Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
7 Team LogoCanadiens Mark Hunter RW Inactive 177
18 Team LogoCanadiens Gilbert Delorme D Inactive 57
19 Team LogoCanadiens Jan Ingman LW Inactive
32 Team LogoCanadiens Lars Eriksson G Inactive
40 Team LogoCanadiens Chris Chelios D Inactive 720
46 Team LogoCanadiens Dieter Hegen C Inactive
82 Team LogoCanadiens Kjell Dahlin C Inactive 55
88 Team LogoCanadiens Steve Rooney C Inactive 7
124 Team LogoCanadiens Thomas Anastos RW Inactive
145 Team LogoCanadiens Tom Kurvers D Inactive 257
166 Team LogoCanadiens Paul Gess LW Inactive
187 Team LogoCanadiens Scott Ferguson D Inactive
208 Team LogoCanadiens Dan Burrows G Inactive
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
7 Team LogoCanadiens Grant Fuhr G Inactive 1 404
18 Team LogoCanadiens Gaetan Duchesne LW Inactive 134 149
19 Team LogoCanadiens Scott Arniel LW Inactive 3 124
32 Team LogoCanadiens Moe Lemay LW Inactive 73 64
40 Team LogoCanadiens Chris Valentine C Inactive 154 51
46 Team LogoCanadiens Dale Degray D Inactive 116 33
82 Team LogoCanadiens Risto Jalo C Inactive 49 1
88 Team LogoCanadiens Tom Hirsch D Inactive 55 0
124 Team LogoCanadiens Kirk McCaskill C Inactive 60
145 Team LogoCanadiens Michael Hickey C Inactive 41
166 Team LogoCanadiens Gil Hudon G Inactive 24
187 Team LogoCanadiens George White LW Inactive 14
208 Team LogoCanadiens Jeff Baikie C Inactive 1
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