1980–81 Colorado Rockies season

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1980–81 Colorado Rockies
Division5th Smythe
ConferenceCampbell Conference
1980–81 record22–45–13
Goals for258
Goals against344
Team information
General managerRay Miron
CoachBill MacMillan
CaptainRene Robert (Oct.–Jan.)
Lanny McDonald (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Average attendance8,889

The 1980–81 Colorado Rockies season was the Rockies' fifth season, and seventh season of the franchise. Bill MacMillan was hired to coach the team, replacing Don Cherry. Like five of the previous six seasons, the Rockies did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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

[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.

Record vs. opponents[edit]

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]

Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results[edit]

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

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Lanny McDonald RW 80 35 46 81 56 -27 11 0 2
Merlin Malinowski C 69 25 37 62 61 -24 4 0 1
Rob Ramage D 79 20 42 62 193 -46 12 1 3
Mike McEwen D 65 11 35 46 84 -33 5 0 1
Lucien DeBlois C 74 26 16 42 78 -42 9 1 2
Paul Gagne LW 61 25 16 41 12 -24 9 0 2
Walt McKechnie C 53 15 23 38 18 -7 2 2 2
Yvon Vautour RW 74 15 19 34 143 -20 3 0 0
Joel Quenneville D 71 10 24 34 86 -24 3 0 1
Randy Pierce RW 55 9 21 30 52 -28 3 0 3
Ron Delorme C 65 11 16 27 70 -11 3 0 0
Rene Robert RW 28 8 11 19 30 -13 4 0 0
Mike Gillis LW 51 11 7 18 54 -21 1 0 2
Steve Tambellini C 13 6 12 18 2 -1 2 0 1
Ed Cooper LW 47 7 7 14 46 -6 1 0 2
Craig Norwich D 11 3 11 14 10 4 1 0 0
Doug Berry C 46 3 10 13 9 -15 0 1 0
Jack Valiquette C 25 3 9 12 7 -12 0 0 0
Barry Smith C 62 4 4 8 4 -2 0 0 0
Mike Kitchen D 75 1 7 8 100 -38 0 0 0
Jack Hughes D 38 2 5 7 91 -22 1 0 0
Trevor Johansen D 35 0 7 7 18 -20 0 0 0
Bob Miller C 22 5 1 6 15 -19 2 0 0
Bobby Crawford RW 15 1 3 4 6 4 0 0 0
Bobby Sheehan C 41 1 3 4 10 -5 0 0 0
Bob Attwell RW 15 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
Les Auge D 6 0 3 3 4 -3 0 0 0
Bill Baker D 13 0 3 3 12 0 0 0 0
Gary Dillon C 13 1 1 2 29 -6 0 0 0
Mario Giallonardo D 15 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
Terry Harper D 15 0 2 2 8 -3 0 0 0
Al Smith G 37 0 2 2 51 0 0 0 0
Hardy Astrom G 30 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Peter Sturgeon LW 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Dave Watson LW 13 0 1 1 8 -2 0 0 0
Aaron Broten LW/C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Christie D 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jari Kaarela G 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Phil Myre G 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chico Resch G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dean Turner D 4 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0
Joe Ward C 4 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Al Smith 1909 37 9 18 4 151 4.75 0
Hardy Astrom 1642 30 6 15 6 103 3.76 0
Phil Myre 580 10 3 6 1 33 3.41 0
Jari Kaarela 220 5 2 2 0 22 6.00 0
Chico Resch 449 8 2 4 2 28 3.74 0
Team: 4800 80 22 45 13 337 4.21 0

[3]

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;

Draft picks[edit]

Colorado'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 19 Paul Gagne  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHA)
2 22 Joe Ward  Canada Seattle Breakers (WHL)
4 64 Rick LaFerriere  Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
5 85 Ed Cooper  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6 106 Aaron Broten  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7 127 Dan Fascinato  Canada Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
8 148 Andre Hidi  Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9 169 Shawn MacKenzie  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
10 190 Bob Jansch  Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1980-81 Colorado Rockies Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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