1981 NHL Draft
Dale Degray in the 1981 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Dale Degray 162nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 8.
It was the seventh 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 153 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 162
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 15
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 159–165 in the 1981 draft
- 159Johan MellstromLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 160Kari KanervoCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 161Armel PariseeDBOSBoston Bruins
- 162Dale DegrayD153 GP · 65 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 163Steve TaylorLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 164Gaetano OrlandoC98 GP · 44 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 165Dan BrennanL8 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
162nd
of 211 players selected
54th
of 67 defensemen 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
Dale Degray made his NHL debut on March 6, 1986, 4 years and 269 days after the draft.
153
Games
18
Goals
47
Assists
65
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