1980–81 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1980–81 NHL season. It lists what team each player was traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

June

 * 1) Toronto's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 11, 1980 that sent Tim Coulis, Robert Picard and a second-round pick in the 1980 Entry Draft (26th overall) to Toronto in exchange for Mike Palmateer and this pick.

September

 * 1)  Montreal exercised the option and swap the 58th pick for the 43rd overall pick in 1983.
 * 2)  Montreal's third-round pick went to Winnipeg with $50,000 cash as compensation to allow Montreal to hire Serge Savard as the new general manager on April 28, 1983.

November

 * 1) Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (Ken Strong) and this pick.

February

 * 1) Trade completed on June 9, 1982, at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
 * 2) Trade completed on May 28, 1981.

March

 * Trading Deadline: March 10, 1981


 * 1) Trade completed on May 12, 1981.
 * 2) Montreal exercised the option and swap the 74th pick for the 65th overall pick in 1984.

Additional sources

 * hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"