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1980 NHL Draft

Mike Blaisdell in the 1980 NHL Draft

Detroit Red Wings selected Mike Blaisdell 11th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 343 games put him 60th in the class.

Overall pick
11
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 11
Drafting team
DETDetroit Red Wings
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 8–14 in the 1980 draft

  1. 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFD
  2. 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPIT
  3. 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAK
  4. 11Mike BlaisdellR343 GP · 154 PDET
  5. 12Rik WilsonD251 GP · 90 PSTL
  6. 13Denis CyrR193 GP · 84 PCGY
  7. 14James MaloneCNYR

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

11th
of 210 players selected
5th
of 121 forwards 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

Mike Blaisdell made his NHL debut on October 10, 1980, 121 days after the draft.

343
Games
70
Goals
84
Assists
154
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1980 draft

  1. 11Mike BlaisdellR343 GP · 154 PDET
  2. 46Mark OsborneL919 GP · 531 PDET
  3. 88Mike CorriganRDET
  4. 109Wayne CrawfordCDET
  5. 130Michael BraunDDET
  6. 151John BeukeboomDDET
  7. 172David MilesRDET
  8. 193Brian RorabeckDDET