1980 NHL Draft
Normand Rochefort in the 1980 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Normand Rochefort 24th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 8 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 598 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 1980 draft
- 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
- 26Bob McgillD706 GP · 72 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 27Ric NattressD536 GP · 164 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
24th
of 210 players selected
11th
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
Normand Rochefort made his NHL debut on November 1, 1980, 143 days after the draft.
598
Games
39
Goals
119
Assists
158
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1980 draft
- 24Normand RochefortD598 GP · 158 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 66Jay MillerL446 GP · 84 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 87Basil McraeL576 GP · 136 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 108Mark KumpelR288 GP · 84 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 129Gaston TherrienD22 GP · 8 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 150Michel BolducD10 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 171Christian TanguayR2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 192William Jr. RobinsonDQUEQuebec Nordiques