1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season

1979–80 Edmonton Oilers
Division	4th Smythe
Conference	8th Campbell
1979–80 record	28–39–13
Home record	17–14–9
Road record	11–25–4
Goals for	301 (9th)
Goals against	322 (20th)
Team information
General manager	Larry Gordon
Coach	Glen Sather
Captain	Ron Chipperfield (Oct-Mar) Blair MacDonald (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance	15,431 (100.1%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Houston Apollos (CHL) Dayton Gems (IHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Wayne Gretzky (51)
Assists	Wayne Gretzky (86)
Points	Wayne Gretzky (137)
Penalty minutes	Colin Campbell (196)
Plus/minus	Doug Hicks (+18)
Wins	Eddie Mio (9)
Goals against average	Ron Low (3.42)

The 1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' eighth season and their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers were one of four WHA organizations that were granted NHL expansion franchises under the terms of an expansion agreement that took effect 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 2 fewer goals than winner Marcel Dionne. Gretzky, however, won the Hart Memorial Trophy as MVP of the NHL but was declared ineligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy due to his playing days in the WHA.

Edmonton played six goaltenders during the season and was led by Eddie Mio's nine 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 made the playoffs, however, they 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.

League standings[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	80	48	12	20	327	254	116
2	y – Buffalo Sabres	ADM	80	47	17	16	318	201	110
3	x – Montreal Canadiens	NRS	80	47	20	13	328	240	107
4	Boston Bruins	ADM	80	46	21	13	310	234	105
5	New York Islanders	PTK	80	39	28	13	281	247	91
6	Minnesota North Stars	ADM	80	36	28	16	311	253	88
7	x – Chicago Black Hawks	SMY	80	34	27	19	241	250	87
8	New York Rangers	PTK	80	38	32	10	308	284	86
9	Atlanta Flames	PTK	80	35	32	13	282	269	83
10	St. Louis Blues	SMY	80	34	34	12	266	278	80
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	ADM	80	35	40	5	304	327	75
12	Los Angeles Kings	NRS	80	30	36	14	290	313	74
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	NRS	80	30	37	13	251	303	73
14	Hartford Whalers	NRS	80	27	34	19	303	312	73
15	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	27	37	16	256	281	70
16	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	28	39	13	301	322	69
17	Washington Capitals	PTK	80	27	40	13	261	293	67
18	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	26	43	11	268	306	63
19	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	80	25	44	11	248	313	61
20	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	20	49	11	214	314	51
21	Colorado Rockies	SMY	80	19	48	13	234	308	51

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Smythe Division 1979–80 NHL records[3] Team CHI COL EDM STL VAN WIN Total Chicago — 3−0−1 1−3 1−2−1 1−1−2 2−2 8−8−4 Colorado 0−3−1 — 2−2 0−2−2 1−2−1 1−2−1 4−11−5 Edmonton 3−1 2−2 — 0−3−1 1−2−1 1−2−1 7−10−3 St. Louis 2−1−1 2−0−2 3−0−1 — 3−1 1−1−2 11−3−6 Vancouver 1−1−2 2−1−1 2−1−1 1−3 — 2−1−1 8−7−5 Winnipeg 2−2 2−1−1 1−2−1 2−2 1−2−1 — 8−9−3 Vs. Patrick Division 1979–80 NHL records Team ATL NYI NYR PHI WSH Total Chicago 2−0−2 1−2−1 2−1−1 0−2−2 2−2 7−7−6 Colorado 0−4 1−3 1−1−2 1−2−1 1−1−2 4−11−5 Edmonton 1−2−1 2−1−1 1−3 0−3−1 3−1 7−10−3 St. Louis 1−3 1−3 0−4 0−2−2 2−2 4−14−2 Vancouver 2−2 2−1−1 0−4 1−3 1−3 6−13−1 Winnipeg 0−4 0−2−2 2−2 0−4 0−3−1 2−15−3 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1979–80 NHL records Team BOS BUF MIN QUE TOR Total Chicago 2−2 1−1−2 2−1−1 2−1−1 4−0 11−5−4 Colorado 1−2−1 1−3 1−3 1−3 0−3−1 4−14−2 Edmonton 0−4 1−2−1 1−1−2 2−2 2−1−1 6−10−4 St. Louis 1−1−2 2−2 1−3 2−2 2−2 8−10−2 Vancouver 0−1−3 0−1−3 2−1−1 2−2 1−3 5−8−7 Winnipeg 1−3 0−3−1 1−2−1 2−2 0−4 4−14−2 Vs. Norris Division 1979–80 NHL records Team DET HFD LAK MTL PIT Total Chicago 3−1 1−1−2 0−3−1 2−2 2−0−2 8−7−5 Colorado 3−1 1−2−1 0−4 1−3 2−2 7−12−1 Edmonton 1−2−1 1−2−1 2−1−1 1−3 3−1 8−9−3 St. Louis 2−1−1 2−2 3−1 2−2 2−1−1 11−7−2 Vancouver 2−2 1−1−2 2−2 2−2 1−2−1 8−9−3 Winnipeg 1−3 2−2 2−1−1 1−3 0−4 6−13−1

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 [1] 2 October 13 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,248 0–1–1 1 [2] 3 October 14 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Dryden 15,300 0–1–2 2 [3] 4 October 19 Quebec Nordiques 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,386 1–1–2 4 [4] 5 October 21 Minnesota North Stars 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 1–1–3 5 [5] 6 October 23 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 New York Islanders Mio 13,751 1–1–4 6 [6] 7 October 24 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 10 New York Rangers Mio 17,407 1–2–4 6 [7] 8 October 26 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 7 Atlanta Flames Dryden 8,420 1–3–4 6 [8] 9 October 28 Washington Capitals 6 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,393 1–4–4 6 [9] 10 October 30 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 St. Louis Blues Mio 8,262 1–5–4 6 [10]
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 [11] 12 November 4 Boston Bruins 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,415 2–6–4 8 [12] 13 November 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Detroit Red Wings Mio 12,197 2–7–4 8 [13] 14 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Boston Bruins Dryden 9,859 2–8–4 8 [14] 15 November 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 2–9–4 8 [15] 16 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Washington Capitals Dryden 5,214 3–9–4 10 [16] 17 November 15 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Philadelphia Flyers Dryden 17,077 3–10–4 10 [17] 18 November 17 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 4 Hartford Whalers Dryden 7,627 3–11–4 10 [18] 19 November 18 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 9 Buffalo Sabres Dryden 16,433 3–12–4 10 [19] 20 November 21 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Dryden 16,485 3–12–5 11 [20] 21 November 24 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dryden 15,423 3–12–6 12 [21] 22 November 28 Chicago Black Hawks 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Dryden 15,423 4–12–6 14 [22] 23 November 30 New York Islanders 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 5–12–6 16 [23]
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 [24] 25 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 8 Winnipeg Jets Dryden 11,772 5–14–6 16 [25] 26 December 9 Hartford Whalers 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 6–14–6 18 [26] 27 December 12 Atlanta Flames 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 6–14–7 19 [27] 28 December 14 Montreal Canadiens 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 7–14–7 21 [28] 29 December 16 Winnipeg Jets 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 7–15–7 21 [29] 30 December 19 Detroit Red Wings 6 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 7–16–7 21 [30] 31 December 21 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Colorado Rockies Corsi 7,280 7–17–7 21 [31] 32 December 22 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 9 Los Angeles Kings Mio 9,384 7–18–7 21 [32] 33 December 26 Colorado Rockies 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 16,148 8–18–7 23 [33] 34 December 28 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Vancouver Canucks Corsi 15,414 9–18–7 25 [34] 35 December 30 Quebec Nordiques 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 9–19–7 25 [35]
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 [36] 37 January 5 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 9–19–9 27 [37] 38 January 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Montreal Canadiens Corsi 15,896 9–20–9 27 [38] 39 January 9 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Quebec Nordiques Corsi 10,480 9–21–9 27 [39] 40 January 11 New York Rangers 6 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 9–22–9 27 [40] 41 January 13 Buffalo Sabres 5 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 10–22–9 29 [41] 42 January 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Washington Capitals Mio 9,352 11–22–9 31 [42] 43 January 17 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 7 Boston Bruins Corsi 10,047 11–23–9 31 [43] 44 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mio 12,896 12–23–9 33 [44] 45 January 20 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Buffalo Sabres Mio 16,433 12–23–10 34 [45] 46 January 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 13–23–10 36 [46] 47 January 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 14–23–10 38 [47] 48 January 27 Philadelphia Flyers 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 14–24–10 38 [48] 49 January 29 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 St. Louis Blues Cutts 10,169 14–25–10 38 [49] 50 January 30 Edmonton Oilers 8 – 1 Los Angeles Kings Cutts 6,747 15–25–10 40 [50]
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 [51] 52 February 3 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 17–25–10 44 [52] 53 February 6 St. Louis Blues 6 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 17–26–10 44 [53] 54 February 8 Atlanta Flames 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Cutts 15,423 17–27–10 44 [54] 55 February 10 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 Winnipeg Jets Cutts 11,588 17–27–11 45 [55] 56 February 13 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Minnesota North Stars Corsi 10,126 18–27–11 47 [56] 57 February 15 Washington Capitals 2 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 19–27–11 49 [57] 58 February 17 St. Louis Blues 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 19–27–12 50 [58] 59 February 19 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 6 Hartford Whalers Mio 9,955 19–28–12 50 [59] 60 February 20 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 New York Rangers Corsi 17,417 19–29–12 50 [60] 61 February 22 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Colorado Rockies Corsi 8,028 19–30–12 50 [61] 62 February 24 Boston Bruins 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Corsi 15,423 19–31–12 50 [62] 63 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Chicago Black Hawks Mio 8,652 20–31–12 52 [63] 64 February 29 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Mio 15,423 20–32–12 52 [64]
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 [65] 66 March 4 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 New York Islanders Corsi 14,408 20–34–12 52 [66] 67 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Montreal Canadiens Corsi 16,981 20–35–12 52 [67] 68 March 8 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Pittsburgh Penguins Corsi 10,660 20–36–12 52 [68] 69 March 9 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Philadelphia Flyers Dupuis 17,077 20–37–12 52 [69] 70 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Quebec Nordiques Low 10,619 21–37–12 54 [70] 71 March 14 Chicago Black Hawks 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Low 15,423 22–37–12 56 [71] 72 March 15 Montreal Canadiens 7 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Low 15,423 22–38–12 56 [72] 73 March 19 New York Rangers 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Low 15,423 23–38–12 58 [73] 74 March 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 9 Edmonton Oilers Low 15,423 24–38–12 60 [74] 75 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Atlanta Flames Low 7,914 25–38–12 62 [75] 76 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Detroit Red Wings Low 14,137 26–38–12 64 [76] 77 March 29 Edmonton Oilers 8 – 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Low 13,578 27–38–12 66 [77]
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 [78] 79 April 2 Minnesota North Stars 1 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Low 15,423 27–39–13 67 [79] 80 April 4 Colorado Rockies 2 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Low 15,423 28–39–13 69 [80] 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 [81] 2 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 5 Philadelphia Flyers Low 17,707 0–2 [82] 3 April 11 Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers 2OT Low 15,423 0–3 [83]

