1981 NHL entry draft

1981 ice hockey draft March 2012 1981 NHL entry draft 180px June 10, 1981 Montreal ForumMontreal, Quebec, Canada CAN Dale Hawerchuk(Winnipeg Jets) 211 11 6 C Dale Hawerchuk C Ron Francis G Grant Fuhr D Al MacInnis D Chris Chelios G Mike Vernon 1980 1982 The 1981 NHL entry draft was the 19th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. The NHL teams selected 211 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1980–81 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Chris Chelios, who retired after the 2009–10 season. Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1981 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted. yes yes Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1Dale Hawerchuk (C) Winnipeg Jets Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 2 Doug Smith (C) Los Angeles Kings (from Detroit) Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 3Bobby Carpenter (C) Washington Capitals (from Colorado) St. John's School (USHS-MA) 4Ron Francis (C) Hartford Whalers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 5 Joe Cirella (D) Colorado Rockies (from Washington) Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 6 Jim Benning (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 7 Mark Hunter (RW) Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh) Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL) 8 Grant Fuhr (G) Edmonton Oilers Victoria Cougars (WHL) 9 James Patrick (D) New York Rangers Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 10Garth Butcher (D) Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WHL) 11 Randy Moller (D) Quebec Nordiques Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 12Tony Tanti (RW) Chicago Black Hawks Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 13 Ron Meighan (D) Minnesota North Stars Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 14 Normand Leveille (LW) Boston Bruins Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 15 Al MacInnis (D) Calgary Flames Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 16 Steve Smith (D) Philadelphia Flyers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 17 Jiri Dudacek (RW) Buffalo Sabres HC Kladno (Czechoslovakia) 18 Gilbert Delorme (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles) Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 19 Jan Ingman (LW) Montreal Canadiens Färjestad BK (Sweden) 20 Marty Ruff (D) St. Louis Blues Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 21 Paul Boutilier (D) New York Islanders Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81main.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090124213323/http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81main.htm January 24, 2009 live Notes (Round 1) 1.* The Detroit Red Wings' first round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 22, 1979 that sent the right to Dale McCourt to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Andre St. Laurent, 1st round pick in 1980 NHL entry draft and Kings' option of a 2nd round pick in 1980 NHL entry draft or 1st round pick in 1981 NHL entry draft. Kings optioned for this pick. 2.* The Colorado Rockies' first round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 5th overall pick and 26th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for the 45th overall pick and this pick. 3.* The Washington Capitals' first round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 3rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 26th overall pick and this pick. 4.* The Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on October 18, 1978 that sent Rod Schutt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this pick. 5.* The Los Angeles Kings' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on October 5, 1978 that sent Murray Wilson and the 1st round pick in 1979 to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick. Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 22 Scott Arniel (C) Winnipeg Jets Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 23 Claude Loiselle (C) Detroit Red Wings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 24 Gary Yaremchuk (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado) Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 25 Kevin Griffin (LW) Chicago Black Hawks (from Hartford) Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 26 Rich Chernomaz (RW) Colorado Rockies (from Washington) Victoria Cougars (WHL) 27 Dave Donnelly (C) Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto) St. Albert Saints (AJHL) 28 Steve Gatzos (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 29 Todd Strueby (LW) Edmonton Oilers Regina Pats (WHL) 30 Jan Erixon (LW) New York Rangers Skellefteå AIK (Sweden) 31 Mike Sands (G) Minnesota North Stars (from Vancouver) Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 32 Lars Eriksson (G) Montreal Canadiens (from Quebec) Brynäs IF (Sweden) 33 Tom Hirsch (D) Minnesota North Stars (from Chicago) Patrick Henry High School (USHS-MN) 34 Dave Preuss (RW) Minnesota North Stars St. Thomas Academy (USHS-MN) 35 Luc Dufour (LW) Boston Bruins Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 36 Hakan Nordin (D) St. Louis Blues (from Calgary) Färjestad BK (Sweden) 37 Rich Costello (C) Philadelphia Flyers Nantick High School (USHS-MA) 38 Hannu Virta (D) Buffalo Sabres TPS (Finland) 39 Dean Kennedy (D) Los Angeles Kings Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 40Chris Chelios (D) Montreal Canadiens Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) 41 Jali Wahlsten (C) Minnesota North Stars (from St. Louis) TPS (Finland) 42 Gord Dineen (D) New York Islanders Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd2.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141204/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd2.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (Round 2) 1.* The Colorado Rockies' second round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 19, 1978 that sent Jack Valiquette to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for this pick. 2.* The Hartford Whalers' second round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on June 19, 1980 that sent Mike Veisor to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for this pick. 3.* The Washington Capitals' second round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 3rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 5th overall pick and this pick. 4.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Ron Zanussi and the 55th overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. 5.* The Vancouver Canucks' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on December 10, 1979 that sent Olov Brasar to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick. 6.* The Quebec Nordiques' second round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 9, 1979 that Quebec Nordiques promise to take Dan Geoffrion and/or Alain Cote, rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David in 1979 NHL expansion draft in exchange for the third round pick in 1980 and this pick. 7.* The Chicago Black Hawks' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on December 29, 1980 that sent Glen Sharpley to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for Ken Solheim and this pick. 8.* The Calgary Flames' second round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on October 10, 1979 that sent Garry Unger to the Atlanta Flames in exchange for Ed Kea, Don Laurence, and this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Calgary for the 1980–81 NHL season. 9.* The St. Louis Blues' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978 that sent Bob Stewart and future considerations (Harvey Bennett) to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for this pick. Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 43 Jyrki Seppa (D) Winnipeg Jets Ilves (Finland) 44 Corrado Micalef (G) Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 45 Eric Calder (D) Washington Capitals (from Colorado) Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 46 Dieter Hegen (C) Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford) EVS Kaufbeuren (West Germany) 47 Barry Tabobondung (LW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington) Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 48 Uli Hiemer (D) Colorado Rockies (from Toronto) EV Fussen (West Germany) 49 Tom Thornbury (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 50 Peter Sundstrom (LW) New York Rangers (from Edmonton) IF Björklöven (Sweden) 51 Mark Morrison (C) New York Rangers Victoria Cougars (WHL) 52 Jean-Marc Lanthier (RW) Vancouver Canucks Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 53 Jean-Marc Gaulin (RW) Quebec Nordiques Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 54 Darrel Anholt (D) Chicago Black Hawks Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 55 Ernie Godden (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota) Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 56 Mike Vernon (G) Calgary Flames (from Boston) Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 57 Ron Handy (LW) New York Islanders (from Calgary) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 58 Ken Strong (LW) Philadelphia Flyers Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 59 Jim Aldred (D) Buffalo Sabres Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL) 60 Colin Chisholm (D) Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles) Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 61 Paul MacDermid (RW) Hartford Whalers (from Montreal) Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 62 Gord Donnelly (D) St. Louis Blues Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 63 Neal Coulter (RW) New York Islanders Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd3.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141440/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd3.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (Round 3) 1.* The Colorado Rockies' third round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 5th overall pick and the 26th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for 3rd overall pick and this pick. 2.* The Hartford Whalers' third round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and the 103rd overall pick to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the 88th overall pick and this pick. 3.* The Washington Capitals' third round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on August 16, 1979 that sent Wayne Stephenson to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick. 4.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' third round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of a trade on June 30, 1981 that sent Rene Robert to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. 5.* The Edmonton Oilers' third round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 11, 1980 that sent Don Murdoch to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Cam Connor and this pick. 6.* The Minnesota North Stars' third round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent the 27th overall pick to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Ron Zanussi and this pick. 7.* The Boston Bruins' third round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 2, 1980 that sent Jim Craig to the Boston Bruins in exchange for the second round pick in 1980 and this pick. 8.* The Calgary Flames' third round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on October 9, 1980 that sent Alex McKendry to the Calgary Flames in exchange for this pick. 9.* The Los Angeles Kings' third round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Rick Martin to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the first round pick in 1983 and this pick. 10.