SM-liigan kausi 1979–1980 päättyi Kärppien seurahistorian ensimmäiseen SM-mitaliin, pronssiseen sellaiseen.
Tuolloin pronssien kohtalo ratkaistiin paras kolmesta ottelusarjalla. Kärpät voitti TPS:n kahdesti, ensin Turussa 2-12 ja koti-Raksilassa 8-7. Ratkaisevan, pronssit tuoneen voittomaalin iski ajassa 59:57 Kärppälegenda Reijo Ruotsalainen.
1979-1980, Kärpät, SM-liigan runkosarja
rivi | nimi | joukkue | PN | PP | O | M | S | P | + | – | +/- | R | YVM | YVS | AVM | AVS | VM | VMS |
1 | Holmen, Iiro | Kärpät | 1 | PP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Hellgren, Ari | Kärpät | 2 | MV | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Ruotanen, Arto | Kärpät | 3 | P | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Jalonen, Hannu | Kärpät | 4 | P | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -27 | -9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Suoraniemi, Kari | Kärpät | 5 | P | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | -32 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Karlsson, Pentti | Kärpät | 6 | P | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Karjala, Pekka | Kärpät | 7 | P | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Tuohimaa, Juha | Kärpät | 8 | P | 36 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 59 | -56 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Mäkinen, Pekka | Kärpät | 9 | KP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Ruotsalainen, Reijo | Kärpät | 10 | P | 30 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 52 | -32 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
11 | Tenhunen, Seppo | Kärpät | 11 | H | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Jalonen, Kari | Kärpät | 12 | H | 28 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 51 | -36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
13 | Perkkiö, Markku | Kärpät | 13 | H | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -37 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Kiimalainen, Markku | Kärpät | 15 | H | 36 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 61 | -40 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Huikari, Juha | Kärpät | 16 | P | 29 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 50 | -27 | 23 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Koutuaniemi, Jouni | Kärpät | 18 | KP | 36 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | -36 | -5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
17 | Torkkeli, Veikko | Kärpät | 19 | H | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 40 | -43 | -3 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | Kämäräinen, Jouko | Kärpät | 20 | H | 33 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | -27 | -7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | Suikkanen, Kai | Kärpät | 21 | H | 36 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 61 | -48 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
20 | Torkkeli, Jorma | Kärpät | 22 | H | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | -17 | -1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Alatalo, Ilkka | Kärpät | 23 | H | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -15 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Leinonen, Mikko | Kärpät | 24 | H | 36 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 62 | -39 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
23 | Timosaari, Ari | Kärpät | 25 | MV | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Tauriainen, Jarmo | Kärpät | 26 | H | 34 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 45 | -26 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
25 | Arbelius, Pekka | Kärpät | 27 | H | 36 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 54 | -41 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Röppänen, Pasi | Kärpät | 28 | H | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979-1980, Kärpät, SM-liigan playoffit
rivi | nimi | joukkue | PN | PP | O | M | S | P | + | – | +/- | R | YVM | YVS | AVM | AVS | VM | VMS |
1 | Hellgren, Ari | Kärpät | 2 | MV | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ruotanen, Arto | Kärpät | 3 | P | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Jalonen, Hannu | Kärpät | 4 | P | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Suoraniemi, Kari | Kärpät | 5 | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Tuohimaa, Juha | Kärpät | 8 | P | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Ruotsalainen, Reijo | Kärpät | 10 | P | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Jalonen, Kari | Kärpät | 12 | H | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Perkkiö, Markku | Kärpät | 13 | H | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Kiimalainen, Markku | Kärpät | 15 | H | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Huikari, Juha | Kärpät | 16 | P | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | Koutuaniemi, Jouni | Kärpät | 18 | KP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Torkkeli, Veikko | Kärpät | 19 | H | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Kämäräinen, Jouko | Kärpät | 20 | H | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Suikkanen, Kai | Kärpät | 21 | H | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Torkkeli, Jorma | Kärpät | 22 | H | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Alatalo, Ilkka | Kärpät | 23 | H | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Leinonen, Mikko | Kärpät | 24 | H | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Timosaari, Ari | Kärpät | 25 | MV | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Tauriainen, Jarmo | Kärpät | 26 | H | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | Arbelius, Pekka | Kärpät | 27 | H | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |