1979–80 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Division | 3rd Smythe |
Conference | 7th Campbell |
1979–80 record | 27–37–16 |
Home record | 14–17–9 |
Road record | 13–20–7 |
Goals for | 256 |
Goals against | 281 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Jake Milford |
Coach | Harry Neale |
Captain | Kevin McCarthy |
Alternate captains |
Thomas Gradin Dennis Kearns Harold Snepsts Tiger Williams Stan Smyl |
Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
Average attendance | 14,293 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Stan Smyl (31) |
Assists | Stan Smyl (47) |
Points | Stan Smyl (78) |
Penalties in minutes | Stan Smyl (204) |
Wins | Glen Hanlon (17) |
Goals against average | Glen Hanlon (3.47) |
The 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 10th in the NHL. Stan Smyl led the team in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes, the last time one player has led his team in all four categories. On October 14, 1979, Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal against Glen Hanlon.
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.
Vancouver's picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on August, 1979 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.