1982 NHL entry draft

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.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1982 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Gord Kluzak (D)		Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)1	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
2	Brian Bellows (RW)		Minnesota North Stars (from Detroit)2	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3	Gary Nylund (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	Ron Sutter (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)3	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5	Scott Stevens (D)		Washington Capitals	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6	Phil Housley (D)		Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)4	South St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
7	Ken Yaremchuk (C)		Chicago Black Hawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8	Rocky Trottier (C)		New JerseyTemplate:Efn (from St. Louis)5	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
9	Paul Cyr (LW)		Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)6	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
10	Rich Sutter (RW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
11	Michel Petit (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
12	Jim Kyte (D)		Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
13	David Shaw (D)		Quebec Nordiques	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
14	Paul Lawless (LW)		Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)7	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
15	Chris Kontos (C)		New York Rangers	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
16	Dave Andreychuk (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
17	Murray Craven (C)		Detroit Red Wings (from Minnesota)8	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
18	Ken Daneyko (D)		New Jersey (from Boston)9	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
19	Alain Heroux (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
20	Jim Playfair (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
21	Patrick Flatley (RW)		New York Islanders	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Reference:

1. The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was also sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft (this pick) and a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
2. The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Greg Smith, rights to Don Murdoch and Minnesota's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
3. The Hartford Whalers' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
4. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1980 that sent Jerry Korab to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
5. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Rob Ramage to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round pick in 1983 NHL entry draft and this pick.
6. The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL entry draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL entry draft and this pick.
7. The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
8. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Detroit's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Greg Smith, rights to Don Murdoch and this pick.
9. The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 21, 1981 that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. It was a compensation trade that saw Colorado sign restricted free agent Dwight Foster. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.

Round two

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
22	Brian Curran (D)		Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)1	Portland (WHL)
23	Yves Courteau (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
24	Gary Leeman (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Regina Pats (WHL)
25	Peter Ihnacak (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Hartford via Philadelphia)2	Prague Sparta (Czechoslovakia)
26	Mike Anderson (C)		Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)3	North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
27	Mike Heidt (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
28	Rene Badeau (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
29	Dave Reierson (D)		Calgary Flames (from St. Louis via Minnesota)4	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
30	Jens Johansson (D)		Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)5	Pitea (Sweden)
31	Jocelyn Gauvreau (D)		Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)6	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
32	Kent Carlson (D)		Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver via Minnesota)7	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
33	David Maley (LW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)8	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
34	Paul Gillis (C)		Quebec Nordiques	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
35	Mark Paterson (D)		Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)9	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
36	Tomas Sandstrom (RW)		New York Rangers	Fagersta (Sweden)
37	Richard Kromm (LW)		Calgary Flames (from Buffalo)10	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
38	Tim Hrynewich (LW)		Pittsburgh Penguins (from Minnesota)11	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
39	Lyndon Byers (RW)		Boston Bruins	Regina Pats (WHL)
40	Scott Sandelin (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
41	Steve Graves (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
42	Vern Smith (D)		New York Islanders	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
Reference:

1. The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
2. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (Ken Strong) and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 21, 1980 that sent Norm Barnes and Jack McIlhargey to Hartford in exchange for this pick.

3. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Alan Haworth and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
4. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Willi Plett and Calgary's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and this pick.

   Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 1979 that sent Richie Hansen and Bryan Maxwell to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

5. The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL entry draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL entry draft and this pick.
6. The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 30, 1979 that sent Robert Holland and Pat Hughes to Pittsburgh in exchange for Denis Herron and this pick.
7. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 8, 1979 that sent Bill Nyrop to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 1979 NHL entry draft and second-round pick in 1980 NHL entry draft. The trade was later changed for this pick on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL entry draft day).

   Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 4, 1980 that sent Kris Manery to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.

8. The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 26, 1980 that sent Norm Dupont to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
9. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
10. The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Calgary's first-round and second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL entry draft along with Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL entry draft to Buffalo in exchange for Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and this pick.
11. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 2, 1982 that sent Mark Johnson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

Round three

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Pat Verbeek (C)		New Jersey	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
44	Carmine Vani (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
45	Ken Wregget (G)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
46	Miroslav Dvorak (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)1	Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
47	Bill Campbell (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)2	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
48	Steve Seguin (RW)		Los Angeles Kings	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
49	Tom McMurchy (RW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
50	Mike Posavad (D)		St. Louis Blues	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51	Jim Laing (D)		Calgary Flames	Clarkson University (ECAC)
52	Troy Loney (LW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
53	Yves Lapointe (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
54	Dave Kasper (C)		New Jersey (from Winnipeg)3	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
55	Mario Gosselin (G)		Quebec Nordiques	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
56	Kevin Dineen (RW)		Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)4	University of Denver (WCHA)
57	Corey Millen (C)		New York Rangers	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
58	Milan Novy (C)		Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)5	Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
59	Wally Chapman (C)		Minnesota North Stars (from Minnesota via Edmonton)6	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
60	Dave Reid (LW)		Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
61	Scott Harlow (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	East Bridgewater High School (USHS-MA)
62	Brent Loney (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
63	Garry Lacey (LW)		New York Islanders	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
Reference:

1. The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
2. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on August 21, 1980 that sent Bob Kelly to Washington in exchange for this pick.
3. The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent Lucien DeBlois to Winnipeg in exchange for Brent Ashton and this pick.
4. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round and second-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
5. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's second-round and fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Alan Haworth and this pick.
6. The Minnesota North Stars' third-round pick was re-acquired on draft day to complete a trade on February 2, 1981 that sent Gary Edwards to Edmonton in exchange for future considerations.

   Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent rights to Don Murdoch to Minnesota in exchange for Don Jackson and this pick.

Round four

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64	Dave Gans (C)		Los Angeles Kings (from New Jersey)1	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
65	Dave Meszaros (G)		Calgary Flames (from Detroit)2	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
66	Craig Coxe (C)		Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)3	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
67	Ulf Samuelsson (D)		Hartford Whalers	Leksand (Sweden)
68	Timo Jutila (D)		Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)4	Tampere Tappara (Finland)
69	John DeVoe (RW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)5	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
70	Bill Watson (RW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
71	Shawn Kilroy (G)		Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)6	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
72	Mark Lamb (LW)		Calgary Flames	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
73	Vladimir Ruzicka (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)7	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
74	Tom Martin (LW)		Winnipeg Jets (from Vancouver)8	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
75	David Ellett (D)		Winnipeg Jets	Ottawa 67's (COJHL)
76	Jiri Lala (RW)		Quebec Nordiques	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
77	Michael Hjalm (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)
78	Chris Jensen (RW)		New York Rangers	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
79	Jeff Hamilton (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Providence College (ECAC)
80	Bob Rouse (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
81	Dusan Pasek (C)		Minnesota North Stars (from Boston via Calgary)9	Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
82	Dave Ross (G)		Los Angeles Kings (from Montreal)10	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
83	Jaroslav Pouzar (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
84	Alan Kerr (LW)		New York Islanders	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
Reference:

1. The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 18, 1978 that sent Nick Beverley to Colorado in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
2. The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on November 10, 1981 that sent Eric Vail to Detroit in exchange for Gary McAdam and this pick.
3. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 8, 1982 that sent Jim Korn to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's 5th-rd pick in 1983 NHL entry draft and this pick.
4. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Alan Haworth and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
5. The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Brad Selwood and Montreal's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
6. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent Glen Hanlon to St. Louis in exchange for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz, Jim Nill and this pick.
7. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on September 11, 1981 that sent Paul Harrison in exchange for this pick.
8. The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent the rights to Ivan Hlinka to Vancouver in exchange for Brent Ashton and this pick.
9. The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Willi Plett and this pick.

   Calgary (Atlanta) previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 23, 1979 that sent Bobby Lalonde to Boston in exchange for this pick.

10. The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Los Angeles' fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Brad Selwood and this pick.

