The 1979β80 season was the first season that the Red Wings played at their at the time newly built arena, the Joe Louis Arena.
1979β80 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1979β80 record | 26β43β11 |
Goals for | 268 |
Goals against | 306 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ted Lindsay |
Coach |
Bobby Kromm, Ted Lindsay |
Captain | Dale McCourt |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena |
Detroit Olympia (Oct-Dec) Joe Louis Arena (Dec-Apr) |
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 328 | 240 | 107 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 290 | 313 | 74 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 251 | 303 | 73 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 303 | 312 | 73 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 268 | 306 | 63 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Norris Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 10, 1979 | 4β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1979β80) | 0β0β1 |
2 | L | October 12, 1979 | 1β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1979β80) | 0β1β1 |
3 | T | October 13, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1979β80) | 0β1β2 |
4 | W | October 17, 1979 | 5β1 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1979β80) | 1β1β2 |
5 | L | October 20, 1979 | 3β7 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1979β80) | 1β2β2 |
6 | W | October 25, 1979 | 4β0 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1979β80) | 2β2β2 |
7 | L | October 27, 1979 | 2β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1979β80) | 2β3β2 |
8 | L | October 28, 1979 | 4β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1979β80) | 2β4β2 |
9 | L | October 31, 1979 | 3β5 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1979β80) | 2β5β2 |
10 | W | November 3, 1979 | 2β0 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1979β80) | 3β5β2 |
11 | L | November 4, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1979β80) | 3β6β2 |
12 | W | November 7, 1979 | 5β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1979β80) | 4β6β2 |
13 | L | November 10, 1979 | 1β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1979β80) | 4β7β2 |
14 | L | November 14, 1979 | 2β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1979β80) | 4β8β2 |
15 | W | November 16, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1979β80) | 5β8β2 |
16 | W | November 17, 1979 | 5β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1979β80) | 6β8β2 |
17 | L | November 21, 1979 | 1β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1979β80) | 6β9β2 |
18 | L | November 23, 1979 | 2β5 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1979β80) | 6β10β2 |
19 | T | November 24, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1979β80) | 6β10β3 |
20 | T | November 27, 1979 | 5β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1979β80) | 6β10β4 |
21 | W | December 1, 1979 | 6β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1979β80) | 7β10β4 |
22 | T | December 2, 1979 | 4β4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1979β80) | 7β10β5 |
23 | W | December 5, 1979 | 6β4 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1979β80) | 8β10β5 |
24 | W | December 8, 1979 | 5β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1979β80) | 9β10β5 |
25 | L | December 10, 1979 | 0β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1979β80) | 9β11β5 |
26 | L | December 11, 1979 | 1β2 | New York Rangers ( 1979β80) | 9β12β5 |
27 | T | December 13, 1979 | 6β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1979β80) | 9β12β6 |
28 | T | December 15, 1979 | 4β4 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1979β80) | 9β12β7 |
29 | L | December 16, 1979 | 3β7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1979β80) | 9β13β7 |
30 | W | December 19, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1979β80) | 10β13β7 |
31 | L | December 22, 1979 | 1β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1979β80) | 10β14β7 |
32 | L | December 26, 1979 | 4β6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1979β80) | 10β15β7 |
33 | L | December 27, 1979 | 2β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1979β80) | 10β16β7 |
34 | W | December 30, 1979 | 4β2 | New York Islanders ( 1979β80) | 11β16β7 |
35 | L | December 31, 1979 | 3β5 | Colorado Rockies ( 1979β80) | 11β17β7 |
36 | L | January 2, 1980 | 2β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1979β80) | 11β18β7 |
37 | W | January 4, 1980 | 6β3 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1979β80) | 12β18β7 |
38 | W | January 6, 1980 | 2β1 | @ Hartford Whalers ( 1979β80) | 13β18β7 |
39 | W | January 9, 1980 | 4β0 | New York Rangers ( 1979β80) | 14β18β7 |
40 | L | January 12, 1980 | 4β6 | Hartford Whalers ( 1979β80) | 14β19β7 |
41 | L | January 13, 1980 | 2β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1979β80) | 14β20β7 |
42 | W | January 16, 1980 | 5β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1979β80) | 15β20β7 |
43 | W | January 18, 1980 | 5β0 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1979β80) | 16β20β7 |
44 | W | January 19, 1980 | 5β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1979β80) | 17β20β7 |
45 | L | January 23, 1980 | 3β5 | New York Islanders ( 1979β80) | 17β21β7 |
46 | L | January 26, 1980 | 3β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1979β80) | 17β22β7 |
47 | W | January 27, 1980 | 7β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1979β80) | 18β22β7 |
48 | L | January 30, 1980 | 4β6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1979β80) | 18β23β7 |
49 | W | January 31, 1980 | 4β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1979β80) | 19β23β7 |
50 | W | February 2, 1980 | 3β0 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1979β80) | 20β23β7 |
51 | L | February 3, 1980 | 2β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1979β80) | 20β24β7 |
52 | T | February 6, 1980 | 2β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1979β80) | 20β24β8 |
53 | L | February 9, 1980 | 5β6 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1979β80) | 20β25β8 |
54 | L | February 10, 1980 | 1β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1979β80) | 20β26β8 |
