1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season

1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks
Smythe Division champions
Division1st Smythe
Conference3rd Campbell
1979–80 record34–27–19
Home record21–12–7
Road record13–15–12
Goals for241
Goals against250
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachEddie Johnston
CaptainKeith Magnuson (Oct)
Terry Ruskowski (Oct-Apr)
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaChicago Stadium
Average attendance11,700 (70.2%)
Team leaders
GoalsGrant Mulvey (39)
AssistsTerry Ruskowski (55)
PointsTerry Ruskowski (70)
Penalty minutesTerry Ruskowski (252)
Plus/minusRich Preston (+15)
WinsTony Esposito (31)
Goals against averageTony Esposito (2.98)

The 1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 54th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. The club was coming off a first-place finish in the Smythe Division in the 1978–79, despite finishing with a 29–36–15 record. In the 1979 playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by the New York Islanders in the quarter-finals.