1979-1980 Edmonton Oilers: 28-39-13
Next Season Home record: 17-14-9 (165 goals scored, 145 allowed) Road record: 11-25-4 (136 goals scored, 177 allowed) Head Coach: Glen Sather Power Play: 61/282 (21.6%) Penalty Killing: 241/315 (76.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 229-244 301 goals scored (9th of 21 teams), 322 goals allowed (20th), 1528 PIM (3rd) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 99 Wayne Gretzky 6'0 185 18 79 51 86 137 21 13 1 155 42 116 18 284 18.0 +15 RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 26 80 46 48 94 6 13 2 144 45 139 41 266 17.3 +1 C 21 Stan Weir 6'1 180 27 79 33 33 66 40 3 2 92 16 113 39 129 25.6 +2 C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 26 59 23 35 58 72 7 0 94 34 66 5 159 14.5 -1 RW 20 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 25 80 20 38 58 138 1 0 88 13 62 2 146 13.7 +15 LW 12 Dave Hunter 5'11 195 21 80 12 31 43 103 1 2 71 3 78 17 109 11.0 +7 D 5 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 24 78 9 31 40 52 5 2 137 34 128 43 122 7.4 +18 C 7 Ron Chipperfield 5'11 186 25 67 18 19 37 24 2 1 51 9 65 8 129 14.0 -15 D 8 Risto Siltanen 5'9 158 21 64 6 29 35 26 1 0 95 34 70 0 116 5.2 -9 C 11 Mark Messier 6'1 205 18 75 12 21 33 120 1 1 50 6 62 8 113 10.6 -10 D 26 Pat Price 6'2 200 24 75 11 21 32 134 2 0 98 16 113 35 95 11.6 +4 D 4 Kevin Lowe 6'2 200 20 64 2 19 21 70 2 0 73 13 64 5 86 2.3 +1 RW 17 Cam Connor 6'2 200 25 38 7 13 20 136 0 0 28 2 24 0 44 15.9 +2 C 19 Don Ashby 6'1 185 24 18 10 9 19 0 3 0 28 6 22 1 31 32.3 +1 D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 33 31 4 15 19 20 1 0 40 9 40 7 34 11.8 -2 RW 16 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 34 29 8 8 16 20 2 0 21 4 21 0 46 17.4 -4 D 2 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 24 80 5 10 15 104 0 0 74 2 115 35 90 5.6 -8 LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 22 67 6 7 13 135 1 0 26 5 34 0 43 14.0 -13 D 6 Colin Campbell 5'9 190 26 72 2 11 13 196 0 0 61 1 97 19 80 2.5 -18 RW 47 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 23 10 5 2 7 4 1 0 12 2 10 0 35 14.3 0 RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 36 20 5 2 7 2 1 0 12 3 27 1 26 19.2 -17 LW 24 Peter Driscoll 6'0 190 25 39 1 5 6 54 0 0 10 3 18 0 23 4.3 -11 LW 16 Dan Newman 6'1 195 27 10 3 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 16 18.8 -1 RW 9 Kari Makkonen 6'0 190 24 9 2 2 4 0 0 0 8 2 8 0 11 18.2 -2 G 35 Jim Corsi 5'10 180 25 26 0 3 3 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 29 11 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 31 Eddie Mio 5'10 180 25 34 0 1 1 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 33 John Bednarski 5'10 195 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 G 33 Bob Dupuis 5'11 167 27 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- RW 22 Ron Carter 6'1 205 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0 D 23 Mike Forbes 6'2 200 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 3 0.0 -4 D 33 Bryon Baltimore 6'2 190 27 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 2 0 2 0.0 +4 C 9 Jim Harrison 5'11 185 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0.0 -1 C 25 Mike Toal 6'0 175 20 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 10 Ron Areshenkoff 6'0 175 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0.0 -4 RW 15 Alec Tidey 6'0 182 24 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0.0 -3 G 1 Don Cutts 6'3 190 26 6 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 22 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 36 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 11 2 12 0.0 -5 LW 15 Wayne Bianchin 5'10 180 26 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0.0 -4 G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 38 14 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 30 Ron Low 29 11 650 37 3.42 8 2 1 358 .897 0 0 G 1 Don Cutts 26 6 269 16 3.57 1 2 1 140 .886 1 0 G 35 Jim Corsi 25 26 1366 83 3.65 8 14 3 654 .873 3 0 G 33 Bob Dupuis 27 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 0 35 .886 1 0 G 31 Eddie Mio 25 34 1711 120 4.21 9 13 5 916 .869 2 1 G 28 Dave Dryden 38 14 744 53 4.27 2 7 3 349 .848 2 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 |
1979 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 21 D Kevin Lowe 1254 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
3 48 LW Mark Messier 1756 52 Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) [pick acquired from MIN]
4 69 RW Glenn Anderson 1129 University of Denver (NCAA) [pick acquired from MIN]
4 84 LW Max Kostovich Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
5 105 C Mike Toal 3 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6 126 RW Blair Barnes 1 Windsor Spitfires (OHA)
Traded draft picks:
#3 to MIN (Neal Broten)
#3 to MIN (Kevin Maxwell)
Transactions
| 06-09-1979 | Capitals reclaimed the rights to Bengt Gustafsson prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Rangers reclaimed the rights to Jim Mayer prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Bryon Baltimore from Stingers in dispersal draft |
| 06-09-1979 | North Stars reclaimed the rights to Paul Shmyr prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Canucks reclaimed the rights to John Hughes prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Rockies reclaimed the rights to Doug Berry prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Kings reclaimed the rights to Steve Carlson prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | Sabres reclaimed the rights to Dave Dryden prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | North Stars reclaimed the rights to Ed Mio prior to expansion draft |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Ed Mio as an expansion draft priority selection |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Wayne Gretzky as an expansion draft priority selection |
