1981 NHL Draft
Jan Erixon in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Jan Erixon 30th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
He was the second of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the second 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. His 556 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 1981 draft
- 27Dave DonnellyC137 GP · 39 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 28Steve GatzosR89 GP · 35 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 29Todd StruebyL5 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 31Michael SandsG6 GP · 0 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 32Lars ErikssonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33Tom HirschD31 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
2nd
of 14 Swedes selected
18th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 19Jan IngmanLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 32Lars ErikssonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Hakan NordinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Peter MadachCCGYCalgary Flames
- 82Kjell DahlinC166 GP · 116 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 83Anders WikbergLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Peter AslinGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 127Peter NilssonLWINWinnipeg Jets
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jan Erixon made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 2 years and 117 days after the draft.
556
Games
57
Goals
159
Assists
216
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1981 draft
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Eric MagnusonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Michael GuentzelCNYRNew York Rangers
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 177Paul ReifenbergerCNYRNew York Rangers
- 198Mario ProulxGNYRNew York Rangers