1980 NHL Draft
Christian Tanguay in the 1980 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Christian Tanguay 171st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 9.
It was the seventh of the 8 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 123rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 171
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 2
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 168–174 in the 1980 draft
- 168Mark BotellD32 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 169Shawn MacKenzieG6 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
- 170Edward ChristianCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 171Christian TanguayR2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 172David MilesRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 173Peter AnderssonD172 GP · 51 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 174Lars-Gunnar PetterssonLEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
171st
of 210 players selected
103rd
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
Christian Tanguay made his NHL debut on January 2, 1982, 1 year and 205 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1980 draft
- 24Normand RochefortD598 GP · 158 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 66Jay MillerL446 GP · 84 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 87Basil McraeL576 GP · 136 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 108Mark KumpelR288 GP · 84 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 129Gaston TherrienD22 GP · 8 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 150Michel BolducD10 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 171Christian TanguayR2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 192William Jr. RobinsonDQUEQuebec Nordiques