1980 NHL Draft
Paul Gagne in the 1980 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Paul Gagne 19th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 390 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 1980 draft
- 16Brad PalmerL168 GP · 70 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 17Brent SutterC1111 GP · 829 PNYINew York Islanders
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
19th
of 210 players selected
11th
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
Paul Gagne made his NHL debut on October 11, 1980, 122 days after the draft.
390
Games
110
Goals
101
Assists
211
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Rockies picks in the 1980 draft
- 19Paul GagneL390 GP · 211 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 22Joseph WardC4 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 64Richard LaferriereG1 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
- 85Ed CooperL49 GP · 15 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 106Aaron BrotenC748 GP · 515 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 127Dan FascinatoDCLRColorado Rockies
- 148Andre HidiL7 GP · 3 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 169Shawn MacKenzieG6 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
- 190Robert JanschRCLRColorado Rockies