1980–81 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets season was the Winnipeg Jets' second season in the National Hockey League. In the 1980-81 season they finished fifth (and last) in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team scored 246 goals and conceded 400 goals. The Jets won 9 games, lost 57 games and tied 14 games. They scored 32 points.

1980–81 Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)
Division	5th Smythe
1980–81 record	9–57–14
Goals for	246
Goals against	400
Team information
General manager	John Ferguson
Coach	Tom McVie
Captain	Morris Lukowich
Alternate captains	None

The Jets were coached by Tom McVie (1 win, 20 losses and 7 ties), Bill Sutherland (6 wins, 20 losses and 3 ties),and Mike Smith (2 wins, 17 losses and 4 ties).

Offseason

The Jets named Morris Lukowich as team captain during the off-season, as former captain Lars-Erik Sjoberg announced his retirement at the end of the 1979-80 season. Lukowich had been with Winnipeg since their final season in the WHA, helping the club win the Avco Cup in 1979.

On June 11, 1980, Winnipeg selected defenseman Dave Babych with the second overall pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Babych was a high scoring defenseman with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL, recording 22 goals and 82 points in 50 games with Portland. With their second pick, the Jets selected Moe Mantha from the Toronto Marlboros of the OMJHL, and in the seventh round, the team selected Brian Mullen from the United States national ice hockey team.

Winnipeg made a few small trades during the off-season, most notably acquiring Rick Bowness from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Craig Norwich. The Jets also acquired Norm Dupont from the Montreal Canadiens for the Jets second round pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Dupont was selected by the Canadiens in the first round of the 1977 NHL amateur draft, however, he picked up only a goal and four points in 35 games with Montreal in the 1979-80 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	352	281	107
Chicago Black Hawks	80	31	33	16	304	315	78
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	289	301	76
Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	328	327	74
Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	258	344	57
Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	246	400	32

[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.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 10, 1980	1–4	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	0–1–0
2	L	October 11, 1980	4–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	0–2–0
3	W	October 17, 1980	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	1–2–0
4	T	October 19, 1980	4–4	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	1–2–1
5	L	October 22, 1980	4–7	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	1–3–1
6	L	October 25, 1980	1–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	1–4–1
7	T	October 26, 1980	7–7	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	1–4–2
8	L	October 29, 1980	4–8	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	1–5–2
9	L	October 31, 1980	5–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	1–6–2
10	T	November 2, 1980	4–4	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	1–6–3
11	T	November 5, 1980	5–5	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	1–6–4
12	L	November 7, 1980	2–4	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	1–7–4
13	L	November 9, 1980	4–7	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	1–8–4
14	L	November 12, 1980	1–5	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	1–9–4
15	T	November 13, 1980	5–5	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	1–9–5
16	L	November 16, 1980	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	1–10–5
17	L	November 18, 1980	1–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	1–11–5
18	L	November 19, 1980	2–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	1–12–5
19	L	November 21, 1980	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	1–13–5
20	L	November 23, 1980	1–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	1–14–5
21	T	November 25, 1980	4–4	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	1–14–6
22	L	November 26, 1980	4–8	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	1–15–6
23	T	November 28, 1980	1–1	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	1–15–7
24	L	November 30, 1980	1–4	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	1–16–7
25	L	December 3, 1980	3–4	New York Rangers (1980–81)	1–17–7
26	L	December 4, 1980	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	1–18–7
27	L	December 6, 1980	2–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	1–19–7
28	L	December 10, 1980	5–8	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	1–20–7
29	L	December 13, 1980	3–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	1–21–7
30	L	December 14, 1980	4–5	New York Islanders (1980–81)	1–22–7
31	L	December 16, 1980	2–6	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	1–23–7
32	L	December 17, 1980	2–8	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	1–24–7
33	L	December 20, 1980	2–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	1–25–7
34	W	December 23, 1980	5–4	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	2–25–7
35	L	December 26, 1980	3–5	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	2–26–7
36	L	December 28, 1980	3–4	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	2–27–7
37	L	December 31, 1980	3–5	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	2–28–7
38	W	January 2, 1981	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	3–28–7
39	L	January 5, 1981	1–4	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	3–29–7
40	W	January 7, 1981	8–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	4–29–7
41	T	January 9, 1981	4–4	Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	4–29–8
42	L	January 10, 1981	3–5	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	4–30–8
43	T	January 13, 1981	3–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	4–30–9
44	L	January 15, 1981	3–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	4–31–9
45	L	January 17, 1981	2–4	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	4–32–9
46	L	January 18, 1981	4–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	4–33–9
47	W	January 21, 1981	5–1	New York Rangers (1980–81)	5–33–9
48	T	January 23, 1981	2–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	5–33–10
49	L	January 27, 1981	3–4	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	5–34–10
50	L	January 29, 1981	6–7	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	5–35–10
51	W	January 31, 1981	2–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	6–35–10
52	L	February 1, 1981	0–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	6–36–10
53	L	February 4, 1981	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	6–37–10
54	L	February 6, 1981	4–10	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	6–38–10
55	L	February 8, 1981	1–9	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	6–39–10
56	L	February 12, 1981	6–8	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	6–40–10
57	W	February 15, 1981	4–3	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	7–40–10
58	L	February 17, 1981	4–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	7–41–10
59	T	February 18, 1981	3–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	7–41–11
60	L	February 20, 1981	3–5	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	7–42–11
61	L	February 21, 1981	1–5	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	7–43–11
62	L	February 25, 1981	3–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	7–44–11
63	L	February 27, 1981	3–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	7–45–11
64	T	March 1, 1981	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	7–45–12
65	L	March 4, 1981	3–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	7–46–12
66	L	March 5, 1981	1–10	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	7–47–12
67	W	March 7, 1981	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	8–47–12
68	L	March 8, 1981	1–4	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	8–48–12
69	L	March 11, 1981	3–6	New York Islanders (1980–81)	8–49–12
70	L	March 13, 1981	2–5	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	8–50–12
71	L	March 15, 1981	2–8	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	8–51–12
72	W	March 18, 1981	4–3	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	9–51–12
73	L	March 21, 1981	4–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	9–52–12
74	L	March 22, 1981	5–7	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	9–53–12
75	L	March 27, 1981	2–10	Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	9–54–12
76	L	March 29, 1981	1–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	9–55–12
77	L	March 31, 1981	3–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	9–56–12
78	T	April 1, 1981	4–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	9–56–13
79	L	April 4, 1981	2–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	9–57–13
80	T	April 5, 1981	5–5	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	9–57–14

