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1979–80 Boston Bruins season

The 1979–80 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 56th season. In the first round of the NHL Draft, the Bruins drafted defenseman Ray Bourque. The Bruins had two coaches during the season, Fred Creighton had a record of 40 wins, 20 losses and 13 ties, while Harry Sinden had 6 wins and 1 loss. The Bruins lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions for the second season in a row, this time it was the New York Islanders in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

1979–80 Boston Bruins
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1979–80 record46-21-13
Home recordTBD
Road recordTBD
Goals for310
Goals against234
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachFred Creighton
Harry Sinden
CaptainWayne Cashman
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendance12,365 (84.3%)
Team leaders
GoalsRick Middleton, Peter McNab (40)
AssistsRick Middleton (52)
PointsRick Middleton (92)
Penalty minutesTerry O'Reilly (265)
Plus/minusTBD
WinsGerry Cheevers (24)
Goals against averageGilles Gilbert (2.73)

The last remaining active member of the 1979–80 Boston Bruins was defenseman Ray Bourque, who retired after the 2000–01 season, right after winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.

Offseason

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Don Cherry was fired after the 1978–79 season. Fred Creighton, former coach of the Atlanta Flames was brought in to coach the Bruins.

Regular season

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General Manager Harry Sinden fired Coach Creighton with 15 days to go in the regular season despite the Bruins' winning record with Creighton. Sinden, who had coached before, took over coaching duties as well.

Divisional standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Buffalo Sabres 80 47 17 16 318 201 110
Boston Bruins 80 46 21 13 310 234 105
Minnesota North Stars 80 36 28 16 311 253 88
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 35 40 5 304 327 75
Quebec Nordiques 80 25 44 11 248 313 61

[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.

League standings[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 48 12 20 327 254 116
2 y – Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 47 17 16 318 201 110
3 x – Montreal Canadiens NRS 80 47 20 13 328 240 107
4 Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 21 13 310 234 105
5 New York Islanders PTK 80 39 28 13 281 247 91
6 Minnesota North Stars ADM 80 36 28 16 311 253 88
7 x – Chicago Black Hawks SMY 80 34 27 19 241 250 87
8 New York Rangers PTK 80 38 32 10 308 284 86
9 Atlanta Flames PTK 80 35 32 13 282 269 83
10 St. Louis Blues SMY 80 34 34 12 266 278 80
11 Toronto Maple Leafs ADM 80 35 40 5 304 327 75
12 Los Angeles Kings NRS 80 30 36 14 290 313 74
13 Pittsburgh Penguins NRS 80 30 37 13 251 303 73
14 Hartford Whalers NRS 80 27 34 19 303 312 73
15 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 27 37 16 256 281 70
16 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 28 39 13 301 322 69
17 Washington Capitals PTK 80 27 40 13 261 293 67
18 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 26 43 11 268 306 63
19 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 25 44 11 248 313 61
20 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 20 49 11 214 314 51
21 Colorado Rockies SMY 80 19 48 13 234 308 51

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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1979–80 Game Log
November
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
December
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
January
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
February
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
March
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
April
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1979–80 Schedule

Playoffs

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  • Lost quarter-finals (4–1) to New York Islanders
  • Won Preliminary round (3–2) over Pittsburgh Penguins

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Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Rick Middleton RW 80 40 52 92 24 31 9 0 4
Peter McNab C 74 40 38 78 10 24 11 0 9
Jean Ratelle C 67 28 45 73 8 11 14 0 1
Raymond Bourque D 80 17 48 65 73 52 3 2 1
Terry O'Reilly RW 71 19 42 61 265 17 3 0 5
Dick Redmond D 76 14 33 47 39 37 6 0 5
Bob Miller C 80 16 25 41 53 9 0 1 2
Stan Jonathan LW 79 21 19 40 208 20 0 0 3
Al Secord LW 77 23 16 39 170 20 1 0 2
Dwight Foster RW 57 10 28 38 42 23 1 1 2
Bobby Lalonde C 71 10 25 35 28 14 1 2 0
Wayne Cashman LW 44 11 21 32 19 -3 3 1 2
Craig MacTavish C 46 11 17 28 8 16 0 0 2
Rick Smith D 78 8 18 26 62 22 0 0 2
Mike Milbury D 72 10 13 23 59 7 1 0 0
Brad Park D 32 5 16 21 27 11 2 0 2
John Wensink LW 69 9 11 20 110 7 0 0 2
Brad McCrimmon D 72 5 11 16 94 -3 1 0 1
Don Marcotte LW 32 4 11 15 0 4 0 1 1
Bobby Schmautz RW 20 8 6 14 8 -1 4 0 0
Gary Doak D 52 0 5 5 45 14 0 0 0
Tom Songin RW 17 1 3 4 16 0 0 0 0
Gilles Gilbert G 33 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0
Marco Baron G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yves Belanger G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerry Cheevers G 42 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 0
Doug Morrison RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis O'Brien D 3 0 0 0 2 -4 0 0 0
Jim Stewart G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers 2479 42 24 11 7 116 2.81 4
Gilles Gilbert 1933 33 20 9 3 88 2.73 1
Yves Belanger 328 8 2 0 3 19 3.48 0
Marco Baron 40 1 0 0 0 2 3.00 0
Jim Stewart 20 1 0 1 0 5 15.00 0
Team: 4800 80 46 21 13 230 2.87 5

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Peter McNab C 10 8 6 14 2 3 0 1
Raymond Bourque D 10 2 9 11 27 0 0 0
Terry O'Reilly RW 10 3 6 9 69 2 0 1
Brad Park D 10 3 6 9 4 0 0 0
Dwight Foster RW 9 3 5 8 2 0 1 1
Rick Middleton RW 10 4 2 6 5 0 0 0
Wayne Cashman LW 10 3 3 6 32 1 0 0
Bob Miller C 10 3 2 5 4 0 1 0
Craig MacTavish C 10 2 3 5 7 0 0 0
Don Marcotte LW 10 2 3 5 4 0 0 1
Dick Redmond D 10 0 3 3 9 0 0 0
Al Secord LW 10 0 3 3 65 0 0 0
Brad McCrimmon D 10 1 1 2 28 0 0 0
Rick Smith D 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Mike Milbury D 10 0 2 2 50 0 0 0
Bobby Lalonde C 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Gerry Cheevers G 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Doak D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stan Jonathan LW 9 0 0 0 29 0 0 0
Jean Ratelle C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Wensink LW 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers 619 10 4 6 32 3.10 0
Team: 619 10 4 6 32 3.10 0

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Records

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Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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Player Former team Contract Terms
Player New team

Claimed from waivers

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Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

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Boston's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft were as follows:

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Ray Bourque Defense   Canada Verdun Éperviers (QMJHL)
1 15 Brad McCrimmon Defense   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2 36 Doug Morrison Right Wing   Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
3 57 Keith Crowder Right Wing   Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
4 78 Larry Melnyk Defense   Canada New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
5 99 Marco Baron Goaltender   Canada Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
6 120 Mike Krushelnyski Center   Canada Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)

See also

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Farm teams

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Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "1979–80 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ 1979-80 Boston Bruins Games - Hockey-Reference.com
  5. ^ "1979-80 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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