1979-1980 Vancouver Canucks team stats

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1979-1980 Vancouver Canucks: 27-37-16
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-17-9 (133 goals scored, 144 allowed) Road record: 13-20-7 (123 goals scored, 137 allowed) Head Coach: Harry Neale Power Play: 53/312 (17.0%) Penalty Killing: 213/282 (75.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 2-12 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 201-200 256 goals scored (16th of 21 teams), 281 goals allowed (10th), 1808 PIM (2nd) 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%   +/-
RW    12  Stan Smyl            5'8   185   21   77   31   47   78  204  11   0  107   29   53    3  182  17.0  +28
C     23  Thomas Gradin        5'11  176   23   80   30   45   75   22   7   0  106   31   65    4  146  20.5  +14
D     25  Kevin McCarthy       5'11  195   22   79   15   30   45   70   4   0  106   28  113   30  161   9.3   -5
LW    24  Curt Fraser          6'1   200   21   78   17   25   42  143   0   0   58    0   51    0  148  11.5   +7
LW     9  Don Lever            5'11  185   27   51   21   17   38   32   5   0   55   17   65   14  134  15.7  -13
D     13  Lars Lindgren        6'1   200   27   73    5   30   35   66   2   0   99   29  109   31  181   2.8   -8
LW    21  Jere Gillis          6'0   194   22   67   13   17   30  108   5   1   57   19   69   31  130  10.0    0
C     14  Chris Oddleifson     6'2   185   29   75    8   20   28   76   1   1   45    4   90   40   62  12.9   -9
C      9  Ivan Boldirev        6'0   190   30   27   16   11   27   14   5   0   38   13   28    2   82  19.5   -1
C     10  Bill Derlago         5'10  194   21   54   11   15   26   27   4   0   37   10   44    0   75  14.7  -17
D     27  Harold Snepsts       6'3   210   25   79    3   20   23  202   0   0   90    6  111   34  103   2.9   +7
RW    28  Rick Vaive           6'1   198   20   47   13    8   21  111   1   0   29    2   39    0   89  14.6  -12
C      7  Gary Lupul           5'9   172   20   51    9   11   20   24   3   0   29    5   39    3   71  12.7  -12
LW    16  Per-Olov Brasar      5'8   172   29   48    9   10   19    7   1   0   44   17   41   10  101   8.9   -4
LW    15  Brent Ashton         6'1   210   19   47    5   14   19   11   0   0   36    5   27    0   69   7.2   +4
D      6  Dennis Kearns        5'9   185   34   67    1   18   19   24   0   0   70   10   67    9   66   1.5   +2
RW     8  Rick Blight          6'2   195   24   33   12    6   18   54   1   0   28    5   16    0   82  14.6   +7
D     22  Bob Manno            6'0   185   23   40    3   14   17   14   1   0   46   11   45   15   73   4.1   +5
LW    17  Ron Sedlbauer        6'3   195   25   32   10    4   14    7   0   0   28    5   28    0   74  13.5   -5
LW    26  Tiger Williams       5'11  190   25   23    8    5   13   81   1   0   26    8   22    4   62  12.9    0
D     20  John Hughes          5'11  200   25   52    2   11   13  181   0   0   40    1   49   10   49   4.1    0
LW    18  Darcy Rota           5'11  180   26   26    5    6   11   29   0   0   15    3   24    3   53   9.4   -9
RW    17  Jerry Butler         6'0   180   28   23    4    4    8   21   1   0   11    1   23    8   24  16.7   -5
D      2  Dave Logan           5'10  190   25   33    1    5    6  109   0   0   27    1   43    8   31   3.2   -9
RW    18  Brad Smith           6'1   195   21   19    1    3    4   50   0   0    9    0   13    0   14   7.1   -4
C/RW  29  Kris Manery          6'0   185   25   21    2    1    3   15   0   0    8    0   16    2   34   5.9   -6
C/RW  17  Drew Callander       6'2   185   23    4    1    1    2    0   0   0    2    0    4    0    3  33.3   -2
D      5  Larry Goodenough     6'0   195   26    5    0    2    2    2   0   0    3    1    3    1    9   0.0    0
D     29  Jack McIlhargey      6'0   190   27   24    0    2    2   41   0   0    9    0   14    0    6   0.0   -5
D     19  Greg Hubick          5'11  185   28    5    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    2    0    4   0.0   -1
D     26  Bruce Affleck        6'0   205   25    5    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    0    3    1    3   0.0    0
C     20  Gerry Minor          5'8   178   21    5    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    0    2    1    4   0.0    0
G      1  Glen Hanlon          6'0   185   22   57    0    1    1   43  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Steve Hazlett        5'9   170   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
RW/C  19  Rob Tudor            5'11  188   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     35  Curt Ridley          6'0   190   28   10    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Gary Bromley         5'10  160   29   15    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Gary Bromley         29   15   860   43  3.00   8   2   4  398   .892   0   1
G    1  Glen Hanlon          22   57  3341  193  3.47  17  29  10 1644   .883   4   0
G   35  Curt Ridley          28   10   599   39  3.91   2   6   2  287   .864   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    5  RW   Rick Vaive               876     75   Birmingham Bulls (WHA)             
  2   26  LW   Brent Ashton             998          Saskatoon Blades (WHL)             
  3   47  G    Ken Ellacott              12          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  4   68  C    Art Rutland                           Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  5   89  RW   Dirk Graham              772          Regina Pats (WHL)                  
  6  110  D    Shane Swan                            Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to John Hughes prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Normand Lapointe prior to expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Don Kozak in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Lars Zetterstrom in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Hilliard Graves in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Normand Lapointe in expansion draft
07-19-1979	purchased Chuck Arnason from North Stars
09-07-1979	signed Greg Hubick as a free agent
09-14-1979	signed Gary Lupul as a free agent
11-06-1979	purchased Bruce Affleck and Gord Buynak from Blues
12-10-1979	traded Vancouver's #2 pick in the 1981 draft to North Stars for Per-Olov Brasar
12-21-1979	traded Ron Sedlbauer to Black Hawks for Dave Logan and Hal Phillipoff
01-02-1980	sold Jack McIlhargey to Flyers
01-04-1980	traded Vancouver's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to North Stars for Kris Manery
02-08-1980	traded Don Lever and Brad Smith to Flames for Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota
02-10-1980	sold Curt Ridley to Maple Leafs
02-18-1980	traded Bill Derlago and Rick Vaive to Maple Leafs for Tiger Williams and Jerry Butler
02-27-1980	Jets claimed Kris Manery on waivers
02-28-1980	sold Bruce Affleck and Gord Bunyak to Blues
03-1980	signed Kevin Primeau as a free agent
09-22-1980	signed Joe McDonnell as a free agent
10-01-1980	signed Neil Belland as a free agent
10-02-1980	signed Bobby Schmautz as a free agent
10-06-1980	traded Vancouver's #5 pick in the 1981 draft to Islanders for Richard Brodeur and Islanders' #5 pick in the 1981 draft
10-10-1980	claimed Colin Campbell from Oilers in waiver draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2 
04/09/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-6 
04/11/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-4 
04/12/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 16 Per-Olov Brasar 5'8 172 29 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 C 9 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 30 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 C 23 Thomas Gradin 5'11 176 23 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 LW 18 Darcy Rota 5'11 180 26 4 2 0 2 8 0 0 RW 12 Stan Smyl 5'8 185 21 4 0 2 2 14 0 0 D 27 Harold Snepsts 6'3 210 25 4 0 2 2 8 0 0 D 13 Lars Lindgren 6'1 200 27 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 15 Brent Ashton 6'1 210 19 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 C 7 Gary Lupul 5'9 172 20 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 D 22 Bob Manno 6'0 185 23 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 22 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW/C 19 Rob Tudor 5'11 188 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Glen Hanlon 6'0 185 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Dennis Kearns 5'9 185 34 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 26 Tiger Williams 5'11 190 25 3 0 0 0 20 0 0 G 30 Gary Bromley 5'10 160 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 28 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 24 Curt Fraser 6'1 200 21 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 20 John Hughes 5'11 200 25 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 D 2 Dave Logan 5'10 190 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 14 Chris Oddleifson 6'2 185 29 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 26 Bruce Affleck 6'0 205 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 8 Rick Blight 6'2 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/RW 17 Drew Callander 6'2 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 10 Bill Derlago 5'10 194 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 21 Jere Gillis 6'0 194 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Larry Goodenough 6'0 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 19 Steve Hazlett 5'9 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 19 Greg Hubick 5'11 185 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Don Lever 5'11 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/RW 29 Kris Manery 6'0 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 29 Jack McIlhargey 6'0 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Gerry Minor 5'8 178 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Curt Ridley 6'0 190 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 17 Ron Sedlbauer 6'3 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 18 Brad Smith 6'1 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 28 Rick Vaive 6'1 198 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gary Bromley 29 4 180 11 3.67 1 3 84 .869 1 0 G 1 Glen Hanlon 22 2 60 