1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season
| 1979–80 Quebec Nordiques | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Adams |
| Conference | 10th Wales |
| 1979–80 record | 25-44-11 |
| Home record | 17–16–7 |
| Road record | 8–28–4 |
| Goals for | 248 |
| Goals against | 313 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Maurice Filion |
| Coach | Jacques Demers |
| Captain | Marc Tardif |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Colisée Pepsi |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Real Cloutier (42) |
| Assists | Real Cloutier (47) |
| Points | Real Cloutier (89) |
| Penalties in minutes | Paul Baxter (145) |
| Plus/minus | Robbie Ftorek (+6) |
| Wins | Michel Dion (15) |
| Goals against average | Michel Dion (3.70) |
The 1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season overall, however, it marked as their expansion season in the National Hockey League. Quebec had played their previous seven seasons in the now defunct World Hockey Association. In 1978–79, their last season in the WHA, Quebec finished the year with the second best record, as they had a 41-34-5 record, earning 87 points. The Nordiques were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals. In the NHL, the team finished out of the playoffs.
During the off-season, the Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, and Winnipeg Jets were admitted into the NHL as expansion teams. Quebec would be placed in the Adams Division in the Wales Conference. The other teams in the Nordiques division was the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Quebec held on to head coach Jacques Demers.
As many of the WHA players had their rights held by NHL teams, those NHL teams were allowed to reclaim their players. In order to keep the NHL from taking all the talent from the WHA-turned-NHL teams, each incoming franchise was allowed to protect up to two goaltenders and two skaters. These were designated as "priority selections" in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. The Nordiques made a deal with the Chicago Black Hawks, in which Quebec would keep Real Cloutier in exchange for the Nordiques first round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
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