1979β80 Quebec Nordiques | |
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Division | 5th Adams |
Conference | 10th Wales |
1979β80 record | 25β44β11 |
Home record | 17β16β7 |
Road record | 8β28β4 |
Goals for | 248 |
Goals against | 313 |
Team information | |
General manager | Maurice Filion |
Coach | Jacques Demers |
Captain | Marc Tardif |
Arena | ColisΓ©e de QuΓ©bec |
Average attendance | 10,742 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Syracuse Firebirds ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Real Cloutier (42) |
Assists | Real Cloutier (47) |
Points | Real Cloutier (89) |
Penalty minutes | Paul Baxter (145) |
Plus/minus | Robbie Ftorek (+6) |
Wins | Michel Dion (15) |
Goals against average | Michel Dion (3.70) |
The 1979β80 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season overall, however, it marked as their expansion season in the National Hockey League. Quebec had played their previous seven seasons in the now defunct World Hockey Association. In 1978β79, their last season in the WHA, Quebec finished the year with the second best record, as they had a 41β34β5 record, earning 87 points. The Nordiques were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals. In the NHL, the team finished out of the playoffs.
During the off-season, the Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, and Winnipeg Jets were admitted into the NHL as expansion teams. Quebec would be placed in the Adams Division in the Wales Conference. The other teams in the Nordiques division was the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Quebec held on to head coach Jacques Demers.
As many of the WHA players had their rights held by NHL teams, those NHL teams were allowed to reclaim their players. In order to keep the NHL from taking all the talent from the WHA-turned-NHL teams, each incoming franchise was allowed to protect up to two goaltenders and two skaters. These were designated as "priority selections" in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. The Nordiques made a deal with the Chicago Black Hawks, in which Quebec would keep Real Cloutier in exchange for the Nordiques first round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Quebec made a deal with the Montreal Canadiens in which Montreal selected Dan Geoffrion and Alain Cote from the Nordiques, rather than Marc Tardif and Richard David. In exchange for this, the Nordiques relinquished a third round pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, a second round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and that the Nordiques would draft Alain Cote from the Canadiens at the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft.
On June 28, 1979, the Nordiques acquired Jamie Hislop from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Barry Legge. Hislop played with the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1978β79, as he scored 30 goals and 70 points in 80 games.
The Nordiques acquired goaltender Goran Hogosta from the New York Islanders for goaltender Richard Brodeur. Hogosta played the 1978β79 season with the Fort Worth Texans, earning a record of 25β29β4 with a 3.51 GAA and a .877 save percentage. Brodeur had been with the Nordiques during their entire existence in the WHA. In 1978β79, Brodeur had a 25β13β3 record with a 3.11 GAA and a .901 save percentage with Quebec.
At the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held on August 9, the Nordiques selected Michel Goulet from the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association in the first round, 20th overall. In 78 games with the Bulls during the 1978β79, Goulet scored 28 goals and 58 points. In the second round, Quebec selected Dale Hunter from the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. Hunter scored 34 goals and 85 points in 61 games during the 1978β79 season. In the fourth round, the Nordiques selected Anton Stastny from Slovan ChZJD Bratislava of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. Stastny scored 32 goals and 51 points in 44 games during the 1978β79 season.
Quebec signed free agent Robbie Ftorek on August 13, who played the 1978β79 season with the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association. Ftorek finished second in WHA scoring with 39 goals and 77 assists to earn 116 points in 80 games. Ftorek has previous NHL experience, as in 15 games with the Detroit Red Wings from 1972 to 1974, Ftorek scored two goals and seven points.
Quebec played in their first ever NHL game on October 10, 1979, at Le ColisΓ©e in Quebec City, as the Nordiques lost 5β3 to the Atlanta Flames. The Nords won their first ever NHL game in their third game, defeating the Colorado Rockies 5β2 in Denver, Colorado. During the first half of the season, the Nordiques were very competitive, earning a 17β17β6 record as they held on to a playoff position, however, wins were few and far between in the second half of the year, as Quebec fell into last place, and finished the year 25β44β11, earning 61 points, and missing the post-season.
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Real Cloutier, who in his first NHL season, had a team best 42 goals and 47 assists for 89 points. Real Cloutier scored three goals in his National League Debut. [2] Marc Tardif had a solid season, scoring 33 goals and 68 points, while the Nordiques first round draft pick, Michel Goulet, had 22 goals and 54 points to finish in third in team scoring. On the blue line, Dale Hoganson led the way, earning 40 points, while Pierre Lacroix scored 9 goals and 30 points. Paul Baxter led the club with 145 penalty minutes.
In goal, Michel Dion saw most of the action, appearing in 50 games, earning a team high 15 victories and a 3.70 GAA, as well as two shutouts.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 110 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 310 | 234 | 105 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 311 | 253 | 88 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 304 | 327 | 75 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 248 | 313 | 61 |
[3]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.
Adams Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
1 | October 10 | Atlanta Flames | 5β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 0β1β0 | 0 | 10,350 |
2 | October 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β3 | Montreal Canadiens | 0β2β0 | 0 | 17,049 |
3 | October 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 5β2 | Colorado Rockies | 1β2β0 | 2 | 6,389 |
4 | October 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1β3β0 | 2 | 15,386 |
5 | October 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3β0 | 4 | 9,893 |
6 | October 24 | Hartford Whalers | 2β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β3β1 | 5 | 10,445 |
7 | October 27 | Buffalo Sabres | 3β0 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β4β1 | 5 | 10,896 |
8 | October 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β4β1 | 7 | 11,908 |
9 | October 31 | Winnipeg Jets | 5β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β5β1 | 7 | 10,430 |
10 | November 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames | 3β5β2 | 8 | 11,356 |
11 | November 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β5β2 | 10 | 10,795 |
12 | November 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β6β2 | 10 | 11,899 |
13 | November 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β5 | New York Rangers | 4β7β2 | 10 | 17,417 |
14 | November 11 | St. Louis Blues | 1β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 5β7β2 | 12 | 10,260 |
15 | November 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Minnesota North Stars | 5β8β2 | 12 | 10,955 |
16 | November 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β2 | Winnipeg Jets | 6β8β2 | 14 | 12,401 |
17 | November 18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β8β2 | 16 | 10,577 |
18 | November 20 | Boston Bruins | 5β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β9β2 | 16 | 11,897 |
19 | November 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β7 | Boston Bruins | 7β10β2 | 16 | 11,699 |
20 | November 24 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β4 | Hartford Whalers | 7β10β3 | 17 | 7,627 |
21 | November 25 | Washington Capitals | 2β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β10β4 | 18 | 10,643 |
22 | November 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β4 | St. Louis Blues | 7β11β4 | 18 | 8,360 |
23 | November 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7β12β4 | 18 | 8,396 |
24 | December 1 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Washington Capitals | 7β13β4 | 18 | 6,892 |
25 | December 2 | Vancouver Canucks | 1β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 8β13-4 | 20 | 10,567 |
26 | December 4 | Colorado Rockies | 3β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 8β14β4 | 20 | 10,299 |
27 | December 6 | St. Louis Blues | 2β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 9β14β4 | 22 | 10,347 |
28 | December 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 10β14β4 | 24 | 11,168 |
29 | December 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 0β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 11β14β4 | 26 | 10,326 |
30 | December 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 11β15β4 | 26 | 17,007 |
31 | December 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 11β15β5 | 27 | 15,609 |
32 | December 16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 12β15β5 | 29 | 10,279 |
33 | December 19 | Colorado Rockies | 3β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 13β15β5 | 31 | 10,806 |
34 | December 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β1 | Buffalo Sabres | 14β15β5 | 33 | 16,433 |
35 | December 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 0β3 | Los Angeles Kings | 14β16β5 | 33 | 9,978 |
36 | December 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β6 | Vancouver Canucks | 14β17β5 | 33 | 13,615 |
37 | December 30 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β1 | Edmonton Oilers | 15β17β5 | 35 | 15,423 |
38 | January 2 | New York Rangers | 3β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 15β17β6 | 36 | 11,898 |
39 | January 5 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16β17β6 | 38 | 16,485 |
40 | January 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 17β17β6 | 40 | 10,480 |
41 | January 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β4 | Atlanta Flames | 17β18β6 | 40 | 9,246 |
42 | January 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β8 | St. Louis Blues | 17β19β6 | 40 | 15,110 |
43 | January 16 | Boston Bruins | 3β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 17β20β6 | 40 | 11,899 |
44 | January 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β3 | New York Islanders | 17β21β6 | 40 | 14,995 |
45 | January 20 | Washington Capitals | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 18β21β6 | 42 | 10,097 |
46 | January 23 | Minnesota North Stars | 4β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 19-21β6 | 44 | 10,710 |
47 | January 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β1 | Washington Capitals | 19β21β7 | 45 | 9,479 |
48 | January 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 7β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 19β22β7 | 45 | 10,765 |
