1983 NHL Draft
Alexei Kasatonov in the 1983 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Alexei Kasatonov 225th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 12.
He was the fourth of the 5 Russians selected that year. It was the tenth and last of the 10 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 383 games put him 50th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 225
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 23 years
The picks around it
Picks 222–228 in the 1983 draft
- 222Norm FosterG13 GP · 7 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 223Dave GoertzD2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 224Darcy KaminskiDHFDHartford Whalers
- 225Alexei KasatonovD383 GP · 160 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 226Charles ChiattoCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 227Chad JohnsonCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 228Ron ChoulesLTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
4th
of 5 Russians selected
80th
of 84 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 138Vladislav TretiakGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 145Viacheslav FetisovD546 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 185Alexander ChernykhLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 225Alexei KasatonovD383 GP · 160 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 231Sergei MakarovR424 GP · 384 PCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexei Kasatonov made his NHL debut on January 4, 1990, 6 years and 210 days after the draft.
383
Games
38
Goals
122
Assists
160
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1983 draft
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Shawn EvansD9 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Chris TerreriG406 GP · 151 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 105Gordon MarkD85 GP · 13 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 125Greg EvtushevskiRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 145Viacheslav FetisovD546 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 165Jay OcteauDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 185Alexander ChernykhLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 205Allan StewartL64 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 225Alexei KasatonovD383 GP · 160 PNJDNew Jersey Devils