1980 NHL Draft
Randy Hillier in the 1980 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Randy Hillier 102nd overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 543 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 102
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 18
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 99–105 in the 1980 draft
- 99Kevin GinnellCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 100David JensenD18 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 101Ken LeiterD143 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 102Randy HillierD543 GP · 126 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 103Remi GagneRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 104Dirk RueterDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 105Daniel HeldCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
102nd
of 210 players selected
35th
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
Randy Hillier made his NHL debut on January 25, 1982, 1 year and 228 days after the draft.
543
Games
16
Goals
110
Assists
126
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1980 draft
- 18Barry PedersonC701 GP · 654 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 60Tom FergusC726 GP · 581 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 81Steve KasperC821 GP · 468 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Randy HillierD543 GP · 126 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 123Steve LyonsLBOSBoston Bruins
- 144Anthony McMurchyCBOSBoston Bruins
- 165Mike MoffatG18 GP · 7 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 186Michael ThelvénD207 GP · 100 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 207Jens OhlingLBOSBoston Bruins