1981 NHL Draft
Bruce Eakin in the 1981 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Bruce Eakin 204th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 10.
It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 91st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 204
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 15
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 201–207 in the 1981 draft
- 201Sylvain RoyDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 202Steven KudebehGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 203Richard BourqueLBOSBoston Bruins
- 204Bruce EakinC13 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 205Steve TsujiuraCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 206Warren HarperLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Jeff BaikieCLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
204th
of 211 players selected
114th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Bruce Eakin made his NHL debut on February 27, 1982, 262 days after the draft.
13
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1981 draft
- 15Al MacInnisD1416 GP · 1274 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 56Mike VernonG782 GP · 385 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 78Peter MadachCCGYCalgary Flames
- 99Mario SimioniRCGYCalgary Flames
- 120Todd HooeyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 141Richard HeppnerDCGYCalgary Flames
- 162Dale DegrayD153 GP · 65 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 183George BoudreauDCGYCalgary Flames
- 204Bruce EakinC13 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames