1982 NHL Draft
Miroslav Dvorak in the 1982 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Miroslav Dvorak 46th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the second of the 12 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 193 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 46
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 30 years
The picks around it
Picks 43–49 in the 1982 draft
- 43Pat VerbeekR1424 GP · 1062 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 44Carmine VaniCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Ken WreggetG575 GP · 225 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 47William CampbellDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 48Steve SeguinR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 49Thomas McmurchyR55 GP · 12 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
1st
of 7 Czechs selected
20th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 76Jiri LalaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 206Arnold KadlecDMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Miroslav Dvorak made his NHL debut on October 7, 1982, 120 days after the draft.
193
Games
11
Goals
74
Assists
85
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1982 draft
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 47William CampbellDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 77Mikael HjalmRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 98Todd BergenC14 GP · 16 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 119Ron HextallG608 GP · 296 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140Dave BrownR729 GP · 97 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Alain LavigneRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Magnus RoupéL40 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 203Tom AllenGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 224Richard GalCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 245Mark VichorekDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers