Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
7 Team LogoCanadiens Mark Hunter RW Inactive 177
18 Team LogoCanadiens Gilbert Delorme D Inactive 57
19 Team LogoCanadiens Jan Ingman LW Inactive
32 Team LogoCanadiens Lars Eriksson G Inactive
40 Team LogoCanadiens Chris Chelios D Inactive 720
46 Team LogoCanadiens Dieter Hegen C Inactive
82 Team LogoCanadiens Kjell Dahlin C Inactive 55
88 Team LogoCanadiens Steve Rooney C Inactive 7
124 Team LogoCanadiens Thomas Anastos RW Inactive
145 Team LogoCanadiens Tom Kurvers D Inactive 257
166 Team LogoCanadiens Paul Gess LW Inactive
187 Team LogoCanadiens Scott Ferguson D Inactive
208 Team LogoCanadiens Dan Burrows G Inactive
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
7 Team LogoCanadiens Grant Fuhr G Inactive 1 404
18 Team LogoCanadiens Gaetan Duchesne LW Inactive 134 149
19 Team LogoCanadiens Scott Arniel LW Inactive 3 124
32 Team LogoCanadiens Marc Habscheid C Inactive 81 60
40 Team LogoCanadiens Peter Sundstrom LW Inactive 10 50
46 Team LogoCanadiens Norm Schmidt D Inactive 24 29
82 Team LogoCanadiens Bruce Eakin C Inactive 122 1
88 Team LogoCanadiens Eric Calder D Inactive 43 0
124 Team LogoCanadiens Gus Greco LW Inactive 58
145 Team LogoCanadiens Michael Hickey C Inactive 41
166 Team LogoCanadiens Gil Hudon G Inactive 24
187 Team LogoCanadiens George White LW Inactive 14
208 Team LogoCanadiens Jeff Baikie C Inactive 1
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