1983 NHL Draft
Brian Lawton in the 1983 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Brian Lawton first overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 483 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1983 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
1st
of 242 players selected
1st
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 Lawton made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 119 days after the draft.
483
Games
112
Goals
154
Assists
266
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1983 draft
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 36Malcolm ParksCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 38Frantisek MusilD797 GP · 140 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 56Mitchell MessierR20 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 76Brian DurandCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 96Rich GeistCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 116Tom McCombDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 136Sean ToomeyC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 156Don BiggsC12 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 176Paul PulisRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 196Milos RihaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 212Oldrich ValekRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 236Paul RoffRMNSMinnesota North Stars