1980 NHL Draft
Troy Murray in the 1980 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Troy Murray 57th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
It was the sixth of the 15 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 915.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1980 draft
- 54Jim PaveseD328 GP · 57 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 55Torrie RobertsonL442 GP · 148 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Sean MckennaR414 GP · 162 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Troy MurrayC915 GP · 584 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 58Marcel FrereLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59David SimpsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 60Tom FergusC726 GP · 581 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
57th
of 210 players selected
32nd
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
Troy Murray made his NHL debut on April 4, 1982, 1 year and 297 days after the draft.
915
Games
230
Goals
354
Assists
584
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1980 draft
- 3Denis SavardC1196 GP · 1338 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 15Jerome DupontD214 GP · 36 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Steve LudzikC424 GP · 139 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Ken SolheimL135 GP · 39 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 36Leonard DawesDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 57Troy MurrayC915 GP · 584 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 58Marcel FrereLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 67Carey WilsonC552 GP · 427 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 78Brian ShawRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99Kevin GinnellCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Steve LarmerR1006 GP · 1012 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 141Sean SimpsonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 162James RalphGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 183Don DietrichD28 GP · 7 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 204Dan FrawleyR273 GP · 77 PCHIChicago Blackhawks