1980 NHL Draft
Craig Ludwig in the 1980 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Craig Ludwig 61st overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.
It was the fifth of the 12 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1256.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 19
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 1980 draft
- 58Marcel FrereLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59David SimpsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 60Tom FergusC726 GP · 581 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 61Craig LudwigD1256 GP · 222 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 62Jay NorthCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 63Paul MercierDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 64Richard LaferriereG1 GP · 0 WCLRColorado Rockies
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
61st
of 210 players selected
24th
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
Craig Ludwig made his NHL debut on October 6, 1982, 2 years and 117 days after the draft.
1256
Games
38
Goals
184
Assists
222
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1980 draft
- 1Doug WickenheiserC556 GP · 277 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Ric NattressD536 GP · 164 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 40John ChabotC508 GP · 312 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 45John NewberryC22 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 61Craig LudwigD1256 GP · 222 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 82Jeffrey TealC6 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 103Remi GagneRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Mike McpheeL744 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 145Bill NortonLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 166Steve PenneyG91 GP · 35 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187John SchmidtDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Scott RobinsonGMTLMontréal Canadiens