The 1979–80 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 56th season . In the first round of the NHL Draft, the Bruins drafted Ray Bourque . The Bruins had two different coaches during the season. Fred Creighton had a record of 40 wins, 20 losses and 13 ties, while Harry Sinden had 6 wins and 1 loss.
Offseason
Regular season
Divisional standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
1979–80 Game Log
November
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location/Attendance
Record
December
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location/Attendance
Record
January
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location/Attendance
Record
February
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location/Attendance
Record
March
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location/Attendance
Record
April
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location/Attendance
Record
1979–80 Schedule
Playoffs
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New York Islanders
Won Preliminary Round (3-2) over Pittsburgh Penguins
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Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
+/-
PPG
SHG
GWG
Middleton, Rick Rick Middleton
RW
80
40
52
92
24
31
9
0
4
McNab, Peter Peter McNab
C
74
40
38
78
10
24
11
0
9
Ratelle, Jean Jean Ratelle
C
67
28
45
73
8
11
14
0
1
Bourque, Raymond Raymond Bourque
D
80
17
48
65
73
52
3
2
1
O'Reilly, Terry Terry O'Reilly
RW
71
19
42
61
265
17
3
0
5
Redmond, Dick Dick Redmond
D
76
14
33
47
39
37
6
0
5
Miller, Bob Bob Miller
C
80
16
25
41
53
9
0
1
2
Jonathan, Stan Stan Jonathan
LW
79
21
19
40
208
20
0
0
3
Secord, Al Al Secord
LW
77
23
16
39
170
20
1
0
2
Foster, Dwight Dwight Foster
RW
57
10
28
38
42
23
1
1
2
Lalonde, Bobby Bobby Lalonde
C
71
10
25
35
28
14
1
2
0
Cashman, Wayne Wayne Cashman
LW
44
11
21
32
19
-3
3
1
2
MacTavish, Craig Craig MacTavish
C
46
11
17
28
8
16
0
0
2
Smith, Rick Rick Smith
D
78
8
18
26
62
22
0
0
2
Milbury, Mike Mike Milbury
D
72
10
13
23
59
7
1
0
0
Park, Brad Brad Park
D
32
5
16
21
27
11
2
0
2
Wensink, John John Wensink
LW
69
9
11
20
110
7
0
0
2
McCrimmon, Brad Brad McCrimmon
D
72
5
11
16
94
-3
1
0
1
Marcotte, Don Don Marcotte
LW
32
4
11
15
0
4
0
1
1
Schmautz, Bobby Bobby Schmautz
RW
20
8
6
14
8
-1
4
0
0
Doak, Gary Gary Doak
D
52
0
5
5
45
14
0
0
0
Songin, Tom Tom Songin
RW
17
1
3
4
16
0
0
0
0
Gilbert, Gilles Gilles Gilbert
G
33
0
1
1
10
0
0
0
0
Baron, Marco Marco Baron
G
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Belanger, Yves Yves Belanger
G
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cheevers, Gerry Gerry Cheevers
G
42
0
0
0
62
0
0
0
0
Morrison, Doug Doug Morrison
RW
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
O'Brien, Dennis Dennis O'Brien
D
3
0
0
0
2
-4
0
0
0
Stewart, Jim Jim Stewart
G
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Playoffs
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
PPG
SHG
GWG
McNab, Peter Peter McNab
C
10
8
6
14
2
3
0
1
Bourque, Raymond Raymond Bourque
D
10
2
9
11
27
0
0
0
O'Reilly, Terry Terry O'Reilly
RW
10
3
6
9
69
2
0
1
Park, Brad Brad Park
D
10
3
6
9
4
0
0
0
Foster, Dwight Dwight Foster
RW
9
3
5
8
2
0
1
1
Middleton, Rick Rick Middleton
RW
10
4
2
6
5
0
0
0
Cashman, Wayne Wayne Cashman
LW
10
3
3
6
32
1
0
0
Miller, Bob Bob Miller
C
10
3
2
5
4
0
1
0
MacTavish, Craig Craig MacTavish
C
10
2
3
5
7
0
0
0
Marcotte, Don Don Marcotte
LW
10
2
3
5
4
0
0
1
Redmond, Dick Dick Redmond
D
10
0
3
3
9
0
0
0
Secord, Al Al Secord
LW
10
0
3
3
65
0
0
0
McCrimmon, Brad Brad McCrimmon
D
10
1
1
2
28
0
0
0
Smith, Rick Rick Smith
D
6
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Milbury, Mike Mike Milbury
D
10
0
2
2
50
0
0
0
Lalonde, Bobby Bobby Lalonde
C
4
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Cheevers, Gerry Gerry Cheevers
G
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Doak, Gary Gary Doak
D
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jonathan, Stan Stan Jonathan
LW
9
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
Ratelle, Jean Jean Ratelle
C
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wensink, John John Wensink
LW
4
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Cheevers, Gerry Gerry Cheevers
619
10
4
6
32
3.10
0
Team:
619
10
4
6
32
3.10
0
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Note: Pos = Position; 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;
Awards and records
Records
Milestones
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Player
Former team
Contract Terms
Claimed from waivers
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft were as follows:
Roster
See also
Farm teams
Awards and records
References