1981 NHL Draft
Ernie Godden in the 1981 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Ernie Godden 55th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 9 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 101st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 13
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1981 draft
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54Darrel AnholtD1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Ernie GoddenC5 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 56Mike VernonG782 GP · 385 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 57Ron HandyL14 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 58Ken StrongL15 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
55th
of 211 players selected
30th
of 119 forwards 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
Ernie Godden made his NHL debut on November 28, 1981, 171 days after the draft.
5
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1981 draft
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 24Gary YaremchukC34 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 55Ernie GoddenC5 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 90Normand LafrancoisLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 102Barry BrigleyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 132Andrew WrightDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 153Richard TurmelDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 174Greg BarberDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 195Marc MagnanL4 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs