1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' eighth season, their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as they were one of the teams that were part of the WHA-NHL merger that took place on June 22, 1979.

The Oilers were led offensively by rookie superstar Wayne Gretzky, as he tied for the lead league in points at 137, however lost the Art Ross Trophy due to scoring fewer goals than winner Marcel Dionne. Gretzky, however, would win the Hart Trophy as MVP of the NHL, but was declared ineligible for the Calder Trophy due to his playing days in the WHA.

Edmonton played 6 goaltenders during the season, and was led by Eddie Mio's 9 wins, while Ron Low, who came over in a trade with the Quebec Nordiques, would go 8–2–1 in 11 games with the Oilers.

They would make the playoffs, however were quickly swept out by the powerful Philadelphia Flyers in 3 games, but Oilers fans were very excited about being part of the NHL, and of the future of the team.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Chicago Black Hawks	80	34	27	19	241	250	87
St. Louis Blues	80	34	34	12	266	278	80
Vancouver Canucks	80	27	37	16	256	281	70
Edmonton Oilers	80	28	39	13	301	322	69
Winnipeg Jets	80	20	49	11	214	314	51
Colorado Rockies	80	19	48	13	234	308	51

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

1979–80 Game Log

October: 1–5–4 (Home: 1–1–3 ; Road: 0–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 10	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Chicago Black Hawks		Dryden	10,138	0–1–0	0
2	October 13	Detroit Red Wings	3 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,248	0–1–1	1
3	October 14	Vancouver Canucks	4 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Dryden	15,300	0–1–2	2
4	October 19	Quebec Nordiques	3 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,386	1–1–2	4
5	October 21	Minnesota North Stars	5 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	1–1–3	5
6	October 23	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 3	New York Islanders		Mio	13,751	1–1–4	6
7	October 24	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 10	New York Rangers		Mio	17,407	1–2–4	6
8	October 26	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 7	Atlanta Flames		Dryden	8,420	1–3–4	6
9	October 28	Washington Capitals	6 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,393	1–4–4	6
10	October 30	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 2	St. Louis Blues		Mio	8,262	1–5–4	6

November: 4–7–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 2	New York Islanders	5 – 7	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,418	2–5–4	8
12	November 4	Boston Bruins	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,415	2–6–4	8
13	November 7	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 5	Detroit Red Wings		Mio	12,197	2–7–4	8
14	November 8	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Boston Bruins		Dryden	9,859	2–8–4	8
15	November 11	Toronto Maple Leafs	6 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	2–9–4	8
16	November 13	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Washington Capitals		Dryden	5,214	3–9–4	10
17	November 15	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 5	Philadelphia Flyers		Dryden	17,077	3–10–4	10
18	November 17	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 4	Hartford Whalers		Dryden	7,627	3–11–4	10
19	November 18	Edmonton Oilers	7 – 9	Buffalo Sabres		Dryden	16,433	3–12–4	10
20	November 21	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	Toronto Maple Leafs		Dryden	16,485	3–12–5	11
21	November 24	Philadelphia Flyers	2 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Dryden	15,423	3–12–6	12
22	November 28	Chicago Black Hawks	2 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Dryden	15,423	4–12–6	14
23	November 30	New York Islanders	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	5–12–6	16

December: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 5	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 6	Minnesota North Stars		Mio	8,752	5–13–6	16
25	December 7	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 8	Winnipeg Jets		Dryden	11,772	5–14–6	16
26	December 9	Hartford Whalers	0 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	6–14–6	18
27	December 12	Atlanta Flames	5 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	6–14–7	19
28	December 14	Montreal Canadiens	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	7–14–7	21
29	December 16	Winnipeg Jets	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	7–15–7	21
30	December 19	Detroit Red Wings	6 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	7–16–7	21
31	December 21	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 5	Colorado Rockies		Corsi	7,280	7–17–7	21
32	December 22	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 9	Los Angeles Kings		Mio	9,384	7–18–7	21
33	December 26	Colorado Rockies	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	16,148	8–18–7	23
34	December 28	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Vancouver Canucks		Corsi	15,414	9–18–7	25
35	December 30	Quebec Nordiques	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	9–19–7	25

January: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
36	January 2	Hartford Whalers	3 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	9–19–8	26
37	January 5	Los Angeles Kings	3 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	9–19–9	27
38	January 7	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 4	Montreal Canadiens		Corsi	15,896	9–20–9	27
39	January 9	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Quebec Nordiques		Corsi	10,480	9–21–9	27
40	January 11	New York Rangers	6 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	9–22–9	27
41	January 13	Buffalo Sabres	5 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	10–22–9	29
42	January 16	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 2	Washington Capitals		Mio	9,352	11–22–9	31
43	January 17	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 7	Boston Bruins		Corsi	10,047	11–23–9	31
44	January 19	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 2	Pittsburgh Penguins		Mio	12,896	12–23–9	33
45	January 20	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	Buffalo Sabres		Mio	16,433	12–23–10	34
46	January 23	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	13–23–10	36
47	January 26	Toronto Maple Leafs	3 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	14–23–10	38
48	January 27	Philadelphia Flyers	5 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	14–24–10	38
49	January 29	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	St. Louis Blues		Cutts	10,169	14–25–10	38
50	January 30	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 1	Los Angeles Kings		Cutts	6,747	15–25–10	40

February: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 1	Winnipeg Jets	2 – 9	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	16–25–10	42
52	February 3	Los Angeles Kings	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	17–25–10	44
53	February 6	St. Louis Blues	6 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	17–26–10	44
54	February 8	Atlanta Flames	4 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Cutts	15,423	17–27–10	44
55	February 10	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 2	Winnipeg Jets		Cutts	11,588	17–27–11	45
56	February 13	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Minnesota North Stars		Corsi	10,126	18–27–11	47
57	February 15	Washington Capitals	2 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	19–27–11	49
58	February 17	St. Louis Blues	5 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	19–27–12	50
59	February 19	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 6	Hartford Whalers		Mio	9,955	19–28–12	50
60	February 20	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 4	New York Rangers		Corsi	17,417	19–29–12	50
61	February 22	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 3	Colorado Rockies		Corsi	8,028	19–30–12	50
62	February 24	Boston Bruins	4 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	19–31–12	50
63	February 27	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 2	Chicago Black Hawks		Mio	8,652	20–31–12	52
64	February 29	Buffalo Sabres	4 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Mio	15,423	20–32–12	52

March: 7–6–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Vancouver Canucks	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Corsi	15,423	20–33–12	52
66	March 4	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 6	New York Islanders		Corsi	14,408	20–34–12	52
67	March 6	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 5	Montreal Canadiens		Corsi	16,981	20–35–12	52
68	March 8	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 5	Pittsburgh Penguins		Corsi	10,660	20–36–12	52
69	March 9	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 5	Philadelphia Flyers		Dupuis	17,077	20–37–12	52
70	March 12	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 3	Quebec Nordiques		Low	10,619	21–37–12	54
71	March 14	Chicago Black Hawks	4 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Low	15,423	22–37–12	56
72	March 15	Montreal Canadiens	7 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Low	15,423	22–38–12	56
73	March 19	New York Rangers	2 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Low	15,423	23–38–12	58
74	March 21	Pittsburgh Penguins	2 – 9	Edmonton Oilers		Low	15,423	24–38–12	60
75	March 25	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 4	Atlanta Flames		Low	7,914	25–38–12	62
76	March 26	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 2	Detroit Red Wings		Low	14,137	26–38–12	64
77	March 29	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 5	Toronto Maple Leafs		Low	13,578	27–38–12	66

April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 1	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 5	Vancouver Canucks		Low	16,413	27–39–12	66
79	April 2	Minnesota North Stars	1 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Low	15,423	27–39–13	67
80	April 4	Colorado Rockies	2 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Low	15,423	28–39–13	69

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1980 Stanley Cup Playoffs

1980 Preliminary Round
Philadelphia Flyers won series 3–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 8	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 4	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Low	17,707	0–1
2	April 9	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 5	Philadelphia Flyers		Low	17,707	0–2
3	April 11	Philadelphia Flyers	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	2OT	Low	15,423	0–3

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	79	51	86	137	21
Blair MacDonald	80	46	48	94	6
Stan Weir	79	33	33	66	40
Brett Callighen	59	23	35	58	72
Dave Lumley	80	20	38	58	138

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Ron Low	11	650	8	2	1	37	0	3.42
Don Cutts	6	269	1	2	1	16	0	3.57
Jim Corsi	26	1366	8	14	3	83	0	3.65
Bob Dupuis	1	60	0	1	0	4	0	4.00
Eddie Mio	34	1711	9	13	5	120	1	4.21
Dave Dryden	14	744	2	7	3	53	0	4.27

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	3	2	1	3	0
Mark Messier	3	1	2	3	2
Blair MacDonald	3	0	3	3	0
Don Murdoch	3	2	0	2	0
Brett Callighen	3	0	2	2	0

