1980 NHL Draft
Darwin McCutcheon in the 1980 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Darwin McCutcheon 179th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 9.
It was the ninth of the 10 picks Toronto Maple Leafs 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
- 179
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 10
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 176–182 in the 1980 draft
- 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
- 181Håkan LoobR450 GP · 429 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 182Chris WrayRNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
179th
of 210 players selected
56th
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
Darwin McCutcheon made his NHL debut on December 31, 1981, 1 year and 203 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1980 draft
- 25Craig MuniD819 GP · 147 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 26Bob McgillD706 GP · 72 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Fred BoimistruckD83 GP · 18 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 74Stew GavinR768 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 95Hugh LarkinRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 116Ron DennisGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 137Russ AdamC8 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 158Fred PerliniC8 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 179Darwin McCutcheonD1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 200Paul HigginsR26 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs