1980 NHL Entry Draft The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum . This was the first time that an NHL arena hosted the draft . The National Hockey League ( NHL ) teams selected 210 players eligible for entry into professional ranks , in the reverse order of the 1979 – 80 NHL season and playoff standings . This is the list of those players selected . Selections by round . Below are listed the selections in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft . Round one . Notes ( Round 1 ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Colorado Rockies ' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 13 , 1976 that sent Ron Andruff , Sean Shanahan and the 19th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Quebec Nordiques ' first round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on June 9 , 1979 that Black Hawks promised to not take Real Cloutier in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft in exchange for this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Detroit Red Wings ' first round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of to a trade on August 22 , 1979 that sent Dale McCourt and Rogie Vachon to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Andre St . Laurent , the first round pick in 1981 and this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' first round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of to a trade on March 13 , 1978 that sent Dan Maloney and the 25th overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Errol Thompson , the second round pick in 1978 and this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Montreal Canadiens ' first round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on September 13 , 1976 that sent 1st overall pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Ron Andruff , Sean Shanahan and this pick . Round two . Notes ( Round 2 ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Detroit Red Wings ' second round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 13 , 1978 that sent Errol Thompson , the second round pick in 1978 and the 11th overall pick to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Dan Maloney and this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Washington Capitals ' second round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 11 , 1980 that sent Mike Palmateer and the 55th overall pick in exchange for Tim Coulis , Robert Picard and this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Edmonton Oilers ' second round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on June 13 , 1979 that sent Dave Lumley and Dan Newman to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Vancouver Canucks ' second round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of to a trade on June 16 , 1978 that sent Thomas Gradin to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Pittsburgh Penguins ' second round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of to a trade on October 9 , 1978 that sent Dale Tallon to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Los Angeles Kings ' second round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of to a trade on June 16 , 1979 that sent Richard Mulhern and the 34th overall pick to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Bob Murdoch and this pick . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' second round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of to a trade on June 10 , 1980 that sent Dave Shand and the 55th overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick . 8 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The St . Louis Blues ' second round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of to a trade on January 14 , 1978 that sent Neil Komadoski to the St . Louis Blues in exchange for this pick . 9 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Calgary Flames ' second round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of to a trade on June 16 , 1979 that sent Bob Murdoch and the 31st overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Richard Mulhern and this pick . 10 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Boston Bruins ' second round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of to a trade on June 2 , 1980 that sent Jim Craig to the Boston Bruins in exchange for the third round pick in 1981 and this pick . Round three . Notes ( Round three ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Colorado Rockies ' third round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 3 , 1980 that sent Walt McKechnie to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Quebec Nordiques ' third round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 9 , 1979 that Montreal Canadiens promise to take Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote , rather than Marc Tardif and / or Richard David in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft , from the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for the second round pick in 1981 and this pick . Nordiques promise to take Alain Cote in NHL Expansion Draft . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' third round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on October 5 , 1978 that sent Walt McKechnie to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Calgary Flames ' third round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of to a trade on June 11 , 1980 that sent Tim Coulis , Robert Picard and 26th overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mike Palmateer and this pick . Toronto had acquired the pick previously as the result of a trade on June 10 , 1980 that sent 32nd overall pick to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Dave Shand and this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New York Rangers ' third round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of to a trade on March 12 , 1979 that sent Jocelyn Guevremont to the New York Rangers in exchange for the third round pick in 1979 and this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Minnesota North Stars ' third round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of to a trade on May 4 , 1978 that sent Eddie Mio and Pierre Plante to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Doug Hicks and this pick . Round four . Notes ( Round four ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Detroit Red Wings ' fourth round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on December 2 , 1977 that sent Dennis Hull to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Washington Capitals ' fourth round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of to a trade on December 7 , 1979 that sent Mike Kaszycki to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Gord Lane and this pick . Round seven . Notes ( Round seven ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Pittsburgh Penguins ' seventh round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 9 , 1979 that Winnipeg Jets promised not to claim Kim Clackson as a priority selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for this pick . Round ten . Notes ( Round ten ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Edmonton Oilers ' tenth round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 11 , 1980 that sent Barry Dean to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ron Areshenkoff and this pick .