1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1980–81 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins Wales 7th Norris 3rd 30–37–13 21–16–3 9–21–10 302 345 Baz Bastien Eddie Johnston Orest Kindrachuk (to Jan 31) Randy Carlyle (from Jan 31) None Pittsburgh Civic Arena Rick Kehoe (55) Randy Carlyle (67) Rick Kehoe (88) Paul Baxter (204) Greg Millen (25) Nick Ricci (3.89) The 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 14th in the National Hockey League (NHL). 2 Regular season Division standings PIT PIT Record vs. opponents PIT Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1980–81 regular season1980-81 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1981_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; October: 4–5–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–2–1), 9 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 1 || Oct 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–7 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || Oct 11 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–1–0 || 2 |- | 3 || Oct 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || Oct 15 || Hartford Whalers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–2–0 || 4 |- | 5 || Oct 18 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–3–0 || 4 |- | 6 || Oct 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 2–4–0 || 4 |- | 7 || Oct 22 || St. Louis Blues || 3–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–4–0 || 6 |- | 8 || Oct 25 || Calgary Flames || 8–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–5–0 || 6 |- | 9 || Oct 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 3–5–1 || 7 |- | 10 || Oct 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 4–5–1 || 9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November: 2–8–3 (home: 2–6–0; road: 0–2–3), 7 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 11 || Nov 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 4–6–1 || 9 |- | 12 || Nov 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 4–6–2 || 10 |- | 13 || Nov 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–7–2 || 10 |- | 14 || Nov 8 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–7–2 || 12 |- | 15 || Nov 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–7 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 5–8–2 || 12 |- | 16 || Nov 12 || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–9–2 || 12 |- | 17 || Nov 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 5–9–3 || 13 |- | 18 || Nov 15 || Boston Bruins || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–10–3 || 13 |- | 19 || Nov 19 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–11–3 || 13 |- | 20 || Nov 22 || Colorado Rockies || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–11–3 || 15 |- | 21 || Nov 26 || Vancouver Canucks || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–12–3 || 15 |- | 22 || Nov 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 6–12–4 || 16 |- | 23 || Nov 29 || New York Rangers || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–13–4 || 16 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December: 5–6–3 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–3), 13 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 24 || Dec 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 6–13–5 || 17 |- | 25 || Dec 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 7–13–5 || 19 |- | 26 || Dec 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–13–5 || 21 |- | 27 || Dec 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–10 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 8–14–5 || 21 |- | 28 || Dec 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 9–14–5 || 23 |- | 29 || Dec 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 10–14–5 || 25 |- | 30 || Dec 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 10–15–5 || 25 |- | 31 || Dec 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum || 10–15–6 || 26 |- | 32 || Dec 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–10 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 10–16–6 || 26 |- | 33 || Dec 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Calgary Flames || Stampede Corral || 10–16–7 || 27 |- | 34 || Dec 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome || 10–17–7 || 27 |- | 35 || Dec 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–9 || Hartford Whalers || XL Center || 10–18–7 || 27 |- | 36 || Dec 27 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–18–7 || 29 |- | 37 || Dec 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 11–19–7 || 29 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January: 6–6–1 (home: 6–2–1; road: 0–4–0), 13 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 38 || Jan 3 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 12–19–7 || 31 |- | 39 || Jan 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 12–20–7 || 31 |- | 40 || Jan 7 || New York Islanders || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–20–7 || 33 |- | 41 || Jan 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 13–21–7 || 33 |- | 42 || Jan 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–22–7 || 33 |- | 43 || Jan 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 13–23–7 || 33 |- | 44 || Jan 14 || St. Louis Blues || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 14–23–7 || 35 |- | 45 || Jan 17 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–23–7 || 37 |- | 46 || Jan 21 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–24–7 || 37 |- | 47 || Jan 24 || Calgary Flames || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 16–24–7 || 39 |- | 48 || Jan 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–7 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome || 16–25–7 || 39 |- | 49 || Jan 28 || Minnesota North Stars || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–25–7 || 41 |- | 50 || Jan 31 || Washington Capitals || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–25–8 || 42 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February: 7–5–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–4–0), 15 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 51 || Feb 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–8 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 17–26–8 || 42 |- | 52 || Feb 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 18–26–8 || 44 |- | 53 || Feb 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || Colorado Rockies || McNichols Sports Arena || 18–27–8 || 44 |- | 54 || Feb 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Calgary Flames || Stampede Corral || 18–28–8 || 44 |- | 55 || Feb 12 || New York Islanders || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 19–28–8 || 46 |- | 56 || Feb 14 || Vancouver Canucks || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 19–28–9 || 47 |- | 57 || Feb 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 19–29–9 || 47 |- | 58 || Feb 19 || Hartford Whalers || 2–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–29–9 || 49 |- | 59 || Feb 21 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–30–9 || 49 |- | 60 || Feb 22 || Colorado Rockies || 4–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 21–30–9 || 51 |- | 61 || Feb 25 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 22–30–9 || 53 |- | 62 || Feb 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 23–30–9 || 55 |- | 63 || Feb 28 || New York Rangers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 24–30–9 || 57 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–2), 13 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 64 || Mar 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Quebec Nordiques || Quebec Coliseum || 25–30–9 || 59 |- | 65 || Mar 4 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 26–30–9 || 61 |- | 66 || Mar 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 26–31–9 || 61 |- | 67 || Mar 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–31–9 || 63 |- | 68 || Mar 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–32–9 || 63 |- | 69 || Mar 14 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–32–10 || 64 |- | 70 || Mar 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–7 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 27–33–10 || 64 |- | 71 || Mar 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 27–34–10 || 64 |- | 72 || Mar 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum || 27–34–11 || 65 |- | 73 || Mar 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Colorado Rockies || McNichols Sports Arena || 28–34–11 || 67 |- | 74 || Mar 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–34–11 || 69 |- | 75 || Mar 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 29–34–12 || 70 |- | 76 || Mar 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–35–12 || 70 |- | 77 || Mar 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Quebec Nordiques || Quebec Coliseum || 29–36–12 || 70 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1), 3 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 78 || Apr 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 29–36–13 || 71 |- | 79 || Apr 4 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–37–13 || 71 |- | 80 || Apr 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Hartford Whalers || XL Center || 30–37–13 || 73 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Penguins lost in the Preliminary round (3–2) versus the St. Louis Blues. Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Civic Arena Checkerdome April 8 2–4 2 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810002 Greg Malone (1) – 00:15 04:48 – pp – Mike Zuke (1)15:58 – Tony Currie (1) Rod Schutt (1) – 13:21 14:44 – Jorgen Pettersson (1) No scoring 19:59 – en – Mike Crombeen (1) Greg Millen 44 saves / 47 shots Mike Liut 24 saves / 26 shots April 9 6–4 1 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810010 No scoring 02:35 – pp – Joe Micheletti (1) Randy Carlyle (1) – 02:03Gregg Sheppard (1) – 04:58Mario Faubert (1) – pp – 06:59George Ferguson (1) – 11:13 03:11 – Tony Currie (2) Rod Schutt (2) – 00:35Randy Carlyle (2) – 03:06 10:49 – Blair Chapman (1)16:04 – pp – Bernie Federko (1) Greg Millen 19 saves / 23 shots Mike Liut 24 saves / 30 shots April 11 5–4 2 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810018 07:04 – pp – Rod Schutt (3) Brian Sutter (1) – pp – 11:51 08:57 – Mike Bullard (1)10:31 – Mark Johnson (1) Ralph Klassen (1) – 06:36Wayne Babych (1) – 09:58Bernie Federko (2) – pp – 14:38 05:08 – pp – Gregg Sheppard (2) Bernie Federko (3) – 15:54 Greg Millen 27 saves / 32 shots Mike Liut 27 saves / 31 shots April 12 3–6 1 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810025 14:52 – pp – Mike Bullard (2) Ralph Klassen (2) – 05:53Mike Zuke (2) – pp – 07:10 07:45 – pp – Mark Johnson (2)11:49 – sh – Randy Carlyle (3) Mike Zuke (3) – pp – 13:55 00:44 – Mike Bullard (3)09:21 – Randy Carlyle (4)14:02 – Pat Price (1) No scoring Greg Millen 21 saves / 24 shots Mike Liut 28 saves / 34 shots April 14 3–4 2 2 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19810028 Paul Gardner (1) – pp – 07:48 No scoring George Ferguson (2) – 15:06 11:17 – Brian Sutter (2)16:06 – pp – Bernie Federko (4) Greg Malone (2) – 10:36 03:34 – Rick Lapointe (1) No scoring 05:16 – Mike Crombeen (2) Greg Millen 48 saves / 52 shots Mike Liut 48 saves / 51 shots St. Louis won series 3–2 Player statistics Skaters + Regular season1980–1981 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19801981&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002021157/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19801981&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Rick Kehoe 80 55 33 88 -9 –9 6 Randy Carlyle 76 16 67 83 -16 –16 136 Paul Gardner Paul Gardner (ice hockey) 62 34 40 74 -5 –5 59 Peter Lee Peter Lee (ice hockey) 80 30 34 64 0 86 Rod Schutt 80 25 35 60 -13 –13 55 Mario Faubert 72 8 44 52 -18 –18 188 Greg Malone Greg Malone (ice hockey) 62 21 29 50 -14 –14 68 Ross Lonsberry 80 17 33 50 -3 –3 76 George Ferguson George Ferguson (ice hockey) 79 25 18 43 -30 –30 42 Ron Stackhouse 74 6 29 35 -11 –11 86 Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (ice hockey) 73 10 23 33 4 50 Gregg Sheppard 47 11 17 28 -13 –13 49 Paul Baxter 51 5 14 19 -11 –11 204 Pat Hughes Pat Hughes (ice hockey)‡ 58 10 9 19 -9 –9 161 Russ Anderson 34 3 14 17 12 112 Errol Thompson Errol Thompson (ice hockey)† 34 6 8 14 -9 –9 12 Gary McAdam‡ 34 3 9 12 -16 –16 30 Nick Libett 43 6 6 12 2 4 Orest Kindrachuk 13 3 9 12 3 34 Pat Price Pat Price (ice hockey)† 13 0 10 10 2 33 Marc Chorney 8 1 6 7 1 14 Jim Hamilton Jim Hamilton (ice hockey) 20 1 6 7 2 18 Paul Marshall Paul Marshall (ice hockey, born 1960)‡ 13 3 0 3 -7 –7 4 Mike Bullard Mike Bullard (ice hockey) 15 1 2 3 -1 –1 19 Dave Burrows† 53 0 2 2 -13 –13 28 Gilles Lupien‡ 31 0 1 1 -15 –15 34 Gary Rissling 25 1 0 1 -4 –4 143 Bennett Wolf 24 0 1 1 -1 –1 94 Kim Davis Kim Davis (ice hockey)‡ 8 1 0 1 -3 –3 4 Tony Feltrin 2 0 0 0 -3 –3 0 Total 302 499 801 — 1,849 + Playoffs1980–1981 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19801981&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002020226/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19801981&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Randy Carlyle 5 4 5 9 0 9 George Ferguson George Ferguson (ice hockey) 5 2 6 8 0 9 Gregg Sheppard 5 2 4 6 0 2 Rodney Schutt Rod Schutt 5 3 3 6 0 16 Mike Bullard Mike Bullard (ice hockey) 4 3 3 6 0 0 Greg Malone Greg Malone (ice hockey) 5 2 3 5 0 16 Peter Lee Peter Lee (ice hockey) 5 0 4 4 0 4 Rick Kehoe 5 0 3 3 0 0 Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (ice hockey) 5 2 1 3 0 6 Pat Price Pat Price (ice hockey) 5 1 1 2 0 21 Mario Faubert 5 1 1 2 0 4 Ron Stackhouse 4 0 1 1 0 6 Paul Gardner Paul Gardner (ice hockey) 5 1 0 1 0 8 Paul Baxter 5 0 1 1 0 28 Gary Rissling 5 0 1 1 0 4 Marc Chorney 2 0 1 1 0 2 Ross Lonsberry 5 0 0 0 0 2 Dave Burrows 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Hamilton Jim Hamilton (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 21 38 59 — 137 Goaltenders + Regular Season1980–1981 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19801981&gameType=2&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G NHL Player GP Games played W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against SO Shutouts Gregory Millen Greg Millen 63 25 27 10 258 0 Nick Ricci 9 4 5 0 35 0 Robert Holland Robert Holland (ice hockey) 10 1 5 3 45 0 Total 30 37 13 338 0 + Playoffs1980–1981 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19801981&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G https://web.archive.org/web/20161002021804/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19801981&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against SO Shutouts Gregory Millen Greg Millen 5 2 3 0 19 0 Total 2 3 0 19 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Awards and records Ron Stackhouse became the first defenseman to score 300 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–9 loss to Hartford on November 26. Randy Carlyle established a new franchise record for goals (16), assists (67) and points (83) by a defenseman in a season. He topped the previous highs of 15 goals (held by Ron Stackhouse and Darryl Edestrand), 60 assists and 71 points (both held by Ron Stackhouse). Rick Kehoe established a new franchise record for goals in a season with 55. He topped the previous high of 53 held by Pierre Larouche. Transactions The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season: Trades September 26, 1980 To Montreal Canadiens Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles LupienCanadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks November 18, 1980 To Toronto Maple Leafs Kim DavisPaul Marshall To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave BurrowsPaul Gardner January 2, 1981 To Washington Capitals 1981 5th round pick To Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Rissling January 8, 1981 To Detroit Red Wings Gary McAdam To Pittsburgh Penguins Errol Thompson February 20, 1981 To Hartford Whalers Gilles Lupien To Pittsburgh Penguins 1981 6th round pick March 10, 1981 To Edmonton Oilers Pat Hughes To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Price Additions and subtractions Additions Player Former team Via Paul Baxter Quebec Nordiques free agency (1980-08-07) Subtractions Player New team Via Tom Bladon Edmonton Oilers free agency (1980-07-10) Kim Clackson Quebec Nordiques compensation for signing of Paul Baxter (1980-08-07) May 2009 Draft picks List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks The 1980 NHL entry draft was held on June 11, 1980, in Montreal.NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1980&team=PIT&position=&round= NHLJuly 2026 medicmedic Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 9 Michael Bullard Center Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHA) 3 51 Randy Boyd Defense Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA) 4 72 Tony Feltrin Defense Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL) 5 93 Douglas Shedden Center Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) 6 114 Pat Graham Left wing Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) 8 156 Robert Geale Center Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 9 177 Brian Lundberg Defense Canada U. of Michigan (NCAA) 10 198 Steve McKenzie Defense Canada St. Albert Saints (AJHL) References Penguins on Hockey Database Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts Category:1980 in Pittsburgh