The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the

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during the

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. It lists what team each player was traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or

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(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

May

June

# Toronto's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 11, 1980 that sent

Tim Coulis Timothy W. Coulis (born February 24, 1958) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. He played 47 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Minnesota North Stars from 1979 to 1986. The rest of his career, which lasted ...

Robert Picard Robert Rene Joseph Picard (born May 25, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Career Robert Picard established himself as a highly regarded defensive prospect with the Montreal Juniors and Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge from 1 ...

and a second-round pick in the 1980 Entry Draft (26th overall) to Toronto in exchange for Mike Palmateer and this pick.

July

August

September

# Montreal exercised the option and swap the 58th pick for the 43rd overall pick in 1983. # Montreal's third-round pick went to Winnipeg with $50,000 cash as compensation to allow Montreal to hire

Serge Savard Serge Aubrey Savard (born January 22, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, most famously with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also served as the Canadiens' Senior Vice President of Hockey ...

as the new general manager on April 28, 1983.

October

November

# Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent

Darryl Sittler Darryl Glen Sittler (born September 18, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. H ...

to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (

Ken Strong Elmer Kenneth Strong (April 21, 1906 – October 5, 1979) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and fullback. He also played minor league baseball. Considered one of the greatest all-around players in the early decade ...

) and this pick.

December

January

February

# Trade completed on June 9, 1982, at the 1982 NHL entry draft. # Trade completed on May 28, 1981.

March

* Trading Deadline: March 10, 1981NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 , Habs Inside/Out
# Trade completed on May 12, 1981. # Montreal exercised the option and swap the 74th pick for the 65th overall pick in 1984.

Additional sources

hockeydb.com
- search for player and select "show trades" *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1980-81 NHL transactions NHL transactions 1980–81 NHL season