1981 NHL Draft
Daniel McLellan in the 1981 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Daniel McLellan 77th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 108th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 77
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 74–80 in the 1981 draft
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 75Perry PelenskyR4 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 76James MalwitzCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 77Daniel McLellanR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Peter MadachCCGYCalgary Flames
- 79Kenneth LattaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 80Jeff EatoughR1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
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
Daniel McLellan made his NHL debut on December 4, 1982, 1 year and 177 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1981 draft
- 14Normand LeveilleL75 GP · 42 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Luc DufourL167 GP · 44 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 77Daniel McLellanR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 98Joe MantioneGBOSBoston Bruins
- 119Bruce MiltonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 140Mats ThelinD163 GP · 27 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 161Armel PariseeDBOSBoston Bruins
- 182Don SylvestriG3 GP · 0 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 203Richard BourqueLBOSBoston Bruins