1980 NHL Draft
Brian Lundberg in the 1980 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Brian Lundberg 177th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 9.
It was the seventh of the 8 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 126th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 177
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 8
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 174–180 in the 1980 draft
- 174Lars-Gunnar PetterssonLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 175Patrik SundströmC679 GP · 588 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 176Paul FrickerGHFDHartford Whalers
- 177Brian LundbergD1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 178Daryl EvansR113 GP · 52 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 179Darwin McCutcheonD1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 180Peter LindgrenDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
177th
of 210 players selected
55th
of 72 defensemen 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
Brian Lundberg made his NHL debut on February 21, 1983, 2 years and 255 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1980 draft
- 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 51Randy BoydD257 GP · 87 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 72Tony FeltrinD48 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 114Pat GrahamL103 GP · 28 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 156Bob GealeC1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 177Brian LundbergD1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 198Steve McKenzieDPITPittsburgh Penguins