Traded Ron Andruff, Sean Shanahan, Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks (#19-Paul Gagne) to Rockies for Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks (#1-Doug Wickenheiser) on 1976-09-13

Blackhawks promised to not take Real Cloutier in 1979 NHL reclaim draft in exchange for 1980 first round pick (#3-Denis Savard) on 1979-06-09

Traded Dale McCourt, rights to restricted free agent Rogie Vachon to Red Wings for Andre St. Laurent, 1980 first round pick (#4-Larry Murphy), 1980 second round pick or 1981 first round pick (Kings option) (1981 #2-Doug Smith) on 1979-08-22

Traded Dan Maloney, 1980 second round pick (#25-Craig Muni) to Maple Leafs for Errol Thompson, 1978 first round pick (#12-Brent Peterson), 1978 second round pick (#31-Al Jensen), 1980 first round pick (#11-Mike Blaisdell) on 1978-03-13

Traded Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks (#1-Doug Wickenheiser) to Canadiens for Ron Andruff, Sean Shanahan, Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks (#19-Paul Gagne) on 1976-09-13

Traded Errol Thompson, 1978 first round pick (#12-Brent Peterson), 1978 second round pick (#31-Al Jensen), 1980 first round pick (#11-Mike Blaisdell) to Red Wings for Dan Maloney, 1980 second round pick (#25-Craig Muni) on 1978-03-13

Traded Mike Palmateer, 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) to Capitals for Tim Coulis, Robert Picard, 1980 second round pick (#26-Bob McGill) on 1980-06-11

Traded Dave Lumley, Dan Newman to Oilers for 1980 second round pick (#27-Ric Nattress) on 1979-06-13

Traded Thomas Gradin to Canucks for 1979 or 1980 second round pick (Blackhawks option) (1980 #28-Steve Ludzik) on 1978-06-16

Traded Dale Tallon to Penguins for 1980 second round pick (#30-Ken Solheim) on 1978-10-09

Traded Richard Mulhern, 1980 second round pick (#34-Dave Morrison) to Kings for Bob Murdoch, 1980 second round pick (#31-Tony Curtale) on 1979-06-16

Traded Dave Shand, 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) to Maple Leafs for 1980 second round pick (#32-Kevin LaVallee) on 1980-06-10

Traded Neil Komadoski to Blues for 1980 second round pick (#33-Greg Terrion) on 1978-01-14

Traded Bob Murdoch, 1980 second round pick (#31-Tony Curtale) to Flames for Richard Mulhern, 1980 second round pick (#34-Dave Morrison) on 1979-06-16

Traded Jim Craig to Bruins for 1980 second round pick (#39-Steve Konroyd), 1981 third round pick (#56-Mike Vernon) on 1980-06-02

Traded Walt McKechnie to Rockies for 1980 third round pick (#43-Fred Boimistruck) on 1980-03-03

Traded Canadiens promise to take Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote, rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David, from Nordiques in 1979 NHL reclaim draft in exchange for 1980 third round pick (#45-John Newberry), 1981 second round pick (#32-Lars Eriksson), Nordiques promise to take Alain Cote in NHL expansion draft on 1979-06-09

Traded Walt McKechnie to Maple Leafs for 1980 third round pick (#53-Randy Velischek) on 1978-10-05

Traded 1980 second round pick (#32-Kevin LaVallee) to Flames for Dave Shand, 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) on 1980-06-10

Traded Tim Coulis, Robert Picard, 1980 second round pick (#26-Bob McGill) to Maple Leafs for Mike Palmateer, 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) on 1980-06-11

Traded Jocelyn Guevremont to Rangers for 1979 third round pick (#55-Jacques Cloutier), 1980 third round pick (#56-Sean McKenna) on 1979-03-12

Traded rights to Eddie Mio, future considerations (Pierre Plante on 05-14) to North Stars for Doug Hicks, 1980 third round pick (#58-Marcel Frere) on 1978-03-14

Traded Dennis Hull to Red Wings for 1980 fourth round pick (#67-Carey Wilson) on 1977-12-02

Traded Mike Kaszycki to Capitals for Gord Lane, 1980 fourth round pick (#68-Monty Trottier) on 1979-12-07

Traded Jets promised not to claim Kim Clackson as a priority selection from its WHA franchise for 1980 seventh round pick (#135-Mike Lauen) on 1979-06-09

Traded Barry Dean to Oilers for Ron Areshenkoff, 1980 tenth round pick (#195-Bob O'Brien) on 1980-06-11