1983 NHL Draft
Mike Tomlak in the 1983 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Mike Tomlak 208th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 11.
It was the tenth of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 141 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 208
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 6
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 205–211 in the 1983 draft
- 205Allan StewartL64 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 206Jeff FrankRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 207Jan BlahaRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 208Mike TomlakC141 GP · 37 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 209Eric CormierLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 210Steve KayserDVANVancouver Canucks
- 211Jaroslav BenakDCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
208th
of 242 players selected
120th
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
Mike Tomlak made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 6 years and 119 days after the draft.
141
Games
15
Goals
22
Assists
37
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1983 draft
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Jeff JacksonL263 GP · 86 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Allan BesterG219 GP · 73 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 128Cam PlanteD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Paul BifanoLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 168Cliff AbrechtDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 184Greg RolstonRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 188Brian RossDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 208Mike TomlakC141 GP · 37 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 228Ron ChoulesLTORToronto Maple Leafs