Playoffs

For the second straight season, the Jets failed to qualify for the playoffs, as they had an NHL worst record of 9-57-14, earning 32 points, 44 points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff position in the Smythe Division.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Dave Christian	RW	80	28	43	71	22	-54	9	1	0
Morris Lukowich	LW	80	33	34	67	90	-39	9	2	2
Norm Dupont	LW	80	27	26	53	8	-57	8	0	1
Ron Wilson	C	77	18	33	51	55	-34	4	1	0
Danny Geoffrion	RW	78	20	26	46	82	-32	3	0	0
Dave Babych	D	69	6	38	44	90	-61	3	0	0
Willy Lindstrom	RW	72	22	13	35	45	-28	7	0	1
Tim Trimper	LW	56	15	14	29	28	-31	1	0	1
Rick Bowness	RW	45	8	17	25	45	-35	0	0	1
Moe Mantha	D	58	2	23	25	35	-33	1	0	0
Doug Lecuyer	LW	45	6	17	23	66	-27	0	0	1
Barry Long	D	65	6	17	23	42	-47	0	0	0
Peter Sullivan	C	47	4	19	23	20	-17	2	0	0
Kris Manery	C/RW	47	13	9	22	24	-15	4	1	0
Don Spring	D	80	1	18	19	18	-40	0	0	0
Doug Smail	LW	30	10	8	18	45	-7	1	3	1
Anders Steen	C	42	5	11	16	22	-22	3	0	1
Peter Marsh	RW	24	6	7	13	9	-17	3	0	0
Rick Dudley	LW	30	5	5	10	28	-12	0	0	0
Jimmy Mann	RW	37	3	3	6	105	-18	0	0	0
Mark Plantery	D	25	1	5	6	14	-10	0	0	0
Barry Legge	D	38	0	6	6	69	-33	0	0	0
Scott Campbell	D	14	1	4	5	55	3	0	0	0
Tom Bladon	D	9	0	5	5	10	-10	0	0	0
John Markell	LW	14	1	3	4	15	-11	1	0	0
Richard Mulhern	D	19	0	4	4	14	-9	0	0	0
Al Cameron	D	29	1	2	3	21	-19	0	0	0
Murray Eaves	C	12	1	2	3	5	-7	1	0	0
Barry Melrose	D	18	1	1	2	40	-12	0	0	0
Sandy Beadle	LW	6	1	0	1	2	-2	0	0	0
Dave Hoyda	LW	9	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	0
Ross Cory	D	5	0	1	1	9	-8	0	0	0
Pierre Hamel	G	29	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0
Markus Mattsson	G	31	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Dave Chartier	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Daley	LW	7	0	0	0	9	-3	0	0	0
Michel Dion	G	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jude Drouin	C	7	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0
Ron Loustel	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindsay Middlebrook	G	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Whelton	D	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Michel Dion	757	14	3	6	3	61	4.83	0
Pierre Hamel	1623	29	3	20	4	128	4.73	0
Markus Mattsson	1707	31	3	21	4	128	4.50	1
Ron Loustel	60	1	0	1	0	10	10.00	0
Lindsay Middlebrook	653	14	0	9	3	65	5.97	0
Team:	4800	80	9	57	14	392	4.90	1

