1983 NHL Draft
Dave Gagner in the 1983 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Dave Gagner 12th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 946, and only 7 have scored more points than his 719.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1983 draft
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 11Adam CreightonC708 GP · 403 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Dave GagnerC946 GP · 719 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 13Dan QuinnC805 GP · 685 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 14Bobby DollasD646 GP · 138 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 15Bob ErreyL895 GP · 382 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
12th
of 242 players selected
11th
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
Dave Gagner made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
946
Games
318
Goals
401
Assists
719
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1983 draft
- 12Dave GagnerC946 GP · 719 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 33Randy HeathL13 GP · 6 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Jim AndonoffRNYRNew York Rangers
- 113Bob AlexanderDNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Steve OrthCNYRNew York Rangers
- 153Peter MarcovLNYRNew York Rangers
- 173Paul JerrardD5 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 213Bryan WalkerDNYRNew York Rangers
- 233Ulf NilssonGNYRNew York Rangers