* The Montreal Canadiens' third round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent the 46th overall pick and the 88th overall pick to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Rick Meagher, the 103rd overall pick, and this pick. Round four # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 64 Kirk McCaskill (C) Winnipeg Jets University of Vermont (ECAC) 65 Dave Michayluk (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Detroit) Regina Pats (WHL) 66 Gus Greco (C) Colorado Rockies Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 67 Mike Hoffman (LW) Hartford Whalers Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL) 68 Tony Kellin (D) Washington Capitals Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN) 69 Terry Tait (LW) Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 70 Norm Schmidt (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 71 Paul Houck (RW) Edmonton Oilers Kelowna Buckaroos (BCHL) 72 John Vanbiesbrouck (G) New York Rangers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 73 Wendell Young (G) Vancouver Canucks Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 74 Clint Malarchuk (G) Quebec Nordiques Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 75 Perry Pelensky (RW) Chicago Black Hawks Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 76 Jim Malwitz (C) Minnesota North Stars Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN) 77 Scott McLellan (RW) Boston Bruins Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 78 Peter Madach (C) Calgary Flames HV71 (Sweden) 79 Ken Latta (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 80 Jeff Eatough (RW) Buffalo Sabres Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 81 Marty Dallman (C) Los Angeles Kings Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) 82 Kjell Dahlin (RW) Montreal Canadiens Timrå IK (Sweden) 83 Anders Wikberg (LW) Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis) Timra IK (Sweden) 84 Todd Lumbard (G) New York Islanders Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd4.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141450/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd4.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (Round 4) 1.* The Detroit Red Wings' fourth round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 4, 1979 that sent Dennis Sobchuk to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for this pick. The trade was for a conditional 3rd-rd or 4th-rd pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft. The condition of the pick is unknown. 2.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 14, 1978 that sent Paul Harrison to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. 3.* The St. Louis Blues' fourth round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on October 20, 1980 that sent Bill Stewart to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Bob Hess and this pick. Round five # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 85 Marc Behrend (G) Winnipeg Jets University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 86 Larry Trader (D) Detroit Red Wings London Knights (OMJHL) 87 Doug Speck (D) Colorado Rockies Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 88 Steve Rooney (LW) Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford) [Canton High School (USHS-MA) 89 Mike Siltala (RW) Washington Capitals Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 90 Normand Lefrancois (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 91 Peter Sidorkiewicz (G) Washington Capitals (from Pittsburgh) Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 92 Phil Drouillard (LW) Edmonton Oilers Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 93 Bill Maguire (D) Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers) Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 94 Jacques Sylvestre (C) New York Islanders (from Vancouver) Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 95 Ed Lee (RW) Quebec Nordiques Princeton University (ECAC) 96 Doug Chessell (G) Chicago Black Hawks London Knights (OMJHL) 97 Kelly Hubbard (D) Minnesota North Stars Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 98 Joe Mantione (G) Boston Bruins Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 99 Mario Simioni (RW) Calgary Flames Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 100 Justin Hanley (C) Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 101 Mauri Eivola (C) Buffalo Sabres TPS (Finland) 102 Barry Brigley (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Los Angeles) Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 103 Dan Bourbonnais (LW) Hartford Whalers (from Montreal) Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 104 Mike Hickey (C) St. Louis Blues Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 105 Moe Lemay (LW) Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders) Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd5.htm January 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141948/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd5.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (Round 5) 1.* The Hartford Whalers' fifth round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and the 103rd overall pick to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the 46th overall pick and this pick. 2.* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on January 2, 1981 that sent Gary Rissling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this pick. 3.* The New York Rangers' fifth round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on January 15, 1981 that sent Nick Fotiu to the New York Rangers in exchange for this pick. 4.