1983 NHL Draft
Brian Bradley in the 1983 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Brian Bradley 51st overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 14 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 651 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 51
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 9
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 48–54 in the 1983 draft
- 48Allan BesterG219 GP · 73 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Scott TottleRVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Brian BradleyC651 GP · 503 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Bruce BellD209 GP · 76 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
51st
of 242 players selected
37th
of 136 forwards selected
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
Brian Bradley made his NHL debut on March 1, 1986, 2 years and 266 days after the draft.
651
Games
182
Goals
321
Assists
503
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1983 draft
- 13Dan QuinnC805 GP · 685 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 51Brian BradleyC651 GP · 503 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 55Perry BerezanC378 GP · 136 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 66John BekkersCCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Kevan GuyD156 GP · 25 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 77William ClaviterLCGYCalgary Flames
- 91Igor LibaL37 GP · 25 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 111Grant BlairGCGYCalgary Flames
- 131Jeff HoggGCGYCalgary Flames
- 151Chris MacDonaldDCGYCalgary Flames
- 171Rob KivellDCGYCalgary Flames
- 191Tom PrattDCGYCalgary Flames
- 211Jaroslav BenakDCGYCalgary Flames
- 231Sergei MakarovR424 GP · 384 PCGYCalgary Flames