1983 NHL Draft

Frantisek Musil in the 1983 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Frantisek Musil 38th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.

He was the first of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 797 games put him 22nd in the class.

Overall pick: 38
Round and pick: Round 2, pick 17
Drafting team: MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date: June 8, 1983
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 35–41 in the 1983 draft

35Todd FrancisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
36Malcolm ParksCMNSMinnesota North Stars
37Garnet McKechneyRNYINew York Islanders
38Frantisek MusilD797 GP · 140 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
39Wayne PresleyR684 GP · 302 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
40Mike GoldenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1983 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1983 class

1st

of 8 Czechs selected

9th

of 84 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Czechs selected

38Frantisek MusilD797 GP · 140 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
196Milos RihaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
199Dominik HasekG735 GP · 389 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
207Jan BlahaRLAKLos Angeles Kings
211Jaroslav BenakDCGYCalgary Flames
212Oldrich ValekRMNSMinnesota North Stars
239Jindrich KokrmentCQUEQuebec Nordiques

Every pick from Czechia in the 1983 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Frantisek Musil made his NHL debut on October 11, 1986, 3 years and 125 days after the draft.

797

Games

Goals

106

Assists

140

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 35–41 in the 1983 draft

Where he came in the 1983 class

First Czechs selected

The road to the NHL

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1983 draft