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 Memorial Trophy

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brett Callighen	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 10, 1979
Wayne Gretzky
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
Dave Lumley	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Blair MacDonald	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 13, 1979
Mark Messier
Eddie Mio	1st NHL Game
Dave Semenko	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Stan Weir	200th NHL Point
Colin Campbell	300th NHL Game	October 14, 1979
Bill Flett	500th NHL PIM
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
Bill Flett	200th NHL Goal	October 28, 1979
Ron Chipperfield	1st NHL Goal	October 30, 1979
Mike Toal	1st NHL Game
Kari Makkonen	1st NHL Game	November 7, 1979
John Bednarski	100th NHL Game	November 8, 1979
Bryon Baltimore	1st NHL Game	November 13, 1979
Dave Dryden	200th NHL Game	November 21, 1979
Kevin Lowe	1st NHL Assist	November 30, 1979
Pat Price	200th NHL Game
Kari Makkonen	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	December 7, 1979
Stan Weir	400th NHL Game
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
Doug Hicks	100th NHL Point	January 13, 1980
Blair MacDonald	2nd NHL Hat-trick	January 19, 1980
Doug Hicks	400th NHL Game	January 20, 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
Cam Connor	100th NHL PIM	February 1, 1980
Wayne Gretzky	1st NHL Hat-trick
Dave Lumley	100th NHL PIM	February 6, 1980
Stan Weir
Colin Campbell	700th NHL PIM	February 13, 1980
Lee Fogolin	500th NHL PIM	February 15, 1980
Blair MacDonald	4th NHL Hat-trick
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
Don Ashby	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 29, 1980
Wayne Gretzky	50th Goal in 79 Games	April 2, 1980
Dave Hunter	100th NHL PIM

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
Risto Siltanen	1st NHL Game
Mark Messier	1st NHL Goal	April 11, 1980

