1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season explained

League:NHL
Season:1979–80
Year:1979
Team:Vancouver Canucks
Conferencerank:7th
Divisionrank:3rd
Record:27–37–16
Homerecord:14–17–9
Roadrecord:13–20–7
Goalsfor:256
Goalsagainst:281
Attendance:14,293
Goalsleader:Stan Smyl (31)
Assistsleader:Stan Smyl (47)
Pointsleader:Stan Smyl (78)
Pimleader:Stan Smyl (204)
Winsleader:Glen Hanlon (17)
Gaaleader:Glen Hanlon (3.47)

The 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 10th in the NHL. Stan Smyl led the team in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes, the last time one player has led his team in all four categories. On October 14, 1979, Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal against Glen Hanlon.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 9, 19792–5 St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 0–1–0
2WOctober 12, 19793–1 Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 1–1–0
3TOctober 14, 19794–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 1–1–1
4WOctober 17, 19795–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 2–1–1
5LOctober 18, 19793–6 @ New York Rangers (1979–80) 2–2–1
6LOctober 20, 19790–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 2–3–1
7TOctober 21, 19793–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 2–3–2
8WOctober 24, 19795–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 3–3–2
9WOctober 27, 19795–3 Washington Capitals (1979–80) 4–3–2
10TOctober 31, 19792–2 New York Islanders (1979–80) 4–3–3
11TNovember 2, 19793–3 Boston Bruins (1979–80) 4–3–4
12LNovember 4, 19792–4 New York Rangers (1979–80) 4–4–4
13TNovember 6, 19797–7 Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) 4–4–5
14WNovember 10, 19792–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 5–4–5
15LNovember 11, 19794–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 5–5–5
16WNovember 13, 19795–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 6–5–5
17WNovember 14, 19795–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 7–5–5
18WNovember 16, 19795–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 8–5–5
19WNovember 18, 19795–2 Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 9–5–5
20LNovember 20, 19791–5 Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 9–6–5
21LNovember 23, 19792–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 9–7–5
22LNovember 24, 19793–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 9–8–5
23WNovember 28, 19794–2 Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 10–8–5
24TNovember 30, 19791–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 10–8–6
25LDecember 2, 19791–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 10–9–6
26WDecember 4, 19795–1 @ New York Islanders (1979–80) 11–9–6
27TDecember 5, 19793–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 11–9–7
28LDecember 8, 19791–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 11–10–7
29LDecember 9, 19793–5 @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) 11–11–7
30WDecember 11, 19795–3 Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 12–11–7
31WDecember 14, 19795–3 Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 13–11–7
32LDecember 15, 19793–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 13–12–7
33LDecember 19, 19793–5 @ New York Rangers (1979–80) 13–13–7
34LDecember 21, 19791–2 @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) 13–14–7
35LDecember 22, 19792–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 13–15–7
36LDecember 28, 19793–5 Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 13–16–7
37WDecember 29, 19796–2 Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 14–16–7
38LJanuary 3, 19802–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 14–17–7
39WJanuary 4, 19804–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 15–17–7
40LJanuary 6, 19801–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 15–18–7
41LJanuary 8, 19800–3 @ New York Islanders (1979–80) 15–19–7
42LJanuary 9, 19802–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 15–20–7
43LJanuary 11, 19804–7 @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) 15–21–7
44LJanuary 12, 19804–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 15–22–7
45LJanuary 16, 19803–5 Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 15–23–7
46TJanuary 18, 19802–2 Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 15–23–8
47LJanuary 22, 19803–5 Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 15–24–8
48LJanuary 23, 19804–6 New York Rangers (1979–80) 15–25–8
49LJanuary 27, 19802–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 15–26–8
50LJanuary 29, 19803–4 Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 15–27–8
51WFebruary 2, 19805–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) 16–27–8
52LFebruary 3, 19800–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 16–28–8
53WFebruary 7, 19804–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 17–28–8
54WFebruary 9, 19804–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 18–28–8
55TFebruary 12, 19805–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 18–28–9
56LFebruary 16, 19803–5 Washington Capitals (1979–80) 18–29–9
57WFebruary 17, 19804–2 New York Islanders (1979–80) 19–29–9
58LFebruary 19, 19801–3 St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 19–30–9
59LFebruary 22, 19803–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 19–31–9
60TFebruary 23, 19804–4 Boston Bruins (1979–80) 19–31–10
61LFebruary 26, 19804–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) 19–32–10
62TFebruary 29, 19803–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 19–32–11
63WMarch 1, 19805–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 20–32–11
64WMarch 4, 19802–1 Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 21–32–11
65TMarch 5, 19803–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 21–32–12
66LMarch 7, 19803–9 Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 21–33–12
67TMarch 9, 19804–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 21–33–13
68WMarch 10, 19805–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 22–33–13
69LMarch 13, 19801–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 22–34–13
70TMarch 15, 19802–2 @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) 22–34–14
71WMarch 16, 19803–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 23–34–14
72TMarch 19, 19803–3 Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 23–34–15
73LMarch 21, 19802–5 Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 23–35–15
74LMarch 23, 19802–6 Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 23–36–15
75LMarch 25, 19802–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 23–37–15
76TMarch 28, 19804–4 Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 23–37–16
77WMarch 30, 19805–3 Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) 24–37–16
78WApril 1, 19805–0 Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 25–37–16
79WApril 3, 19804–2 Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 26–37–16
80WApril 5, 19805–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 27–37–16

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on August, 1979 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
15Rick Vaive (RW)Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
226Brent Ashton (C)Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
347Ken Ellacott (G)Peterborough Petes (OHA)
468Art Rutland (F)Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
589Dirk Graham (RW)Regina Pats (WHL)
6110Shane SwanSudbury Wolves (OHA)

See also

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