1983 NHL Draft
Dave Goertz in the 1983 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Dave Goertz 223rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 12.
It was the tenth and last of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 106th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 223
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 220–226 in the 1983 draft
- 220John MinerD14 GP · 5 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 221Brian JoplingGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 222Norm FosterG13 GP · 7 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 223Dave GoertzD2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 224Darcy KaminskiDHFDHartford Whalers
- 225Alexei KasatonovD383 GP · 160 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 226Charles ChiattoCDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
223rd
of 242 players selected
78th
of 84 defensemen 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 Goertz made his NHL debut on December 5, 1987, 4 years and 180 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1983 draft
- 15Bob ErreyL895 GP · 382 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 22Todd CharlesworthD93 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Mike RoweD11 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Frank PietrangeloG141 GP · 46 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 103Patrick EmondCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 123Paul AmesDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 163Marty KetolaRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 183Alec HaidyRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 203Garth HildebrandLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 223Dave GoertzD2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins