1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-37-16 - 70 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 3-1
Coach: Harry Neale (27-37-16)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Statistics
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Results

The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 27 wins and 37 losses and 16 ties for 70 points, finishing third in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Canucks netted 256 goals and allowed 281. Stan Smyl scored 31 goals for Vancouver, while Thomas Gradin tallied 30 or more, too. Stan Smyl recorded 47 assists. Glen Hanlon topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Harry Neale coached the team. The 1979-80 Vancouver Canucks lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bruce AffleckDMay 5, 19546'0"205LPenticton, BC Canada
Brent AshtonLMay 18, 19606'1"210LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Rick BlightROctober 17, 19556'2"195RPortage La Prairie, MB Canada
Ivan BoldirevCAugust 15, 19496'0"190LZranjanin, Yugoslavia
Per-Olov BrasarLSeptember 30, 19505'8"172LFalun, Sweden
Gary BromleyGJanuary 19, 19505'10"160LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jerry ButlerRFebruary 27, 19516'0"180RSarnia, ON Canada
Drew CallanderCAugust 17, 19566'2"185RRegina, SK Canada
Bill DerlagoCAugust 25, 19585'10"194LBirtle, MB Canada
Curt FraserLJanuary 12, 19586'1"200LCincinnati, OH USA
Jere GillisLJanuary 18, 19576'0"194LBend, OR USA
Larry GoodenoughDJanuary 19, 19536'0"195RToronto, ON Canada
Thomas GradinCFebruary 18, 19565'11"176RSolleftea, Sweden
Glen HanlonGFebruary 20, 19576'0"185RBrandon, MB Canada
Steve HazlettLDecember 12, 19575'9"170LSarnia, ON Canada
Greg HubickDNovember 12, 19515'11"185LStrasbourg, SK Canada
John HughesDMarch 18, 19545'11"200LCharlottetown, PE Canada
Dennis KearnsDSeptember 27, 19455'9"185LKingston, ON Canada
Don LeverLNovember 14, 19525'11"185LSouth Porcupine, ON Canada
Lars LindgrenDOctober 12, 19526'1"200LPitea, Sweden
Dave LoganDJuly 2, 19545'10"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Gary LupulCApril 4, 19595'9"172LPowell River, BC Canada
Kris ManeryCSeptember 24, 19546'0"185RLeamington, ON Canada
Bob MannoDOctober 31, 19566'0"185LNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Kevin McCarthyDJuly 14, 19575'11"195RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jack McIlhargeyDMarch 7, 19526'0"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Gerry MinorCOctober 27, 19585'8"178LRegina, SK Canada
Chris OddleifsonCSeptember 7, 19506'2"185RBrandon, MB Canada
Curt RidleyGSeptember 24, 19516'0"190LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Darcy RotaLFebruary 16, 19535'11"180LVancouver, BC Canada
Ron SedlbauerLOctober 22, 19546'3"195LBurlington, ON Canada
Brad SmithRApril 13, 19586'1"195RWindsor, ON Canada
Stan SmylRJanuary 28, 19585'8"185RGlendon, AB Canada
Harold SnepstsDOctober 24, 19546'3"210LEdmonton, AB Canada
Rob TudorRJune 30, 19565'11"188RCupar, SK Canada
Rick VaiveRMay 14, 19596'1"198ROttawa, ON Canada
Tiger WilliamsLFebruary 3, 19545'11"190LWeyburn, SK Canada



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