# 1980–81 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1980–81 NHL season. It lists what team each player was traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades between teams
### May

| May 26, 1980 | To Quebec Nordiquescash | To Winnipeg JetsBarry Legge |

### June

| June 2, 1980 | To Boston BruinsJim Craig | To Calgary Flames2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 39 - Steve Konroyd) 3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 56 - Mike Vernon) |
| June 5, 1980 | To Hartford WhalersRick Meagher 3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 61 - Paul MacDermid) 5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 103 - Dan Bourbonnais) | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 46 - Dieter Hegen) 5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 88 - Steve Rooney) |
| June 6, 1980 | To Minnesota North StarsAlex Pirus | To Detroit Red Wingscash |
| June 6, 1980 | To Los Angeles KingsGarry Unger | To Calgary FlamesRandy Holt Bert Wilson |
| June 10, 1980 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Shand 3rd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (WSH - # 55 - Torrie Robertson)$^1$ | To Calgary Flames2nd-rd pick - 1980 NHL Entry Draft (# 32 - Kevin LaVallee) |
| June 11, 1980 | To Toronto Maple LeafsTim Coulis Robert Picard 2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 26 - Bob McGill) | To Washington CapitalsMike Palmateer 3rd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 55 - Torrie Robertson) |
| June 11, 1980 | To Edmonton OilersBarry Dean | To Philadelphia FlyersRon Areshenkoff 10th-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 195 - Bob O'Brien) |
| June 19, 1980 | To Hartford WhalersMike Veisor | To Chicago Black Hawks2nd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 25 - Kevin Griffin) |
| June 19, 1980 | To St. Louis BluesCraig Norwich | To Winnipeg JetsRick Bowness |
* Toronto's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 11, 1980 that sent Tim Coulis, Robert Picard and a second-round pick in the 1980 Entry Draft (26th overall) to Toronto in exchange for Mike Palmateer and this pick.

### July

| July 1, 1980 | To Calgary Flamescash | To Washington CapitalsJean Pronovost |
| July 4, 1980 | To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations | To New York IslandersAlex Pirus |
| July 15, 1980 | To Boston BruinsRogatien Vachon | To Detroit Red WingsGilles Gilbert |

### August

| August 6, 1980 | To Winnipeg Jetscash | To New York RangersGord Smith |
| August 11, 1980 | To Quebec NordiquesJohn Paddock | To Philadelphia Flyerscash |
| August 21, 1980 | To Washington CapitalsBob Kelly | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 47 - Bill Campbell) |

### September

| September 1, 1980 | To Montreal CanadiensDave Gorman | To Calgary FlamesTim Burke |
| September 4, 1980 | To Hartford Whalerscash | To Colorado RockiesAl Smith |
| September 15, 1980 | To Quebec NordiquesAndre Dupont | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 137 - Vladimir Svitek) cash |
| September 26, 1980 | To Montreal CanadiensCanadiens option to swap 3rd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft$^1$ (WIN - # 33 - Peter Taglianetti)$^2$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGilles Lupien |
| September 26, 1980 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 33 - David Maley) | To Winnipeg JetsNorm Dupont |
* Montreal exercised the option and swap the 58th pick for the 43rd overall pick in 1983.
* Montreal's third-round pick went to Winnipeg with $50,000 cash as compensation to allow Montreal to hire Serge Savard as the new general manager on April 28, 1983.

### October

| October 6, 1980 | To Vancouver CanucksRichard Brodeur 5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 105 - Moe Lemay) | To New York Islanders5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 94 - Jacques Sylvestre) |
| October 8, 1980 | To Quebec Nordiquescash | To Winnipeg JetsDanny Geoffrion |
| October 9, 1980 | To Calgary FlamesAlex McKendry | To New York Islanders3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 57 - Ron Handy) |
| October 30, 1980 | To Buffalo SabresBob Hess 4th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 83 - Anders Wikberg) | To St. Louis BluesBill Stewart |
| October 31, 1980 | To Detroit Red Wingscash | To Winnipeg JetsBarry Long |

### November

| November 11, 1980 | To Vancouver CanucksMario Marois Jim Mayer | To New York RangersJeff Bandura Jere Gillis |
| November 18, 1980 | To Calgary FlamesFrank Beaton | To New York RangersDale Lewis |
| November 18, 1980 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKim Davies Paul Marshall | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDave Burrows Paul Gardner |
| November 21, 1980 | To Hartford WhalersNorm Barnes Jack McIlhargey | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-rd pick in 1982 Entry Draft (TOR - # 25 - Peter Ihnacak)$^1$ |
* Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (Ken Strong) and this pick.