49 | January 30 | Atlanta Flames | 4β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 19β23β7 | 45 | 10,776 |
50 | February 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Boston Bruins | 19β24β7 | 45 | 12,298 |
51 | February 3 | New York Rangers | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 20β24β7 | 47 | 11,075 |
52 | February 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 20β24β8 | 48 | 11,073 |
53 | February 9 | Quebec Nordiques | 0β5 | New York Islanders | 20β25β8 | 48 | 14,995 |
54 | February 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β3 | New York Rangers | 20β26β8 | 48 | 17,415 |
55 | February 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β5 | Montreal Canadiens | 20β27β8 | 48 | 16,970 |
56 | February 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 5β6 | Winnipeg Jets | 20β28β8 | 48 | 12,328 |
57 | February 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β6 | Minnesota North Stars | 20β29β8 | 48 | 8,283 |
58 | February 19 | Buffalo Sabres | 3β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 20β30β8 | 48 | 10,722 |
59 | February 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20β31β8 | 48 | 14,116 |
60 | February 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 21β31β8 | 50 | 10,227 |
61 | February 26 | Hartford Whalers | 5β9 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β31β8 | 52 | 10,099 |
62 | February 27 | New York Islanders | 5β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β32β8 | 52 | 10,619 |
63 | March 2 | Los Angeles Kings | 4β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β33β8 | 52 | 10,777 |
64 | March 5 | Minnesota North Stars | 3-3 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β33β9 | 53 | 10,193 |
65 | March 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 22β34β9 | 53 | 16,485 |
66 | March 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 23β34-9 | 55 | 10,241 |
67 | March 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 6β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 23β35β9 | 55 | 10,619 |
68 | March 16 | Vancouver Canucks | 3β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 23β36β9 | 55 | 10,699 |
69 | March 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23β37β9 | 55 | 10,035 |
70 | March 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 6β2 | Colorado Rockies | 24β37β9 | 57 | 8,732 |
71 | March 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 1-4 | Los Angeles Kings | 24β38-9 | 57 | 10,635 |
72 | March 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 6β2 | Vancouver Canucks | 25β38β9 | 59 | 13,620 |
73 | March 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β39β9 | 59 | 10,718 |
74 | March 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 25β40β9 | 59 | 17,077 |
75 | March 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β9 | Detroit Red Wings | 25β41β9 | 59 | 16,485 |
76 | March 30 | New York Islanders | 9β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β42β9 | 59 | 10,412 |
77 | April 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β42β10 | 60 | 10,706 |
78 | April 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β8 | Buffalo Sabres | 25β43β10 | 60 | 16,433 |
79 | April 4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β9 | Hartford Whalers | 25β44β10 | 60 | 14,356 |
80 | April 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β44β11 | 61 | 11,005 |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Real Cloutier | 67 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 12 |
Marc Tardif | 58 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 30 |
Michel Goulet | 77 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 48 |
Robbie Ftorek | 52 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 28 |
Rich Leduc | 75 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 49 |
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Michel Dion | 50 | 2773 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 171 | 2 | 3.70 |
Ron Low | 15 | 828 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3.70 |
Goran Hogosta | 21 | 1199 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 4.15 |
The Nordiques participated in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, which was held on June 13, 1979. [5]
# | Player | Drafted from |
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1. | Dave Farrish (D) | New York Rangers |
2. | Gerry Hart (D) | New York Islanders |
3. | Ron Low ( G) | Detroit Red Wings |
4. | Pierre Plante ( RW) | New York Rangers |
5. | Blair Stewart ( F) | Washington Capitals |
6. | John Baby (D) | Minnesota North Stars |
7. | John Smrke (LW) | St. Louis Blues |
8. | Dave Parro (G) | Boston Bruins |
9. | Ken Kuzyk (RW) | Minnesota North Stars |
10. | Roland Cloutier ( C) | Detroit Red Wings |
11. | Terry Martin (F) | Buffalo Sabres |
12. | Jamie Masters (D) | St. Louis Blues |
13. | Hartland Monahan (F) | Los Angeles Kings |
14. | Ron Andruff (C) | Colorado Rockies |
15. | Alain Cote ( LW) | Montreal Canadiens |
16. | Lars Zetterstrom (D) | Vancouver Canucks |
Quebec's draft picks from the 1979 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on August 9, 1979.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 20 | Michel Goulet | ![]() |
Birmingham Bulls (WHA) |
2 | 41 | Dale Hunter | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
3 | 62 | Lee Norwood | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
4 | 83 | Anton Stastny | ![]() |
Slovan Bratislava (Czech.) |
5 | 104 | Pierre Lacroix | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
6 | 125 | Scott McGeown | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1979β80 season.
June 9, 1979 | To
Chicago Black Hawks 1st round pick in 1980 β Denis Savard |
To
Quebec Nordiques * Real Cloutier |
June 9, 1979 | To
Montreal Canadiens 3rd round pick in 1980 β John Newberry 2nd round pick in 1981 β Lars Eriksson |
To
Quebec Nordiques ** Marc Tardif Richard David |
June 13, 1979 | To
St. Louis Blues Hartland Monahan |
To
Quebec Nordiques Cash |
June 15, 1979 | To
Washington Capitals Dave Parro |
To
Quebec Nordiques Nelson Burton |
June 28, 1979 | To
Winnipeg Jets Barry Melrose |
To
Quebec Nordiques Jamie Hislop Barry Legge |
August 1, 1979 | To
New York Islanders Richard Brodeur |
To
Quebec Nordiques Goran Hogosta |
December 13, 1979 | To
Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Farrish Terry Martin |
To
Quebec Nordiques Reg Thomas |
March 11, 1980 | To
Edmonton Oilers Ron Low |
To
Quebec Nordiques Ron Chipperfield |
May 26, 1980 | To
Winnipeg Jets Barry Legge |
To
Quebec Nordiques Cash |
*Black Hawks promised to not make
Real Cloutier one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL reclaim draft
**Canadiens promised to not take
Danny Geoffrion and
Alain Cote rather than
Marc Tardif and/or
Richard David in the 1979 NHL reclaim draft
August 13, 1979 | From
Minnesota North Stars Greg Tebbutt |
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1979β80 Quebec Nordiques | |
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Division | 5th Adams |
Conference | 10th Wales |
1979β80 record | 25β44β11 |
Home record | 17β16β7 |
Road record | 8β28β4 |
Goals for | 248 |
Goals against | 313 |
Team information | |
General manager | Maurice Filion |
Coach | Jacques Demers |
Captain | Marc Tardif |
Arena | ColisΓ©e de QuΓ©bec |
Average attendance | 10,742 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Syracuse Firebirds ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Real Cloutier (42) |
Assists | Real Cloutier (47) |
Points | Real Cloutier (89) |
Penalty minutes | Paul Baxter (145) |
Plus/minus | Robbie Ftorek (+6) |
Wins | Michel Dion (15) |
Goals against average | Michel Dion (3.70) |
The 1979β80 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season overall, however, it marked as their expansion season in the National Hockey League. Quebec had played their previous seven seasons in the now defunct World Hockey Association. In 1978β79, their last season in the WHA, Quebec finished the year with the second best record, as they had a 41β34β5 record, earning 87 points. The Nordiques were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals. In the NHL, the team finished out of the playoffs.
During the off-season, the Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, and Winnipeg Jets were admitted into the NHL as expansion teams. Quebec would be placed in the Adams Division in the Wales Conference. The other teams in the Nordiques division was the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Quebec held on to head coach Jacques Demers.
As many of the WHA players had their rights held by NHL teams, those NHL teams were allowed to reclaim their players. In order to keep the NHL from taking all the talent from the WHA-turned-NHL teams, each incoming franchise was allowed to protect up to two goaltenders and two skaters. These were designated as "priority selections" in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. The Nordiques made a deal with the Chicago Black Hawks, in which Quebec would keep Real Cloutier in exchange for the Nordiques first round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Quebec made a deal with the Montreal Canadiens in which Montreal selected Dan Geoffrion and Alain Cote from the Nordiques, rather than Marc Tardif and Richard David. In exchange for this, the Nordiques relinquished a third round pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, a second round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and that the Nordiques would draft Alain Cote from the Canadiens at the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft.
On June 28, 1979, the Nordiques acquired Jamie Hislop from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Barry Legge. Hislop played with the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1978β79, as he scored 30 goals and 70 points in 80 games.
The Nordiques acquired goaltender Goran Hogosta from the New York Islanders for goaltender Richard Brodeur. Hogosta played the 1978β79 season with the Fort Worth Texans, earning a record of 25β29β4 with a 3.51 GAA and a .877 save percentage. Brodeur had been with the Nordiques during their entire existence in the WHA. In 1978β79, Brodeur had a 25β13β3 record with a 3.11 GAA and a .901 save percentage with Quebec.
At the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held on August 9, the Nordiques selected Michel Goulet from the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association in the first round, 20th overall. In 78 games with the Bulls during the 1978β79, Goulet scored 28 goals and 58 points. In the second round, Quebec selected Dale Hunter from the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. Hunter scored 34 goals and 85 points in 61 games during the 1978β79 season. In the fourth round, the Nordiques selected Anton Stastny from Slovan ChZJD Bratislava of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. Stastny scored 32 goals and 51 points in 44 games during the 1978β79 season.
Quebec signed free agent Robbie Ftorek on August 13, who played the 1978β79 season with the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association. Ftorek finished second in WHA scoring with 39 goals and 77 assists to earn 116 points in 80 games. Ftorek has previous NHL experience, as in 15 games with the Detroit Red Wings from 1972 to 1974, Ftorek scored two goals and seven points.
Quebec played in their first ever NHL game on October 10, 1979, at Le ColisΓ©e in Quebec City, as the Nordiques lost 5β3 to the Atlanta Flames. The Nords won their first ever NHL game in their third game, defeating the Colorado Rockies 5β2 in Denver, Colorado. During the first half of the season, the Nordiques were very competitive, earning a 17β17β6 record as they held on to a playoff position, however, wins were few and far between in the second half of the year, as Quebec fell into last place, and finished the year 25β44β11, earning 61 points, and missing the post-season.
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Real Cloutier, who in his first NHL season, had a team best 42 goals and 47 assists for 89 points. Real Cloutier scored three goals in his National League Debut. [2] Marc Tardif had a solid season, scoring 33 goals and 68 points, while the Nordiques first round draft pick, Michel Goulet, had 22 goals and 54 points to finish in third in team scoring. On the blue line, Dale Hoganson led the way, earning 40 points, while Pierre Lacroix scored 9 goals and 30 points. Paul Baxter led the club with 145 penalty minutes.
In goal, Michel Dion saw most of the action, appearing in 50 games, earning a team high 15 victories and a 3.70 GAA, as well as two shutouts.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 110 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 310 | 234 | 105 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 311 | 253 | 88 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 304 | 327 | 75 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 248 | 313 | 61 |
[3]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.
Adams Division record vs. opponents
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
1 | October 10 | Atlanta Flames | 5β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 0β1β0 | 0 | 10,350 |
2 | October 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β3 | Montreal Canadiens | 0β2β0 | 0 | 17,049 |
3 | October 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 5β2 | Colorado Rockies | 1β2β0 | 2 | 6,389 |
4 | October 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1β3β0 | 2 | 15,386 |
5 | October 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3β0 | 4 | 9,893 |
6 | October 24 | Hartford Whalers | 2β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β3β1 | 5 | 10,445 |
7 | October 27 | Buffalo Sabres | 3β0 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β4β1 | 5 | 10,896 |
8 | October 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β4β1 | 7 | 11,908 |
9 | October 31 | Winnipeg Jets | 5β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β5β1 | 7 | 10,430 |
10 | November 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames | 3β5β2 | 8 | 11,356 |
11 | November 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β5β2 | 10 | 10,795 |
12 | November 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β6β2 | 10 | 11,899 |
13 | November 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β5 | New York Rangers | 4β7β2 | 10 | 17,417 |
14 | November 11 | St. Louis Blues | 1β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 5β7β2 | 12 | 10,260 |
15 | November 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Minnesota North Stars | 5β8β2 | 12 | 10,955 |
16 | November 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β2 | Winnipeg Jets | 6β8β2 | 14 | 12,401 |
17 | November 18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β8β2 | 16 | 10,577 |
18 | November 20 | Boston Bruins | 5β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β9β2 | 16 | 11,897 |
19 | November 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β7 | Boston Bruins | 7β10β2 | 16 | 11,699 |
20 | November 24 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β4 | Hartford Whalers | 7β10β3 | 17 | 7,627 |
21 | November 25 | Washington Capitals | 2β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β10β4 | 18 | 10,643 |
22 | November 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β4 | St. Louis Blues | 7β11β4 | 18 | 8,360 |
23 | November 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7β12β4 | 18 | 8,396 |
24 | December 1 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Washington Capitals | 7β13β4 | 18 | 6,892 |
25 | December 2 | Vancouver Canucks | 1β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 8β13-4 | 20 | 10,567 |
26 | December 4 | Colorado Rockies | 3β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 8β14β4 | 20 | 10,299 |
27 | December 6 | St. Louis Blues | 2β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 9β14β4 | 22 | 10,347 |
28 | December 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 10β14β4 | 24 | 11,168 |
29 | December 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 0β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 11β14β4 | 26 | 10,326 |
30 | December 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 11β15β4 | 26 | 17,007 |
31 | December 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 11β15β5 | 27 | 15,609 |
32 | December 16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 12β15β5 | 29 | 10,279 |
33 | December 19 | Colorado Rockies | 3β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 13β15β5 | 31 | 10,806 |
34 | December 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β1 | Buffalo Sabres | 14β15β5 | 33 | 16,433 |
35 | December 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 0β3 | Los Angeles Kings | 14β16β5 | 33 | 9,978 |
36 | December 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β6 | Vancouver Canucks | 14β17β5 | 33 | 13,615 |
37 | December 30 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β1 | Edmonton Oilers | 15β17β5 | 35 | 15,423 |
38 | January 2 | New York Rangers | 3β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 15β17β6 | 36 | 11,898 |
39 | January 5 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16β17β6 | 38 | 16,485 |
40 | January 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 17β17β6 | 40 | 10,480 |
41 | January 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β4 | Atlanta Flames | 17β18β6 | 40 | 9,246 |
42 | January 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β8 | St. Louis Blues | 17β19β6 | 40 | 15,110 |
43 | January 16 | Boston Bruins | 3β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 17β20β6 | 40 | 11,899 |
44 | January 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β3 | New York Islanders | 17β21β6 | 40 | 14,995 |
45 | January 20 | Washington Capitals | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 18β21β6 | 42 | 10,097 |
46 | January 23 | Minnesota North Stars | 4β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 19-21β6 | 44 | 10,710 |
47 | January 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β1 | Washington Capitals | 19β21β7 | 45 | 9,479 |
48 | January 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 7β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 19β22β7 | 45 | 10,765 |
49 | January 30 | Atlanta Flames | 4β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 19β23β7 | 45 | 10,776 |
50 | February 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β7 | Boston Bruins | 19β24β7 | 45 | 12,298 |
51 | February 3 | New York Rangers | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 20β24β7 | 47 | 11,075 |
52 | February 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 20β24β8 | 48 | 11,073 |
53 | February 9 | Quebec Nordiques | 0β5 | New York Islanders | 20β25β8 | 48 | 14,995 |
54 | February 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β3 | New York Rangers | 20β26β8 | 48 | 17,415 |
55 | February 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β5 | Montreal Canadiens | 20β27β8 | 48 | 16,970 |
56 | February 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 5β6 | Winnipeg Jets | 20β28β8 | 48 | 12,328 |
57 | February 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β6 | Minnesota North Stars | 20β29β8 | 48 | 8,283 |
58 | February 19 | Buffalo Sabres | 3β1 | Quebec Nordiques | 20β30β8 | 48 | 10,722 |
59 | February 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20β31β8 | 48 | 14,116 |
60 | February 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 21β31β8 | 50 | 10,227 |
61 | February 26 | Hartford Whalers | 5β9 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β31β8 | 52 | 10,099 |
62 | February 27 | New York Islanders | 5β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β32β8 | 52 | 10,619 |
63 | March 2 | Los Angeles Kings | 4β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β33β8 | 52 | 10,777 |
64 | March 5 | Minnesota North Stars | 3-3 | Quebec Nordiques | 22β33β9 | 53 | 10,193 |
65 | March 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 22β34β9 | 53 | 16,485 |
66 | March 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques | 23β34-9 | 55 | 10,241 |
