Location: Montreal Forum Dates: June 9, 1982 First Overall Pick: Gord Kluzak (Boston Bruins)Players with NHL Experience: 109
The 1982 NHL entry draft was the 20th NHL entry draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 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 Dave Andreychuk , who retired after the 2005–06 season.
Biggest Steals of the 1982 NHL Draft
Kelly Miller (New York Rangers – 183rd Overall)
463 points in 1,057 career games
Mike Hough (Quebec Nordiques – 181st Overall)
256 points in 707 career games
Dave Brown (Philadelphia Flyers – 140th Overall)
97 points in 729 career games
1990 Stanley Cup winner
Doug Gilmour (St. Louis Blues – 134th Overall)
1,414 points in 1,474 career games
Hockey Hall of Fame member
1989 Stanley Cup winner
1993 Selke Trophy winner
4-time 30-goal scorer
Biggest Busts of the 1982 NHL Draft
Rocky Trottier (New Jersey Devils – 8th Overall)
10 points in 38 career games
Alain Heroux (Montreal Canadiens – 19th Overall)
Jim Playfair (Edmonton Oilers – 20th Overall)
6 points in 21 career games
1982 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 D Gord Kluzak Billings Bighorns (WHL) 2 LW Brian Bellows Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 3 D Gary Nylund Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 4 C Ron Sutter Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 5 D Scott Stevens Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 6 D Phil Housley South St. Paul HS (High-MN) 7 C Ken Yaremchuk Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 8 RW Rocky Trottier Billings Bighorns (WHL) 9 LW Paul Cyr Victoria Cougars (WHL) 10 RW Rich Sutter Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 11 D Michel Petit Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 12 D Jim Kyte Cornwall Royals (OHL) 13 D David Shaw Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 14 LW Paul Lawless Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 15 LW/C Chris Kontos Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 16 LW Dave Andreychuk Oshawa Generals (OHL) 17 LW Murray Craven Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 18 D Ken Daneyko Seattle Breakers (WHL) 19 LW Alain Heroux Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 20 D Jim Playfair Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 21 RW Pat Flatley Wisconsin (WCHA)
Scott Stevens. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 22 D Brian Curran Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 23 RW Yves Courteau Laval Voisins (QMJHL) 24 RW Gary Leeman Regina Pats (WHL) 25 C Peter Ihnacak TJ Sparta Praha (Czechoslovakia) 26 C Mike Anderson North St. Paul HS (High-MN) 27 D Mike Heidt Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 28 D Rene Badeau Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 29 D Dave Reierson Prince Albert (SJHL) 30 D Jens Johansson Pitea IF (Sweden-2) 31 D Jocelyn Gauvreau Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 32 D Kent Carlson St. Lawrence (ECAC) 33 LW David Maley Edina HS (High-MN) 34 C Paul Gillis Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 35 D Mark Paterson Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 36 RW Tomas Sandstrom Fagersta AIK (Sweden-2) 37 LW Richard Kromm Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 38 LW Tim Hrynewich Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 39 RW Lyndon Byers Regina Pats (WHL) 40 D Scott Sandelin Hibbing HS (High-MN) 41 LW Steve Graves Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 42 D Vern Smith Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
TORONTO, ON – APRIL: Gary Leeman #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs turns up ice against the St. Louis Blues during NHL Stanley Cup game action at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in April 1986. (Photo by Graig Abel Collection/Getty Images)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 43 RW Pat Verbeek Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 44 LW Carmine Vani Kingston Canadians (OHL) 45 G Ken Wregget Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 46 D Miroslav Dvorak TJ Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia) 47 D Bill Campbell Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 48 W Steve Seguin Kingston Canadians (OHL) 49 RW Tom McMurchy Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 50 D Mike Posavad Peterborough Petes (OHL) 51 D Jim Laing Clarkson (ECAC) 52 LW Troy Loney Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 53 LW Yves Lapointe Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 54 C Dave Kasper Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 55 G Mario Gosselin Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 56 RW Kevin Dineen Denver (WCHA) 57 C Corey Millen Cloquet HS (High-MN) 58 C Milan Novy TJ Kladno (Czechoslovakia) 59 C Wally Chapman Edina HS (High-MN) 60 LW Dave Reid Peterborough Petes (OHL) 61 LW Scott Harlow East Bridgewater HS (High-MA) 62 LW Brent Loney Cornwall Royals (OHL) 63 LW Garry Lacey Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
Pat Verbeek Hartford Whalers (Courtesy Carolina Hurricanes Media Archives)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 64 C Dave Gans Oshawa Generals (OHL) 65 G Dave Meszaros Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 66 LW Craig Coxe St. Albert (AJHL) 67 D Ulf Samuelsson Leksands IF (Sweden) 68 D Timo Jutila Tappara (Finland) 69 RW John Devoe Edina HS (High-MN) 70 RW Bill Watson Prince Albert (SJHL) 71 G Shawn Kilroy Peterborough Petes (OHL) 72 C Mark Lamb Billings Bighorns (WHL) 73 C Vladimir Ruzicka TJ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 74 LW Tom Martin Kelowna (BCJHL) 75 D Dave Ellett Ottawa (CJHL) 76 RW Jiri Lala ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 77 W Mikael Hjalm Modo AIK (Sweden) 78 RW Chris Jensen Kelowna (BCJHL) 79 W Jeff Hamilton Providence (ECAC) 80 D Bob Rouse Billings Bighorns (WHL) 81 C Dusan Pasek HC Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) 82 G Dave Ross Seattle Breakers (WHL) 83 LW Jaroslav Pouzar TJ Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia) 84 RW Alan Kerr Seattle Breakers (WHL)
Ulf Samuelson, Hartford Whalers (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
Round 5
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 85 D Scott Brydges White Bear Mariner HS (High-MN) 86 D Brad Shaw Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 87 D Eduard Uvira ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 88 C Ray Ferraro Penticton (BCJHL) 89 C Dean Evason Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL) 90 LW Darcy Roy Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 91 D Brad Beck Penticton (BCJHL) 92 C/LW Scott Machej Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 93 D Lou Kiriakou Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 94 C Grant Sasser Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 95 LW Ulf Isaksson AIK (Sweden) 96 C Tim Mishler East Grand Forks HS (High-MN) 97 LW Phil Stanger Seattle Breakers (WHL) 98 C Todd Bergen Prince Albert (SJHL) 99 LW Sylvain Charland Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 100 RW Robert Logan Montreal West (QJAHL) 101 C Marty Wiitala Superior HS (High-WI) 102 D Bob Nicholson Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 103 LW Kevin Houle Acton-Boxboro HS (High-MA) 104 D Dwayne Boettger Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 105 C Rene Breton Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
Ray Ferraro, New York Rangers, Oct. 14, 1995 (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 106 RW Mike Moher Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 107 RW Claude Vilgrain Laval Voisins (QMJHL) 108 LW Ron Dreger Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 109 C Randy Gilhen Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) 110 W Ed Kastelic London Knights (OHL) 111 RW Jeff Parker White Bear Mariner HS (High-MN) 112 D Mark Hatcher Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 113 RW Perry Ganchar Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 114 C Jeff Vaive Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 115 RW Craig Kales Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 116 LW Taylor Hall Regina Pats (WHL) 117 C Ernie Vargas Coon Rapids HS (High-MN) 118 D Mats Kihlstrom Sodertalje SK (Sweden-2) 119 G Ron Hextall Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 120 RW Tony Granato Northwood School (High-NY) 121 G Jacob Gustavsson Almtuna IS (Sweden-2) 122 D Todd Carlile North St. Paul HS (High-MN) 123 C/RW Bob Sweeney Acton-Boxboro HS (High-MA) 124 D Michael Dark Sarnia (WOHL) 125 LW Raimo Summanen Keikkoreipas (Finland) 126 C Roger Kortko Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers, 2004 Season (Photo by John Giamundo/Getty Images)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 127 LW Paul Fulcher London Knights (OHL) 128 D Greg Hudas Windsor (WOHL) 129 D Dom Campedelli Cohasset HS (High-MA) 130 C Jim Johannson Rochester Mayo HS (High-MN) 131 D Daniel Poudrier Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 132 C Viktor Nechayev SKA Leningrad (Soviet) 133 C Jay Ness Roseau HS (High-MN) 134 C Doug Gilmour Cornwall Royals (OHL) 135 RW Brad Ramsden Peterborough Petes (OHL) 136 D Brent Couture Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 137 D Parie Proft Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 138 LW Derek Ray Seattle Northwest (WCJHL) 139 D Jeff Triano Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 140 RW Dave Brown Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 141 LW Sergei Kapustin Spartak Moskva (Soviet) 142 D Allen Bishop Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 143 LW Viktor Zhluktov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 144 D John Meulenbroeks Brantford Alexanders (OHL) 145 RW Hannu Jarvenpaa Karpat (Finland) 146 RW Brian Small Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 147 C John Tiano Winthrop HS (High-MA)
Doug Gilmour of the Toronto Maple Leafs, January 14, 1992 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
Round 8
