1981 NHL Draft
Gord Dineen in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Gord Dineen 42nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 528 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 21
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 1981 draft
- 39Dean KennedyD717 GP · 136 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 40Chris CheliosD1651 GP · 948 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
42nd
of 211 players selected
17th
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
Gord Dineen made his NHL debut on November 16, 1982, 1 year and 159 days after the draft.
528
Games
16
Goals
90
Assists
106
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1981 draft
- 21Paul BoutilierD288 GP · 110 PNYINew York Islanders
- 42Gord DineenD528 GP · 106 PNYINew York Islanders
- 57Ron HandyL14 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 63Neal CoulterR26 GP · 10 PNYINew York Islanders
- 84Todd LumbardGNYINew York Islanders
- 94Jacques SylvestreCNYINew York Islanders
- 126Charles BrimmerCNYINew York Islanders
- 147Teppo VirtaCNYINew York Islanders
- 168William DowdDNYINew York Islanders
- 189Scott MacLellanDNYINew York Islanders
- 210Dave RandersonRNYINew York Islanders