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National Hockey League - 1983 Round 1 Entry Draft History


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
1 1 Minnesota North Stars Brian Lawton L Mount St. Charles H.S. RI
1 2 Hartford Whalers Sylvain Turgeon L Hull Olympiques QMJHL
1 3 New York Islanders Pat LaFontaine C Verdun Juniors QMJHL
1 4 Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman C Peterborough Petes OHL
1 5 Buffalo Sabres Tom Barrasso G Acton-Boxboro H.S. MA
1 6 New Jersey Devils John MacLean R Oshawa Generals OHL
1 7 Toronto Maple Leafs Russ Courtnall R Victoria Cougars WHL
1 8 Windsor Spitfires Andrew McBain R North Bay Centennials OHL
1 9 Vancouver Canucks Cam Neely F Portland Winter Hawks WHL
1 10 Buffalo Sabres Normand Lacombe R U. of New Hampshire NCAA
1 11 Buffalo Sabres Adam Creighton C Ottawa 67's OHL
1 12 New York Rangers Dave Gagner C Brantford Alexanders OHL
1 13 Calgary Flames Dan Quinn C Belleville Bulls OHL
1 14 Windsor Spitfires Bobby Dollas D Laval Voisins QMJHL
1 15 Pittsburgh Penquins Bob Errey L Peterborough Petes OHL
1 16 New York Islanders Gerald Diduck D Lethbridge Broncos WHL
1 17 Montreal Canadiens Alfie Turcotte C Portland Winter Hawks WHL
1 18 Chicago Blackhawks Bruce Cassidy D Ottawa 67's OHL
1 19 Edmonton Oilers Jeff Beukeboom D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
1 20 Hartford Whalers David Jensen F Lawrence Academy MA
1 21 Boston Bruins Nevin Markwart F Regina Pats WHL

1983 Round 2 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
2 22 Pittsburgh Penquins Todd Charlesworth D Oshawa Generals OHL
2 23 Hartford Whalers Ville Siren D Ilves Tampere FNL
2 24 New Jersey Devils Shawn Evans D Peterborough Petes OHL
2 25 Detroit Red Wings Lane Lambert R Saskatoon Blades WHL
2 26 Montreal Canadiens Claude Lemieux R Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL
2 27 Montreal Canadiens Sergio Momesso L Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
2 28 Toronto Maple Leafs Jeff Jackson L Brantford Alexanders OHL
2 29 Windsor Spitfires Brad Berry D St. Albert Saints AJHL
2 30 Vancouver Canucks David Bruce L Kitchener Rangers OHL
2 31 Buffalo Sabres John Tucker C Kitchener Rangers OHL
2 32 Quebec Remparts Yves Heroux R Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL
2 33 New York Rangers Randy Heath F Portland Winter Hawks WHL
2 34 Buffalo Sabres Richard Hajdu R Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL
2 35 Montreal Canadiens Todd Francis R Brantford Alexanders OHL
2 36 Minnesota North Stars Malcolm Parks F St. Albert Saints AJHL
2 37 New York Islanders Garnet McKechney R Kitchener Rangers OHL
2 38 Minnesota North Stars Frantisek Musil D Pardubice HC Czech
2 39 Chicago Blackhawks Wayne Presley R Kitchener Rangers OHL
2 40 Edmonton Oilers Mike Golden F Reading H.S. MA
2 41 Philadelphia Flyers Peter Zezel C Toronto Marlboros OHL
2 42 Boston Bruins Greg Johnston R Toronto Marlboros OHL

1983 Round 3 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
3 43 Windsor Spitfires Peter Taglianetti D Providence College NCAA
3 44 Philadelphia Flyers Derrick Smith C Peterborough Petes OHL
3 45 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Letendre F Quebec Remparts QMJHL
3 46 Detroit Red Wings Bob Probert L Brantford Alexanders OHL
3 47 Los Angeles Kings Bruce Shoebottom D Peterborough Petes OHL
3 48 Toronto Maple Leafs Allan Bester G Brantford Alexanders OHL
3 49 New York Rangers Vesa Salo D Lukko Rauma FNL
3 50 Vancouver Canucks Scott Tottle R Peterborough Petes OHL
3 51 Calgary Flames Brian Bradley C London Knights OHL
3 52 Quebec Remparts Bruce Bell D Windsor Spitfires OHL
3 53 New York Rangers Gord Walker F Portland Winter Hawks WHL
3 54 Quebec Remparts Iiro Jarvi F HIFK Helsinki FNL
3 55 Calgary Flames Perry Berezan C St. Albert Saints AJHL
3 56 Minnesota North Stars Mitch Messier R Notre Dame Academy SK
3 57 New York Islanders Mike Neill D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
3 58 Pittsburgh Penquins Mike Rowe D Toronto Marlboros OHL
3 59 Chicago Blackhawks Marc Bergevin D Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL
3 60 Edmonton Oilers Mike Flanagan Acton-Boxboro H.S. MA
3 61 Hartford Whalers Leif Karlsson Mora Sweden
3 62 Boston Bruins Greg Puhalski C Kitchener Rangers OHL

1983 Round 4 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
4 63 Pittsburgh Penquins Frank Pietrangelo G U. of Minnesota NCAA
4 64 Hartford Whalers Dave MacLean R Belleville Bulls OHL
4 65 New York Islanders Mikko Makela L Ilves Tampere FNL
4 66 Calgary Flames John Bekkers F Regina Pats WHL
4 67 Los Angeles Kings Guy Benoit F Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
4 68 Detroit Red Wings Dave Korol D Winnipeg Warriors WHL
4 69 Windsor Spitfires Bob Essensa G Henry Carr H.S. Toronto
4 70 Vancouver Canucks Tim Lorenz Portland Winter Hawks WHL
4 71 Calgary Flames Kevan Guy D Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
4 72 Hartford Whalers Ron Chyzowski C St. Albert Saints AJHL
4 73 New York Rangers Peter Andersson D Orebro IK Sweden
4 74 Buffalo Sabres Daren Puppa G Kirkland Lake Intermediates
4 75 Washington Capitals Tim Bergland R Lincoln H.S. MN
4 76 Minnesota North Stars Brian Durand Cloquet H.S. MN
4 77 Calgary Flames Bill Claviter Virginia H.S. MN
4 78 Montreal Canadiens John Kordic D Portland Winter Hawks WHL
4 79 Chicago Blackhawks Tarek Howard D Olds Grizzlys AJHL
4 80 Edmonton Oilers Esa Tikkanen L HIFK Helsinki FNL
4 81 Philadelphia Flyers Allen Bourbeau C Acton-Boxboro H.S. MA
4 82 Boston Bruins Allan LaRochelle G Saskatoon Blades WHL

1983 Round 5 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
5 83 Toronto Maple Leafs Dan Hodgson F Prince Albert Raiders WHL
5 84 New York Islanders Bob Caulfield Detroit Lakes H.S. MN
5 85 New Jersey Devils Chris Terreri G Providence College NCAA
5 86 Detroit Red Wings Petr Klima L Czech National Team Intl
5 87 Los Angeles Kings Bob LaForest R North Bay Centennials OHL
5 88 Detroit Red Wings Joe Kocur R Saskatoon Blades WHL
5 89 Windsor Spitfires Harry Armstrong Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL
5 90 Vancouver Canucks Doug Quinn D Nanaimo Islanders WHL
5 91 Calgary Flames Igor Liba L Kosice Czech
5 92 Quebec Remparts Luc Guenette G Quebec Remparts QMJHL
5 93 New York Rangers Jim Andonoff R Belleville Bulls OHL
5 94 Buffalo Sabres Jason Meyer D Regina Pats WHL
5 95 Washington Capitals Martin Bouliane Granby Bisons QMJHL
5 96 Minnesota North Stars Rich Geist St. Paul Academy MN
5 97 New York Islanders Ron Viglasi Victoria Cougars WHL
5 98 Montreal Canadiens Dan Wurst Edina H.S. MN
5 99 Chicago Blackhawks Kevin Robinson L Toronto Marlboros OHL
5 100 Los Angeles Kings Garry Galley D Bowling Green State University NCAA
5 101 Philadelphia Flyers Jerome Carrier D Verdun Juniors QMJHL
5 102 Boston Bruins Allen Pedersen D Medicine Hat Tigers WHL

1983 Round 6 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
6 103 Pittsburgh Penquins Patrick Emond C Hull Olympiques QMJHL
6 104 Hartford Whalers Brian Johnson C Silver Bay H.S. MN
6 105 New Jersey Devils Gordon Mark D Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL
6 106 Detroit Red Wings Chris Pusey G Brantford Alexanders OHL
6 107 Los Angeles Kings Dave Lundmark D Virginia H.S. MN
6 108 Los Angeles Kings Kevin Stevens L Silver Lake H.S. MA
6 109 Windsor Spitfires Joel Baillargeon L Hull Olympiques QMJHL
6 110 Vancouver Canucks Dave Lowry L London Knights OHL
6 111 Calgary Flames Grant Blair G Harvard University NCAA
6 112 Quebec Remparts Brad Walcot D Kingston Canadians OHL
6 113 New York Rangers Bob Alexander Rosemount H.S. MN
6 114 Buffalo Sabres Jim Hofford D Windsor Spitfires OHL
6 115 Chicago Blackhawks Jari Torkki L Lukko Rauma FNL
6 116 Minnesota North Stars Tom McComb Mount St. Charles H.S. RI
6 117 New York Islanders Darin Illikainen W Hermantown H.S. MN
6 118 Montreal Canadiens Arto Javanainen F Assat Pori FNL
6 119 Chicago Blackhawks Mark LaVarre R Stratford Jr. B OPJHL
6 120 Edmonton Oilers Don Barber R Kelowna Buckaroos BCJHL
6 121 Philadelphia Flyers Rick Tocchet R Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
6 122 Boston Bruins Terry Taillefer G St. Albert Saints AJHL

1983 Round 7 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
7 123 Pittsburgh Penquins Paul Ames Billerica H.S. MA
7 124 Hartford Whalers Joe Reekie D North Bay Centennials OHL
7 125 New Jersey Devils Greg Evtushevski F Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL
7 126 Detroit Red Wings Bob Pierson L London Knights OHL
7 127 Los Angeles Kings Tim Burgess D Oshawa Generals OHL
7 128 Toronto Maple Leafs Cam Plante D Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
7 129 Windsor Spitfires Iain Duncan L North York Rangers OHA-A
7 130 Vancouver Canucks Terry Maki L Brantford Alexanders OHL
7 131 Calgary Flames Jeff Hogg G Oshawa Generals OHL
7 132 Quebec Remparts Craig Mack East Grand Forks H.S. MN
7 133 New York Rangers Steve Orth St. Cloud Tech H.S. MN
7 134 Buffalo Sabres Christian Ruuttu C Assat Pori FNL
7 135 Washington Capitals Dwaine Hutton C Kelowna Wings WHL
7 136 Minnesota North Stars Sean Toomey C St. Paul Cretin H.S. MN
7 137 New York Islanders Jim Sprenger D Cloquet H.S. MN
7 138 Montreal Canadiens Vladislav Tretiak G CSKA Moscow Russia
7 139 Chicago Blackhawks Scott Birnie R Cornwall Royals OHL
7 140 Edmonton Oilers Dale Derkatch F Regina Pats WHL
7 141 Philadelphia Flyers Bob Mormina F Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL
7 142 Boston Bruins Ian Armstrong D Peterborough Petes OHL

1983 Round 8 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
8 143 Hartford Whalers Chris Duperron D Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL
8 144 Hartford Whalers Jamie Falle G Clarkson University NCAA
8 145 New Jersey Devils Viacheslav Fetisov D CSKA Moscow Russia
8 146 Detroit Red Wings Craig Butz Kelowna Wings WHL
8 147 Los Angeles Kings Ken Hammond D R.P.I. NCAA
8 148 Toronto Maple Leafs Paul Bifano Burnaby Bluehawks BCJHL
8 149 Windsor Spitfires Ron Pesetti D Western Michigan University NCAA
8 150 Vancouver Canucks John Labatt Minnetonka H.S. MN
8 151 Calgary Flames Chris MacDonald D Western Michigan University NCAA
8 152 Quebec Remparts Tommy Albelin D Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL
8 153 New York Rangers Pete Marcov Welland Jr. B
8 154 Buffalo Sabres Don McSween D Redford Royals (Mich.) NAJHL
8 155 Washington Capitals Marty Abrams G Pembroke Lumber Kings CJAHL
8 156 Minnesota North Stars Don Biggs C Oshawa Generals OHL
8 157 New York Islanders Dale Henry L Saskatoon Blades WHL
8 158 Montreal Canadiens Rob Bryden Henry Carr H.S. Toronto
8 159 Chicago Blackhawks Kent Paynter D Kitchener Rangers OHL
8 160 Edmonton Oilers Ralph Vos L Abbotsford Flyers BCJHL
8 161 Philadelphia Flyers Pelle Eklund C AIK Solna SEL
8 162 Boston Bruins Francois Olivier St. Jean Beavers QMJHL

1983 Round 9 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
9 163 Pittsburgh Penquins Marty Ketola Cloquet H.S. MN
9 164 Hartford Whalers Bill Fordy L Guelph Platers OHL
9 165 New Jersey Devils Jay Octeau D Mount St. Charles H.S. RI
9 166 Detroit Red Wings Dave Sikorski D Cornwall Royals OHL
9 167 Los Angeles Kings Bruce Fishback St. Paul Mariner H.S. MN
9 168 Toronto Maple Leafs Cliff Abrecht D Princeton University NCAA
9 169 Windsor Spitfires Todd Flichel D Gloucester OPJHL
9 170 Vancouver Canucks Allan Measures D Calgary Wranglers WHL
9 171 Calgary Flames Rob Kivell D Victoria Cougars WHL
9 172 Quebec Remparts Wayne Groulx C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
9 173 New York Rangers Paul Jerrard D Notre Dame Academy SK
9 174 Buffalo Sabres Tim Hoover D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
9 175 Washington Capitals Dave Cowan Minneapolis Washburn H.S. MN
9 176 Minnesota North Stars Paul Pulis Hibbing H.S. MN
9 177 New York Islanders Kevin Vescio D North Bay Centennials OHL
9 178 Montreal Canadiens Grant Mckay U. of Calgary CIAU
9 179 Chicago Blackhawks Brian Noonan R Archbishop Williams H.S. MA
9 180 Edmonton Oilers Dave Roach G New Westminster Royals BCJHL
9 181 Philadelphia Flyers Robbie Nichols R Kitchener Rangers OHL
9 182 Boston Bruins Harri Laurila D Reipas Lahti FinD1

1983 Round 10 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
10 183 Pittsburgh Penquins Alex Haidy R Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
10 184 Toronto Maple Leafs Greg Rolston F Flint Power H.S. MI
10 185 New Jersey Devils Alexander Chernykh F Soviet Jr. National Team
10 186 Detroit Red Wings Stu Grimson L Regina Pats WHL
10 187 Los Angeles Kings Thomas Ahlen Skelleftea AIK Sweden
10 188 Toronto Maple Leafs Brian Ross D Kitchener Rangers OHL
10 189 Windsor Spitfires Kory Wright F Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL
10 190 Vancouver Canucks Roger Grillo U. of Maine NCAA
10 191 Calgary Flames Tom Pratt D Kimball Union Academy NY
10 192 Quebec Remparts Scott Shaunessy D St. John's Prep Mass. H.S.
10 193 Hartford Whalers Reine Karlsson Sodertalje SK SEL
10 194 Buffalo Sabres Mark Ferner D Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL
10 195 Washington Capitals Yves Beaudoin D Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
10 196 Minnesota North Stars Milos Riha Czech National Team Intl
10 197 New York Islanders Dave Shellington L Cornwall Royals OHL
10 198 Montreal Canadiens Thomas Rundqvist F Sweden National Team
10 199 Chicago Blackhawks Dominik Hasek G Pardubice HC Czech
10 200 Edmonton Oilers Warren Yadlowski Calgary Wranglers WHL
10 201 Philadelphia Flyers Bill McCormack Westminster H.S. CT
10 202 Boston Bruins Paul Fitzsimmons Northeastern University NCAA

1983 Round 11 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
11 203 Pittsburgh Penquins Garth Hildebrand Calgary Wranglers WHL
11 204 Hartford Whalers Allan Acton L Saskatoon Blades WHL
11 205 New Jersey Devils Allan Stewart L Prince Albert Raiders WHL
11 206 Detroit Red Wings Jeff Frank Regina Pats WHL
11 207 Los Angeles Kings Jan Blaha Czech National Team Intl
11 208 Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Tomlak C Cornwall Royals OHL
11 209 Windsor Spitfires Eric Cormier St. George's H.S. QC
11 210 Vancouver Canucks Steve Kayser D U. of Vermont NCAA
11 211 Calgary Flames Jaroslav Benak Dukla Jihlava Czech
11 212 Minnesota North Stars Oldrich Valek Czech National Team Intl
11 213 New York Rangers Bryan Walker D Portland Winter Hawks WHL
11 214 Buffalo Sabres Uwe Krupp D Cologne EC 1.GBun
11 215 Washington Capitals Alain Raymond G Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL
11 216 Washington Capitals Anders Huss Brynas IF Gavle SEL
11 217 New York Islanders John Bjorkman Warroad H.S. MN
11 218 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Perpich Hibbing H.S. MN
11 219 Chicago Blackhawks Steve Pepin F St. Jean Beavers QMJHL
11 220 Edmonton Oilers John Miner D Regina Pats WHL
11 221 Philadelphia Flyers Brian Jopling G Williston Academy MA
11 222 Boston Bruins Norm Foster G Penticton Knights BCJHL

1983 Round 12 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
12 223 Pittsburgh Penquins Dave Goertz D Regina Pats WHL
12 224 Hartford Whalers Darcy Kaminski D Lethbridge Broncos WHL
12 225 New Jersey Devils Alexei Kasatonov D CSKA Moscow Russia
12 226 Detroit Red Wings Chuck Chiatto Cranbrook H.S. MI
12 227 Los Angeles Kings Chad Johnson Roseau H.S. MN
12 228 Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Choules Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL
12 229 Windsor Spitfires Jamie Husgen D Des Moines Buccaneers USHL
12 230 Vancouver Canucks Jay Mazur R Breck School MN
12 231 Calgary Flames Sergei Makarov R CSKA Moscow Russia
12 232 Quebec Remparts Bo Berglund F Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL
12 233 New York Rangers Ulf Nilsson D Sweden Junior National Team
12 234 Buffalo Sabres Marc Hamelin G Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
12 235 Buffalo Sabres Kermit Salfi Northwood Prep NY
12 236 Minnesota North Stars Paul Roff Edina H.S. MN
12 237 New York Islanders Peter McGeough Bishop Hendricken H.S. RI
12 238 Montreal Canadiens Jean-Guy Bergeron D Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
12 239 Quebec Remparts Jindrich Kokrment Czech National Team Intl
12 240 Edmonton Oilers Steve Woodburn D Verdun Juniors QMJHL
12 241 Philadelphia Flyers Harold Duvall Belmont Hill H.S. MA
12 242 Boston Bruins Greg Murphy Trinity-Pawling H.S. NY