1980 NHL Draft
Tony Camazzola in the 1980 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Tony Camazzola 194th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 10.
It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 120th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 194
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 191–197 in the 1980 draft
- 191Dave ChartierC1 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 192William Jr. RobinsonDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 193Brian RorabeckDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 194Tony CamazzolaD3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 195Bob O'BrienRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 196Grant MartinD44 GP · 4 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 197Lorne BokshowanCHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
194th
of 210 players selected
65th
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
Tony Camazzola made his NHL debut on January 2, 1982, 1 year and 205 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1980 draft
- 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 47Dan MieleRWSHWashington Capitals
- 55Torrie RobertsonL442 GP · 148 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 110Todd BidnerL12 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 131Frank PerkinsRWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Bruce RaboinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 173Peter AnderssonD172 GP · 51 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Tony CamazzolaD3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals