1980 NHL Draft
Rick Lanz in the 1980 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Rick Lanz 7th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 569 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1980 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
1st
of 1 Czechs selected
5th
of 72 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rick Lanz made his NHL debut on October 10, 1980, 121 days after the draft.
569
Games
65
Goals
221
Assists
286
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1980 draft
- 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 49Andreas SchliebenerD84 GP · 13 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 70Marc CrawfordL176 GP · 50 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 112Ken BerryL55 GP · 18 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 133Doug LidsterD897 GP · 343 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 154John O'ConnorDVANVancouver Canucks
- 175Patrik SundströmC679 GP · 588 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 196Grant MartinD44 GP · 4 PVANVancouver Canucks