NHL Draft · first round

1981 NHL Draft: the first round

Dale Hawerchuk went first overall to WIN. Every first-round pick of 1981, with where each player was drafted from.

First-round picks21

First overallDale HawerchukWIN · C

Countries4CAN 18 · USA 1 · CZE 1

Most fromCHL17 of 21 picks

Round 1

21 picks

Team codes are the franchise that made the pick, as it was named then. Names link to player pages for players in our tables.

PickTeamPlayer

1WINDale HawerchukC · Cornwall Royals · QMJHL

Los AngelesDoug SmithC · Ottawa 67's · OHL

WashingtonBobby CarpenterC · St. John's Prep · US high school

4HFDRon FrancisC · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds · OHL

5CLRJoe CirellaD · Oshawa Generals · OHL

TorontoJim BenningD · Portland Winter Hawks · WHL

MontréalMark HunterRW · Brantford Alexanders · OHL

EdmontonGrant FuhrG · Victoria Cougars · WHL

NY RangersJames PatrickD · Prince Albert Saints · SJHL

VancouverGarth ButcherD · Regina Pats · WHL

11QUERandy MollerD · Lethbridge Broncos · WHL

ChicagoTony TantiRW · Oshawa Generals · OHL

13MNSRon MeighanD · Niagara Falls Flyers · OHL

BostonNormand LeveilleLW · Chicoutimi Sagueneens · QMJHL

CalgaryAl MacInnisD · Kitchener Rangers · OHL

PhiladelphiaSteven SmithD · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds · OHL

BuffaloJiri DudacekRW · Kladno · Czechoslovakia

MontréalGilbert DelormeD · Chicoutimi Sagueneens · QMJHL

MontréalJan IngmanLW · Farjestads BK Karlstad · Sel

St. LouisMarty RuffD · Lethbridge Broncos · WHL

NY IslandersPaul BoutilierD · Sherbrooke Beavers · QMJHL