* The Vancouver Canucks' fifth round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on October 6, 1980 that sent Richard Brodeur and the 105th overall pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick. 5.* The Los Angeles Kings' fifth round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Jim Rutherford to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick. 6.* The Montreal Canadiens' fifth round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent the 46th overall pick and the 88th overall pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and this pick. 7.* The New York Islanders' fifth round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on October 6, 1980 that sent the 94th overall pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for Richard Brodeur and this pick. Round six # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 106 Bob O'Connor (G) Winnipeg Jets Boston College (ECAC) 107 Gerard Gallant (LW) Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 108 Bruce Driver (D) Colorado Rockies University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 109 Paul Edwards (D) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Hartford) Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 110 Jim McGeough (C) Washington Capitals Billings Bighorns (WHL) 111 Steve Smith (D) Edmonton Oilers (from Toronto) London Knights (OMJHL) 112 Rod Buskas (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 113 Marc Habscheid (C) Edmonton Oilers Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 114 Eric Magnuson (C) New York Rangers Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) 115 Stu Kulak (RW) Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WHL) 116 Mike Eagles (C) Quebec Nordiques Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 117 Bill Schafhauser (D) Chicago Black Hawks Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 118 Paul Guay (RW) Minnesota North Stars Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI) 119 Bruce Milton (D) Boston Bruins Boston University (ECAC) 120 Todd Hooey (RW) Calgary Flames Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 121 Andre Villeneuve (D) Philadelphia Flyers Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 122 Ali Butorac (D) Buffalo Sabres Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 123 Brad Thompson (D) Los Angeles Kings London Knights (OMJHL) 124 Tom Anastos (RW) Montreal Canadiens Paddock Pool Saints (GLJHL) 125 Peter Aslin (G) St. Louis Blues AIK (Sweden) 126 Chuck Brimmer (C) New York Islanders Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd6.htm January 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141953/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd6.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (round 6) 1.* The Hartford Whalers' sixth round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 20, 1981, that sent Gilles Lupien to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for this pick. 2.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on August 22, 1979, that sent Reg Thomas to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. Round seven # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 127 Peter Nilsson (C) Winnipeg Jets Hammarby IF (Sweden) 128 Greg Stefan (G) Detroit Red Wings Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 129 Jeff Larmer (LW) Colorado Rockies Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 130 John Mokosak (D) Hartford Whalers Victoria Cougars (WHL) 131 Risto Jalo (C) Washington Capitals Ilves (Finland) 132 Andrew Wright (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 133 Geoff Wilson (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) 134 Craig Hurley (D) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton) Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 135 Mike Guentzel (D) New York Rangers Greenway High School (USHS-MN) 136 Bruce Holloway (D) Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WHL) 137 Vladimir Svitek (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Quebec) Košice (Czechoslovakia) 138 Marc Centrone (C) Chicago Black Hawks Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 139 Jim Archibald (RW) Minnesota North Stars Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) 140 Mats Thelin (D) Boston Bruins AIK (Sweden) 141 Rick Heppner (D) Calgary Flames Mounds View High School (USHS-MN) 142 Gil Hudon (G) Philadelphia Flyers Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 143 Heikki Leime (D) Buffalo Sabres TPS (Finland) 144 Peter Sawkins (D) Los Angeles Kings St. Paul Academy (USHS-MN) 145 Tom Kurvers (D) Montreal Canadiens University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 146 Erik Holmberg (C) St. Louis Blues Södertälje SK (Sweden) 147 Teppo Virta (RW) New York Islanders TPS (Finland) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd7.htm January 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141958/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd7.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (Round 7) 1.* The Edmonton Oilers' seventh round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Garry Unger to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for this pick. 2.* The Quebec Nordiques' seventh round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 15, 1980 that sent Andre Dupont to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for this pick. Round eight # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 148 Dan McFall (D) Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL) 149 Rick Zombo (D) Detroit Red Wings Austin Mavericks (USHL) 150 Tony Arima (LW) Colorado Rockies Jokerit (Finland) 151 Denis Dore (RW) Hartford Whalers Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 152 Gaetan Duchesne (LW) Washington Capitals Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 153 Richard Turmel (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 154 Mitch Lamoureux (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 155 Mike Sturgeon (D) Edmonton Oilers Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL) 156 Ari Lahteenmaki (RW) New York Rangers HIFK (Finland) 157 Petri Skriko (RW) Vancouver Canucks SaiPa (Finland) 158 Andre Cote (RW) Quebec Nordiques Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 159 Johan Mellstrom (LW) Chicago Black Hawks Falun (Sweden) 160 Kari Kanervo (C) Minnesota North Stars TPS (Finland) 161 Armel Parisee (D) Boston Bruins Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 162 Dale DeGray (D) Calgary Flames Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 163 Steve Taylor (LW) Philadelphia Flyers Providence College (ECAC) 164 Gates Orlando (C) Buffalo Sabres Providence College (ECAC) 165 Dan Brennan (LW) Los Angeles Kings University of North Dakota (WCHA) 166 Paul Gess (LW) Montreal Canadiens Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN) 167 Alain Vigneault (D) St. Louis Blues Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 168 Bill Dowd (D) New York Islanders Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd8.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141456/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd8.htm February 11, 2009 live Round nine # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 169 Greg Dick (G) Winnipeg Jets St. Mary's College (NCAA) 170 Don LeBlanc (LW) Detroit Red Wings Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) 171 Tim Army (C) Colorado Rockies East Providence High School (USHS-RI) 172 Jeff Poeschl (G) Hartford Whalers Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 173 George White (LW) Washington Capitals University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 174 Greg Barber (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Victoria Cougars (WHL) 175 Dean DeFazio (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL) 176 Miloslav Horava (D) Edmonton Oilers Kladno (Czechoslovakia) 177 Paul Reifenberger (C) New York Rangers Anoka High School (USHS-MN) 178 Frank Caprice (G) Vancouver Canucks London Knights (OMJHL) 179 Marc Brisebois (RW) Quebec Nordiques Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 180 John Benns (LW) Chicago Black Hawks Billings Bighorns (WHL) 181 Scott Bjugstad (C) Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA) 182 Don Sylvestri (G) Boston Bruins Clarkson University (ECAC) 183 George Boudreau (D) Calgary Flames Matignon High School (USHS-MA) 184 Len Hachborn (C) Philadelphia Flyers Brantford Alexanders(OMJHL) 185 Venci Sebek (D) Buffalo Sabres Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 186 Al Tuer (D) Los Angeles Kings Regina Pats (WHL) 187 Scott Ferguson (D) Montreal Canadiens Edina West High School (USHS-MN) 188 Dan Wood (RW) St. Louis Blues Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 189 Scott MacLellan (C) New York Islanders Burlington Cougars (CBJHL) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd9.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141209/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd9.htm February 11, 2009 live Round ten # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 190 Vladimir Kadlec (D) Winnipeg Jets Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) 191 Robert Nordmark (D) Detroit Red Wings Frolunda (Sweden) 192 John Johannson (C) Colorado Rockies University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 193 Larry Power (C) Hartford Whalers Kitchener Dutchmen (MWJBHL) 194 Chris Valentine (C) Washington Capitals Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 195 Marc Magnan (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 196 Dave Hannan (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL) 197 Gord Sherven (C) Edmonton Oilers Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 198 Mario Proulx (G) New York Rangers Providence College (ECAC) 199 Rejean Vignola (C) Vancouver Canucks Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 200 Kari Takko (G) Quebec Nordiques Ässät (Finland) 201 Sylvain Roy (D) Chicago Black Hawks Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 202 Steve Kudebeh (G) Minnesota North Stars Breck School (USHS-MN) 203 Richard Bourque (LW) Boston Bruins Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 204 Bruce Eakin (C) Calgary Flames Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 205 Steve Tsujiura (C) Philadelphia Flyers Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 206 Warren Harper (RW) Buffalo Sabres Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 207 Jeff Baikie (LW) Los Angeles Kings Cornell University (ECAC) 208 Dan Burrows (G) Montreal Canadiens Belleville Bulls (OPJHL) 209 Richard Zemlak (RW) St. Louis Blues Spokane Flyers (WHL) 210 Dave Randerson (RW) New York Islanders Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL) Reference:1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd10.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141159/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd10.htm February 11, 2009 live Round eleven # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 211 Dave Kirwin (D) Winnipeg Jets Irondale High School (USHS-MN) Reference: 1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd11.htm January 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141942/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81rnd11.htm February 11, 2009 live Notes (Round 11) 1.* Bonus selection awarded from NHL as compensation for accepting move from the Smythe Division to the Norris Division for the 1981–82 NHL season yes Draftees based on nationality Rank Country Amount North America 179 1 1432 36 Europe 32 3 14 4 12 5 4 6 2 See also 1981–82 NHL season List of NHL players Notes References External links HockeyDraftCentral.com 1981 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database Draft Category:NHL entry draft NHL entry draft