John Van Boxmeer
#4 · Defence · Quebec Nordiques
Born Nov 20, 1952 in Petrolia, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 189 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 14th overall in 1972 by MTL (round 1)
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 1979-80. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bob Murray
CHI ·
50 P in 74 GP
Robert Picard
WSH ·
54 P in 78 GP
Paul Reinhart
AFM ·
47 P in 79 GP
Dick Redmond
BOS ·
47 P in 76 GP
Doug Halward
LAK ·
56 P in 63 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | MTL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1974-75 | MTL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1975-76 | MTL | 48 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 88 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 1976-77 | MTL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1976-77 | CLR | 41 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -19 | 32 | 89 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 1977-78 | CLR | 80 | 12 | 42 | 54 | -11 | 87 | 260 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 1978-79 | CLR | 76 | 9 | 34 | 43 | -26 | 46 | 189 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1979-80 | BUF | 80 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 55 | 198 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 1980-81 | BUF | 80 | 18 | 51 | 69 | -2 | 69 | 258 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 1981-82 | BUF | 69 | 14 | 54 | 68 | 23 | 62 | 196 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 1982-83 | BUF | 65 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 53 | 144 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 1983-84 | QUE | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 11 seasons | Career | 602 | 84 | 274 | 358 | 27 | 465 | 1483 | 0 | 0.59 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1977-78 | CLR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1979-80 | BUF | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1980-81 | BUF | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 1981-82 | BUF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1982-83 | BUF | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 38 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -14 | 37 | 111 | 0 | 0.53 |
1979-80 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 55 | 198 | 0 | 0.64 | 5.6 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1980 | vs TOR | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 5, 1980 | @ PIT | W 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 3, 1980 | vs QUE | W 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1980 | @ AFM | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1980 | vs MTL | T 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 27, 1980 | vs DET | W 10-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1980 | @ NYR | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 23, 1980 | vs NYI | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 22, 1980 | @ TOR | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 19, 1980 | @ VAN | T 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 15, 1980 | @ LAK | T 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1980 | @ WIN | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1980 | vs STL | W 9-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 6, 1980 | vs HFD | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1980 | @ NYR | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 2, 1980 | @ MNS | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 29, 1980 | @ EDM | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1980 | vs PHI | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 24, 1980 | @ CHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1980 | vs WIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 19, 1980 | @ QUE | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1980 | vs MTL | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 16, 1980 | @ DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 14, 1980 | vs BOS | T 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 11, 1980 | vs STL | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 9, 1980 | @ STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 7, 1980 | vs PIT | W 9-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1980 | vs VAN | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 2, 1980 | @ NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 31, 1980 | vs NYR | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1980 | vs LAK | W 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 26, 1980 | @ MTL | W 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 24, 1980 | @ BOS | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 21, 1980 | @ AFM | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1980 | vs EDM | T 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 18, 1980 | @ VAN | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 16, 1980 | @ LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 13, 1980 | @ EDM | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1980 | @ CLR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1980 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1980 | vs PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 5, 1980 | @ PIT | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 31, 1979 | vs WIN | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1979 | @ MTL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1979 | vs TOR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1979 | vs QUE | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 22, 1979 | @ HFD | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1979 | vs LAK | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 19, 1979 | @ WIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 16, 1979 | vs BOS | L 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1979 | @ PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1979 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1979 | vs DET | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 7, 1979 | @ CLR | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1979 | vs AFM | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 2, 1979 | vs WSH | W 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 29, 1979 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1979 | @ BOS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | vs MNS | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 24, 1979 | @ WSH | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1979 | @ HFD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1979 | vs EDM | W 9-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1979 | @ MNS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 15, 1979 | vs AFM | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1979 | vs CLR | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 10, 1979 | @ WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1979 | vs CHI | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1979 | @ PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 3, 1979 | @ TOR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 31, 1979 | @ CHI | T 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 28, 1979 | vs CLR | W 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 27, 1979 | @ QUE | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1979 | @ DET | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 24, 1979 | vs PIT | W 7-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | vs VAN | T 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1979 | @ STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1979 | vs HFD | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1979 | vs MNS | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 13, 1979 | @ NYI | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 11, 1979 | vs WSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |