Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
28 Team LogoPenguins Steve Gatzos RW Inactive 11
49 Team LogoPenguins Thomas Thornbury RW Inactive 2
70 Team LogoPenguins Norm Schmidt D Inactive 29
109 Team LogoPenguins Paul Edwards D Inactive
112 Team LogoPenguins Rod Buskas D Inactive 19
133 Team LogoPenguins Geoffrey Wilson LW Inactive
154 Team LogoPenguins Mitch Lamoureux C Inactive 6
175 Team LogoPenguins Dean Defazio LW Inactive 0
196 Team LogoPenguins Dave Hannan C Inactive 95
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
28 Team LogoPenguins Hannu Virta D Inactive 10 77
49 Team LogoPenguins Frank Caprice G Inactive 129 23
70 Team LogoPenguins James McGeough C Inactive 40 5
109 Team LogoPenguins Don Sylvestri G Inactive 73 0
112 Team LogoPenguins Allan Tuer D Inactive 74 -1
133 Team LogoPenguins Douglas Speck D Inactive 46
154 Team LogoPenguins Bradley Thompson D Inactive 31
175 Team LogoPenguins Ari Lahteenmaki RW Inactive 19
196 Team LogoPenguins Scott MacLellan 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