1983 NHL Draft
Gord Walker in the 1983 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Gord Walker 53rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 31 games put him 88th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 53
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 11
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 50–56 in the 1983 draft
- 50Scott TottleRVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Brian BradleyC651 GP · 503 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Bruce BellD209 GP · 76 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 55Perry BerezanC378 GP · 136 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 56Mitchell MessierR20 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
53rd
of 242 players selected
38th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gord Walker made his NHL debut on April 4, 1987, 3 years and 300 days after the draft.
31
Games
3
Goals
4
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1983 draft
- 12Dave GagnerC946 GP · 719 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 33Randy HeathL13 GP · 6 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Jim AndonoffRNYRNew York Rangers
- 113Bob AlexanderDNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Steve OrthCNYRNew York Rangers
- 153Peter MarcovLNYRNew York Rangers
- 173Paul JerrardD5 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 213Bryan WalkerDNYRNew York Rangers
- 233Ulf NilssonGNYRNew York Rangers