Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
3 Team LogoCapitals Bobby Carpenter C Inactive 310
45 Team LogoCapitals Eric Calder D Inactive 0
68 Team LogoCapitals Tony Kellin D Inactive
89 Team LogoCapitals Mike Siltala RW Inactive 0
91 Team LogoCapitals Peter Sidorkiewicz G Inactive 82
110 Team LogoCapitals James McGeough C Inactive 5
131 Team LogoCapitals Risto Jalo C Inactive 1
152 Team LogoCapitals Gaetan Duchesne LW Inactive 149
173 Team LogoCapitals George White LW Inactive
194 Team LogoCapitals Chris Valentine C Inactive 51
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
3 Team LogoCapitals Dale Hawerchuk C Inactive 2 846
45 Team LogoCapitals Jeff Larmer LW Inactive 84 34
68 Team LogoCapitals Mitch Lamoureux C Inactive 86 6
89 Team LogoCapitals Jyrki Seppa D Inactive 46 0
91 Team LogoCapitals Mark Morrison C Inactive 40 0
110 Team LogoCapitals John Johannson C Inactive 82 0
131 Team LogoCapitals Anders Wikberg LW Inactive 48
152 Team LogoCapitals Andre Villeneuve D Inactive 31
173 Team LogoCapitals Richard Turmel D Inactive 20
194 Team LogoCapitals Scott Ferguson 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