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1981 NHL Entry Draft

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Round 1 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
1 Winnipeg Jets Dale Hawerchuk Cornwall 1188 518 891 1409 -92 730
2 Los Angeles Kings Doug Smith Ottawa 535 115 138 253 -131 624
3 Washington Capitals Bob Carpenter St. John's Prep (High-MA) 1178 320 408 728 -81 919
4 Hartford Whalers Ron Francis Sault Ste. Marie 1731 549 1249 1798 -10 979
5 Colorado Rockies Joe Cirella Oshawa 828 64 211 275 -201 1446
6 Toronto Maple Leafs Jim Benning Portland 605 52 191 243 -73 461
7 Montreal Canadiens Mark Hunter Brantford 628 213 171 384 -11 1426
8 Edmonton Oilers Grant Fuhr Victoria 868 0 40 40 0 114 868 403 295 114 3.38 .874
9 New York Rangers James Patrick Prince Albert 1280 149 490 639 104 759
10 Vancouver Canucks Garth Butcher Regina 897 48 158 206 -124 2302
11 Quebec Nordiques Randy Moller Lethbridge 815 45 180 225 49 1692
12 Chicago Black Hawks Tony Tanti Oshawa 697 287 273 560 -67 661
13 Minnesota North Stars Ron Meighan Niagara Falls 48 3 7 10 -12 18
14 Boston Bruins Normand Leveille Chicoutimi 75 17 25 42 17 49
15 Calgary Flames Al MacInnis Kitchener 1416 340 934 1274 373 1511
16 Philadelphia Flyers Steve Smith Sault Ste. Marie 18 0 1 1 -2 15
17 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Dudacek Poldi SNOP Kladno, TCH
18 Montreal Canadiens Gilbert Delorme Chicoutimi 541 31 92 123 40 520
19 Montreal Canadiens Jan Ingman Farjestad Karlstad, SWE
20 St. Louis Blues Marty Ruff Lethbridge
21 New York Islanders Paul Boutilier Sherbrooke 288 27 83 110 6 358
Round 2 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
22 Winnipeg Jets Scott Arniel Cornwall 730 149 189 338 -11 599
23 Detroit Red Wings Claude Loiselle Windsor 616 92 117 209 -132 1149
24 Toronto Maple Leafs Gary Yaremchuk Portland 34 1 4 5 -16 28
25 Chicago Black Hawks Kevin Griffin Portland
26 Colorado Rockies Rich Chernomaz Victoria 51 9 7 16 -23 18
27 Minnesota North Stars Dave Donnelly St. Albert Jr. A 137 15 24 39 8 150
28 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Gatzos Sault Ste. Marie 89 15 20 35 -31 83
29 Edmonton Oilers Todd Strueby Regina 5 0 1 1 0 2
30 New York Rangers Jan Erixon Skelleftea (Sweden) 556 57 159 216 38 167
31 Minnesota North Stars Mike Sands Sudbury 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 5.17 .865
32 Montreal Canadiens Lars Eriksson Brynas Gavle, SWE
33 Minnesota North Stars Tom Hirsch Patrick Henry (High-MN) 31 1 7 8 -15 30
34 Minnesota North Stars Dave Preuss St. Thomas (High-MN)
35 Boston Bruins Luc Dufour Chicoutimi 167 23 21 44 8 199
36 St. Louis Blues Hakan Nordin Farjestad Karlstad, SWE
37 Philadelphia Flyers Rich Costello Pickering 12 2 2 4 -5 2
38 Buffalo Sabres Hannu Virta TPS Turku, FIN 245 25 101 126 22 66
39 Los Angeles Kings Dean Kennedy Brandon 717 26 108 134 -56 1118
40 Montreal Canadiens Chris Chelios Moose Jaw 1616 185 763 948 351 2873
41 Minnesota North Stars Jali Wahlsten TPS Turku, FIN
42 New York Islanders Gord Dineen Sault Ste. Marie 528 16 90 106 -56 695
Round 3 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
43 Winnipeg Jets Jyrki Seppa Ilves Tampere, FIN 13 0 2 2 -9 6
44 Detroit Red Wings Corrado Micalef Sherbrooke 113 0 5 5 0 43 113 26 59 15 4.24 .758
45 Washington Capitals Eric Calder Cornwall 2 0 0 0 0 0
46 Montreal Canadiens Dieter Hegen ESV Kaufbeuern, FRG
47 Philadelphia Flyers Barry Tabobondung Oshawa
48 Colorado Rockies Uli Hiemer Fussen, FRG 143 19 54 73 -21 176
49 Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Thornbury Niagara Falls 14 1 8 9 -19 16
50 New York Rangers Peter Sundstrom Bjorkloven Umea, SWE 338 61 83 144 -22 120
51 New York Rangers Mark Morrison Victoria 10 1 1 2 -5 0
52 Vancouver Canucks Jean-Marc Lanthier Sorel 105 16 16 32 -36 29
53 Quebec Nordiques Jean-Marc Gaulin Sorel 26 4 3 7 1 8
54 Chicago Black Hawks Darrel Anholt Calgary 1 0 0 0 2 0
55 Toronto Maple Leafs Ernie Godden Windsor 5 1 1 2 1 6
56 Calgary Flames Mike Vernon Calgary 781 0 39 39 0 271 781 385 273 92 2.98 .889
57 New York Islanders Ron Handy Sault Ste. Marie 14 0 3 3 -2 0
58 Philadelphia Flyers Ken Strong Peterborough 15 2 2 4 -3 6
59 Buffalo Sabres Jim Aldred Kingston
60 Buffalo Sabres Colin Chisholm Calgary 1 0 0 0 0 0
61 Hartford Whalers Paul MacDermid Windsor 690 116 142 258 -14 1303
62 St. Louis Blues Gord Donnelly Sherbrooke 554 28 41 69 -58 2069
63 New York Islanders Neal Coulter Toronto 26 5 5 10 -4 11
Round 4 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
64 Winnipeg Jets Kirk McCaskill Vermont
65 Philadelphia Flyers Dave Michayluk Regina 14 2 6 8 -1 8
66 Colorado Rockies Gus Greco Windsor
67 Hartford Whalers Mike Hoffman Brantford 9 1 3 4 -4 2
68 Washington Capitals Tony Kellin Grand Rapids (High-MN)
69 Minnesota North Stars Terry Tait Sault Ste. Marie
70 Pittsburgh Penguins Norm Schmidt Oshawa 125 23 33 56 -1 73
71 Edmonton Oilers Paul Houck Kelowna 16 1 2 3 -1 2
72 New York Rangers John Vanbiesbrouck Sault Ste. Marie 882 0 38 38 0 310 882 374 346 119 2.98 .899
73 Vancouver Canucks Wendell Young Kitchener 187 0 10 10 0 20 187 59 86 12 3.94 .876
74 Quebec Nordiques Clint Malarchuk Portland 338 0 14 14 0 134 338 141 130 45 3.47 .878
75 Chicago Black Hawks Perry Pelensky Portland 4 0 0 0 0 5
76 Minnesota North Stars Jim Malwitz Grand Rapids (High-MN)
77 Boston Bruins Scott McLellan Niagara Falls 2 0 0 0 0 0
78 Calgary Flames Peter Madach HV 71 Jonkoping, SWE
79 Philadelphia Flyers Ken Latta Sault Ste. Marie
80 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Eatough Cornwall 1 0 0 0 -1 0
81 Los Angeles Kings Marty Dallman RPI 6 0 1 1 1 0
82 Montreal Canadiens Kjell Dahlin Timra, SWE 166 57 59 116 12 10
83 Buffalo Sabres Anders Wikberg Timra, SWE
84 New York Islanders Todd Lumbard Brandon
Round 5 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
85 Winnipeg Jets Marc Behrend Wisconsin 38 0 0 0 0 0 39 12 19 3 4.82 .844
86 Detroit Red Wings Larry Trader London 91 5 13 18 -2 74
87 Colorado Rockies Doug Speck Peterborough
88 Montreal Canadiens Steve Rooney Canton (High-MA) 154 15 13 28 -16 496
89 Washington Capitals Mike Siltala Kingston 7 1 0 1 0 2
90 Toronto Maple Leafs Normand Lefrancois Trois-Rivieres
91 Washington Capitals Peter Sidorkiewicz Oshawa 246 0 9 9 0 20 246 79 128 27 3.60 .871
92 Edmonton Oilers Phil Drouillard Niagara Falls
93 Hartford Whalers Bill Maguire Niagara Falls
94 New York Islanders Jacques Sylvestre Sorel
95 Quebec Nordiques Edward Lee Princeton 2 0 0 0 -4 5
96 Chicago Black Hawks Doug Chessell London
97 Minnesota North Stars Kelly Hubbard Portland
98 Boston Bruins Joe Mantione Cornwall
99 Calgary Flames Mario Simioni Toronto
100 Philadelphia Flyers Justin Hanley Kingston
101 Buffalo Sabres Mauri Eivola TPS Turku, FIN
102 Toronto Maple Leafs Barry Bringley Calgary
103 Hartford Whalers Dan Bourbonnais Calgary 59 3 25 28 -5 11
104 St. Louis Blues Mike Hickey Sudbury
105 Vancouver Canucks Moe Lemay Ottawa 317 72 94 166 -37 442
Round 6 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
106 Winnipeg Jets Bob O'Connor Boston College
107 Detroit Red Wings Gerard Gallant Sherbrooke 615 211 269 480 55 1674
108 Colorado Rockies Bruce Driver Wisconsin 922 96 390 486 13 670
109 Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Edwards Oshawa
110 Washington Capitals Jim McGeough Billings 57 7 10 17 -15 32
111 Edmonton Oilers Steve Smith London 804 72 303 375 144 2139
112 Pittsburgh Penguins Rod Buskas Medicine Hat 556 19 63 82 -57 1294
113 Edmonton Oilers Marc Habscheid Saskatoon 345 72 91 163 -16 171
114 New York Rangers Eric Magnuson RPI
115 Vancouver Canucks Stu Kulak Victoria 90 8 4 12 -19 130
116 Quebec Nordiques Mike Eagles Kitchener 853 74 122 196 -121 928
117 Chicago Black Hawks Bill Schafhauser Northern Michigan
118 Minnesota North Stars Paul Guay Mount St. Charles (High-RI) 117 11 23 34 -24 92
119 Boston Bruins Bruce Milton Boston U.
120 Calgary Flames Todd Hooey Windsor
121 Philadelphia Flyers Andre Villeneuve Chicoutimi
122 Buffalo Sabres Ali Butorac Ottawa
123 Los Angeles Kings Brad Thompson London
124 Montreal Canadiens Tom Anastos Paddock Pool (GLJHL)
125 St. Louis Blues Peter Aslin AIK Solna, SWE
126 New York Islanders Chuck Brimmer Kingston
Round 7 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
127 Winnipeg Jets Peter Nilsson Hammarby Stockholm, SWE
128 Detroit Red Wings Greg Stefan Oshawa 299 0 15 15 0 200 299 115 127 30 3.92 .850
129 Colorado Rockies Jeff Larmer Kitchener 158 37 51 88 -21 57
130 Hartford Whalers John Mokosak Victoria 41 0 2 2 -9 96
131 Washington Capitals Risto Jalo Ilves Tampere, FIN 3 0 3 3 2 0
132 Toronto Maple Leafs Andrew Wright Peterborough
133 Pittsburgh Penguins Geoff Wilson Winnipeg
134 Los Angeles Kings Craig Hurley Saskatoon
135 New York Rangers Mike Guentzel Greenway (High-MN)
136 Vancouver Canucks Bruce Holloway Regina 2 0 0 0 -1 0
137 Philadelphia Flyers Vladimir Svitek VSZ Kosice, TCH
138 Chicago Black Hawks Marc Centrone Lethbridge
139 Minnesota North Stars Jim Archibald Moose Jaw 16 1 2 3 -4 45
140 Boston Bruins Mats Thelin AIK Solna, SWE 163 8 19 27 4 107
141 Calgary Flames Rick Heppner Mounds View (High-MN)
142 Philadelphia Flyers Gil Hudon Prince Albert
143 Buffalo Sabres Heikki Leime TPS Turku, FIN
144 Los Angeles Kings Peter Sawkins St. Paul Academy (High-MN)
145 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kurvers U. Minn-Duluth 659 93 328 421 -35 350
146 St. Louis Blues Erik Holmberg Sodertalje, SWE
147 New York Islanders Teppo Virta TPS Turku, FIN
Round 8 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
148 Winnipeg Jets Dan McFall Buffalo Jr. Sabres 9 0 1 1 -6 0
149 Detroit Red Wings Rick Zombo Austin Prep (High-MA) 652 24 130 154 22 728
150 Colorado Rockies Tony Arima Jokerit Helsinki, FIN
151 Hartford Whalers Denis Dore Chicoutimi
152 Washington Capitals Gaetan Duchesne Quebec 1028 179 254 433 102 617
153 Toronto Maple Leafs Richard Turmel Shawinigan
154 Pittsburgh Penguins Mitch Lamoureux Oshawa 73 11 9 20 -16 59
155 Edmonton Oilers Mike Sturgeon Kelowna
156 New York Rangers Ari Lahtenmaki HIFK Helsinki, FIN
157 Vancouver Canucks Petri Skriko SaiPa Lappeenranta, FIN 541 183 222 405 -100 246
158 Quebec Nordiques Andre Cote Quebec
159 Chicago Black Hawks Johan Mellstrom Falun, SWE
160 Minnesota North Stars Kari Kanervo TPS Turku, FIN
161 Boston Bruins Armel Parisee Chicoutimi
162 Calgary Flames Dale DeGray Oshawa 153 18 47 65 -1 195
163 Philadelphia Flyers Steve Taylor Providence
164 Buffalo Sabres Gates Orlando Providence 98 18 26 44 -10 51
165 Los Angeles Kings Dan Brennan North Dakota 8 0 1 1 -2 9
166 Montreal Canadiens Paul Gess Jefferson (High-MN)
167 St. Louis Blues Alain Vigneault Trois-Rivieres 42 2 5 7 -5 82
168 New York Islanders Bill Dowd Ottawa
Round 9 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
169 Winnipeg Jets Greg Dick St. Mary's (NCAA)
170 Detroit Red Wings Don Leblanc Moncton Jr.
171 Colorado Rockies Tim Army East Providence H.S.
172 Hartford Whalers Jeff Poeschl Northern Michigan
173 Washington Capitals George White New Hampshire
174 Toronto Maple Leafs Greg Barber Victoria
175 Pittsburgh Penguins Dean Defazio Brantford 22 0 2 2 -11 28
176 Edmonton Oilers Miloslav Horava Poldi SNOP Kladno, TCH 80 5 17 22 10 38
177 New York Rangers Paul Reifenberger Anoka (High-MN)
178 Vancouver Canucks Frank Caprice London 102 0 3 3 0 17 102 31 46 11 4.20 .859
179 Quebec Nordiques Marc Brisebois Sorel