1980 NHL Draft

Håkan Loob in the 1980 NHL Draft

Calgary Flames selected Håkan Loob 181st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 9.

He was the sixth of the 9 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth of the 11 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 450 games put him 47th in the class.

Overall pick: 181
Round and pick: Round 9, pick 12
Drafting team: CGYCalgary Flames
Date: June 11, 1980
Age at the draft: 19 years

The picks around it

Picks 178–184 in the 1980 draft

178Daryl EvansR113 GP · 52 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
179Darwin McCutcheonD1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
180Peter LindgrenDSTLSt. Louis Blues
181Håkan LoobR450 GP · 429 PCGYCalgary Flames
182Chris WrayRNYRNew York Rangers
183Don DietrichD28 GP · 7 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
184Bob LaksoLMNSMinnesota North Stars

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1980 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1980 class

6th

of 9 Swedes selected

108th

of 121 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

138Roger HägglundD3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
173Peter AnderssonD172 GP · 51 PWSHWashington Capitals
174Lars-Gunnar PetterssonLEDMEdmonton Oilers
175Patrik SundströmC679 GP · 588 PVANVancouver Canucks
180Peter LindgrenDSTLSt. Louis Blues
181Håkan LoobR450 GP · 429 PCGYCalgary Flames
186Michael ThelvénD207 GP · 100 PBOSBoston Bruins
203Anders BackstromDNYRNew York Rangers
207Jens OhlingLBOSBoston Bruins

Every Swede in the 1980 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Håkan Loob made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 3 years and 116 days after the draft.

450

Games

193

Goals

236

Assists

429

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Calgary Flames picks in the 1980 draft

13Denis CyrR193 GP · 84 PCGYCalgary Flames
31Tony CurtaleD2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
32Kevin LavalleeL366 GP · 235 PCGYCalgary Flames
39Steve KonroydD895 GP · 236 PCGYCalgary Flames
76Marc RoyRCGYCalgary Flames
97Randy TurnbullD1 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
118John MultanRCGYCalgary Flames
139David NewsomLCGYCalgary Flames
160Claude DrouinCCGYCalgary Flames
181Håkan LoobR450 GP · 429 PCGYCalgary Flames
202Steven FletcherD3 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames