1981 NHL Entry Draft

Montreal, Quebec - June 10, 1981

Summary statistics

POSITION SPLITNATIONALITY SPLIT
ROUNDTO NHLGPFWDDEFGOA..CAUSSERUFIOTH
Round 185.71%649.342.9%52.4%4.8%85.7%4.8%4.8%0.0%0.0%4.8%
Round 276.19%265.561.9%28.6%9.5%57.1%19.0%14.3%0.0%9.5%0.0%
Round 385.71%135.857.1%33.3%9.5%76.2%0.0%4.8%0.0%4.8%14.3%
Round 457.14%83.376.2%4.8%19.0%66.7%14.3%14.3%0.0%0.0%4.8%
Round 538.10%43.661.9%19.0%19.0%76.2%14.3%0.0%0.0%4.8%4.8%
Round 642.86%207.647.6%42.9%9.5%66.7%28.6%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 738.10%63.942.9%47.6%9.5%47.6%19.0%14.3%0.0%14.3%4.8%
Round 842.86%124.061.9%38.1%0.0%52.4%19.0%4.8%0.0%19.0%4.8%
Round 933.33%32.547.6%33.3%19.0%52.4%42.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8%
Round 1042.86%75.066.7%14.3%19.0%71.4%9.5%4.8%0.0%4.8%9.5%
Round 110.00%0.00.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
TOTAL1167.256.4%31.8%11.8%64.9%17.5%6.6%0.0%5.7%5.2%
TO NHL254.03%53.8%55.2%52.0%62.0%37.8%35.7%0.0%41.7%45.5%
1) Percentage of drafted players in each category (e.g. 64.9% of all drafted players were Canadian).
2) Percentage of players that made it to NHL (e.g. 62.0% of all drafted Canadians have played in NHL).

Summary statistics on team draft performance

OVERALLPER DRAFT PICK
RkTEAMWAPP1PICKSTO NHLGPGAPGPGAP
1Winnipeg Jets9.681145.5%197966710831750179.960.698.5159.1
2Los Angeles Kings15.60955.6%1323142251393147.015.827.943.7
3Washington Capitals23.431080.0%26265507361286262.655.073.6128.6
4Hartford Whalers27.52955.6%253066914212090281.174.3157.9232.2
5Colorado Rockies31.181060.0%2107225713938210.722.571.393.8
6Toronto Maple Leafs33.04944.4%6485419725172.06.021.927.9
7Montreal Canadiens33.881346.2%379959414262020292.245.7109.7155.4
8Edmonton Oilers41.00977.8%2215163483646246.118.153.771.8
9New York Rangers43.251050.0%30662687681036306.626.876.8103.6
10Minnesota North Stars46.561450.0%67210713123848.07.69.417.0
11Quebec Nordiques50.20875.0%2175123322445271.915.440.355.6
12Chicago Black Hawks50.451030.0%70228727356070.228.727.356.0
13Vancouver Canucks51.28988.9%2241327507834249.036.356.392.7
14Boston Bruins57.93955.6%410486511345.65.37.212.6
15Philadelphia Flyers63.371338.5%16026507612.32.03.85.8
16Calgary Flames64.56944.4%236436010221382262.740.0113.6153.6
17Buffalo Sabres64.951233.3%3454312717028.83.610.614.2
18St. Louis Blues66.93933.3%72932589081.03.66.410.0
19New York Islanders69.561136.4%8564818122977.84.416.520.8
20Detroit Red Wings70.91887.5%2622345619964327.843.177.4120.5
21Pittsburgh Penguins79.41977.8%1720183326509191.120.336.256.6
1) The Weighted Average Pick Position (WAPP) is determined using a harmonic mean, which gives the highest weight to the first overall pick, the second highest to the second overall pick, etc. The thinking behind this approach is that the relative difference between the first and the fifth pick is much higher than the difference between e.g. the 130th and 135th pick. The smallest number is granted to the team with the lowest overall pick position in the draft.

Round 1

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
1CADale Hawerchuk1963Winnipeg JetsF11885188911409740-98
2CADoug Smith1963Los Angeles KingsF535115138253624-130
3CABobby Carpenter1963Washington CapitalsF1178320408728919-82
4CARon Francis1963Hartford WhalersF173154912491798977-18
5CAJoe Cirella1963Colorado RockiesD828642112751446-200
6CAJim Benning1963Toronto Maple LeafsD60552191243461-77
7CAMark Hunter1962Montreal CanadiensF6282131713841426-16
8CAGrant Fuhr1962Edmonton OilersG86804747120
9CAJames Patrick1963New York RangersD1280149490639759100
10CAGarth Butcher1963Vancouver CanucksD897481582062302-121
11CARandy Moller1963Quebec NordiquesD81545180225169247
12CATony Tanti1963Chicago Black HawksF697287273560661-69
13CARon Meighan1963Minnesota North StarsD48371018-11
14CANormand Leveille1963Boston BruinsF751725424915
15CAAl MacInnis1963Calgary FlamesD141634093412741511371
16CASteve Smith1963Philadelphia FlyersD17011150
17CAJiri Dudacek1962Buffalo SabresF
18CAGilbert Delorme1962Montreal CanadiensD541319212352040
19CAJan Ingman1961Montreal CanadiensF
20CAMarty Ruff1963St. Louis BluesD
21CAPaul Boutilier1963New York IslandersD28827831103581

Round 2

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
22CAScott Arniel1962Winnipeg JetsF730149189338599-11
23CAClaude Loiselle1963Detroit Red WingsF616921172091149-128
24CAGary Yaremchuk1961Toronto Maple LeafsF3414528-18
25CAKevin Griffin1963Chicago Black HawksF
26CARich Chernomaz1963Colorado RockiesF51971618-23
27CADave Donnelly1962Minnesota North StarsF1371524391508
28CASteve Gatzos1961Pittsburgh PenguinsF8915203583-31
29CATodd Strueby1963Edmonton OilersF501120
30CAJan Erixon1962New York RangersF5565715921616734
31CAMike Sands1963Minnesota North StarsG60002
32CALars Eriksson1961Montreal CanadiensG
33CATom Hirsch1963Minnesota North StarsD3117830-15
34CADave Preuss1963Minnesota North StarsF
35CALuc Dufour1963Boston BruinsF16723214419910
36CAHåkan Nordin1961St. Louis BluesD
37CARich Costello1963Philadelphia FlyersF122242-6
38CAHannu Virta1963Buffalo SabresD245251011266616
39CADean Kennedy1963Los Angeles KingsD717261101361118-55
40CAChris Chelios1962Montreal CanadiensD16511857639482891351
41CAJali Wahlsten1963Minnesota North StarsF
42CAGord Dineen1962New York IslandersD5281690106697-60

Round 3

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
43CAJyrki Seppä1961Winnipeg JetsD130226-9
44CACorrado Micalef1961Detroit Red WingsG11305543
45CAEric Calder1963Washington CapitalsD200000
46CADieter Hegen1962Montreal CanadiensF
47CABarry Tabobondung1961Philadelphia FlyersD
48CAUli Hiemer1962Colorado RockiesD143195473176-19
49CATom Thornbury1963Pittsburgh PenguinsD1418916-19
50CAPeter Sundström1961New York RangersF3386183144122-24
51CAMark Morrison1963New York RangersF101120-5
52CAJean-Marc Lanthier1963Vancouver CanucksF10516163229-36
53CAJean-Marc Gaulin1962Quebec NordiquesF2643780
54CADarrel Anholt1962Chicago Black HawksD100002
55CAErnie Godden1961Toronto Maple LeafsF511261
56CAMike Vernon1963Calgary FlamesG78203939271
57CARon Handy1963New York IslandersF140330-2
58CAKen Strong1963Philadelphia FlyersF152246-3
59CAJim Aldred1963Buffalo SabresF
60CAColin Chisholm1963Buffalo SabresD100000
61CAPaul MacDermid1963Hartford WhalersF6901161422581303-16
62CAGord Donnelly1962St. Louis BluesF5542841692069-60
63CANeal Coulter1963New York IslandersF26551011-2

Round 4

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
64CAKirk McCaskill1961Winnipeg JetsF
65CADave Michayluk1962Philadelphia FlyersF142688-1
66CAGus Greco1963Colorado RockiesF
67CAMike Hoffman1963Hartford WhalersF91342-3
68CATony Kellin1963Washington CapitalsF
69CATerry Tait1963Minnesota North StarsF
70CANorm Schmidt1963Pittsburgh PenguinsD12523335673-1
71CAPaul Houck1963Edmonton OilersF161232-1
72CAJohn Vanbiesbrouck1963New York RangersG88203535310
73CAWendell Young1963Vancouver CanucksG1870101020
74CAClint Malarchuk1961Quebec NordiquesG33701515134
75CAPerry Pelensky1962Chicago Black HawksF400050
76CAJim Malwitz1962Minnesota North StarsF
77CAScott McLellan1963Boston BruinsF200000
78CAPeter Madach1963Calgary FlamesF
79CAKenneth Latta1962Philadelphia FlyersF
80CAJeff Eatough1963Buffalo SabresF10000-1
81CAMarty Dallman1963Los Angeles KingsF601101
82CAKjell Dahlin1963Montreal CanadiensF16657591161011
83CAAnders Wikberg1963Buffalo SabresF
84CATodd Lumbard1963New York IslandersG

Round 5

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
85CAMarc Behrend1961Winnipeg JetsG390000
86CALarry Trader1963Detroit Red WingsD915131874-1
87CADoug Speck1963Colorado RockiesD
88CASteve Rooney1962Montreal CanadiensF154151328496-16
89CAMike Siltala1963Washington CapitalsF710120
90CANormand Lefrancois1962Toronto Maple LeafsF
91CAPeter Sidorkiewicz1963Washington CapitalsG24609920
92CAPhil Drouillard1963Edmonton OilersF
93CABill Maguire1963Hartford WhalersD
94CAJacques Sylvestre1963New York IslandersF
95CAEd Lee1961Quebec NordiquesF20005-4
96CADoug Chessell1963Chicago Black HawksG
97CAKelly Hubbard1963Minnesota North StarsD
98CAJoe Mantione1963Boston BruinsG
99CAMario Simioni1963Calgary FlamesF
100CAJustin Hanley1961Philadelphia FlyersF
101CAMauri Eivola1963Buffalo SabresF
102CABarry Brigley1962Toronto Maple LeafsF
103CADan Bourbonnais1962Hartford WhalersF593252811-5
104CAMike Hickey1961St. Louis BluesF
105CAMoe Lemay1962Vancouver CanucksF3177294166442-34

Round 6

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
106CABob O'Connor1961Winnipeg JetsG
107CAGerard Gallant1963Detroit Red WingsF615211269480167458
108CABruce Driver1962Colorado RockiesD9229639048667014
109CAPaul Edwards1963Pittsburgh PenguinsD
110CAJim McGeough1963Washington CapitalsF577101732-14
111CASteve Smith1963Edmonton OilersD804723033752139139
112CARod Buskas1961Pittsburgh PenguinsD5561963821294-52
113CAMarc Habscheid1963Edmonton OilersF3457291163171-16
114CAEric Magnuson1961New York RangersF
115CAStu Kulak1963Vancouver CanucksF908412130-20
116CAMike Eagles1963Quebec NordiquesF85374122196928-119
117CABill Schafhauser1962Chicago Black HawksD
118CAPaul Guay1963Minnesota North StarsF11711233492-23
119CABruce Milton1962Boston BruinsD
120CATodd Hooey1963Calgary FlamesF
121CAAndre Villeneuve1963Philadelphia FlyersD
122CAJustin Butorac1964Buffalo SabresD
123CABrad Thompson1963Los Angeles KingsD
124CATom Anastos1963Montreal CanadiensF
125CAPeter Åslin1962St. Louis BluesG
126CAChuck Brimmer1963New York IslandersF

Round 7

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
127CAPeter Nilsson1962Winnipeg JetsF
128CAGreg Stefan1961Detroit Red WingsG29901515199
129CAJeff Larmer1962Colorado RockiesF15837518855-21
130CAJohn Mokosak1963Hartford WhalersD4102296-9
131CARisto Jalo1962Washington CapitalsF303302
132CAAndrew Wright1963Toronto Maple LeafsD
133CAGeoff Wilson1962Pittsburgh PenguinsF
134CACraig Hurley1963Los Angeles KingsD
135CAMike Guentzel1962New York RangersD
136CABruce Holloway1963Vancouver CanucksD20000-1
137CAVladimir Svitek1962Philadelphia FlyersF
138CAMarc Centrone1963Chicago Black HawksF
139CAJim Archibald1961Minnesota North StarsF1612345-4
140CAMats Thelin1961Boston BruinsD163819271763
141CARick Heppner1963Calgary FlamesD
142CAGil Hudon1962Philadelphia FlyersG
143CAHeikki Leime1962Buffalo SabresD
144CAJens-Peter Sawkins1963Los Angeles KingsD
145CATom Kurvers1962Montreal CanadiensD65993328421350-38
146CAErik Holmberg1963St. Louis BluesF
147CATeppo Virta1962New York IslandersF

Round 8

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
148CADan McFall1963Winnipeg JetsD90110-6
149CARick Zombo1963Detroit Red WingsD6522413015472822
150CATony Arima1961Colorado RockiesF
151CADenis Dore1963Hartford WhalersF
152CAGaetan Duchesne1962Washington CapitalsF1028179254433617103
153CARichard Turmel1962Toronto Maple LeafsD
154CAMitch Lamoureux1962Pittsburgh PenguinsF731192059-18
155CAMike Sturgeon1963Edmonton OilersD
156CAAri Lähteenmäki1961New York RangersF
157CAPetri Skriko1962Vancouver CanucksF541183222405246-101
158CAAndre Cote1961Quebec NordiquesF
159CAJohan Mellström1963Chicago Black HawksF
160CAKari Kanervo1963Minnesota North StarsF
161CAArmel Parisee1963Boston BruinsD
162CADale Degray1963Calgary FlamesD153184765195-1
163CASteve Taylor1962Philadelphia FlyersF
164CAGates Orlando1962Buffalo SabresF9818264451-9
165CADan Brennan1962Los Angeles KingsF80119-2
166CAPaul Gess1962Montreal CanadiensF
167CAAlain Vigneault1961St. Louis BluesD4225782-5
168CABill Dowd1963New York IslandersD

Round 9

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
169CAGreg Dick1962Winnipeg JetsG
170CADon Leblanc1963Detroit Red WingsF
171CATim Army1963Colorado RockiesF
172CAJeff Poeschl1962Hartford WhalersG
173CAGeorge White1961Washington CapitalsF
174CAGreg Barber1963Toronto Maple LeafsD
175CADean Defazio1963Pittsburgh PenguinsF2202228-11
176CAMiloslav Horava1961Edmonton OilersD80517223810
177CAPaul Reifenberger1963New York RangersF
178CAFrank Caprice1962Vancouver CanucksG10203317
179CAMarc Brisebois1963Quebec NordiquesF
180CAJohn Benns1963Chicago Black HawksF
181CAScott Bjugstad1961Minnesota North StarsF3177668144144-37
182CADon Sylvestri1961Boston BruinsG30002
183CAGeorge Boudreau1963Calgary FlamesD
184CALeonard Hachborn1961Philadelphia FlyersF1022039592914
185CAVaclav Sebek1963Buffalo SabresD
186CAAllan Tuer1963Los Angeles KingsD57112208-22
187CAScott Ferguson1963Montreal CanadiensD
188CADan Wood1962St. Louis BluesF
189CAScott MacLellan1963New York IslandersD

Round 10

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
190CAVladimir Kadlec1962Winnipeg JetsD
191CARobert Nordmark1962Detroit Red WingsD236137083254-36
192CAJohn Johannson1961Colorado RockiesF50000-2
193CALarry Power1963Hartford WhalersF
194CAChris Valentine1961Washington CapitalsF105435295127-27
195CAMarc Magnan1962Toronto Maple LeafsF401150
196CADave Hannan1961Pittsburgh PenguinsF841114191305942-58
197CAGord Sherven1963Edmonton OilersF9713223533-5
198CAMario Proulx1961New York RangersG
199CARejean Vignola1963Vancouver CanucksF
200CAKari Takko1962Quebec NordiquesG14202230
201CASylvain Roy1963Chicago Black HawksD
202CASteve Kudebeh1963Minnesota North StarsG
203CARichard Bourque1963Boston BruinsF
204CABruce Eakin1962Calgary FlamesF132244-7
205CASteven Tsujiura1962Philadelphia FlyersF
206CAWarren Harper1963Buffalo SabresF
207CAJeffrey Baikie1961Los Angeles KingsF
208CADan Burrows1963Montreal CanadiensG
209CARichard Zemlak1963St. Louis BluesF13321214587-26
210CADave Randerson1963New York IslandersF

Round 11

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
211CADave Kirwin1963Winnipeg JetsD

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