3 3.00 0 0 27 .889 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/09/1979 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-5 0-1-0 10/12/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-1 1-1-0 10/14/1979 at Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 1-1-1 10/17/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 5-1 2-1-1 10/18/1979 at New York Rangers L 3-6 2-2-1 10/20/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-2 2-3-1 10/21/1979 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 2-3-2 10/24/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 3-3-2 10/27/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 5-3 4-3-2 10/31/1979 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 4-3-3 11/02/1979 vs Boston Bruins T 3-3 4-3-4 11/04/1979 vs New York Rangers L 2-4 4-4-4 11/06/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars T 7-7 4-4-5 11/10/1979 at Detroit Red Wings W 2-1 5-4-5 11/11/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 5-5-5 11/13/1979 at Atlanta Flames W 5-3 6-5-5 11/14/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 7-5-5 11/16/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 8-5-5 11/18/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 9-5-5 11/20/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-5 9-6-5 11/23/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 9-7-5 11/24/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 9-8-5 11/28/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-2 10-8-5 11/30/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 1-1 10-8-6 12/02/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-3 10-9-6 12/04/1979 at New York Islanders W 5-1 11-9-6 12/05/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 11-9-7 12/08/1979 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-5 11-10-7 12/09/1979 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 11-11-7 12/11/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-3 12-11-7 12/14/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-3 13-11-7 12/15/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 13-12-7 12/19/1979 at New York Rangers L 3-5 13-13-7 12/21/1979 at Washington Capitals L 1-2 13-14-7 12/22/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 13-15-7 12/28/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 13-16-7 12/29/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-2 14-16-7 01/03/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 2-6 14-17-7 01/04/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 4-2 15-17-7 01/06/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-3 15-18-7

Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1980 at New York Islanders L 0-3 15-19-7 01/09/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 15-20-7 01/11/1980 at Washington Capitals L 4-7 15-21-7 01/12/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-6 15-22-7 01/16/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-5 15-23-7 01/18/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 15-23-8 01/22/1980 vs Colorado Rockies L 3-5 15-24-8 01/23/1980 vs New York Rangers L 4-6 15-25-8 01/27/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-5 15-26-8 01/29/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 15-27-8 02/02/1980 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-4 16-27-8 02/03/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-3 16-28-8 02/07/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-1 17-28-8 02/09/1980 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-3 18-28-8 02/12/1980 at Hartford Whalers T 5-5 18-28-9 02/16/1980 vs Washington Capitals L 3-5 18-29-9 02/17/1980 vs New York Islanders W 4-2 19-29-9 02/19/1980 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-3 19-30-9 02/22/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-7 19-31-9 02/23/1980 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 19-31-10 02/26/1980 at Minnesota North Stars L 4-5 19-32-10 02/29/1980 at Winnipeg Jets T 3-3 19-32-11 03/01/1980 at Edmonton Oilers W 5-2 20-32-11 03/04/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 2-1 21-32-11 03/05/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 21-32-12 03/07/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-9 21-33-12 03/09/1980 at Colorado Rockies T 4-4 21-33-13 03/10/1980 at Atlanta Flames W 5-2 22-33-13 03/13/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 1-3 22-34-13 03/15/1980 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 22-34-14 03/16/1980 at Quebec Nordiques W 3-2 23-34-14 03/19/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 23-34-15 03/21/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 2-5 23-35-15 03/23/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 23-36-15 03/25/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 23-37-15 03/28/1980 vs Hartford Whalers T 4-4 23-37-16 03/30/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 24-37-16 04/01/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-0 25-37-16 04/03/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 26-37-16 04/05/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 27-37-16

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