1980-1981 Detroit Red Wings team stats

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1980-1981 Detroit Red Wings: 19-43-18
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-15-9 (133 goals scored, 130 allowed) Road record: 3-28-9 (119 goals scored, 209 allowed) Head Coaches: Ted Lindsay (3-14-3), Wayne Maxner (16-29-15) Power Play: 60/316 (19.0%) Penalty Killing: 235/317 (74.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-12 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 185-245 252 goals scored (20th of 21 teams), 339 goals allowed (16th), 1687 PIM (8th) 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%   +/-
C     10  Dale McCourt         5'10  180   23   80   30   56   86   50  11   2  128   46  140   41  286  10.5  -17
LW    25  John Ogrodnick       6'0   204   21   80   35   35   70   14   9   2  114   37  102    8  276  12.7  -17
RW    17  Mike Foligno         6'2   195   21   80   28   35   63  210   3   0  116   38   91    0  181  15.5  -13
D     28  Reed Larson          6'0   195   24   78   27   31   58  153   8   0  122   32  177   52  297   9.1  -35
D      7  Willie Huber         6'5   228   22   80   15   34   49  130   3   0  138   42  158   34  207   7.2  -28
RW    20  Vaclav Nedomansky    6'2   205   36   74   12   20   32   30   6   0   44   17   62    0  128   9.4  -35
C     23  Mark Kirton          5'10  170   22   50   18   13   31   24   6   1   41   12   78   19   97  18.6  -30
LW    12  Errol Thompson       5'9   185   30   39   14   12   26   52   5   0   44   15   41    8   83  16.9   -4
LW    18  George Lyle          6'2   205   27   31   10   14   24   28   3   0   35   10   28    3   49  20.4    0
LW    15  Paul Woods           5'10  175   25   67    8   16   24   45   1   1   42    4   79   31   74  10.8  -10
C     12  Brent Peterson       6'0   190   22   53    6   18   24   24   1   0   33    5   40   14   40  15.0   +2
D     26  Jim Korn             6'4   220   23   63    5   15   20  246   1   1   71   10   82   16   82   6.1   -5
LW    19  Gary McAdam          5'11  175   25   40    5   14   19   27   1   0   28    5   39    2   92   5.4  -14
LW    22  Glenn Hicks          5'10  177   22   58    5   10   15   84   1   0   28    1   31    4   71   7.0    0
D      2  John Barrett         6'1   210   22   56    3   10   13   60   0   0   51    3  111   42   97   3.1  -21
D      5  Jean Hamel           5'11  195   28   68    5    7   12   57   0   0   32    0   46   13   47  10.6   -1
LW    21  Dan Labraaten        6'0   190   29   44    3    8   11   12   0   0   17    3   33    0   43   7.0  -19
D      4  Rick Vasko           6'0   185   23   20    3    7   10   20   1   0   24    6   30    9   28  10.7   -3
RW    14  Mike Blaisdell       6'1   196   20   32    3    6    9   10   0   0   18    3   22    0   45   6.7   -7
D      3  Perry Miller         6'1   194   28   64    1    8    9   70   0   0   36    2   54    2   54   1.9  -18
RW    27  Brad Smith           6'1   195   22   20    5    2    7   93   0   0   10    2   21    1   31  16.1  -12
LW    29  Joe Paterson         6'2   207   20   38    2    5    7   53   0   0   14    0   10    0   36   5.6   +4
C     11  Pete Mahovlich       6'5   210   34   24    1    4    5   26   0   0    7    1   22    8   25   4.0   -8
RW    16  Jody Gage            6'0   190   21   16    2    2    4   22   0   0    7    1   18    2   26   7.7  -10
C/RW   8  Dennis Polonich      5'6   166   27   32    2    2    4   77   0   0    8    2   26    6   27   7.4  -14
C     21  Earl Ingarfield      5'11  180   21   22    2    1    3   16   0   0    5    0    3    0   18  11.1   +2
LW    14  Mal Davis            5'11  180   24    5    2    0    2    0   0   0    5    0    0    0   12  16.7   +5
D      2  Rick Smith           5'11  190   32   11    0    2    2    6   0   0    5    0   11    1    7   0.0   -5
D     24  Greg Joly            6'1   190   26   17    0    2    2   10   0   0   15    0   25    2    8   0.0   -8
G      1  Jim Rutherford       5'8   168   31   10    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Larry Lozinski       5'11  175   22   30    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Gilles Gilbert       6'1   175   31   48    0    1    1   12  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Al Jensen            5'10  180   22    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Tom Bladon           6'1   195   28    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    2    0    2    0    1   0.0    0
G     31  Claude Legris        5'9   160   24    3    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   31  Claude Legris        24    3    63    4  3.81   0   1   0   34   .882   0   0
G   30  Gilles Gilbert       31   48  2618  175  4.01  11  24   9 1307   .866   5   0
G    1  Jim Rutherford       31   10   600   43  4.30   2   6   2  286   .850   0   0
G   31  Larry Lozinski       22   30  1459  105  4.32   6  11   7  733   .857   0   0
G   31  Al Jensen            22    1    60    7  7.00   0   1   0   30   .767   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   11  RW   Mike Blaisdell           343          Regina Pats (WHL)                    [pick acquired from TOR]
  3   46  LW   Mark Osborne             919          Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  5   88  RW   Mike Corrigan                         Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  6  109  C    Wayne Crawford                        Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  7  130  D    Mike Braun                            Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  8  151  D    John Beukeboom                        Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  9  172  RW   Dave Miles                            Brantford Alexanders (OHA)         
 10  193  RW   Brian Rorabeck                        Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         

Traded draft picks:

#1 to LA (Larry Murphy)
#2 to TOR (Craig Muni)
#4 to CHI (Carey Wilson)


Transactions

06-06-1980	sold Alex Pirus to North Stars
06-08-1980	claimed Dave Hanson on waivers from North Stars
07-15-1980	traded Rogie Vachon to Bruins for Gilles Gilbert
10-10-1980	claimed Rick Smith from Bruins in waiver draft
10-31-1980	sold Barry Long to Jets
11-07-1980	Capitals claimed Rick Smith on waivers
12-04-1980	traded Jim Rutherford to Maple Leafs for Mark Kirton
01-08-1981	traded Errol Thompson to Penguins for Gary McAdam
01-14-1981	signed Tom Bladon as a free agent
02-03-1981	traded Dan Labraaten to Flames for Earl Ingarfield
02-24-1981	traded Rick Vasko (acq. 5/28/1981) to Flames for Brad Smith
07-23-1981	traded Al Jensen to Capitals for Mark Lofthouse
08-21-1981	traded Detroit's #1 pick in the 1982 draft to North Stars for Greg Smith, Minnesota's #1 pick in the 1982 draft and the rights to Don Murdoch
10-01-1981	signed Walt McKechnie as a free agent

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1980 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 0-1-0 10/11/1980 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-8 0-2-0 10/15/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-6 0-3-0 10/16/1980 vs New York Islanders L 4-6 0-4-0 10/18/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 2-4 0-5-0 10/23/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-1 1-5-0 10/25/1980 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 2-5-0 10/26/1980 at New York Rangers L 6-7 2-6-0 10/28/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 2-6-1 10/29/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 3-5 2-7-1 11/01/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 2-8-1 11/04/1980 at New York Islanders L 4-6 2-9-1 11/06/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-2 3-9-1 11/08/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 3-10-1 11/11/1980 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 3-10-2 11/12/1980 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 3-10-3 11/15/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 3-11-3 11/19/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-2 3-12-3 11/20/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-7 3-13-3 11/22/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 2-6 3-14-3 11/26/1980 vs Washington Capitals T 7-7 3-14-4 11/29/1980 at New York Islanders L 1-5 3-15-4 12/02/1980 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 3-16-4 12/04/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 3-17-4 12/06/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 4-17-4 12/07/1980 at Minnesota North Stars T 1-1 4-17-5 12/11/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-2 4-18-5 12/13/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-3 5-18-5 12/14/1980 at Washington Capitals W 5-4 6-18-5 12/16/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-3 7-18-5 12/18/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 8-18-5 12/20/1980 at Colorado Rockies T 3-3 8-18-6 12/23/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-6 8-19-6 12/27/1980 at Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 8-19-7 12/28/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 9-19-7 12/31/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 10-19-7 01/02/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 10-19-8 01/03/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-6 10-20-8 01/06/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-6 10-21-8 01/08/1981 at Boston Bruins L 4-7 10-22-8

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

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