1979–80 Boston Bruins season

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1979–80 Boston Bruins
Division	2nd Adams
Conference	3rd Prince of Wales
1979–80 record	TBD
Home record	TBD
Road record	TBD
Goals for	310
Goals against	234
General Manager	Harry Sinden
Coach	Fred Creighton, Harry Sinden
Captain	TBD
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	Boston Garden
Average attendance	TBD
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Middleton, Peter McNab (40)
Assists	Rick Middleton (52)
Points	Rick Middleton (92)
Penalties in minutes	Terry O'Reilly (265)
Plus/Minus	TBD
Wins	Gerry Cheevers (24)
Goals against average	Gilles Gilbert (2.73)

The 1979-80 season was the Bruins 56th season. In the first round of the NHL Draft, the Bruins drafted Ray Bourque. The Bruins had two different 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.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Divisional standings

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Buffalo Sabres	80	47	17	16	110	318	201	967
Boston Bruins	80	46	21	13	105	310	234	1460
Minnesota North Stars	80	36	28	16	88	311	253	1064
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	35	40	5	75	304	327	1158
Quebec Nordiques	80	25	44	11	61	248	313	1062

[edit] Game log

1979–80 Game Log

November

December

January

February

March

April

1979–80 Schedule

[edit] Playoffs

Lost Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New York Islanders
Won Preliminary Round (3-2) over Pittsburgh Penguins

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[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Gilles Gilbert
Gerry Cheevers

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Trades

[edit] Free Agents

Player	Former team	Contract Terms

Player	New team

[edit] Claimed from Waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

[edit] Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft were as follows:

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8.	Raymond Bourque	(D)	Canada	Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
1	15.	Brad McCrimmon	(D)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

[edit] Roster

[edit] See also

1979–80 NHL season

[edit] Farm teams

[edit] Awards and Records

Ray Bourque, Calder Trophy Winner

[edit] References

^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1980_games.html

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup championship

v • d • e 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	1979 NHL Expansion Draft• 1979 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1980 Stanley Cup Finals

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