1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season

1980–81 Vancouver Canucks
Division	3rd Smythe
Conference	6th Campbell
1980–81 record	28–32–20
Home record	17–12–11
Road record	11–20–9
Goals for	289
Goals against	301
Team information
General manager	Jake Milford
Coach	Harry Neale
Captain	Kevin McCarthy
Alternate captains	Stan Smyl Unknown
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance	14,534
Team leaders
Goals	Tiger Williams (35)
Assists	Thomas Gradin (48)
Points	Thomas Gradin (69)
Penalty minutes	Tiger Williams (343)*
Wins	Richard Brodeur (17)
Goals against average	Richard Brodeur (3.51)

The 1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished 3rd in the Smythe Division, scoring 289 goals and allowing 301.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	352	281	107
Chicago Black Hawks	80	31	33	16	304	315	78
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	289	301	76
Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	328	327	74
Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	258	344	57
Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	246	400	32

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.

Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Smythe Division 1980–81 NHL records Team CHI COL EDM STL VAN WIN Total Chicago — 2−2 1−3 1−2−1 2−2 3−1 9−10−1 Colorado 2−2 — 3−0−1 1−3 0−2−2 1−2−1 7−9−4 Edmonton 3−1 0−3−1 — 1−2−1 2−2 4−0 10−8−2 St. Louis 2−1−1 3−1 2−1−1 — 4−0 2−0−2 13−3−4 Vancouver 2−2 2−0−2 2−2 0−4 — 2−0−2 8−8−4 Winnipeg 1−3 2−1−1 0−4 0−2−2 0−2−2 — 3−12−5 Vs. Patrick Division 1980–81 NHL records Team CGY NYI NYR PHI WSH Total Chicago 1−0−3 0−4 1−2−1 1−1−2 1−1−2 4−8−8 Colorado 3−1 1−3 3−1 0−4 0−3−1 7−12−1 Edmonton 1−2−1 0−2−2 1−2−1 2−2 1−2−1 5−10−5 St. Louis 2−2 0−2−2 4−0 0−3−1 2−0−2 8−7−5 Vancouver 1−3 1−3 1−2−1 2−1−1 1−1−2 6−10−4 Winnipeg 0−3−1 0−3−1 1−3 1−3 0−3−1 2−15−3 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1980–81 NHL records Team BOS BUF MIN QUE TOR Total Chicago 1−3 2−2 2−2 3−0−1 1−2−1 9−9−2 Colorado 1−2−1 0−3−1 1−2−1 2−2 1−1−2 5−10−5 Edmonton 1−3 1−1−2 1−2−1 1−3 2−1−1 6−10−4 St. Louis 3−1 3−0−1 1−2−1 2−1−1 3−1 12−5−3 Vancouver 2−2 1−1−2 1−2−1 1−1−2 3−0−1 8−6−6 Winnipeg 0−2−2 0−4 0−4 1−1−2 2−2 3−13−4 Vs. Norris Division 1980–81 NHL records Team DET HFD LAK MTL PIT Total Chicago 1−1−2 3−0−1 0−2−2 2−2 3−1 9−6−5 Colorado 1−2−1 1−2−1 0−3−1 0−4 1−3 3−14−3 Edmonton 2−1−1 2−1−1 0−2−2 2−2 2−1−1 8−7−5 St. Louis 4−0 3−0−1 2−0−2 1−1−2 2−2 12−3−5 Vancouver 2−1−1 1−1−2 0−4 0−2−2 3−0−1 6−8−6 Winnipeg 0−3−1 0−3−1 0−4 1−3 0−4 1−17−2

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 10, 1980	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	1–0–0
2	W	October 12, 1980	8–2	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	2–0–0
3	L	October 15, 1980	2–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	2–1–0
4	W	October 16, 1980	5–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	3–1–0
5	L	October 18, 1980	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	3–2–0
6	W	October 21, 1980	6–3	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	4–2–0
7	L	October 22, 1980	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	4–3–0
8	W	October 24, 1980	3–2	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	5–3–0
9	W	October 26, 1980	8–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	6–3–0
10	T	October 29, 1980	3–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	6–3–1
11	T	November 1, 1980	4–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	6–3–2
12	L	November 2, 1980	3–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	6–4–2
13	W	November 5, 1980	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	7–4–2
14	W	November 7, 1980	3–2	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	8–4–2
15	W	November 8, 1980	6–4	New York Rangers (1980–81)	9–4–2
16	L	November 11, 1980	2–8	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	9–5–2
17	T	November 14, 1980	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	9–5–3
18	L	November 16, 1980	2–3	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	9–6–3
19	W	November 18, 1980	6–1	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	10–6–3
20	W	November 19, 1980	6–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	11–6–3
21	L	November 22, 1980	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	11–7–3
22	T	November 23, 1980	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	11–7–4
23	W	November 26, 1980	7–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	12–7–4
24	W	November 28, 1980	6–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	13–7–4
25	T	November 29, 1980	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	13–7–5
26	T	December 3, 1980	4–4	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	13–7–6
27	L	December 4, 1980	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	13–8–6
28	L	December 7, 1980	3–5	New York Islanders (1980–81)	13–9–6
29	W	December 9, 1980	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	14–9–6
30	W	December 10, 1980	8–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	15–9–6
31	W	December 13, 1980	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	16–9–6
32	T	December 14, 1980	2–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	16–9–7
33	T	December 17, 1980	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	16–9–8
34	W	December 19, 1980	10–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	17–9–8
35	T	December 21, 1980	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	17–9–9
36	L	December 26, 1980	3–6	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	17–10–9
37	L	December 28, 1980	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	17–11–9
38	T	December 30, 1980	3–3	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	17–11–10
39	T	January 2, 1981	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	17–11–11
40	L	January 3, 1981	3–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	17–12–11
41	W	January 6, 1981	7–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	18–12–11
42	T	January 7, 1981	1–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	18–12–12
43	T	January 9, 1981	4–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	18–12–13
44	T	January 13, 1981	3–3	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	18–12–14
45	W	January 16, 1981	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	19–12–14
46	W	January 17, 1981	5–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	20–12–14
47	T	January 20, 1981	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	20–12–15
48	L	January 21, 1981	1–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	20–13–15
49	L	January 24, 1981	5–7	New York Rangers (1980–81)	20–14–15
50	L	January 28, 1981	3–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	20–15–15
51	L	January 29, 1981	1–3	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	20–16–15
52	W	February 1, 1981	6–2	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	21–16–15
53	T	February 3, 1981	3–3	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	21–16–16
54	L	February 7, 1981	2–9	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	21–17–16
55	L	February 8, 1981	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	21–18–16
56	L	February 12, 1981	3–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	21–19–16
57	T	February 14, 1981	2–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	21–19–17
58	L	February 15, 1981	2–7	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	21–20–17
59	L	February 18, 1981	5–7	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	21–21–17
60	L	February 20, 1981	3–9	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	21–22–17
61	L	February 22, 1981	3–5	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	21–23–17
62	W	February 24, 1981	6–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	22–23–17
63	L	February 26, 1981	3–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	22–24–17
64	L	February 27, 1981	1–5	New York Islanders (1980–81)	22–25–17
65	W	March 1, 1981	3–0	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	23–25–17
66	W	March 4, 1981	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	24–25–17
67	L	March 7, 1981	1–3	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	24–26–17
68	L	March 8, 1981	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	24–27–17
69	L	March 10, 1981	2–11	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	24–28–17
70	W	March 13, 1981	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	25–28–17
71	W	March 14, 1981	2–1	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	26–28–17
72	W	March 17, 1981	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	27–28–17
73	L	March 21, 1981	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	27–29–17
74	T	March 23, 1981	3–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	27–29–18
75	T	March 25, 1981	4–4	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	27–29–19
76	W	March 27, 1981	10–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	28–29–19
77	L	March 29, 1981	2–4	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	28–30–19
78	T	April 1, 1981	4–4	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	28–30–20
79	L	April 3, 1981	2–7	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	28–31–20
80	L	April 4, 1981	5–6	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	28–32–20

Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	7	Rick Lanz	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
3	49	Andy Schliebener	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4	70	Marc Crawford	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
5	91	Darrell May	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6	112	Ken Berry	Canada	Canadian National Development Team
7	133	Doug Lidster	Canada	Colorado College (NCAA)
8	154	John O'Connor	United States	University of Vermont (ECAC)
9	175	Patrik Sundstrom	Sweden	Umeå (Sweden)
10	196	Grant Martin	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)

See also

• 1980–81 NHL season

External links

• http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/1981.html