1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | 7th Wales |
1980–81 record | 30-37-13 |
Goals for | 302 |
Goals against | 345 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Baz Bastien |
Coach | Eddie Johnston |
Captain |
Orest Kindrachuk (to Jan 31) Randy Carlyle (from Jan 31) |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Kehoe (55) |
Assists | Randy Carlyle (67) |
Points | Rick Kehoe (88) |
Penalties in minutes | Paul Baxter (204) |
Wins | Greg Millen (25) |
Goals against average | Nick Ricci (3.89) |
The 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 14th in the National Hockey League.
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.
The Penguins lost in the Preliminary round (3-2) versus the St. Louis Blues.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season:
Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks
Gilles Lupien
Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks
Kim Davis
Paul Marshall
Dave Burrows
Paul Gardner
1981 5th round pick
Gary Rissling
Gary McAdam
Errol Thompson
Gilles Lupien
1981 6th round pick
Pat Hughes
Pat Price
The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 11, 1980 in Montreal, Quebec.