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| 1979–80Chicago Black Hawks | |
|---|---|
Smythe Division champions | |
| Division | 1stSmythe |
| Conference | 3rdCampbell |
| 1979–80 record | 34–27–19 |
| Home record | 21–12–7 |
| Road record | 13–15–12 |
| Goals for | 241 |
| Goals against | 250 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Bob Pulford |
| Coach | Eddie Johnston |
| Captain | Keith Magnuson(Oct) Terry Ruskowski(Oct-Apr) |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Chicago Stadium |
| Average attendance | 11,700 (70.2%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Grant Mulvey (39) |
| Assists | Terry Ruskowski (55) |
| Points | Terry Ruskowski (70) |
| Penalty minutes | Terry Ruskowski (252) |
| Plus/minus | Rich Preston (+15) |
| Wins | Tony Esposito (31) |
| Goals against average | Tony Esposito (2.98) |
The1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 54th season of operation of theChicago Black Hawks in theNational Hockey League (NHL). The club was coming off a first-place finish in theSmythe Division in the1978–79, despite finishing with a 29–36–15 record. In the 1979 playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by theNew York Islanders in the quarter-finals.
During the off-season, the Black Hawks namedEddie Johnston as their new head coach, asBob Pulford stepped down to focus on his general manager duties. Johnston was previously the head coach of theNew Brunswick Hawks, Chicago'sAHL affiliate, in1978–79, leading the team to a 41–29–10 record. Johnston was also a former goaltender, playing in theNHL from 1962 to 1978, earning a 234–257–80 record with a 3.25 GAA in 592 career games while playing for theBoston Bruins,Toronto Maple Leafs,St. Louis Blues and theChicago Black Hawks. Johnston won twoStanley Cup championships with the Bruins in 1970 and 1972.
With the NHL expanding to 21 teams, as theEdmonton Oilers,Hartford Whalers,Quebec Nordiques andWinnipeg Jets joined the league from theWHA, the Hawks remained in theSmythe Division, with the Oilers and Jets joining Chicago,Colorado Rockies,St. Louis Blues andVancouver Canucks to form the only six team division in the league.
At the1979 NHL expansion draft, Chicago made a deal with theQuebec Nordiques, as the Hawks agreed to not reclaimReal Cloutier from the Nordiques in exchange for Quebec's first round draft pick in the1980 NHL entry draft. Prior to the draft, the Hawks reclaimedBobby Hull andTerry Ruskowski from theWinnipeg Jets andJohn Garrett from theHartford Whalers. During the draft, Chicago lost Hull to Winnipeg, Garrett andJean Savard to the Whalers,Doug Hicks andReg Thomas to theEdmonton Oilers. The Hawks addedRich Preston from the Jets at the draft.
Keith Magnuson retired three games into the season, and was replaced byTerry Ruskowski as team captain.
On October 10, 1979, Chicago beatEdmonton 4–2. This was also the debut of futureHall of FamerWayne Gretzky.
The Black Hawks had a poor start to the season, as they club had a record of 3-6-3 in their first 12 games. The club continued to struggle, as Chicago won only eight of their first 29 games, going 8–11–10, however, the Hawks were in second place in theSmythe Division, five points behind the first placeVancouver Canucks. The Hawks then went 9-3-2 in their next 14 games, improving their overall record to 17–14–12, charging into first place, five points ahead of the second placeSt. Louis Blues. Chicago would hold on to first place for the rest of the season, finishing with a 34–27–19 record, earning 87 points, for their third consecutive division title, and eighth in the last eleven seasons.
Offensively, the club was led byTerry Ruskowski, who joined the Black Hawks after being reclaimed in the1979 NHL expansion draft by the team from theWinnipeg Jets, as he had a team high 70 points, scoring 15 goals and 55 assists. He also led the club with 252 penalty minutes.Tom Lysiak finished second in team scoring with 26 goals and 69 points, whileGrant Mulvey had a team high 39 goals, while adding 26 assists for 65 points.Rich Preston also broke the 30 goal plateau, as he had 31 goals and 61 points and had a team best +16 rating. On defence,Doug Wilson led the way with 12 goals and 61 points, whileBob Murray had another excellent season, scoring 16 goals and 50 points.
