1980-81 NHL season

The 1980-81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. This was the first season that the Calgary Flames played in Calgary, Alberta. Previously, they were the Atlanta Flames and played in Atlanta, Georgia. The New York Islanders won their second consecutive Stanley Cup, defeating the Minnesota North Stars in 5 games.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
====Prince of Wales Conference====
====Clarence Campbell Conference====
===Scoring Leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky 	Edmonton Oilers 	80	55	109	164	28
Marcel Dionne 	Los Angeles Kings 	80	58	77 	135	70
Kent Nilsson 	Calgary Flames 	80	49	82 	131	26
Mike Bossy 	New York Islanders	79	68	51 	119	32
Dave Taylor 	Los Angeles Kings 	72	47	65 	112	130
Peter Stastny 	Quebec Nordiques 	77	39	70 	109	37
Charlie Simmer 	Los Angeles Kings 	65	56	49 	105	62
Mike Rogers 	Hartford Whalers 	80	40	65 	105	32
Bernie Federko 	St. Louis Blues 	78	31	73 	104	47
Jacques Richard	Quebec Nordiques 	78	52	51 	103	39
===Leading Goaltenders===
Player 	Team 	GP	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA
Richard Sevigny	Montreal 	33	1777	71 	2 	2.40
Rick St. Croix 	Philadelphia 	27	1567	65 	2 	2.49
Don Edwards 	Buffalo 	45	2700	133	3 	2.96
Pete Peeters 	Philadelphia 	40	2333	115	2 	2.96
Bob Sauve 	Buffalo 	35	2100	111	2 	3.17
Don Beaupre 	Minnesota 	44	2585	138	0 	3.20
Glenn Resch 	New York Islanders / Colorado	40	2266	121	3 	3.20
Reggie Lemelin 	Calgary 	29	1629	88 	2 	3.24
Gilles Meloche 	Minnesota 	38	2215	120	2 	3.25
Mario Lessard 	Los Angeles 	64	3746	203	2 	3.25
==Stanley Cup Playoffs==
In Game One of the Edmonton-Montreal series, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
===Playoff Bracket===
===Finals===
New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars
Date 	Visitors 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
May 12	Minnesota	3 	New York 	6 	
May 14	Minnesota	3 	New York 	6 	
May 17	New York 	7 	Minnesota	5 	
May 19	New York 	2 	Minnesota	4 	
May 21	Minnesota	1 	New York 	5 	OT
New York wins the series 4–1.
==NHL Awards==
Prince of Wales Trophy: 	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: 	New York Islanders
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: 	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Blake Dunlop, St. Louis Blues
Calder Memorial Trophy: 	Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Conn Smythe Trophy: 	Butch Goring, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy: 	Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy: 	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: 	Gordon "Red" Berenson, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy: 	Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: 	Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester B. Pearson Award: 	Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues
NHL Plus/Minus Award: 	Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy: 	Denis Herron, Michel Larocque & Richard Sevigny, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy: 	Charles M. Schulz
==All-Star Teams==
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues 	G 	Mario Lessard, Los Angeles Kings
Denis Potvin, New York Islanders 	D 	Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh Penguins	D 	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers 	C 	Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders 	RW 	Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
Charlie Simmer, Los Angeles Kings 	LW 	Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers
==Debuts==
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1980-81 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
*Barry Pederson, Boston Bruins
*Steve Kasper, Boston Bruins
*Denis Savard, Chicago Black Hawks
*Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks
*Andy Moog, Edmonton Oilers
*Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers
*Glenn Anderson, Edmonton Oilers
*Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
*Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
*Larry Murphy, Los Angeles Kings
*Dino Ciccarelli, Minnesota North Stars
*Don Beaupre, Minnesota North Stars
*Neal Broten, Minnesota North Stars
*Doug Wickenheiser, Montreal Canadiens
*Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
*Rick Wamsley, Montreal Canadiens
*Brent Sutter, New York Islanders
*Rollie Melanson, New York Islanders
*Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers
*Mike Bullard, Pittsburgh Penguins
*Anton Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
*Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
*Dale Hunter, Quebec Nordiques
*Paul MacLean, St. Louis Blues
*Dave Babych, Winnipeg Jets
==Last Games==
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1980-81 (listed with their last team):
*Jean Ratelle, Boston Bruins
*Terry Harper, Colorado Rockies
*Pete Mahovlich, Detroit Red Wings
*Tom Bladon, Detroit Red Wings
*Jean Potvin, New York Islanders
*Phil Esposito, New York Rangers
*Walt Tkaczuk, New York Rangers
*Ron Ellis, Toronto Maple Leafs
*Dennis Kearns, Vancouver Canucks
*Bobby Schmautz, Vancouver Canucks
*Dennis Ververgaert, Washington Capitals
*Guy Charron, Washington Capitals
*Wayne Stephenson, Washington Capitals
*Jude Drouin, Winnipeg Jets
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1980 NHL Entry Draft
* 33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game
* National Hockey League All-Star Game
==References==
*Hockey Database
*NHL.com