1981 NHL Entry Draft

The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec . A total of 211 players were drafted.
== Selections by round ==
Below are listed the selections in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
	= NHL All-Star Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= Hall of Famers
=== Round one ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
1 	Dale Hawerchuk 	Centre 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
2 	Doug Smith 	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings (from Detroit) 	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
3 	Bobby Carpenter 	Centre 	 	Washington Capitals (from Colorado) 	St. John's Prep (Mass.)
4 	Ron Francis 	Centre 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
5 	Joe Cirella 	Defence 	 	Colorado Rockies (from Washington) 	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
6 	Jim Benning 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7 	Mark Hunter 	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh) 	Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
8 	Grant Fuhr 	Goaltender	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
9 	James Patrick 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
10 	Garth Butcher 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Regina Pats (WHL)
11 	Randy Moller 	Defence 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
12 	Tony Tanti 	Right wing	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
13 	Ron Meighan 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
14 	Normand Leveille	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
15 	Al MacInnis 	Defence 	 	Calgary Flames 	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
16 	Steve Smith 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
17 	Jiri Dudacek 	Right wing	 	Buffalo Sabres 	HC Kladno (Czech)
18 	Gilbert Delorme 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
19 	Jan Ingman 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
20 	Marty Ruff 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
21 	Paul Boutilier 	Defence 	 	New York Islanders 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
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====Notes (Round 1)====
1.* The Detroit Red Wings' first round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 22, 1979 that sent Dale McCourt and Rogie Vachon to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Andre St. Laurent, 1st round pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
2.* The Colorado Rockies' first round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 5th overall pick and 26th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for the 45th overall pick and this pick.
3.* The Washington Capitals' first round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 3rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 26th overall pick and this pick.
4.* The Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on October 18, 1978 that sent Rod Schutt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this pick.
5.* The Los Angeles Kings' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on October 5, 1978 that sent Murray Wilson and the 1st round pick in 1979 to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick.
=== Round two ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
22 	Scott Arniel 	Centre 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
23 	Claude Loiselle	Centre 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
24 	Gary Yaremchuk 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado) 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
25 	Kevin Griffin 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks (from Hartford) 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
26 	Rich Chernomaz 	Right wing	 	Colorado Rockies (from Washington) 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
27 	Dave Donnelly 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto) 	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
28 	Steve Gatzos 	Right wing	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
29 	Todd Strueby 	Left wing 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Regina Pats (WHL)
30 	Jan Erixon 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Skelleftea (Sweden)
31 	Mike Sands 	Goaltender	 	Minnesota North Stars (from Vancouver)	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
32 	Lars Eriksson 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens (from Quebec) 	Brynas (Sweden)
33 	Tom Hirsch 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars (from Chicago) 	Minneapolis Patrick Henry (Minn HS)
34 	Dave Preuss 	Right wing	 	Minnesota North Stars 	St. Thomas Academy (Minn. HS)
35 	Luc Dufour 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
36 	Hakan Nordin 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues (from Calgary) 	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)
37 	Rich Costello 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Natick (Mass. HS)
38 	Hannu Virta 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Turku TPS (FNL)
39 	Dean Kennedy 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
40 	Chris Chelios 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
41 	Jali Wahlsten 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars (from St. Louis)	TPS (FNL)
42 	Gord Dineen 	Defence 	 	New York Islanders 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
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====Notes (Round 2)====
1.* The Colorado Rockies' second round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 19, 1978 that sent Jack Valiquette to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for this pick.
2.* The Hartford Whalers' second round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on June 19, 1980 that sent Mike Veisor to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for this pick.
3.* The Washington Capitals' second round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 3rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 5th overall pick and this pick.
4.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Ron Zanussi and the 55th overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
5.* The Vancouver Canucks' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on December 10, 1979 that sent Olov Brasar to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick.
6.* The Quebec Nordiques' second round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on June 9, 1979 that Montreal Canadiens promise to take Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote, rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David, from the Quebec Nordiques in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft in exchange for the third round pick in 1980 and this pick. Nordiques promise to take Alain Cote in NHL Expansion Draft.
7.* The Chicago Black Hawks' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on December 29, 1980 that sent Glen Sharpley to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for this pick.
8.* The Calgary Flames' second round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of to a trade on October 10, 1979 that sent Garry Unger to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Ed Kea, Don Laurence, and this pick.
9.* The St. Louis Blues' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on June 15, 1978 that sent Bob Stewart and Harvey Bennett to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for this pick.
=== Round three ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
43 	Jyrki Seppa 	Defence 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Ilves Tampere (FNL)
44 	Corrado Micalef 	Goaltender	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
45 	Eric Calder 	Defence 	 	Washington Capitals (from Colorado) 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
46 	Dieter Hegen 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford) 	Kaufbeuren (W. Ger)
47 	Barry Tabobondung 	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
48 	Uli Hiemer 	Defence 	 	Colorado Rockies (from Toronto) 	Fussen (W. Ger)
49 	Tom Thornbury 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
50 	Peter Sundstrom 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers (from Edmonton) 	Umea (Sweden)
51 	Mark Morrison 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
52 	Jean-Marc Lanthier	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Sorel Éperviers (QMJHL)
53 	Jean-Marc Gaulin 	Right wing	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sorel Éperviers (QMJHL)
54 	Darrell Anholt 	Defence 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
55 	Ernie Godden 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota) 	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
56 	Mike Vernon 	Goaltender	 	Calgary Flames (from Boston) 	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
57 	Ron Handy 	Left wing 	 	New York Islanders (from Calgary) 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
58 	Ken Strong 	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
59 	Jim Aldred 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL)
60 	Colin Chisholm 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles) 	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
61 	Paul MacDermid 	Right wing	 	Hartford Whalers (from Montreal) 	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
62 	Gord Donnelly 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
63 	Neal Coulter 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
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====Notes (Round 3)====
1.* The Colorado Rockies' third round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 5th overall pick and the 26th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for 3rd overall pick and this pick.
2.* The Hartford Whalers' third round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and the 103rd overall pick to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the 88th overall pick and this pick.
3.* The Washington Capitals' third round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of to a trade on August 16, 1979 that sent Wayne Stephenson to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick.
4.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' third round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on June 30, 1981 that sent Rene Robert to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
5.* The Edmonton Oilers' third round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of to a trade on March 11, 1980 that sent Don Murdoch to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Cam Connor and this pick.
6.* The Minnesota North Stars' third round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent the 27th overall pick to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Ron Zanussi and this pick.
7.* The Boston Bruins' third round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of to a trade on June 2, 1980 that sent Jim Craig to the Boston Bruins in exchange for the second round pick in 1980 and this pick.
8.* The Calgary Flames' third round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of to a trade on October 9, 1980 that sent Alex McKendry to the Calgary Flames in exchange for this pick.
9.* The Los Angeles Kings' third round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Rick Martin to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 60th overall pick and this pick.
10.* The Montreal Canadiens' third round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of to a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent the 46th overall pick and the 88th overall pick to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Rick Meagher, the 103th overall pick, and this pick.
=== Round four ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
64 	Kirk McCaskill 	Centre 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Vermont (ECAC)
65 	Dave Michayluk 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers (from Detroit) 	Regina Pats (WHL)
66 	Gus Greco 	Centre 	 	Colorado Rockies 	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
67 	Mike Hoffman 	Left wing 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
68 	Tony Kellin 	Defence 	 	Washington Capitals 	Grand Rapids (Minnesota High School)
69 	Terry Tait 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto)	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
70 	Norm Schmidt 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
71 	Paul Houck 	Right wing	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCHL)
72 	John Vanbiesbrouck	Goaltender	 	New York Rangers 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
73 	Wendell Young 	Goaltender	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
74 	Clint Malarchuk 	Goaltender	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
75 	Perry Pelensky 	Right wing	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
76 	Jim Malwitz 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Grand Rapids (Minnesota High School)
77 	Scott McLellan 	Right wing	 	Boston Bruins 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
78 	Peter Madach 	Centre 	 	Calgary Flames 	Jonkoping (Sweden)
79 	Ken Latta 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
80 	Jeff Eatough 	Right wing	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
81 	Marty Dallman 	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
82 	Kjell Dahlin 	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Timra IK (SEL)
83 	Anders Wikberg 	Left wing 	 	Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis) 	Timra IK (SEL)
84 	Todd Lumbard 	Goaltender	 	New York Islanders 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
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====Notes (Round 4)====
1.* The Detroit Red Wings' fourth round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 4, 1979 that sent Dennis Sobchuk to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for this pick.
2.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 14, 1978 that sent Paul Harrison to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
3.* The St. Louis Blues' fourth round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of to a trade on October 20, 1980 that sent Bill Stewart to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Bob Hess and this pick.
=== Round five ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
85 	Marc Behrend 	Goaltender	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
86 	Larry Trader 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	London Knights (OMJHL)
87 	Doug Speck 	Defence 	 	Colorado Rockies 	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
88 	Steve Rooney 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford) 	Canton (Massachusetts High School)
89 	Mike Siltala 	Right wing	 	Washington Capitals 	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
90 	Normand Lefrancois	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
91 	Peter Sidorkiewicz	Goaltender	 	Washington Capitals (from Pittsburgh) 	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
92 	Phil Drouillard 	Left wing 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
93 	Bill Maguire 	Defence 	 	Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers) 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
94 	Jacques Sylvestre 	Centre 	 	New York Islanders (from Vancouver) 	Sorel Éperviers (QMJHL)
95 	Ed Lee 	Right wing	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Princeton (ECAC)
96 	Doug Chessell 	Goaltender	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	London Knights (OMJHL)
97 	Kelly Hubbard 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
98 	Joe Mantione 	Goaltender	 	Boston Bruins 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
99 	Mario Simioni 	Right wing	 	Calgary Flames 	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
100 	Justin Hanley 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
101 	Mauri Eivola 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	TPS (FNL)
102 	Barry Brigley 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Los Angeles) 	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
103 	Dan Bourbonnais 	Left wing 	 	Hartford Whalers (from Montreal) 	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
104 	Mike Hickey 	Centre 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
105 	Moe Lemay 	Left wing 	 	Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders)	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
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====Notes (Round 5)====
1.* The Hartford Whalers' fifth round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and the 103rd overall pick to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the 46th overall pick and this pick.
2.* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on January 2, 1981 that sent Gary Rissling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this pick.
3.* The New York Rangers' fifth round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of to a trade on January 15, 1981 that sent Nick Fotiu to the New York Rangers in exchange for this pick.
4.* The Vancouver Canucks' fifth round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of to a trade on October 6, 1980 that sent Richard Brodeur and the 105th overall pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick.
5.* The Los Angeles Kings' fifth round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Jim Rutherford to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick.
6.* The Montreal Canadiens' fifth round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of to a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent the 46th overall pick and the 88th overall pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and this pick.
7.* The New York Islanders' fifth round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of to a trade on October 6, 1980 that sent the 94th overall pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for Richard Brodeur and this pick.
=== Round six ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
106 	Bob O'Connor 	Goaltender	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Boston College (ECAC)
107 	Gerard Gallant 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
108 	Bruce Driver 	Defence 	 	Colorado Rockies 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
109 	Paul Edwards 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Hartford)	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
110 	Jim McGeough 	Centre 	 	Washington Capitals 	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
111 	Steve Smith 	Defence 	 	Edmonton Oilers (from Toronto) 	London Knights (OMJHL)
112 	Rod Buskas 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
113 	Marc Habscheid 	Centre 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
114 	Eric Magnuson 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
115 	Stu Kulak 	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
116 	Mike Eagles 	Centre 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
117 	Bill Schafhauser	Defence 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Northern Michigan (CCHA)
118 	Paul Guay 	Right wing	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Mount St. Charles (Rhode Island HS)
119 	Bruce Milton 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	Boston University (ECAC)
120 	Todd Hooey 	Right wing	 	Calgary Flames 	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
121 	Andre Villeneuve	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
122 	Ali Butorac 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
123 	Brad Thompson 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	London Knights (OMJHL)
124 	Tom Anastos 	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Paddock Pool Saints (GLJHL)
125 	Peter Aslin 	Goaltender	 	St. Louis Blues 	AIK Solna (SEL)
126 	Chuck Brimmer 	Centre 	 	New York Islanders 	Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL)
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====Notes (Round 6)====
1.* The Hartford Whalers' sixth round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 20, 1981 that sent Gilles Lupien to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for this pick.
2.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on August 22, 1979 that sent Reg Thomas to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
=== Round seven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
127 	Peter Nilsson 	Centre 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Hammarby IK (SEL)
128 	Greg Stefan 	Goaltender	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
129 	Jeff Larmer 	Left wing 	 	Colorado Rockies 	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
130 	John Mokosak 	Defence 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
131 	Risto Jalo 	Centre 	 	Washington Capitals 	Ilves Tampere (FNL)
132 	Andrew Wright 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
133 	Geoff Wilson 	Right wing	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
134 	Craig Hurley 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton)	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
135 	Mike Guentzel 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Greenway (Minn. HS)
136 	Bruce Holloway 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Regina Pats (WHL)
137 	Vladimir Svitek	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers (from Quebec)	Košice (Czech.)
138 	Marc Centrone 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
139 	Jim Archibald 	Right wing	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
140 	Mats Thelin 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	AIK Solna (SEL)
141 	Rick Heppner 	Defence 	 	Calgary Flames 	Mounds View (Minn. HS)
142 	Gil Hudon 	Goaltender	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
143 	Heikki Leime 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	TPS (FNL)
144 	Peter Sawkins 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	St. Paul (Minn. HS)
145 	Tom Kurvers 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
146 	Erik Holmberg 	Centre 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Sodertalje SK (SEL)
147 	Teppo Virta 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	TPS (FNL)
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====Notes (Round 7)====
1.* The Edmonton Oilers' seventh round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Garry Unger to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for this pick.
2.* The Quebec Nordiques' seventh round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 15, 1980 that sent Andre Dupont to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for this pick.
=== Round eight ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
148 	Dan McFall 	Defence 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Buffalo (NAJHL)
149 	Rick Zombo 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Austin (USHL)
150 	Tony Arima 	Left wing 	 	Colorado Rockies 	Helsinki Jokerit (Finland)
151 	Denis Dore 	Right wing	 	Hartford Whalers 	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
152 	Gaetan Duchesne	Left wing 	 	Washington Capitals 	Quebec (QMJHL)
153 	Richard Turmel 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
154 	Mitch Lamoureux	Centre 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Oshawa (OMJHL)
155 	Mike Sturgeon 	Defence 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Kelowna (BCJHL)
156 	Ari Lahteenmaki	Right wing	 	New York Rangers 	Helsinki IFK (Finland)
157 	Petri Skriko 	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Lappeenranta (Finland)
158 	Andre Cote 	Right wing	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec (QMJHL)
159 	Johan Mellstrom	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Falun (Sweden)
160 	Kari Kanervo 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Turku TPS (Finland)
161 	Armel Parisee 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
162 	Dale DeGray 	Defence 	 	Calgary Flames 	Oshawa (OMJHL)
163 	Steve Taylor 	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Providence (ECAC)
164 	Gates Orlando 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Providence (ECAC)
165 	Dan Brennan 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	North Dakota (WCHA)
166 	Paul Gess 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bloomington Jefferson Minn. H.S.
167 	Alain Vigneault	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
168 	Bill Dowd 	Defence 	 	New York Islanders 	Ottawa (OMJHL)
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=== Round nine ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
169 	Greg Dick 	Goaltender	 	Winnipeg Jets 	St. Mary's NCAA D-II
170 	Don LeBlanc 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Moncton (MaJHL)
171 	Tim Army 	Centre 	 	Colorado Rockies 	East Providence R.I. H.S.
172 	Jeff Poeschl 	Goaltender	 	Hartford Whalers 	Northern Michigan (CCHA)
173 	George White 	Left wing 	 	Washington Capitals 	New Hampshire (ECAC)
174 	Greg Barber 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Victoria (WHL)
175 	Dean DeFazio 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Brantford (OMJHL)
176 	Miloslav Horava 	Defence 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
177 	Paul Reifenberger	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	Anoka Minnesota H.S.
178 	Frank Caprice 	Goaltender	 	Vancouver Canucks 	London (OMJHL)
179 	Marc Brisebois 	Right wing	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sorel (QMJHL)
180 	John Benns 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Billings (WHL)
181 	Scott Bjugstad 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Minnesota (WCHA)
182 	Don Sylvestri 	Goaltender	 	Boston Bruins 	Clarkson (ECAC)
183 	George Boudreau 	Defence 	 	Calgary Flames 	Matignon Mass. H.S.
184 	Len Hachborn 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Brantford (OMJHL)
185 	Venci Sebek 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
186 	Al Tuer 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Regina (WHL)
187 	Scott Ferguson 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Edina West Minnesota H.S.
188 	Dan Wood 	Right wing	 	St. Louis Blues 	Kingston (OMJHL)
189 	Scott MacLellan 	Centre 	 	New York Islanders 	Burlington (Ontario Jr. B)
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=== Round ten ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
190 	Vladimir Kadlec	Defence 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
191 	Robert Nordmark	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Frolunda (Sweden)
192 	John Johannson 	Centre 	 	Colorado Rockies 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
193 	Larry Power 	Centre 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Kitchener (Ontario Jr. B)
194 	Chris Valentine	Centre 	 	Washington Capitals 	Sorel (QMJHL)
195 	Marc Magnan 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Lethbridge (WHL)
196 	Dave Hannan 	Centre 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Brantford (OMJHL)
197 	Gord Sherven 	Centre 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Weyburn (SJHL)
198 	Mario Proulx 	Goaltender	 	New York Rangers 	Providence (ECAC)
199 	Rejean Vignola 	Centre 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
200 	Kari Takko 	Goaltender	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Pori (Finland)
201 	Sylvain Roy 	Defence 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Hull (QMJHL)
202 	Steve Kudebeh 	Goaltender	 	Minnesota North Stars	Breck Minnesota H.S.
203 	Richard Bourque	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
204 	Bruce Eakin 	Centre 	 	Calgary Flames 	Saskatoon (WHL)
205 	Steve Tsujiura 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Medicine Hat (WHL)
206 	Warren Harper 	Right wing	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Prince Albert (SJHL)
207 	Jeff Baikie 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Cornell (ECAC)
208 	Dan Burrows 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Belleville (Ontario Jr. B)
209 	Richard Zemlak 	Right wing	 	St. Louis Blues 	Spokane (WHL)
210 	Dave Randerson 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	Stratford (Ontario Jr. B)
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=== Round eleven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
211 	Dave Kirwin	Defence 	 	Winnipeg Jets	Irondale Minnesota H.S.
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====Notes (Round 11)====
1.* Bonus selection awarded from NHL as compensation for accepting move from the Smythe Division to the Norris Division for the 1981–82 NHL season
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