1980-1981 Detroit Red Wings team stats

1980-1981 Detroit Red Wings: 19-43-18
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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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