Darrell Griffith was the 1980-81 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Utah Jazz, Griffith averaged 20.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.3 SPG and 0.5 BPG in 35.4 MPG.
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∙ 15y agoThe NHL Rookie of the Year for the 1979-1980 season was defenseman Ray Bourque of the Boston Bruins.
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1979-1980. Was Rookie of the Year
Tony Esposito, who holds the modern era record for most shutouts in a season (15), achieved his shutout record as a rookie. Though he had played 13 games the season previous, he was still considered a rookie and won the Calder Trophy, the NHL's rookie of the year award.
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1979-1980. Was Rookie of the Year
Bobby Orr was the 1967 Caldor Memorial Trophy winner (The NHL's equivalent to rookie of the year).
No rookie since the NHL's inception has ever won the Hart Memorial Trophy (The league MVP trophy which was first presented in 1924) in his rookie year.
Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers
1979-1980