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1981 NHL Entry Draft

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This is the list of players selected in the 1981 NHL Entry draft. There were 211 prospects selected across 11 rounds. Also included is each player's career NHL totals. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the NHL. You can click on the headings of the tables to sort the information.

Round 1           NHL Totals
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1 1 Winnipeg Dale Hawerchuk C Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] 1188 518 891 1409 740
1 2 Los Angeles Doug Smith C Ottawa 67's [OHL] 535 115 138 253 624
1 3 Washington Bobby Carpenter C St. John's Prep [Mass H.S.] 1178 320 408 728 919
1 4 Hartford Ron Francis C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 1731 549 1249 1798 979
1 5 Colorado Joe Cirella D Oshawa Generals [OHL] 828 64 211 275 1448
1 6 Toronto Jim Benning D Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 610 52 191 243 461
1 7 Montreal Mark Hunter F Brantford Alexanders [OHL] 628 213 171 384 1428
1 8 Edmonton Grant Fuhr G Victoria Cougars [WHL] 868 0 46 46 120
1 9 NY Rangers James Patrick D Prince Albert Saints [SJHL] 1280 149 490 639 759
1 10 Vancouver Garth Butcher D Regina Pats [WHL] 897 48 158 206 2302
1 11 Quebec Randy Moller D Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] 815 45 180 225 1692
1 12 Chicago Tony Tanti L Oshawa Generals [OHL] 697 287 273 560 661
1 13 Minnesota Ron Meighan D Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL] 48 3 7 10 18
1 14 Boston Normand Leveille F Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] 75 17 25 42 49
1 15 Calgary Al MacInnis D Kitchener Rangers [OHL] 1416 340 934 1274 1501
1 16 Philadelphia Steve Smith D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 18 0 1 1 15
1 17 Buffalo Jiri Dudacek Kladno
1 18 Montreal Gilbert Delorme D Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] 541 31 92 123 520
1 19 Montreal Jan Ingman Farjestads BK Karlstad [SEL]
1 20 St. Louis Marty Ruff D Lethbridge Broncos [WHL]
1 21 NY Islanders Paul Boutilier D Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL] 288 27 83 110 358
                     
Round 2                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
2 22 Winnipeg Scott Arniel L Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] 730 149 189 338 599
2 23 Detroit Claude Loiselle C Windsor Spitfires [OHL] 616 92 117 209 1146
2 24 Toronto Gary Yaremchuk C Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 34 1 4 5 28
2 25 Chicago Kevin Griffin L Portland Winter Hawks [WHL]
2 26 Colorado Rich Chernomaz R Victoria Cougars [WHL] 51 9 7 16 18
2 27 Minnesota Dave Donnelly F St. Albert Saints [AJHL] 137 15 24 39 150
2 28 Pittsburgh Steve Gatzos F Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 89 15 20 35 83
2 29 Edmonton Todd Strueby C Regina Pats [WHL] 5 0 1 1 2
2 30 NY Rangers Jan Erixon L Skelleftea (Sweden) 556 57 159 216 167
2 31 Minnesota Mike Sands G Sudbury Wolves [OHL] 6 0 0 0 2
2 32 Montreal Lars Eriksson G Brynas
2 33 Minnesota Tom Hirsch D Patrick Henry H.S. (Minn.) 31 1 7 8 30
2 34 Minnesota Dave Preuss R St. Thomas Academy [Minn. H.S.]
2 35 Boston Luc Dufour C Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] 167 23 21 44 199
2 36 St. Louis Hakan Nordin Farjestads BK Karlstad [SEL]
2 37 Philadelphia Rich Costello F Natick H.S. (Mass.) 12 2 2 4 2
2 38 Buffalo Hannu Virta D TPS Turku [SM-liiga] 245 25 101 126 66
2 39 Los Angeles Dean Kennedy D Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 717 26 110 136 1118
2 40 Montreal Chris Chelios D Moose Jaw Canucks [SJHL] 1651 185 763 948 2891
2 41 Minnesota Jali Wahlsten F TPS Turku [SM-liiga]
2 42 NY Islanders Gord Dineen D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 528 16 90 106 695
                     
Round 3                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
3 43 Winnipeg Jyrki Seppa D Ilves Tampere [SM-liiga] 13 0 2 2 6
3 44 Detroit Corrado Micalef G Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL] 113 0 5 5 43
3 45 Washington Eric Calder D Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] 2 0 0 0 0
3 46 Montreal Dieter Hegen F Kaufbeuren ESV [1.GBun]
3 47 Philadelphia Barry Tabobondung D Oshawa Generals [OHL]
3 48 Colorado Uli Hiemer D Fuessen EV [1.GBun] 143 19 54 73 176
3 49 Pittsburgh Tom Thornbury D Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL] 14 1 8 9 16
3 50 NY Rangers Peter Sundstrom F Bjorkloven (Sweden) 338 61 84 145 122
3 51 NY Rangers Mark Morrison C Victoria Cougars [WHL] 10 1 1 2 0
3 52 Vancouver Jean-Marc Lanthier R Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL] 105 16 16 32 29
3 53 Quebec Jean-Marc Gaulin R Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL] 26 4 3 7 8
3 54 Chicago Darrell Anholt D Calgary Wranglers [WHL] 1 0 0 0 0
3 55 Toronto Ernie Godden C Windsor Spitfires [OHL] 5 1 1 2 6
3 56 Calgary Mike Vernon G Calgary Wranglers [WHL] 781 0 39 39 271
3 57 NY Islanders Ron Handy C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 14 0 3 3 0
3 58 Philadelphia Ken Strong F Peterborough Petes [OHL] 15 2 2 4 6
3 59 Buffalo Jim Aldred L Kingston Canadians [OHL]
3 60 Buffalo Colin Chisholm D Calgary Wranglers [WHL] 1 0 0 0 0
3 61 Hartford Paul MacDermid R Windsor Spitfires [OHL] 690 116 141 257 1303
3 62 St. Louis Gord Donnelly D Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL] 554 28 41 69 2069
3 63 NY Islanders Neal Coulter R Toronto Marlboros [OHL] 26 5 5 10 11
                     
Round 4                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
4 64 Winnipeg Kirk McCaskill F U. of Vermont [ECAC]
4 65 Philadelphia Dave Michayluk R Regina Pats [WHL] 14 2 6 8 8
4 66 Colorado Gus Greco L Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
4 67 Hartford Mike Hoffman L Brantford Alexanders [OHL] 9 1 3 4 2
4 68 Washington Tony Kellin D Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.)
4 69 Minnesota Terry Tait L Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL]
4 70 Pittsburgh Norm Schmidt D Oshawa Generals [OHL] 125 23 33 56 73
4 71 Edmonton Paul Houck R Kelowna Buckaroos [BCJHL] 16 1 2 3 2
4 72 NY Rangers John Vanbiesbrouck G Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 882 0 35 35 310
4 73 Vancouver Wendell Young G Kitchener Rangers [OHL] 187 0 10 10 20
4 74 Quebec Clint Malarchuk G Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 338 0 14 14 134
4 75 Chicago Perry Pelensky R Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 4 0 0 0 5
4 76 Minnesota Jim Malwitz C Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.)
4 77 Boston Scott McLellan R Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL] 2 0 0 0 0
4 78 Calgary Peter Madach HV 71 Jrs. (Sweden)
4 79 Philadelphia Ken Latta R Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL]
4 80 Buffalo Jeff Eatough R Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] 1 0 0 0 0
4 81 Los Angeles Marty Dallman C R.P.I. [ECAC] 6 0 1 1 0
4 82 Montreal Kjell Dahlin R Timra Jrs. (Sweden) 166 57 59 116 10
4 83 Buffalo Anders Wikberg Timra Jrs. (Sweden)
4 84 NY Islanders Todd Lumbard G Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
                     
Round 5                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
5 85 Winnipeg Marc Behrend G U. of Wisconsin [WCHA] 38 0 0 0 0
5 86 Detroit Larry Trader D London Knights [OHL] 91 5 13 18 74
5 87 Colorado Doug Speck D Peterborough Petes [OHL]
5 88 Montreal Steve Rooney F Canton H.S. (Mass.) 154 15 13 28 496
5 89 Washington Mike Siltala R Kingston Canadians [OHL] 7 1 0 1 2
5 90 Toronto Norman Lefrancois F Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]
5 91 Washington Peter Sidorkiewicz G Oshawa Generals [OHL] 246 0 9 9 20
5 92 Edmonton Phil Drouillard L Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL]
5 93 Hartford Bill Maguire D Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL]
5 94 NY Islanders Jacques Sylvestre F Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
5 95 Quebec Ed Lee W Princeton University [ECAC] 2 0 0 0 5
5 96 Chicago Doug Chessell G London Knights [OHL]
5 97 Minnesota Kelly Hubbard D Portland Winter Hawks [WHL]
5 98 Boston Joe Mantione G Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
5 99 Calgary Mario Simioni F Toronto Marlboros [OHL]
5 100 Philadelphia Justin Hanley C Kingston Canadians [OHL]
5 101 Buffalo Mauri Eivola TPS Turku [SM-liiga]
5 102 Toronto Barry Brigley C Calgary Wranglers [WHL]
5 103 Hartford Dan Bourbonnais L Calgary Wranglers [WHL] 59 3 25 28 11
5 104 St. Louis Mike Hickey F Sudbury Wolves [OHL]
5 105 Vancouver Moe Lemay F Ottawa 67's [OHL] 317 72 94 166 442
                     
Round 6                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
6 106 Winnipeg Bob O'Connor G Boston College [ECAC]
6 107 Detroit Gerard Gallant L Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL] 615 211 269 480 1674
6 108 Colorado Bruce Driver D U. of Wisconsin [WCHA] 922 96 390 486 670
6 109 Pittsburgh Paul Edwards D Oshawa Generals [OHL]
6 110 Washington Jim McGeough C Billings Bighorns [WHL] 57 7 10 17 32
6 111 Edmonton Steve Smith D London Knights [OHL] 804 72 303 375 2139
6 112 Pittsburgh Rod Buskas D Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 556 19 63 82 1294
6 113 Edmonton Marc Habscheid C Saskatoon Blades [WHL] 345 72 91 163 171
6 114 NY Rangers Eric Magnuson F R.P.I. [ECAC]
6 115 Vancouver Stu Kulak R Victoria Cougars [WHL] 90 8 4 12 130
6 116 Quebec Mike Eagles L Kitchener Rangers [OHL] 853 74 122 196 928
6 117 Chicago Bill Schafhauser D Northern Michigan University [CCHA]
6 118 Minnesota Paul Guay R Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.) 117 11 23 34 92
6 119 Boston Bruce Milton D Boston University [ECAC]
6 120 Calgary Todd Hooey F Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
6 121 Philadelphia Andre Villeneuve D Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
6 122 Buffalo Ali Butorac D Ottawa 67's [OHL]
6 123 Los Angeles Brad Thompson D London Knights [OHL]
6 124 Montreal Tom Anastos C Paddock Pool Saints [GLJHL]
6 125 St. Louis Peter Aslin G AIK [SEL]
6 126 NY Islanders Chuck Brimmer L Kingston Canadians [OHL]
                     
Round 7                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
7 127 Winnipeg Petter Nilsson D Hammarby IK [Sweden]
7 128 Detroit Greg Stefan G Oshawa Generals [OHL] 299 0 15 15 200
7 129 Colorado Jeff Larmer L Kitchener Rangers [OHL] 158 37 51 88 57
7 130 Hartford John Mokosak D Victoria Cougars [WHL] 41 0 2 2 96
7 131 Washington Risto Jalo F Ilves Tampere [SM-liiga] 3 0 3 3 0
7 132 Toronto Andrew Wright D Peterborough Petes [OHL]
7 133 Pittsburgh Geoff Wilson R Winnipeg Warriors [WHL]
7 134 Los Angeles Craig Hurley D Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
7 135 NY Rangers Mike Guentzel D Greenway [Minn H.S.]
7 136 Vancouver Bruce Holloway D Regina Pats [WHL] 2 0 0 0 0
7 137 Philadelphia Vladimir Svitek F Kosice (Czech.)
7 138 Chicago Marc Centrone C Lethbridge Broncos [WHL]
7 139 Minnesota Jim Archibald R Moose Jaw Canucks [SJHL] 16 1 2 3 45
7 140 Boston Mats Thelin D AIK [SEL] 163 8 19 27 176
7 141 Calgary Rick Heppner Mount View H.S. (Wisconsin)
7 142 Philadelphia Gil Hudon G Prince Albert Saints [SJHL]
7 143 Buffalo Heikki Leime D TPS Turku [SM-liiga]
7 144 Los Angeles Peter Sawkins D St. Paul Academy (Minn.)
7 145 Montreal Tom Kurvers D U. of Minnesota-Duluth [WCHA] 659 93 328 421 352
7 146 St. Louis Erik Holmberg Sodertalje SK [SEL]
7 147 NY Islanders Teppo Virta TPS Turku [SM-liiga]
                     
Round 8                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
8 148 Winnipeg Dan McFall D Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NYPJHL) 9 0 1 1 0
8 149 Detroit Rick Zombo D Austin Mavericks [USHL] 652 24 130 154 728
8 150 Colorado Tony Arima F Jokerit Helsinki [SM-liiga]
8 151 Hartford Denis Dore Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
8 152 Washington Gaetan Duchesne L Quebec Remparts [QMJHL] 1028 179 254 433 617
8 153 Toronto Richard Turmel D Shawinigan Cataractes [QMJHL]
8 154 Pittsburgh Mitch Lamoureux C Oshawa Generals [OHL] 73 11 9 20 59
8 155 Edmonton Mike Sturgeon D Kelowna Buckaroos [BCJHL]
8 156 NY Rangers Ari Lahteenmaki F HIFK Helsinki [SM-liiga]
8 157 Vancouver Petri Skriko F SaiPa Lappeenranta [FinD1] 541 183 222 405 246
8 158 Quebec Andre Cote F Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
8 159 Chicago Johan Mellstrom Falun (Sweden)
8 160 Minnesota Kari Kanervo TPS Turku [SM-liiga]
8 161 Boston Armel Parisee Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
8 162 Calgary Dale DeGray D Oshawa Generals [OHL] 153 18 47 65 195
8 163 Philadelphia Steve Taylor Providence College [ECAC]
8 164 Buffalo Gates Orlando F Providence College [ECAC] 98 18 26 44 51
8 165 Los Angeles Dan Brennan F U. of North Dakota [WCHA] 8 0 1 1 9
8 166 Montreal Paul Gess Bloomington Jefferson H.S. (Minn.)
8 167 St. Louis Alain Vigneault D Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL] 42 2 5 7 82
8 168 NY Islanders Bill Dowd D Ottawa 67's [OHL]
                     
Round 9                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
9 169 Winnipeg Greg Dick St. Mary's University Minnesota [MIAC]
9 170 Detroit Don Leblanc L Toronto Marlboros [OHL]
9 171 Colorado Tim Army F Providence College [ECAC]
9 172 Hartford Jeff Poeschl G Northern Michigan University [CCHA]
9 173 Washington George White F U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
9 174 Toronto Greg Barber D Victoria Cougars [WHL]
9 175 Pittsburgh Dean DeFazio F Brantford Alexanders [OHL] 22 0 2 2 28
9 176 Edmonton Miloslav Horava D Poldi Kladno (Czech.) 80 5 17 22 38
9 177 NY Rangers Paul Reifenberger L Anoka H.S. (Minn.)
9 178 Vancouver Frank Caprice G London Knights [OHL] 102 0 3 3 17
9 179 Quebec Marc Brisebois Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
9 180 Chicago John Benns L Billings Bighorns [WHL]
9 181 Minnesota Scott Bjugstad F U. of Minnesota [WCHA] 317 76 68 144 144
9 182 Boston Don Sylvestri G Clarkson University [ECAC] 3 0 0 0 2
9 183 Calgary George Boudreau D Matignon H.S. (Mass.)
9 184 Philadelphia Len Hachborn C Brantford Alexanders [OHL] 102 20 39 59 29
9 185 Buffalo Venci Sebek D Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL]
9 186 Los Angeles Al Tuer D Regina Pats [WHL] 57 1 1 2 208
9 187 Montreal Scott Ferguson D Edina West H.S. (Minn.)
9 188 St. Louis Dan Wood R Kingston Canadians [OHL]
9 189 NY Islanders Scott MacLellan D Burlington Cougars (COJHL)
                     
Round 10                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
10 190 Winnipeg Vladimir Kadlec Vitkovice [Czech.]
10 191 Detroit Robert Nordmark D Lulea HF [SEL] 236 13 70 83 254
10 192 Colorado John Johannson F U. of Wisconsin [WCHA] 5 0 0 0 0
10 193 Hartford Larry Power C Kitchener Jr. B
10 194 Washington Chris Valentine F Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL] 105 43 52 95 127
10 195 Toronto Marc Magnan L Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] 4 0 1 1 5
10 196 Pittsburgh Dave Hannan L Brantford Alexanders [OHL] 841 114 191 305 942
10 197 Edmonton Gord Sherven F Weyburn Beavers [SSHL] 97 13 22 35 33
10 198 NY Rangers Mario Proulx G Providence College [ECAC]
10 199 Vancouver Rejean Vignola F Shawinigan Cataractes [QMJHL]
10 200 Quebec Kari Takko G Assat Pori [SM-liiga] 142 0 2 2 30
10 201 Chicago Sylvain Roy Hull Olympiques [QMJHL]
10 202 Minnesota Steve Kudebeh G Minneapolis Breck H.S. (Minn.)
10 203 Boston Richard Bourque Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
10 204 Calgary Bruce Eakin C Saskatoon Blades [WHL] 13 2 2 4 4
10 205 Philadelphia Steve Tsujiura C Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL]
10 206 Buffalo Warren Harper R Prince Albert Saints [SJHL]
10 207 Los Angeles Jeff Baikie W Cornell University [ECAC]
10 208 Montreal Dan Burrows G Belleville Bulls [OHL]
10 209 St. Louis Richard Zemlak R Spokane Flyers [WHL] 132 2 12 14 587
10 210 NY Islanders Dave Randerson R Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL)
                     
Round 11                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
11 211 Winnipeg Dave Kirwin Irondale H.S. (Minn.)

Draft Stats

Total drafted players to play in NHL: 114

Percent of players to play in NHL: 54

Average NHL Career Games: 310

Average NHL Career Goals: 46

Average NHL Career Points: 141

Average NHL Career PIM: 351