 10, 1981: Jim Rutherford traded from Toronto to Los Angeles for Los Angeles' 5th round choice in 1981 Entry Draft.
*March 10, 1981: Garry Unger traded from Los Angeles to Edmonton for Edmonton's 7th round choice in 1981 Entry Draft.
*March 10, 1981: Ron Zanussi and Minnesota's 3rd round choice in 1981 Entry Draft traded from Minnesota to Toronto for Toronto's 2nd round choice in 1981 Entry Draft.See also
*
List of Stanley Cup champions
*1980 NHL Entry Draft
*33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game
*National Hockey League All-Star Game
*1980 in sports
*1981 in sports References
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/nhl1927.html Hockey Database]
* [http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]
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