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1980 NHL Draft

Larry Murphy in the 1980 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Larry Murphy 4th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.

It was the first 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. None of them has played more games than his 1615, and only 3 have scored more points than his 1217.

Overall pick
4
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 4
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–7 in the 1980 draft

  1. 1Doug WickenheiserC556 GP · 277 PMTL
  2. 2Dave BabychD1195 GP · 723 PWIN
  3. 3Denis SavardC1196 GP · 1338 PCHI
  4. 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAK
  5. 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSH
  6. 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDM
  7. 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVAN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1980 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1980 class

4th
of 210 players selected
2nd
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

  1. 1Doug WickenheiserC556 GP · 277 PMTL
  2. 2Dave BabychD1195 GP · 723 PWIN
  3. 3Denis SavardC1196 GP · 1338 PCHI
  4. 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAK
  5. 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSH
  6. 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDM
  7. 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVAN
  8. 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFD
  9. 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPIT
  10. 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAK

+ 200 more

The 1980 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Larry Murphy made his NHL debut on October 11, 1980, 122 days after the draft.

1615
Games
288
Goals
929
Assists
1217
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1980 draft

  1. 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAK
  2. 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAK
  3. 33Greg TerrionC561 GP · 243 PLAK
  4. 34David MorrisonR39 GP · 6 PLAK
  5. 52Steve BozekL641 GP · 331 PLAK
  6. 73Bernie NichollsC1127 GP · 1209 PLAK
  7. 94Alan GravesLLAK
  8. 115Darren EliotG88 GP · 24 WLAK
  9. 136Mike O'ConnorDLAK
  10. 157Billy O'DwyerC120 GP · 22 PLAK
  11. 178Daryl EvansR113 GP · 52 PLAK
  12. 199Kim CollinsLLAK