# 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 14th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings make it to the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Rangers.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
League standings :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 355 | 260 | 110 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
| 3 | y – Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
| 5 | x – Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 99 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 313 | 249 | 97 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | PTK | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 329 | 298 | 92 |
| 8 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 87 |
| 9 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 87 |
| 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 78 |
| 12 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76 |
| 13 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 312 | 317 | 74 |
| 14 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
| 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 71 |
| 17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 286 | 317 | 70 |
| 18 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
| 19 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57 |
| 20 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
| 21 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32 |
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference. x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
DET
HFD
LAK
MTL
PIT
Total
Detroit
—0−2−21−31−31−2−13−10−3
Hartford
2−0−2—0−3−11−32−25−8−3
Los Angeles
3−13−0−1—1−30−2−27−6−3
Montreal
3−13−13−1—2−211−5−0
Pittsburgh
2−1−12−22−0−22−2—8−5−3
Vs. Adams Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
MIN
QUE
TOR
Total
Detroit
0−2−20−3−10−2−20−3−13−13−11−6
Hartford
1−1−21−2−11−32−21−1−26−9−5
Los Angeles
2−21−2−14−03−13−0−113−5−2
Montreal
3−13−11−2−11−1−23−111−6−3
Pittsburgh
0−3−10−3−11−32−1−11−2−14−12−4
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
CGY
NYI
NYR
PHI
WSH
Total
Detroit
1−2−10−42−1−11−31−2−15−12−3
Hartford
1−30−2−21−30−3−11−33−14−3
Los Angeles
1−32−23−10−42−1−18−11−1
Montreal
2−1−11−2−12−1−12−1−12−0−29−5−6
Pittsburgh
1−2−12−1−12−1−10−42−1−17−9−4
Vs. Smythe Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
CHI
COL
EDM
STL
VAN
WIN
Total
Detroit
1−1−22−1−11−2−10−41−2−13−0−18−10−6
Hartford
0−3−12−1−11−2−10−3−11−1−23−0−17−10−7
Los Angeles
2−0−23−0−12−0−20−2−24−04−015−2−7
Montreal
2−24−02−21−1−22−0−23−114−6−4
Pittsburgh
1−33−11−2−12−20−3−14−011−11−2 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 11, 1980 | 8–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 14, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 16, 1980 | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | W | October 18, 1980 | 4–3 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | W | October 22, 1980 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 4–1–0 |
| 6 | W | October 25, 1980 | 5–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 5–1–0 |
| 7 | T | October 26, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 5–1–1 |
| 8 | W | October 28, 1980 | 8–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 6–1–1 |
| 9 | W | October 29, 1980 | 4–2 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 7–1–1 |
| 10 | W | November 1, 1980 | 7–3 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 8–1–1 |
| 11 | W | November 2, 1980 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 9–1–1 |
| 12 | W | November 5, 1980 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 10–1–1 |
| 13 | L | November 6, 1980 | 2–8 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 10–2–1 |
| 14 | L | November 8, 1980 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 10–3–1 |
| 15 | W | November 10, 1980 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 11–3–1 |
| 16 | L | November 12, 1980 | 4–8 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 11–4–1 |
| 17 | L | November 15, 1980 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 11–5–1 |
| 18 | W | November 16, 1980 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 12–5–1 |
| 19 | W | November 19, 1980 | 7–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 13–5–1 |
| 20 | W | November 22, 1980 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 14–5–1 |
| 21 | W | November 24, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 15–5–1 |
| 22 | L | November 26, 1980 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 15–6–1 |
| 23 | W | November 29, 1980 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 16–6–1 |
| 24 | W | December 2, 1980 | 5–2 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 17–6–1 |
| 25 | W | December 4, 1980 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 18–6–1 |
| 26 | W | December 6, 1980 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 19–6–1 |
| 27 | L | December 8, 1980 | 2–4 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 19–7–1 |
| 28 | W | December 10, 1980 | 7–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 20–7–1 |
| 29 | W | December 11, 1980 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 21–7–1 |
| 30 | T | December 13, 1980 | 5–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 21–7–2 |
| 31 | L | December 14, 1980 | 1–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 21–8–2 |
| 32 | T | December 17, 1980 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 21–8–3 |
| 33 | L | December 20, 1980 | 4–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 21–9–3 |
| 34 | W | December 23, 1980 | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 22–9–3 |
| 35 | W | December 26, 1980 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 23–9–3 |
| 36 | T | December 27, 1980 | 4–4 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 23–9–4 |
| 37 | L | December 30, 1980 | 0–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 23–10–4 |
| 38 | W | December 31, 1980 | 5–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 24–10–4 |
| 39 | L | January 2, 1981 | 6–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 24–11–4 |
| 40 | W | January 5, 1981 | 5–2 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 25–11–4 |
| 41 | W | January 7, 1981 | 5–3 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 26–11–4 |
| 42 | T | January 10, 1981 | 6–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 26–11–5 |
| 43 | T | January 11, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 26–11–6 |
| 44 | W | January 14, 1981 | 5–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 27–11–6 |
| 45 | L | January 15, 1981 | 0–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 27–12–6 |
| 46 | L | January 17, 1981 | 4–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 27–13–6 |
| 47 | L | January 18, 1981 | 2–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 27–14–6 |
| 48 | W | January 20, 1981 | 11–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 28–14–6 |
| 49 | T | January 22, 1981 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 28–14–7 |
| 50 | W | January 24, 1981 | 6–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 29–14–7 |
| 51 | W | January 26, 1981 | 7–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 30–14–7 |
| 52 | L | January 28, 1981 | 2–6 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 30–15–7 |
| 53 | W | January 31, 1981 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 31–15–7 |
| 54 | W | February 2, 1981 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 32–15–7 |
| 55 | L | February 3, 1981 | 1–8 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 32–16–7 |
| 56 | L | February 5, 1981 | 4–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 32–17–7 |
| 57 | T | February 7, 1981 | 4–4 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 32–17–8 |
| 58 | T | February 12, 1981 | 5–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 32–17–9 |
| 59 | L | February 14, 1981 | 4–5 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 32–18–9 |
| 60 | L | February 18, 1981 | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 32–19–9 |
| 61 | L | February 21, 1981 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 32–20–9 |
| 62 | W | February 24, 1981 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 33–20–9 |
| 63 | W | February 26, 1981 | 4–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 34–20–9 |
| 64 | L | February 28, 1981 | 1–2 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 34–21–9 |
| 65 | W | March 2, 1981 | 1–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 35–21–9 |
| 66 | L | March 4, 1981 | 5–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 35–22–9 |
| 67 | W | March 6, 1981 | 3–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 36–22–9 |
| 68 | W | March 8, 1981 | 4–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 37–22–9 |
| 69 | T | March 11, 1981 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 37–22–10 |
| 70 | W | March 14, 1981 | 10–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 38–22–10 |
| 71 | L | March 17, 1981 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 38–23–10 |
| 72 | T | March 19, 1981 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 38–23–11 |
| 73 | T | March 21, 1981 | 6–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 38–23–12 |
| 74 | W | March 22, 1981 | 7–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 39–23–12 |
| 75 | W | March 24, 1981 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 40–23–12 |
| 76 | W | March 25, 1981 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 41–23–12 |
| 77 | W | March 28, 1981 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 42–23–12 |
| 78 | W | March 31, 1981 | 7–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 43–23–12 |
| 79 | L | April 2, 1981 | 4–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 43–24–12 |
| 80 | T | April 4, 1981 | 5–5 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 43–24–13 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 80 | 58 | 77 | 135 | 70 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 9 |
| Dave Taylor | RW | 72 | 47 | 65 | 112 | 130 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | LW | 65 | 56 | 49 | 105 | 62 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 80 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 79 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 78 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 139 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | RW | 80 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 36 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Fox | RW | 71 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | RW | 68 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 54 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | LW | 74 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 88 | -6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 73 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 99 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bonar | C | 71 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Hopkins | RW | 67 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 118 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 77 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | C | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | D | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 96 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Wells | D | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 155 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | C | 22 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | RW | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 67 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 98 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Paul Kelly | LW | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Palmer | D | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Lessard | G | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rutherford | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gibson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Keans | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Morrison | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Pageau | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Waddell | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mario Lessard | 3746 | 64 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 203 | 3.25 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 360 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 |
| Jim Rutherford | 180 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 |
| Doug Keans | 454 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4.89 | 0 |
| Paul Pageau | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 286 | 3.57 | 2 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Dave Taylor | RW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bonar | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Hopkins | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Fox | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Paul Kelly | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Lessard | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rutherford | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Wells | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mario Lessard | 220 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 5.45 | 0 |
| Jim Rutherford | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 240 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.

### Trades

| June 6, 1980 | To Los Angeles KingsGarry Unger | To Calgary FlamesBert Wilson Randy Holt |
| December 12, 1980 | To Los Angeles KingsCash | To Quebec NordiquesRon Grahame |
| February 17, 1981 | To Los Angeles KingsRick Chartraw | To Montreal Canadiens3rd round pick in 1983 – Claude Lemieux |
| March 8, 1981 | To Los Angeles Kings5th round pick in 1982 – Ulf Isaksson Future considerations | To Vancouver CanucksDoug Halward |
| March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles Kings7th round pick in 1981 – Craig Hurley | To Edmonton OilersGarry Unger |
| March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles KingsDon Luce | To Buffalo Sabres6th round pick in 1982 – Jeff Parker |
| March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles KingsJim Rutherford | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th round pick in 1981 – Barry Brigley |
| March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles KingsRick Martin | To Buffalo Sabres3rd round pick in 1981 – Colin Chisholm 1st round pick in 1983 – Tom Barrasso |

### Free agent signings

| May 6, 1980 | From Team CanadaPaul Pageau |
| August 1, 1980 | From Edmonton OilersAlec Tidey |
| August 1, 1980 | From Vancouver CanucksLarry Goodenough |
| September 15, 1980 | From Oklahoma City Stars (CHL)Cal Sandbeck |
| September 15, 1980 | From Colorado RockiesNelson Pyatt |
| October 18, 1980 | From Detroit Red WingsKevin Schamehorn |

## Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 4 | Larry Murphy | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 1 | 10 | Jim Fox | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 2 | 33 | Greg Terrion | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) |
| 2 | 34 | Dave Morrison | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 3 | 52 | Steve Bozek | Canada | Northern Michigan University (NCAA) |
| 4 | 73 | Bernie Nicholls | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
| 5 | 94 | Alan Graves | Canada | Seattle Breakers (WHL) |
| 6 | 115 | Darren Eliot | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 136 | Mike O'Connor | Canada | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
| 8 | 157 | Billy O'Dwyer | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
| 9 | 178 | Daryl Evans | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
| 10 | 199 | Kim Collins | Canada | Bowling Green University (CCHA) |