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1980-1981 Colorado Rockies: 22-45-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 15-16-9 (141 goals scored, 155 allowed) Road record: 7-29-4 (117 goals scored, 189 allowed) Head Coach: Bill MacMillan Power Play: 76/373 (20.4%) Penalty Killing: 216/286 (75.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-8 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 177-266 258 goals scored (19th of 21 teams), 344 goals allowed (17th), 1418 PIM (18th) 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 9 Lanny McDonald 6'0 185 27 80 35 46 81 56 11 0 116 45 117 19 298 11.7 -27 C 16 Merlin Malinowski 6'0 190 22 69 25 37 62 61 4 0 84 33 77 2 152 16.4 -24 D 5 Rob Ramage 6'2 200 21 79 20 42 62 193 12 1 141 63 164 40 289 6.9 -46 D 4 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 24 65 11 35 46 84 5 0 105 35 128 25 229 4.8 -33 C 23 Lucien DeBlois 5'11 200 23 74 26 16 42 78 9 1 61 22 81 0 183 14.2 -42 LW 17 Paul Gagne 5'10 180 28 61 25 17 42 12 9 0 61 26 59 0 99 25.3 -24 C 11 Walt McKechnie 6'2 195 33 53 15 23 38 18 2 2 68 22 82 29 92 16.3 -7 RW 29 Yvon Vautour 6'0 200 24 74 15 19 34 143 3 0 51 8 66 3 97 15.5 -20 D 22 Joel Quenneville 6'1 200 22 71 10 24 34 86 3 0 91 28 106 19 107 9.3 -24 RW 7 Randy Pierce 5'11 187 23 55 9 21 30 52 3 0 48 18 65 7 124 7.3 -28 C 27 Ron Delorme 6'2 185 25 65 11 16 27 70 3 0 58 13 56 0 65 16.9 -11 RW 14 Rene Robert 5'10 184 32 28 8 11 19 30 4 0 29 12 32 2 66 12.1 -13 LW 20 Mike Gillis 6'1 195 22 51 11 7 18 54 1 0 28 3 46 0 78 14.1 -21 C 14 Steve Tambellini 6'0 190 22 13 6 12 18 2 2 0 22 7 16 0 33 18.2 -1 LW 12 Ed Cooper 5'10 188 20 47 7 7 14 46 1 0 26 1 34 3 52 13.5 -6 D 3 Craig Norwich 5'11 175 25 11 3 11 14 10 1 0 26 9 16 3 23 13.0 +4 C 8 Doug Berry 6'1 190 23 46 3 10 13 8 0 1 27 3 48 9 44 6.8 -15 C 15 Jack Valiquette 6'2 195 26 25 3 9 12 7 0 0 19 6 28 3 28 10.7 -12 C 21 Barry Smith 5'11 178 25 62 4 4 8 4 0 0 20 0 56 34 38 10.5 -2 D 26 Mike Kitchen 5'10 185 24 75 1 7 8 100 0 0 47 2 104 21 49 2.0 -38 D 2 Jack Hughes 6'1 205 23 38 2 5 7 91 1 0 28 2 57 9 20 10.0 -22 D 24 Trevor Johansen 5'9 200 23 35 0 7 7 18 0 0 28 1 61 14 33 0.0 -20 C 18 Bob Miller 5'11 180 24 22 5 1 6 15 2 0 13 8 40 16 41 12.2 -19 RW 25 Bobby Crawford 5'8 180 20 15 1 3 4 6 0 0 8 1 3 0 25 4.0 +4 C 10 Bobby Sheehan 5'7 155 31 41 1 3 4 10 0 0 9 0 18 4 28 3.6 -5 RW 28 Bob Attwell 6'0 192 21 15 0 4 4 0 0 0 9 0 10 2 11 0.0 +1 D 6 Les Auge 6'1 190 27 6 0 3 3 4 0 0 7 1 9 0 3 0.0 -3 D 4 Bill Baker 6'1 195 24 13 0 3 3 12 0 0 12 2 17 7 17 0.0 0 C 10 Gary Dillon 5'10 173 21 13 1 1 2 29 0 0 4 0 10 0 15 6.7 -6 D 6 Terry Harper 6'1 200 40 15 0 2 2 8 0 0 8 1 10 0 6 0.0 -3 D 3 Mario Giallonardo 5'11 201 23 15 0 2 2 4 0 0 13 0 14 2 8 0.0 +1 G 31 Al Smith 6'1 200 35 37 0 2 2 51 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 19 Peter Sturgeon 6'2 198 26 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.0 0 LW 29 Dave Watson 6'2 190 22 13 0 1 1 8 0 0 2 1 3 0 6 0.0 -2 G 1 Hardy Astrom 6'0 170 29 30 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 3 Mike Christie 6'0 190 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0.0 +1 LW/C 10 Aaron Broten 5'10 180 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 D 6 Dean Turner 6'2 215 22 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 --- -4 C 19 Joe Ward 6'0 180 19 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0.0 -2 G 35 Jari Kaarela 5'10 165 22 5 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 32 8 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G Phil Myre 6'1 185 32 10 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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       Phil Myre            32   10   580   33  3.41   3   6   1  284   .884   0   0
G    1  Glenn Resch          32    8   449   28  3.74   2   4   2  228   .877   0   0
G    1  Hardy Astrom         29   30  1642  103  3.76   6  15   6  794   .870   3   0
G   31  Al Smith             35   36  1909  151  4.75   9  18   4  918   .836   4   0
G   35  Jari Kaarela         22    5   220   22  6.00   2   2   0  115   .809   0   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   19  LW   Paul Gagne               390          Windsor Spitfires (OHA)              [pick acquired from MTL]
  2   22  C    Joe Ward                   4          Seattle Breakers (WHL)             
  4   64  G    Rick LaFerriere            1          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  5   85  LW   Ed Cooper                 49          Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)        
  6  106  LW   Aaron Broten             748          University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  6  127  D    Dan Fascinato                         Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  8  148  LW   Andre Hidi                 7          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  8  169  G    Shawn MacKenzie            4          Windsor Spitfires (OHA)            
 10  190  RW   Bob Jansch                            Victoria Cougars (WHL)             

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Doug Wickenheiser)
#3 to TOR (Fred Boimistruck)

Transactions
09-04-1980purchased Al Smith from Whalers
10-1980signed Danny Lucas as a free agent
10-08-1980claimed Yvon Vautour on waivers from Islanders
12-08-1980traded Mike Christie to Canucks for Jim Mayer and cash
01-30-1981traded Rene Robert to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #3 pick in the 1981 draft
02-02-1981claimed Craig Norwich on waivers from Blues
02-09-1981signed Jari Kaarela as a free agent
02-12-1981signed Terry Harper as a free agent
02-18-1981traded Mike Gillis to Bruins for Bob Miller
02-26-1981purchased Phil Myre from Flyers
03-10-1981traded Mike McEwen and Jari Kaarela to Islanders for Glenn Resch and Steve Tambellini
03-10-1981traded Colorado's (New Jersey's) #4 pick in the 1984 draft to Canadiens for Bill Baker and Montreal's #4 pick in the 1984 draft
05-11-1981signed Peter Gustavsson as a free agent
05-11-1981signed Christer Kellgren as a free agent
05-28-1981
06-10-1981traded Colorado's #1 and #3 picks in the 1981 draft to Capitals for Washington's #1 and #2 picks in the 1981 draft
07-1981Terry Harper retired
07-08-1981signed Veli-Pekka Ketola as a free agent
07-08-1981signed Jukka Porvari as a free agent
07-08-1981signed Tapio Levo as a free agent
07-15-1981traded Lucien Deblois and Winnipeg's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Jets for Brent Ashton
07-21-1981signed Dwight Foster as a free agent
09-02-1981signed Graeme Nicolson as a free agent
09-18-1981traded Steve Janaszak to Flames for future considerations
09-21-1981signed John Wensink as a free agent
10-01-1981traded Colorado's (New Jersey's) #1 pick in the 1983 draft to Islanders for Bob Lorimer and Dave Cameron
10-05-1981Canucks claimed Ron Delorme in waiver draft
10-05-1981Kings claimed Trevor Johansen in waiver draft

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/11/1980   vs Calgary Flames            W   6-2     1-0-0
10/12/1980   at Edmonton Oilers           W   3-2     2-0-0
10/14/1980   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   4-1     3-0-0
10/17/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   5-5     3-0-1
10/18/1980   at Los Angeles Kings         L   3-4     3-1-1
10/22/1980   at Hartford Whalers          L   0-3     3-2-1
10/23/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         L   1-5     3-3-1
10/25/1980   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3     4-3-1
10/28/1980   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   4-8     4-4-1
10/30/1980   vs Washington Capitals       T   5-5     4-4-2
11/01/1980   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-4     5-4-2
11/02/1980   at Quebec Nordiques          W   5-4     6-4-2
11/05/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-5     6-5-2
11/06/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          T   3-3     6-5-3
11/08/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     6-5-4
11/11/1980   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-8     6-6-4
11/14/1980   vs St. Louis Blues           W   5-1     7-6-4
11/16/1980   at Calgary Flames            W   4-3     8-6-4
11/20/1980   at Boston Bruins             L   2-4     8-7-4
11/22/1980   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-4     8-8-4
11/25/1980   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   4-3     9-8-4
11/28/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-7     9-9-4
11/30/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-4     9-10-4
12/02/1980   at New York Islanders        L   1-5     9-11-4
12/04/1980   vs New York Islanders        W   4-3     10-11-4
12/06/1980   at Washington Capitals       L   6-8     10-12-4
12/07/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     10-13-4
12/09/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   4-4     10-13-5
12/12/1980   vs New York Rangers          L   3-4     10-14-5
12/13/1980   at St. Louis Blues           L   4-9     10-15-5
12/17/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-1     11-15-5
12/18/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-2     11-16-5
12/20/1980   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     11-16-6
12/23/1980   at Winnipeg Jets             L   4-5     11-17-6
12/26/1980   vs Calgary Flames            W   5-2     12-17-6
12/27/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     L   4-6     12-18-6
12/30/1980   at New York Islanders        L   3-9     12-19-6
12/31/1980   at New York Rangers          W   6-4     13-19-6
01/03/1981   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-1     14-19-6
01/06/1981   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   3-7     14-20-6
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/07/1981   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-6     14-21-6
01/09/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-2     15-21-6
01/12/1981   vs Washington Capitals       L   1-2     15-22-6
01/13/1981   at Vancouver Canucks         T   3-3     15-22-7
01/15/1981   vs New York Rangers          W   4-3     16-22-7
01/17/1981   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   2-5     16-23-7
01/23/1981   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   2-2     16-23-8
01/24/1981   at Detroit Red Wings         L   2-6     16-24-8
01/26/1981   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5     16-25-8
01/28/1981   at Hartford Whalers          L   3-6     16-26-8
01/30/1981   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-7     16-27-8
02/03/1981   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5     16-28-8
02/06/1981   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-4     17-28-8
02/08/1981   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   6-6     17-28-9
02/12/1981   vs Boston Bruins             T   3-3     17-28-10
02/14/1981   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-4     17-29-10
02/17/1981   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   3-6     17-30-10
02/18/1981   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-6     17-31-10
02/21/1981   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-4     17-32-10
02/22/1981   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   4-9     17-33-10
02/25/1981   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   5-9     17-34-10
02/26/1981   at Montreal Canadiens        L   0-6     17-35-10
02/28/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   3-1     18-35-10
03/03/1981   vs Hartford Whalers          W   5-4     19-35-10
03/06/1981   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   1-3     19-36-10
03/08/1981   vs St. Louis Blues           L   0-7     19-37-10
03/10/1981   at Washington Capitals       L   3-4     19-38-10
03/11/1981   at New York Rangers          W   4-3     20-38-10
03/14/1981   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2     20-39-10
03/15/1981   at Quebec Nordiques          L   0-3     20-40-10
03/18/1981   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-4     20-41-10
03/20/1981   vs New York Islanders        L   3-5     20-42-10
03/21/1981   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-3     20-43-10
03/24/1981   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-4     21-43-10
03/25/1981   at Vancouver Canucks         T   4-4     21-43-11
03/27/1981   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   3-5     21-44-11
03/29/1981   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   2-1     22-44-11
04/01/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           T   4-4     22-44-12
04/02/1981   at Calgary Flames            L   3-5     22-45-12
04/04/1981   at Los Angeles Kings         T   5-5     22-45-13

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