1982 NHL Draft
Kevin Dineen in the 1982 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Kevin Dineen 56th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1188, and only 8 have scored more points than his 760.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 1982 draft
- 53Yves LapointeLVANVancouver Canucks
- 54David KasperCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Mario GosselinG241 GP · 91 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 56Kevin DineenR1188 GP · 760 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 57Corey MillenC335 GP · 209 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Wally ChapmanCMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
56th
of 252 players selected
31st
of 153 forwards 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
Kevin Dineen made his NHL debut on December 3, 1984, 2 years and 177 days after the draft.
1188
Games
355
Goals
405
Assists
760
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1982 draft
- 14Paul LawlessL239 GP · 126 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 35Mark PatersonD29 GP · 6 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 56Kevin DineenR1188 GP · 760 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 88Ray FerraroC1258 GP · 898 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 109Randy GilhenC457 GP · 115 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 130Jim JohannsonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 151Mickey KrampotichLHFDHartford Whalers
- 172Kevin SkilliterDHFDHartford Whalers
- 214Martin LinseCHFDHartford Whalers
- 235Randy CameronDHFDHartford Whalers