1979–80 NHL transactions

none August 2023 September 2022 July 2022 The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1979–80 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Trades between teams May May 24, 1979 To Atlanta FlamesCurt Bennett To St. Louis BluesBobby Simpson June June 7, 1979 To St. Louis BluesBlake DunlopRick Lapointe To Philadelphia FlyersPhil Myre June 9, 1979 To Winnipeg Jets7th-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 135 - Michael Lauen) To Pittsburgh PenguinsJets promise not to claimKim Clackson as a priorityselection in the1979 NHL Expansion Draft June 9, 1979 To Minnesota North StarsOilers promise not to claimPaul Shmyr as a priorityselection in the1979 NHL Expansion Draft To Edmonton Oilers4th-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(# 69 - Glenn Anderson) June 9, 1979 To Quebec NordiquesBlack Hawks promise not to claimReal Cloutier as a priorityselection in the1979 NHL Expansion Draft To Chicago Black Hawks1st-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 3 - Denis Savard) June 9, 1979 To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 45 - John Newberry)2nd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 32 - Lars Eriksson) To Quebec NordiquesNordiques promise to claimAlain Cote or Danny Geoffrionrather than Marc Tardif or Richard David as a priorityselection in the1979 NHL Expansion Draft1 June 9, 1979 To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations2(Ralph Klassen) To New York IslandersBarry GibbsTerry Richardson June 9, 1979 To Los Angeles KingsBarry Gibbs To New York Islandersfuture considerations3(Tom Williams) June 10, 1979 To Minnesota North Stars2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(CGY - # 29 - Dave Reierson)4 To St. Louis BluesRichie HansenBryan Maxwell June 11, 1979 To Washington CapitalsMike Marson To New York IslandersSteve Clippingdale June 13, 1979 To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 27 - Ric Nattress) To Edmonton OilersDave LumleyDan Newman June 13, 1979 To Quebec Nordiquescash To St. Louis BluesHartland Monahan June 15, 1979 To Quebec NordiquesNelson Burton To Washington CapitalsDave Parro June 28, 1979 To Quebec NordiquesBarry LeggeJamie Hislop To Winnipeg JetsBarry Melrose Quebec selected Alain Cote in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. Trade completed on June 14, 1979. Trade completed on August 16, 1979. Minnesota's second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Willi Plett and Calgary's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and this pick. July July 2, 1979 To Colorado Rockiesrights to Hardy Astrom To New York RangersBill Lochead July 19, 1979 To Minnesota North Starscash To Vancouver CanucksChuck Arnason July 25, 1979 To Winnipeg JetsWayne Dillon To New York Rangersfuture considerations August August, 1979exact dateunknown To Quebec NordiquesGoran Hogosta To New York IslandersRichard Brodeur August, 1979exact dateunknown To Atlanta FlamesPaul Terbenche To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations August 3,1979 To Detroit Red WingsPete Mahovlich To Pittsburgh PenguinsNick Libett August 7,1979 To Edmonton OilersTom RoulstonRisto Siltanen To St. Louis BluesJoe Micheletti August 8,1979 To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(# 42 - Gaston Gingras)2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(# 32 - Kent Carlson)1 To Minnesota North StarsBill Nyrop August 9,1979 To Minnesota North Stars2nd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(# 42 - Neal Broten)3rd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(# 63 - Kevin Maxwell) To Edmonton OilersDave Semenko3rd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(# 48 - Mark Messier) August 16,1979 To Washington CapitalsWayne Stephenson To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 47 - Barry Tabobondung) August 22,19792 To Los Angeles KingsAndre St. Laurent1st-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 4 - Larry Murphy)1st-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 2 - Doug Smith)3 To Detroit Red Wingsrights to Dale McCourt August 22,1979 To Toronto Maple LeafsReg Thomas To Edmonton Oilers6th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 111 - Steve Smith) August 30,1979 To Montreal CanadiensDenis Herron2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(# 31 - Jocelyn Gauvreau) To Pittsburgh PenguinsRobert HollandPat Hughes The original pick was for a 2nd-rd pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft but was changed to a 2nd-rd pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft) day. This was a compensation trade. The rights to Dale McCourt were transferred to Los Angeles as compensation to Detroit signing restricted free agent Rogatien Vachon on August 8, 1979. McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL, NHLPA, Detroit and Los Angeles.https://www.tsn.ca/video/the-ups-and-downs-of-dale-mccourt~1023599 The Ups and Downs of Dale McCourt 3:03 min:sec mark TSN 2016-12-24 2017-04-25 The matter was resolved and McCourt stayed with Detroit.https://books.google.com/books?id=FetjSKt7WHoC&q=dale+mccourt&pg=PA218 Labor Relations in Professional Sports Berry Robert