1980 NHL Draft
Paul Coffey in the 1980 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Paul Coffey 6th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1409, and none has scored more points than his 1531.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1980 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
6th
of 210 players selected
4th
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
Paul Coffey made his NHL debut on October 10, 1980, 121 days after the draft.
1409
Games
396
Goals
1135
Assists
1531
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1980 draft
- 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 48Shawn BabcockREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 69Jari KurriR1251 GP · 1398 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 111Mike WintherCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 132Andy MoogG713 GP · 372 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Tuin PolmanGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 174Lars-Gunnar PetterssonLEDMEdmonton Oilers