1983 NHL Entry Draft

Location:	Montreal Forum (Montreal, QC)	Dates:	June 8, 1983
First Overall Pick:	Brian Lawton (Minnesota North Stars)	Players with NHL Experience:	113

The 1983 NHL entry draft was the 21st NHL entry draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL entry draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did not participate in this draft, shortly after the league blocked the franchise’s relocation to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the only time in National Hockey League history that a franchise did not participate in an entry draft. This was also the last time a playoff team picked first overall until 2020, when the New York Rangers won the first selection.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Claude Lemieux, who retired after the 2008–09 season.

Biggest Steals of the 1983 NHL Draft

Sergei Makarov (Calgary Flames – 231st Overall)
- 384 points in 424 career games
- Hockey Hall of Fame member
- 1990 Calder Trophy winner
Uwe Krupp (Buffalo Sabres – 214th Overall)
- 281 points in 729 career games
- 2-time Stanley Cup winner
Dominik Hasek (Chicago Blackhawks – 199th Overall)
- 389-223-95 record in 1,145 career games, 81 shutouts, 2.20 goals-against average (GAA), .922 save percentage (SV%)
- Hockey Hall of Fame member
- 2-time Stanley Cup winner
- 6-time Vezina Trophy winner
- 3-time Jennings Trophy winner
- 2-time Hart Trophy winner
- 2-time Ted Lindsay Award winner
- 6-time All-Star
Stu Grimson (Detroit Red Wings – 186th Overall)
- 39 points in 729 career games
Brian Noonan (Chicago Blackhawks – 179th Overall)
- 275 points in 629 career games
- 1994 Stanley Cup winner
Pelle Eklund (Philadelphia Flyers – 161st Overall)
- 455 points in 594 career games
Tommy Albelin (Quebec Nordiques – 152nd Overall)
- 255 points in 952 career games
- 2-time Stanley Cup winner
Rick Tocchet (Philadelphia Flyers – 121st Overall)
- 952 points in 1,144 career games
- 1992 Stanley Cup winner
- 5-time 30-goal scorer

1983 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		LW	Brian Lawton	Mount St. Charles Academy (High-RI)
2		LW	Sylvain Turgeon	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
3		C	Pat LaFontaine	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
4		C	Steve Yzerman	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5		G	Tom Barrasso	Acton-Boxboro HS (High-MA)
6		RW	John MacLean	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7		RW	Russ Courtnall	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
8		RW	Andrew McBain	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
9		RW	Cam Neely	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
10		RW	Normand Lacombe	New Hampshire (ECAC)
11		C	Adam Creighton	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
12		C	Dave Gagner	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
13		C	Dan Quinn	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
14		D	Bobby Dollas	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
15		LW	Bob Errey	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
16		D	Gerald Diduck	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
17		C	Alfie Turcotte	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
18		D	Bruce Cassidy	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
19		D	Jeff Beukeboom	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
20		C	David Jensen	Lawrence Academy (High-MA)
21		LW	Nevin Markwart	Regina Pats (WHL)

Brian Lawton of the Minnesota North Stars, Tom Barrasso of the Buffalo Sabres and third pick overall Pat LaFontaine — 1983 NHL Draft (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
22		D	Todd Charlesworth	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
23		D	Ville Siren	Ilves (Finland)
24		D	Shawn Evans	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
25		RW	Lane Lambert	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
26		RW	Claude Lemieux	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
27		LW	Sergio Momesso	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
28		LW	Jeff Jackson	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
29		D	Brad Berry	St. Albert (AJHL)
30		LW	David Bruce	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
31		C	John Tucker	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
32		RW	Yves Heroux	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
33		LW	Randy Heath	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
34		LW	Richard Hajdu	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
35		RW	Todd Francis	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
36		C	Malcolm Parks	St. Albert (AJHL)
37		RW	Garnet McKechney	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
38		D	Frantisek Musil	TJ Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
39		RW	Wayne Presley	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
40		C	Mike Golden	Reading Memorial HS (High-MA)
41		C	Peter Zezel	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
42		RW	Greg Johnston	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)

Claude Lemieux Sharks — Claude Lemieux as a member of the San Jose Sharks (Jill Goodell/Flickr)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
43		D	Peter Taglianetti	Providence (ECAC)
44		LW	Derrick Smith	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
45		RW	Daniel Letendre	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
46		LW	Bob Probert	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
47		D	Bruce Shoebottom	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
48		G	Allan Bester	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
49		D	Vesa Salo	Lukko (Finland)
50		RW	Scott Tottle	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51		C	Brian Bradley	London Knights (OHL)
52		D	Bruce Bell	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
53		RW	Gord Walker	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
54		RW	Iiro Jarvi	HIFK (Finland)
55		C	Perry Berezan	St. Albert (AJHL)
56		C	Mitch Messier	Notre Dame Hounds (SMAAAHL)
57		D	Mike Neill	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
58		D	Mike Rowe	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
59		D	Marc Bergevin	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
60		D	Mike Flanagan	Acton-Boxboro HS (High-MA)
61		D	Leif Karlsson	Mora IK (Sweden-2)
62		LW	Greg Puhalski	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Marc Bergevin Montreal Canadiens — Marc Bergevin, Montreal Canadiens, 2019 NHL Draft (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
63		G	Frank Pietrangelo	Minnesota (WCHA)
64		RW	Dave MacLean	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
65		RW	Mikko Makela	Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.)
66		C	John Bekkers	Regina Pats (WHL)
67		C	Guy Benoit	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
68		D	David Korol	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
69		G	Bob Essensa	Henry Carr (MetJBHL)
70		LW	Tim Lorentz	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
71		D	Kevan Guy	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
72		C	Ron Chyzowski	St. Albert (AJHL)
73		D	Peter Andersson	Orebro IK (Sweden-2)
74		G	Daren Puppa	Kirkland Lake Legion 87s Jr. (GNML)
75		RW	Tim Bergland	Thief River Falls HS (High-MN)
76		C	Brian Durand	Cloquet HS (High-MN)
77		LW	Bill Claviter	Virginia HS (High-MN)
78		RW	John Kordic	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
79		D	Tarek Howard	Olds (AJHL)
80		LW	Esa Tikkanen	HIFK Jr. (Finland Jr.)
81		C	Allen Bourbeau	Acton-Boxboro HS (High-MA)
82		G	Alain Larochelle	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

Esa Tikkanen Edmonton Oilers — Esa Tikkanen, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
83		C	Dan Hodgson	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
84		RW	Bob Caulfield	Detroit Lakes HS (High-MN)
85		G	Chris Terreri	Providence (ECAC)
86		W	Petr Klima	TJ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
87		RW	Bob LaForest	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
88		RW	Joe Kocur	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
89		D	Harry Armstrong	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
90		D	Doug Quinn	Nanaimo Islanders (WHL)
91		LW	Igor Liba	ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
92		G	Luc Guenette	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
93		RW	Jim Andonoff	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
94		D	Jayson Meyer	Regina Pats (WHL)
95		C	Martin Bouliane	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
96		C	Rich Geist	St. Paul Academy (High-MN)
97		D	Ron Viglasi	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
98		D	Dan Wurst	Edina HS (High-MN)
99		D	Kevin Robinson	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
100		D	Garry Galley	Bowling Green (CCHA)
101		D	Jerome Carrier	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
102		D	Allen Pedersen	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

Joe Kocur Detroit Red Wings — Joe Kocur, Detroit Red Wings (Elsa Hasch /Allsport)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
103		C	Patrick Emond	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
104		D/C	Brian Johnson	Silver Bay HS (High-MN)
105		D	Gordon Mark	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
106		G	Chris Pusey	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
107		D	Dave Lundmark	Virginia HS (High-MN)
108		LW	Kevin Stevens	Silver Lake HS (High-MA)
109		LW	Joel Baillargeon	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
110		LW	Dave Lowry	London Knights (OHL)
111		G	Grant Blair	Harvard (ECAC)
112		D	Brad Walcott	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
113		D	Bob Alexander	Rosemount HS (High-MN)
114		D	Jim Hofford	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
115		LW	Jari Torkki	Lukko (Finland)
116		D	Tom McComb	Mount St. Charles Academy (High-RI)
117		LW	Darin Illikainen	Hermantown HS (High-MN)
118		RW	Arto Javanainen	Assat (Finland)
119		RW	Mark LaVarre	Stratford (MWJHL)
120		W	Don Barber	Kelowna (BCJHL)
121		RW	Rick Tocchet	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
122		G	Terry Taillefer	St. Albert (AJHL)

Rick Tocchet Vancouver Canucks — Rick Tocchet, Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
123		D	Paul Ames	Billerica HS (High-MA)
124		D	Joe Reekie	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
125		RW	Greg Evtushevski	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
126		LW	Bob Pierson	London Knights (OHL)
127		D	Tim Burgess	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
128		D	Cam Plante	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
129		LW	Iain Duncan	North York (Jr. AAA)
130		LW	Terry Maki	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
131		G	Jeff Hogg	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
132		D	Craig Mack	East Grand Forks HS (High-MN)
133		C	Steve Orth	St. Cloud Tech HS (High-MN)
134		C	Christian Ruuttu	Assat (Finland)
135		C	Dwaine Hutton	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
136		LW	Sean Toomey	Cretin-Derham Hall (High-MN)
137		D	Jim Sprenger	Cloquet HS (High-MN)
138		G	Vladislav Tretiak	CSKA Moskva (Soviet)
139		RW	Scott Birnie	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
140		C	Dale Derkatch	Regina Pats (WHL)
141		D	Bobby Mormina	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
142		D	Ian Armstrong	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
143		D	Chris Duperron	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
144		G	James Falle	Clarkson (ECAC)
145		D	Viacheslav Fetisov	CSKA Moskva (Soviet)
146		D	Craig Butz	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
147		D	Ken Hammond	RPI (ECAC)
148		LW	Paul Bifano	Burnaby (BCJHL)
149		D	Ron Pessetti	Western Michigan (CCHA)
150		C	John Labatt	Minnetonka HS (High-MN)
151		D	Chris MacDonald	Western Michigan (CCHA)
152		D	Tommy Albelin	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
153		LW	Peter Marcov	Welland (GHL)
154		D	Don McSween	Redford (GLJHL)
155		G	Marty Abrams	Pembroke (CJHL)
156		C	Don Biggs	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
157		LW	Dale Henry	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
158		LW	Rob Bryden	Henry Carr (MetJBHL)
159		D	Kent Paynter	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
160		C	Ralph Vos	Abbotsford (BCJHL)
161		C	Pelle Eklund	AIK (Sweden)
162		LW	Francois Olivier	Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)

ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 31: Tommy Albelin #6 of the New Jersey Devils tries to steal the puck from Steve Thomas #32 of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in game three of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals May 31, 2003 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The Ducks defeated the Devils 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images/NHLI)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
163		RW	Marty Ketola	Cloquet HS (High-MN)
164		LW	Bill Fordy	Guelph Platers (OHL)
165		D	Jay Octeau	Mount St. Charles Academy (High-RI)
166		D	Dave Sikorski	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
167		C	Bruce Fishback	White Bear Mariner HS (High-MN)
168		D	Cliff Albrecht	Princeton (ECAC)
169		D	Todd Flichel	Gloucester (CJHL)
170		D	Allan Measures	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
171		D	Rob Kivell	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
172		C	Wayne Groulx	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
173		D	Paul Jerrard	Notre Dame Hounds (SMAAAHL)
174		D	Tim Hoover	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
175		LW	David Cowan	Minneapolis Washburn HS (High-MN)
176		RW	Paul Pulis	Hibbing HS (High-MN)
177		D	Kevin Vescio	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
178		D	Grant MacKay	Calgary (CIAU)
179		RW	Brian Noonan	Archbishop Williams HS (High-MA)
180		G	Dave Roach	New Westminster (BCJHL)
181		LW	Rob Nichols	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
182		D	Harri Laurila	Keikkoreipas (Finland)

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
183		RW	Alec Haidy	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
184		RW	Greg Rolston	Flint Powers Catholic HS (High-MI)
185		C	Alexander Chernykh	Khimik Voskresensk (Soviet)
186		LW	Stu Grimson	Regina Pats (WHL)
187		D	Thomas Ahlen	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
188		D	Brian Ross	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
189		RW	Cory Wright	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
190		D	Roger Grillo	Maine (NCAA-Ind.)
191		D	Tom Pratt	Kimball Union Academy (High-NH)
192		D/LW	Scott Shaunessy	St. John’s Prep (High-MA)
193		LW	Reine Karlsson	Sodertalje SK (Sweden-2)
194		D	Mark Ferner	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
195		D	Yves Beaudoin	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
196		LW	Milos Riha	TJ Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
197		LW	Dave Shellington	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
198		C	Thomas Rundqvist	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
199		G	Dominik Hasek	TJ Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
200		C	Warren Yadlowski	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
201		C	William McCormick	Westminster School (High-CT)
202		D	Paul Fitzsimmons	Northeastern (ECAC)

Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres — Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
203		LW	Garth Hildebrand	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
204		LW	Allan Acton	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
205		LW	Allan Stewart	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
206		RW	Jeff Frank	Regina Pats (WHL)
207		RW	Miroslav Blaha	TJ Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
208		C/LW	Mike Tomlak	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
209		LW	Eric Cormier	Saint Jean (Quebec)
210		D	Steve Kayser	Vermont (ECAC)
211		LW	Jaroslav Benak	ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
212		RW	Oldrich Valek	ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
213		D	Bryan Walker	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
214		D	Uwe Krupp	Kolner EC (Germany)
215		G	Alain Raymond	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
216		C	Anders Huss	Brynas IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
217		C	John Bjorkman	Warroad HS (High-MN)
218		D	Jeff Perpich	Hibbing HS (High-MN)
219		C	Steve Pepin	Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
220		D	John Miner	Regina Pats (WHL)
221		G	Brian Jopling	Williston Northampton School (High-MA)
222		G	Norm Foster	Penticton (BCJHL)

Round 12

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
223		D	Dave Goertz	Regina Pats (WHL)
224		D	Darcy Kaminski	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
225		D	Alexei Kasatonov	CSKA Moskva (Soviet)
226		C	Charles Chiatto	Cranbrook Kingswood School (High-MI)
227		C	Chad Johnson	Roseau HS (High-MN)
228		LW	Ron Choules	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
229		D	Jamie Husgen	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
230		C/RW	Jay Mazur	Breck School (High-MN)
231		RW	Sergei Makarov	CSKA Moskva (Soviet)
232		RW	Bo Berglund	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
233		G	Ulf Nilsson	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
234		G	Marc Hamelin	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
235		LW	Kermit Salfi	Northwood School (High-NY)
236		RW	Paul Roff	Edina HS (High-MN)
237		RW	Peter McGeough	Bishop Hendricken HS (High-RI)
238		D	Jean-Guy Bergeron	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
239		C	Jindrich Kokrment	TJ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
240		D	Steve Woodburn	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
241		LW	Harold Duvall	Belmont Hill School (High-MA)
242		D	Greg Murphy	Trinity-Pawling School (High-NY)