1980 NHL Draft
Barry Pederson in the 1980 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Barry Pederson 18th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 701 games put him 26th in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 654.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 1980 draft
- 15Jerome DupontD214 GP · 36 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 16Brad PalmerL168 GP · 70 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 17Brent SutterC1111 GP · 829 PNYINew York Islanders
- 18Barry PedersonC701 GP · 654 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Paul GagneL390 GP · 211 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 20Steve PatrickR250 GP · 108 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 21Michael StothersD30 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
18th
of 210 players selected
10th
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
Barry Pederson made his NHL debut on October 24, 1980, 135 days after the draft.
701
Games
238
Goals
416
Assists
654
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1980 draft
- 18Barry PedersonC701 GP · 654 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 60Tom FergusC726 GP · 581 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 81Steve KasperC821 GP · 468 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Randy HillierD543 GP · 126 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 123Steve LyonsLBOSBoston Bruins
- 144Anthony McMurchyCBOSBoston Bruins
- 165Mike MoffatG18 GP · 7 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 186Michael ThelvénD207 GP · 100 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 207Jens OhlingLBOSBoston Bruins