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 148 D John Hutchings Oshawa Generals (OHL) 149 C Pat Lahey Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 150 D Steve Smith St. Lawrence (ECAC) 151 C Mickey Kramptoich Hibbing HS (High-MN) 152 RW Wally Schreiber Regina Pats (WHL) 153 D Peter Helander Skelleftea AIK (Sweden) 154 LW Jeff Smith London Knights (OHL) 155 LW Chris Delaney Boston College (ECAC) 156 D Roy Myllari Cornwall Royals (OHL) 157 LW Peter Derksen Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 158 C Newell Brown Michigan State (CCHA) 159 D Guy Gosselin Rochester Marshall HS (High-MN) 160 C Brian Glynn Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAHL) 161 RW Alain Lavigne Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 162 D Jan Karlsson Kiruna AIF (Sweden-2) 163 C Claude Verret Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 164 D Paul Miller Crookston HS (High-MN) 165 C Tony Fiore Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 166 RW Tom Koliouspoulos Fraser HS (High-MI) 167 D Dean Clark St. Albert (AJHL) 168 RW Todd Okerlund Burnsville HS (High-MN)
Round 9
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 169 D Alan Hepple Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 170 C Gary Cullen Cornell (ECAC) 171 LW Miroslav Ihnacak HC Kosice (Czechoslovakia) 172 D Kevin Skilliter Cornwall Royals (OHL) 173 G Jamie Reeve Saskatoon (SJHL) 174 D Dave Chartier Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 175 RW Phil Patterson Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 176 C Matt Christensen Aurora-Hoyt Lakes HS (High-MN) 177 LW Ted Pearson Wisconsin (WCHA) 178 C Greg Gravel Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 179 RW Don McLaren Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 180 D Tom Ward Richfield HS (High-MN) 181 LW Mike Hough Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 182 LW Magnus Roupe Farjestad BK (Sweden) 183 LW Kelly Miller Michigan State (CCHA) 184 RW Rob Norman Cornwall Royals (OHL) 185 C Pat Micheletti Hibbing HS (High-MN) 186 C Doug Kostynski Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL) 187 C Brian Williams Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 188 G Ian Wood Penticton (BCJHL) 189 D Gord Paddock Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Round 10
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 190 RW Brent Shaw Seattle Breakers (WHL) 191 D Brent Meckling Calgary (AJHL) 192 RW Leigh Verstraete Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 193 D Simo Saarinen HIFK (Finland) 194 C Juha Nurmi Tappara (Finland) 195 G John Franzosa Brown (ECAC) 196 LW James Camazzola Penticton (BCJHL) 197 C/RW John Shumski RPI (ECAC) 198 C/RW Jim Uens Oshawa Generals (OHL) 199 D Stu Wenaas Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) 200 LW Alain Raymond Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 201 LW Mike Savage Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 202 RW Vincent Lukac ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 203 G Tom Allen Michigan Tech (CCHA) 204 C Bob Lowes Prince Albert (SJHL) 205 G Mike Craig Billings Bighorns (WHL) 206 D Arnold Kadlec TJ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 207 LW Tony Gilliard Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 208 D Bob Emery Matignon HS (High-MA) 209 D Grant Dion Cowichan Valley (BCJHL) 210 D Eric Faust Henry Carr (MetJBHL)
Round 11
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 211 LW Scott Fusco Harvard (ECAC) 212 LW Mike Stern Oshawa Generals (OHL) 213 D Tim Loven Red River HS (High-ND) 214 C Martin Linse Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 215 C Wayne Prestage Seattle Breakers (WHL) 216 LW Ray Shero St. Lawrence (ECAC) 217 D Mike James Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 218 LW Brian Ahern Henry Sibley HS (High-MN) 219 C Rick Erdall Minnesota (WCHA) 220 RW Chris McCauley London Knights (OHL) 221 LW Steve Driscoll Cornwall Royals (OHL) 222 RW Bob Shaw Penticton (BCJHL) 223 D Andre Martin Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 224 LW Rick Gal Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 225 D Andy Otto Northwood School (High-NY) 226 D Jim Plankers Cloquet HS (High-MN) 227 C Scott Knutson Warroad HS (High-MN) 228 C Tommy Lehman Stocksunds IF (Sweden-3) 229 C Darren Acheson Fort Saskatchewan (AJHL) 230 G Chris Smith Regina Pats (WHL) 231 D Pat Goff Alexander Ramsey HS (High-MN)
New Jersey Devils General Manager Ray Shero (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Round 12
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 232 C Dan Dorion Austin Mavericks (USHL) 233 RW Shaun Reagan Brantford Alexanders (OHL) 234 G Jim Appleby Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) 235 D Randy Cameron Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) 236 G Jim Holden Peterborough Petes (OHL) 237 LW Mats Ulander AIK (Sweden) 238 D Bob Andrea Dartmouth (MVJHL) 239 G Peter Smith Maine (NCAA-Ind.) 240 RW Dale Thompson Calgary (AJHL) 241 G Stan Bautch Hibbing HS (High-MN) 242 RW Shawn Green Victoria Cougars (WHL) 243 LW Jan Urban Ericson AIK (Sweden) 244 C Jozef Lukac HK Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia) 245 D Mark Vichorek Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 246 D Dwayne Robinson New Hampshire (ECAC) 247 C Marco Kallas St. Louis (NAJHL) 248 LW Jan Jasko HC Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) 249 G Bruno Campese Northern Michigan (CCHA) 250 D Bill Brauer Edina HS (High-MN) 251 LW Jeff Crawford Regina Pats (WHL) 252 D Jim Koudys Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
