The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the
National Hockey League during the
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 ...
. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or
draft pick(s), if applicable.
Trades between teams
May
June
# Quebec selected
Alain Cote in the
1979 NHL Expansion Draft
The 1979 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 13, 1979. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the National Hockey League's new teams for the 1979–80 season: the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets. These ...
.
# Trade completed on June 14, 1979.
# Trade completed on August 16, 1979.
# Minnesota's second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent
Willi Plett
Willi Plett (born June 7, 1955) is a Paraguayan-born Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 834 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins. He ...
and Calgary's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for
Steve Christoff,
Bill Nyrop
William Donald Nyrop (July 23, 1952 – December 31, 1995) was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Early life
Born in Washington, D.C., his father, Donald Nyrop, served ...
and this pick.
July
August
# The original pick was for a 2nd-rd pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft but was changed to a 2nd-rd pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft) day.
# This was a compensation trade. The rights to
Dale McCourt
Dale Allen McCourt, (born January 26, 1957), is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted first overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1977 NHL amateur draft.
Junior hockey
McCourt played major junior in the Ontario Hockey Associ ...
were transferred to Los Angeles as compensation to Detroit signing restricted free agent
Rogatien Vachon
Rogatien Rosaire "Rogie" Vachon (born September 8, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.
Montrea ...
on August 8, 1979. McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL, NHLPA, Detroit and Los Angeles. The matter was resolved and McCourt stayed with Detroit.
# Los Angeles had the option of a 2nd-rd pick in 1980 or 1st-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft. They selected in the 1981 draft.
September
# The trade was for a conditional 3rd-rd or 4th-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft. The pick was made in the 4th-rd but the condition of the pick is unknown.
October
# Calgary's fourth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent
Steve Christoff,
Bill Nyrop
William Donald Nyrop (July 23, 1952 – December 31, 1995) was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Early life
Born in Washington, D.C., his father, Donald Nyrop, served ...
and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for
Willi Plett
Willi Plett (born June 7, 1955) is a Paraguayan-born Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 834 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins. He ...
and this pick.
November
# Trade completed on January 15, 1980.
December
January
# Minnesota's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on August 8, 1979 that sent
Bill Nyrop
William Donald Nyrop (July 23, 1952 – December 31, 1995) was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Early life
Born in Washington, D.C., his father, Donald Nyrop, served ...
to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 1979 NHL Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The trade was later changed for this pick on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft day).
February
March
Additional sources
hockeydb.com- search for player and select "show trades"
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References
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