1981 NHL Draft
Eric Calder in the 1981 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Eric Calder 45th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 10 picks Washington Capitals 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
- 45
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 3
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 42–48 in the 1981 draft
- 42Gord DineenD528 GP · 106 PNYINew York Islanders
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Corrado MicalefG113 GP · 26 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Eric CalderD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 46Dieter HegenCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Barry TabobondungLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 48Uli HiemerD143 GP · 73 PCLRColorado Rockies
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
45th
of 211 players selected
19th
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
Eric Calder made his NHL debut on March 31, 1982, 294 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1981 draft
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 45Eric CalderD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 68Tony KellinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Mike SiltalaR7 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 91Peter SidorkiewiczG246 GP · 79 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 110James McGeoughC57 GP · 17 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Gaetan DuchesneL1028 GP · 433 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 173George WhiteLWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Chris ValentineC105 GP · 95 PWSHWashington Capitals