Skip to content
HOCKEYSWEDES
SV
Everything about the Swedes in the NHL - right nowThe night every morning on@HockeySwedesCom
Regular season and playoffsHFD

Rick Hodgson's 1979-1980 season

Points
0
NHL#516
Goals
0
NHL#463
Assists
0
NHL#502
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#383
Games
6
7%
7% of 80

Defenceman Rick Hodgson was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 6 of a possible 80 games and scored 0 goals and 0 assists for 0 points, 0.00 points per game. In the playoffs he played 1 game for 0 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Rick Hodgson's season starts in game 27 of 80

    Hartford Whalers have played 26 games26 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Rick Hodgson makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠5 loss against Vancouver Canucks

    HFDHartford Whalers3–5VANVancouver Canucks

    Rick was 23 years old · Pacific Coliseum, Canada

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

    Swedes on the ice: Thomas Gradin and Per-Olov Brasar.

    View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–5VAN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–7LAK
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–6CLR
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4PHI
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 806 of 60 played
      0
      points
      NHL#492
      0
      goals
      NHL#445
      0
      assists
      NHL#479
      -5
      +/-
      NHL#119
      HFD
      21-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    The season in numbers

    Rick Hodgson closes the 1979-1980 season with 0 points

    HFDHartford Whalers
    Points
    0
    NHL#516
    Games
    6of 80
    8%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#463
    Assists
    0
    NHL#502
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#383
    3 months and 16 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
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      HFD1–6MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

    HFD0–3MTL
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists