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1981 NHL Draft

James Patrick in the 1981 NHL Draft

New York Rangers selected James Patrick 9th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 10 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1280, and only 5 have scored more points than his 639.

Overall pick
9
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 9
Drafting team
NYRNew York Rangers
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 6–12 in the 1981 draft

  1. 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTOR
  2. 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTL
  3. 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDM
  4. 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYR
  5. 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVAN
  6. 11Randy MollerD815 GP · 225 PQUE
  7. 12Tony TantiR697 GP · 560 PCHI

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

9th
of 211 players selected
3rd
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

  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

James Patrick made his NHL debut on March 7, 1984, 2 years and 271 days after the draft.

1280
Games
149
Goals
490
Assists
639
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Rangers picks in the 1981 draft

  1. 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYR
  2. 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYR
  3. 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYR
  4. 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYR
  5. 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYR
  6. 114Eric MagnusonCNYR
  7. 135Michael GuentzelCNYR
  8. 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYR
  9. 177Paul ReifenbergerCNYR
  10. 198Mario ProulxGNYR