1983 NHL Draft
Dan Hodgson in the 1983 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Dan Hodgson 83rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 114 games put him 73rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 1983 draft
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 81Allan BourbeauCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 82Alain LarochelleGBOSBoston Bruins
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 84Bob CaulfieldRNYINew York Islanders
- 85Chris TerreriG406 GP · 151 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
83rd
of 242 players selected
54th
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
Dan Hodgson made his NHL debut on October 16, 1985, 2 years and 130 days after the draft.
114
Games
29
Goals
45
Assists
74
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1983 draft
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Jeff JacksonL263 GP · 86 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Allan BesterG219 GP · 73 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 128Cam PlanteD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Paul BifanoLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 168Cliff AbrechtDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 184Greg RolstonRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 188Brian RossDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 208Mike TomlakC141 GP · 37 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 228Ron ChoulesLTORToronto Maple Leafs