1980 NHL Draft
Ken Leiter in the 1980 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Ken Leiter 101st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 5.
It was the sixth of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 143 games put him 77th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 101
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 98–104 in the 1980 draft
- 98Scot KleinendorstC281 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 99Kevin GinnellCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 100David JensenD18 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 101Ken LeiterD143 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 102Randy HillierD543 GP · 126 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 103Remi GagneRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 104Dirk RueterDBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
101st
of 210 players selected
34th
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
Ken Leiter made his NHL debut on January 22, 1985, 4 years and 225 days after the draft.
143
Games
14
Goals
36
Assists
50
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1980 draft
- 17Brent SutterC1111 GP · 829 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Kelly HrudeyG677 GP · 271 WNYINew York Islanders
- 59David SimpsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 68Monty TrottierCNYINew York Islanders
- 80Greg GilbertL837 GP · 378 PNYINew York Islanders
- 101Ken LeiterD143 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Dan RevellRNYINew York Islanders
- 143Mark HamwayR53 GP · 18 PNYINew York Islanders
- 164Morrison GareRNYINew York Islanders
- 185Peter SteblykDNYINew York Islanders
- 206Glenn JohannesenL2 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders