Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
8 Team LogoOilers Grant Fuhr G Inactive 404
29 Team LogoOilers Todd Strueby LW Inactive 0
71 Team LogoOilers Paul Houck RW Inactive 0
92 Team LogoOilers Phil Drouillard D Inactive
111 Team LogoOilers Steve Smith D Inactive 251
113 Team LogoOilers Marc Habscheid C Inactive 60
155 Team LogoOilers Michael Sturgeon D Inactive
176 Team LogoOilers Miloslav Horava D Inactive 11
197 Team LogoOilers Gord Sherven C Inactive 10
211 players drafted
1981 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1981 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
8 Team LogoOilers James Patrick D Inactive 1 394
29 Team LogoOilers Claude Loiselle C Inactive 6 67
71 Team LogoOilers Thomas Thornbury RW Inactive 22 2
92 Team LogoOilers Ron Handy LW Inactive 35 0
111 Team LogoOilers Jiri Dudacek RW Inactive 94
113 Team LogoOilers Marty Ruff D Inactive 93
155 Team LogoOilers Thomas Anastos RW Inactive 31
176 Team LogoOilers Andre Cote RW Inactive 18
197 Team LogoOilers Vladimir Kadlec D Inactive 7
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1981 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoFlames 1’692 206 1’486
Team LogoRangers 952 413 539
Team LogoCanadiens 1’273 817 456
Team LogoRed Wings 472 129 343
Team LogoHFD 1’027 735 292
Team LogoOilers 736 463 273
Team LogoCanucks 395 311 84
Team LogoPenguins 162 93 69
Team LogoQUE 310 301 9
Team Logo 0 0 0
Team LogoBlackhawks 294 357 -63
Team LogoIslanders 85 156 -71
Team LogoCLR 437 546 -109
Team LogoSabres 92 223 -131
Team LogoBlues 16 170 -154
Team LogoFlyers 26 277 -251
Team LogoBruins 39 291 -252
Team LogoCapitals 516 883 -367
Team LogoWIN 981 1’389 -408
Team LogoMaple Leafs 100 516 -416
Team LogoMNS 77 554 -477
Team LogoKings 133 985 -852