55 | T | February 13, 1980 | 2β2 | Atlanta Flames ( 1979β80) | 20β26β9 |
56 | L | February 16, 1980 | 3β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1979β80) | 20β27β9 |
57 | L | February 18, 1980 | 2β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1979β80) | 20β28β9 |
58 | L | February 20, 1980 | 5β7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1979β80) | 20β29β9 |
59 | L | February 23, 1980 | 1β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1979β80) | 20β30β9 |
60 | W | February 24, 1980 | 7β5 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1979β80) | 21β30β9 |
61 | W | February 28, 1980 | 4β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1979β80) | 22β30β9 |
62 | W | March 1, 1980 | 4β3 | @ New York Islanders ( 1979β80) | 23β30β9 |
63 | L | March 2, 1980 | 3β6 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1979β80) | 23β31β9 |
64 | L | March 5, 1980 | 3β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1979β80) | 23β32β9 |
65 | T | March 8, 1980 | 2β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1979β80) | 23β32β10 |
66 | W | March 9, 1980 | 6β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1979β80) | 24β32β10 |
67 | T | March 12, 1980 | 4β4 | Hartford Whalers ( 1979β80) | 24β32β11 |
68 | L | March 13, 1980 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1979β80) | 24β33β11 |
69 | L | March 15, 1980 | 2β5 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1979β80) | 24β34β11 |
70 | L | March 16, 1980 | 2β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1979β80) | 24β35β11 |
71 | L | March 19, 1980 | 3β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1979β80) | 24β36β11 |
72 | W | March 21, 1980 | 5β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1979β80) | 25β36β11 |
73 | L | March 22, 1980 | 1β5 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1979β80) | 25β37β11 |
74 | L | March 26, 1980 | 2β5 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1979β80) | 25β38β11 |
75 | L | March 27, 1980 | 1β10 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1979β80) | 25β39β11 |
76 | W | March 29, 1980 | 9β7 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1979β80) | 26β39β11 |
77 | L | March 31, 1980 | 5β7 | @ New York Rangers ( 1979β80) | 26β40β11 |
78 | L | April 2, 1980 | 2β7 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1979β80) | 26β41β11 |
79 | L | April 5, 1980 | 1β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1979β80) | 26β42β11 |
80 | L | April 6, 1980 | 3β5 | @ Hartford Whalers ( 1979β80) | 26β43β11 |
As a result, the Red Wings were forced on a four-game road trip from December 16 to 26.
The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dale McCourt | C | 80 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 79 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 13 | -5 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Mike Foligno | RW | 80 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 109 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Reed Larson | D | 80 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 101 | -7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 80 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Dan Labraaten | LW | 76 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Errol Thompson | LW | 77 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 22 | -10 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Willie Huber | D | 76 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 164 | -26 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
John Ogrodnick | LW | 41 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 8 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Paul Woods | LW | 79 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Korn | D/LW | 63 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 108 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Barry Long | D | 80 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 38 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Hogaboam | C | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Joly | D | 59 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 45 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Lyle | LW | 27 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dan Bolduc | LW | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Sobchuk | C | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Polonich | C/RW | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 127 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thommie Bergman | D | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Hamel | D | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glenn Hicks | LW | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Peterson | C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Miller | D | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Pirus | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rejean Cloutier | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Hilworth | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Schamehorn | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Vasko | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Webster | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Rogie Vachon | 3474 | 59 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 209 | 3.61 | 4 |
Jim Rutherford | 1326 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 92 | 4.16 | 1 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 301 | 3.76 | 5 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
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Detroit's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 3 | Mike Foligno | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
3 | 45 | Jody Gage | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
3 | 46 | Boris Fistric | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WHL) |
4 | 66 | John Ogrodnick | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WHL) |
5 | 87 | Joe Paterson | ![]() |
London Knights (OMJHL) |
6 | 108 | Carmine Cirella | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
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