1981

These events occured in 1981 in the world of ice hockey:

Events

 * Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
 * Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
 * Stanley Cup - New York Islanders win 4 games to 1 over the Minnesota North Stars
 * World Hockey Championship
 * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
 * Junior Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland

August
August 27 – death of Valeri Kharlamov (33), Russian player, in a car crash