Finnish players in the 1981 NHL Draft

12 Finnish players were picked in the 1981 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Hannu Virta went first, at number 38 to the Buffalo Sabres. That was the fourth most of the 11 countries with a player picked. Five of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 2

2 picks

Hannu Virta (D)DefensemanNHL 1981–1985 · INACTIVE

BUF

Jali Wahlsten (C)Center

MNS

Round 3

1 pick

Jyrki Seppa (D)DefensemanNHL 1983 · INACTIVE

WIN

Round 5

1 pick

101

Mauri Eivola (C)Center

BUF

Round 7

3 picks

131

Risto Jalo (C)CenterNHL 1985 · INACTIVE

WSH

143

Heikki Leime (D)Defenseman

BUF

147

Teppo Virta (C)Center

NYI

Round 8

4 picks

150

Tony Arima (R)Right wing

CLR

156

Ari Lahteenmaki (R)Right wing

NYR

157

Petri Skriko (L)Left wingNHL 1984–1992 · INACTIVE

VAN

160

Kari Kanervo (C)Center

MNS

Round 10

1 pick

200

Kari Takko (G)GoaltenderNHL 1985–1990 · INACTIVE

QUE

The teams that drafted them

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 picks, first at 38

MNSMinnesota North Stars2 picks, first at 41

WINWinnipeg JetsNo. 43

WSHWashington CapitalsNo. 131

NYINew York IslandersNo. 147

CLRColorado RockiesNo. 150

NYRNew York RangersNo. 156

VANVancouver CanucksNo. 157

QUEQuebec NordiquesNo. 200

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.