1980-1981 Boston Bruins team stats

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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

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