1980 NHL Draft
Walt Poddubny in the 1980 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Walt Poddubny 90th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 8 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 468 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 90
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 6
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 87–93 in the 1980 draft
- 87Basil McraeL576 GP · 136 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 88Mike CorriganRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
90th
of 210 players selected
56th
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
Walt Poddubny made his NHL debut on October 7, 1981, 1 year and 118 days after the draft.
468
Games
184
Goals
238
Assists
422
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1980 draft
- 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 48Shawn BabcockREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 69Jari KurriR1251 GP · 1398 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 111Mike WintherCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 132Andy MoogG713 GP · 372 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Tuin PolmanGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 174Lars-Gunnar PetterssonLEDMEdmonton Oilers