The 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 14th season in the
National Hockey League
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. It saw the Kings make it to the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Awards and records
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the
1980–81 season.
Trades
Free agent signings
Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the
1980 NHL Entry Draft
The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was the 18th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum. This was the first time that an NHL arena hosted the draft.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.241, Published in Canada by Doubleda ...
held at the
Montreal Forum
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in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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.
Farm teams
See also
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1980–81 NHL season
The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders were the top regular season team and the top playoff team, winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Minnesota North Stars in f ...
References
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External links
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