1981 NHL Entry Draft

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The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The Winnipeg Jets drafted forward Dale Hawerchuk as the 1st overall pick. A total of 211 players were drafted.

[edit] Draft Order

Selections By Round

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9

[edit] Round 1

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
2	Doug Smith (F)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	Bobby Carpenter (C)	United States	Washington Capitals	St. John's Prep (Mass.)
4	Ron Francis (C)	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	Joe Cirella (D)	Canada	Colorado Rockies	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6	Jim Benning (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	Mark Hunter (F)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
8	Grant Fuhr (G)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
9	James Patrick (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	Prince Albert Saints (SJHL)
10	Garth Butcher (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
11	Randy Moller (D)	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
12	Tony Tanti (F)	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
13	Ron Meighan (D)	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
14	Normand Leveille (F)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
15	Al MacInnis (D)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
16	Steve Smith (D)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
17	Jiri Dudacek	Czechoslovakia	Buffalo Sabres	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
18	Gilbert Delorme (D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
19	Jan Ingman	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
20	Marty Ruff (D)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
21	Paul Boutilier (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

[edit] Round 2

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
22	Scott Arniel (L)	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
23	Claude Loiselle (F)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
24	Gary Yaremchuk (F)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
25	Kevin Griffin (L)	England	Chicago Blackhawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
26	Rich Chernomaz (F)	Canada	Colorado Rockies	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
27	Dave Donnelly F	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
28	Steve Gatzos (R)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
29	Todd Strueby (L)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
30	Jan Erixon (L)	Sweden	New York Rangers	Skelleftea (Sweden)
31	Mike Sands (G)	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
32	Lars Eriksson (G)	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Brynas (Sweden)
33	Tom Hirsch (D)	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Minneapolis Patrick Henry (Minn HS)
34	Dave Preuss (R)	United States	Minnesota North Stars	St. Thomas Academy (Minn. HS)
35	Luc Dufour (C)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
36	Hakan Nordin (D)	Sweden	St. Louis Blues	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
37	Rich Costello (F)	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Natick (Mass. HS)
38	Hannu Virta (D)	Finland	Buffalo Sabres	TPS Turku (FNL)
39	Dean Kennedy (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
40	Chris Chelios (D)	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
41	Jali Wahlsten (F)	Finland	Minnesota North Stars	TPS Turku (FNL)
42	Gord Dineen (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

[edit] Other Notable Drafted Players

• 56. Mike Vernon CGY
• 72. John Vanbiesbrouck NYR
• 107. Gerard Gallant DET
• 108. Bruce Driver COL
• 111. Steve Smith EDM
• 116. Mike Eagles QUE
• 145. Tom Kurvers MTL
• 149. Rick Zombo DET
• 152. Gaetan Duchesne WSH
• 157. Petri Skriko VAN
• 196. Dave Hannan PGH

[edit] See also

• 1981-82 NHL season
• List of NHL players

[edit] References

• [1]-list of drafted players

Preceded by: 1980 NHL Entry Draft

NHL Entry Draft

Succeeded by: 1982 NHL Entry Draft

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