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Ron Low	3	212	0	3	12	0	3.40

Awards and records

Wayne Gretzky - Hart Trophy

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brett Callighen	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 10, 1979
Wayne Gretzky	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Ron Chipperfield	1st NHL Game
Peter Driscoll
Blair MacDonald
Mark Messier
Dave Semenko
Risto Siltanen
Dave Hunter	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Kevin Lowe	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Dave Lumley	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Blair MacDonald	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 13, 1979
Mark Messier	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Eddie Mio	1st NHL Game
Dave Semenko	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Stan Weir	200th NHL Point
Bill Flett	500th NHL PIM	October 14, 1979
Wayne Gretzky	1st NHL Goal
Blair MacDonald	1st NHL Assist
Risto Siltanen	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Brett Callighen	1st NHL Goal	October 19, 1979
Ron Chipperfield	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Blair MacDonald	1st NHL Hat-trick
Mark Messier	1st NHL Assist
Eddie Mio	1st NHL Win
Dave Hunter Risto Siltanen	1st NHL Assist	October 21, 1979
Ron Areshenkoff	1st NHL Game	October 23, 1979
Colin Campbell	600th NHL PIM
Peter Driscoll	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Peter Driscoll	1st NHL Assist	October 26, 1979
Dave Semenko	1st NHL Goal	October 26, 1979
Bill Flett	200th NHL Goal	October 28, 1979
Ron Chipperfield	1st NHL Goal	October 30, 1979
Mike Toal	1st NHL Game	October 30, 1979
Kari Makkonen	1st NHL Game	November 7, 1979
Dave Dryden	200th NHL Game	November 21, 1979
Kevin Lowe	1st NHL Assist	November 30, 1979
Kari Makkonen	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	December 7, 1979
Eddie Mio	1st NHL Shutout	December 9, 1979
Kari Makkonen	1st NHL Goal	December 12, 1979
Eddie Mio	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	December 19, 1979
Jim Corsi	1st NHL Game	December 21, 1979
Jim Corsi	1st NHL Win	December 26, 1979
Jim Corsi	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	January 7, 1980
Stan Weir	100th NHL Goal	January 7, 1980
Doug Hicks	100th NHL Point	January 13, 1980
Blair MacDonald	2nd NHL Hat-trick	January 19, 1980
Blair MacDonald	3rd NHL Hat-trick	January 26, 1980
Don Cutts	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Win	January 30, 1980
Dave Semenko	100th NHL PIM	January 30, 1980
Cam Connor	100th NHL PIM	February 1, 1980
Wayne Gretzky	1st NHL Hat-trick	February 1, 1980
Dave Lumley	100th NHL PIM	February 6, 1980
Stan Weir	100th NHL PIM	February 6, 1980
Colin Campbell	700th NHL PIM	February 13, 1980
Lee Fogolin	500th NHL PIM	February 15, 1980
Blair MacDonald	4th NHL Hat-trick	February 15, 1980
Wayne Gretzky	100th NHL Point	February 24, 1980
Ron Carter	1st NHL Game	February 27, 1980
Pat Price	200th NHL PIM	March 4, 1980
Bob Dupuis	1st NHL Game	March 9, 1980
Lee Fogolin	400th NHL Game	March 14, 1980
Wayne Gretzky	2nd NHL Hat-trick 1st NHL Natural Hat-trick	March 21, 1980
Dave Semenko	1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	March 21, 1980
Don Ashby	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 29, 1980
Wayne Gretzky	50th Goal in 79 Games	April 2, 1980
Dave Hunter	100th NHL PIM	April 2, 1980
Bryon Baltimore	1st NHL Game	TBD
John Bednarski	100th NHL Game
Colin Campbell	300th NHL Game
Doug Hicks	400th NHL Game
Pat Price	200th NHL Game
Stan Weir	400th NHL Game

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brett Callighen	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 8, 1980
Blair MacDonald
Mark Messier
Wayne Gretzky	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Peter Driscoll	1st NHL Game
Dave Hunter
Ron Low
Kevin Lowe
Dave Semenko
Dave Lumley	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Kevin Lowe	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 9, 1980
Mark Messier	1st NHL Goal	April 11, 1980
Risto Siltanen	1st NHL Game	TBD

Transactions

Trades

June 9, 1979	To Minnesota North Stars *Paul Shmyr	To Edmonton Oilers 4th round pick in 1979 - Glenn Anderson
June 13, 1979	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick in 1980 - Ric Nattress	To Edmonton Oilers Dave Lumley Dan Newman
August 7, 1979	To St. Louis Blues Joe Micheletti	To Edmonton Oilers Tom Roulston Risto Siltanen
August 9, 1979	To Minnesota North Stars 2nd round pick in 1979 - Neal Broten 3rd round pick in 1979 - Kevin Maxwell	To Edmonton Oilers Dave Semenko 3rd round pick in 1979 - Mark Messier
August 22, 1979	To Toronto Maple Leafs Reg Thomas	To Edmonton Oilers 6th round pick in 1981 - Steve Smith
September 24, 1979	To Chicago Black Hawks Future considerations	To Edmonton Oilers Jim Harrison
November 13, 1979	To Buffalo Sabres John Gould	To Edmonton Oilers Alex Tidey
December 10, 1979	To Boston Bruins Dan Newman	To Edmonton Oilers Bobby Schmautz
February 25, 1980	To Colorado Rockies Bobby Schmautz	To Edmonton Oilers Don Ashby
March 11, 1980	To Minnesota North Stars Jim Corsi	To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations
March 11, 1980	To New York Rangers Cam Connor 3rd round pick in 1981 - Peter Sundstrom	To Edmonton Oilers Don Murdoch
March 11, 1980	To Quebec Nordiques Ron Chipperfield	To Edmonton Oilers Ron Low

