1980 NHL Draft
Stew Gavin in the 1980 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Stew Gavin 74th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 768 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 11
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 1980 draft
- 71Kevin McClellandR588 GP · 180 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 72Tony FeltrinD48 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 73Bernie NichollsC1127 GP · 1209 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 74Stew GavinR768 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 75Bob BrookeR447 GP · 166 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 76Marc RoyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 77Kurt KleinendorstCNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
74th
of 210 players selected
45th
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
Stew Gavin made his NHL debut on October 11, 1980, 122 days after the draft.
768
Games
130
Goals
155
Assists
285
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1980 draft
- 25Craig MuniD819 GP · 147 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 26Bob McgillD706 GP · 72 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Fred BoimistruckD83 GP · 18 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 74Stew GavinR768 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 95Hugh LarkinRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 116Ron DennisGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 137Russ AdamC8 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 158Fred PerliniC8 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 179Darwin McCutcheonD1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 200Paul HigginsR26 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs