1980 NHL Draft
Brent Sutter in the 1980 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Brent Sutter 17th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1111, and only 6 have scored more points than his 829.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 1980 draft
- 14James MaloneCNYRNew York Rangers
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
17th
of 210 players selected
9th
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
Brent Sutter made his NHL debut on February 25, 1981, 259 days after the draft.
1111
Games
363
Goals
466
Assists
829
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1980 draft
- 17Brent SutterC1111 GP · 829 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Kelly HrudeyG677 GP · 271 WNYINew York Islanders
- 59David SimpsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 68Monty TrottierCNYINew York Islanders
- 80Greg GilbertL837 GP · 378 PNYINew York Islanders
- 101Ken LeiterD143 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Dan RevellRNYINew York Islanders
- 143Mark HamwayR53 GP · 18 PNYINew York Islanders
- 164Morrison GareRNYINew York Islanders
- 185Peter SteblykDNYINew York Islanders
- 206Glenn JohannesenL2 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders