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1980-1981 Boston Bruins: 37-30-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-10-4 (182 goals scored, 124 allowed) Road record: 11-20-9 (134 goals scored, 148 allowed) Head Coach: Gerry Cheevers Power Play: 87/342 (25.4%) Penalty Killing: 276/358 (77.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 13-8 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 216-182 316 goals scored (9th of 21 teams), 272 goals allowed (6th), 1836 PIM (5th) NHL Averages: 3.84 goals/game (307.5 goals/team), 1659.0 PIM/team Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 16 Rick Middleton 5'11 170 27 80 44 59 103 16 16 4 138 64 68 9 222 19.8 +15 C 8 Peter McNab 6'3 210 28 80 37 46 83 24 16 0 113 50 52 1 201 18.4 +12 D 22 Brad Park 6'0 200 32 78 14 52 66 111 10 0 166 78 106 39 201 7.0 +21 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 35 77 25 35 60 80 7 0 106 36 55 2 111 22.5 +17 D 7 Ray Bourque 5'11 219 20 67 27 29 56 96 9 1 128 47 87 35 207 13.0 +29 C 11 Steve Kasper 5'8 175 19 76 21 35 56 94 5 0 82 15 67 9 165 12.7 +9 RW 27 Dwight Foster 5'10 190 23 77 24 28 52 62 3 3 76 12 91 31 107 22.4 +4 RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 29 77 8 35 43 223 0 0 69 11 63 7 84 9.5 +2 LW 17 Stan Jonathan 5'8 175 25 74 14 24 38 192 0 0 61 4 53 1 85 16.5 +5 C 10 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 40 47 11 26 37 16 4 0 52 19 26 11 62 17.7 +18 D 6 Dick Redmond 5'11 178 31 78 15 20 35 60 6 2 97 24 91 22 152 9.9 +4 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 33 72 20 13 33 32 4 1 58 5 87 37 128 15.6 +3 D 20 Mike O'Connell 5'9 180 25 48 10 22 32 42 2 1 75 32 55 11 96 10.4 -1 D 29 Brad McCrimmon 5'11 197 21 78 11 18 29 148 1 0 91 4 94 34 113 9.7 +27 RW 18 Keith Crowder 6'0 190 21 47 13 12 25 172 1 0 41 5 27 0 69 18.8 +9 D 26 Mike Milbury 6'1 200 28 77 0 18 18 222 0 0 78 3 86 25 77 0.0 +14 C 19 Bobby Lalonde 5'5 155 29 62 4 12 16 31 0 1 25 4 49 31 42 9.5 +3 RW 23 Doug Morrison 5'11 184 20 18 7 3 10 13 2 0 17 5 7 0 30 23.3 +5 C 14 Bob Miller 5'11 180 24 30 4 4 8 19 0 1 9 0 31 17 23 17.4 -5 C 32 Craig MacTavish 6'1 195 22 24 3 5 8 13 0 0 16 5 12 0 44 6.8 -1 LW 14 Mike Gillis 6'1 195 22 17 2 4 6 15 0 0 12 0 14 0 26 7.7 -2 C 18 Barry Pederson 5'11 185 19 9 1 4 5 6 1 0 8 5 9 1 20 5.0 -5 D 33 Larry Melnyk 6'0 195 20 26 0 4 4 39 0 0 13 1 21 2 30 0.0 -7 LW 20 Al Secord 6'1 205 22 18 0 3 3 42 0 0 5 1 2 0 11 0.0 +2 RW 28 Tom Songin 6'3 195 27 9 1 1 2 6 0 0 5 1 4 0 10 10.0 0 G 30 Jim Craig 6'1 190 23 23 0 1 1 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 35 53 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 31 Marco Baron 5'11 180 21 10 0 0 0 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 25 Gary Doak 5'11 175 34 11 0 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 9 0 4 0.0 -3
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   31  Marco Baron          21   10   507   24  2.84   3   4   1  207   .884   1   0
G    1  Rogie Vachon         35   53  3021  168  3.34  25  19   6 1230   .863   0   1
G   30  Jim Craig            23   23  1272   78  3.68   9   7   6  563   .861   1   0
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1980 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   18  C    Barry Pederson           701          Victoria Cougars (WHL)             
  3   60  C    Tom Fergus               726          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  4   81  C    Steve Kasper             821          Verdun-Sorel Blackhawks (QMJHL)    
  5  102  D    Randy Hillier            543          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  6  123  LW   Steve Lyons                           Boston Matignon H.S. (Mass.)       
  7  144  C    Tony McMurchy                         New Westminster Bruins (WHL)       
  8  165  G    Mike Moffat               19          Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  9  186  D    Michael Thelven          207          Djurgardens IF Stockholm (Sweden)  
 10  207  LW   Jens Ohling                           Stockholm (Sweden)                 

