1980 NHL Draft
Fred Arthur in the 1980 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Fred Arthur 8th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 80 games put him 88th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1980 draft
- 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
- 11Mike BlaisdellR343 GP · 154 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
8th
of 210 players selected
6th
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
Fred Arthur made his NHL debut on November 15, 1980, 157 days after the draft.
80
Games
1
Goals
8
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1980 draft
- 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 29Michel GalarneauC78 GP · 17 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 50Mickey VolcanD162 GP · 41 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 71Kevin McClellandR588 GP · 180 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 113Mario CerriCHFDHartford Whalers
- 134Michael MartinDHFDHartford Whalers
- 155Brent DenatLHFDHartford Whalers
- 176Paul FrickerGHFDHartford Whalers
- 197Lorne BokshowanCHFDHartford Whalers