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1980 NHL Draft

Timo Blomqvist in the 1980 NHL Draft

Washington Capitals selected Timo Blomqvist 89th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 5.

He was the second of the 4 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth of the 9 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 243 games put him 69th in the class.

Overall pick
89
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 5
Drafting team
WSHWashington Capitals
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 86–92 in the 1980 draft

  1. 86Glen OstirDWIN
  2. 87Basil McraeL576 GP · 136 PQUE
  3. 88Mike CorriganRDET
  4. 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSH
  5. 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDM
  6. 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVAN
  7. 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFD

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1980 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1980 class

2nd
of 4 Finns selected
31st
of 72 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 69Jari KurriR1251 GP · 1398 PEDM
  2. 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSH
  3. 119Reijo RuotsalainenD446 GP · 344 PNYR
  4. 146Jari PaavolaGBUF
Every pick from Finland in the 1980 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Timo Blomqvist made his NHL debut on October 24, 1981, 1 year and 135 days after the draft.

243
Games
4
Goals
53
Assists
57
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Washington Capitals picks in the 1980 draft

  1. 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSH
  2. 47Dan MieleRWSH
  3. 55Torrie RobertsonL442 GP · 148 PWSH
  4. 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSH
  5. 110Todd BidnerL12 GP · 3 PWSH
  6. 131Frank PerkinsRWSH
  7. 152Bruce RaboinDWSH
  8. 173Peter AnderssonD172 GP · 51 PWSH
  9. 194Tony CamazzolaD3 GP · 0 PWSH