1980–81 NHL transactions

None August 2023 September 2022 July 2022 The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1980–81 NHL season. It lists what team each player was traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Trades between teams May May 26, 1980 To Quebec Nordiquescash To Winnipeg JetsBarry Legge June June 2, 1980 To Boston BruinsJim Craig To Calgary Flames2nd-rd pick - 1980 entry draft(# 39 - Steve Konroyd)3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 56 - Mike Vernon) June 5, 1980 To Hartford WhalersRick Meagher3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 61 - Paul MacDermid)5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 103 - Dan Bourbonnais) To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 46 - Dieter Hegen)5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 88 - Steve Rooney) June 6, 1980 To Minnesota North StarsAlex Pirus To Detroit Red Wingscash June 6, 1980 To Los Angeles KingsGarry Unger To Calgary FlamesRandy HoltBert Wilson June 10, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Shand3rd-rd pick - 1980 entry draft(WSH - # 55 - Torrie Robertson)1 To Calgary Flames2nd-rd pick - 1980 NHL entry draft(# 32 - Kevin LaVallee) June 11, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsTim CoulisRobert Picard2nd-rd pick - 1980 entry draft(# 26 - Bob McGill) To Washington CapitalsMike Palmateer3rd-rd pick - 1980 entry draft(# 55 - Torrie Robertson) June 11, 1980 To Edmonton OilersBarry Dean To Philadelphia FlyersRon Areshenkoff10th-rd pick - 1980 entry draft(# 195 - Bob O'Brien) June 19, 1980 To Hartford WhalersMike Veisor To Chicago Black Hawks2nd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 25 - Kevin Griffin) June 19, 1980 To St. Louis BluesCraig Norwich To Winnipeg JetsRick Bowness Toronto's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 11, 1980 that sent Tim Coulis, Robert Picard and a second-round pick in the 1980 Entry Draft (26th overall) to Toronto in exchange for Mike Palmateer and this pick. July July 1, 1980 To Calgary Flamescash To Washington CapitalsJean Pronovost July 4, 1980 To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations To New York IslandersAlex Pirus July 15, 1980 To Boston BruinsRogatien Vachon To Detroit Red WingsGilles Gilbert August August 6, 1980 To Winnipeg Jetscash To New York RangersGord Smith August 11, 1980 To Quebec NordiquesJohn Paddock To Philadelphia Flyerscash August 21, 1980 To Washington CapitalsBob Kelly To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1982 entry draft(# 47 - Bill Campbell) September September 1,1980 To Montreal CanadiensDave Gorman To Calgary FlamesTim Burke September 4,1980 To Hartford Whalerscash To Colorado RockiesAl Smith September 15,1980 To Quebec NordiquesAndre Dupont To Philadelphia Flyers7th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 137 - Vladimir Svitek)cash September 26,1980 To Montreal CanadiensCanadiens option to swap3rd-rd pick - 1983 entry draft1(WIN - # 33 - Peter Taglianetti)2 To Pittsburgh PenguinsGilles Lupien September 26,1980 To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1982 entry draft(# 33 - David Maley) To Winnipeg JetsNorm Dupont Montreal exercised the option and swap the 58th pick for the 43rd overall pick in 1983. Montreal's third-round pick went to Winnipeg with $50,000 cash as compensation to allow Montreal to hire Serge Savard as the new general manager on April 28, 1983. October October 6,1980 To Vancouver CanucksRichard Brodeur5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 105 - Moe Lemay) To New York Islanders5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 94 - Jacques Sylvestre) October 8,1980 To Quebec Nordiquescash To Winnipeg JetsDanny Geoffrion October 9,1980 To Calgary FlamesAlex McKendry To New York Islanders3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 57 - Ron Handy) October 30,1980 To Buffalo SabresBob Hess4th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 83 - Anders Wikberg) To St. Louis BluesBill Stewart October 31,1980 To Detroit Red Wingscash To Winnipeg JetsBarry Long November November 11, 1980 To Vancouver CanucksMario MaroisJim Mayer To New York RangersJeff BanduraJere Gillis November 18, 1980 To Calgary FlamesFrank Beaton To New York RangersDale Lewis November 18, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsKim DaviesPaul Marshall To Pittsburgh PenguinsDave BurrowsPaul Gardner November 21, 1980 To Hartford WhalersNorm BarnesJack McIlhargey To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-rd pick in 1982 entry draft(TOR - # 25 - Peter Ihnacak)1 Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (Ken Strong) and this pick. December December 1, 1980 To Chicago Black HawksPeter Marsh To Winnipeg JetsDoug LecuyerTim Trimper December 2, 1980 To Toronto Maple Leafscash To Winnipeg JetsRichard