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The Top Ranked Hockey Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1980
Notes: This is a list of the greatest hockey players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Ray Bourque | D | 43 |
| 2 | Kent Nilsson | C | 245 |
| 3 | Brian Propp | LW | 295 |
| 4 | Paul Reinhart | D | 320 |
| 5 | John Ogrodnick | LW | 349 |
| 6 | Kevin Lowe | D | 387 |
| 7 | Mike Rogers | C | 556 |
| 8 | Morris Lukowich | LW | 660 |
| 9 | Dave Christian | RW | 724 |
| 10 | Mike Ramsey | D | 750 |
| 11 | Risto Siltanen | D | 780 |
| 12 | Mike Foligno | RW | 785 |
| 13 | Mark Johnson | C | 835 |
| 14 | Michel Dion | G | 855 |
| 15 | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 904 |
| 16 | John Garrett | G | 922 |
| 17 | Brad McCrimmon | D | 940 |
| 18 | Brent Ashton | LW | 976 |
| 19 | Gordie Roberts | D | 1017 |
| 20 | Richard Sevigny | G | 1066 |
| 21 | Keith Acton | C | 1107 |
| 22 | Eddie Mio | G | 1117 |
| 23 | Mark Hardy | D | 1122 |
| 24 | Doug Keans | G | 1207 |
| 25 | Blair MacDonald | RW | 1267 |
| 26 | Tom McCarthy | LW | 1278 |
| 27 | Keith Brown | D | 1293 |
| 28 | Laurie Boschman | C | 1309 |
| 29 | Willy Lindstrom | RW | 1392 |
| 30 | Bobby Gould | RW | 1422 |
| 31 | Paul Baxter | D | 1426 |
| 32 | Pekka Rautakallio | D | 1433 |
| 33 | Jay Wells | D | 1448 |
| 34 | Craig MacTavish | C | 1459 |
| 35 | Rich Preston | RW | 1475 |
| 36 | Perry Turnbull | C | 1487 |
| 37 | Curt Giles | D | 1511 |
| 38 | Dave Langevin | D | 1546 |
| 39 | Ray Neufeld | RW | 1551 |
| 40 | Rick Meagher | C | 1777 |
| 41 | Garry Lariviere | D | 1794 |
| 42 | Jim Korn | D | 1800 |
| 43 | Gaston Gingras | D | 1832 |
| 44 | Doug Sulliman | RW | 1865 |
| 45 | Lindy Ruff | D | 1877 |
| 46 | Jamie Hislop | RW | 1893 |
| 47 | Duane Sutter | RW | 1925 |
| 48 | Marty Howe | D | 1936 |
| 49 | Peter Sullivan | C | 1940 |
| 50 | Dave Hunter | LW | 1942 |
| 51 | Ron Wilson | C | 2018 |
| 52 | Al Hangsleben | D | 2024 |
| 53 | Ron Chipperfield | C | 2065 |
| 54 | Alain Cote | LW | 2130 |
| 55 | Pierre Lacroix | D | 2204 |
| 56 | Ken Morrow | D | 2218 |
| 57 | Darryl Sutter | LW | 2226 |
| 58 | Marco Baron | G | 2255 |
| 59 | Peter Marsh | RW | 2309 |
| 60 | Warren Miller | RW | 2368 |
| 61 | Lars-Erik Sjoberg | D | 2395 |
| 62 | Andrei Khomutov | RW | 2439 |
| 63 | Jim Craig | G | 2569 |
| 64 | Chris Nilan | RW | 2574 |
| 65 | John Stewart | C | 2607 |
| 66 | Anders Kallur | RW | 2609 |
| 67 | Dave Semenko | LW | 2639 |
| 68 | Craig Norwich | D | 2726 |
| 69 | Barry Melrose | D | 2779 |
| 70 | Jiri Crha | G | 2806 |
| 71 | Wally Weir | D | 2811 |
| 72 | John Paul Kelly | LW | 2832 |
| 73 | Jordy Douglas | LW | 2856 |
| 74 | Joe Micheletti | D | 2886 |
| 75 | Steve Baker | G | 2927 |
| 76 | Gary Lupul | C | 3053 |
| 77 | Ed Hospodar | D | 3070 |
| 78 | Vincent Tremblay | G | 3080 |
| 79 | Rick Paterson | C | 3091 |
| 80 | Pat Conacher | LW | 3099 |
| 81 | Rob Holland | G | 3102 |
| 82 | Bob Fitchner | C | 3114 |
| 83 | Lindsay Middlebrook | G | 3174 |
| 84 | Louis Sleigher | RW | 3293 |
| 85 | Bob Crawford | RW | 3307 |
| 86 | Glen Currie | C | 3316 |
| 87 | Steve Christoff | C | 3333 |
| 88 | Ray Allison | RW | 3343 |
| 89 | Norm Dupont | LW | 3351 |
| 90 | Mark Kirton | C | 3396 |
| 91 | Kim Clackson | D | 3466 |
| 92 | Dave Silk | RW | 3467 |
| 93 | Blake Wesley | D | 3469 |
| 94 | Curt Brackenbury | RW | 3545 |
| 95 | Mike Busniuk | D | 3648 |
| 96 | Terry Johnson | D | 3649 |
| 97 | Wes Jarvis | C | 3671 |
| 98 | Greg Hotham | D | 3675 |
| 99 | Rob McClanahan | C | 3687 |
| 100 | Paul MacKinnon | D | 3845 |
| 101 | Dean Hopkins | RW | 3887 |
| 102 | Jimmy Mann | RW | 3889 |
| 103 | Jeff Brubaker | LW | 3890 |
| 104 | Tim Trimper | LW | 3968 |
| 105 | Yvon Vautour | RW | 3986 |
| 106 | Greg Theberge | D | 4016 |
| 107 | Mark Renaud | D | 4094 |
| 108 | Doug Berry | C | 4150 |
| 109 | Danny Geoffrion | RW | 4176 |
| 110 | Antero Lehtonen | LW | 4281 |
| 111 | Bob Mongrain | C | 4415 |
| 112 | Gerry Minor | C | 4470 |
| 113 | Paul Marshall | LW | 4476 |
| 114 | Bernie Johnston | C | 4495 |
| 115 | Stu Smith | D | 4889 |
| 116 | John Markell | LW | 4986 |
| 117 | Tim Coulis | LW | 5048 |
| 118 | Gary Morrison | RW | 5071 |
| 119 | Errol Rausse | LW | 5135 |
| 120 | Don Howse | LW | 5151 |
| 121 | Doug Morrison | RW | 5174 |
| 122 | Ross Cory | D | 5185 |
| 123 | Bob Attwell | RW | 5304 |
| 124 | Don Gillen | RW | 5344 |
| 125 | Kari Makkonen | LW | 5349 |
| 126 | Earl Ingarfield Jr. | C | 5431 |
| 127 | Gord Wappel | D | 5452 |
| 128 | Mario Giallonardo | D | 5503 |
| 129 | Brian Hill | RW | 5539 |
| 130 | Ray Markham | C | 5565 |
| 131 | Pat Daley | LW | 5573 |
| 132 | John Bethel | LW | 5592 |
| 133 | Rejean Cloutier | D | 5659 |
| 134 | Dave Watson | LW | 5665 |
| 135 | Jim Dobson | RW | 5667 |
| 136 | Bernie Saunders | LW | 5681 |
| 137 | Peter Sturgeon | LW | 5776 |
| 138 | Steve Peters | C | 5848 |
| 139 | Garth MacGuigan | C | 5888 |
| 140 | Gerry Rioux | RW | 5938 |
| 141 | Claude Noel | C | 5942 |
| 142 | Maynard Schurman | LW | 5950 |
| 143 | Jon Fontas | C | 5964 |
| 144 | Don MacIver | D | 5973 |
| 145 | Rick Hodgson | D | 5986 |
| 146 | Harvie Pocza | LW | 6008 |
| 147 | Ron Areshenkoff | C | 6024 |
| 148 | Randy Johnston | D | 6048 |
| 149 | Mike Toal | C | 6077 |
| 150 | Ron Carter | RW | 6182 |
| 151 | Steve Hazlett | LW | 6204 |
| 152 | Glenn Tomalty | LW | 6249 |
| 153 | Robbie Laird | LW | 6260 |
| 154 | Moe Robinson | D | 6275 |
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