1980 NHL Draft
Randy Cunneyworth in the 1980 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Randy Cunneyworth 167th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 8.
It was the ninth of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 866 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 167
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 20
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 164–170 in the 1980 draft
- 164Morrison GareRNYINew York Islanders
- 165Mike MoffatG18 GP · 7 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 166Steve PenneyG91 GP · 35 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 167Randy CunneyworthL866 GP · 414 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 168Mark BotellD32 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 169Shawn MacKenzieG6 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
- 170Edward ChristianCWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
167th
of 210 players selected
101st
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
Randy Cunneyworth made his NHL debut on March 1, 1981, 263 days after the draft.
866
Games
189
Goals
225
Assists
414
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1980 draft
- 20Steve PatrickR250 GP · 108 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Mike MollerR134 GP · 43 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Sean MckennaR414 GP · 162 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 62Jay NorthCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 83Jim WiemerD325 GP · 101 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 104Dirk RueterDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Daniel NaudDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 146Jari PaavolaGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 167Randy CunneyworthL866 GP · 414 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 188Dave BeckonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 209John BaderLBUFBuffalo Sabres