1981 NHL Draft
Luc Dufour in the 1981 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Luc Dufour 35th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 167 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1981 draft
- 32Lars ErikssonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33Tom HirschD31 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 34David PreussRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 35Luc DufourL167 GP · 44 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 36Hakan NordinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Rich CostelloC12 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 38Hannu VirtaD245 GP · 126 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
35th
of 211 players selected
20th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Luc Dufour made his NHL debut on October 7, 1982, 1 year and 119 days after the draft.
167
Games
23
Goals
21
Assists
44
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1981 draft
- 14Normand LeveilleL75 GP · 42 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Luc DufourL167 GP · 44 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 77Daniel McLellanR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 98Joe MantioneGBOSBoston Bruins
- 119Bruce MiltonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 140Mats ThelinD163 GP · 27 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 161Armel PariseeDBOSBoston Bruins
- 182Don SylvestriG3 GP · 0 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 203Richard BourqueLBOSBoston Bruins