[2]

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;

Transactions

Trades

June 19, 1980	To St. Louis Blues Craig Norwich	To Winnipeg Jets Rick Bowness
August 6, 1980	To New York Rangers Gord Smith	To Winnipeg Jets Cash
September 26, 1980	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick in 1982 - David Maley	To Winnipeg Jets Norm Dupont
October 8, 1980	To Quebec Nordiques Cash	To Winnipeg Jets Danny Geoffrion
October 31, 1980	To Detroit Red Wings Cash	To Winnipeg Jets Barry Long
December 1, 1980	To Chicago Black Hawks Peter Marsh	To Winnipeg Jets Tim Trimper Doug Lecuyer
December 2, 1980	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash	To Winnipeg Jets Richard Mulhern
February 10, 1981	To Quebec Nordiques Cash	To Winnipeg Jets Michel Dion

Waivers

January 12, 1981	From Buffalo Sabres Rick Dudley

Free agents

Player Former Team Don Spring Undrafted Free Agent Tom Bladon Edmonton Oilers

Player New Team Tom Bladon Detroit Red Wings

Roster

1980-81 Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders 1 – Pierre Hamel  30 – Michel Dion  31 – Ron Loustel  33 – Lindsay Middlebrook  35 – Markus Mattsson		Defensemen 2 – Moe Mantha  3 – Ross Cory  4 – Barry Long  6 – Barry Legge  6 – Barry Melrose  7 – Scott Campbell  15 – Richard Mulhern  21 – Tom Bladon  21 – Bill Whelton  26 – Al Cameron  27 – Don Spring  34 – Mark Plantery  44 – Dave Babych		Wingers 5 – Danny Geoffrion  8 – Jimmy Mann  9 – Doug Smail  12 – Morris Lukowich  - C 14 – Tim Trimper  14 – Peter Marsh  15 – Sandy Beadle  16 – Pat Daley  18 – Rick Bowness  20 – Willy Lindstrom  21 – Dave Hoyda  23 – John Markell  28 – Norm Dupont  29 – Doug Lecuyer  99 – Rick Dudley		Centres 10 – Peter Sullivan  11 – Murray Eaves  13 – Dave Christian  17 – Anders Steen  19 – Kris Manery  24 – Ron Wilson  25 – Jude Drouin  34 – Dave Chartier  GM: John Ferguson Coach: Tom McVie (1-20-7) Coach: Bill Sutherland (6-20-3) Coach: Mike Smith (2-17-4)

Draft picks

Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1980.[3]

NHL Amateur Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	2	Dave Babych (D)	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2	23	Moe Mantha (D)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3	44	Murray Eaves (C)	Canada	University of Michigan (NCAA)
4	65	Guy Fournier (F)	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5	86	Glen Ostir (D)	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
6	107	Ron Loustel (G)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7	128	Brian Mullen (LW)	United States	US National Under-18 Team
7	135	Michel Lauen (RW)	United States	Michigan Tech (NCAA)
8	149	Sandy Beadle (LW)	Canada	Northeastern University (NCAA)
9	170	Ed Christian (F)	United States	Warroad (MN) High School
10	191	Dave Chartier (C)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

See also

• 1980–81 NHL season

References

1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
2. "1980-81 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
3. "1980 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

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