1979–80 Detroit Red Wings Season
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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.


Offseason


Regular season


Final standings


Schedule and results

*Game 28 would be the last game ever played in the
Detroit Olympia Detroit Olympia, also known as Olympia Stadium, was a multi-purpose arena in Detroit. Nicknamed "The Old Red Barn", it was best known as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) from its opening in 1927 to 1979. Histo ...
. *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.


Playoffs

The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs.


Player statistics


Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending 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;


Awards and records


Transactions


Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the
1979 NHL Entry Draft The 1979 NHL Entry Draft was the 17th NHL Entry Draft. It took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 126 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in ...
held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


Farm teams


See also

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1979–80 NHL season The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded World Hockey Association as expansion franchises. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers (l ...
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1980 in Michigan Events from the year 1980 in Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) selected the top Michigan news stories in Michigan as follows: # Record losses by the Big Three automakers and layoffs of 190,000 workers by year's end and production falling below ...


References

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External links

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