1981 NHL Entry Draft Picks

The top 3 overall picks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft were Dale Hawerchuk by Winnipeg Jets (1979), Doug Smith by Los Angeles Kings, and Bobby Carpenter by Washington Capitals.

Explore all 211 picks across 11 rounds by sorting tables for any of the columns. Stats include NHL & Junior games played, goals, assists, and PIM.

Round 1

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
1	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Dale Hawerchuk	C	L	72	81	102	183	69	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	1188	518	891	1409	740
2	Los Angeles Kings	Doug Smith	C	R	54	45	56	101	61	OHL	Ottawa 67's	535	115	138	253	624
3	Washington Capitals	Bobby Carpenter	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	HIGH-MA	St. John's Prep	1178	320	408	728	919
4	Hartford Whalers	Ron Francis	C	L	64	26	43	69	33	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	1731	549	1249	1798	977
5	Colorado Rockies	Joe Cirella	D	R	56	5	31	36	220	OHL	Oshawa Generals	828	64	211	275	1446
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jim Benning	D	L	72	28	111	139	61	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks	605	52	191	243	461
7	Montréal Canadiens	Mark Hunter	RW	R	53	39	40	79	157	OHL	Brantford Alexanders	628	213	170	383	1426
8	Edmonton Oilers	Grant Fuhr	G	R	59	0	0	0	0	WHL	Victoria Cougars	868	0	47	0	120
9	New York Rangers	James Patrick	D	R	59	21	61	82	162	SJHL	Prince Albert Saints	1280	149	490	639	759
10	Vancouver Canucks	Garth Butcher	D	R	69	9	77	86	230	WHL	Regina Pats	897	48	158	206	2302
11	Quebec Nordiques	Randy Moller	D	R	46	4	21	25	176	WHL	Lethbridge Broncos	815	45	180	225	1692
12	Chicago Blackhawks	Tony Tanti	RW	L	67	81	69	150	197	OHL	Oshawa Generals	697	287	273	560	661
13	Minnesota North Stars	Ron Meighan	D	R	63	8	27	35	92	OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers	48	3	7	10	18
14	Boston Bruins	Normand Leveille	LW	L	72	55	46	101	46	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	75	17	25	42	49
15	Calgary Flames	Al MacInnis	D	R	47	11	28	39	59	OHL	Kitchener Rangers	1416	340	934	1274	1511
16	Philadelphia Flyers	Steven Smith	D	L	61	3	37	40	143	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	17	0	1	1	15
17	Buffalo Sabres	Jiri Dudacek	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Czechoslovakia	Kladno	-	-	-	-	-
18	Montréal Canadiens	Gilbert Delorme	D	R	70	27	79	106	77	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	541	31	92	123	520
19	Montréal Canadiens	Jan Ingman	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	Farjestads BK Karlstad	-	-	-	-	-
20	St. Louis Blues	Marty Ruff	D	R	71	9	37	46	222	WHL	Lethbridge Broncos	-	-	-	-	-
21	New York Islanders	Paul Boutilier	D	L	72	10	29	39	95	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	288	27	83	110	358

Total players drafted in Round 1 per nation:

Round 2

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
22	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Scott Arniel	LW	L	68	52	71	123	102	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	730	149	189	338	599
23	Detroit Red Wings	Claude Loiselle	C	L	68	38	56	94	103	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	616	92	117	209	1149
24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Gary Yaremchuk	C	L	72	56	79	135	121	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks	34	1	4	5	28
25	Chicago Blackhawks	Kevin Griffin	LW	L	64	24	18	42	110	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
26	Colorado Rockies	Richard Chernomaz	RW	R	72	49	64	113	92	WHL	Victoria Cougars	51	9	7	16	18
27	Minnesota North Stars	Dave Donnelly	C	L	54	39	55	94	243	AJHL	St. Albert Saints	137	15	24	39	150
28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve Gatzos	RW	R	68	78	50	128	114	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	89	15	20	35	83
29	Edmonton Oilers	Todd Strueby	LW	L	71	18	27	45	99	WHL	Regina Pats	5	0	1	1	2
30	New York Rangers	Jan Erixon	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Skelleftea	556	57	159	216	167
31	Minnesota North Stars	Michael Sands	G	L	50	0	0	0	0	OHL	Sudbury Wolves	6	0	0	0	2
32	Montréal Canadiens	Lars Eriksson	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Brynas	-	-	-	-	-
33	Minnesota North Stars	Tom Hirsch	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Patrick Henry H.S.	31	1	7	8	30
34	Minnesota North Stars	David Preuss	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	HIGH-MN	St. Thomas Academy	-	-	-	-	-
35	Boston Bruins	Luc Dufour	LW	L	69	43	53	96	89	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	167	23	21	44	199
36	St. Louis Blues	Hakan Nordin	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	Farjestads BK Karlstad	-	-	-	-	-
37	Philadelphia Flyers	Rich Costello	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	Mass.	Natick H.S.	12	2	2	4	2
38	Buffalo Sabres	Hannu Virta	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	TPS Turku	245	25	101	126	66
39	Los Angeles Kings	Dean Kennedy	D	R	71	3	29	32	157	WHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	717	26	110	136	1118
40	Montréal Canadiens	Chris Chelios	D	R	54	23	64	87	175	SJHL	Moose Jaw Canucks	1651	185	763	948	2891
41	Minnesota North Stars	Jali Wahlsten	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	TPS Turku	-	-	-	-	-
42	New York Islanders	Gord Dineen	D	R	68	4	26	30	158	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	528	16	90	106	697

Total players drafted in Round 2 per nation:

Round 3

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
43	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Jyrki Seppa	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	Ilves Tampere	13	0	2	2	6
44	Detroit Red Wings	Corrado Micalef	G	L	64	0	0	0	0	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	113	0	5	0	43
45	Washington Capitals	Eric Calder	D	R	66	9	34	43	39	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	2	0	0	0	0
46	Montréal Canadiens	Dieter Hegen	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	1.GBun	Kaufbeuren ESV	-	-	-	-	-
47	Philadelphia Flyers	Barry Tabobondung	LW	L	61	18	59	77	320	OHL	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
48	Colorado Rockies	Uli Hiemer	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	1.GBun	Fuessen EV	143	19	54	73	176
49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Thomas Thornbury	RW	R	60	15	22	37	136	OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers	14	1	8	9	16
50	New York Rangers	Peter Sundstrom	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Bjorkloven	338	61	83	144	122
51	New York Rangers	Mark Morrison	C	R	58	31	61	92	66	WHL	Victoria Cougars	10	1	1	2	0
52	Vancouver Canucks	Jean-Marc Lanthier	RW	R	72	19	65	84	47	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	105	16	16	32	29
53	Quebec Nordiques	Jean-Marc Gaulin	RW	R	70	50	40	90	157	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	26	4	3	7	8
54	Chicago Blackhawks	Darrel Anholt	D	L	72	5	23	28	286	WHL	Calgary Wranglers	1	0	0	0	0
55	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ernie Godden	C	L	68	87	66	153	185	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	5	1	1	2	6
56	Calgary Flames	Mike Vernon	G	L	59	0	0	0	0	WHL	Calgary Wranglers	782	0	39	0	271
57	New York Islanders	Ron Handy	LW	L	66	43	43	86	45	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	14	0	3	3	0
58	Philadelphia Flyers	Ken Strong	LW	L	64	17	36	53	52	OHL	Peterborough Petes	15	2	2	4	6
59	Buffalo Sabres	James Aldred	LW	L	67	20	28	48	140	OHL	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
60	Buffalo Sabres	Colin Chisholm	D	R	70	0	18	18	156	WHL	Calgary Wranglers	1	0	0	0	0
61	Hartford Whalers	Paul MacDermid	RW	R	68	15	17	32	106	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	690	116	142	258	1303
62	St. Louis Blues	Gord Donnelly	D	R	67	15	23	38	252	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	554	28	41	69	2069
63	New York Islanders	Neal Coulter	RW	R	19	4	3	7	22	OHL	Toronto Marlboros	26	5	5	10	11

Total players drafted in Round 3 per nation:

Round 4

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
64	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Kirk McCaskill	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Vermont	-	-	-	-	-
65	Philadelphia Flyers	David Michayluk	LW	L	72	62	71	133	39	WHL	Regina Pats	14	2	6	8	8
66	Colorado Rockies	Gus Greco	LW	L	60	20	24	44	65	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	-	-	-	-	-
67	Hartford Whalers	Mike Hoffman	LW	L	68	15	19	34	71	OHL	Brantford Alexanders	9	1	3	4	2
68	Washington Capitals	Tony Kellin	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Grand Rapids H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
69	Minnesota North Stars	Terry Tait	LW	L	54	6	10	16	90	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	-	-	-	-	-
70	Pittsburgh Penguins	Norm Schmidt	D	R	65	12	25	37	73	OHL	Oshawa Generals	125	23	33	56	73
71	Edmonton Oilers	Paul Houck	RW	R	52	65	51	116	39	BCJHL	Kelowna Buckaroos	16	1	2	3	2
72	New York Rangers	John Vanbiesbrouck	G	L	56	0	0	0	0	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	882	0	35	0	310
73	Vancouver Canucks	Wendell Young	G	L	42	0	0	0	0	OHL	Kitchener Rangers	187	0	10	0	20
74	Quebec Nordiques	Clint Malarchuk	G	L	38	0	0	0	0	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks	337	0	15	0	134
75	Chicago Blackhawks	Perry Pelensky	RW	R	65	35	32	67	124	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks	4	0	0	0	5
76	Minnesota North Stars	James Malwitz	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Grand Rapids H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
77	Boston Bruins	Daniel McLellan	RW	R	33	7	4	11	39	OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers	2	0	0	0	0
78	Calgary Flames	Peter Madach	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	HV 71 Jr.	-	-	-	-	-
79	Philadelphia Flyers	Kenneth Latta	RW	-	66	18	19	37	155	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	-	-	-	-	-
80	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Eatough	RW	R	68	30	42	72	142	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	1	0	0	0	0
81	Los Angeles Kings	Marty Dallman	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	R.P.I.	6	0	1	1	0
82	Montréal Canadiens	Kjell Dahlin	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Timra Jrs.	166	57	59	116	10
83	Buffalo Sabres	Anders Wikberg	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Timra Jrs.	-	-	-	-	-
84	New York Islanders	Todd Lumbard	G	-	28	0	0	0	0	WHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 4 per nation:

Round 5

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
85	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Marc Behrend	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	39	0	0	0	0
86	Detroit Red Wings	Larry Trader	D	L	68	5	23	28	132	OHL	London Knights	91	5	13	18	74
87	Colorado Rockies	Douglas Speck	D	-	68	4	11	15	67	OHL	Peterborough Petes	-	-	-	-	-
88	Montréal Canadiens	Steve Rooney	C	L	36	13	20	33	58	Mass.	Canton H.S.	154	15	13	28	496
89	Washington Capitals	Mike Siltala	RW	R	63	18	22	40	23	OHL	Kingston Canadians	7	1	0	1	2
90	Toronto Maple Leafs	Normand Lefrancois	LW	L	69	52	60	112	124	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	-	-	-	-	-
91	Washington Capitals	Peter Sidorkiewicz	G	L	7	0	0	0	0	OHL	Oshawa Generals	246	0	9	0	20
92	Edmonton Oilers	Phil Drouillard	D	L	62	14	10	24	35	OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers	-	-	-	-	-
93	Hartford Whalers	William Maguire	D	L	51	2	15	17	81	OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers	-	-	-	-	-
94	New York Islanders	Jacques Sylvestre	C	R	72	18	15	33	31	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
95	Quebec Nordiques	Edward Lee	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Princeton University	2	0	0	0	5
96	Chicago Blackhawks	Douglas Chessell	G	L	29	0	0	0	0	OHL	London Knights	-	-	-	-	-
97	Minnesota North Stars	Kelly Hubbard	D	R	66	6	19	25	128	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
98	Boston Bruins	Joe Mantione	G	-	29	0	0	0	0	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
99	Calgary Flames	Mario Simioni	RW	R	63	19	27	46	63	OHL	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
100	Philadelphia Flyers	Justin Hanley	LW	L	66	33	41	74	148	OHL	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
101	Buffalo Sabres	Mauri Eivola	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	TPS Turku	-	-	-	-	-
102	Toronto Maple Leafs	Barry Brigley	C	R	68	19	24	43	97	WHL	Calgary Wranglers	-	-	-	-	-
103	Hartford Whalers	Dan Bourbonnais	LW	L	72	41	62	103	34	WHL	Calgary Wranglers	59	3	25	28	11
104	St. Louis Blues	Michael Hickey	C	-	68	41	49	90	111	OHL	Sudbury Wolves	-	-	-	-	-
105	Vancouver Canucks	Moe Lemay	LW	L	63	32	45	77	102	OHL	Ottawa 67's	317	72	94	166	442

Total players drafted in Round 5 per nation:

Round 6

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
106	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Robert O'Connor	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Boston College	-	-	-	-	-
107	Detroit Red Wings	Gerard Gallant	LW	L	68	41	59	100	265	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	615	211	269	480	1674
108	Colorado Rockies	Bruce Driver	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	922	96	390	486	670
109	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Edwards	D	L	64	5	11	16	109	OHL	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
110	Washington Capitals	James McGeough	C	L	71	50	44	94	141	WHL	Billings Bighorns	57	7	10	17	32
111	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Smith	D	L	62	4	12	16	141	OHL	London Knights	804	72	303	375	2139
112	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rod Buskas	D	R	72	14	46	60	164	WHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	556	19	63	82	1294
113	Edmonton Oilers	Marc Habscheid	C	R	72	34	63	97	50	WHL	Saskatoon Blades	345	72	91	163	171
114	New York Rangers	Eric Magnuson	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	R.P.I.	-	-	-	-	-
115	Vancouver Canucks	Stu Kulak	RW	R	72	23	24	47	43	WHL	Victoria Cougars	90	8	4	12	130
116	Quebec Nordiques	Mike Eagles	LW	L	56	11	27	38	64	OHL	Kitchener Rangers	853	74	122	196	928
117	Chicago Blackhawks	William Schafhauser	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Northern Michigan U.	-	-	-	-	-
118	Minnesota North Stars	Paul Guay	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	R.I.	Mount St. Charles H.S.	117	11	23	34	92
119	Boston Bruins	Bruce Milton	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Boston University	-	-	-	-	-
120	Calgary Flames	Todd Hooey	RW	R	68	18	25	43	132	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	-	-	-	-	-
121	Philadelphia Flyers	Andre Villeneuve	D	L	62	10	23	33	92	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	-	-	-	-	-
122	Buffalo Sabres	Ali Butorac	D	L	21	5	9	14	65	OHL	Ottawa 67's	-	-	-	-	-
123	Los Angeles Kings	Bradley Thompson	D	L	64	3	9	12	80	OHL	London Knights	-	-	-	-	-
124	Montréal Canadiens	Thomas Anastos	RW	R	45	55	54	109	32	GLJHL	Paddock Pool Saints	-	-	-	-	-
125	St. Louis Blues	Peter Aslin	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	AIK Solna	-	-	-	-	-
126	New York Islanders	Charles Brimmer	C	L	59	5	8	13	46	OHL	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 6 per nation:

Round 7

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
127	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Peter Nilsson	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Hammarby IK	-	-	-	-	-
128	Detroit Red Wings	Greg Stefan	G	L	46	0	0	0	0	OHL	Oshawa Generals	299	0	15	0	199
129	Colorado Rockies	Jeff Larmer	LW	L	68	54	54	108	103	OHL	Kitchener Rangers	158	37	51	88	55
130	Hartford Whalers	John Mokosak	D	L	71	2	18	20	59	WHL	Victoria Cougars	41	0	2	2	96
131	Washington Capitals	Risto Jalo	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	Ilves Tampere	3	0	3	3	0
132	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andrew Wright	D	R	40	3	5	8	32	OHL	Peterborough Petes	-	-	-	-	-
133	Pittsburgh Penguins	Geoffrey Wilson	LW	R	69	42	47	89	25	WHL	Winnipeg Warriors	-	-	-	-	-
134	Los Angeles Kings	Craig Hurley	D	L	66	5	12	17	119	WHL	Saskatoon Blades	-	-	-	-	-
135	New York Rangers	Michael Guentzel	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	HIGH-MN	Greenway	-	-	-	-	-
136	Vancouver Canucks	Bruce Holloway	D	L	68	6	29	35	61	WHL	Regina Pats	2	0	0	0	0
137	Philadelphia Flyers	Vladimir Svitek	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	Czech.	Kosice	-	-	-	-	-
138	Chicago Blackhawks	Marc Centrone	C	R	64	4	13	17	152	WHL	Lethbridge Broncos	-	-	-	-	-
139	Minnesota North Stars	Jim Archibald	RW	R	52	46	42	88	308	SJHL	Moose Jaw Canucks	16	1	2	3	45
140	Boston Bruins	Mats Thelin	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	AIK Solna	163	8	19	27	176
141	Calgary Flames	Richard Heppner	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wisconsin	Mount View H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
142	Philadelphia Flyers	Gil Hudon	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	SJHL	Prince Albert Saints	-	-	-	-	-
143	Buffalo Sabres	Heikki Leime	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	TPS Turku	-	-	-	-	-
144	Los Angeles Kings	Peter Sawkins	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	St. Paul Academy	-	-	-	-	-
145	Montréal Canadiens	Tom Kurvers	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	659	93	328	421	350
146	St. Louis Blues	Erik Holmberg	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	Sodertalje SK	-	-	-	-	-
147	New York Islanders	Teppo Virta	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	TPS Turku	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 7 per nation:

Round 8

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
148	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Dan McFall	D	L	0	0	0	0	0	NYPJHL	Buffalo Jr. Sabres	9	0	1	1	0
149	Detroit Red Wings	Rick Zombo	D	R	43	10	26	36	73	USHL	Austin Mavericks	652	24	130	154	728
150	Colorado Rockies	Tony Arima	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	Jokerit Helsinki	-	-	-	-	-
151	Hartford Whalers	Denis Dore	RW	R	32	2	4	6	8	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	-	-	-	-	-
152	Washington Capitals	Gaetan Duchesne	LW	L	72	27	45	72	63	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	1028	179	254	433	617
153	Toronto Maple Leafs	Richard Turmel	D	R	69	4	12	16	184	QMJHL	Shawinigan Cataractes	-	-	-	-	-
154	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mitch Lamoureux	C	L	63	50	69	119	256	OHL	Oshawa Generals	73	11	9	20	59
155	Edmonton Oilers	Michael Sturgeon	D	L	50	6	20	26	71	BCJHL	Kelowna Buckaroos	-	-	-	-	-
156	New York Rangers	Ari Lahteenmaki	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	HIFK Helsinki	-	-	-	-	-
157	Vancouver Canucks	Petri Skriko	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Fin D1	SaiPa Lappeenranta	541	183	222	405	246
158	Quebec Nordiques	Andre Cote	RW	-	72	66	63	129	12	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-
159	Chicago Blackhawks	Johan Mellström	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Falun	-	-	-	-	-
160	Minnesota North Stars	Kari Kanervo	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	TPS Turku	-	-	-	-	-
161	Boston Bruins	Armel Parisee	D	L	67	2	17	19	67	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	-	-	-	-	-
162	Calgary Flames	Dale Degray	D	R	61	11	10	21	93	OHL	Oshawa Generals	153	18	47	65	195
163	Philadelphia Flyers	Steve Taylor	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Providence College	-	-	-	-	-
164	Buffalo Sabres	Gaetano Orlando	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Providence College	98	18	26	44	51
165	Los Angeles Kings	Dan Brennan	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of North Dakota	8	0	1	1	9
166	Montréal Canadiens	Paul Gess	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Bloomington Jefferson H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
167	St. Louis Blues	Alain Vigneault	D	L	67	7	55	62	181	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	42	2	5	7	82
168	New York Islanders	William Dowd	D	R	58	1	5	6	22	OHL	Ottawa 67's	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 8 per nation:

Round 9

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
169	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Greg Dick	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	St. Mary's University Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-
170	Detroit Red Wings	Donald Leblanc	LW	L	32	5	8	13	16	OHL	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
171	Colorado Rockies	Tim Army	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Providence College	-	-	-	-	-
172	Hartford Whalers	Jeffrey Poeschl	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Northern Michigan U.	-	-	-	-	-
173	Washington Capitals	George White	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of New Hampshire	-	-	-	-	-
174	Toronto Maple Leafs	Greg Barber	D	L	64	1	8	9	20	WHL	Victoria Cougars	-	-	-	-	-
175	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dean Defazio	LW	L	60	6	13	19	104	OHL	Brantford Alexanders	22	0	2	2	28
176	Edmonton Oilers	Miloslav Horava	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	Czech.	Poldi Kladno	80	5	17	22	38
177	New York Rangers	Paul Reifenberger	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Anoka H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
178	Vancouver Canucks	Frank Caprice	G	L	42	0	0	0	0	OHL	London Knights	102	0	3	0	17
179	Quebec Nordiques	Marc Brisebois	RW	L	72	18	27	45	62	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
180	Chicago Blackhawks	John Benns	LW	L	72	29	35	64	222	WHL	Billings Bighorns	-	-	-	-	-
181	Minnesota North Stars	Scott Bjugstad	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota	317	76	68	144	144
182	Boston Bruins	Don Sylvestri	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Clarkson U.	3	0	0	0	2
183	Calgary Flames	George Boudreau	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mass.	Matignon H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
184	Philadelphia Flyers	Len Hachborn	C	L	66	34	52	86	94	OHL	Brantford Alexanders	102	20	39	59	29
185	Buffalo Sabres	Venci Sebek	D	R	61	12	16	28	118	OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers	-	-	-	-	-
186	Los Angeles Kings	Allan Tuer	D	L	31	0	7	7	58	WHL	Regina Pats	57	1	1	2	208
187	Montréal Canadiens	Scott Ferguson	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Edina West H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
188	St. Louis Blues	Dan Wood	RW	R	68	12	24	36	165	OHL	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
189	New York Islanders	Scott Maclellan	D	L	44	31	70	101	55	COJHL	Burlington Cougars	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 9 per nation:

Round 10

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
190	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Vladimir Kadlec	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	Czech	Vitkovice	-	-	-	-	-
191	Detroit Red Wings	Robert Nordmark	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	Lulea HF	236	13	70	83	254
192	Colorado Rockies	John Johannson	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	5	0	0	0	0
193	Hartford Whalers	Larry Power	C	L	42	25	30	55	72	Kitchener Jr. B	-	-	-	-	-	-
194	Washington Capitals	Chris Valentine	C	R	72	65	77	142	176	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	105	43	52	95	127
195	Toronto Maple Leafs	Marc Magnan	LW	L	66	16	30	46	284	WHL	Lethbridge Broncos	4	0	1	1	5
196	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dave Hannan	C	L	56	46	35	81	155	OHL	Brantford Alexanders	841	114	191	305	942
197	Edmonton Oilers	Gord Sherven	C	R	44	35	34	69	0	SSHL	Weyburn Beavers	97	13	22	35	33
198	New York Rangers	Mario Proulx	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Providence College	-	-	-	-	-
199	Vancouver Canucks	Rejean Vignola	C	R	64	19	29	48	99	QMJHL	Shawinigan Cataractes	-	-	-	-	-
200	Quebec Nordiques	Kari Takko	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	Assat Pori	142	0	2	0	30
201	Chicago Blackhawks	Sylvain Roy	D	R	71	3	11	14	95	QMJHL	Hull Olympiques	-	-	-	-	-
202	Minnesota North Stars	Steven Kudebeh	G	R	-	-	-	-	-	Minn.	Minneapolis Breck H.S.	-	-	-	-	-
203	Boston Bruins	Richard Bourque	LW	L	69	28	39	67	71	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	-	-	-	-	-
204	Calgary Flames	Bruce Eakin	C	L	52	18	46	64	54	WHL	Saskatoon Blades	13	2	2	4	4
205	Philadelphia Flyers	Steve Tsujiura	C	L	72	55	84	139	60	WHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	-	-	-	-	-
206	Buffalo Sabres	Warren Harper	LW	-	60	35	35	70	158	SJHL	Prince Albert Saints	-	-	-	-	-
207	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Baikie	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Cornell U.	-	-	-	-	-
208	Montréal Canadiens	Dan Burrows	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHL	Belleville Bulls	-	-	-	-	-
209	St. Louis Blues	Richard Zemlak	C	R	72	19	19	38	132	WHL	Spokane Flyers	133	2	12	14	587
210	New York Islanders	Dave Randerson	RW	R	41	24	39	63	31	OPJHL	Stratford Cullitons	-	-	-	-	-