American players in the 1983 NHL Draft

60 American players were picked in the 1983 NHL Draft, five of them in the first round. Brian Lawton went first overall, to the Minnesota North Stars. That was the second most of the 11 countries with a player picked. 13 of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

5 picks

Brian Lawton (C)CenterNHL 1983–1992 · INACTIVE

MNS

Pat LaFontaine (C)CenterNHL 1983–1997 · INACTIVE

NYI

Tom Barrasso (G)GoaltenderNHL 1983–2002 · INACTIVE

BUF

Alfie Turcotte (C)CenterNHL 1983–1990 · INACTIVE

MTL

David Jensen (C)CenterNHL 1984–1987 · INACTIVE

HFD

Round 2

2 picks

Wayne Presley (R)Right wingNHL 1984–1995 · INACTIVE

CHI

Mike Golden (C)Center

EDM

Round 3

2 picks

Peter Taglianetti (D)DefensemanNHL 1984–1994 · INACTIVE

WIN

Mike Flanagan (D)Defenseman

EDM

Round 4

5 picks

Tim Bergland (R)Right wingNHL 1989–1993 · INACTIVE

WSH

Brian Durand (C)Center

MNS

William Claviter (L)Left wing

CGY

Tarek Howard (D)Defenseman

CHI

Allan Bourbeau (C)Center

PHI

Round 5

6 picks

Bob Caulfield (R)Right wing

NYI

Chris Terreri (G)GoaltenderNHL 1986–2000 · INACTIVE

NJD

Harry Armstrong (D)Defenseman

WIN

Jim Andonoff (R)Right wing

NYR

Rich Geist (C)Center

MNS

Dan Wurst (D)Defenseman

MTL

Round 6

7 picks

104

Brian Johnson (C)Center

HFD

107

Dave Lundmark (D)Defenseman

LAK

108

Kevin Stevens (L)Left wingNHL 1987–2001 · INACTIVE

LAK

113

Bob Alexander (D)Defenseman

NYR

116

Tom McComb (D)Defenseman

MNS

117

Darin Illikainen (L)Left wing

NYI

119

Mark Lavarre (R)Right wingNHL 1985–1987 · INACTIVE

CHI

Round 7

5 picks

123

Paul Ames (D)Defenseman

PIT

132

Craig Mack (D)Defenseman

QUE

133

Steve Orth (C)Center

NYR

136

Sean Toomey (C)Center

MNS

137

Jim Sprenger (D)Defenseman

NYI

Round 8

2 picks

150

John Labatt (C)Center

VAN

154

Donald Mcsween (D)DefensemanNHL 1987–1995 · INACTIVE

BUF

Round 9

7 picks

163

Marty Ketola (R)Right wing

PIT

165

Jay Octeau (D)Defenseman

NJD

166

Dave Sikorski (D)Defenseman

DET

167

Bruce Fishback (C)Center

LAK

175

David Cowan (L)Left wing

WSH

176

Paul Pulis (R)Right wing

MNS

179

Brian Noonan (R)Right wingNHL 1987–1998 · INACTIVE

CHI

Round 10

7 picks

184

Greg Rolston (R)Right wing

TOR

189

Kory Wright (R)Right wing

WIN

190

Roger Grillo (D)Defenseman

VAN

191

Tom Pratt (D)Defenseman

CGY

192

Scott Shaunessy (R)Right wing

QUE

201

Bill McCormack (C)Center

PHI

202

Paul Fitzsimmons (D)Defenseman

BOS

Round 11

4 picks

206

Jeff Frank (R)Right wing

DET

217

John Bjorkman (C)Center

NYI

218

Jeff Perpich (D)Defenseman

MTL

221

Brian Jopling (G)Goaltender

PHI

Round 12

8 picks

226

Charles Chiatto (C)Center

DET

227

Chad Johnson (C)Center

LAK

229

Jamie Husgen (D)Defenseman

WIN

235

Kermit Salfi (L)Left wing

BUF

236

Paul Roff (R)Right wing

MNS

237

Peter McGeough (L)Left wing

NYI

241

Harold Duvall (L)Left wing

PHI

242

Greg Murphy (D)Defenseman

BOS

The teams that drafted them

MNSMinnesota North Stars7 picks, first at 1

NYINew York Islanders6 picks, first at 3

CHIChicago Blackhawks4 picks, first at 39

WINWinnipeg Jets4 picks, first at 43

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 picks, first at 81

LAKLos Angeles Kings4 picks, first at 107

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 picks, first at 5

MTLMontréal Canadiens3 picks, first at 17

NYRNew York Rangers3 picks, first at 93

DETDetroit Red Wings3 picks, first at 166

HFDHartford Whalers2 picks, first at 20

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 picks, first at 40

WSHWashington Capitals2 picks, first at 75

CGYCalgary Flames2 picks, first at 77

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 picks, first at 85

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 picks, first at 123

QUEQuebec Nordiques2 picks, first at 132

VANVancouver Canucks2 picks, first at 150

BOSBoston Bruins2 picks, first at 202

TORToronto Maple LeafsNo. 184

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.