Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
10 Team LogoCanucks Garth Butcher D Inactive 56
52 Team LogoCanucks Jean-Marc Lanthier RW Inactive 10
73 Team LogoCanucks Wendell Young G Inactive 45
105 Team LogoCanucks Moe Lemay LW Inactive 64
115 Team LogoCanucks Stu Kulak RW Inactive 3
136 Team LogoCanucks Bruce Holloway D Inactive 0
157 Team LogoCanucks Petri Skriko LW Inactive 194
178 Team LogoCanucks Frank Caprice G Inactive 23
199 Team LogoCanucks Rejean Vignola C 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
10 Team LogoCanucks Tony Tanti RW Inactive 2 294
52 Team LogoCanucks Rod Buskas D Inactive 60 19
73 Team LogoCanucks Thomas Thornbury RW Inactive 24 2
105 Team LogoCanucks Jim Archibald RW Inactive 34 0
115 Team LogoCanucks Marty Ruff D Inactive 95
136 Team LogoCanucks William Maguire D Inactive 43
157 Team LogoCanucks Charles Brimmer C Inactive 31
178 Team LogoCanucks Kari Kanervo C Inactive 18
199 Team LogoCanucks Larry Power C Inactive 6
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