Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
8 Team LogoOilers Grant Fuhr G Inactive 404
29 Team LogoOilers Todd Strueby LW Inactive 0
71 Team LogoOilers Paul Houck RW Inactive 0
92 Team LogoOilers Phil Drouillard D Inactive
111 Team LogoOilers Steve Smith D Inactive 251
113 Team LogoOilers Marc Habscheid C Inactive 60
155 Team LogoOilers Michael Sturgeon D Inactive
176 Team LogoOilers Miloslav Horava D Inactive 11
197 Team LogoOilers Gord Sherven C Inactive 10
211 players drafted
1981 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1981 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
8 Team LogoOilers James Patrick D Inactive 1 394
29 Team LogoOilers Claude Loiselle C Inactive 6 67
71 Team LogoOilers Neal Coulter RW Inactive 8 3
92 Team LogoOilers Darrel Anholt D Inactive 38 0
111 Team LogoOilers Marc Magnan LW Inactive 84 0
113 Team LogoOilers Jiri Dudacek RW Inactive 96
155 Team LogoOilers Thomas Anastos RW Inactive 31
176 Team LogoOilers Andre Cote RW Inactive 18
197 Team LogoOilers Vladimir Kadlec D Inactive 7
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1981 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoFlames 1’692 208 1’484
Team LogoRangers 948 423 525
Team LogoCanadiens 1’273 826 447
Team LogoRed Wings 494 130 364
Team LogoHFD 1’027 736 291
Team LogoOilers 736 464 272
Team LogoCanucks 395 315 80
Team LogoPenguins 162 104 58
Team LogoQUE 310 304 6
Team Logo 0 0 0
Team LogoBlackhawks 294 360 -66
Team LogoIslanders 85 166 -81
Team LogoCLR 437 557 -120
Team LogoSabres 92 228 -136
Team LogoBlues 16 172 -156
Team LogoBruins 39 291 -252
Team LogoFlyers 26 280 -254
Team LogoCapitals 598 886 -288
Team LogoWIN 981 1’395 -414
Team LogoMaple Leafs 100 518 -418
Team LogoMNS 77 566 -489
Team LogoKings 133 986 -853