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The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The Winnipeg Jets drafted forward Dale Hawerchuk as the 1st overall pick. A total of 211 players were drafted.

[edit] Draft Order

Selections By Round

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9

[edit] Round 1

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
2	Doug Smith (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	Bobby Carpenter (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Washington Capitals	St. John's Prep (Mass.)
4	Ron Francis (C)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Hartford Whalers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	Joe Cirella (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Colorado Rockies	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6	Jim Benning (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	Mark Hunter (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
8	Grant Fuhr (G)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
9	James Patrick (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	New York Rangers	Prince Albert Saints (SJHL)
10	Garth Butcher (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
11	Randy Moller (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
12	Tony Tanti (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
13	Ron Meighan (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
14	Normand Leveille (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
15	Al MacInnis (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Calgary Flames	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
16	Steve Smith (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
17	Jiri Dudacek	Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg Czechoslovakia	Buffalo Sabres	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
18	Gilbert Delorme (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
19	Jan Ingman	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
20	Marty Ruff (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	St. Louis Blues	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
21	Paul Boutilier (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	New York Islanders	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

[edit] Round 2

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
22	Scott Arniel (L)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
23	Claude Loiselle (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
24	Gary Yaremchuk (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
25	Kevin Griffin (L)	Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England	Chicago Blackhawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
26	Rich Chernomaz (F)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Colorado Rockies	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
27	Dave Donnelly F	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Minnesota North Stars	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
28	Steve Gatzos (R)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
29	Todd Strueby (L)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
30	Jan Erixon (L)	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	New York Rangers	Skelleftea (Sweden)
31	Mike Sands (G)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
32	Lars Eriksson (G)	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Brynas (Sweden)
33	Tom Hirsch (D)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Minnesota North Stars	Minneapolis Patrick Henry (Minn HS)
34	Dave Preuss (R)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Minnesota North Stars	St. Thomas Academy (Minn. HS)
35	Luc Dufour (C)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
36	Hakan Nordin (D)	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	St. Louis Blues	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
37	Rich Costello (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Natick (Mass. HS)
38	Hannu Virta (D)	Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland	Buffalo Sabres	TPS Turku (FNL)
39	Dean Kennedy (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
40	Chris Chelios (D)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Montreal Canadiens	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
41	Jali Wahlsten (F)	Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland	Minnesota North Stars	TPS Turku (FNL)
42	Gord Dineen (D)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	New York Islanders	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

[edit] Other Notable Drafted Players

• 56. Mike Vernon CGY
• 72. John Vanbiesbrouck NYR
• 107. Gerard Gallant DET
• 108. Bruce Driver COL
• 111. Steve Smith EDM
• 116. Mike Eagles QUE
• 145. Tom Kurvers MTL
• 149. Rick Zombo DET
• 152. Gaetan Duchesne WSH
• 157. Petri Skriko VAN
• 196. Dave Hannan PGH

[edit] See also

• 1981-82 NHL season
• List of NHL players

[edit] References

• [1]-list of drafted players

Preceded by: 1980 NHL Entry Draft

NHL Entry Draft

Succeeded by: 1982 NHL Entry Draft

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