1983 NHL Draft
Ken Hammond in the 1983 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Ken Hammond 147th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 8.
It was the eighth of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 193 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 147
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 5
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 144–150 in the 1983 draft
- 144James FalleGHFDHartford Whalers
- 145Viacheslav FetisovD546 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 146Craig ButzDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 147Ken HammondD193 GP · 47 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 148Paul BifanoLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 149Ron PesettiDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 150John LabattCVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
147th
of 242 players selected
48th
of 84 defensemen 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
Ken Hammond made his NHL debut on April 2, 1985, 1 year and 298 days after the draft.
193
Games
18
Goals
29
Assists
47
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1983 draft
- 47Bruce ShoebottomD35 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 67Guy BenoitCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 87Bob LaforestR5 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 100Garry GalleyD1149 GP · 600 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 107Dave LundmarkDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 108Kevin StevensL874 GP · 726 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 127Tim BurgessDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 147Ken HammondD193 GP · 47 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 167Bruce FishbackCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 187Thomas AhlenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Jan BlahaRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 227Chad JohnsonCLAKLos Angeles Kings