Draft
Actual 1981 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
28 Team LogoPenguins Steve Gatzos RW Inactive 11
49 Team LogoPenguins Thomas Thornbury RW Inactive 2
70 Team LogoPenguins Norm Schmidt D Inactive 29
109 Team LogoPenguins Paul Edwards D Inactive
112 Team LogoPenguins Rod Buskas D Inactive 19
133 Team LogoPenguins Geoffrey Wilson LW Inactive
154 Team LogoPenguins Mitch Lamoureux C Inactive 6
175 Team LogoPenguins Dean Defazio LW Inactive 0
196 Team LogoPenguins Dave Hannan C Inactive 95
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
28 Team LogoPenguins Jan Erixon LW Inactive 2 68
49 Team LogoPenguins Len Hachborn C Inactive 135 22
70 Team LogoPenguins Stu Kulak RW Inactive 45 3
109 Team LogoPenguins Marc Magnan LW Inactive 86 0
112 Team LogoPenguins Jan Ingman LW Inactive 93
133 Team LogoPenguins Normand Lafrancois LW Inactive 43
154 Team LogoPenguins Bradley Thompson D Inactive 31
175 Team LogoPenguins Ari Lahteenmaki RW Inactive 19
196 Team LogoPenguins Scott MacLellan 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