1980 NHL Draft
Kelly Hrudey in the 1980 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Kelly Hrudey 38th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 677 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 1980 draft
- 35Mike AllisonR499 GP · 268 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 36Leonard DawesDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 37Don BeaupreG666 GP · 268 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 38Kelly HrudeyG677 GP · 271 WNYINew York Islanders
- 39Steve KonroydD895 GP · 236 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 40John ChabotC508 GP · 312 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 41Mike MollerR134 GP · 43 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
38th
of 210 players selected
2nd
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
Kelly Hrudey made his NHL debut on October 8, 1983, 3 years and 119 days after the draft.
677
Games
271
Wins
17
Shutouts
.893
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1980 draft
- 17Brent SutterC1111 GP · 829 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Kelly HrudeyG677 GP · 271 WNYINew York Islanders
- 59David SimpsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 68Monty TrottierCNYINew York Islanders
- 80Greg GilbertL837 GP · 378 PNYINew York Islanders
- 101Ken LeiterD143 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Dan RevellRNYINew York Islanders
- 143Mark HamwayR53 GP · 18 PNYINew York Islanders
- 164Morrison GareRNYINew York Islanders
- 185Peter SteblykDNYINew York Islanders
- 206Glenn JohannesenL2 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders