1980 NHL Draft
Michael Stothers in the 1980 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Michael Stothers 21st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 30 games put him 98th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1980 draft
- 18Barry PedersonC701 GP · 654 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
21st
of 210 players selected
9th
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
Michael Stothers made his NHL debut on December 23, 1984, 4 years and 195 days after the draft.
30
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1980 draft
- 21Michael StothersD30 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Jay FraserLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 63Paul MercierDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 84Taras ZytynskyDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 105Daniel HeldCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 126Brian TuttD7 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 147Ross FitzpatrickC20 GP · 7 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Mark BotellD32 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 189Peter DineenD13 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 195Bob O'BrienRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 210Andy BrickleyL385 GP · 222 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers