Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
21 Team LogoIslanders Paul Boutilier D Inactive 54
42 Team LogoIslanders Gord Dineen D Inactive 28
57 Team LogoIslanders Ron Handy LW Inactive 0
63 Team LogoIslanders Neal Coulter RW Inactive 3
84 Team LogoIslanders Todd Lumbard G Inactive
94 Team LogoIslanders Jacques Sylvestre C Inactive
126 Team LogoIslanders Charles Brimmer C Inactive
147 Team LogoIslanders Teppo Virta C Inactive
168 Team LogoIslanders William Dowd D Inactive
189 Team LogoIslanders Scott MacLellan
210 Team LogoIslanders Dave Randerson RW 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
21 Team LogoIslanders Jim Benning D Inactive 15 99
42 Team LogoIslanders Dean Kennedy D Inactive 3 39
57 Team LogoIslanders Marc Behrend G Inactive 28 11
63 Team LogoIslanders Steve Rooney C Inactive 25 7
84 Team LogoIslanders Todd Strueby LW Inactive 55 0
94 Team LogoIslanders Paul Houck RW Inactive 23 0
126 Team LogoIslanders Terry Tait LW Inactive 57
147 Team LogoIslanders Paul Edwards D Inactive 38
168 Team LogoIslanders Peter Sawkins D Inactive 24
189 Team LogoIslanders Paul Reifenberger C Inactive 12
210 Team LogoIslanders Dave Randerson RW Inactive
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