1980 NHL Draft
Paul Higgins in the 1980 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Paul Higgins 200th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 10.
It was the tenth and last 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 26 games put him 101st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 200
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 11
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 197–203 in the 1980 draft
- 197Lorne BokshowanCHFDHartford Whalers
- 198Steve McKenzieDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 199Kim CollinsLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 200Paul HigginsR26 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 201John SmythDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 202Steven FletcherD3 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 203Anders BackstromDNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
200th
of 210 players selected
117th
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
- 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 Higgins made his NHL debut on February 23, 1982, 1 year and 257 days after the draft.
26
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