In goal,Tony Esposito saw the majority of playing time, going 31-22-16 with a 2.97 GAA in 69 games.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 241 | 250 | 87 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 266 | 278 | 80 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 256 | 281 | 70 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 301 | 322 | 69 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 20 | 49 | 11 | 214 | 314 | 51 |
| Colorado Rockies | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 234 | 308 | 51 |
[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.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | p –Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 48 | 12 | 20 | 327 | 254 | 116 |
| 2 | y –Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 110 |
| 3 | x –Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 328 | 240 | 107 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 310 | 234 | 105 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 281 | 247 | 91 |
| 6 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 311 | 253 | 88 |
| 7 | x –Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 241 | 250 | 87 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 308 | 284 | 86 |
| 9 | Atlanta Flames | PTK | 80 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 282 | 269 | 83 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 266 | 278 | 80 |
| 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 304 | 327 | 75 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 290 | 313 | 74 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 251 | 303 | 73 |
| 14 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 303 | 312 | 73 |
| 15 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 256 | 281 | 70 |
| 16 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 301 | 322 | 69 |
| 17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 261 | 293 | 67 |
| 18 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 268 | 306 | 63 |
| 19 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 248 | 313 | 61 |
| 20 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 20 | 49 | 11 | 214 | 314 | 51 |
| 21 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 234 | 308 | 51 |
Divisions:ADM – Adams,NRS – Norris,PTK – Patrick,SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division;y – Won Conference (and division);p – WonPresidents' Trophy (and conference and division)
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The Black Hawks opened the playoffs with a best-of-five preliminary series against theSt. Louis Blues. The Blues finished the season with a 34–34–12 record, earning 80 points and second place in theSmythe Division, seven points behind Chicago. The series opened with two games atChicago Stadium. The first game would be decided in overtime, after the clubs played to a 2–2 tie after regulation time. In the extra period, the HawksDoug Lecuyer scored and ended the Black Hawks 16 game playoff game losing streak, as Chicago took the series opener by a 3–2 score. It marked the first time since 1975 that Chicago had won a playoff game. In the second game, the Hawks, led byDoug Wilson and his two goals, easily defeated the Blues 5–1 to take a 2–0 series lead. The series shifted toThe Checkerdome inSt. Louis, Missouri for the third game, and the Hawks, led byDoug Lecuyer and his two goals, as well as 23 saves by goaltenderTony Esposito, completed the series sweep.
In the NHL quarter-finals, the Black Hawks faced theBuffalo Sabres. Buffalo finished the season with a 47–17–16 record, earning 110 points and first place in theAdams Division. The Sabres then defeated theVancouver Canucks three games to one in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at theBuffalo Memorial Auditorium inBuffalo, New York, as the Sabres easily defeated the Black Hawks 5–0 in the series opener, limiting Chicago to only one shot in the first period, and 17 overall. In the second game, the Sabres took an early 2–0 lead in the first period, however, two straight goals byTom Lysiak tied the game early in the second period. The Sabres then struck for three straight goals before Chicago could answer with one of their own to take a 5–3 lead into the third period. The Black Hawks cut the Sabres lead to 5-4 whenDarryl Sutter scored early in the third, however, the Sabres shut down the Hawks, and won the game 6–4 to take a 2–0 series lead. The series moved toChicago Stadium for the next two games, and in the third game, the Sabres once again scored two early goals in the first period to take a 2–0 lead.Darryl Sutter cut the Sabres lead in half in the second period, as the Hawks made the score 2–1, however, Sabres goaltenderDon Edwards made 38 saves, as Buffalo held on for a 2–1 victory, and taking a 3–0 series lead. In the fourth game, the Black Hawks took their first lead in the series whenBob Murray scored midway through the first period to give Chicago a 1–0 lead.Tom Lysiak made it 2-0 Chicago in the second period, however, the SabresJohn Van Boxmeer cut the Hawks lead to 2–1 with a goal late in the second period. Buffalo completed the comeback with two unanswered goals in the third period, one byRick Martin and one byGilbert Perreault, as the Sabres won the game 3–2, and swept the series.
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| Terry Ruskowski | C | 74 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 252 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | C | 77 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 31 | -7 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Grant Mulvey | RW | 80 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 122 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Rich Preston | RW | 80 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 70 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 73 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 70 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | D | 74 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 60 | -16 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | LW | 66 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 136 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike O'Connell | D | 78 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 52 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Higgins | RW | 74 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 50 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | LW | 45 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. P. Bordeleau | RW | 45 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marks | LW | 74 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 51 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brown | D | 76 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reg Kerr | LW | 49 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | RW | 66 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Trimper | LW | 30 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Fox | D | 71 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 73 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Lecuyer | LW | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 59 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | RW | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | C/RW | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | D | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | D | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sutter | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Paterson | C | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | G | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Veisor | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Tony Esposito | 4140 | 69 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 205 | 2.97 | 6 |
| Mike Veisor | 660 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 242 | 3.02 | 6 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| Doug Wilson | D | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | D | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | LW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Lecuyer | LW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sutter | LW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Higgins | RW | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | RW | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike O'Connell | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. P. Bordeleau | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brown | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marks | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Paterson | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Ruskowski | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Trimper | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Veisor | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Tony Esposito | 373 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2.25 | 0 |
| Mike Veisor | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 433 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.77 | 0 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Chicago's draft picks at the1979 NHL entry draft held at theQueen Elizabeth Hotel inMontreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 7 | Keith Brown | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | |
| 2 | 28 | Tim Trimper | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) | |
| 3 | 49 | Bill Gardner | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) | |
| 4 | 70 | Louis Begin | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 91 | Lowell Loveday | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) | |
| 6 | 112 | Doug Crossman | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |