1980 NHL Entry Draft

JUNE 11th 1980

The NHL draft is held at the Forum in Montreal for the first time and the Chicago Blackhawks have the #3 overall pick.  The Blackhawks got the pick from the Quebec Nordiques from a trade on June 9th 1979 in which the BlackHawks promised not to take Real Cloutier in the 1979 draft. 

With their pick the 'Hawks drafted Montreal Juniors center Denis Savard, the 1980 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) MVP with 63 goals, 118 assist (181 points) in 72 games.  

2018 NHL Awards (Norris Trophy)

2018 Norris Trophy Finalists

(NHL's Top Defenseman)

2018 NHL Awards (Hart Trophy)

2018 NHL Playoffs...So Far

2018 NHL Awards - Vezina Trophy

2018 Vezina Trophy Finalists 

2018 NHL Awards

2018 ART ROSS TROPHY WINNER

(Regular Season Points scored leader)

Connor McDavid 

(Edmonton Oilers)

108 points

 Top 10 in NHL Points 

2 - Claude Giroux  (Flyers)  102

3 - Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)  100

4 - Evgeni Malkin (Penguins)  98

5 - Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)  97

6 - Taylor Hall  (Devils)   93

7 - Phil Kessel  (Penguins)  92

7 - Anze Kopitar  (Kings)  92

9 - Blake Wheeler  (Jets)   91

10 - Sidney Crosby  (Penguins)  89

2018 NHL Awards

Alex Ovechkin

(Washington Capitals) 

49 goals

This is Ovechkin's 7th Richard Trophy, he also won in 2008, 2009 and 2013-16