1979–80 Colorado Rockies season

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1979–80 Colorado Rockies (NHL)
Division 5th Smythe
1979–80 record 19-48-13
General Manager Ray Miron
Coach Don Cherry
Captain Mike Christie, Lanny McDonald, Rene Robert
Team leaders
Goals Rene Robert (28)
Assists Rene Robert (35)
Points Rene Robert (63)
Penalties in minutes Rob Ramage (135)
Wins Hardy Astrom, Bill McKenzie (9)
Goals against average Bill McKenzie (3.49)

The 1979-80 season was the franchise's fourth season in Colorado and their sixth in the NHL. The team hired Don Cherry as its head coach. With the first pick overall in the draft, the Rockies selected Rob Ramage. It was the first time that the Rockies had the first pick overall.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1. 1 Rob Ramage (D) Flag of Canada Canada London Knights (OHL)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Smythe Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Chicago Black Hawks 80 34 27 19 87 241 250 1325
St. Louis Blues 80 34 34 12 80 266 278 1037
Vancouver Canucks 80 27 37 16 70 256 281 1808
Edmonton Oilers 80 28 39 13 69 301 322 1528
Winnipeg Jets 80 20 49 11 51 214 314 1251
Colorado Rockies 80 19 48 13 51 234 308 1020

[edit] Transactions

On December 29, 1979, the Maple Leafs traded Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville to the Colorado Rockies for Wilf Paiement and Pat Hickey. [1]

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Rene Robert 69 28 35 63 79
Jack Valiquette 77 25 25 50 8
Lanny McDonald 46 25 20 45 43
Lucien DeBlois 70 24 19 43 36
Ron Delorme 75 19 24 43 76
Randy Pierce 75 16 23 39 100
Doug Berry 75 7 23 30 16
Wilf Paiement 34 10 16 26 41
Don Saleski 51 8 8 16 23
Pat Hickey 24 7 9 16 10

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[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Mike McEwen 67 11 40 51 33
Rob Ramage 75 8 20 28 135
Mike Christie 74 1 17 18 78

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[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Bill McKenzie 26 9 12 3 1 3.49
Hardy Astrom 49 9 27 6 0 3.75
Bill Oleschuk 12 1 6 2 0 4.20
Michel Plasse 6 0 3 2 0 4.77

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[edit] Roster

Colorado Rockies
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Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers


  • GM:
  • Coach: Don Cherry

[edit] Farm Teams

Affiliations have included: Flint Generals, Fort Worth Texans [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - One on One with Lanny McDonald
  2. ^ 1979-80 Colorado Rockies [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com
  3. ^ 1979-80 Colorado Rockies [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com
  4. ^ 1979-80 Colorado Rockies [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com
  5. ^ A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Co
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1979–80 NHL season by team
Patrick
Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Washington
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Minnesota • Quebec • Toronto
Norris
Detroit • Hartford • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh
Smythe
Chicago • Colorado • Edmonton • St. Louis • Vancouver • Winnipeg
See also
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Colorado Rockies Seasons
Kansas City • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • New Jersey
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Colorado Rockies Head Coaches
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Colorado Rockies Captains

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