*Oilers promised to not make Paul Shmyr one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL expansion draft

Free agents

Player	Former Team
F Clayton Pachal	Colorado Rockies
D John Bednarski	New York Rangers
F Kari Makkonen	New York Islanders
G Jim Corsi	Quebec Nordiques
F Roy Sommer	Toronto Maple Leafs
G Don Cutts	New York Islanders

Player	New Team
D Dennis Patterson	Philadelphia Flyers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft:

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	21	Kevin Lowe	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
3	48	Mark Messier	Canada	Cincinnati Stingers (WHA)
4	69	Glenn Anderson	Canada	Denver Pioneers (WCHA)
4	84	Max Kostovich	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
5	105	Mike Toal	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6	126	Blair Barnes	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)

Expansion draft picks

Edmonton's expansion draft picks at the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft

Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Drafted From	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	W	L	T	GAA
1	LoPresti, PetePete LoPresti	G	25	Minnesota North Stars	173	0	3	3	6	43	101	20	4.06
2	Favell, DougDoug Favell	G	34	Colorado Rockies	373	0	8	8	152	123	153	69	3.17
3	Connor, CamCam Connor	RW	24	Montreal Canadiens	23	1	3	4	39	—	—	—	—
4	Fogolin, LeeLee Fogolin	D	24	Buffalo Sabres	329	8	68	76	424	—	—	—	—
5	Price, PatPat Price	D	24	New York Islanders	182	8	45	53	104	—	—	—	—
6	Campbell, ColinColin Campbell	D	26	Pittsburgh Penguins	297	17	60	77	584	—	—	—	—
7	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	D	32	Los Angeles Kings	455	7	53	60	180	—	—	—	—
8	Areshenkoff, RonRon Areshenkoff	C	22	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Hammarstrom, IngeInge Hammarstrom	LW	31	St. Louis Blues	427	116	123	239	98	—	—	—	—
10	Gould, JohnJohn Gould	RW	30	Atlanta Flames	452	122	129	251	103	—	—	—	—
11	Hicks, DougDoug Hicks	D	24	Chicago Black Hawks	357	20	63	83	241	—	—	—	—
12	Edur, TomTom Edur	D	24	Pittsburgh Penguins	158	17	70	87	67	—	—	—	—
13	Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin	LW	25	Pittsburgh Penguins	264	68	41	109	137	—	—	—	—
14	Forbes, MikeMike Forbes	D	21	Boston Bruins	32	0	4	4	15	—	—	—	—
15	Patey, DougDoug Patey	RW	22	Washington Capitals	45	4	2	6	8	—	—	—	—
16	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	LW	33	Chicago Black Hawks	425	87	109	196	687	—	—	—	—
17	Thomas, RegReg Thomas	C	26	Chicago Black Hawks	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Hunter, DaveDave Hunter	LW	21	Montreal Canadiens	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Roster

1979-80 Edmonton Oilers

Goaltenders

1 – Don Cutts
28 – Dave Dryden
30 – Ron Low
31 – Eddie Mio
33 – Bob Dupuis
35 – Jim Corsi

Defensemen

2 – Lee Fogolin
3 – Al Hamilton
4 – Kevin Lowe
5 – Doug Hicks
6 – Colin Campbell
8 – Risto Siltanen
22 – Poul Popiel
23 – Mike Forbes
26 – Pat Price
33 – Bryon Baltimore
33 – John Bednarski

Wingers

9 – Kari Makkonen
12 – Dave Hunter
14 – Blair MacDonald
15 – Wayne Bianchin
15 – Alex Tidey
16 – Dan Newman
16 – Bobby Schmautz
17 – Cam Connor
18 – Brett Callighen
19 – Bill Flett
20 – Dave Lumley
22 – Ron Carter
24 – Peter Driscoll
27 – Dave Semenko
47 – Don Murdoch

Centres

7 – Ron Chipperfield - C
9 – Jim Harrison
10 – Ron Areshenkoff
11 – Mark Messier
19 – Don Ashby
21 – Stan Weir
25 – Mike Toal
99 – Wayne Gretzky
GM: Larry Gordon
Coach: Glen Sather

References

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

SHRP Sports
The Internet Hockey Database
National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

1979–80 NHL season

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See also	NHL–WHA merger Expansion Draft Entry Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Stanley Cup Final

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1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

Awards and records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Expansion draft picks

Roster

See also

References