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 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.

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)

Offseason

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

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
Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Buffalo Sabres80471716318201110
Boston Bruins80462113310234105
Minnesota North Stars8036281631125388
Toronto Maple Leafs803540530432775
Quebec Nordiques8025441124831361

[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
1979–80 Game Log
November
December
January
February
March
April
1979–80 Schedule

Playoffs
  • Lost Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New York Islanders
  • Won Preliminary Round (3-2) over Pittsburgh Penguins

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Rick MiddletonRW804052922431904
Peter McNabC7440387810241109
Jean RatelleC672845738111401
Raymond BourqueD801748657352321
Terry O'ReillyRW7119426126517305
Dick RedmondD761433473937605
Bob MillerC80162541539012
Stan JonathanLW7921194020820003
Al SecordLW7723163917020102
Dwight FosterRW571028384223112
Bobby LalondeC711025352814120
Wayne CashmanLW4411213219-3312
Craig MacTavishC46111728816002
Rick SmithD78818266222002
Mike MilburyD72101323597100
Brad ParkD32516212711202
John WensinkLW69911201107002
Brad McCrimmonD725111694-3101
Don MarcotteLW324111504011
Bobby SchmautzRW2086148-1400
Gary DoakD520554514000
Tom SonginRW17134160000
Gilles GilbertG33011100000
Marco BaronG100000000
Yves BelangerG800000000
Gerry CheeversG42000620000
Doug MorrisonRW100000000
Dennis O'BrienD30002-4000
Jim StewartG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers247942241171162.814
Gilles Gilbert1933332093882.731
Yves Belanger3288203193.480
Marco Baron40100023.000
Jim Stewart201010515.000
Team:4800804621132302.875

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Peter McNabC1086142301
Raymond BourqueD10291127000
Terry O'ReillyRW1036969201
Brad ParkD103694000
Dwight FosterRW93582011
Rick MiddletonRW104265000
Wayne CashmanLW1033632100
Bob MillerC103254010
Craig MacTavishC102357000
Don MarcotteLW102354001
Dick RedmondD100339000
Al SecordLW1003365000
Brad McCrimmonD1011228000
Rick SmithD61122000
Mike MilburyD1002250000
Bobby LalondeC40112000
Gerry CheeversG100000000
Gary DoakD40000000
Stan JonathanLW900029000
Jean RatelleC30000000
John WensinkLW40005000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers6191046323.100
Team:6191046323.100

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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

Records

Milestones
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached

Transactions

Trades

Free agents
PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
PlayerNew team

Claimed from waivers
PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
18Ray BourqueDefense CanadaVerdun Éperviers (QMJHL)
115Brad McCrimmonDefense CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
236Doug MorrisonRight Wing CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WHL)
357Keith CrowderRight Wing CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
478Larry MelnykDefense CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WHL)
599Marco BaronGoaltender CanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)
6120Mike KrushelnyskiCenter CanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)

Roster
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See also

Farm teams

Awards and records

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. 1979-80 Boston Bruins Games - Hockey-Reference.com
  3. "1979-80 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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