1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season

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.

1979–80 Vancouver Canucks
Division3rd Smythe
Conference7th Campbell
1979–80 record27–37–16
Home record14–17–9
Road record13–20–7
Goals for256
Goals against281
Team information
General managerJake Milford
CoachHarry Neale
CaptainKevin McCarthy
Alternate captainsThomas Gradin
Dennis Kearns
Harold Snepsts
Tiger Williams
Stan Smyl
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance14,293
Team leaders
GoalsStan Smyl (31)
AssistsStan Smyl (47)
PointsStan Smyl (78)
Penalty minutesStan Smyl (204)
WinsGlen Hanlon (17)
Goals against averageGlen Hanlon (3.47)

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks8034271924125087
St. Louis Blues8034341226627880
Vancouver Canucks8027371625628170
Edmonton Oilers8028391330132269
Winnipeg Jets8020491121431451
Colorado Rockies8019481323430851

[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.

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19792–5St. Louis Blues (1979–80)0–1–0
2WOctober 12, 19793–1Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)1–1–0
3TOctober 14, 19794–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)1–1–1
4WOctober 17, 19795–1@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)2–1–1
5LOctober 18, 19793–6@ New York Rangers (1979–80)2–2–1
6LOctober 20, 19790–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)2–3–1
7TOctober 21, 19793–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)2–3–2
8WOctober 24, 19795–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)3–3–2
9WOctober 27, 19795–3Washington Capitals (1979–80)4–3–2
10TOctober 31, 19792–2New York Islanders (1979–80)4–3–3
11TNovember 2, 19793–3Boston Bruins (1979–80)4–3–4
12LNovember 4, 19792–4New York Rangers (1979–80)4–4–4
13TNovember 6, 19797–7Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)4–4–5
14WNovember 10, 19792–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)5–4–5
15LNovember 11, 19794–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)5–5–5
16WNovember 13, 19795–3@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)6–5–5
17WNovember 14, 19795–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)7–5–5
18WNovember 16, 19795–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)8–5–5
19WNovember 18, 19795–2Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)9–5–5
20LNovember 20, 19791–5Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)9–6–5
21LNovember 23, 19792–5Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)9–7–5
22LNovember 24, 19793–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)9–8–5
23WNovember 28, 19794–2Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)10–8–5
24TNovember 30, 19791–1Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)10–8–6
25LDecember 2, 19791–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)10–9–6
26WDecember 4, 19795–1@ New York Islanders (1979–80)11–9–6
27TDecember 5, 19793–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)11–9–7
28LDecember 8, 19791–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)11–10–7
29LDecember 9, 19793–5@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)11–11–7
30WDecember 11, 19795–3Hartford Whalers (1979–80)12–11–7
31WDecember 14, 19795–3Colorado Rockies (1979–80)13–11–7
32LDecember 15, 19793–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)13–12–7
33LDecember 19, 19793–5@ New York Rangers (1979–80)13–13–7
34LDecember 21, 19791–2@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)13–14–7
35LDecember 22, 19792–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)13–15–7
36LDecember 28, 19793–5Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)13–16–7
37WDecember 29, 19796–2Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)14–16–7
38LJanuary 3, 19802–6@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)14–17–7
39WJanuary 4, 19804–2@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)15–17–7
40LJanuary 6, 19801–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)15–18–7
41LJanuary 8, 19800–3@ New York Islanders (1979–80)15–19–7
42LJanuary 9, 19802–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)15–20–7
43LJanuary 11, 19804–7@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)15–21–7
44LJanuary 12, 19804–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)15–22–7
45LJanuary 16, 19803–5Atlanta Flames (1979–80)15–23–7
46TJanuary 18, 19802–2Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)15–23–8
47LJanuary 22, 19803–5Colorado Rockies (1979–80)15–24–8
48LJanuary 23, 19804–6New York Rangers (1979–80)15–25–8
49LJanuary 27, 19802–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)15–26–8
50LJanuary 29, 19803–4Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)15–27–8
51WFebruary 2, 19805–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)16–27–8
52LFebruary 3, 19800–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)16–28–8
53WFebruary 7, 19804–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)17–28–8
54WFebruary 9, 19804–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)18–28–8
55TFebruary 12, 19805–5@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)18–28–9
56LFebruary 16, 19803–5Washington Capitals (1979–80)18–29–9
57WFebruary 17, 19804–2New York Islanders (1979–80)19–29–9
58LFebruary 19, 19801–3St. Louis Blues (1979–80)19–30–9
59LFebruary 22, 19803–7Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)19–31–9
60TFebruary 23, 19804–4Boston Bruins (1979–80)19–31–10
61LFebruary 26, 19804–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)19–32–10
62TFebruary 29, 19803–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)19–32–11
63WMarch 1, 19805–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)20–32–11
64WMarch 4, 19802–1Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)21–32–11
65TMarch 5, 19803–3Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)21–32–12
66LMarch 7, 19803–9Atlanta Flames (1979–80)21–33–12
67TMarch 9, 19804–4@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)21–33–13
68WMarch 10, 19805–2@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)22–33–13
69LMarch 13, 19801–3@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)22–34–13
70TMarch 15, 19802–2@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)22–34–14
71WMarch 16, 19803–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)23–34–14
72TMarch 19, 19803–3Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)23–34–15
73LMarch 21, 19802–5Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)23–35–15
74LMarch 23, 19802–6Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)23–36–15
75LMarch 25, 19802–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)23–37–15
76TMarch 28, 19804–4Hartford Whalers (1979–80)23–37–16
77WMarch 30, 19805–3Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)24–37–16
78WApril 1, 19805–0Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)25–37–16
79WApril 3, 19804–2Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)26–37–16
80WApril 5, 19805–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)27–37–16

Playoffs
1980 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Draft picks

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.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Rick Vaive (RW)  Canada Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
2 26 Brent Ashton (C)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 47 Ken Ellacott (G)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4 68 Art Rutland (F)  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
5 89 Dirk Graham (RW)  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
6 110 Shane Swan  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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