1980 NHL Draft
Sean Mckenna in the 1980 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Sean Mckenna 56th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the third 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 414 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 1980 draft
- 53Randy VelischekD509 GP · 97 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 54Jim PaveseD328 GP · 57 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 55Torrie RobertsonL442 GP · 148 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Sean MckennaR414 GP · 162 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Troy MurrayC915 GP · 584 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 58Marcel FrereLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59David SimpsonCNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
56th
of 210 players selected
31st
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
Sean Mckenna made his NHL debut on March 10, 1982, 1 year and 272 days after the draft.
414
Games
82
Goals
80
Assists
162
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