1980 NHL Draft
Darrell May in the 1980 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Darrell May 91st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 6 games put him 114th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 91
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 7
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 88–94 in the 1980 draft
- 88Mike CorriganRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 94Alan GravesLLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
91st
of 210 players selected
4th
of 17 goaltenders selected
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
Darrell May made his NHL debut on October 29, 1985, 5 years and 140 days after the draft.
6
Games
1
Wins
0
Shutouts
.839
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1980 draft
- 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 49Andreas SchliebenerD84 GP · 13 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 70Marc CrawfordL176 GP · 50 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 112Ken BerryL55 GP · 18 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 133Doug LidsterD897 GP · 343 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 154John O'ConnorDVANVancouver Canucks
- 175Patrik SundströmC679 GP · 588 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 196Grant MartinD44 GP · 4 PVANVancouver Canucks