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Miroslav Ihnacak in the 1982 NHL Draft

Toronto Maple Leafs selected Miroslav Ihnacak 171st overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 9.

He was the third of the 6 Slovaks selected that year. It was the twelfth of the 15 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 56 games put him 65th in the class.

Overall pick
171
Round and pick
Round 9, pick 3
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

Picks 168–174 in the 1982 draft

  1. 168Todd OkerlundD4 GP · 0 PNYI
  2. 169Alan HeppleD3 GP · 0 PNJD
  3. 170Gary CullenCDET
  4. 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTOR
  5. 172Kevin SkilliterDHFD
  6. 173Jamie ReevesGWSH
  7. 174David ChartierDLAK

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1982 class

3rd
of 6 Slovaks selected
106th
of 153 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Slovaks selected

  1. 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTOR
  2. 81Dusan PasekC48 GP · 14 PMNS
  3. 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTOR
  4. 202Vincent LukacLQUE
  5. 244Jozef LukacCQUE
  6. 248Jan JaskoLQUE

The road to the NHL

Miroslav Ihnacak made his NHL debut on January 10, 1986, 3 years and 215 days after the draft.

56
Games
8
Goals
9
Assists
17
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1982 draft