NHL Draft · first round

1983 NHL Draft: the first round

Brian Lawton went first overall to MNS. Every first-round pick of 1983, with where each player was drafted from.

First-round picks21

First overallBrian LawtonMNS · C

Countries2CAN 16 · USA 5

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

1MNSBrian LawtonC · Mount St. Charles H.s. · R.i.

2HFDSylvain TurgeonLW · Hull Olympiques · QMJHL

NY IslandersPat LaFontaineC · Verdun Juniors · QMJHL

DetroitSteve YzermanC · Peterborough Petes · OHL

BuffaloTom BarrassoG · Acton-Boxboro H.s. · Mass.

New JerseyJohn MacLeanRW · Oshawa Generals · OHL

TorontoRuss CourtnallRW · Victoria Cougars · WHL

8WINAndrew McbainRW · North Bay Centennials · OHL

VancouverCam NeelyRW · Portland Winter Hawks · WHL

BuffaloNormand LacombeRW · U. of New Hampshire · Ncaa

BuffaloAdam CreightonC · Ottawa 67's · OHL

NY RangersDave GagnerC · Brantford Alexanders · OHL

CalgaryDan QuinnC · Belleville Bulls · OHL

14WINBobby DollasD · Laval Voisins · QMJHL

PittsburghBob ErreyLW · Peterborough Petes · OHL

NY IslandersGerald DiduckD · Lethbridge Broncos · WHL

MontréalAlfie TurcotteC · Portland Winter Hawks · WHL

ChicagoBruce CassidyD · Ottawa 67's · OHL

EdmontonJeff BeukeboomD · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds · OHL

20HFDDavid JensenC · Lawrence Academy · Mass.

BostonNevin MarkwartLW · Regina Pats · WHL