Transactions

Trades Date Details June 1, 1979 (1979-06-01) To Winnipeg Jets ^Peter Marsh To Edmonton Oilers Mats Ulander June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09) To Minnesota North Stars *Paul Shmyr To Edmonton Oilers 4th round pick in 1979 – Glenn Anderson June 13, 1979 (1979-06-13) To Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick in 1980 – Ric Nattress To Edmonton Oilers Dave Lumley Dan Newman August 7, 1979 (1979-08-07) To St. Louis Blues Joe Micheletti To Edmonton Oilers Tom Roulston Risto Siltanen August 9, 1979 (1979-08-09) 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 (1979-08-22) To Toronto Maple Leafs Reg Thomas To Edmonton Oilers 6th round pick in 1981 – Steve Smith September 24, 1979 (1979-09-24) To Chicago Black Hawks Future considerations To Edmonton Oilers Jim Harrison November 13, 1979 (1979-11-13) To Buffalo Sabres John Gould To Edmonton Oilers Alec Tidey December 10, 1979 (1979-12-10) To Boston Bruins Dan Newman To Edmonton Oilers Bobby Schmautz February 25, 1980 (1980-02-25) To Colorado Rockies Bobby Schmautz To Edmonton Oilers Don Ashby March 11, 1980 (1980-03-11) To Minnesota North Stars Jim Corsi To Edmonton Oilers Cash March 11, 1980 (1980-03-11) To New York Rangers Cam Connor 3rd round pick in 1981 – Peter Sundstrom To Edmonton Oilers Don Murdoch March 11, 1980 (1980-03-11) To Quebec Nordiques Ron Chipperfield To Edmonton Oilers Ron Low ^Oilers promised not to select Peter Marsh in the 1979 WHA Dispersal Draft *Oilers promised to not make Paul Shmyr one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL expansion draft

Rights retained prior to Expansion Draft Player Team Claire Alexander Vancouver Canucks Garnet Bailey Washington Capitals George Buat Boston Bruins Ron Carter Montreal Canadiens Dave Hunter Joe Micheletti Ed Walsh Ron Chipperfield Philadelphia Flyers Peter Driscoll Toronto Maple Leafs Bill Flett Atlanta Flames Pierre Guité Detroit Red Wings Al Hamilton Buffalo Sabres Blair MacDonald Los Angeles Kings Mark Miller Pittsburgh Penguins

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09) Kari Makkonen New York Islanders 1-year July 15, 1979 (1979-07-15) John Bednarski New York Rangers July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18) Clayton Pachal Colorado Rockies September 14, 1979 (1979-09-14) Charlie Huddy Oshawa Generals (OHL) Cal Roadhouse Billings Bighorns (WHL) October 4, 1979 (1979-10-04) Jim Corsi Quebec Nordiques November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) Jim Crosson Calgary Wranglers (WHL) Gord Stafford Billings Bighorns (WHL) November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02) Poul Popiel Innsbrucker EV (AUT) January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12) Don Cutts New York Islanders January 30, 1980 (1980-01-30) Roy Sommer Toronto Maple Leafs March 2, 1980 (1980-03-02) Bob Dupuis Barrie Flyers (OHA Sr A Hockey League) March 5, 1980 (1980-03-05) Mike Kouwenhoven Feenstra Flyers (Eredivisie) March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17) Owen Lloyd Spokane Flyers (WIHL)

Players lost Date Player New team Dave Forbes Retired Jim Harrison Ernie Wakely Bryan Watson Inge Hammarström Brynäs IF (SHL) August 8, 1979 (1979-08-08) Dennis Patterson Philadelphia Flyers August 16, 1979 (1979-08-16) Pierre Guité Released September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19) Larry Hendrick Released October 1979 Doug Favell Released October 18, 1979 (1979-10-18) Pete LoPresti Retired December 12, 1979 (1979-12-12) Bill Flett Retired December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22) Dave Dryden Retired December 27, 1979 (1979-12-27) John Bednarski Detroit Red Wings

Claimed via waivers Date Player Team March 1980 John Hilworth from Detroit Red Wings

Signings Date Player Term July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18) Bryon Baltimore August 3, 1979 (1979-08-03) Lee Fogolin 3-year August 21, 1979 (1979-08-21) Dave Semenko 2-year August 30, 1979 (1979-08-30) Kevin Lowe 4-year September 14, 1979 (1979-09-14) Mark Messier 2-year October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) Max Kostovich Dave Lumley Mike Toal May 14, 1980 (1980-05-14) Blair Barnes

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

Trades

• The Montreal Canadiens traded Dave Hunter and Ron Carter in exchange for Edmonton not to select Bill Nyrop, Gilles Lupien, or Rod Langway.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs traded Stan Weir in exchange for Edmonton not to select Ron Ellis.

Farm teams

See also

• 1979–80 NHL season

References

1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
2. "1979–80 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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