1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1979–80 1979 Detroit Red Wings 26–43–11 14–21–5 12–22–6 Wales 9th Norris 5th 268 306 Ted Lindsay Bobby Kromm,Ted Lindsay Dale McCourt None Detroit Olympia(Oct-Dec)Joe Louis Arena(Dec-Apr) Mike Foligno (36) Dale McCourt (51) Dale McCourt (81) Willie Huber (164) Rogie Vachon (20) Rogie Vachon (3.62) The 1979–80 season was the first season that the Red Wings played at their at the time newly built arena, the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1975–76 season and the 1976–77 season. 2 Regular season Final standings DET DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1979–80 regular season1979-80 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1980_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 10, 1979||4–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 12, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 13, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||0–1–2 |- |4||W||October 17, 1979||5–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||1–1–2 |- |5||L||October 20, 1979||3–7 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||1–2–2 |- |6||W||October 25, 1979||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 27, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 28, 1979||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||2–4–2 |- |9||L||October 31, 1979||3–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||2–5–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 3, 1979||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||November 4, 1979||1–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||3–6–2 |- |12||W||November 7, 1979||5–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||4–6–2 |- |13||L||November 10, 1979||1–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||4–7–2 |- |14||L||November 14, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1979–80) ||4–8–2 |- |15||W||November 16, 1979||4–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||5–8–2 |- |16||W||November 17, 1979||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1979–80) ||6–8–2 |- |17||L||November 21, 1979||1–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||6–9–2 |- |18||L||November 23, 1979||2–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||6–10–2 |- |19||T||November 24, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||6–10–3 |- |20||T||November 27, 1979||5–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||6–10–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||W||December 1, 1979||6–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||7–10–4 |- |22||T||December 2, 1979||4–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||7–10–5 |- |23||W||December 5, 1979||6–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||8–10–5 |- |24||W||December 8, 1979||5–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||9–10–5 |- |25||L||December 10, 1979||0–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||9–11–5 |- |26||L||December 11, 1979||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1979–80) ||9–12–5 |- |27||T||December 13, 1979||6–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||9–12–6 |- |28||T||December 15, 1979||4–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||9–12–7 |- |29||L||December 16, 1979||3–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||9–13–7 |- |30||W||December 19, 1979||6–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||10–13–7 |- |31||L||December 22, 1979||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||10–14–7 |- |32||L||December 26, 1979||4–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||10–15–7 |- |33||L||December 27, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||10–16–7 |- |34||W||December 30, 1979||4–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1979–80) ||11–16–7 |- |35||L||December 31, 1979||3–5 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||11–17–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||11–18–7 |- |37||W||January 4, 1980||6–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||12–18–7 |- |38||W||January 6, 1980||2–1 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||13–18–7 |- |39||W||January 9, 1980||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1979–80) ||14–18–7 |- |40||L||January 12, 1980||4–6 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||14–19–7 |- |41||L||January 13, 1980||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||14–20–7 |- |42||W||January 16, 1980||5–1 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||15–20–7 |- |43||W||January 18, 1980||5–0 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||16–20–7 |- |44||W||January 19, 1980||5–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||17–20–7 |- |45||L||January 23, 1980||3–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1979–80) ||17–21–7 |- |46||L||January 26, 1980||3–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||17–22–7 |- |47||W||January 27, 1980||7–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||18–22–7 |- |48||L||January 30, 1980||4–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||18–23–7 |- |49||W||January 31, 1980||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||19–23–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||W||February 2, 1980||3–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||20–23–7 |- |51||L||February 3, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||20–24–7 |- |52||T||February 6, 1980||2–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||20–24–8 |- |53||L||February 9, 1980||5–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||20–25–8 |- |54||L||February 10, 1980||1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||20–26–8 |- |55||T||February 13, 1980||2–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||20–26–9 |- |56||L||February 16, 1980||3–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||20–27–9 |- |57||L||February 18, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||20–28–9 |- |58||L||February 20, 1980||5–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||20–29–9 |- |59||L||February 23, 1980||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||20–30–9 |- |60||W||February 24, 1980||7–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||21–30–9 |- |61||W||February 28, 1980||4–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||22–30–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||W||March 1, 1980||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1979–80) ||23–30–9 |- |63||L||March 2, 1980||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||23–31–9 |- |64||L||March 5, 1980||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||23–32–9 |- |65||T||March 8, 1980||2–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) ||23–32–10 |- |66||W||March 9, 1980||6–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||24–32–10 |- |67||T||March 12, 1980||4–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||24–32–11 |- |68||L||March 13, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||24–33–11 |- |69||L||March 15, 1980||2–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||24–34–11 |- |70||L||March 16, 1980||2–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||24–35–11 |- |71||L||March 19, 1980||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||24–36–11 |- |72||W||March 21, 1980||5–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||25–36–11 |- |73||L||March 22, 1980||1–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||25–37–11 |- |74||L||March 26, 1980||2–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||25–38–11 |- |75||L||March 27, 1980||1–10 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||25–39–11 |- |76||W||March 29, 1980||9–7 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||26–39–11 |- |77||L||March 31, 1980||5–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1979–80) ||26–40–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||L||April 2, 1980||2–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||26–41–11 |- |79||L||April 5, 1980||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||26–42–11 |- |80||L||April 6, 1980||3–5 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||26–43–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Game 28 would be the last game ever played in the Detroit Olympia. Game 33 would be the first ice hockey game ever played in the Joe Louis Arena. As a result, the Red Wings were forced on a four-game road trip from December 16 to 26. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Dale McCourt C 80 30 51 81 121723 Vaclav Nedomansky RW 79 35 39 74 13-51105 Mike Foligno RW 80 36 35 71 109-2900 Reed Larson D 80 22 44 66 101-7702 Pete Mahovlich C 80 16 50 66 693301 Dan Labraaten LW 76 30 27 57 85605 Errol Thompson Errol Thompson (ice hockey) LW 77 34 14 48 22-10823 Willie Huber D 76 17 23 40 164-26422 John Ogrodnick LW 41 8 24 32 8-4301 Paul Woods ice hockey LW 79 6 20 26 24-19000 Jim Korn D/LW 63 5 13 18 108-4101 Barry Long Barry Long (ice hockey) D 80 0 17 17 38-28000 Bill Hogaboam C 42 3 12 15 10-8001 Greg Joly D 59 3 10 13 45-2000 George Lyle George Lyle (ice hockey) LW 27 7 4 11 2-2002 Dan Bolduc LW 44 6 5 11 19-14200 Dennis Sobchuk C 33 4 6 10 0-11000 Dennis Polonich C/RW 66 2 8 10 127-15000 Thommie Bergman D 28 1 5 6 454000 Jean Hamel D 49 1 4 5 43-2000 Glenn Hicks LW 50 1 2 3 43-21000 Brent Peterson C 18 1 2 3 2-1000 Perry Miller Perry Miller (ice hockey) D 16 0 3 3 41-4000 Rogie Vachon G 59 0 3 3 20000 Alex Pirus RW 4 0 2 2 00000 Rejean Cloutier D 3 0 1 1 02000 John Hilworth D 15 0 0 0 11-2000 Jim Rutherford G 23 0 0 0 240000 Kevin Schamehorn RW 2 0 0 0 4-2000 Rick Vasko D 8 0 0 0 2-11000 Tom Webster Tom Webster (ice hockey) RW 1 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Rogie Vachon 3474 59 20 30 8 209 3.61 4 Jim Rutherford 1326 23 6 13 3 92 4.16 1 Team: 4800 80 26 43 11 301 3.76 5 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1979-80 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1980.html Note: 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; Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)13Mike Foligno Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)345Jody Gage Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)346Boris Fistric Canada New Westminster Bruins (WHL)466John Ogrodnick Canada New Westminster Bruins (WHL)587Joe Paterson Canada London Knights (OMJHL)6108Carmine Cirella Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) See also 1979–80 NHL season 1980 in Michigan References Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Detroit Red Detroit Red Category:1979 in Detroit Category:1980 in Detroit