| 06-09-1979 | claimed Dave Dryden as an expansion draft priority selection |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Doug Hicks from Black Hawks in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Tom Edur from Penguins in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Wayne Bianchin from Penguins in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Mike Forbes from Bruins in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Doug Patey from Capitals in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Bob Kelly from Black Hawks in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Dave Hunter from Canadiens in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Reg Thomas from Black Hawks in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected John Gould from Flames in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Inge Hammarstrom from Blues in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Ron Areshenkoff from Sabres in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Larry Brown from Kings in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Colin Campbell from Penguins in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Pat Price from Islanders in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Lee Fogolin from Sabres in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Cam Connor from Canadiens in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Doug Favell from Rockies in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | selected Pete Lopresti from North Stars in expansion draft |
| 06-13-1979 | traded Edmonton's #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Canadiens for Dave Lumley and Dan Newman |
| 07-1979 | signed Clayton Pachal as a free agent |
| 07-04-1979 | claimed Stan Weir on waivers from Maple Leafs |
| 07-15-1979 | signed John Bednarski as a free agent |
| 07-22-1979 | signed Kari Makkonen as a free agent |
| 08-07-1979 | traded Joe Micheletti to Blues for Tom Roulston and Risto Siltanen |
| 08-09-1979 | traded Edmonton's #2 and #3 picks in the 1979 draft to North Stars for Dave Semenko |
| 08-22-1979 | traded Reg Thomas to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #6 pick in the 1981 draft |
| 09-14-1979 | signed Charlie Huddy as a free agent |
| 09-24-1979 | traded future considerations to Black Hawks for Jim Harrison |
| 10-04-1979 | signed Jim Corsi as a free agent |
| 11-02-1979 | signed Poul Popiel as a free agent |
| 11-13-1979 | traded John Gould to Sabres for Alex Tidey |
| 12-10-1979 | traded Dan Newman to Bruins for Bobby Schmautz |
| 12-22-1979 | Dave Dryden retired |
| 01-01-1980 | signed Roy Sommer as a free agent |
| 01-12-1980 | signed Don Cutts as a free agent |
| 02-25-1980 | traded Bobby Schmautz to Rockies for Don Ashby |
| 03-1980 | signed Bob Dupuis as a free agent |
| 03-1980 | claimed John Hilworth on waivers from Red Wings |
| 03-11-1980 | traded Jim Corsi to North Stars for future considerations |
| 03-11-1980 | traded Ron Chipperfield to Nordiques for Ron Low |
| 03-11-1980 | traded Cam Connor and Edmonton's #3 pick in the 1981 draft to Rangers for Don Murdoch |
| 06-11-1980 | traded Ron Areshenkoff and Edmonton's #10 pick in the 1980 draft to Flyers for Barry Dean |
| 07-1980 | Sabres claimed Ron Carter on waivers |
| 07-10-1980 | signed Tom Bladon as a free agent |
| 09-11-1980 | signed Matti Hagman as a free agent |
| 10-10-1980 | Canucks claimed Colin Campbell in waiver draft |
| 10-10-1980 | claimed Curt Brackenbury from Nordiques in waiver draft |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 04/09/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-5 04/11/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 (2 OT) Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 99 Wayne Gretzky 6'0 185 18 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 26 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 C 11 Mark Messier 6'1 205 18 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 26 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 RW 47 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 23 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 D 4 Kevin Lowe 6'2 200 20 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 20 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 25 3 1 0 1 12 1 0 D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 8 Risto Siltanen 5'9 158 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 19 Don Ashby 6'1 185 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Colin Campbell 5'9 190 26 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 LW 24 Peter Driscoll 6'0 190 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 24 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 5 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 24 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 12 Dave Hunter 5'11 195 21 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 26 Pat Price 6'2 200 24 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 22 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 21 Stan Weir 6'1 180 27 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 10 Ron Areshenkoff 6'0 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 33 Bryon Baltimore 6'2 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 33 John Bednarski 5'10 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 15 Wayne Bianchin 5'10 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 22 Ron Carter 6'1 205 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 7 Ron Chipperfield 5'11 186 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Cam Connor 6'2 200 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Jim Corsi 5'10 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Don Cutts 6'3 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 33 Bob Dupuis 5'11 167 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Mike Forbes 6'2 200 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 9 Jim Harrison 5'11 185 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 9 Kari Makkonen 6'0 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Eddie Mio 5'10 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 16 Dan Newman 6'1 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 22 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 16 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Alec Tidey 6'0 182 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 25 Mike Toal 6'0 175 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Ron Low 29 3 212 12 3.40 0 3 127 .906 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 0-1-0 10/13/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 0-1-1 10/14/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 0-1-2 10/19/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 1-1-2 10/21/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 1-1-3 10/23/1979 at New York Islanders T 3-3 1-1-4 10/24/1979 at New York Rangers L 2-10 1-2-4 10/26/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 3-7 1-3-4 10/28/1979 vs Washington Capitals L 4-6 1-4-4 10/30/1979 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 1-5-4 11/02/1979 vs New York Islanders W 7-5 2-5-4 11/04/1979 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 2-6-4 11/07/1979 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 2-7-4 11/08/1979 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 2-8-4 11/11/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-6 2-9-4 11/13/1979 at Washington Capitals W 5-3 3-9-4 11/15/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 3-10-4 11/17/1979 at Hartford Whalers L 0-4 3-11-4 11/18/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 7-9 3-12-4 11/21/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 3-12-5 11/24/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 3-12-6 11/28/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-2 4-12-6 11/30/1979 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 5-12-6 12/05/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-6 5-13-6 12/07/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-8 5-14-6 12/09/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 3-0 6-14-6 12/12/1979 vs Atlanta Flames T 5-5 6-14-7 12/14/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 7-14-7 12/16/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-4 7-15-7 12/19/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 7-16-7 12/21/1979 at Colorado Rockies L 4-5 7-17-7 12/22/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-9 7-18-7 12/26/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 8-18-7 12/28/1979 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 9-18-7 12/30/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-2 9-19-7 01/02/1980 vs Hartford Whalers T 3-3 9-19-8 01/05/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 9-19-9 01/07/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 9-20-9 01/09/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 9-21-9 01/11/1980 vs New York Rangers L 2-6 9-22-9 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-5 10-22-9 01/16/1980 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 11-22-9 01/17/1980 at Boston Bruins L 1-7 11-23-9 01/19/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 12-23-9 01/20/1980 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 12-23-10 01/23/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 13-23-10 01/26/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-3 14-23-10 01/27/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 14-24-10 01/29/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 2-3 14-25-10 01/30/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 8-1 15-25-10 02/01/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 9-2 16-25-10 02/03/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 17-25-10 02/06/1980 vs St. Louis Blues L 3-6 17-26-10 02/08/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-4 17-27-10 02/10/1980 at Winnipeg Jets T 2-2 17-27-11 02/13/1980 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 18-27-11 02/15/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 8-2 19-27-11 02/17/1980 vs St. Louis Blues T 5-5 19-27-12 02/19/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 2-6 19-28-12 02/20/1980 at New York Rangers L 1-4 19-29-12 02/22/1980 at Colorado Rockies L 1-3 19-30-12 02/24/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 2-4 19-31-12 02/27/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 20-31-12 02/29/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 20-32-12 03/01/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 20-33-12 03/04/1980 at New York Islanders L 4-6 20-34-12 03/06/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 20-35-12 03/08/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 20-36-12 03/09/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 20-37-12 03/12/1980 at Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 21-37-12 03/14/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-4 22-37-12 03/15/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-7 22-38-12 03/19/1980 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 23-38-12 03/21/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 9-2 24-38-12 03/25/1980 at Atlanta Flames W 5-4 25-38-12 03/26/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 26-38-12 03/29/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-5 27-38-12 04/01/1980 at Vancouver Canucks L 0-5 27-39-12 04/02/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars T 1-1 27-39-13 04/04/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-2 28-39-13 |