1980 NHL Draft
Scot Kleinendorst in the 1980 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Scot Kleinendorst 98th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 281 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 98
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 95–101 in the 1980 draft
- 95Hugh LarkinRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 96Alain LemieuxC119 GP · 72 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 97Randy TurnbullD1 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 98Scot KleinendorstC281 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 99Kevin GinnellCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 100David JensenD18 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 101Ken LeiterD143 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
98th
of 210 players selected
61st
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
Scot Kleinendorst made his NHL debut on December 20, 1982, 2 years and 192 days after the draft.
281
Games
12
Goals
46
Assists
58
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1980 draft
- 14James MaloneCNYRNew York Rangers
- 35Mike AllisonR499 GP · 268 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 77Kurt KleinendorstCNYRNew York Rangers
- 98Scot KleinendorstC281 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 119Reijo RuotsalainenD446 GP · 344 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 140Robert ScurfieldCNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Bartley WilsonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Chris WrayRNYRNew York Rangers
- 203Anders BackstromDNYRNew York Rangers