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1979–80 Canada Men's National Ice Hockey Team
The 1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid in the United States. This was the first men's ice hockey team to compete for Canada at the Olympics since the 1968 Winter Olympics held at Grenoble, France. Canada's team placed sixth in the tournament to finish out of the medals. History Canada returned to ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics after missing both the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics due to a dispute with the International Ice Hockey Federation, IIHF over the use of Professional sports, professional athletes at world championships. 1980 Winter Olympics roster *Head coaches: Lorne Davis, Clare Drake, Tom Watt (ice hockey), Tom Watt *Glenn Anderson *Warren Anderson (ice hockey), Warren Anderson *Dan D'Alvise *Ken Berry (ice hockey), Ken Berry *Ron Davidson *John Devaney (ice hockey), John Devaney *Bob Dupuis *Joe Grant (ice hockey), Joe Grant *Randy Gregg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected as the host city for the 1980 Winter Games at the 75th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Vienna, Austria in 1974. This marked the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Winter Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the 1980 games, Vancouver- Garibaldi withdrew before the final vote. This was the second of two consecutive Olympic games held in North America, following by the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Some venues from the 1932 Games were renovated for use in the 1980 Games, and events were held at the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Berry (ice Hockey)
Kenneth Edward Berry (born June 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Early life Berry was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. As a youth, he and teammate Glenn Anderson played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby. He played major junior hockey with the New Westminster Bruins, winning the Memorial Cup in 1978. He next played with the University of Denver Pioneers, where he was selected to the All-WCHA Second Team in 1980–81. Career Berry played major professional hockey with the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, tallying 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points in 55 games. He later played in West Germany/Germany, mostly in the second tier 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga, with ESV Bayreuth and EC Hedos München. Berry twice represented Canada in hockey at the Olympics, at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid and the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary. At the 1980 Tournament, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Primeau
Kevin Primeau (born January 3, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks. Early life Primeau was born in Edmonton. In university, he played for the Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas, University of Alberta Golden Bears from 1974–75 to 1977–78; the Golden Bears won the national David Johnston University Cup, CIAU University Cup championship in 1975 and 1978, with Primeau winning the David Johnston University Cup#Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award, Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1978, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament. Career Primeau played seven games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers. Primeau represented Canada men's national ice hockey team, Canada at the Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, 1980 Winter Olympics where he scored four goals and one assist in six games. He later served as the head coach of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Pirie
J. Bradley Pirie (born October 21, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Early life Pirie was born in Guelph. He played with the University of Guelph Gryphons, where he was an all-star and later inducted into the University of Guelph Sports Hall of Fame. Next, he played for the Peterborough Petes and represented Canada at the 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Career Pirie represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ... held in Lake Placid, where he scored one goal and two assists in six games. After earning a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Guelph, he joined his father's company, Pirie-McKie & Associates. Personal life Pirie marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pageau
Paul Pageau (born October 1, 1959) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1980–81 season, on February 3, 1981 against the New York Islanders. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1986, was spent in the minor leagues. Internationally Pageau played for the Canadian national team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Biography As a youth, Pageau played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau. He played his Quebec Junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts and the Shawinigan Cataractes. After the NHL he spent 6 years in the minor leagues. Pageau represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he was the goalie in 4 games, a win versus Poland and a shutout against Japan, and two losses in decisive games against USSR and Finland. As of 2024 he was Vice President Ontario at Slush Puppie Canada Inc. based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry O'Malley
Terrence M. "Terry" O'Malley (born October 21, 1940, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as an assistant coach to the Regina Cougars women's ice hockey team of the University of Regina, a position he has held since 2006. He is an Olympian who represented Canada at three Winter Olympics (1964, 1968 and 1980), winning a bronze medal in 1968. A long-time coach for a variety of Notre Dame Hounds' bantam and midget hockey teams at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. Career O'Malley played high school and junior ice hockey at Toronto's St. Michael's College, winning a Memorial Cup Championship in 1961 under the coaching of Father David Bauer. After the team's Memorial Cup run, Father Bauer became the head coach of the University of British Columbia men's ice hockey team, the UBC Thunderbirds. For the 1962–1963 season, O'Mall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Nill
