Draft
Actual 1980 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
20 Team LogoSabres Steve Patrick RW Inactive 36
41 Team LogoSabres Mike Moller RW Inactive 12
56 Team LogoSabres Sean Mckenna RW Inactive 58
62 Team LogoSabres Jay North C Inactive
83 Team LogoSabres Jim Wiemer D Inactive 49
104 Team LogoSabres Dirk Rueter D Inactive
125 Team LogoSabres Daniel Naud D Inactive
146 Team LogoSabres Jari Paavola G Inactive
167 Team LogoSabres Randy Cunneyworth LW Inactive 156
188 Team LogoSabres Dave Beckon C Inactive
209 Team LogoSabres John Bader LW Inactive
210 players drafted
1980 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1980 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
20 Team LogoSabres Jim Fox RW Inactive 10 231
41 Team LogoSabres Stew Gavin RW Inactive 33 96
56 Team LogoSabres Rik Wilson D Inactive 44 42
62 Team LogoSabres Alain Lemieux C Inactive 34 29
83 Team LogoSabres Jerome Dupont D Inactive 68 8
104 Team LogoSabres Joseph Ward C Inactive 82 0
125 Team LogoSabres Darwin McCutcheon D Inactive 54 0
146 Team LogoSabres Mark Huglen D Inactive 67
167 Team LogoSabres Frank Perkins RW Inactive 36
188 Team LogoSabres Edward Christian C Inactive 18
209 Team LogoSabres Scott Robinson G Inactive 1
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1980 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoOilers 3’110 671 2’439
Team LogoKings 2’156 1’471 685
Team LogoBruins 910 287 623
Team LogoIslanders 816 431 385
Team LogoBlackhawks 1’866 1’658 208
Team LogoPenguins 573 460 113
Team LogoCanucks 582 500 82
Team LogoRangers 398 413 -15
Team LogoQUE 173 232 -59
Team LogoSabres 311 406 -95
Team LogoMNS 313 423 -110
Team LogoRed Wings 267 421 -154
Team LogoCLR 312 493 -181
Team LogoBlues 167 357 -190
Team LogoFlames 477 687 -210
Team LogoFlyers 98 349 -251
Team LogoMaple Leafs 200 468 -268
Team LogoWIN 844 1’306 -462
Team LogoHFD 84 630 -546
Team LogoCapitals 249 812 -563
Team LogoCanadiens 577 2’008 -1’431