Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
20 Team LogoBlues Marty Ruff D Inactive
36 Team LogoBlues Hakan Nordin D Inactive
62 Team LogoBlues Gord Donnelly D Inactive 13
104 Team LogoBlues Michael Hickey C Inactive
125 Team LogoBlues Peter Aslin G Inactive
146 Team LogoBlues Erik Holmberg C Inactive
167 Team LogoBlues Alain Vigneault D Inactive 1
188 Team LogoBlues Dan Wood RW Inactive
209 Team LogoBlues Richard Zemlak C Inactive 2
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
20 Team LogoBlues Randy Moller D Inactive 9 106
36 Team LogoBlues Scott Bjugstad LW Inactive 145 56
62 Team LogoBlues Mats Thelin D Inactive 78 10
104 Team LogoBlues Bruce Holloway D Inactive 32 0
125 Team LogoBlues Gus Greco LW Inactive 59
146 Team LogoBlues Robert O'Connor G Inactive 40
167 Team LogoBlues Heikki Leime D Inactive 24
188 Team LogoBlues Greg Barber D Inactive 14
209 Team LogoBlues Dan Burrows G 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