1983 NHL Draft
Joey Kocur in the 1983 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Joey Kocur 88th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 5.
It was the sixth of the 13 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 820 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 88
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 6
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 85–91 in the 1983 draft
- 85Chris TerreriG406 GP · 151 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 87Bob LaforestR5 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 88Joey KocurR820 GP · 162 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 89Harry ArmstrongDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 90Doug QuinnDVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Igor LibaL37 GP · 25 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
88th
of 242 players selected
58th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joey Kocur made his NHL debut on February 20, 1985, 1 year and 257 days after the draft.
820
Games
80
Goals
82
Assists
162
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1983 draft
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 25Lane LambertR283 GP · 124 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Bob ProbertL935 GP · 384 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68David KorolDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 88Joey KocurR820 GP · 162 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 106Chris PuseyG1 GP · 0 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 126Bob PiersonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 146Craig ButzDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 166Dave SikorskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Stu GrimsonL729 GP · 39 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 206Jeff FrankRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Charles ChiattoCDETDetroit Red Wings