1980 NHL Draft
Billy O'Dwyer in the 1980 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Billy O'Dwyer 157th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 8.
It was the tenth of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 120 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 157
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 10
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 154–160 in the 1980 draft
- 154John O'ConnorDVANVancouver Canucks
- 155Brent DenatLHFDHartford Whalers
- 156Bob GealeC1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 157Billy O'DwyerC120 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 158Fred PerliniC8 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 159James RabbittLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 160Claude DrouinCCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
157th
of 210 players selected
95th
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
Billy O'Dwyer made his NHL debut on January 27, 1984, 3 years and 230 days after the draft.
120
Games
9
Goals
13
Assists
22
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1980 draft
- 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 33Greg TerrionC561 GP · 243 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 34David MorrisonR39 GP · 6 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 52Steve BozekL641 GP · 331 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 73Bernie NichollsC1127 GP · 1209 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 94Alan GravesLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 115Darren EliotG88 GP · 24 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 136Mike O'ConnorDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 157Billy O'DwyerC120 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 178Daryl EvansR113 GP · 52 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 199Kim CollinsLLAKLos Angeles Kings