C. Gould William B. Staudohar Paul D. 1986 Greenwood Publishing Group Paul D. Staudohar 9780865691377 en Los Angeles had the option of a 2nd-rd pick in 1980 or 1st-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft. They selected in the 1981 draft. September September 4,1979 To Detroit Red WingsDennis Sobchuk To Philadelphia Flyers4th-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 65 - Dave Michayluk)1 September 14,1979 To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(# 69 - John DeVoe) To Los Angeles KingsBrad Selwood4th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(# 82 - Dave Ross) September 24,1979 To Edmonton OilersJim Harrison To Chicago Black Hawksfuture considerations The trade was for a conditional 3rd-rd or 4th-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft. The pick was made in the 4th-rd but the condition of the pick is unknown. October October 4,1979 To Montreal Canadienscash To Winnipeg JetsRon Wilson October 5,1979 To Buffalo SabresJohn Van Boxmeer To Colorado RockiesRene Robert October 10,1979 To Atlanta FlamesGarry Unger To St. Louis BluesEd KeaDon Laurence2nd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 36 - Hakan Nordin) October 12,1979 To Winnipeg JetsBud Stefanski To New York Rangerscashfuture considerations October 23,1979 To Boston BruinsBobby Lalonde To Atlanta Flames4th-rd pick in 1982 Entry Draft(MIN - # 81 - Dusan Pasek)1 Calgary's fourth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Willi Plett and this pick. November November 2, 1979 To Colorado RockiesLucien DeBloisPat HickeyMike McEwenDean Turnerfuture considerations1(Bob Crawford) To New York RangersBarry Beck November 6, 1979 To Atlanta FlamesHarvey Bennett Jr. To St. Louis Bluescash November 6, 1979 To Vancouver CanucksBruce AffleckGord Buynak To St. Louis Bluescash November 13, 1979 To St. Louis BluesBlair Chapman To Pittsburgh PenguinsBob Stewart Trade completed on January 15, 1980. December December 7, 1979 To Washington CapitalsMike Kaszycki To New York IslandersGord Lane December 10, 1979 To Boston BruinsDan Newman To Edmonton OilersBobby Schmautz December 10, 1979 To Minnesota North Stars2nd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 31 - Mike Sands) To Vancouver CanucksPer-Olov Brasar December 13, 1979 To Toronto Maple LeafsDave FarrishTerry Martin To Quebec NordiquesReg Thomas December 21, 1979 To Vancouver CanucksDave LoganHarold Phillipoff To Chicago Black HawksRon Sedlbauer December 27, 1979 To Toronto Maple LeafsBob Stephenson To Hartford WhalersPat Boutette December 29, 1979 To Toronto Maple LeafsPat HickeyWilf Paiement To Colorado RockiesLanny McDonaldJoel Quenneville January January 2, 1980 To Vancouver Canuckscash To Philadelphia FlyersJack McIlhargey January 3, 1980 To Minnesota North StarsDavid Hanson To Detroit Red Wingsfuture considerations January 3, 1980 To Minnesota North Starscash To Detroit Red WingsAlex Pirus January 4, 1980 To Minnesota North Stars2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(MTL - # 32 - Kent Carlson)1 To Vancouver CanucksKris Manery January 10, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsPat Ribble To Chicago Black HawksDave Hutchison January 17, 1980 To Hartford WhalersTom Rowe To Washington CapitalsAlan Hangsleben Minnesota's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on August 8, 1979 that sent Bill Nyrop to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 1979 NHL Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The trade was later changed for this pick on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft day). February February 8, 1980 To Vancouver CanucksIvan BoldirevDarcy Rota To Atlanta FlamesDon LeverBrad Smith February 10, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsCurt Ridley To Vancouver Canuckscash February 16, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Kaszycki To Washington CapitalsPat Ribble February 18, 1980 To Toronto Maple LeafsBill DerlagoRick Vaive To Vancouver CanucksJerry ButlerTiger Williams February 25, 1980 To Colorado RockiesBobby Schmautz To Edmonton OilersDon Ashby February 27, 1980 To Hartford WhalersBobby Hull To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations February 28, 1980 To Vancouver Canuckscash To St. Louis BluesBruce AffleckGord Buynak March March 3, 1980 To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 43 - Fred Boimistruck) To Colorado RockiesWalt McKechnie March 10, 1980 To Buffalo Sabres1st-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft(# 6 - Phil Housley) To Los Angeles KingsJerry Korab March 10, 1980 To Los Angeles KingsBilly HarrisDave Lewis To New York IslandersButch Goring March 11, 1980 To Edmonton OilersDon Murdoch To New York RangersCam Connor3rd-rd pick - 1981 Entry Draft(# 50 - Peter Sundstrom) March 11, 1980 To Quebec NordiquesRon Chipperfield To Edmonton OilersRon Low March 11, 1980 To Minnesota North StarsJim Corsi To Edmonton Oilersfuture considerations Additional sources hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades" NHL trades for 1979-1980 http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1979-80/1 2021-07-22 NHL Trade Tracker References Category:NHL transactions Transactions