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American players in the 1982 NHL Draft

62 American players were picked in the 1982 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Phil Housley went first, at number 6 to the Buffalo Sabres. That was the second most of the 11 countries with a player picked. 14 of them have played in the NHL.

62
Picked
1
In the first round
14
Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

1 pick

Round 2

4 picks

Round 3

4 picks

Round 4

3 picks

Round 5

5 picks

Round 6

7 picks

Round 7

6 picks

Round 8

8 picks

Round 9

5 picks

Round 10

4 picks

Round 11

9 picks

Round 12

6 picks

The teams that drafted them

MTLMontréal Canadiens12 picks, first at 32
MNSMinnesota North Stars6 picks, first at 59
NYRNew York Rangers5 picks, first at 57
WINWinnipeg Jets5 picks, first at 75
STLSt. Louis Blues5 picks, first at 155
BUFBuffalo Sabres4 picks, first at 6
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 picks, first at 85
TORToronto Maple Leafs3 picks, first at 115
NYINew York Islanders3 picks, first at 147
CGYCalgary Flames2 picks, first at 51
DETDetroit Red Wings2 picks, first at 66
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 picks, first at 94
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 picks, first at 112
HFDHartford Whalers2 picks, first at 130
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 picks, first at 195
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 picks, first at 203
BOSBoston BruinsNo. 123
WSHWashington CapitalsNo. 247

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.
  1. 202657
  2. 202552
  3. 202439
  4. 202348
  5. 202249
  6. 202150
  7. 202052
  8. 201958
  9. 201854
  10. 201750
  11. 201654
  12. 201555
  13. 201466
  14. 201356
  15. 201253
  16. 201164
  17. 201058
  18. 200955
  19. 200846
  20. 200764
  21. 200660
  22. 200562
  23. 200464
  24. 200359
  25. 200259
  26. 200142
  27. 200054
  28. 199950
  29. 199840
  30. 199738
  31. 199631
  32. 199517
  33. 199448
  34. 199356
  35. 199239
  36. 199167
  37. 199072
  38. 198976
  39. 198882
  40. 198798
  41. 198666
  42. 198566
  43. 198461
  44. 198360
  45. 198262
  46. 198137
  47. 198035
  48. 197910
  49. 197847
  50. 197737
  51. 197623
  52. 197544
  53. 197437
  54. 197313