Detroit Red Wings
1979-80 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Red Wings 1979-80 Season Recap

The Red Wings change addresses playing their final game at Olympia Stadium on December 15th and their first game at the brand new state of the art Joe Louis Arena 12 days later. However, the Wings struggle continue as they are 1 of just 5 teams missing the playoffs while finishing in last place with a 26-43-11 record.

1980 Red Wings

1979-80 Detroit Red WingsRed Wings

Missed Playoffs

26-43 (.394)

5th place in NHL Wales Conference Norris Division

Head Coach

Bobby Kromm (24-36-11)
Ted Lindsay (2-7-0)

General Manager

Ted Lindsay

Team Owner

Bruce Norris

Arena

Joe Louis Arena

Attendance

15,104 per game

1980 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 11 Mike Blaisdell R

3 46 Mark Osborne L

5 88 Mike Corrigan

6 109 Wayne Crawford C

7 130 Mike Braun

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Recap

Missed Playoffs

1980 Draft Picks

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