1983 NHL Draft
Alain Raymond in the 1983 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Alain Raymond 215th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 11.
It was the seventh of the 8 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 109th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 215
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 13
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 212–218 in the 1983 draft
- 212Oldrich ValekRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 213Bryan WalkerDNYRNew York Rangers
- 214Uwe KruppD729 GP · 281 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 215Alain RaymondG1 GP · 0 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 216Anders HussRWSHWashington Capitals
- 217John BjorkmanCNYINew York Islanders
- 218Jeff PerpichDMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alain Raymond made his NHL debut on December 9, 1987, 4 years and 184 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1983 draft
- 75Tim BerglandR182 GP · 43 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 95Martin BoulianeCWSHWashington Capitals
- 135Dwaine HuttonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 155Marty AbramsGWSHWashington Capitals
- 175David CowanLWSHWashington Capitals
- 195Yves BeaudoinD11 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 215Alain RaymondG1 GP · 0 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 216Anders HussRWSHWashington Capitals