1981 NHL Draft
All 209 players selected in the 1981 NHL Draft, round by round, with team and junior club.
Round 1
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WIN | Dale HawerchukC | — |
| 2 | 1 |  LAK | Doug SmithC | — |
| 3 | 1 |  WSH | Bobby CarpenterC | — |
| 4 | 1 | HFD | Ron FrancisC | — |
| 5 | 1 | CLR | Joe CirellaD | — |
| 6 | 1 |  TOR | Jim BenningD | — |
| 7 | 1 |  MTL | Mark HunterRW | — |
| 8 | 1 |  EDM | Grant FuhrG | — |
| 9 | 1 |  NYR | James PatrickD | — |
| 10 | 1 |  VAN | Garth ButcherD | — |
| 11 | 1 | QUE | Randy MollerD | — |
| 12 | 1 |  CHI | Tony TantiRW | — |
| 13 | 1 | MNS | Ron MeighanD | — |
| 14 | 1 |  BOS | Normand LeveilleLW | — |
| 15 | 1 |  CGY | Al MacInnisD | — |
| 16 | 1 |  PHI | Steven SmithD | — |
| 17 | 1 |  BUF | Jiri DudacekRW | — |
| 18 | 1 | MTL | Gilbert DelormeD | — |
| 19 | 1 | MTL | Jan IngmanLW | — |
| 20 | 1 |  STL | Marty RuffD | — |
| 21 | 1 |  NYI | Paul BoutilierD | — |
Round 2
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | WIN | Scott ArnielLW | — |
| 23 | 2 |  DET | Claude LoiselleC | — |
| 24 | 2 | TOR | Gary YaremchukC | — |
| 25 | 2 | CHI | Kevin GriffinLW | — |
| 26 | 2 | CLR | Richard ChernomazRW | — |
| 27 | 2 | MNS | Dave DonnellyC | — |
| 28 | 2 |  PIT | Steve GatzosRW | — |
| 29 | 2 | EDM | Todd StruebyLW | — |
| 30 | 2 | NYR | Jan ErixonLW | — |
| 31 | 2 | MNS | Michael SandsG | — |
| 32 | 2 | MTL | Lars ErikssonG | — |
| 33 | 2 | MNS | Tom HirschD | — |
| 34 | 2 | MNS | David PreussRW | — |
| 35 | 2 | BOS | Luc DufourLW | — |
| 36 | 2 | STL | Hakan NordinD | — |
| 37 | 2 | PHI | Rich CostelloC | — |
| 38 | 2 | BUF | Hannu VirtaD | — |
| 39 | 2 | LAK | Dean KennedyD | — |
| 40 | 2 | MTL | Chris CheliosD | — |
| 41 | 2 | MNS | Jali WahlstenC | — |
| 42 | 2 | NYI | Gord DineenD | — |
Round 3
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 3 | WIN | Jyrki SeppaD | — |
| 44 | 3 | DET | Corrado MicalefG | — |
| 45 | 3 | WSH | Eric CalderD | — |
| 46 | 3 | MTL | Dieter HegenC | — |
| 47 | 3 | PHI | Barry TabobondungLW | — |
| 48 | 3 | CLR | Uli HiemerD | — |
| 49 | 3 | PIT | Thomas ThornburyRW | — |
| 50 | 3 | NYR | Peter SundstromLW | — |
| 51 | 3 | NYR | Mark MorrisonC | — |
| 52 | 3 | VAN | Jean-Marc LanthierRW | — |
| 53 | 3 | QUE | Jean-Marc GaulinRW | — |
| 54 | 3 | CHI | Darrel AnholtD | — |
| 55 | 3 | TOR | Ernie GoddenC | — |
| 56 | 3 | CGY | Mike VernonG | — |
| 57 | 3 | NYI | Ron HandyLW | — |
| 58 | 3 | PHI | Ken StrongLW | — |
| 59 | 3 | BUF | James AldredLW | — |
| 60 | 3 | BUF | Colin ChisholmD | — |
| 61 | 3 | HFD | Paul MacdermidRW | — |
| 62 | 3 | STL | Gord DonnellyD | — |
| 63 | 3 | NYI | Neal CoulterRW | — |
Round 4
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 4 | WIN | Kirk McCaskillC | — |
| 65 | 4 | PHI | David MichaylukLW | — |
| 66 | 4 | CLR | Gus GrecoLW | — |
| 67 | 4 | HFD | Mike HoffmanLW | — |
| 68 | 4 | WSH | Tony KellinD | — |
| 69 | 4 | MNS | Terry TaitLW | — |