James Edward Nill (born April 11, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and the current general manager of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nill played in the NHL throughout the 1980s with the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, and Detroit Red Wings, retiring in 1990. Prior to making his NHL debut Nill also played for Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He worked as a scout for the Ottawa Senators before joining the Red Wings in an executive role in 1994, staying with the team before moving to take up the general manager role with Dallas in 2013. Playing career Junior Born in Hanna, Alberta, Nill played one season for the Drumheller Falcons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in 1975, after which he played three seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WCHL. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 89th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. International The next season, Nill played with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Maxwell (ice Hockey)
Kevin Preston Maxwell (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils. Later Maxwell scouted for the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. He was the director of Pro Scouting for the New York Rangers for 15 years before taking the General Manager position for the St. Louis Blues American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. Early life Maxwell was born in Edmonton. He played junior hockey with the Penticton Vees and in college with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team (now North Dakota Fighting Hawks). Career Maxwell represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid. In six games he scored 5 assists with 4 penalty minutes. His NHL career spanned three seasons and 66 games, scoring six goals and 15 assists, with 61 penalty minutes. During the 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul MacLean (ice Hockey)
Paul A. MacLean (born March 9, 1958) is a French-born Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the former assistant coach of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, and former head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators, winning the 2013 Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year. He also served as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks until his departure from the team on June 1, 2017. He played 11 seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and the original Winnipeg Jets. Playing career Born in Grostenquin, France, while his father was serving with the Canadian Armed Forces, MacLean moved to Canada at the age of two and grew up in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Borden. Once, during a QMJHL game in which he was playing for the Hull Olympiques, a deal was made to send MacLean to the Quebec Remparts, but the trade was called off before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hindmarch
David Hindmarch (born October 15, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played 99 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames from 1981 to 1983. Internationally Hindmarch played for the Canadian national team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Biography Hindmarch was the son of Bob Hindmarch, a University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds multi-sport athlete and later professor and athletic director at UBC. He played with the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team from 1976–77 to 1978–79. The Golden Bears won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1978 and 1979, with Hindmarch winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1979, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament. Hindmarch played for the Canadian national team at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Gregg (ice Hockey)
Randall John Gregg (born February 19, 1956) is a Canadian physician and former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. He is best known for his time with the Edmonton Oilers, where he spent most of his career and won five Stanley Cups, in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. Early life Gregg was born in Edmonton. He attended the University of Alberta to work toward a medical degree, and playing hockey was a secondary priority. However, he became one of the top players in Canadian university hockey, leading the Golden Bears to two Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU) championships, and was CIAU Player of the Year in 1979. Career Gregg received a contract offer from the New York Rangers but rejected it to spend the year with David Bauer and the Canadian national team, and captained Canada's entry at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Following the 1980 Olympics, Gregg signed in Japan as a player-coach and spent tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Grant (ice Hockey)
Donald Norman Joseph Grant (January 23, 1957 – January 5, 2011) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. A member of the 1977-78 Varsity Blues OUAA championship team, Grant came to the University of Toronto in 1977 after successful junior hockey careers with the Buffalo Tondas, St. Catharines Black Hawks and the Kitchener Rangers. Grant was named an OUAA first-team all-star defenceman in his second year of intercollegiate competition. Grant was selected to the national hockey team in 1979 and went on to represent Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where he scored one assist and two penalty minutes in six games. Before returning to finish his degree at the University of Toronto, he played one year for Modo in the Swedish Elite League and was a player-coach for one year in Tokyo. He arrived back in Toronto in 1982-83 and led the Blues to a first-place regular-season finish and OUAA silver medal. Grant then took to the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