Traded draft picks:

#2 to CAL (Steve Konroyd)

Transactions
06-02-1980traded Boston's #2 pick in the 1980 draft and #3 pick in the 1981 draft to Flames for Jim Craig
07-15-1980traded Gilles Gilbert to Red Wings for Rogie Vachon
10-10-1980Red Wings claimed Rick Smith in waiver draft
10-10-1980Nordiques claimed John Wensink in waiver draft
12-18-1980traded Al Secord to Black Hawks for Mike O'Connell
02-18-1981traded Bob Miller to Rockies for Mike Gillis
05-28-1981Jean Ratelle retired
09-28-1981signed Dave Barr as a free agent
09-29-1981signed Bruce Crowder as a free agent


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars L 4-5 (OT) 04/09/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars L 6-9 04/11/1981 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-6 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 33 3 2 2 4 6 0 0 D 20 Mike O'Connell 5'9 180 25 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 D 22 Brad Park 6'0 200 32 3 1 3 4 11 1 0 C 19 Bobby Lalonde 5'5 155 29 3 2 1 3 2 0 2 C 8 Peter McNab 6'3 210 28 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 29 3 1 2 3 12 0 0 RW 18 Keith Crowder 6'0 190 21 3 2 0 2 9 0 0 RW 27 Dwight Foster 5'10 190 23 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 D 26 Mike Milbury 6'1 200 28 2 0 1 1 10 0 0 D 7 Ray Bourque 5'11 219 20 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 35 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 11 Steve Kasper 5'8 175 19 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 29 Brad McCrimmon 5'11 197 21 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 16 Rick Middleton 5'11 170 27 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 6 Dick Redmond 5'11 178 31 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 G 31 Marco Baron 5'11 180 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 14 Mike Gillis 6'1 195 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 17 Stan Jonathan 5'8 175 25 3 0 0 0 30 0 0 C 10 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Jim Craig 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Gary Doak 5'11 175 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 32 Craig MacTavish 6'1 195 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 33 Larry Melnyk 6'0 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 14 Bob Miller 5'11 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 23 Doug Morrison 5'11 184 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 18 Barry Pederson 5'11 185 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 20 Al Secord 6'1 205 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 28 Tom Songin 6'3 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Rogie Vachon 35 3 164 16 5.85 0 2 104 .846 1 0 G 31 Marco Baron 21 1 20 3 9.00 0 1 12 .750 0 0
Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1980   vs New York Rangers          W   7-2     1-0-0
10/11/1980   at New York Islanders        L   2-5     1-1-0
10/12/1980   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   3-2     2-1-0
10/15/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-3     2-2-0
10/16/1980   at Calgary Flames            L   1-2     2-3-0
10/18/1980   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-3     2-4-0
10/22/1980   at Los Angeles Kings         L   0-4     2-5-0
10/24/1980   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     2-6-0
10/26/1980   at Winnipeg Jets             T   7-7     2-6-1
10/30/1980   vs Calgary Flames            L   1-3     2-7-1
11/02/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     2-8-1
11/06/1980   vs New York Islanders        L   2-4     2-9-1
11/09/1980   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-4     3-9-1
11/11/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         T   4-4     3-9-2
11/13/1980   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   5-5     3-9-3
11/15/1980   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-4     4-9-3
11/16/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   1-0     5-9-3
11/20/1980   vs Colorado Rockies          W   4-2     6-9-3
11/22/1980   at Washington Capitals       T   2-2     6-9-4
11/23/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   5-5     6-9-5
11/26/1980   at New York Rangers          L   4-6     6-10-5
11/27/1980   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   3-3     6-10-6
