1980 NHL Draft
Darren Eliot in the 1980 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Darren Eliot 115th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth 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 88 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 115
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 10
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 112–118 in the 1980 draft
- 112Ken BerryL55 GP · 18 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 113Mario CerriCHFDHartford Whalers
- 114Pat GrahamL103 GP · 28 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 115Darren EliotG88 GP · 24 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 116Ron DennisGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 117Perry AndersonL400 GP · 109 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 118John MultanRCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
115th
of 210 players selected
7th
of 17 goaltenders 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
Darren Eliot made his NHL debut on October 13, 1984, 4 years and 124 days after the draft.
88
Games
24
Wins
1
Shutouts
.850
Save %
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