Mulhern December 4, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsJim Rutherford To Detroit Red WingsMark Kirton December 8, 1980 To Colorado Rockiescash To Vancouver CanucksMike Christie December 12, 1980 To Los Angeles Kingscash To Quebec NordiquesRon Grahame December 16, 1980 To Hartford WhalersMike Fidler To Minnesota North StarsGordie Roberts December 18, 1980 To Boston BruinsMike O'Connell To Chicago Black HawksAl Secord December 26, 1980 To Washington CapitalsDwayne Lowdermilk To New York Islandersfuture considerations December 29, 1980 To Minnesota North StarsKen Solheim2nd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 33 - Tom Hirsch) To Chicago Black HawksGlen Sharpley January January 2,1981 To Washington Capitals5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 91 - Peter Sidorkiewicz) To Pittsburgh PenguinsGary Rissling January 8,1981 To Detroit Red WingsGary McAdam To Pittsburgh PenguinsErrol Thompson January 15,1981 To Hartford Whalers5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 83 - Bill Maguire) To New York RangersNick Fotiu January 30,1981 To Toronto Maple LeafsRene Robert To Colorado Rockies3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 48 - Uli Hiemer) January 30,1981 To Quebec NordiquesDan Bouchard To Calgary FlamesJamie Hislop February February, 1981exact dateunknown To Hartford WhalersJohn Stewart To Calgary Flamesfuture considerations February 2,1981 To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations1(3rd-rd pick - 1982 entry draft - # 59 - Wally Chapman) To Edmonton OilersGary Edwards February 3,1981 To Calgary FlamesDan Labraaten To Detroit Red WingsEarl Ingarfield Jr. February 10,1981 To Quebec Nordiquescash To Winnipeg JetsMichel Dion February 17,1981 To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1983 entry draft(# 26 - Claude Lemieux) To Los Angeles KingsRick Chartraw February 18,1981 To Boston BruinsMike Gillis To Colorado RockiesBob Miller February 18,1981 To Toronto Maple LeafsRon Sedlbauer To Chicago Black Hawkscash February 20,1981 To Hartford WhalersGilles Lupien To Pittsburgh Penguins6th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 109 - Paul Edwards) February 24,1981 To Calgary Flamesfuture considerations2(Rick Vasko) To Detroit Red WingsBrad Smith February 26,1981 To Colorado RockiesPhil Myre To Philadelphia Flyerscash Trade completed on June 9, 1982, at the 1982 NHL entry draft. Trade completed on May 28, 1981. March Trading Deadline: March 10, 1981NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out https://web.archive.org/web/20090216033716/http://habsinsideout.com/main/3969 2009-02-16 March 8, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings5th-rd pick - 1982 entry draft(# 95 - Ulf Isaksson)future considerations1(Gary Bromley) To Vancouver CanucksDoug Halward March 10, 1981 To Buffalo Sabres6th-rd pick - 1982 entry draft(# 111 - Jeff Parker)cash To Los Angeles KingsDon Luce March 10, 1981 To Buffalo Sabres3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 60 - Colin Chisholm)1st-rd pick in 1983 entry draft(# 5 - Tom Barrasso) To Los Angeles KingsRick Martin March 10, 1981 To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1983 entry draft(# 45 - Daniel Letendre)Canadiens option to swap4th-rd pick - 1984 entry draft(# 65 - Lee Brodeur)2 To Colorado RockiesBill Baker March 10, 1981 To Colorado RockiesChico ReschSteve Tambellini To New York IslandersJari KaarelaMike McEwen March 10, 1981 To Edmonton OilersRay Markham To New York RangersJohn Hughes March 10, 1981 To Edmonton OilersPat Hughes To Pittsburgh PenguinsPat Price March 10, 1981 To Quebec NordiquesMario Marois To Vancouver CanucksGarry Lariviere March 10, 1981 To Vancouver CanucksBlair MacDonaldrights to Lars-Gunnar Pettersson To Edmonton OilersKen BerryGarry Lariviere March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings7th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 134 - Craig Hurley) To Edmonton OilersGarry Unger March 10, 1981 To Toronto Maple LeafsRon Zanussi3rd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 55 - Ernie Godden) To Minnesota North Stars2nd-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 27 - Dave Donnelly) March 10, 1981 To Toronto Maple LeafsMichel Larocque To Montreal CanadiensRobert Picard March 10, 1981 To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-rd pick - 1981 entry draft(# 102 - Barry Brigley) To Los Angeles KingsJim Rutherford Trade completed on May 12, 1981. Montreal exercised the option and swap the 74th pick for the 65th overall pick in 1984. Additional sources hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades" NHL trades for 1980-1981 https://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1980-81/1 2021-07-22 NHL Trade Tracker References Category:NHL transactions Category:1980–81 NHL season