1980 NHL Draft
Joseph Ward in the 1980 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Joseph Ward 22nd overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 4 games put him 118th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1980 draft
- 19Paul GagneL390 GP · 211 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 20Steve PatrickR250 GP · 108 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 21Michael StothersD30 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 22Joseph WardC4 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 23Moe ManthaD656 GP · 370 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 24Normand RochefortD598 GP · 158 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 25Craig MuniD819 GP · 147 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
22nd
of 210 players selected
13th
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
Joseph Ward made his NHL debut on December 26, 1980, 198 days after the draft.
4
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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