1980 NHL Draft
Alain Lemieux in the 1980 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Alain Lemieux 96th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 119 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 96
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 12
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 93–99 in the 1980 draft
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 94Alan GravesLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 95Hugh LarkinRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 96Alain LemieuxC119 GP · 72 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 97Randy TurnbullD1 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 98Scot KleinendorstC281 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 99Kevin GinnellCCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Doug WickenheiserC556 GP · 277 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Dave BabychD1195 GP · 723 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 3Denis SavardC1196 GP · 1338 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alain Lemieux made his NHL debut on November 24, 1981, 1 year and 166 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1980 draft
- 12Rik WilsonD251 GP · 90 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 54Jim PaveseD328 GP · 57 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 75Bob BrookeR447 GP · 166 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 96Alain LemieuxC119 GP · 72 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 117Perry AndersonL400 GP · 109 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 138Roger HägglundD3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 159James RabbittLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 180Peter LindgrenDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 201John SmythDSTLSt. Louis Blues