1979–80 Boston Bruins season
| 1979–80 Boston Bruins | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Adams |
| Conference | 3rd Wales |
| 1979–80 record | 46-21-13 |
| Home record | TBD |
| Road record | TBD |
| Goals for | 310 |
| Goals against | 234 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Harry Sinden |
| Coach |
Fred Creighton Harry Sinden |
| Captain | Wayne Cashman |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| Average attendance | 12,365 (84.3%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Rick Middleton, Peter McNab (40) |
| Assists | Rick Middleton (52) |
| Points | Rick Middleton (92) |
| Penalties in minutes | Terry O'Reilly (265) |
| Plus/minus | TBD |
| Wins | Gerry Cheevers (24) |
| Goals against average | Gilles Gilbert (2.73) |
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 different 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.
Don Cherry was fired after the 1978–79 season. Fred Creighton, former coach of the Atlanta Flames was brought in to coach the Bruins.
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.
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.
Note:
Boston's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft were as follows:
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