1981 NHL Draft
Dean Kennedy in the 1981 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Dean Kennedy 39th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 717 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 39
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 36–42 in the 1981 draft
- 36Hakan NordinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Rich CostelloC12 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 38Hannu VirtaD245 GP · 126 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 39Dean KennedyD717 GP · 136 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 40Chris CheliosD1651 GP · 948 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 42Gord DineenD528 GP · 106 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
39th
of 211 players selected
15th
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
Dean Kennedy made his NHL debut on October 14, 1982, 1 year and 126 days after the draft.
717
Games
26
Goals
110
Assists
136
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1981 draft
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 39Dean KennedyD717 GP · 136 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 81Marty DallmanC6 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 123Bradley ThompsonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 134Craig HurleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 144Peter SawkinsDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 165Dan BrennanL8 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 186Allan TuerD57 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Jeff BaikieCLAKLos Angeles Kings