| 70 | 4 | PIT | Norm SchmidtD | — |
| 71 | 4 | EDM | Paul HouckRW | — |
| 72 | 4 | NYR | John VanbiesbrouckG | — |
| 73 | 4 | VAN | Wendell YoungG | — |
| 74 | 4 | QUE | Clint MalarchukG | — |
| 75 | 4 | CHI | Perry PelenskyRW | — |
| 76 | 4 | MNS | James MalwitzC | — |
| 77 | 4 | BOS | Daniel McLellanRW | — |
| 78 | 4 | CGY | Peter MadachC | — |
| 79 | 4 | PHI | Kenneth LattaRW | — |
| 80 | 4 | BUF | Jeff EatoughRW | — |
| 81 | 4 | LAK | Marty DallmanC | — |
| 82 | 4 | MTL | Kjell DahlinC | — |
| 83 | 4 | BUF | Anders WikbergLW | — |
| 84 | 4 | NYI | Todd LumbardG | — |
Round 5
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 5 | WIN | Marc BehrendG | — |
| 86 | 5 | DET | Larry TraderD | — |
| 87 | 5 | CLR | Douglas SpeckD | — |
| 88 | 5 | MTL | Steve RooneyC | — |
| 89 | 5 | WSH | Mike SiltalaRW | — |
| 90 | 5 | TOR | Normand LafrancoisLW | — |
| 91 | 5 | WSH | Peter SidorkiewiczG | — |
| 92 | 5 | EDM | Phil DrouillardD | — |
| 93 | 5 | HFD | William MaguireD | — |
| 94 | 5 | NYI | Jacques SylvestreC | — |
| 95 | 5 | QUE | Edward LeeRW | — |
| 96 | 5 | CHI | Douglas ChessellG | — |
| 97 | 5 | MNS | Kelly HubbardD | — |
| 98 | 5 | BOS | Joe MantioneG | — |
| 99 | 5 | CGY | Mario SimioniRW | — |
| 100 | 5 | PHI | Justin HanleyLW | — |
| 101 | 5 | BUF | Mauri EivolaC | — |
| 102 | 5 | TOR | Barry BrigleyC | — |
| 103 | 5 | HFD | Dan BourbonnaisLW | — |
| 104 | 5 | STL | Michael HickeyC | — |
| 105 | 5 | VAN | Moe LemayLW | — |
Round 6
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 6 | WIN | Robert O'ConnorG | — |
| 107 | 6 | DET | Gerard GallantLW | — |
| 108 | 6 | CLR | Bruce DriverD | — |
| 109 | 6 | PIT | Paul EdwardsD | — |
| 110 | 6 | WSH | James McGeoughC | — |
| 111 | 6 | EDM | Steve SmithD | — |
| 112 | 6 | PIT | Rod BuskasD | — |
| 113 | 6 | EDM | Marc HabscheidC | — |
| 114 | 6 | NYR | Eric MagnusonC | — |
| 115 | 6 | VAN | Stu KulakRW | — |
| 116 | 6 | QUE | Mike EaglesLW | — |
| 117 | 6 | CHI | William SchafhauserD | — |
| 118 | 6 | MNS | Paul GuayRW | — |
| 119 | 6 | BOS | Bruce MiltonD | — |
| 120 | 6 | CGY | Todd HooeyRW | — |
| 121 | 6 | PHI | Andre VilleneuveD | — |
| 122 | 6 | BUF | Ali ButoracD | — |
| 123 | 6 | LAK | Bradley ThompsonD | — |
| 124 | 6 | MTL | Thomas AnastosRW | — |
| 125 | 6 | STL | Peter AslinG | — |
| 126 | 6 | NYI | Charles BrimmerC | — |
Round 7
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 7 | WIN | Peter NilssonLW | — |
| 128 | 7 | DET | Greg StefanG | — |
| 129 | 7 | CLR | Jeff LarmerLW | — |
| 130 | 7 | HFD | John MokosakD | — |
| 131 | 7 | WSH | Risto JaloC | — |
| 132 | 7 | TOR | Andrew WrightD | — |
| 133 | 7 | PIT | Geoffrey WilsonLW | — |
| 134 | 7 | LAK | Craig HurleyD | — |
| 135 | 7 | NYR | Michael GuentzelC | — |
| 136 | 7 | VAN | Bruce HollowayD | — |
| 137 | 7 | PHI | Vladimir SvitekRW | — |
| 138 | 7 | CHI | Marc CentroneC | — |
| 139 | 7 | MNS | Jim ArchibaldRW | — |
| 140 | 7 | BOS | Mats ThelinD | — |
| 141 | 7 | CGY | Richard HeppnerD | — |
| 142 | 7 | PHI | Gil HudonG | — |
| 143 | 7 | BUF | Heikki LeimeD | — |
| 144 | 7 | LAK | Peter SawkinsD | — |
| 145 | 7 | MTL | Tom KurversD | — |
| 146 | 7 | STL | Erik HolmbergC | — |
| 147 | 7 | NYI | Teppo VirtaC | — |
Round 8
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 8 | WIN | Dan McfallD | — |
| 149 | 8 | DET | Rick ZomboD | — |
| 150 | 8 | CLR | Tony ArimaRW | — |
| 151 | 8 | HFD | Denis DoreRW | — |
| 152 | 8 | WSH | Gaetan DuchesneLW | — |
| 153 | 8 | TOR | Richard TurmelD | — |
| 154 | 8 | PIT | Mitch LamoureuxC | — |
| 155 | 8 | EDM | Michael SturgeonD | — |
| 156 | 8 | NYR | Ari LahteenmakiRW | — |
| 157 | 8 | VAN | Petri SkrikoLW | — |
| 158 | 8 | QUE | Andre CoteRW | — |
| 159 | 8 | CHI | Johan MellstromLW | — |
| 160 | 8 | MNS | Kari KanervoC | — |
| 161 | 8 | BOS | Armel PariseeD | — |
| 162 | 8 | CGY | Dale DegrayD | — |
| 163 | 8 | PHI | Steve TaylorLW | — |
| 164 | 8 | BUF | Gaetano OrlandoC | — |
| 165 | 8 | LAK | Dan BrennanLW | — |
| 166 | 8 | MTL | Paul GessLW | — |
| 167 | 8 | STL | Alain VigneaultD | — |
| 168 | 8 | NYI | William DowdD | — |
Round 9
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 9 | WIN | Greg DickG | — |
| 170 | 9 | DET | Donald LeblancLW | — |
| 171 | 9 | CLR | Tim ArmyC | — |
| 172 | 9 | HFD | Jeffrey PoeschlG | — |
| 173 | 9 | WSH | George WhiteLW | — |
| 174 | 9 | TOR | Greg BarberD | — |
| 175 | 9 | PIT | Dean DefazioLW | — |
| 176 | 9 | EDM | Miloslav HoravaD | — |
| 177 | 9 | NYR | Paul ReifenbergerC | — |
| 178 | 9 | VAN | Frank CapriceG | — |
| 179 | 9 | QUE | Marc BriseboisRW | — |
| 180 | 9 | CHI | John BennsLW | — |
| 181 | 9 | MNS | Scott BjugstadLW | — |
| 182 | 9 | BOS | Don SylvestriG | — |
| 183 | 9 | CGY | George BoudreauD | — |
| 184 | 9 | PHI | Len HachbornC | — |
| 185 | 9 | BUF | Venci SebekD | — |
| 186 | 9 | LAK | Allan TuerD | — |
| 187 | 9 | MTL | Scott FergusonD | — |
| 188 | 9 | STL | Dan WoodRW | — |
| 189 | 9 | NYI | Scott MacLellanD | — |
Round 10
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | 10 | WIN | Vladimir KadlecD | — |
| 192 | 10 | CLR | John JohannsonC | — |
| 193 | 10 | HFD | Larry PowerC | — |
| 194 | 10 | WSH | Chris ValentineC | — |
| 195 | 10 | TOR | Marc MagnanLW | — |
| 196 | 10 | PIT | Dave HannanC | — |
| 197 | 10 | EDM | Gord ShervenC | — |
| 198 | 10 | NYR | Mario ProulxG | — |
| 199 | 10 | VAN | Rejean VignolaC | — |
| 201 | 10 | CHI | Sylvain RoyD | — |
| 202 | 10 | MNS | Steven KudebehG | — |
| 203 | 10 | BOS | Richard BourqueLW | — |
| 204 | 10 | CGY | Bruce EakinC | — |
| 205 | 10 | PHI | Steve TsujiuraC | — |
| 206 | 10 | BUF | Warren HarperLW | — |
| 207 | 10 | LAK | Jeff BaikieC | — |
| 208 | 10 | MTL | Dan BurrowsG | — |
| 209 | 10 | STL | Richard ZemlakC | — |
| 210 | 10 | NYI | Dave RandersonRW | — |
Round 11
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | 11 | WIN | David KirwinD | — |
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)