| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1980–81 |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Conferencerank: | 6th |
| Divisionrank: | 3rd |
| Record: | 28–32–20 |
| Homerecord: | 17–12–11 |
| Roadrecord: | 11–20–9 |
| Goalsfor: | 289 |
| Goalsagainst: | 301 |
| Altcaptain: | Stan Smyl Unknown |
| Attendance: | 14,534 |
| Goalsleader: | Tiger Williams (35) |
| Assistsleader: | Thomas Gradin (48) |
| Pointsleader: | Thomas Gradin (69) |
| Pimleader: | Tiger Williams (343)* |
| Winsleader: | Richard Brodeur (17) |
| Gaaleader: | 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.
| 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 |
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 | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | ||
| 3 | 49 | Andy Schliebener | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | ||
| 4 | 70 | Marc Crawford | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | ||
| 5 | 91 | Darrell May | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | ||
| 6 | 112 | Ken Berry | Canadian National Development Team | ||
| 7 | 133 | Doug Lidster | Colorado College (NCAA) | ||
| 8 | 154 | John O'Connor | University of Vermont (ECAC) | ||
| 9 | 175 | Patrik Sundstrom | Umeå (Sweden) | ||
| 10 | 196 | Grant Martin | Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |