1983 NHL Draft
Jari Torkki in the 1983 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Jari Torkki 115th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 6.
He was the sixth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 12 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 105th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 115
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 112–118 in the 1983 draft
- 112Brad WalcottDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 113Bob AlexanderDNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Jim HoffordD18 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 116Tom McCombDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 117Darin IllikainenLNYINew York Islanders
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
6th
of 9 Finns selected
69th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Harri LaurilaDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jari Torkki made his NHL debut on November 3, 1988, 5 years and 148 days after the draft.
4
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1983 draft
- 18Bruce CassidyD36 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 39Wayne PresleyR684 GP · 302 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59Marc BergevinD1191 GP · 181 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 79Tarek HowardDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99Kevin RobinsonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 119Mark LavarreR78 GP · 25 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 139Scott BirnieRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 159Kent PaynterD37 GP · 4 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 179Brian NoonanR629 GP · 275 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 199Dominik HasekG735 GP · 389 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 219Steve PepinCCHIChicago Blackhawks