### December

| December 1, 1980 | To Chicago Black HawksPeter Marsh | To Winnipeg JetsDoug Lecuyer Tim Trimper |
| December 2, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Winnipeg JetsRichard Mulhern |
| December 4, 1980 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJim Rutherford | To Detroit Red WingsMark Kirton |
| December 8, 1980 | To Colorado Rockiescash | To Vancouver CanucksMike Christie |
| December 12, 1980 | To Los Angeles Kingscash | To Quebec NordiquesRon Grahame |
| December 16, 1980 | To Hartford WhalersMike Fidler | To Minnesota North StarsGordie Roberts |
| December 18, 1980 | To Boston BruinsMike O'Connell | To Chicago Black HawksAl Secord |
| December 26, 1980 | To Washington CapitalsDwayne Lowdermilk | To New York Islandersfuture considerations |
| December 29, 1980 | To Minnesota North StarsKen Solheim 2nd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 33 - Tom Hirsch) | To Chicago Black HawksGlen Sharpley |

### January

| January 2, 1981 | To Washington Capitals5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 91 - Peter Sidorkiewicz) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGary Rissling |
| January 8, 1981 | To Detroit Red WingsGary McAdam | To Pittsburgh PenguinsErrol Thompson |
| January 15, 1981 | To Hartford Whalers5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 83 - Bill Maguire) | To New York RangersNick Fotiu |
| January 30, 1981 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRene Robert | To Colorado Rockies3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 48 - Uli Hiemer) |
| January 30, 1981 | To Quebec NordiquesDan Bouchard | To Calgary FlamesJamie Hislop |

### February

| February, 1981 exact date unknown | To Hartford WhalersJohn Stewart | To Calgary Flamesfuture considerations |
| February 2, 1981 | To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations$^1$ (3rd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft - # 59 - Wally Chapman) | To Edmonton OilersGary Edwards |
| February 3, 1981 | To Calgary FlamesDan Labraaten | To Detroit Red WingsEarl Ingarfield Jr. |
| February 10, 1981 | To Quebec Nordiquescash | To Winnipeg JetsMichel Dion |
| February 17, 1981 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 26 - Claude Lemieux) | To Los Angeles KingsRick Chartraw |
| February 18, 1981 | To Boston BruinsMike Gillis | To Colorado RockiesBob Miller |
| February 18, 1981 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRon Sedlbauer | To Chicago Black Hawkscash |
| February 20, 1981 | To Hartford WhalersGilles Lupien | To Pittsburgh Penguins6th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 109 - Paul Edwards) |
| February 24, 1981 | To Calgary Flamesfuture considerations$^2$ (Rick Vasko) | To Detroit Red WingsBrad Smith |
| February 26, 1981 | To Colorado RockiesPhil Myre | To Philadelphia Flyerscash |
* Trade completed on June 9, 1982, at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
* Trade completed on May 28, 1981.

### March

* Trading Deadline: March 10, 1981
| March 8, 1981 | To Los Angeles Kings5th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 95 - Ulf Isaksson) future considerations$^1$ (Gary Bromley) | To Vancouver CanucksDoug Halward |
| March 10, 1981 | To Buffalo Sabres6th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 111 - Jeff Parker) cash | To Los Angeles KingsDon Luce |
| March 10, 1981 | To Buffalo Sabres3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 60 - Colin Chisholm) 1st-rd pick in 1983 Entry Draft (# 5 - Tom Barrasso) | To Los Angeles KingsRick Martin |
| March 10, 1981 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 45 - Daniel Letendre) Canadiens option to swap 4th-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (# 65 - Lee Brodeur)$^2$ | To Colorado RockiesBill Baker |
| March 10, 1981 | To Colorado RockiesChico Resch Steve Tambellini | To New York IslandersJari Kaarela Mike McEwen |
| March 10, 1981 | To Edmonton OilersRay Markham | To New York RangersJohn Hughes |
| March 10, 1981 | To Edmonton OilersPat Hughes | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPat Price |
| March 10, 1981 | To Quebec NordiquesMario Marois | To Vancouver CanucksGarry Lariviere |
| March 10, 1981 | To Vancouver CanucksBlair MacDonald rights to Lars-Gunnar Pettersson | To Edmonton OilersKen Berry Garry Lariviere |
| March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles Kings7th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 134 - Craig Hurley) | To Edmonton OilersGarry Unger |
| March 10, 1981 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRon Zanussi 3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 55 - Ernie Godden) | To Minnesota North Stars2nd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 27 - Dave Donnelly) |
| March 10, 1981 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMichel Larocque | To Montreal CanadiensRobert Picard |
| March 10, 1981 | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft (# 102 - Barry Brigley) | To Los Angeles KingsJim Rutherford |
* Trade completed on May 12, 1981.
* Montreal exercised the option and swap the 74th pick for the 65th overall pick in 1984.

## Additional sources

* hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
* "NHL trades for 1980-1981". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.