1980 NHL Draft
Darren Veitch in the 1980 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Darren Veitch 5th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 511 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1980 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
5th
of 210 players selected
3rd
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
Darren Veitch made his NHL debut on October 10, 1980, 121 days after the draft.
511
Games
48
Goals
209
Assists
257
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1980 draft
- 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 47Dan MieleRWSHWashington Capitals
- 55Torrie RobertsonL442 GP · 148 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 110Todd BidnerL12 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 131Frank PerkinsRWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Bruce RaboinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 173Peter AnderssonD172 GP · 51 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Tony CamazzolaD3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals