1982 NHL Draft
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
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 168–174 in the 1982 draft
- 168Todd OkerlundD4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 169Alan HeppleD3 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 170Gary CullenCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 172Kevin SkilliterDHFDHartford Whalers
- 173Jamie ReevesGWSHWashington Capitals
- 174David ChartierDLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 81Dusan PasekC48 GP · 14 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 202Vincent LukacLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 244Jozef LukacCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 248Jan JaskoLQUEQuebec Nordiques
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Miroslav Ihnacak made his NHL debut on January 10, 1986, 3 years and 215 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1982 draft
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 24Gary LeemanR667 GP · 466 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 45Ken WreggetG575 GP · 225 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 99Sylvain CharlandLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 108Ronald DregerLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 115Craig KalesRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Dom CampedelliD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 139Jeff TrianoDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 192Leigh VerstraeteR8 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 213Tim LovenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 234James ApplebyGTORToronto Maple Leafs