1979–80 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1979–80 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.
Trades between teams
May
| May 24, 1979 | To Atlanta Flames Curt Bennett |
To St. Louis Blues Bobby Simpson |
June
- Trade completed on June 14, 1979.
- Trade completed on August 16, 1979.
July
| July 2, 1979 | To Colorado Rockies rights to Hardy Astrom |
To New York Rangers Bill Lochead |
| July 19, 1979 | To Minnesota North Stars cash |
To Vancouver Canucks Chuck Arnason |
| July 25, 1979 | To Winnipeg Jets Wayne Dillon |
To New York Rangers future considerations |
August
- This pick was changed to a 2nd-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft) day.
- This was a compensation trade. The rights to Dale McCourt were transferred to Los Angeles as compensation to Detroit signing restricted free agent Rogatien Vachon on August 8, 1979. McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL, NHLPA, Detroit and Los Angeles.[1] The matter was resolved and McCourt stayed with Detroit.[2]
September
| September 4, 1979 |
To Detroit Red Wings Dennis Sobchuk |
To Philadelphia Flyers conditional 3rd-rd or 4th-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft |
| September 14, 1979 |
To Montreal Canadiens 4th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft |
To Los Angeles Kings Brad Selwood 4th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft |
| September 24, 1979 |
To Edmonton Oilers Jim Harrison |
To Chicago Black Hawks future considerations |
October
| October 4, 1979 |
To Montreal Canadiens cash |
To Winnipeg Jets Ron Wilson |
| October 5, 1979 |
To Buffalo Sabres John Van Boxmeer |
To Colorado Rockies Rene Robert |
| October 10, 1979 |
To Atlanta Flames Garry Unger |
To St. Louis Blues Ed Kea Don Laurence 2nd-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft |
| October 12, 1979 |
To Winnipeg Jets Bud Stefanski |
To New York Rangers cash future considerations |
| October 23, 1979 |
To Boston Bruins Bobby Lalonde |
To Atlanta Flames 4th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft |
November
| November 2, 1979 | To Colorado Rockies Lucien DeBlois Pat Hickey Mike McEwen Dean Turner future considerations1 (Bob Crawford) |
To New York Rangers Barry Beck |
| November 6, 1979 | To Atlanta Flames Harvey Bennett Jr. |
To St. Louis Blues cash |
| November 6, 1979 | To Vancouver Canucks Bruce Affleck Gord Buynak |
To St. Louis Blues cash |
| November 13, 1979 | To St. Louis Blues Blair Chapman |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Stewart |
- Trade completed on January 15, 1980.
December
| December 7, 1979 | To Washington Capitals Mike Kaszycki |
To New York Islanders Gord Lane |
| December 10, 1979 | To Boston Bruins Dan Newman |
To Edmonton Oilers Bobby Schmautz |
| December 10, 1979 | To Minnesota North Stars 2nd-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft |
To Vancouver Canucks Per-Olov Brasar |
| December 13, 1979 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Farrish Terry Martin |
To Quebec Nordiques Reg Thomas |
| December 21, 1979 | To Vancouver Canucks Dave Logan Harold Phillipoff |
To Chicago Black Hawks Ron Sedlbauer |
| December 27, 1979 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Bob Stephenson |
To Hartford Whalers Pat Boutette |
| December 29, 1979 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Hickey Wilf Paiement |
To Colorado Rockies Lanny McDonald Joel Quenneville |
January
| January 2, 1980 | To Vancouver Canucks cash |
To Philadelphia Flyers Jack McIlhargey |
| January 3, 1980 | To Minnesota North Stars David Hanson |
To Detroit Red Wings future considerations |
| January 3, 1980 | To Minnesota North Stars cash |
To Detroit Red Wings Alex Pirus |
| January 4, 1980 | To Minnesota North Stars 2nd-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft |
To Vancouver Canucks Kris Manery |
| January 10, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Ribble |
To Chicago Black Hawks Dave Hutchison |
| January 17, 1980 | To Hartford Whalers Tom Rowe |
To Washington Capitals Alan Hangsleben |
February
| February 8, 1980 | To Vancouver Canucks Ivan Boldirev Darcy Rota |
To Atlanta Flames Don Lever Brad Smith |
| February 10, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Curt Ridley |
To Vancouver Canucks cash |
| February 16, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Kaszycki |
To Washington Capitals Pat Ribble |
| February 18, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Bill Derlago Rick Vaive |
To Vancouver Canucks Jerry Butler Tiger Williams |
| February 25, 1980 | To Colorado Rockies Bobby Schmautz |
To Edmonton Oilers Don Ashby |
| February 27, 1980 | To Hartford Whalers Bobby Hull |
To Winnipeg Jets future considerations |
| February 28, 1980 | To Vancouver Canucks cash |
To St. Louis Blues Bruce Affleck Gord Buynak |
March
| March 3, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-rd pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft |
To Colorado Rockies Walt McKechnie |
| March 10, 1980 | To Buffalo Sabres 1st-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft |
To Los Angeles Kings Jerry Korab |
| March 10, 1980 | To Los Angeles Kings Billy Harris Dave Lewis |
To New York Islanders Butch Goring |
| March 11, 1980 | To Edmonton Oilers Don Murdoch |
To New York Rangers Cam Connor 3rd-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft |
| March 11, 1980 | To Quebec Nordiques Ron Chipperfield |
To Edmonton Oilers Ron Low |
| March 11, 1980 | To Minnesota North Stars Jim Corsi |
To Edmonton Oilers future considerations |
Additional sources
- hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
- "NHL trades for 1979-1980". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
References
- "The Ups and Downs of Dale McCourt". TSN. 2016-12-24. 3:03 min:sec mark. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- Berry, Robert C.; Gould, William B.; Staudohar, Paul D. (1986). Labor Relations in Professional Sports. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780865691377.
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