Draft
Actual 1980 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
14 Team LogoRangers James Malone C Inactive
35 Team LogoRangers Mike Allison RW Inactive 101
77 Team LogoRangers Kurt Kleinendorst C Inactive
98 Team LogoRangers Scot Kleinendorst C Inactive 13
119 Team LogoRangers Reijo Ruotsalainen D Inactive 284
140 Team LogoRangers Robert Scurfield C Inactive
161 Team LogoRangers Bartley Wilson D Inactive
182 Team LogoRangers Chris Wray RW Inactive
203 Team LogoRangers Anders Backstrom D 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
14 Team LogoRangers Reijo Ruotsalainen D Inactive 105 284
35 Team LogoRangers John Chabot C Inactive 5 115
77 Team LogoRangers Scot Kleinendorst C Inactive 21 13
98 Team LogoRangers Fred Arthur D Inactive 90 1
119 Team LogoRangers Sandy Beadle LW Inactive 30 0
140 Team LogoRangers Paul Mercier D Inactive 77
161 Team LogoRangers Dan Zavarise D Inactive 40
182 Team LogoRangers James Rabbitt LW Inactive 23
203 Team LogoRangers Steve McKenzie D Inactive 5
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