1980 Stanley Cup playoffs
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1980 Stanley Cup playoffs
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The 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 8, after the conclusion of the 1979–80 NHL season. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded World Hockey Association (WHA) as expansion franchises, and thus the playoffs were also expanded from 12 to 16 teams. The expanded playoff format allowed two of those former WHA clubs, the Edmonton Oilers and the Hartford Whalers, to make the playoffs in their first season in the N
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Stanley_Cup_playoffs
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2009-02-15T08:50:09Z
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2024-09-01T08:25:11Z
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