1980 NHL Draft
Ed Cooper in the 1980 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Ed Cooper 85th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 49 games put him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 1980 draft
- 82Jeffrey TealC6 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 83Jim WiemerD325 GP · 101 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 84Taras ZytynskyDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 85Ed CooperL49 GP · 15 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 86Glen OstirDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 87Basil McraeL576 GP · 136 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 88Mike CorriganRDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
85th
of 210 players selected
53rd
of 121 forwards 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
Ed Cooper made his NHL debut on December 4, 1980, 176 days after the draft.
49
Games
8
Goals
7
Assists
15
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Rockies picks in the 1980 draft
- 19Paul GagneL390 GP · 211 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 22Joseph WardC4 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 64Richard LaferriereG1 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
- 85Ed CooperL49 GP · 15 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 106Aaron BrotenC748 GP · 515 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 127Dan FascinatoDCLRColorado Rockies
- 148Andre HidiL7 GP · 3 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 169Shawn MacKenzieG6 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
- 190Robert JanschRCLRColorado Rockies