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Brent Ashton's 1979-1980 season

Points
19
NHL#286
Goals
5
NHL#292
Assists
14
NHL#262
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#148
Games
47
58%
58% of 80

Left winger Brent Ashton was 19 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 47 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 14 assists for 19 points, 0.40 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. 1979 NHL Draft

    Brent Ashton is drafted 26 overall by Vancouver Canucks

    VANVancouver Canucks
    Selected
    26 overall, round 2
    Swedish flagSwedes drafted
    5 selected
    Swedish flagFirst Swede off the board
    Tomas Jonsson#25
    First off the board
    Swedes from the same draft
    The full 1979 draft
  2. 2 months later
    NHL debut

    Brent Ashton makes his NHL debut

    STLSt. Louis Blues5–2VANVancouver Canucks

    Brent was 19 years old · Pacific Coliseum, Canada

    Other Swedes on the ice: Lars Lindgren and Thomas Gradin.

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    • The game
      STL5–2VAN
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–4EDM
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–1STL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Brent Ashton records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 18

    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      L
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–3BUF
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      TOR1–5VAN
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Brent Ashton scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 24

    • The game
      WSH3–5VAN
      W
      game 9/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 10/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • November 1979
    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS7–7VAN
      game 13/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN2–1DET
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–3AFM
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–2CHI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–5VAN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK5–1VAN
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      7
      points
      NHL#198
      2
      goals
      NHL#199
      5
      assists
      NHL#170
      VAN
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–2VAN
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–5WIN
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WIN2–4VAN
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      VAN1–3QUE
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      W
      game 26/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 27/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8027 of 60 played
      10
      points
      NHL#331
      4
      goals
      NHL#281
      6
      assists
      NHL#334
      VAN
      19-31-0W-L-OT48Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN4–5MNS
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN3–3WIN
      game 62/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • March 1980
    • The game
      VAN5–2EDM
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WIN1–2VAN
      W
      game 64/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      CHI3–3VAN
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      AFM9–3VAN
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–4CLR
      game 67/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–2AFM
      W
      game 68/804
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +4 assists
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    • The game
      VAN1–3HFD
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN2–2BOS
      game 70/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN3–2QUE
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      QUE6–2VAN
      L
      game 74/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–2VAN
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS3–5VAN
      W
      game 77/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • April 1980
    • The game
      EDM0–5VAN
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK2–4VAN
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–3LAK
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    The season in numbers

    Brent Ashton closes the 1979-1980 season with 19 points

    VANVancouver Canucks
    Points
    19
    NHL#286
    Games
    47of 80
    59%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#292
    Assists
    14
    NHL#262
    P/GP
    0.40
    NHL#255
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#148
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

    VANvsBUF
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      VAN1–2BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN0–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF4–5VAN
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1VAN
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    VAN1–3BUF
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round