11/29/1980   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   6-3     7-10-6
12/02/1980   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-3     8-10-6
12/06/1980   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4     8-11-6
12/07/1980   vs Washington Capitals       W   7-3     9-11-6
12/10/1980   at Quebec Nordiques          W   6-4     10-11-6
12/11/1980   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   3-5     10-12-6
12/13/1980   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   1-2     10-13-6
12/14/1980   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   7-1     11-13-6
12/17/1980   at Hartford Whalers          L   4-5     11-14-6
12/18/1980   vs St. Louis Blues           L   3-7     11-15-6
12/20/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          T   4-4     11-15-7
12/27/1980   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-3     12-15-7
12/28/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     12-16-7
12/31/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-2     13-16-7
01/02/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           L   5-7     13-17-7
01/03/1981   at Colorado Rockies          L   1-4     13-18-7
01/05/1981   at Winnipeg Jets             W   4-1     14-18-7
01/08/1981   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-4     15-18-7
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/10/1981   at New York Islanders        W   3-2     16-18-7
01/12/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-3     17-18-7
01/13/1981   at Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     17-18-8
01/15/1981   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-3     17-19-8
01/17/1981   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   6-4     18-19-8
01/19/1981   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-1     19-19-8
01/22/1981   vs St. Louis Blues           W   7-3     20-19-8
01/24/1981   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   4-6     20-20-8
01/26/1981   vs Colorado Rockies          W   5-3     21-20-8
01/29/1981   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   7-6     22-20-8
02/01/1981   vs New York Islanders        W   6-3     23-20-8
02/04/1981   at Hartford Whalers          T   3-3     23-20-9
02/05/1981   vs New York Rangers          W   6-3     24-20-9
02/07/1981   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-6     24-21-9
02/08/1981   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   3-4     24-22-9
02/12/1981   at Colorado Rockies          T   3-3     24-22-10
02/14/1981   at Los Angeles Kings         W   5-4     25-22-10
02/18/1981   at Vancouver Canucks         W   7-5     26-22-10
02/20/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           W   5-1     27-22-10
02/21/1981   at Calgary Flames            L   2-7     27-23-10
02/25/1981   at Quebec Nordiques          L   3-5     27-24-10
02/26/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   5-1     28-24-10
03/01/1981   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   6-4     29-24-10
03/03/1981   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-4     29-25-10
03/04/1981   at Minnesota North Stars     T   3-3     29-25-11
03/07/1981   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   7-1     30-25-11
03/08/1981   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-1     31-25-11
03/11/1981   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   4-4     31-25-12
03/13/1981   at Washington Capitals       W   7-1     32-25-12
03/15/1981   vs Hartford Whalers          W   4-2     33-25-12
03/18/1981   at New York Rangers          L   2-3     33-26-12
03/19/1981   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-5     33-27-12
03/21/1981   vs Calgary Flames            W   4-3     34-27-12
03/23/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   7-2     35-27-12
03/26/1981   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-3     35-28-12
03/28/1981   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-2     36-28-12
03/30/1981   at Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     36-28-13
04/02/1981   vs Washington Capitals       L   2-3     36-29-13
04/04/1981   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-2     37-29-13
04/05/1981   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     37-30-13

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