1983 NHL Draft
Greg Johnston in the 1983 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Greg Johnston 42nd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 187 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 21
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 1983 draft
- 39Wayne PresleyR684 GP · 302 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 40Mike GoldenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Greg JohnstonR187 GP · 55 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 43Peter TaglianettiD451 GP · 92 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 45Daniel LetendreRMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
42nd
of 242 players selected
32nd
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
Greg Johnston made his NHL debut on December 22, 1983, 197 days after the draft.
187
Games
26
Goals
29
Assists
55
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1983 draft
- 21Nevin MarkwartL309 GP · 109 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 42Greg JohnstonR187 GP · 55 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 62Greg PuhalskiLBOSBoston Bruins
- 82Alain LarochelleGBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Allen PedersenD428 GP · 41 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 122Terry TailleferGBOSBoston Bruins
- 142Ian ArmstrongDBOSBoston Bruins
- 162Francois OlivierLBOSBoston Bruins
- 182Harri LaurilaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 202Paul FitzsimmonsDBOSBoston Bruins
- 222Norm FosterG13 GP · 7 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 242Greg MurphyDBOSBoston Bruins