67 | March 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 6β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 23β35β9 | 55 | 10,619 |
68 | March 16 | Vancouver Canucks | 3β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 23β36β9 | 55 | 10,699 |
69 | March 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23β37β9 | 55 | 10,035 |
70 | March 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 6β2 | Colorado Rockies | 24β37β9 | 57 | 8,732 |
71 | March 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 1-4 | Los Angeles Kings | 24β38-9 | 57 | 10,635 |
72 | March 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 6β2 | Vancouver Canucks | 25β38β9 | 59 | 13,620 |
73 | March 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β2 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β39β9 | 59 | 10,718 |
74 | March 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 25β40β9 | 59 | 17,077 |
75 | March 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 7β9 | Detroit Red Wings | 25β41β9 | 59 | 16,485 |
76 | March 30 | New York Islanders | 9β6 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β42β9 | 59 | 10,412 |
77 | April 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3β3 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β42β10 | 60 | 10,706 |
78 | April 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β8 | Buffalo Sabres | 25β43β10 | 60 | 16,433 |
79 | April 4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β9 | Hartford Whalers | 25β44β10 | 60 | 14,356 |
80 | April 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β4 | Quebec Nordiques | 25β44β11 | 61 | 11,005 |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Cloutier | 67 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 12 |
Marc Tardif | 58 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 30 |
Michel Goulet | 77 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 48 |
Robbie Ftorek | 52 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 28 |
Rich Leduc | 75 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 49 |
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Michel Dion | 50 | 2773 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 171 | 2 | 3.70 |
Ron Low | 15 | 828 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3.70 |
Goran Hogosta | 21 | 1199 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 4.15 |
The Nordiques participated in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, which was held on June 13, 1979. [5]
# | Player | Drafted from |
---|---|---|
1. | Dave Farrish (D) | New York Rangers |
2. | Gerry Hart (D) | New York Islanders |
3. | Ron Low ( G) | Detroit Red Wings |
4. | Pierre Plante ( RW) | New York Rangers |
5. | Blair Stewart ( F) | Washington Capitals |
6. | John Baby (D) | Minnesota North Stars |
7. | John Smrke (LW) | St. Louis Blues |
8. | Dave Parro (G) | Boston Bruins |
9. | Ken Kuzyk (RW) | Minnesota North Stars |
10. | Roland Cloutier ( C) | Detroit Red Wings |
11. | Terry Martin (F) | Buffalo Sabres |
12. | Jamie Masters (D) | St. Louis Blues |
13. | Hartland Monahan (F) | Los Angeles Kings |
14. | Ron Andruff (C) | Colorado Rockies |
15. | Alain Cote ( LW) | Montreal Canadiens |
16. | Lars Zetterstrom (D) | Vancouver Canucks |
Quebec's draft picks from the 1979 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on August 9, 1979.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 20 | Michel Goulet | ![]() |
Birmingham Bulls (WHA) |
2 | 41 | Dale Hunter | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
3 | 62 | Lee Norwood | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
4 | 83 | Anton Stastny | ![]() |
Slovan Bratislava (Czech.) |
5 | 104 | Pierre Lacroix | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
6 | 125 | Scott McGeown | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1979β80 season.
June 9, 1979 | To
Chicago Black Hawks 1st round pick in 1980 β Denis Savard |
To
Quebec Nordiques * Real Cloutier |
June 9, 1979 | To
Montreal Canadiens 3rd round pick in 1980 β John Newberry 2nd round pick in 1981 β Lars Eriksson |
To
Quebec Nordiques ** Marc Tardif Richard David |
June 13, 1979 | To
St. Louis Blues Hartland Monahan |
To
Quebec Nordiques Cash |
June 15, 1979 | To
Washington Capitals Dave Parro |
To
Quebec Nordiques Nelson Burton |
June 28, 1979 | To
Winnipeg Jets Barry Melrose |
To
Quebec Nordiques Jamie Hislop Barry Legge |
August 1, 1979 | To
New York Islanders Richard Brodeur |
To
Quebec Nordiques Goran Hogosta |
December 13, 1979 | To
Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Farrish Terry Martin |
To
Quebec Nordiques Reg Thomas |
March 11, 1980 | To
Edmonton Oilers Ron Low |
To
Quebec Nordiques Ron Chipperfield |
May 26, 1980 | To
Winnipeg Jets Barry Legge |
To
Quebec Nordiques Cash |
*Black Hawks promised to not make
Real Cloutier one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL reclaim draft
**Canadiens promised to not take
Danny Geoffrion and
Alain Cote rather than
Marc Tardif and/or
Richard David in the 1979 NHL reclaim draft
August 13, 1979 | From
Minnesota North Stars Greg Tebbutt |
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