1980 NHL Draft
Kevin McClelland in the 1980 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Kevin McClelland 71st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth 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 588 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 8
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 1980 draft
- 68Monty TrottierCNYINew York Islanders
- 69Jari KurriR1251 GP · 1398 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 70Marc CrawfordL176 GP · 50 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 71Kevin McClellandR588 GP · 180 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 72Tony FeltrinD48 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 73Bernie NichollsC1127 GP · 1209 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 74Stew GavinR768 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
71st
of 210 players selected
43rd
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
Kevin McClelland made his NHL debut on December 20, 1981, 1 year and 192 days after the draft.
588
Games
68
Goals
112
Assists
180
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