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Mike Rogers's 1979-1980 season

Points
105
NHL#5
Goals
44
NHL#13
Assists
61
NHL#6
Plus/minus
+28
NHL#34
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Mike Rogers was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played all 80 games and scored 44 goals and 61 assists for 105 points, 1.31 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 3 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Mike Rogers makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Minnesota North Stars

    HFDHartford Whalers1–4MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Mike was 24 years old · Metropolitan Sports Center, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    0
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson and Per-Olov Brasar.

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    • The game
      HFD1–4MNS
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Mike Rogers records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · October 11

    • The game
      HFD3–3PIT
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–3CHI
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Mike Rogers scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 14

    • The game
      HFD1–3BUF
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD1–6NYI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–2QUE
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–1HFD
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–2NYR
      game 9/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • November 1979
    • The game
      TOR3–5HFD
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      HFD7–2CLR
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      CHI4–2HFD
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD5–5CHI
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD2–3WIN
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      EDM0–4HFD
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      HFD4–5BOS
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–5HFD
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      QUE4–4HFD
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      AFM2–4HFD
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      19
      points
      NHL#39
      9
      goals
      NHL#34
      10
      assists
      NHL#64
      HFD
      7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–6PHI
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT5–7HFD
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 23/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      HFD3–3WSH
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYR7–4HFD
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      HFD0–3EDM
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–5VAN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      HFD4–7LAK
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      HFD5–6CLR
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–4PHI
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI4–4HFD
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      HFD0–3STL
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–3EDM
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–3HFD
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET2–1HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–5NYR
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD2–6MNS
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD6–4DET
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      41
      points
      NHL#25
      16
      goals
      NHL#42
      25
      assists
      NHL#28
      HFD
      10-20-0W-L-OT30Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–7HFD
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CHI3–5HFD
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      WIN2–7HFD
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      MTL7–2HFD
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–3NYI
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      AFM1–6HFD
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS2–8HFD
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
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    • February 1980
    • The game
      HFD3–5AFM
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI3–5HFD
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK3–7HFD
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      CLR4–4HFD
      game 51/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      MNS6–2HFD
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN5–5HFD
      game 53/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      WIN4–5HFD
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–5TOR
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6HFD
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM2–6HFD
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      HFD6–5AFM
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      HFD5–9QUE
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      BOS6–3HFD
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      69
      points
      NHL#15
      31
      goals
      NHL#19
      38
      assists
      NHL#26
      HFD
      21-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL0–3HFD
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • March 1980
    • The game
      HFD6–3STL
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      HFD3–4BUF
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD5–9WSH
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      HFD1–1BOS
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–4DET
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3HFD
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4HFD
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–1HFD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–5HFD
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5HFD
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–5MTL
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5HFD
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–7WIN
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 75/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–2LAK
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • April 1980
    • The game
      TOR5–4HFD
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      HFD4–6PIT
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-9SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–9HFD
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +5+/-7SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mike Rogers reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · April 4

    • The game
      DET3–5HFD
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
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    The season in numbers

    Mike Rogers closes the 1979-1980 season with 105 points

    HFDHartford Whalers
    Points
    105
    NHL#5
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    44
    NHL#13
    Assists
    61
    NHL#6
    P/GP
    1.31
    NHL#12
    +/-
    +28
    NHL#34
    Events
    105
    career best in points
    44
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    17 i rad
    games with a point · 29 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Hartford Whalers meet Montréal Canadiens

    HFDvsMTL
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      HFD1–6MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD4–8MTL
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

    HFD0–3MTL
    Eliminated
    3Games3Points0Goals3Assists