NHL team season
1979–80 Boston Bruins |
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Division | 2nd Adams |
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Conference | 3rd Wales |
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1979–80 record | 46-21-13 |
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Home record | TBD |
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Road record | TBD |
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Goals for | 310 |
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Goals against | 234 |
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Team information |
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General manager | Harry Sinden |
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Coach | Fred Creighton Harry Sinden |
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Captain | Wayne Cashman |
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Alternate captains | None |
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Arena | Boston Garden |
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Average attendance | 12,365 (84.3%) |
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Team leaders |
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Goals | Rick Middleton, Peter McNab (40) |
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Assists | Rick Middleton (52) |
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Points | Rick Middleton (92) |
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Penalty minutes | Terry O'Reilly (265) |
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Plus/minus | TBD |
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Wins | Gerry Cheevers (24) |
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Goals against average | Gilles Gilbert (2.73) |
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The 1979–80 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 56th season. In the first round of the NHL Draft, the Bruins drafted defenseman Ray Bourque. The Bruins had two coaches during the season, Fred Creighton had a record of 40 wins, 20 losses and 13 ties, while Harry Sinden had 6 wins and 1 loss. The Bruins lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions for the second season in a row, this time it was the New York Islanders in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The last remaining active member of the 1979–80 Boston Bruins was defenseman Ray Bourque, who retired after the 2000–01 season, right after winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.
Offseason
Don Cherry was fired after the 1978–79 season. Fred Creighton, former coach of the Atlanta Flames was brought in to coach the Bruins.
Regular season
General Manager Harry Sinden fired Coach Creighton with 15 days to go in the regular season despite the Bruins' winning record with Creighton. Sinden, who had coached before, took over coaching duties as well.
Divisional standings
[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.
Record vs. opponents
Adams Division record vs. opponents |
Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1979–80 NHL records[2] | Team | BOS | BUF | MIN | QUE | TOR | Total | Boston | — | 2–1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 12–3–1 | Buffalo | 1–2–1 | — | 2–1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 10–4–2 | Minnesota | 2–2 | 1–2–1 | — | 2–1–1 | 2–2 | 7–7–2 | Quebec | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–10–1 | Toronto | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–13–0 | | Vs. Norris Division 1979–80 NHL records | Team | DET | HFD | LAK | MTL | PIT | Total | Boston | 2–1–1 | 2–1–1 | 2–1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 9–8–3 | Buffalo | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1–1–2 | 4–0 | 14–3–3 | Minnesota | 1–2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 9–8–3 | Quebec | 1–2–1 | 1–1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2–1 | 2–2 | 6–10–4 | Toronto | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 9–10–1 | | Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1979–80 NHL records | Team | ATL | NYI | NYR | PHI | WSH | Total | Boston | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1–2 | 2–1–1 | 12–5–3 | Buffalo | 3–0–1 | 2–1–1 | 2–1–1 | 0–3–1 | 4–0 | 11–5–4 | Minnesota | 1–1–2 | 2–0–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0–1 | 9–5–6 | Quebec | 0–3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2–1 | 0–3–1 | 1–1–2 | 2–13–5 | Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1–2 | 3–1 | 10–8–2 | | Vs. Smythe Division 1979–80 NHL records | Team | CHI | COL | EDM | STL | VAN | WIN | Total | Boston | 2−2 | 2−1−1 | 4−0 | 1−1−2 | 1−0−3 | 3−1 | 13−5−6 | Buffalo | 1−1−2 | 3−1 | 2−1−1 | 2−2 | 1−0−3 | 3−0−1 | 12−5−7 | Minnesota | 1−2−1 | 3−1 | 1−1−2 | 3−1 | 1−2−1 | 2−1−1 | 11−8−5 | Quebec | 1−2−1 | 3−1 | 2−2 | 2−2 | 2−2 | 2−2 | 12−11−1 | Toronto | 0−4 | 3−0−1 | 1−2−1 | 2−2 | 3−1 | 4−0 | 13−9−2 | | |
Schedule and results
1979–80 Game Log |
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location/Attendance | Record | |
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location/Attendance | Record | |
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1979–80 Schedule |
Playoffs
- Lost quarter-finals (4-1) to New York Islanders
- Won Preliminary Round (3-2) over Pittsburgh Penguins
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Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
Gerry Cheevers | 2479 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 116 | 2.81 | 4 |
Gilles Gilbert | 1933 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 2.73 | 1 |
Yves Belanger | 328 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3.48 | 0 |
Marco Baron | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 |
Jim Stewart | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 230 | 2.87 | 5 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
Gerry Cheevers | 619 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 3.10 | 0 |
Team: | 619 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 3.10 | 0 |
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Awards and records
Records
Milestones
Regular Season |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Player | Former team | Contract Terms | | |
Claimed from waivers
Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers | |
Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft were as follows:
See also
Farm teams
Awards and records
References
- Bruins on Database Hockey
- Bruins on Hockey Database
- Bruins on Hockey Reference
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ 1979-80 Boston Bruins Games - Hockey-Reference.com
- ^ "1979-80 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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