1981 NHL Draft
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| Round 1 | |||||||||
| 1 |  |  C · Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | 1188 | 518 | 891 | 1409 | 740 | ||
| 2 |  |  C · Ottawa 67's (OHL) | 535 | 115 | 138 | 253 | 624 | ||
| 3 |  |  C · St. John's Prep (HIGH-MA) | 1178 | 320 | 408 | 728 | 919 | ||
| 4 |  |  C · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 1731 | 549 | 1249 | 1798 | 977 | ||
| 5 |  |  D · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 828 | 64 | 211 | 275 | 1446 | ||
| 6 |  |  D · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 605 | 52 | 191 | 243 | 461 | ||
| 7 |  |  RW · Brantford Alexanders (OHL) | 628 | 213 | 170 | 383 | 1426 | ||
| 8 |  |  G · Victoria Cougars (WHL) | 868 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 |  |  D · Prince Albert Saints (SJHL) | 1280 | 149 | 490 | 639 | 759 | ||
| 10 |  |  D · Regina Pats (WHL) | 897 | 48 | 158 | 206 | 2302 | ||
| 11 |  |  D · Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | 815 | 45 | 180 | 225 | 1692 | ||
| 12 |  |  RW · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 697 | 287 | 273 | 560 | 661 | ||
| 13 |  |  D · Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 14 |  |  LW · Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | 75 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 49 | ||
| 15 |  |  D · Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 1416 | 340 | 934 | 1274 | 1511 | ||
| 16 |  |  D · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 17 |  |  RW · Kladno (Czechoslovakia) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 | |  D · Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | 541 | 31 | 92 | 123 | 520 | ||
| 19 | |  LW · Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 20 |  |  D · Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 21 |  |  D · Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | 288 | 27 | 83 | 110 | 358 | ||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
| 22 | |  LW · Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | 730 | 149 | 189 | 338 | 599 | ||
| 23 |  |  C · Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | 616 | 92 | 117 | 209 | 1149 | ||
| 24 | |  C · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 25 | |  LW · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 26 | |  RW · Victoria Cougars (WHL) | 51 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 27 | |  C · St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | 137 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 150 | ||
| 28 |  |  RW · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 89 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 83 | ||
| 29 | |  LW · Regina Pats (WHL) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 30 | |  LW · Skelleftea (Sweden) | 556 | 57 | 159 | 216 | 167 | ||
| 31 | |  G · Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 32 | |  G · Brynas (Sweden) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 33 | |  D · Patrick Henry H.S. (Minn.) | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 34 | |  RW · St. Thomas Academy (HIGH-MN) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 35 | |  LW · Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | 167 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 199 | ||
| 36 | |  D · Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 37 | |  C · Natick H.S. (Mass.) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 38 | |  D · TPS Turku (FINLAND) | 245 | 25 | 101 | 126 | 66 | ||
| 39 | |  D · Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | 717 | 26 | 110 | 136 | 1118 | ||
| 40 | |  D · Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) | 1651 | 185 | 763 | 948 | 2891 | ||
| 41 | |  C · TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 42 | |  D · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 528 | 16 | 90 | 106 | 697 | ||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
| 43 | |  D · Ilves Tampere (FINLAND) | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 44 | |  G · Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | 113 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 45 | |  D · Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | |  C · Kaufbeuren ESV (1.GBun) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 47 | |  LW · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 48 | |  D · Fuessen EV (1.GBun) | 143 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 176 | ||
| 49 | |  RW · Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 50 | |  LW · Bjorkloven (Sweden) | 338 | 61 | 83 | 144 | 122 | ||
| 51 | |  C · Victoria Cougars (WHL) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 52 | |  RW · Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | 105 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 29 | ||
| 53 | |  RW · Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 54 | |  D · Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | |  C · Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 56 | |  G · Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | 782 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 57 | |  LW · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 58 | |  LW · Peterborough Petes (OHL) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 59 | |  LW · Kingston Canadians (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 60 | |  D · Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | |  RW · Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | 690 | 116 | 142 | 258 | 1303 | ||
| 62 | |  D · Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | 554 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 2069 | ||
| 63 | |  RW · Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
| 64 | |  C · U. of Vermont (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 65 | |  LW · Regina Pats (WHL) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 66 | |  LW · Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 67 | |  LW · Brantford Alexanders (OHL) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 68 | |  D · Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 69 | |  LW · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 70 | |  D · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 125 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 73 | ||
| 71 | |  RW · Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL) | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 72 | |  G · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 882 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 73 | |  G · Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 187 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 74 | |  G · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 337 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 75 | |  RW · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 76 | |  C · Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 77 | |  RW · Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | |  C · HV 71 Jr. (Sweden) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 79 | |  RW · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 80 | |  RW · Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | |  C · R.P.I. (NCAA) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 82 | |  C · Timra Jrs. (Sweden) | 166 | 57 | 59 | 116 | 10 | ||
| 83 | |  LW · Timra Jrs. (Sweden) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 84 | |  G · Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
| 85 | |  G · U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | 39 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 86 | |  D · London Knights (OHL) | 91 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 74 | ||
| 87 | |  D · Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 88 | |  C · Canton H.S. (Mass.) | 154 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 496 | ||
| 89 | |  RW · Kingston Canadians (OHL) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 90 | |  LW · Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 91 | |  G · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 246 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 92 | |  D · Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 93 | |  D · Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 94 | |  C · Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 95 | |  RW · Princeton University (NCAA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 96 | |  G · London Knights (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 97 | |  D · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 98 | |  G · Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 99 | |  RW · Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 100 | |  LW · Kingston Canadians (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 101 | |  C · TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 102 | |  C · Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 103 | |  LW · Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | 59 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 11 | ||
