1980 NHL Draft
Larry Murphy in the 1980 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Larry Murphy 4th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1615, and only 3 have scored more points than his 1217.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1980 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
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
Larry Murphy made his NHL debut on October 11, 1980, 122 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1980 draft
- 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 33Greg TerrionC561 GP · 243 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 34David MorrisonR39 GP · 6 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 52Steve BozekL641 GP · 331 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 73Bernie NichollsC1127 GP · 1209 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 94Alan GravesLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 115Darren EliotG88 GP · 24 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 136Mike O'ConnorDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 157Billy O'DwyerC120 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 178Daryl EvansR113 GP · 52 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 199Kim CollinsLLAKLos Angeles Kings