1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 64th season of the franchise, 54th season as the Maple Leafs.
1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 5th Adams |
Conference | 8th Wales |
1980–81 record | 28-37-15 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Gerry McNamara |
Coach | Joe Crozier |
Captain | Darryl Sittler |
Alternate captains | None |
Offseason
NHL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
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2 | 25 | Craig Muni | ![]() | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
2 | 26 | Bob McGill | ![]() | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
3 | 43 | Fred Boimistruck | ![]() | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
4 | 74 | Stewart Gavin | ![]() | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
5 | 95 | Hugh Larkin | ![]() | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 116 | Ron Dennis | ![]() | Princeton University (ECAC) |
7 | 137 | Russ Adam | ![]() | Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
8 | 158 | Fred Perlini | ![]() | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
9 | 179 | Darwin McCutcheon | ![]() | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
10 | 200 | Paul Higgins | ![]() | Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL) |
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | PTS | |
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Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 1194 | 99 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 1836 | 87 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 1624 | 87 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 1524 | 78 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 1830 | 71 |
[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.
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs qualified for the playoffs as one of the top sixteen teams. In the preliminary round, the Maple Leafs faced the New York Islanders, the eventual Stanley Cup champion. The Maple Leafs were swept in three games.
Awards and honors
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1980 | 3–8 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 12, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1980 | 6–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 18, 1980 | 6–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 19, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 4–1–0 |
6 | W | October 21, 1980 | 8–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 5–1–0 |
7 | W | October 23, 1980 | 5–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 6–1–0 |
8 | L | October 25, 1980 | 4–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 6–2–0 |
9 | L | October 26, 1980 | 5–8 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 6–3–0 |
10 | T | October 29, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 6–3–1 |
11 | L | November 1, 1980 | 4–5 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 6–4–1 |
12 | W | November 5, 1980 | 2–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 7–4–1 |
13 | T | November 8, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 7–4–2 |
14 | W | November 9, 1980 | 7–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 8–4–2 |
15 | L | November 12, 1980 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 8–5–2 |
16 | W | November 15, 1980 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 9–5–2 |
17 | L | November 19, 1980 | 4–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 9–6–2 |
18 | L | November 22, 1980 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 9–7–2 |
19 | T | November 23, 1980 | 5–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 9–7–3 |
20 | L | November 26, 1980 | 4–6 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 9–8–3 |
21 | L | November 28, 1980 | 2–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 9–9–3 |
22 | L | November 29, 1980 | 3–7 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 9–10–3 |
23 | T | December 3, 1980 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 9–10–4 |
24 | W | December 6, 1980 | 5–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 10–10–4 |
25 | T | December 7, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 10–10–5 |
26 | L | December 10, 1980 | 5–8 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 10–11–5 |
27 | L | December 11, 1980 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 10–12–5 |
28 | L | December 13, 1980 | 4–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 10–13–5 |
29 | W | December 15, 1980 | 6–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 11–13–5 |
30 | W | December 17, 1980 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 12–13–5 |
31 | L | December 18, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 12–14–5 |
32 | L | December 20, 1980 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 12–15–5 |
33 | L | December 23, 1980 | 2–7 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 12–16–5 |
34 | L | December 27, 1980 | 3–6 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 12–17–5 |
35 | W | December 28, 1980 | 6–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 13–17–5 |
36 | L | December 30, 1980 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 13–18–5 |
37 | L | January 3, 1981 | 1–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 13–19–5 |
38 | L | January 4, 1981 | 5–8 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 13–20–5 |
39 | L | January 6, 1981 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 13–21–5 |
40 | L | January 7, 1981 | 2–8 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 13–22–5 |
41 | T | January 10, 1981 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 13–22–6 |
42 | W | January 11, 1981 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 14–22–6 |
43 | L | January 14, 1981 | 4–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 14–23–6 |
44 | W | January 17, 1981 | 6–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 15–23–6 |
45 | W | January 18, 1981 | 5–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 16–23–6 |
46 | T | January 20, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 16–23–7 |
47 | T | January 22, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 16–23–8 |
48 | W | January 24, 1981 | 7–4 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 17–23–8 |
49 | L | January 26, 1981 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 17–24–8 |
50 | L | January 28, 1981 | 4–6 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 17–25–8 |
51 | T | January 30, 1981 | 5–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 17–25–9 |
52 | L | January 31, 1981 | 0–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 17–26–9 |
53 | L | February 3, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 17–27–9 |
54 | L | February 5, 1981 | 4–8 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 17–28–9 |
55 | T | February 8, 1981 | 6–6 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 17–28–10 |
56 | W | February 12, 1981 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 18–28–10 |
57 | W | February 14, 1981 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 19–28–10 |
58 | W | February 17, 1981 | 8–5 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 20–28–10 |
59 | L | February 18, 1981 | 3–8 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 20–29–10 |
60 | W | February 21, 1981 | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 21–29–10 |
61 | W | February 22, 1981 | 7–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 22–29–10 |
62 | W | February 25, 1981 | 9–5 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 23–29–10 |
63 | L | February 28, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 23–30–10 |
64 | L | March 2, 1981 | 0–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 23–31–10 |
65 | L | March 4, 1981 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 23–32–10 |
66 | L | March 7, 1981 | 4–6 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 23–33–10 |
67 | L | March 8, 1981 | 3–7 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 23–34–10 |
68 | T | March 11, 1981 | 4–4 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 23–34–11 |
69 | W | March 14, 1981 | 5–3 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 24–34–11 |
70 | T | March 15, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 24–34–12 |
71 | W | March 18, 1981 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 25–34–12 |
72 | L | March 19, 1981 | 4–14 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 25–35–12 |
73 | L | March 21, 1981 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 25–36–12 |
74 | T | March 22, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 25–36–13 |
75 | L | March 25, 1981 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 25–37–13 |
76 | W | March 26, 1981 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 26–37–13 |
77 | W | March 28, 1981 | 9–5 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 27–37–13 |
78 | T | April 1, 1981 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 27–37–14 |
79 | T | April 4, 1981 | 5–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 27–37–15 |
80 | W | April 5, 1981 | 4–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 28–37–15 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Wilf Paiement | RW | 77 | 40 | 57 | 97 | 145 | -7 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
Darryl Sittler | C | 80 | 43 | 53 | 96 | 77 | -8 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Bill Derlago | C | 80 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 26 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Ian Turnbull | D | 80 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 104 | -17 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Borje Salming | D | 72 | 5 | 61 | 66 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rick Vaive | RW | 75 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 229 | -16 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Pat Hickey | LW | 72 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 49 | -16 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
John Anderson | RW | 75 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 31 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Dan Maloney | LW | 65 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 183 | -10 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Terry Martin | LW | 69 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Laurie Boschman | C | 53 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 178 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Rocky Saganiuk | RW/C | 71 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 52 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Robert Picard | D | 59 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 68 | -32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Boudreau | C | 39 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Farrish | D | 74 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 90 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Sedlbauer | LW | 21 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Rene Robert | RW | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Vitezslav Duris | D | 57 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Melrose | D | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 166 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Ellis | RW | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Shand | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 60 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Zanussi | RW | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stew Gavin | LW | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Hotham | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kaszycki | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Marshall | LW | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill McCreary | RW | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jiri Crha | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Burrows | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kim Davis | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Kirton | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curt Ridley | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Tremblay | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Jiri Crha | 3112 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 211 | 4.07 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | 961 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 82 | 5.12 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | 460 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 5.22 | 0 |
Curt Ridley | 124 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5.81 | 0 |
Vincent Tremblay | 143 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6.71 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 361 | 4.51 | 0 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Rene Robert | RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Borje Salming | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Boudreau | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Derlago | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Turnbull | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Vaive | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitezslav Duris | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Melrose | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Sedlbauer | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Anderson | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laurie Boschman | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jiri Crha | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Farrish | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Harrison | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hickey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Maloney | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Martin | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilf Paiement | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Shand | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Sittler | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Zanussi | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Jiri Crha | 65 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10.15 | 0 |
Paul Harrison | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | 75 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6.40 | 0 |
Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 |
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;
Roster
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Goaltenders
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Defencemen
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Wingers
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Centres
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Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1980-81 season.
Trades
November 18, 1980 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Gardner Dave Burrows |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Paul Marshall Kim Davis |
December 2, 1980 | To Winnipeg Jets Richard Mulhern |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash |
December 4, 1980 | To Detroit Red Wings Mark Kirton |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Jim Rutherford |
January 30, 1981 | To Colorado Rockies 3rd round pick in 1981 - Uli Heimer |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rene Robert |
February 18, 1981 | To Chicago Black Hawks Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Sedlbauer |
March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles Kings Jim Rutherford |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th round pick in 1981 - Barry Brigley |
March 10, 1981 | To Montreal Canadiens Robert Picard 8th round pick in 1982 - Steve Smith |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Michel Larocque |
March 10, 1981 | To Minnesota North Stars 2nd round pick in 1981 - Dave Donnelly |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Zanussi 3rd round pick in 1981 - Ernie Godden |
Waivers
November 30, 1980 | From Winnipeg Jets Barry Melrose |
Free agents
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References
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- "1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- "1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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