1981 NHL Draft
Clint Malarchuk in the 1981 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Clint Malarchuk 74th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 8 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 337 games put him 37th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 11
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 1981 draft
- 71Paul HouckR16 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 75Perry PelenskyR4 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 76James MalwitzCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 77Daniel McLellanR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
74th
of 211 players selected
8th
of 25 goaltenders 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
Clint Malarchuk made his NHL debut on December 13, 1981, 186 days after the draft.
337
Games
141
Wins
12
Shutouts
.885
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1981 draft
- 11Randy MollerD815 GP · 225 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 95Edward LeeR2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 116Mike EaglesL853 GP · 196 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 158Andre CoteRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 179Marc BriseboisRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 200Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WQUEQuebec Nordiques