1982 NHL Draft
Ken Daneyko in the 1982 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Ken Daneyko 18th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1283.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 1982 draft
- 15Chris KontosC230 GP · 123 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 16Dave AndreychukL1639 GP · 1338 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
18th
of 252 players selected
8th
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
Ken Daneyko made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 1 year and 118 days after the draft.
1283
Games
36
Goals
142
Assists
178
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1982 draft
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 18Ken DaneykoD1283 GP · 178 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Pat VerbeekR1424 GP · 1062 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54David KasperCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Scott BrydgesDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 106Mike MoherR9 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 127Paul FulcherLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 148John HutchingsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 169Alan HeppleD3 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 190Brent ShawRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 211Scott FuscoCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 232Dan DorionC4 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils