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1981 NHL Draft

Gord Sherven in the 1981 NHL Draft

Edmonton Oilers selected Gord Sherven 197th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 10.

It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 97 games put him 64th in the class.

Overall pick
197
Round and pick
Round 10, pick 8
Drafting team
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 194–200 in the 1981 draft

  1. 194Chris ValentineC105 GP · 95 PWSH
  2. 195Marc MagnanL4 GP · 1 PTOR
  3. 196Dave HannanC841 GP · 305 PPIT
  4. 197Gord ShervenC97 GP · 35 PEDM
  5. 198Mario ProulxGNYR
  6. 199Rejean VignolaCVAN
  7. 200Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WQUE

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1981 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1981 class

197th
of 211 players selected
111th
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

  1. 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWIN
  2. 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAK
  3. 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSH
  4. 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFD
  5. 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLR
  6. 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTOR
  7. 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTL
  8. 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDM
  9. 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYR
  10. 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVAN

+ 201 more

The 1981 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Gord Sherven made his NHL debut on March 27, 1984, 2 years and 291 days after the draft.

97
Games
13
Goals
22
Assists
35
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1981 draft

  1. 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDM
  2. 29Todd StruebyL5 GP · 1 PEDM
  3. 71Paul HouckR16 GP · 3 PEDM
  4. 92Phil DrouillardDEDM
  5. 111Steve SmithD804 GP · 375 PEDM
  6. 113Marc HabscheidC345 GP · 163 PEDM
  7. 155Michael SturgeonDEDM
  8. 176Miloslav HoravaD80 GP · 22 PEDM
  9. 197Gord ShervenC97 GP · 35 PEDM