1983 NHL Draft
John Kordic in the 1983 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected John Kordic 78th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 4.
It was the sixth of the 14 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 244 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 78
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 16
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 75–81 in the 1983 draft
- 75Tim BerglandR182 GP · 43 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 76Brian DurandCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 77William ClaviterLCGYCalgary Flames
- 78John KordicR244 GP · 35 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Tarek HowardDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 81Allan BourbeauCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
78th
of 242 players selected
51st
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
John Kordic made his NHL debut on December 7, 1985, 2 years and 182 days after the draft.
244
Games
17
Goals
18
Assists
35
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1983 draft
- 17Alfie TurcotteC112 GP · 46 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 26Claude LemieuxR1215 GP · 786 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Sergio MomessoL710 GP · 345 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 35Todd FrancisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 45Daniel LetendreRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 78John KordicR244 GP · 35 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 98Dan WurstDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 138Vladislav TretiakGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Rob BrydenLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 178Grant MacKayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 218Jeff PerpichDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 238Jean-Guy BergeronDMTLMontréal Canadiens