1980 NHL Draft
Dave Babych in the 1980 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Dave Babych 2nd overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1195, and only 7 have scored more points than his 723.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1980 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
2nd
of 210 players selected
1st
of 72 defensemen 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
Dave Babych made his NHL debut on October 10, 1980, 121 days after the draft.
1195
Games
142
Goals
581
Assists
723
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1980 draft
- 2Dave BabychD1195 GP · 723 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 23Moe ManthaD656 GP · 370 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Murray EavesC57 GP · 17 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 65Guy FournierCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 86Glen OstirDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 107Ronald LoustelG1 GP · 0 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 128Brian MullenR832 GP · 622 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 135Mike LauenR4 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 149Sandy BeadleL6 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 170Edward ChristianCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 191Dave ChartierC1 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets