Montreal Canadiens
1980-81 Season Recap

Teams Montreal Canadiens 1980-81 Season Recap

The 1981 Montreal Canadiens, coached by Claude Ruel, lost the Preliminary Round after finishing the NHL regular season in 1st place in the Wales Conference Norris Division with a 45-22-13 record.

1981 Canadiens

1980-81 Montreal CanadiensCanadiens

Lost Preliminary Round

45-22 (.644)

1st place in NHL Wales Conference Norris Division

Head Coach

Claude Ruel

General Manager

Irving Grundman

Team Owner

The Molson family

Arena

Montreal Forum

Attendance

16,695 per game

1981 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 7 Mark Hunter F

1 18 Gilbert Delorme D

1 19 Jan Ingman

2 32 Lars Eriksson G

2 40 Chris Chelios D

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Recap

Lost Preliminary Round

1981 Draft Picks

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