1982 NHL Draft
Jim Playfair in the 1982 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Jim Playfair 20th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 21 games put him 83rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1982 draft
- 17Murray CravenL1071 GP · 759 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 18Ken DaneykoD1283 GP · 178 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 19Alain HerouxLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Patrick FlatleyR780 GP · 510 PNYINew York Islanders
- 22Brian CurranD381 GP · 40 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 23Yves CourteauR22 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
20th
of 252 players selected
9th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jim Playfair made his NHL debut on November 19, 1983, 1 year and 163 days after the draft.
21
Games
2
Goals
4
Assists
6
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