Draft
Actual 1981 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
1 WIN Dale Hawerchuk
2 Kings Doug Smith
3 Capitals Bobby Carpenter
4 HFD Ron Francis
5 CLR Joe Cirella
6 Maple Leafs Jim Benning
7 Canadiens Mark Hunter
8 Oilers Grant Fuhr
9 Rangers James Patrick
10 Canucks Garth Butcher
11 QUE Randy Moller
12 Blackhawks Tony Tanti
13 MNS Ron Meighan
14 Bruins Normand Leveille
15 Flames Al Macinnis
16 Flyers Steven Smith
17 Sabres Jiri Dudacek
18 Canadiens Gilbert Delorme
19 Canadiens Jan Ingman
20 Blues Marty Ruff
21 Islanders Paul Boutilier
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
22 WIN Scott Arniel
23 Red Wings Claude Loiselle
24 Maple Leafs Gary Yaremchuk
25 Blackhawks Kevin Griffin
26 CLR Richard Chernomaz
27 MNS Dave Donnelly
28 Penguins Steve Gatzos
29 Oilers Todd Strueby
30 Rangers Jan Erixon
31 MNS Michael Sands
32 Canadiens Lars Eriksson
33 MNS Tom Hirsch
34 MNS David Preuss
35 Bruins Luc Dufour
36 Blues Hakan Nordin
37 Flyers Rich Costello
38 Sabres Hannu Virta
39 Kings Dean Kennedy
40 Canadiens Chris Chelios
41 MNS Jali Wahlsten
42 Islanders Gord Dineen
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
43 WIN Jyrki Seppa
44 Red Wings Corrado Micalef
45 Capitals Eric Calder
46 Canadiens Dieter Hegen
47 Flyers Barry Tabobondung
48 CLR Uli Hiemer
49 Penguins Thomas Thornbury
50 Rangers Peter Sundstrom
51 Rangers Mark Morrison
52 Canucks Jean-Marc Lanthier
53 QUE Jean-Marc Gaulin
54 Blackhawks Darrel Anholt
55 Maple Leafs Ernie Godden
56 Flames Mike Vernon
57 Islanders Ron Handy
58 Flyers Ken Strong
59 Sabres James Aldred
60 Sabres Colin Chisholm
61 HFD Paul Macdermid
62 Blues Gord Donnelly
63 Islanders Neal Coulter
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
64 WIN Kirk McCaskill
65 Flyers David Michayluk
66 CLR Gus Greco
67 HFD Mike Hoffman
68 Capitals Tony Kellin
69 MNS Terry Tait
70 Penguins Norm Schmidt
71 Oilers Paul Houck
72 Rangers John Vanbiesbrouck
73 Canucks Wendell Young
74 QUE Clint Malarchuk
75 Blackhawks Perry Pelensky
76 MNS James Malwitz
77 Bruins Daniel McLellan
78 Flames Peter Madach
79 Flyers Kenneth Latta
80 Sabres Jeff Eatough
81 Kings Marty Dallman
82 Canadiens Kjell Dahlin
83 Sabres Anders Wikberg
84 Islanders Todd Lumbard
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
85 WIN Marc Behrend
86 Red Wings Larry Trader
87 CLR Douglas Speck
88 Canadiens Steve Rooney
89 Capitals Mike Siltala
90 Maple Leafs Normand Lafrancois
91 Capitals Peter Sidorkiewicz
92 Oilers Phil Drouillard
93 HFD William Maguire
94 Islanders Jacques Sylvestre
95 QUE Edward Lee
96 Blackhawks Douglas Chessell
97 MNS Kelly Hubbard
98 Bruins Joe Mantione
99 Flames Mario Simioni
100 Flyers Justin Hanley
101 Sabres Mauri Eivola
102 Maple Leafs Barry Brigley
103 HFD Dan Bourbonnais
104 Blues Michael Hickey
105 Canucks Moe Lemay
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
106 WIN Robert O'Connor
107 Red Wings Gerard Gallant
108 CLR Bruce Driver
109 Penguins Paul Edwards
110 Capitals James McGeough
111 Oilers Steve Smith
112 Penguins Rod Buskas
113 Oilers Marc Habscheid
114 Rangers Eric Magnuson
115 Canucks Stu Kulak
116 QUE Mike Eagles
117 Blackhawks William Schafhauser
118 MNS Paul Guay
119 Bruins Bruce Milton
120 Flames Todd Hooey
121 Flyers Andre Villeneuve
122 Sabres Ali Butorac
123 Kings Bradley Thompson
124 Canadiens Thomas Anastos
125 Blues Peter Aslin
126 Islanders Charles Brimmer
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
127 WIN Peter Nilsson
128 Red Wings Greg Stefan
129 CLR Jeff Larmer
130 HFD John Mokosak
131 Capitals Risto Jalo
132 Maple Leafs Andrew Wright
133 Penguins Geoffrey Wilson
134 Kings Craig Hurley
135 Rangers Michael Guentzel
136 Canucks Bruce Holloway
137 Flyers Vladimir Svitek
138 Blackhawks Marc Centrone
139 MNS Jim Archibald
140 Bruins Mats Thelin
141 Flames Richard Heppner
142 Flyers Gil Hudon
143 Sabres Heikki Leime
144 Kings Peter Sawkins
145 Canadiens Tom Kurvers
146 Blues Erik Holmberg
147 Islanders Teppo Virta
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
148 WIN Dan Mcfall
149 Red Wings Rick Zombo
150 CLR Tony Arima
151 HFD Denis Dore
152 Capitals Gaetan Duchesne
153 Maple Leafs Richard Turmel
154 Penguins Mitch Lamoureux
155 Oilers Michael Sturgeon
156 Rangers Ari Lahteenmaki
157 Canucks Petri Skriko
158 QUE Andre Cote
159 Blackhawks Johan Mellstrom
160 MNS Kari Kanervo
161 Bruins Armel Parisee
162 Flames Dale Degray
163 Flyers Steve Taylor
164 Sabres Gaetano Orlando
165 Kings Dan Brennan
166 Canadiens Paul Gess
167 Blues Alain Vigneault
168 Islanders William Dowd
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
169 WIN Greg Dick
170 Red Wings Donald Leblanc
171 CLR Tim Army
172 HFD Jeffrey Poeschl
173 Capitals George White
174 Maple Leafs Greg Barber
175 Penguins Dean Defazio
176 Oilers Miloslav Horava
177 Rangers Paul Reifenberger
178 Canucks Frank Caprice
179 QUE Marc Brisebois
180 Blackhawks John Benns
181 MNS Scott Bjugstad
182 Bruins Don Sylvestri
183 Flames George Boudreau
184 Flyers Len Hachborn
185 Sabres Venci Sebek
186 Kings Allan Tuer
187 Canadiens Scott Ferguson
188 Blues Dan Wood
189 Islanders Scott MacLellan
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
190 WIN Vladimir Kadlec
191
192 CLR John Johannson
193 HFD Larry Power
194 Capitals Chris Valentine
195 Maple Leafs Marc Magnan
196 Penguins Dave Hannan
197 Oilers Gord Sherven
198 Rangers Mario Proulx
199 Canucks Rejean Vignola
200
201 Blackhawks Sylvain Roy
202 MNS Steven Kudebeh
203 Bruins Richard Bourque
204 Flames Bruce Eakin
205 Flyers Steve Tsujiura
206 Sabres Warren Harper
207 Kings Jeff Baikie
208 Canadiens Dan Burrows
209 Blues Richard Zemlak
210 Islanders Dave Randerson
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
211 WIN David Kirwin
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 Team Diff Impact
1 WIN Dale Hawerchuk
2 Kings Doug Smith
3 Capitals Bobby Carpenter
4 HFD Ron Francis
5 CLR Joe Cirella
6 Maple Leafs Jim Benning
7 Canadiens Mark Hunter
8 Oilers Grant Fuhr
9 Rangers James Patrick
10 Canucks Garth Butcher
11 QUE Randy Moller
12 Blackhawks Tony Tanti
13 MNS Ron Meighan
14 Bruins Normand Leveille
15 Flames Al Macinnis
16 Flyers Steven Smith
17 Sabres Jiri Dudacek
18 Canadiens Gilbert Delorme
19 Canadiens Jan Ingman
20 Blues Marty Ruff
21 Islanders Paul Boutilier
22 WIN Scott Arniel
23 Red Wings Claude Loiselle
24 Maple Leafs Gary Yaremchuk
25 Blackhawks Kevin Griffin
26 CLR Richard Chernomaz
27 MNS Dave Donnelly
28 Penguins Steve Gatzos
29 Oilers Todd Strueby
30 Rangers Jan Erixon
31 MNS Michael Sands
32 Canadiens Lars Eriksson
Most successful Teams in the 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Draft Team Impact Draft
Capital 		Total
WIN 0 0 0
Kings 0 0 0
Capitals 0 0 0
HFD 0 0 0
CLR 0 0 0
Maple Leafs 0 0 0
Canadiens 0 0 0
Oilers 0 0 0
Rangers 0 0 0
Canucks 0 0 0
QUE 0 0 0
Blackhawks 0 0 0
MNS 0 0 0
Bruins 0 0 0
Flames 0 0 0
Flyers 0 0 0
Sabres 0 0 0
Blues 0 0 0
Islanders 0 0 0
Red Wings 0 0 0
Penguins 0 0 0
0 0 0

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