| 104 | |  C · Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 105 | |  LW · Ottawa 67's (OHL) | 317 | 72 | 94 | 166 | 442 | ||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
| 106 | |  G · Boston College (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 107 | |  LW · Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | 615 | 211 | 269 | 480 | 1674 | ||
| 108 | |  D · U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | 922 | 96 | 390 | 486 | 670 | ||
| 109 | |  D · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 110 | |  C · Billings Bighorns (WHL) | 57 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 111 | |  D · London Knights (OHL) | 804 | 72 | 303 | 375 | 2139 | ||
| 112 | |  D · Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 556 | 19 | 63 | 82 | 1294 | ||
| 113 | |  C · Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | 345 | 72 | 91 | 163 | 171 | ||
| 114 | |  C · R.P.I. (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 115 | |  RW · Victoria Cougars (WHL) | 90 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 130 | ||
| 116 | |  LW · Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 853 | 74 | 122 | 196 | 928 | ||
| 117 | |  D · Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 118 | |  RW · Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.) | 117 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 92 | ||
| 119 | |  D · Boston University (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 120 | |  RW · Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 121 | |  D · Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 122 | |  D · Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 123 | |  D · London Knights (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 124 | |  RW · Paddock Pool Saints (GLJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 125 | |  G · AIK Solna (SEL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 126 | |  C · Kingston Canadians (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
| 127 | |  LW · Hammarby IK (Sweden) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 128 | |  G · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 299 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 129 | |  LW · Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 158 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 55 | ||
| 130 | |  D · Victoria Cougars (WHL) | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 96 | ||
| 131 | |  C · Ilves Tampere (FINLAND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 132 | |  D · Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 133 | |  LW · Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 134 | |  D · Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 135 | |  C · Greenway (HIGH-MN) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 136 | |  D · Regina Pats (WHL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 137 | |  RW · Kosice (Czech.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 138 | |  C · Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 139 | |  RW · Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | ||
| 140 | |  D · AIK Solna (SEL) | 163 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 176 | ||
| 141 | |  D · Mount View H.S. (Wisconsin) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 142 | |  G · Prince Albert Saints (SJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 143 | |  D · TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 144 | |  D · St. Paul Academy (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 145 | |  D · U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | 659 | 93 | 328 | 421 | 350 | ||
| 146 | |  C · Sodertalje SK (SEL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 147 | |  C · TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
| 148 | |  D · Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NYPJHL) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 149 | |  D · Austin Mavericks (USHL) | 652 | 24 | 130 | 154 | 728 | ||
| 150 | |  RW · Jokerit Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 151 | |  RW · Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 152 | |  LW · Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | 1028 | 179 | 254 | 433 | 617 | ||
| 153 | |  D · Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 154 | |  C · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 73 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 59 | ||
| 155 | |  D · Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 156 | |  RW · HIFK Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 157 | |  LW · SaiPa Lappeenranta (Fin D1) | 541 | 183 | 222 | 405 | 246 | ||
| 158 | |  RW · Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 159 | |  LW · Falun (Sweden) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 160 | |  C · TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 161 | |  D · Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 162 | |  D · Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 153 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 195 | ||
| 163 | |  LW · Providence College (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 164 | |  C · Providence College (NCAA) | 98 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 51 | ||
| 165 | |  LW · U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 166 | |  LW · Bloomington Jefferson H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 167 | |  D · Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | 42 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 82 | ||
| 168 | |  D · Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
| 169 | |  G · St. Mary's University Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 170 | |  LW · Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 171 | |  C · Providence College (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 172 | |  G · Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 173 | |  LW · U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 174 | |  D · Victoria Cougars (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 175 | |  LW · Brantford Alexanders (OHL) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 176 | |  D · Poldi Kladno (Czech.) | 80 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 38 | ||
| 177 | |  C · Anoka H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 178 | |  G · London Knights (OHL) | 102 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 179 | |  RW · Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 180 | |  LW · Billings Bighorns (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 181 | |  LW · U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | 317 | 76 | 68 | 144 | 144 | ||
| 182 | |  G · Clarkson U. (NCAA) | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 183 | |  D · Matignon H.S. (Mass.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 184 | |  C · Brantford Alexanders (OHL) | 102 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 29 | ||
| 185 | |  D · Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 186 | |  D · Regina Pats (WHL) | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 208 | ||
| 187 | |  D · Edina West H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 188 | |  RW · Kingston Canadians (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 189 | |  D · Burlington Cougars (COJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
| 190 | |  D · Vitkovice (Czech) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 191 | |  D · Lulea HF (SEL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 192 | |  C · U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 193 | |  C · (Kitchener Jr. B) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 194 | |  C · Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | 105 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 127 | ||
| 195 | |  LW · Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 196 | |  C · Brantford Alexanders (OHL) | 841 | 114 | 191 | 305 | 942 | ||
| 197 | |  C · Weyburn Beavers (SSHL) | 97 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 33 | ||
| 198 | |  G · Providence College (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 199 | |  C · Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 200 | |  G · Assat Pori (FINLAND) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 201 | |  D · Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 202 | |  G · Minneapolis Breck H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 203 | |  LW · Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 204 | |  C · Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 205 | |  C · Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 206 | |  LW · Prince Albert Saints (SJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 207 | |  C · Cornell U. (NCAA) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 208 | |  G · Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 209 | |  C · Spokane Flyers (WHL) | 133 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 587 | ||
| 210 | |  RW · Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
| 211 | |  D · Irondale H.S. (Minn.) | — | — | — | — | — | ||