1982 NHL Draft
Jaroslav Pouzar in the 1982 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Jaroslav Pouzar 83rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 4.
He was the fifth of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 186 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 20
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 30 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 1982 draft
- 80Bob RouseD1061 GP · 218 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 81Dusan PasekC48 GP · 14 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 82David RossGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Alan KerrR391 GP · 166 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Scott BrydgesDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 86Brad ShawD377 GP · 159 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
5th
of 7 Czechs selected
51st
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 76Jiri LalaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 206Arnold KadlecDMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jaroslav Pouzar made his NHL debut on October 5, 1982, 118 days after the draft.
186
Games
34
Goals
48
Assists
82
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1982 draft
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Steve GravesL35 GP · 9 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Brent LoneyLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 104Dwayne BoettgerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 146Brian SmallREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 167Dean ClarkL1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 188Ian WoodGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 209Grant DionDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 230Chris SmithGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 251Jeff CrawfordLEDMEdmonton Oilers