Round five

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Scott Brydges (D)		New Jersey	Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
86	Brad Shaw (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Ottawa (OHL)
87	Eduard Uvira (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
88	Ray Ferraro (C)		Hartford Whalers	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
89	Dean Evason (C)		Washington Capitals	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
90	Darcy Roy (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
91	Brad Beck (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
92	Scott Machej (LW)		St. Louis Blues	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
93	Lou Kiriakou (D)		Calgary Flames	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
94	Grant Sasser (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
95	Ulf Isaksson (LW)		Los Angeles Kings (from Vancouver)1	Solna (Sweden)
96	Tim Mishler (C)		Winnipeg Jets	East Grand Forks High School (USHS-MN)
97	Phil Stanger (D)		Quebec Nordiques	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
98	Todd Bergen (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
99	Sylvain Charland (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Rangers)2	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
100	Bob Logan (LW)		Buffalo Sabres	West Island Royals (LHJAQ)
101	Marty Wiitala (C)		Minnesota North Stars	Superior High School (USHS-WI)
102	Bob Nicholson (D)		Boston Bruins	London Knights (OHL)
103	Kevin Houle (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
104	Dwayne Boettger (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
105	Rene Breton (C)		New York Islanders	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
Reference:

1. The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 8, 1981 that sent Doug Halward to Vancouver in exchange for future considerations (Gary Bromley) and this pick.
2. The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 16, 1981 that sent Pat Hickey to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

Round six

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
106	Mike Moher (RW)		New Jersey	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
107	Claude Vilgrain (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Laval Voisons (QMJHL)
108	Ron Dreger (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
109	Randy Gilhen (LW)		Hartford Whalers	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
110	Ed Kastelic (RW)		Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHL)
111	Jeff Parker (D)		Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)1	Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
112	Mark Hatcher (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
113	Perry Ganchar (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
114	Jeff Vaive (C)		Calgary Flames	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
115	Craig Kales (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)2	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
116	Taylor Hall (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
117	Ernie Vargas (C)		Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)3	Coon Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
118	Mats Kihlstrom (D)		Calgary Flames (from Quebec via Washington)4	Sodertalje (Sweden)
119	Ron Hextall (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
120	Tony Granato (C)		New York Rangers	Northwood School (USHS-NY)
121	Jakob Gustavsson (G)		Buffalo Sabres	Almtuna (Sweden)
122	Todd Carlile (D)		Minnesota North Stars	North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
123	Bob Sweeney (C)		Boston Bruins	Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
124	Mike Dark (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Sarnia Legionnaires (WOJHL)
125	Raimo Summanen (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Lahti (Finland)
126	Roger Kortko (C)		New York Islanders	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Reference:

1. The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Don Luce to Los Angeles in exchange for cash and this pick.
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 3, 1982 that sent Greg Hotham to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's 5th-rd pick in 1983 NHL entry draft and future considerations (this pick).
3. The Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a compensation trade on December 19, 1981 for signing Serge Savard to Winnipeg in exchange this pick. Savard retired from the NHL on August 12, 1981. The Jets selected him in the NHL waiver draft on October 5, 1981. The trade was completed upon Savard's return to the NHL with the Jets.
4. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Ken Houston and Pat Riggin to Washington in exchange for Howard Walker, George White, Washington's third-round pick in 1983 NHL entry draft, second-round pick in 1984 NHL entry draft and this pick.

   Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent Tim Tookey and seventh-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for Lee Norwood and this pick.

Round seven

Victor Nechaev, the first Soviet trained player to play professionally in the NHL was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round of the 1982 draft.

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
127	Paul Fulcher (LW)		New Jersey	London Knights (OHL)
128	Greg Hudas (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Redford Royals (NAJHL)
129	Dominic Campedelli (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Cohasset High School (USHS-MA)
130	Jim Johannson (C)		Hartford Whalers	Mayo High School (USHS-MN)
131	Daniel Poudrier (D)		Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)1	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
132	Victor Nechayev (C)		Los Angeles Kings	SKA Leningrad (USSR)
133	Jay Ness (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Roseau High School (USHS-MN)
134	Doug Gilmour (C)		St. Louis Blues	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
135	Brad Ramsden (RW)		Calgary Flames	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
136	Grant Couture (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
137	Parie Proft (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
138	Derek Ray (RW)		Winnipeg Jets	Seattle Americans (NAJHL)
139	Jeff Triano (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Quebec)2	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
140	Dave Brown (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
141	Sergei Kapustin (LW)		New York Rangers	Moscow Spartak (USSR)
142	Allen Bishop (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
143	Viktor Zhluktov (LW)		Minnesota North Stars	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
144	John Meulenbroeks (D)		Boston Bruins	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
145	Hannu Jarvenpaa (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Oulu (Finland)
146	Brian Small (RW)		Edmonton Oilers	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
147	John Tiano (C)		New York Islanders	Winthrop High School (USHS-MA)
Reference:

1. The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent Lee Norwood and Quebec's sixth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Tim Tookey and this pick.
2. The Quebec Nordiques' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent Wilf Paiement to Quebec in exchange for Miroslav Frycer and this pick.

Round eight

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
148	John Hutchings (D)		New Jersey	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
149	Pat Lahey (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
150	Steve Smith (D)		Montreal Canadiens	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
151	Mickey Krampotich (C)		Hartford Whalers	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
152	Wally Schreiber (RW)		Washington Capitals	Regina Pats (WHL)
153	Peter Helander (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
154	Jeff Smith (LW)		Chicago Black Hawks	London Knights (OHL)
155	Chris Delaney (LW)		St. Louis Blues	Boston College (ECAC)
156	Roy Myllari (D)		Calgary Flames	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
157	Peter Derksen (LW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
158	Newell Brown (C)		Vancouver Canucks	Michigan State University (CCHA)
159	Guy Gosselin (D)		Winnipeg Jets	Rochester-Marshall High School (USHS-MN)
160	Brian Glynn (C)		New York Rangers (from Quebec)1	Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL)
161	Alain Lavigne (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
162	Janne Karlsson (D)		New York Rangers	Kiruna (Sweden)
163	Claude Verret (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
164	Paul Miller (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Crookston High School (USHS-MN)
165	Tony Fiore (C)		Boston Bruins	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
166	Tom Kolioupoulos (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Fraser High School (USHS-MI)
167	Dean Clark (D)		Edmonton Oilers	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
168	Todd Okerlund (RW)		New York Islanders	Burnsville High School (USHS-MN)
Reference:

1. The Quebec Nordiques' eight-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on December 30, 1981 that sent Jere Gillis and Dean Talafous to Quebec in exchange for Robbie Ftorek and this pick. Dean Talafous did not report to Quebec and retired from hockey. Pat Hickey was substituted to complete the trade after an arbitrator's decision on March 8, 1982.

Round nine

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
169	Alan Hepple (D)		New Jersey	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
170	Gary Cullen (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Cornell University (ECAC)
171	Miroslav Ihnacak (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
172	Kevin Skilliter (D)		Hartford Whalers	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
173	Jamie Reeve (G)		Washington Capitals	Saskatoon Blades (SJHL)
174	Dave Chartier (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
175	Phil Patterson (RW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
176	Matt Christensen (C)		St. Louis Blues	Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
177	Ted Pearson (LW)		Calgary Flames	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
178	Greg Gravel (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
179	Don McLaren (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
180	Tom Ward (D)		Winnipeg Jets	Richfield High School (USHS-MN)
181	Mike Hough (LW)		Quebec Nordiques	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
182	Magnus Roupe (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Karlstad (Sweden)
183	Kelly Miller (LW)		New York Rangers	Michigan State University (CCHA)
184	Rob Norman (RW)		Buffalo Sabres	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
185	Pat Micheletti (C)		Minnesota North Stars	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
186	Doug Kostynski (C)		Boston Bruins	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
187	Brian Williams (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
188	Ian Wood (C)		Edmonton Oilers	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
189	Gord Paddock (D)		New York Islanders	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Reference:

Round ten

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Brent Shaw (RW)		New Jersey	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
191	Brent Meckling (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
192	Leigh Verstraete (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
193	Simo Saarinen (D)		New York Rangers (from Hartford)1	Helsinki IFK (Finland)
194	Juha Nurmi (C)		Washington Capitals	Tampere Tappara (Finland)
195	John Franzosa (G)		Los Angeles Kings	Brown University (ECAC)
196	Jim Camazzola (LW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
197	John Shumski (C)		St. Louis Blues	Rennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
198	Jim Uens (C)		Calgary Flames	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
199	Stu Wenaas (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
200	Al Raymond (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
201	Mike Savage (LW)		Winnipeg Jets	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
202	Vincent Lukac (RW)		Quebec Nordiques	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
203	Tom Allen (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Michigan Technological University (CCHA)
204	Bob Lowes (C)		New York Rangers	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
205	Mike Craig (G)		Buffalo Sabres	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
206	Arnold Kadlec (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
207	Tony Gilliard (LW)		New Jersey Devils (from Boston)2	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
208	Bob Emery (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Matignon High School (USHS-MA)
209	Grant Dion (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCJHL)
210	Eric Faust (D)		New York Islanders	Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)
Reference:

1. The Hartford Whalers' tenth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 2, 1981 that sent Chris Kotsopoulos, Gerry McDonald and Doug Sulliman to Hartford in exchange for Mike Rogers and this pick.
2. The Boston Bruins' tenth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 for Colorado signing restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To compete the trade, Colorado's sent a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.

Round eleven

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
211	Scott Fusco (C)		New Jersey	Harvard University (ECAC)
212	Mike Stern (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
213	Tim Loven (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Red River High School (USHS-ND)
214	Martin Linse (C)		Hartford Whalers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
215	Wayne Prestage (C)		Washington Capitals	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
216	Ray Shero (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
217	Mike James (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa Generals (OHL)
218	Brian Ahern (LW)		St. Louis Blues	Sibley High School (USHS-MN)
219	Rick Erdall (C)		Calgary Flames	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
220	Chris McCauley (RW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	London Knights (OHL)
221	Steve Driscoll (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
222	Bob Shaw (RW)		Winnipeg Jets	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
223	Andre Martin (D)		Quebec Nordiques	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
224	Rick Gal (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
225	Andy Otto (D)		New York Rangers	Northwood School (USHS-NY)
226	Jim Plankers (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
227	Scott Knutson (C)		Minnesota North Stars	Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
228	Tommy Lehmann (C)		Boston Bruins	Stocksund (Sweden)
229	Darren Acheson (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL)
230	Chris Smith (G)		Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
231	Pat Goff (D)		New York Islanders	Ramsey High School (USHS-MN)
Reference:

Round twelve

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
232	Dan Dorion (RW)		New Jersey	Austin Mavericks (USHL)
233	Shaun Reagan (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
234	Jim Appleby (G)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
235	Randy Cameron (D)		Hartford Whalers	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
236	Jon Holden (G)		Washington Capitals	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
237	Mats Ulander (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	Solna (Sweden)
238	Bob Andrea (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Dartmouth Arrows (NSJHL)
239	Peter Smith (G)		St. Louis Blues	University of Maine (ECAC)
240	Dale Thompson (RW)		Calgary Flames	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
241	Stan Bautch (G)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
242	Shawn Green (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
243	Jan Ericson (LW)		Winnipeg Jets	Solna (Sweden)
244	Jozef Lukac (LW)		Quebec Nordiques	Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
245	Mark Vichorek (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
246	Dwayne Robinson (D)		New York Rangers	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
247	Marco Kallas (C)		Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)1	St. Louis Sting (NAJHL)
248	Jan Jasko (LW)		Quebec Nordiques (from Minnesota)2	Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
249	Bruno Campese (G)		Boston Bruins	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
250	Bill Brauer (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
251	Jeff Crawford (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
252	Jim Koudys (D)		New York Islanders	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Reference:

1. The Buffalo Sabres' twelfth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's 12th-rd pick in 1983 NHL entry draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
2. The Minnesota North Stars' twelfth-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Quebec's 11th-rd pick in 1983 NHL entry draft to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount
	North America	217
1		156
2		61
	Europe	35
3		14
4		13
5		5
6		3

See also

• 1982–83 NHL season
• List of NHL players

External links

• HockeyDraftCentral.com
• 1982 NHL Draft list and stats at Hockey-Reference
• 1982 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database