1981 NHL Draft
Jim Archibald in the 1981 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Jim Archibald 139th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 7.
It was the eleventh of the 14 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 139
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 13
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 136–142 in the 1981 draft
- 136Bruce HollowayD2 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 137Vladimir SvitekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 138Marc CentroneCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 139Jim ArchibaldR16 GP · 3 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 140Mats ThelinD163 GP · 27 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 141Richard HeppnerDCGYCalgary Flames
- 142Gil HudonGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
139th
of 211 players selected
80th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jim Archibald made his NHL debut on March 20, 1985, 3 years and 283 days after the draft.
16
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1981 draft
- 13Ron MeighanD48 GP · 10 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 27Dave DonnellyC137 GP · 39 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 31Michael SandsG6 GP · 0 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 33Tom HirschD31 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 34David PreussRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 69Terry TaitLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 76James MalwitzCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 97Kelly HubbardDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 118Paul GuayR117 GP · 34 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 139Jim ArchibaldR16 GP · 3 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 160Kari KanervoCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 181Scott BjugstadL317 GP · 144 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 202Steven KudebehGMNSMinnesota North Stars