1980 NHL Draft
Randy Velischek in the 1980 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Randy Velischek 53rd overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 10 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 509 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 53
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 11
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 50–56 in the 1980 draft
- 50Mickey VolcanD162 GP · 41 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 51Randy BoydD257 GP · 87 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Steve BozekL641 GP · 331 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 53Randy VelischekD509 GP · 97 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 54Jim PaveseD328 GP · 57 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 55Torrie RobertsonL442 GP · 148 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Sean MckennaR414 GP · 162 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
53rd
of 210 players selected
22nd
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 Velischek made his NHL debut on March 29, 1983, 2 years and 291 days after the draft.
509
Games
21
Goals
76
Assists
97
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1980 draft
- 16Brad PalmerL168 GP · 70 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 37Don BeaupreG666 GP · 268 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 53Randy VelischekD509 GP · 97 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 79Mark HuglenDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 100David JensenD18 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 121Dan ZavariseDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 142William StewartRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 163Jeff WaltersRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 184Bob LaksoLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 205Dave RichterD365 GP · 49 PMNSMinnesota North Stars